Notices: Sunday 18th December 2016

Today:
11am Morning Prayer with Baptism
7.30pm Carols by Candlelight with Maguiresbridge Silver Band

Next Sunday: Sunday 25th December 2016
10am Christmas Family Communion

This Week:
Monday 19th
8pm Bowls Christmas party night

Wednesday 21st
8pm Bible study - Rectory

Thursday 22nd
9pm Football - Maguiresbridge

Saturday 24th
11.15pm Christmas Eve Communion

Next Week:
Thursday 29th
9pm Football - Maguiresbridge

Saturday 31st
11.30pm Watchnight Service

Coming Up in January:
Sun 1st 11am Holy Communion
Wed 4th GFS & Bible Study begin
Sun 8th Sunday School & SNATCH begin
Tue 10th MU Communion Service
Sun 15th GFS Enrollment Service during the Church Family Service
Sat 28th CDYC Xplore youth event - Ballinamallard
Sun 29th MU Enrollment Service during Morning Prayer

Bible in One Year
18th Jonah 1-4, Rev 9
19th Mic 1-3, Rev 10
20th Mic 4-5, Rev 11
21st Mic 6-7, Rev 12
22nd Nahum 1-3, Rev 13
23rd Hab 1-3, Rev 14
24th Zeph 1-3, Rev 15
25th Hag 1-2, Rev 16
26th Zech 1-3, Rev 17
The next fellowship group will be this Wednesday 21st December in the Rectory.

Prayer Diary: Pray without ceasing (1 Thes 5:17)
Sun 18th Myrtle, the choir and band as they lead our carols tonight
Mon 19th The Bowling Club, as they celebrate Christmas together
Tue 20th Couples preparing for marriage and all married couples
Wed 21st Those who will work over the Christmas holidays
Thur 22nd Comfort for all who mourn or feel lonely this Christmas
Fri 23rd The Watson family, having their first Christmas in Sweden
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 of all - our Saviour Jesus
Prayer Diary updates can be accessed each morning at our Facebook page.

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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

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

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