Notices: 10th January 2013

Today:
11.00 am Holy Communion
7.00 pm Evening Prayer - Brooke Memorial Hall

Next Sunday: Sunday 17th Febuary 2013
10.00 am Sunday School
11.00 am Church Family Service - with Rev Andrew Campbell, Deacon Intern at Belfast Cathedral

This Week:
Monday 11th
8.00 pm Bowls friendly v Garvary

Wednesday 13th
6.30 pm GFS
8.00 pm Ash Wednesday: Lent Midweeks begin

Coming Up...
Monday 18th Bowls match at home v Derrygonnelly
Tuesday 19th Select Vestry - items for agenda, please
Friday 22nd Annual Gospel Concert - Ballyclare Male Voice Choir & The Accordianaires - tickets available.

Diocesan Magazine
Notes for the March issue should be with the Rector by today at the latest.

Kite Photo
The kite photo of Aghavea is available to order from Frances Cartwright. Print: £30; Framed: £60.

Faith Mission
Special meetings continue each evening this week at 8pm in Maguiresbridge Mission Hall. All welcome.

More To Life
Monday 11th - Friday 17th at 8pm in Brookeborough Elim Church, speaker: Darryl Kidd (Cootehill). All welcome.

Comments

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...

Second Sunday in Lent

Hi folks Another week has literally flown by - and we've already started the new month! This Sunday's readings include the best known passage in the Bible, John 3 - the conversation between Jesus and Nicodemus. In this passage, Jesus sums up the whole Gospel message of love, salvation and eternal life in one verse, known to us all as John 3:16. Is this the most important verse in our Holy Scriptures? Possibly, but join us on Sunday to discuss the passage, and how it fits into the Christian life as we know it. Our service is Holy Communion Two, and our readings and passages are listed on our service sheets attached. Our service will be streamed on Facebook (all being well) and shared afterwards on our page if you can't join us live. Blessings Johnny

Where is forgiveness?

Hi folks I was thinking about the passages for next Sunday, and it brought me to considering the current press coverage regarding the This Morning presenters. This might be a little controversial - but please, hear me out. I have no great opinion on what's happening in the media regarding the "This Morning" saga. It seems mistakes have been made, and certainly people misled - but the frenzy and hounding of Phillip Schofield is both unnecessary and unwarranted. I'm very uncomfortable that some members the press and celebrities have made it their lives mission to destroy everything Mr Schofield has ever done! It cannot be easy to listen and read so much vitriol being used against him! There's certainly no Christian love being shown to him on the media these days. I remember the words of Jesus when he told us to love one another, and that whoever has not sinned should cast the first stone. I'm certainly not perfect in any way, and don't believe that anyon...

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