8 March 2015 - First Garvagh Presbyterian Church
CONTACT... If you are new we’d love you to fill this in so that we can get in touch. If your details have changed or if you would like a visit from someone from the church, please fill this in too! First Garvagh Presbyterian Church ROTAS Today Lorna McCart Beverly Glass Margaret Campbell Doreen Campbell Alison Gurney Alison Henry Valerie Holmes Hilary Hutchinson Hilary Hutchinson Hilary Hutchinson Moira Irwin First Name ……………...… Children’s Church Welcome Team Helen Annett DJ McIntyre Helen Annett DJ McIntyre Joyce McLenaghan Albert Scott MrMrsMiss Flowers Black Family Doreen Campbell Doreen Campbell …... Camera Albert Scott Albert Scott Jack Currie Address …………………... Laptop Wilbert Davidson Wilbert Davidson Amy Arbuthnot …………………...…………. Sound Desk Mervyn Glass Simpson Moffett Simpson Moffett Postcode ………..………… Tea after ES Doreen Campbell Rosemary Torrens Callum West Tanya Collins Liz Barry Helen Annett Rosemary Torrens Telephone ………...………. Mobile ………………...…… Reader E-mail …………………...…. ……………...………………. COLLECTORS–March Children’s names & ages (at home) …………………...…………. Roberta Armstrong Tanya Magowan Margaret Campbell Helen Annett or re n se ma ry T 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 strong arms around you, 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! 1. Evening Service in this Church at 7.00pm. A cup of tea/coffee will be served in the vestibule afterwards. 2. Mission Hall Service at 8.15 pm Speaker—Mr Dean McClelland 3. Youth Fellowship will meet at 8.15 pm 4. United Appeal—if you have forgotten your United Appeal Envelope there will be an opportunity to bring it to the Evening Service or next Sunday morning. Susan Doherty VESTIBULE DUTY March Helen Annett Tanya Magowan Sunday 8th March 2015 Today e Ro e cK Betty Holmes M tty Please detach this form and hand in with collection. Thank you Be s ……………………...………. Tick this box if you are requesting a visit from the minister www.firstgarvaghpresbyterian.org Sun 22 March Karen Armstrong Surname ……………...…… Crèche Sun 15 March CATECHISM FOR THE WEEK Question 67— Which is the Sixth Commandment? Answer: The Sixth Commandment is, THOU SHALT NOT KILL. This Week 5. Monday 9 March—The Bowling Club will meet at 8.00 pm 6. Tuesday 10 March—Good News Club meets at 6.45pm 7. Wednesday 11 March—Tots & Co meets 10.30 am to 12 noon 8. Wednesday 11 March—Prayer time at 7.45 pm 9. Thursday 12 March—Choir practice at 7.30 pm 10. Thursday 12 March—Garvagh Museum and Heritage Centre Committee invite you to the launch of a new book by Wilbert Patterson “Magic Brushstrokes” - The story of William Magowan, Garvagh Artist and Banner Painter. Venue—The Community Building, Main Street Time—7.30 pm 11. Friday 13 March—Girls’ Brigade meets at usual times Next Sunday 12. Sunday 15 March—Dromore Presbyterian Church are inviting you to a Seed Service to be held at 7.00 pm. An evening of praise and worship. Speaker—George Barkley. 13. Advance notice for LOST weekend: "Pointless ? " -13 to 15 March. Youth Fellowship intend to go together on Sunday evening. Further details next week. Mission Overseas Prayerline MORE INFORMATION Issued on Wednesday 4 March 2015 Please provide me with further information on … SPAIN - Stephen Anderson and members of Torre del Mar Community Church have been getting a new programme of events organised, following the congregation’s recent move to new premises. So far, a congregational prayer meeting, a Bible study, a short nine-week course on Spiritual Disciplines and line dancing classes have been started. Pray for wisdom in the preparation for the week’s events and that the congregation will continue to centre their community life around Jesus. Finding out more about MALAWI - Neil Kennedy sends the following prayer requests from Blantyre:Give thanks that the construction of the new neonatal unit at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital where Neil works, is progressing well. Pray for Neil as he procures equipment and furniture for it. The planned roll-out of training for the One Stop Centre has stalled. Pray for leadership in the Ministry of Health that it will get going again and improve services for women and children affected by sexual violence. Neil has just become the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine which should enable him to implement some of his planned improvements in medical education, however, it also brings additional administrative responsibility. Pray for Neil as he takes on this new role and that he’ll balance his time well. Give thanks for the arrival of a Land Rover full of walking aids and crutches, and other medical supplies – at QEC Hospital last week, all donated by PCI members in Ireland, and sent via the ‘Containers for Malawi’ scheme! Volker and JinHyeog Glissmann who are based in Zomba, send the following prayer points: – Pray for Volker in his role as Director of Theological Education by Extension Malawi (TEEM). Pray that through TEEM’s lay training courses, rural church leaders can be fully equipped to serve their congregations / communities and spread the Gospel. Pray for JinHyeog as she runs the home, cares for the children; pray too for Lina Glissmann’s daily commute to school in Blantyre. Pray for TEEM’s students that they will continue to grow in their faith and make an impact in their places of work and ministry. Pray for TEEM staff are who are writing new and improved workbooks for some of TEEM’s modules. NEPAL - Stephen and Laura Coulter moved into a new flat in February and are very pleased to have their own accommodation. They are continuing with language and orientation classes and they are also connecting with Aishish Presbyterian Church, a small, young Nepali congregation who have been very friendly towards them. Pray for Stephen and Laura as they continue to settle into their new daily routine and learn more Nepali language and culture. Pray that they will get to know their colleagues working in their respective teams, and that they will make new friends quickly. Pray that they will get to know a few people at the Nepali church. the Christian faith How to join First Garvagh Freewill Offering Envelopes Christianity / Discipleship Explored Courses Small Groups Children’s / youth programmes Other ……………….....…… I would be interested in getting involved with … Children’s / Youth work Helping with crèche Tots & Co Media Team Music & singing Outreach to the community Helping with tea/coffee after services Other ………………......….. Other Information Further Ahead 14. Tuesday 17 March—Time For You will meet at 2.00pm. Speaker—Mrs Pearl Hutchinson. Pearl will speak on her childhood in Co Donegal. Her recent book will be available to purchase. Please bring a friend with you. 15. Tuesday 17 March— YWG are joining with Main Street YWG in Café Link at 8.00 pm. 16. Friday 20 March—Close To Home Conference organised by the Council for Congregational Life and Witness. This conference is for ministers, elders, staff and other key people in the congregation. Andy Magowan has further information and a booking form. 17. Friday 27 March—Girls’ Brigade Parents Evening at 7.30 pm 18. Friday 3 April—Good Friday Communion Service at 8.00 pm. “The Cross” DVD will be shown during the service. Members of Kirk Session will meet at 7.30 pm. 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. 19. Tuesday 21 April—PW 70th Anniversary Dinner will be held in TBF Thompson Ministries. Those attending should add their names to the sign-up sheet on the vestibule table. 20. Friday 22 May to Sunday 24 May—Drumachose Presbyterian Church are holding a Festival of Flowers. Theme: Alpha & Omega. Further details later. 21. Saturday 1 to Friday 7 August—New Horizon Theme—An unconditional love for His Word
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