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Notices: Sunday 25th January 2015


Today:
10am Sunday School
11am Morning Prayer
7pm SNATCH - Colebrooke Church Hall

Next Sunday: Sunday 1st February 2015
10am Sunday School
11am Holy Communion - Luke 11: 14-36
7pm Evening Prayer - Brooke Hall

This Week:
Monday 26th
8pm Bowls

Wednesday 28th
6.30pm GFS
8pm Bible Study - Mountain Climbing (Isaiah 2)

Thursday 29th
8pm Bowls match away v Trory

Friday 30th
7.30pm SAMS Friday Night Live - Craigavon Civic Centre

Coming Up:
Monday 2nd 8pm Bowls friendly away at Enniskillen Methodist
Wed 18th Ash Wednesday - Lent Midweek services begin
Friday 27th Gospel Concert - tickets available from next week

2015 Rotas
The Flower Rota and Cleaning Rota for 2015 are now available in the porch. Please sign up to serve in these important duties to keep the Parish Church looking well for visitors and worshippers alike.

SAMS: Friday Night Live
Friday 30th January 2015 at 7.30pm in Craigavon Civic Centre
Hear of God at work in South America with worship and witness.

Wisdom for Life
Lent Midweek Series in Proverbs
Wednesday nights at 8pm beginning 18th February

Sermon Notes: Praying to our Father (Luke 11: 1-13)

How to pray to our Father (1-4)
- ‘Lord, teach us to pray’ - learning how Jesus prayed
- Praying to the Father for his priorities:
- May your name be hallowed / honoured
- May your kingdom come
- Praying to the Father for our needs:
- Need for daily bread - food
- Need for forgiveness of sins (as we also forgive)
- Need for deliverance from time of trial
Why we pray to our Father (5-13)
- Parable of persistence - urgent need met because of persistence
- Promise: ask, search, knock - God is ready and willing to answer
- Even bad dads give good gifts
- Heavenly Father gives ... the Holy Spirit!

Prayer is asking our heavenly Father for the things we need.

Clabby Parish Church
Coffee Morning, Cake Sale & Car Wash
Saturday 31st January from 10.30am - 12pm

Confirmation
Bishop John will be with us in Aghavea for Confirmation on Sunday 26th April.
More information about the preparation will follow shortly.

Prayer Diary
Sun 25th Myrtle and the choir as they lead our praise
Mon 26th Thank God that we can pray and call him our Father
Tue 27th Bible Society, as they translate God’s word faithfully
Wed 28th The housebound, for God’s presence to be know
Thur 29th Pray for opportunities to share God’s love (and do it!)
Fri 30th SAMS, especially the Friday Night Live event tonight
Sat 31st Give thanks for God’s blessings in January
Sun 1st Bishop John, as he leads the diocese of Clogher
For everyone who asks receives, and everyone who searches finds, and for everyone who knocks, the door will be opened. Luke 11:10
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.
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