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Notices: Sunday 27th April 2014


Today:
11.00 am Morning Prayer followed by Lunch and the Easter Vestry
7.30 pm SNATCH - Colebrooke Hall

Next Sunday: Sunday 4th May 2014
10.00 am Sunday School
11.00 am Holy Communion - Titus 1:1-4 Introducing Titus

This Week:
Friday 2nd
GFS Diocesan Service - Ballinamallard

Coming Up:
Tuesday 13th Mothers’ Union at Crom - tour and supper
Friday 16th Mothers’ Union Area Service in Aghavea

Dates for your Diary
16th May - Mothers’ Union Area Service - speaker: Rev Melanie Lacy
1st June - Gift Day & Favourite Hymns - speaker: Very Rev Raymond Ferguson
15th June - Children’s Day - speaker: Mr Johnny Beare (Dundonald)

Clogher Diocesan Youth Council: The Way Forward
Following consultation events in January, the Youth Council are providing follow-up meetings to chart the way forward. These will be held on 14th May (Trinity Hall, Lisnaskea at 7pm), 19th May (Archdale Hall, Ballinamallard at 7pm) and 22nd May (St Patrick’s Church, Monaghan at 7pm.) All youth leaders welcome.

Southern Health Trust: Visiting Update
The Southern Health Trust (Craigavon, South Tyrone & Daisy Hill Hospitals) have reviewed their Data Protection and Confidentiality Policies. Visiting clergy will no longer have access to patient lists. Eventually, this may also be the case in the Western Trust. If you or a relative are going into hospital, or have arrived in hospital, please let the Rector know.

It’s Your Move
The SU programme of RE Lessons to help P7s move from Primary School to Secondary School is here again! Please pray for Jeff Gawn and the teams working in Maguiresbridge PS (30th Apr, 7th & 14th May) and Brookeborough PS (6th, 13th, 19th May).

Easter Vestry: 27th April
Our Easter Vestry is today. Following our Morning Service we will share in a light lunch before beginning the meeting at 12.30pm. At the Easter Vestry, we hear reports from the previous year, reviewing God’s faithfulness and blessing since last we met as the General Vestry.
We also look to the future as we elect Churchwardens, Glebewardens and Select Vestry. This is also a triennial year, in which we elect parish representatives for a new three year period: 4 Parochial Nominators and 3 Diocesan Synod representatives with their respective supplementals. Parochial Nominators are the people from the parish who, along with diocesan representatives, form the Board of Nomination to appoint a new Rector if a vacancy should occur. Diocesan Synod representatives attend the yearly meeting of Synod on an evening in September, helping to keep the diocese on track for supporting and encouraging mission in the parishes.
The meeting is open to all, but only those on the Register of Vestrymen are entitled to vote. Please sign the list in the porch to assist with catering arrangements. Come along and play your part in the life of the church - no one will be under any pressure to stand for office.

Can’t Cook Won’t Cook
Rev Gary McMurray v David Atwell
Friday 6th June at 7.30pm in Aghavea Church Hall
Tickets £5 from Sharon Clarke or the SEFF Office
Supporting young people affected by terrorism to attend an international conference this summer

SU Prayer Meeting
Special Prayer Meeting for local pupils and schools at the beginning of the summer term: Thursday 8th May at 8pm in the Bridge Centre (Enniskillen Presbyterian Church). Organised by Scripture Union. All welcome.

Prayer Diary
Sun 27th Wisdom as the Easter Vestry meets to appoint and elect Wardens, Vestry, Synodsmen and Nominators
Mon 28th Pupils & teachers back at school, preparing for exams
Tue 29th SAMS missionaries making Jesus known in S America
Wed 30th Give thanks for God’s faithfulness this past month
Thur 1st Bishop John as he leads the diocese of Clogher
Fri 2nd GFS girls and leaders at the Diocesan Service
Sat 3rd Neighbours and friends - for ways to share the gospel
Sun 4th Pray for hunger for God’s word as we gather together
I am with you always, to the end of the age. Matthew 28:20
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