Notices: Christmas Eve & Christmas Day 2016

We wish you a blessed and joyful Christmas and a peaceful new year.

Christmas Eve - Saturday 24th December:
11.15pm Christmas Eve Communion

Christmas Day - Sunday 25th December:
10am Christmas Family Communion

Next Sunday: Sunday 1st January 2017
11am Holy Communion

This Week:
Friday 30th
Football challenge match - Castle Park, Lisnaskea

Saturday 31st
11.30pm Watchnight Service

Coming Up in January 2017:
Wednesday 4th GFS & Bible Study begin
Sunday 8th Sunday School & SNATCH begin
Tuesday 10th MU Communion Service
Sunday 15th GFS Enrollment Service during the Church Family Service
Saturday 28th CDYC Xplore youth event - Ballinamallard
Sunday 29th MU Enrollment Service during Morning Prayer

Bible in One Year
24th Zeph 1-3, Rev 15
25th Hag 1-2, Rev 16
26th Zech 1-3, Rev 17
27th Zech 4-6, Rev 18
28th Zech 7-9, Rev 19
29th Zech 10-12, Rev 20
30th Zech 13-14, Rev 21
31st Mal 1-4, Rev 22
1st Gen 1-2, Matt 1
The next Bible study meeting is on Wednesday 4th January at 8pm in the Rectory.

Prayer Diary
Sat 24th Pray for peace in our world, as we celebrate the Prince of peace
Sun 25th Give thanks to God for the greatest gift - our Saviour Jesus
Mon 26th St Stephen was the first martyr - pray for persecuted Christians
Tue 27th Take some time to reflect on the past year - look for signs of grace
Wed 28th The building project: for willing hearts & hands to support the work
Thur 29th Pray for gospel opportunities via the church Facebook & website
Fri 30th Pray for a deeper hunger for God’s word, now and in the new year
Sat 31st Give thanks for God’s faithfulness over this past year
Sun 1st Ask for God’s grace to help you become more like Jesus in this new year
Pray without ceasing (1 Thessalonians 5:17)

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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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