Notices: Sunday 12th April 2015

Today:
11am Morning Prayer

Next Sunday: 19th April 2015
10am Sunday School & Confirmation Group
11am Church Family Service with Baptism, Lunch & Easter Vestry

This Week:
Tuesday 14th
Mothers’ Union - visit to Belle Isle Castle

Thursday 16th
7.30pm Evening Prayer in Enniskillen Cathedral - special preacher: Canon Andrew White, the Vicar of Baghdad

Friday 17th
7.30pm Commissioning service of Rev David Luckman as Crosslinks Ireland Team Leader - St Saviour’s Dollingstown

Easter General Vestry
The Easter Vestry will be held on Sunday 19th April at 12.30pm, following a light lunch after the Church Family Service. At the meeting we will hear reports on church life, appoint and elect Churchwardens and Glebewardens, and elect the new Select Vestry. All are welcome to the lunch and the meeting, but only Registered Vestry members can stand for election or vote.

Mothers’ Union News
Monday 13th April: Clogh MU Visitors’ Night - 8pm in Clogh War Memorial Hall.
Friday 1st May: Clogher Diocesan Festival Service, St Patrick’s Church Monaghan.
Sat 23rd May: MU Outing: Morning Coffee in The Tannery, Moira; shopping in Newtownards; Flower Festival and evening meal at St Mary’s Comber. To book your place, speak to Valerie Crawford or Helen Rutledge.

Prayer Diary
Sun 12th Kenny Rutledge, as he proclaims God’s word to us today
Mon 13th Pray for politicians, as the run up to the election continues
Tue 14th Mothers’ Union members worldwide, witnessing to their families
Wed 15th Pray for all who mourn - for God’s comfort in the hope of Easter
Thur 16th Christians in the Middle East, facing persecution and danger
Fri 17th David Luckman, the new Crosslinks Ireland Team Leader
Sat 18th Pray for a growing hunger for God’s word in our church family
Sun 19th Easter Vestry as it meets today, choosing the new Select Vestry
Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you. - John 20: 21

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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

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

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