Notices: Sunday 17th July 2016

Today:
11am Service of the Word - We welcome Mr Andrew Irwin, who will lead and preach today and next Sunday. Andrew has just finished 1st year at the Church of Ireland Theological Institute.

Next Sunday: Sunday 24th July 2016
11am Service of the Word - Colossians 2: 6-15 - Mr Andrew Irwin

This Week:
Thursday 21st
9pm Football - Maguiresbridge

Coming Up:
Tues 2nd Aug 8pm Through the Bible Fellowship Group - Rectory
Fri 26th Aug 8pm Aghavea BBQ - tickets available later in July
Thur 15th Sep 7.30pm Safeguarding Trust refresher - Clabby Church Hall

Bible in One Year
17th Ps 22-24, Acts 20:1-16
18th Ps 25-27, Acts 20:17-38
19th Ps 28-30, Acts 21:1-14
20th Ps 31-33, Acts 21:15-40
21st Ps 34-35, Acts 22
22nd Ps 36-37, Acts 23:1-11
23rd Ps 38-40, Acts 23:12-35
24th Ps 41-43, Acts 24
The next fellowship group will be on Tuesday 2nd August at 8pm in the Rectory.

Prayer Diary
Sun 17th Andrew Irwin, as he leads and preaches this morning
Mon 18th Those who are housebound - for continued fellowship
Tue 19th Crosslinks Junior Camp in Fivemiletown this week
Wed 20th Horizon West, caring for children with cancer and their families
Thur 21st SAMS mission partners - especially Claire Holmes in Paraguay
Fri 22nd Pray for your neighbours - and seek to be a good neighbour
Sat 23rd Look for opportunities to share God’s love with others today
Sun 24th Give thanks for Andrew’s ministry here & pray for his studies
Pray without ceasing (1 Thessalonians 5:17)
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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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

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

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

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