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Notices: Sunday 30th March 2014


Today:
10.00 am Sunday School
11.00 am Service of the Word

Next Sunday: Sunday 6th April 2014
10.00 am Sunday School
11.00 am Morning Prayer: Ken Rutledge - Luke 9:37-50

This Week:

Monday 31st
8pm Bowls closing night and AGM

Wednesday 2nd
6.30pm GFS
8pm Lent Service: How deep is your love?

Coming Up:
Tuesday 8th Mothers’ Union - speaker: Canon Noel Regan
Saturday 12th GFS Coffee Morning with cake and craft stalls
Sunday 13th Praise Service led by SNATCH
Monday 14th Holy Week services with Brookeborough Methodist

Mothers’ Union Outing
Saturday 31st May: Hillmount Garden Centre; The Somme Heritage Centre; shopping at Sprucefield Shopping Centre; dinner at Viscounts, Dungannon.
To book your seat on the coach, speak to Valerie Crawford.

Mothers’ Union Invitation

Thursday 3rd April at 8pm in Clogh Hall: Joanne Dobson: Organ Transplants

The Wednesday Club

Annual Coffee Morning & Sale of Work
Wednesday 16th April from 10am - 12pm in Brookeborough Methodist Church

CROSS EXAMINED:
the witnesses testify
Monday 14th - Friday 18th April
Aghavea Parish Church & Brookeborough Methodist Church
More details to follow...

A Portrait of Love
Lent Midweek Services
02/04 How deep is your love?
09/04 Endless love
Wednesday nights at 8pm. All welcome

GFS News
Friday 4th: Diocesan Missionary Evening in Colebrooke Parish Hall at 7.30pm Speaker: Pauline Marshall on Kiwoko Hospital, Uganda
Saturday 12th: 10am - 12pm Aghavea GFS Coffee Morning in the Church Hall with Cake and Easter Crafts Stalls
No GFS on Wednesdays 17th & 24th April due to Easter holidays
Friday 2nd May: Diocesan Service in Magheracross Church, Ballinamallard

The Pantry (A Helping Hand)
Thank you for your continued generosity, supporting the work of the Pantry. Your donations have helped over 100 families in need within our local community, as an expression of God’s love. Donations of non-perishable food items, teabags, coffee, cereals and toiletries are especially welcome. If you or someone you know needs help, please call at Val Irvine’s shop, Lisnaskea.

Dates for your Diary
31st March - Bowls AGM
13th April - Evening Praise Service led by SNATCH (Palm Sunday)
27th April - Easter Vestry
16th May - Mothers’ Union Area Service - speaker: Rev Melanie Lacy
1st June - Gift Day, including Favourite Hymns evening - speaker: Very Rev Raymond Ferguson (Dean of Kilmore)
15th June - Children’s Day - speaker: Mr Johnny Beare (Dundonald)

Prayer Diary
Sun 30th Thank God for mothers and those who mother us
Mon 31st Give thanks for God’s mercy and faithfulness this month
Tue 1st Bishop John, his wife Mary and daughter Dorothy, for blessing in their family life together
Wed 2nd Crosslinks missionaries across the world, for faithfulness as they share the good news of Jesus
Thur 3rd Those who are mourning
Fri 4th Pray for those who study and preach God’s word
Sat 5th Those who are preparing for marriage this year
Sun 6th Sunday School leaders and young people

For there is one God and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, who gave himself as a ransom for all men. 1 Timothy 2:5-6

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