Notices: Sunday 6th July 2014

Today:
11.00am Service of the Word - we welcome Robert Smyth, who comes to lead and preach. Robert has just finished first year at the Church of Ireland Theological Institute and is a parishioner of St Elizabeth’s Dundonald

Next Sunday: Sunday 13th July 2014
11.00am Service of the Word - Acts 3:11-26 Turn and point to him

Coming Up:
Fri 29th August
Annual BBQ & music by the Alastair Scott Ceilidh Band - Tickets £12.50 available from mid-July

Crosslinks Summer Camps
Castlewellan Castle, Co. Down
Junior Camp (8-11s) 9th - 13th Aug;
Senior Camp (12-17s) 9th - 16th Aug
For more information visit www.crosslinks.org/camps

Prayer Diary
Sun 6th Those who are housebound and unable to join with us on Sunday mornings - for continued connections
Mon 7th Crosslinks Ireland staff: Trevor, Colin, Pamela, Val, Peter, Philip, Johanne; and preparations for camps
Tue 8th The Pantry foodbank in Lisnaskea, showing God’s love through practical service
Wed 9th Greater hunger for God’s word among our church family
Thur 10th Pray for peace over the coming weekend throughout Northern Ireland
Fri 11th Those known to you who are ill at home or in hospital - for God’s healing work, both physical and spiritual
Sat 12th All who serve the community in the emergency services, for protection in their work
Sun 13th All who proclaim God’s word today, especially Robert - for boldness to speak to please God

Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful. And pray for us, that God may open a door for our message, so that we may proclaim the mystery of Christ, for which I am in chains. Pray that I may proclaim it clearly, as I should. - Colossians 4:2-4

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.

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

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

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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