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First Garvagh Presbyterian Church
ROTAS
Sun 12 Oct
Crèche
Sun 19 Oct
Sun 26 Oct
Karen Holmes
Elaine Donald
Stella Cooper
Lucinda Shiels
Sandra Moody
Caroline Smyth
Sarah Currie
Jennifer Galbraith
Jennifer Galbraith
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Children’s
Church
Welcome
Team
David McIntyre
Helen Annett
Alex Irwin
Rosemary Torrens
Alex Irwin
Rosemary Torrens
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Flowers
Harvest Flowers
Gilmore Family
Gilmore Family
Camera
Alan Galbraith
Evie Armstrong
Evie Armstrong
Laptop
Wilbert Davidson
Amy Armstrong
Amy Arbuthnot
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Sound Desk
James Currie
David Boyd
David Boyd
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Reader
Andy Magowan
David Green
Elizabeth Robinson
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COLLECTORS–October
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Stella Cooper
Beverly Glass
Angela McMeekin
Yvonne Matthew
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VESTIBULE DUTY
October
Doreen Campbell
Rosemary Torrens
Weekly News
Welcome as we gather today to
wait upon God and worship Him.
If you are visitor, we hope you’ll feel
at home among us and that you will
come back again soon.
If you have just moved into the area,
we’d love to have you join with us on
a regular basis. Please make sure you
speak to the minister or one of the
stewards and give them your name
and address.
If you haven’t been to church for a
while, we hope that you’ll sense
today the very real presence of God
that will draw you back again to this
place. The greatest need in your
whole life is the very thing he’s
offering you today. Deep down in
your heart you know you need him.
Seek him, for he is here!
We all long to meet with God in a
special way today. He is here to do
just that for us. Take a moment in
silence just now. Tell him about your
burdens you’ve carried in with you
today—you know, your greatest need
today is to see the Lord himself, to
hear his voice, to sense his powerful
touch upon your life, to feel his
stro ng ar m s ar ou nd yo u, to
understand what he wants you to do.
If you need any sort of help today,
please do not hesitate to wait and
speak to the minister afterwards or
contact him at home.
NOW LET US WORSHIP THE
KING OF KINGS!
Sunday
12 Oct
2014
Today
1. Harvest Thanksgiving Service in Main
Street Church at 7.00pm.
Speaker—Rev Leslie Casement
Supper will be served in the hall
afterwards.
2. There is no Mission Hall Service this
evening.
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CATECHISM FOR THE WEEK
Question 57— Which is the Fourth Commandment?
Answer: The Fourth Commandment is, Remember the Sabbath Day, to keep it holy. Six days shalt thou labour,
and do all thy work; but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord thy God: In it thou shalt not do any work,
thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy man-servant, nor thy maid-servant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is
within thy gates: for in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the
seventh day: wherefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day, and hallowed it.
Comment: This commandment fixes the portion of our time which God requires us and our households to give
exclusively to His worship--namely, one day in seven. Six days for work--one for worship. Such is the division of
our time appointed for us by God, and required by the nature He has given us. The word remember is used in
this commandment as implying that the Sabbath was not instituted here for the first time.
This Week
3. Monday 13 October—Main Street Harvest Service at 8.00pm.
Speaker—Rev Leslie Casement
4. Monday 13 October—Bowling Club at 8.00pm
5. Tuesday 14 October—Good News Club : 6.45 to 7.45pm
6. Wednesday 15 October—Tots & Co meets 10.30 am to 12 noon
7. Wednesday 15 October—Group Bible Study at 7.30pm.
Studying the Book of Amos
8. Boys Brigade meets in Main Street Church Hall.
Thursday 16 October—Anchor Boys (P2-P4) : 6.30 to 7.45 pm
Friday 17 October—Junior Section (P5-P7) : 6.00 to 7.30 pm
Friday 17 October—Company Section : 7.30 to 10.00 pm
9. Friday 17 October—Girls‘ Brigade meets
Explorers (aged 4 [on 1 July] to 7 yrs) : 6.00—7.00 pm
Company Section (aged 8 yrs upwards) : 7.15—9.15 pm
10. Saturday 18 October—Wellington Presbyterian Church, Ballymena.
Concert by New Irish Choir & Orchestra and launch of Tearfund
campaign ‗No Child Taken‘. Hear how we can help to protect 50,000
vulnerable children this year. Tickets £12, available from Faith
Mission, Ballymena, online: www.eventbrite.co.uk or by contacting
Alison Henry 028 2955 8308 or Barbara Clyde 028 2955 7255.
11. Saturday 18 October—Fusion Social at Main Street Presbyterian
Church at 7.30 pm until 10 pm. Any young person wishing to attend
please let one of the Youth Fellowship leaders know.
The Officers and Girls of Garvagh Girls‘ Brigade would like to thank everyone
who supported their ‗Pudding Party‘ on Friday evening last.
Mission Overseas Prayerline
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INFORMATION
Issued on Wednesday 8 October 2014
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SPAIN - Steve Anderson sends the following prayer requests from
Torre del Mar Evangelical Church in the south of Spain:- Pray that
Sunday Services and Bible Studies will bring honour and glory to God.
Pray for wisdom in developing contacts within the local Spanish
community. Pray that the Lord will bring to the congregation the
people needed to build a sustainable community, including some
musicians. Pray for the provision of a suitable property to rent.
 Finding out more about
ITALY - Alan and Tracey Johnston are continuing to settle into their
work in Porto Mantovano, where Alan is Associate Pastor in Sola
Grazia Church, a church plant of Coram Deo Ministries. Pray for their
involvement in preaching and administration, and in the development
of teaching English as a foreign language (TEFL), community
outreach andsports outreach through Porto United. Pray especially
for the Porto United Sports Ministry, which seen a drop in the
numbers due to a number of reasons. Pray for the Johnstons as
together with the church leaders they plan possible youth fellowship
ideas and events. Remember their children, Niamh and Ross in
Northern Ireland, and Connor at school in Italy.
KENYA - Stephen Cowan reports from Tuum, that the September
monthly teaching time was an encouraging few days and the
outreach which followed took place in some of the villages in the
mountains near Seren. Give thanks for the encouragement of the
Word of God in the lives of those who attended last week’s teaching,
and for one person who surrendered her life to Jesus. Give thanks for
the evangelism during the outreach time. Continue to pray for the
Schools Programme as Kasoni spends time with the students and the
parents in the villages. Pray for two students from the Tuum area who
have gone to YWAM’s Discipleship Training School (DTS). Laban,
who attended the DTS last year is now on staff, and Andrew is
attending DTS. Pray that it will impact his faith.
INDIA - Sadly Dr George Hughes who served as a PCI missionary in
Gujarat from 1948 to 1965 passed away on Wednesday 8th. Give
thanks for the life and service of Dr Hughes and pray for his wife and
family at this difficult time.
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community
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after services
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Other Information
On Tuesday 21 October the members of the Young Women‘s
Group will be packing shoeboxes for the Samaritan‘s Purse
Appeal. We will be wrapping shoeboxes in gift paper and filling
them with toys, education supplies, hats, scarves and other
items that will bring joy to a child‘s life. For many children in
Eastern Europe and Africa this will be their first Christmas
present ever.
There will be a box in the vestibule where items for the
shoeboxes can be placed. Last year due to the generosity of
members of this congregation we filled 271 shoeboxes.
Items required are:Toys – soft toy, doll, tennis ball, trucks, cars, yo-yo, jigsaw, finger puppet, skipping rope,
etc
Educational Supplies – pens, pencils, sharpener, rubber, notepad, colouring book,
colouring pencils, etc
Hygiene items – toothbrush, toothpaste, soap, sponge, flannel, hairbrush, comb
Other items – sweets (dated at least March 2015), gloves, scarf, sunglasses, cap, hat,
bangles, necklaces, etc
Second hand toys in good condition e.g cuddly toys, trucks, cars, farm animals etc are
also acceptable.
If you require further details concerning the above please see Angela McMeekin or Sarah
Currie.
2015 Mission Ireland Calendars—to get yours please see Margaret Campbell . Cost £3.50
Garvagh Bombing Memorial Service—As many are aware a Commemoration took place to mark the
40th Anniversary of this atrocity, and, those local people who had lost their lives as a result of this
and similar incidents. This was recorded and a DVD of the Memorial Service has been produced.
Copies are £7 and are available from Linton Film Production (29558040) or Lyle Reid (70868219)
Pastoral Care - Hospital Visitation
Very often notification that a parishioner has been admitted to hospital can take up to a week to be
communicated by post to the Minister from the Hospital Chaplain.
In some cases no information is received as sometimes church details are not gathered on admission to
hospital in A&E from the patient which are then used to notify the Hospital Chaplain. The Hospital Chaplain
only works 1 or 2 days a week and so sometimes patients can be missed if they have been in hospital for
only a few days.
If you or a family member are admitted to hospital and you would appreciate a visit please inform the Minister
as soon as possible. Likewise it would be appreciated that the Minister would be informed of hospital
discharge to save a wasted hospital call. Hospital visitation is an important aspect of pastoral care and we
don’t want to miss anyone because of the inadequacies of the system of notification.
Further Ahead
12. Sunday 19 October—Boys‘ Brigade Enrolment Service in First Garvagh at
6.30pm.
13. Monday 20 October—Invitation to ―Let‘s Get Garvagh Moving‖ at 7.30pm in
the Garvagh Community Building. Whether you‘re mobile or not so mobile,
there‘s something for everyone. It should be a great evening, so come
along and spread the word.
As part of Garvagh Big Lunch 2015, Garvagh Community Forum would like
to take this opportunity to invite you to an evening of taster sessions so that
we can find the ideal activities for next year‘s celebrations.
14. Tuesday 21 October—‘Time for You‘ will meet from 2.00 to 4.00pm. Our
guest will be Rev David McBeth from Dungiven Parish Church who will lead
us in an afternoon of Country Gospel Music.
15. Friday 24 October—Barazina Youth Choir will be singing in First Dunboe
Presbyterian Church at the invitation of the local PW. This is a vibrant
energetic choir made up of 70 talented young people from the North Coast
area. Donations in aid of Barazina and Presbyterian Missions.
16. Friday 24 October—The Garvagh Branch of the Royal British Legion have
organised a Band Concert in the Jim Watt Leisure Centre at 7.30pm.
Donation is £10 in aid of welfare. Bands taking part are Killeen Pipe Band,
Curragh Silver Band, Aughagaskin Flute Band, Desertmartin Accordion
Band, Armagh Drum Majors & Solo Piper Mark Adair.
17. Thursday 30 October—Choir Practice at 7.30 pm
PW Practice at 8.30pm
18. Tuesday 4 November—PW Practice at 7.30pm.
19. Sunday 2 November—Sacrament of the Lord‘s Supper will be observed at
the morning service. If you have recently commenced to worship with us
and wish to become a full member of our Church please bring to Andy
Magowan a disjunction certificate from your previous Church. If this is not
obtainable please let us know and alternative arrangements will be made.
20. Wednesday 5 to Sunday 9 November—Visit of Richard & Pam Bewes—
Theme of the talks will be ―In Today‘s World‖
Wednesday—‖Is God still with us?‖ (Exodus 33)
Thursday—‖Is Jesus still Supreme?‖ (Ephesians 4 : 10)
Thursday with the elders and ministers of the Presbytery at TBF Thompson
Ministries—‖Sustaining a Long-Term Ministry‖ and ―The Recovery of
Preaching‖
Sunday evening—‖Is Prayer Still Essential?‖ (1Timothy 2 :1-8)