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Notices: Sunday 15th January 2017


Today:
11am Church Family Service

Next Sunday: Sunday 22nd January 2017
11am Morning Prayer & Sunday School - James 1: 19-27
7pm SNATCH - Aghavea Hall

This Week:
Monday 16th
8pm Bowling Club

Tuesday 17th
8pm Select Vestry

Wednesday 18th
6.30pm Girls’ Friendly Society
8pm Bible Study - Retory

Thursday 19th
9pm Football - Maguiresbridge

Coming Up:
Mon 23rd 7pm - 8pm Confirmation group - Rectory
Mon 23rd 8pm Bowls match at home v Sallaghy
Sat 28th 8pm Xplore CDYC youth event - Ballinamallard
Sun 29th 11am MU Enrolment during Morning Prayer
Mon 30th 8pm Bowls match at home v Derrygonnelly

Register of Vestrymen
The Register of Vestrymen will be revised on Tuesday 17th January, and is open to all aged 18 and over who attend and have subscribed at least £50 to church funds in the last calendar year. Those registered are entitled to stand as and vote for the Select Vestry, Peoples’ Churchwarden and Peoples’ Glebewarden. The short form to be signed is available from the Rector and Churchwardens.

Installation & Admittance
The Installation of the new Archdeacon of Clogher, Ven Brian Harper, as well as the Installation of Canon Geoff Bridle and Admittance of Canon Kyle Hanlon will take place next Sunday night at 7pm in Clogher Cathedral. All welcome.

xplore: Kindness & Goodness
The third of the Clogher Diocesan Youth Council events will be on Saturday 28th January at 8pm in the Archdale Hall, Ballinamallard. SNATCH will meet at 7.15pm at Aghavea Hall to travel to the event. Consent forms from SNATCH leaders.

2017 Rotas
The new rotas for providing flowers and cleaning the parish church are now available in the porch. Thank you to all who serve the church family in these ways.

Friday Night Live
SAMS event on Friday 3rd February at 7.30pm in Craigavon Civic Centre.

Confirmation Group
The Confirmation group will meet on Monday 23rd January from 7pm - 8pm in the Rectory, and each Monday until 13th March. Please pray for the young people preparing for their Confirmation on Sunday 19th March at the morning service.

Postcard from Göteborg January 2017
Gott Nytt Ã…r!   Happy New Year!  We’re back in Gothenburg after an enjoyable Christmas in Northern Ireland.  We give thanks for the blessing of family and friends.
Praise God for our Inside Track on the Christian life, with our youth group, last Saturday.  Thank-you for praying!  We had three talks throughout the day as well as food, bowling and a film.  One girl had travelled 1 ¾ hrs from Mullsjö to be with us for the day.  
It’s back to school for all 5 of us this week.  Andrea begins a new language course and Trevor will be preparing for an exam at the end of January.  As a family, we’ve just started Bruce Ware’s Big Truths for Young Hearts in our daily devotions.  What a joy to discover together the greatness of our God, may he be ‘the supreme treasure of our lives’!
This Saturday is a time of prayer and fasting for Gothenburg International Baptist Church.  Thank-you so much for being part of this prayerful partnership.  Together with you all, we look ‘to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think …‘ Trevor, Andrea, Emily, Grace & Alice xx

Bible in One Year
15th Gen 46-47, Ps 15
16th Gen 48-50, Ps 16
17th Ex 1-3, Ps 17
18th Ex 4-6, Ps 18
19th Ex 7-9, Ps 19
20th Ex 10-12, Ps 20
21st Ex 13-15, Ps 21
22nd Ex 16-18, Ps 22
23rd Ex 19-21, Ps 23
The next fellowship group will be Wednesday 18th January at 8pm in the Rectory.

Prayer Diary: Pray without ceasing (1 Thes 5:17)
Sun 15th GFS leaders and girls, as they seek to love, serve and follow Jesus
Mon 16th The bowling club, sharing in fun and fellowship together
Tue 17th Select Vestry meets tonight - for wisdom to follow God’s leading
Wed 18th The Watson family - for language study & gospel opportunities
Thur 19th Those who mourn, that they will know God’s comfort & peace
Fri 20th Leaders of every nation - as President Donald Trump takes office
Sat 21st That we may know the hope to which God has called us - Eph 1:18
Sun 22nd SNATCH leaders & young people, growing in faith together
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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