Notices: Sunday 11th December 2016

Today:
11am Church Family Nativity
7.30pm Christingle Service - Brooke Memorial Hall

Next Sunday 18th December:
11am Morning Prayer with Baptism
7.30pm Carols by Candlelight with Maguiresbridge Silver Band

This Week:
Monday 12th
8pm Bowling Club

Tuesday 13th
7pm MU carol singing in Northwick House

Thursday 15th
9pm Football - Maguiresbridge

Saturday 17th
7pm SNATCH & TAG carol singing in Gortacharn Nursing Home & supper at Andrew & Marina Elliott’s home, Magheraveely. SNATCH meet at Aghavea Hall at 6.45pm. Consent forms available from SNATCH leaders.

Coming up:
Monday 19th
8pm Bowling Club Christmas party night

Wednesday 21st
8pm Bible study

Saturday 24th
11.15pm Christmas Eve Communion

Sunday 25th
10am Christmas Family Communion

Saturday 31st
11.30pm Watchnight Service

Bible in One Year
11th Hos 9-11, Rev 2
12th Hos 12-14, Rev 3
13th Joel 1-3, Rev 4
14th Amos 1-3, Rev 5
15th Amos 4-6, Rev 6
16th Amos 7-9, Rev 7
17th Obad 1, Rev 8
18th Jonah 1-4, Rev 9
19th Mic 1-3, Rev 10
The next Bible study meeting is on Wednesday 21st December at 8pm in the Rectory.

Prayer Diary
Sun 11th Today’s Nativity & Christingle services - that we hear the Christmas message afresh
Mon 12th Those who are housebound - for continuing fellowship
Tue 13th Residents of Northwick House as MU members sing carols tonight
Wed 14th Pray as you invite people along to Sunday night’s carol service
Thur 15th Football brings men together - pray for evangelism opportunities
Fri 16th Crosslinks missionaries bringing God’s word to God’s world
Sat 17th SNATCH & TAG as they go carol singing tonight
Sun 18th Myrtle, the choir and band as they lead our carols tonight
Pray without ceasing (1 Thessalonians 5:17)

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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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