Notices: Sunday 22nd December 2013

Today:
11.00 am Morning Prayer with Baptism
7.30 pm Carols by Candlelight

Next Sunday: Sunday 29th December 2013
11.00 am Morning Prayer

This Week:
Tuesday 24th
11.15pm Christmas Eve Communion

Wednesday 25th
10am Christmas Family Celebration

Saturday 28th
6.30pm - 10pm SNATCH movie night - Colebrooke

Coming Up:
Tuesday 31st 11.30pm Watchnight Service

Christmas Services Continue:
Christmas Eve 11.15pm Christmas Eve Communion
Christmas Day 10am Christmas Family Celebration
We wish you all a very merry Christmas and a happy new year.

Start Dates
We hope you enjoy the Christmas break. Organisations begin again in January:
Sunday 5th SNATCH - 7.30pm, Aghavea Church Hall
Monday 6th Bowls - 8pm, Church Hall
Sunday 12th Sunday School - 10am Church Hall
Tuesday 14th Mothers’ Union - 8pm Parish Church (Communion)
Wednesday 15th GFS - 6.30pm Church Hall
Wednesday 15th Bible Study - 8pm Church Hall

The Pantry (A Helping Hand)
Non-perishable food donations can be left in the box at the back of the church building to help this new Foodbank. If you or someone you know needs help, contact The Pantry at the rear of Val Irvine’s shop on Main Street, Lisnaskea.

EXCLUSIVE
Crosslinks Conference with Don Carson speaking on the uniqueness of Christ and his mission. St Anne’s Cathedral Belfast. Friday 31st January & Saturday 1st February - booking at www.crosslinks.org/exclusive

Prayer Diary
Sun 22ndMyrtle, the choir and the band as they lead our praise at the carol service.
Mon 23rd Give thanks and pray for those who will continue to work over the Christmas holidays
Tue 24th Remember those who are lonely this Christmas
Wed 25th Take some time today to thank God for the gift of the Lord Jesus, who came to save us
Thur 26th For those who are ill, at home or in hospital, and for those who care for them
Fri 27th For SAMS missionaries, working in various parts of South America, as they share the good news of Jesus
Sat 28th For peace in our land
Sun 29th For our time together as we meet for worship today.
Pray without ceasing - 1 Thessalonians 5:17

Comments

AccessNI Check process

Hi folks Please see the following pages for the process of getting our AccessNI accreditation for our Sunday School and GFS leaders and helpers. You will need to print out the pages and keep a special note of the long number provided to you by email and let me know as soon as possible. We require an Enhanced check for everyone - and use the PIN number 918066 as detailed on the first page. The second page details the forms of identification you will need to provide - one from the first group, and two from the second group. The quicker we can all get the checks completed, the sooner we can get everything back to normal and put this whole process behind us for another three years! If you can photograph yourself (by smartphone or tablet) and email (revdjohnny@gmail.com) or WhatsApp (07488371680) them to me, that'd be great. I will also be available at the Parish Hall on Monday evening from 7pm to 8pm to help you with anything you would like assistance with! If you need any help at all

Back to the BCP!!

Hi folks It’s been a long time since the pandemic started and the lockdowns - and Covid hasn’t really gone away! I had the dubious honour of getting Covid for the second time just before Holy Week, giving me the chance to think about ministry direction, both my own and in the parish. One of the original responses to the pandemic was to limit our use of the hymn books and our Prayer Books. At the beginning I produced a service sheet with all the relevant liturgy - which we used in the car park and when we returned to the church. Our “temporary measure” lasted almost three years - and it’s time to move on! Our Book of Common Prayer contains our unique identity - in fact the word “Common” doesn’t mean ordinary but that it shows our unity - the liturgy we hold in “common”. We will be returning to our BCPs from this weekend, the Second Sunday of Easter. We will be using Morning Prayer Two - and we will guide us through the service. We look forward to seeing you in church or online via Fb

Pray for Peace

“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called children of God.” Matthew 5:9 The Holy Land, the place sanctified by the presence of prophets, poets, and priests, crying out for justice, urging on towards hope, and seeking after peace, has been, and continues to be a place sacred to millions of people around the world. We have watched with horror the appalling violence that has been unleashed over the last few days around this sacred place. We have seen families devastated, communities shattered, and countless lives lost. We, as followers of Jesus are called in this time to pray. Pray for the end of hostilities, pray for the protection of the most vulnerable on both sides in Israel and Gaza, and pray for a recommitment to a lasting peace between Israelis and Palestinians. We also pray that God might grant comfort to the afflicted, healing to the broken, strength to the weak, and courage to those in authority to lay down the instruments of violence and destruction and stud

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