Notices: Sunday 27th July 2014

Today:
11.00am Morning Prayer

Next Sunday: Sunday 3rd August 2014
11.00am Morning Prayer - Psalm 48: The God of Zion

Coming Up:
Fri 29th Aug Annual BBQ & music by the Alastair Scott Ceilidh Band. Tickets £12.50 available now

World War One Centenary Commemorations
Friday 1st: An Evening of Remembrance and Reflection with songs, readings, poetry and memories - 8pm in Lisbellaw Parish Centre
Saturday 2nd: WW1 Exhibition from 11am - 5pm in Lisbellaw Parish Centre
Sunday 3rd: Service in Enniskillen Cathedral at 7pm
Monday 4th: Young People’s Workshop at 3pm; WW1 Question Time from 7.30pm - 9pm in Lisbellaw Parish Centre. A Service of Remembrance and Commemoration at 10pm in Lisbellaw Parish Church

Diocesan Magazine
Notes for the September edition (including organisation start dates) should be with the Rector by Tuesday 12th August, please.

Youth and Children’s Ministry Training
Saturday 13th Sept - Invest - Training Day for all involved in youth ministry. Enniskillen Agriculture College from 10.30am - 4.30pm. Register your place by speaking to Gary or emailing Jonny Phenix at dyo@clogher.anglican.org
Tuesday 23rd Sept - Sunday School Teachers’ Training Evening in Maguiresbridge Church Hall at 7.30pm. Speaker: Julie Currie, Down & Dromore Children’s Officer

Aghavea Church BBQ
Friday 29th August 2014
Music by Alastair Scott Ceilidh Band
Tickets: £12.50 now available

Prayer Diary
Sun 27th All those awaiting exam results - for them to take refuge in God
Mon 28th Our church family to live lives of praise to God and service to neighbour
Tue 29th Peace in our world of trouble and conflict
Wed 30th Those preparing for ordination in September - especially Alastair Donaldson & Cameron Jones
Thur 31st Give thanks for God’s faithfulness in July
Fri 1st Bishop John, Mary & Dorothy, for refreshment over the summer holidays
Sat 2nd Tomorrow’s service, as we meet around the word and the table, reflecting on God’s love for us
Sun 3rd David Atwell in his new ministry as a Parish Reader

The Lord is at hand; do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:5-7

Prayer Diary updates can be accessed each morning at our Facebook page or by downloading the free ‘PrayerMate’ app for your smartphone and adding the Aghavea Church feed.

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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