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Carnmoney Parish Church ‘The Church of the Holy Evangelists’ Carnmoney Review Vicar: Vacancy Website: www.carnmoney.connor.anglican.org October 2018 Registered with the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland - NIC102377 The Churchwardens and Select Vestry invite you to THE INSTITUTION of the Reverend Andrew Heber as VICAR on Thursday 18th October 2018 at 7.30pm by the Bishop of Connor, The Rt Reverend Alan F. Abernethy, and afterwards to a reception in the Church Hall. “Stand at the crossroads and look, ask for the ancient paths. Ask where the good way is and walk in it, so shall you be safe and prosper”. Jeremiah 6:16

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Page 1: Carnmoney Parish Church Carnmoney Revie · 3. WORDS OF LIFE Jan.-April, May-Aug., Sept.-Dec. Annual £15.95 The Bible day by day. Themed selections from the Bible with comments for

Carnmoney Parish Church‘The Church of the Holy Evangelists’

Carnmoney ReviewVicar: Vacancy

Website: www.carnmoney.connor.anglican.org

October 2018Registered with the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland - NIC102377

The Churchwardens and Select Vestryinvite you to

THE INSTITUTIONof the Reverend Andrew Heber

as VICAR

on Thursday18th October 2018at 7.30pm by the

Bishop of Connor,The Rt Reverend

Alan F. Abernethy,and afterwards to a

reception in theChurch Hall.

“Stand at the crossroads and look, ask for the ancient paths. Ask where the good way is and walk in it, so shall you be safe and prosper”.

Jeremiah 6:16

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In this month’s issue.....From the Curate’s Desk ....................... p4An Invitation from our New Vicar ........ p5Changes to Services in October ......... p5Daily Bible Readings for 2019 .............. p5Diary for October ................................. p6CoI Men’s Society ................................ p6

Readings & Readers ............................. p7The Career of Noel ‘Darkie’ Arnott ..... p8What’s the Origin of Evil Spirits ......... p10Recycling for Restoration Fund ......... p10Pray for Our Families .......................... p10Christmas Craft Fair & Carol Choir .... p11

Who’s WhoVicar

-

Lay ReaderValerie Murray 9083 5761

Vicar’s WardenBrian Adrain 9084 4433

Hon. SecretaryJanet Crilly 9083 6166

Vicar’s GlebewardenMaurice Atkinson 9084 4093

Church EnvelopesRoy Williams, 5a Dorchester Gardens,

N’Abbey BT36 5JJ. 9084 1752

Gift Aid SecretaryDavid Gibson 9086 2237

CMS GlobesJohn Beck 9084 7026

Magazine DistributorGeorgie Gibb 9083 6967

Parish WebsiteElaine Munn 07477 574247

[email protected]

Weekly Notice SheetJoan Bradbury 9083 6035

[email protected]

CurateRev. Carol Harvey 07860 696800

SextonHarry Hamilton 9083 5848

OrganistDavid Rutherford 9028 7515

People’s WardenJohn Beck 9084 7026

Hon. TreasurerJoyce Lardie 9084 9584

People’s GlebewardenRobert Campbell 9084 3505

Church Restoration FundRenee Norwood 07990 673010

Faith FactoryLinda McCullagh 07503 298562Carolyn Beasant 07857 329999

Jayne Gray 07787 290894

Bible Reading SecretaryGeorgie Siberry 9083 7015

Church of Ireland Gazette-

Carnmoney ReviewHarry Beckinsale 9336 6788

[email protected]

What’s OnMon. 7.30pm

Indoor Bowling ClubJohn Fenton Tel: 9083 5409

2nd Tue. 8.00pmC.o.I. Men’s Society

Trevor Gibb Tel: 9083 6967

4th Tue. 7.30pmMothers’ Union

Shirley Earley Tel: 9084 2008

Wed. 8.00pm

Choir PracticeMaurice Carson Tel: 9334 2342

Thu. 7.00pm

Church Girls’ BrigadeAmanda Templeton

Tel: 07468 486801

3rd Thu. 8.00pm

Healing ServicePat Archbold Tel: 9443 3618

ChurchHall

Telephone

028 9080 0770

Fri. 6.30pm

Church Lads’ Brigade

Dana Henderson Tel: 9083 0420

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Dear Parishioners, Another Harvest time is upon us. Yes, it’s the “season of mists and mellow fruitfulness” again. I am no gardener. I am afraid a few flowers, shrubs, and grass, is my lot - all of which are abundant with “weeds”. Now some of the weeds are quite pretty, and over this hot summer, I have left them very much to their own devices. A wild garden you might say - one for the bees and butterflies - well that’s my positive excuse! Well really, it’s my only excuse! My friend Christine has a wonderful plum tree in her garden and usually arrives at my door with ten pounds of fresh plums, which I manfully turn into jam. This year, she thought she would have a bumper crop, but for some reason they were few and far between (perhaps not enough water), so I was saved from the stained and sticky fingers, the burnt cooker top and the thousands and thousands of calories - I love a little toast with my butter and jam! Do you remember the excitement of Harvest’s past? Harvest teas - a little over half a century ago, your curate tap danced at such at tea in Carnmoney Presbyterian! Somehow Harvest has become more of a ritual. We are not so close to the land, and unless we have a connection with the farming community, it does not mean so much to us. Harvest services were usually packed out with extra seats needed at the back. I have seen a decrease in this, even in the twelve years I have been in Carnmoney. One of my happiest harvests was when mum came - in her wheelchair at the back of the church, she was so welcomed by everyone - it’s a lovely memory for me to reflect on. Am I sounding a bit negative about Harvest, about the wonderful cycle of the natural world? That is far from the truth of it. I am in awe of God’s creation. Looking at the abundance and variety of fruit, vegetables and flowers in our shops, wondering who tilled that soil, who planted those seeds, who reaped that harvest? As John Main, a Benedictine monk and teacher of Christian meditation pointed out, ‘What we all require is the child’s sense of wonder, the simple childlikeness to worship before the magnificence of creation.’ Listen to the words from Genesis 1 vs 11, ‘And God said, “Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth”, and it was so......and God saw that it was good.’ And it is still good, and there is so much to worship God for, so much to thank Him for and our thankfulness will undoubtedly spill over into sharing what we have with others, for this is such a generous Church. This is a time for regeneration - and it’s very appropriate that the week after Harvest, we will be welcoming our new Vicar and his wife - it is a time for tilling the soil of our faith and harvesting the seed in preparation for the new crop - for God’s new planting and the Harvests to come in our Parish.

With love in Christ,

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Volunteers Many thanks go to those who volunteered to join the Pastoral support team, read in church and administer the cup. No new recruits for the choir ... yet! Don’t be shy - come along to a Wednesday night practice - 8pm-9.30pm - singing is such good therapy! Thanks also to Elaine Steenson, for providing a great selection of bookmarks for our Family Service birthday spot!

Healing Service Please note that owing to the Institution of Rev. Heber, there will be no Intercessory and Healing Service this month. Services will resume on Thursday 15th November at 7.30pm for Intercessors and 8.00pm for Healing Service and Communion.

Select Vestry Vestry Members please note the date of this month’s vestry meeting - Wednesday 3rd October, 7.30pm in the Memorial Room.

An Invitation from your NewVicar Andy and His Wife Lynne

At the time of writing, the stress levels are high and our Rectory in Clogherny is in chaos as we pack things away and undertake numerous trips to the charity shop and local tip in preparation for our move to Carnmoney in just over a week’s time. We really would value your prayers in all the upheaval of moving and setting up home in the Glebe and would want to thank everyone who has worked so hard over these last weeks to facilitate our arrival (particularly Robert and Maurice). It will take some time before we get to know you all; however, to help in that process we would love to welcome you around, the week after my Institution, to our new home in order to meet Lynne and myself. Therefore, we are planning to hold two “Open House” evenings on Wednesday 24th October and Thursday 25th October between 7.30pm and 9.30pm. Please come along on either of these two evenings to meet us; we can promise you a cup of tea or coffee and maybe some light refreshments too and can begin the whole process of putting faces to names. Looking forward to meeting you as we embark on this exciting journey together. Rev Andy Heber

Knitting B Well, we’re off to a good start this year. The numbers have increased and it’s lovely to see our Thursday community growing - a time for friendship, companionship and mutual support - and of course, the knitting and crochet, not to mention the cuppa! All welcome - 10.30am-12noon in the Memorial Room. Finally, if you have any old wool you don’t need then please let me know - it won’t go to waste. Rev. Carol Harvey

Changes to Services in October Please note the changes to services in October. There will be no Family Service this month. It is Church procedure that a new incumbent conducts a family communion service at the Sunday next to their institution, so the two services on 21st October will both be Holy Communion. There will however still be tea in the Church Hall after the 11.00am service.

Daily Bible Readings for 2019The following Bible readings are available. Copies are on view at the back of the church. If you wish to change your order or place a new order then please get in touch with me before 17th November, otherwise I’ll order as for 2018.

1. NEW DAYLIGHT Jan.-April, May-Aug., Sept.-Dec. Annual £13.70Each booklet has four months of daily Bible readings and reflection. The daily Bible passage is printed out with helpful comments and a prayer or thought for the day ahead.

2. (Large Print) NEW DAYLIGHT £5.60 x 3 = £16.80

3. WORDS OF LIFE Jan.-April, May-Aug., Sept.-Dec. Annual £15.95The Bible day by day. Themed selections from the Bible with comments for thought and prayer.

4. DAILY BREAD Annual, by post, £17 (This is the only publication directly available by post to individuals. I have checked the

price increase with Scripture Union.)Gives help when reading the Bible. Sometimes the poetry and prose, history and revelation, or parables and proverbs need some explanation. Daily Bread provides real inspiration each time you read it.

If I don’t see you in church, please leave your money with the Churchwardens or with Harry Hamilton. If change is not taken, it is put in the CMS Globe. Georgie Siberry - Tel: 9083 7015

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Diary for OctoberWednesday 3rd October 7.30pm Select Vestry - Memorial RoomThursday 4th October 10.30am Knitting B - Memorial Room 7.30pm Fellowship Group - Memorial Room - Taking a look

at Revelations. Judgement. Come along and ask your questions over a cuppa

Sunday 7th October 19th Sunday after Trinity 9.30am Holy Communion 11.00am Parish Communion and Faith FactoryTuesday 9th October 8.00pm Men’s Society - Memorial RoomThursday 11th October 10.30am Knitting B - Memorial RoomSunday 14th October 20th Sunday after Trinity - Harvest Sunday 9.30am Holy Communion (One) 11.00am Morning Prayer and Faith FactoryThursday 18th October 10.30am Knitting B - Memorial Room 7.30pm Institution of Rev. Andrew Heber as our new VicarSunday 21st October 21st Sunday after Trinity 9.30am Holy Communion 11.00am Parish Communion and Faith FactoryTuesday 23rd October 7.30pm Mothers’ Union - Memorial RoomWednesday 24th October 7.30-9.30pm Open House at the GlebeThursday 25th October 10.30am Knitting B - Memorial Room 7.30-9.30pm Open House at the GlebeSunday 28th October 5th Sunday before Advent 9.30am Holy Communion 11.00am Morning Prayer (Two) & Faith FactoryThursday 1st November 10.30am Knitting B - Memorial RoomSunday 4th November 4th Sunday before Advent 9.30am Holy Communion 11.00am Parish Communion & Faith Factory

Flower Rota7th October ....................................... Ruby Reilly14th October ......................The Campbell family21st October ........................................................28th October .................................... Brian Adrain

Flower arranger - Anne Campbell 9084 3505

ReadingsDate Morning Evening7th October Hebrews 1:1-14, 2:5-12 ’’ ‘‘ ‘‘ Mark 10:2-1614th October Job 23:1-9, 16-17 ’’ ‘‘ ‘‘ Hebrews 4:12-1621st October Acts 2:42-47 ’’ ‘‘ ‘‘ Mark 4:26-3428th October Job 42:1-6, 10-17 ’’ ‘‘ ‘‘ Hebrews 7:23-284th November Hebrews 9:11-14 ’’ ‘‘ ‘‘ Mark 12:28-34

ReadersDate Morning Evening7th October Mrs J. Crilly No Evening Service14th October Mrs A. Campbell ’’ ‘‘ ‘‘21st October Mrs S. Earley ’’ ‘‘ ‘‘28th October Mrs E. Steenson ’’ ‘‘ ‘‘4th November Mr R. Campbell ’’ ‘‘ ‘‘

* If you are unable to carry out your reading please contact either of the Churchwardens.

F.W.O. Counters7th October ..................................... Mr J. Fenton14th October ............................... Mr J. Magowan21st October ............................ Mrs M. Robinson28th October .................................. Mrs E. Nelson

Restoration Counters7th October ..................................... Mr J. Walker14th October ..............................Mrs L. Hamilton21st October ...................................... Mr J. Beck28th October .............................. Mrs E. Roulston

Church of Ireland Men’s Society As promised, our first meeting of the season was a great success. Curate Carol literally gave us a taste of New York, by not only giving an amusing and interesting visual account of her trip there, but also feeding us with those delicious New York waffles and hot dogs. Unfortunately, there was no Shloer! She promised us a surprise evening and there is no doubt that is what we got. We are all now looking forward to hearing about her next voyage. Our next meeting on Tuesday 9th October, at our usual time of 8.00pm, is one which many have been asking about. Very few people in this area have not heard of the “Murder in Glenavna” when Justice Curran’s daughter was found stabbed to death. Everyone seems to have known someone who knew someone who had inside information on the incident. We are privileged at the October meeting to have as our guest speaker Dr Joe Cassells, who is probably the foremost authority on the killing, having studied it for many years and had access to information and reports not previously released to the public. Dr Cassells’ talk, ”The Case against Gordon”, is presented in an unusual way and is guaranteed to challenge many preconceived beliefs. We know many people are particularly interested in this talk, and the CIMS has decided to make it an open meeting in order to allow friends and family to come along and hear this fascinating account of the incident. Trevor Gibb, Hon. Secretary

Elevenses* Georgie Gibb, Margaret

Nelson, Roberta McFadden, Anna Brandon.

* Responsible for shopping and organising.Georgie Gibb - Tel: 9083 6967

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Memories Inside the Squared Circle Snippets from the Wrestling Career

of Noel ‘Darkie’ Arnott I joined Short & Harland’s Amateur Wrestling Club in 1948. It was a concession, organised by Bobbie Miller, as the Club was confined to employees only. I will always remember those training sessions in a large gym at Huss Street, Shankill Road. It was an intense programme of exercise, basic arm locks, holds and throws. What I remember most was the weight training coach telling us that the easiest part of your body to develop was your head! Another special memory was the bout at the end of each session – a free for all in the ring – the last man standing was the winner. After a year a team was selected to enter an open tournament in Rathmines, Dublin. I was beaten on points! The highlight for me was meeting one of the greatest amateur wrestlers ever to represent Ireland – Jackie Vard – holder of the Irish Welterweight title as well as the Open British Championship. It wasn’t long after that that Jack McClelland asked me if I would like to enter the pro ranks. Jack was not only a professional wrestler but a famous long distance swimmer. He pioneered various undertakings, promoting wrestling and setting the scene for famous household TV wrestling names to come here for bouts. Jack was well known as a great believer in a healthy lifestyle and opened up some of the province’s first health food shops. I made my debut into the pro ranks at Ballymena Town Hall against a local drop kick artiste, one Billy Steele. With a packed house, all I could see was a sea of faces loud in their support for the local hero. Bouts followed in Newry, Londonderry and various locations in the Republic of Ireland. Before the start of one promotion, in Burtonport, Donegal, some hours before the start of the bout, Jack McClelland decided to go for a swim. A small boat accompanied him and one man with a rifle to ward off basking sharks, which were quite common in these waters. If the shark came too close to Jack in the water, a bullet was discharged in front of the shark to veer it off. When he had finished and as Jack clambered aboard dripping wet, one of the crew exclaimed “you have shot the wrong shark” - funny but a bit unkind! One Friday evening, I was planning to go watch the bill at the Ulster Hall when I had a phone call from George Connell asking if I would wrestle that night. So I went not as a spectator, but as a contestant. Although beaten, it was a valuable experience, and pretty soon I had thirty contests under my belt. At that time, I decided to go to Canada to work for a while, and on the way to Liverpool, I met a leading English referee who gave me a letter of introduction to a Canadian promoter and wrestler, Paul Lortia. I had a few bouts in Montreal until work took me further afield, one of them with Ric Lachaeu, the middleweight champion of Quebec. I just about managed to hang on for a draw! After my return home in 1952, I started to train at a gym above the Long Bar on the Shankill Road, and over the next few years, I had about forty bouts against local opposition. In 1957 we, as a family, moved to Canada and stayed there until July 1961. I wasn’t long home when I met up with a friend, Jackie Briers, Northern Ireland Flyweight Boxing Champion. He offered me the use of his gym, and soon some of the wrestlers I used to train with began to filter back. Wrestling bills were held on a regular basis at Newtownards and the King George V Hall, May Street. Having placed an ad in the Belfast Telegraph for anyone interested

in training to become a professional wrestler, I began to sift through the hundreds of applicants, finally accepting thirty. In due course, some of these would sink without trace, however, some would go on to greater things. Eddy Hamill, a former judo player, would go on to become a TV icon. Dave Finlay would become Ireland’s leading coach in the amateur field, being appointed coach to the wrestling and weightlifting teams representing the province at the Olympic games held in Australia. On one occasion, I received an offer from an English promoter to tour Ireland with people like Randolph Turpin (ex middleweight boxing champion of the world) and Gentleman Jim Lewis. I had occasion to share a room with Mike Casey, a tough light heavyweight from Manchester. He had a six inch scar on his cheek caused by a knife or razor. He told me he was not fully fit as he had just returned from a 5 year break in the Queen’s Hotel for GBH. He was a most scintillating room mate! However, wrestling and living out of a suitcase was not my ideal way of earning a living, and I turned down a tour of Scotland and the Middle East, feeling that my interests would best be served by working full time and wrestling part time. On the tour I had met a large heavyweight, Chief Thunderbird, from Canada. He agreed to appear on four shows that were being held in Fermanagh. One plan was to ride around Enniskillen on horseback to promote the show, but the Police called a halt as it was causing major traffic disruptions! However, the success of these shows led to TV wrestling stars topping the bills all over the province. This gave me the opportunity of meeting, in the ring, many top names in British wrestling. In turn, it led to some local wrestlers going to the mainland and becoming household names - Kung Fu, (Eddy Hamill), Rasputin, and Fit Finlay, who would go on to attain fame in Europe, Asia and North America. One of the cleverest wrestlers I ever met was a former judo star, Butcher Donald. A promoter’s dream, he could wrestle technical, rough it with the tough guys and entertain with humorous moves. A great shame he decided against going further; I always thought he would have made a successful career. On one notable occasion, the top of the bill had turned up injured, and I was asked to take his place. He was the Masked Mummy! I competed in my own bout which went very well and lasted about six rounds against a Swedish opponent. I then donned the bandaged outfit with a few small holes in the mast to see and breathe. Eight rounds until the final bell - I was exhausted. As I stumbled back to the dressing room, a fan I passed said to me, ‘Darkie, that is the second time you have been on tonight and you are getting....worse’... he was probably right. My wrestling career has been varied and interesting, from an open air bill in County Tyrone (where a parish priest asked me to wrestle at a fete at Killeter), to a most unusual bout at King George V - the Mummy vs Darkie Arnott. Refereed by a lady judo expert – Kim Star – both contestants displayed scant regard for the rules. A torrid affair, the occasion attracted interest resulting in local TV coverage. Around the mid eighties, I started refereeing engagements all over the country. Physically less demanding, it required a lot of concentration and a sprinkling of common sense, especially when dealing with wrestlers like Giant Haystacks. Through my years of refereeing, I got to know many well-known wrestlers - Les Kellet, the toughest man in wrestling; Jackie Pallo, who complained that I had once cracked some of his ribs. All I could remember was that I limped for a couple days after the bout. There were many I could name, Jonny Saint, Cooper, Jackie Turpin, Bruce McDonald, Steve Logan. Mighty John Quinn, Pad Red Kelly, Harry Brown, Joe Moore, Whipper Dave Mark, Joe Burcome (whose career was cut short by an accident out of the ring. Although Joe lost a leg, he still completed the swim from Donaghadee to the Copeland Islands), Jan Gilmore, Larry Casey, who died tragically at the peak of his career; Whirlwind Monroe who performed with a permanent grin on his face. The strongest man I ever came across in the wrestling scene was a local heavyweight, Stan Cooke, a powerhouse in the ring. Give or take a few years, I have had about four hundred bouts spread over thirty-five years. The only serous injury I suffered was a fractured skull. I made plenty of friends and few enemies, and I enjoyed every minute of it. Asked often who was the best wrestler I knew, my honest choice is Harry Brown, lightweight champion of Ireland. He was everything anyone could wish for as a friend and a man, and I would like to dedicate this short memoir to him. Darkie Arnott

Many thanks go to Noel for keeping us entertained over the past months and sharing so personally with us, his memories of a life well lived. Rev. Carol

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What is the Origin of Evil Spirits? Halloween is a time of ghosts, witches and evil spirits. Have you ever wondered where evil spirits come from, and how we are to view the unseen world of evil and occultism? The Bible tells us that evil spirits come from the created angelic order. They were not created as evil beings, for all of God’s creation was good (Genesis 3:1). The Bible tells us that a number of angels, headed by Satan, or Lucifer, rebelled against God’s authority and fell (Isaiah 14:12-15; Ezekiel 28:11-19). The serpent, Satan, is leader of the fallen angels, and opposes himself to God. But evil and good are not co-equal. ‘Dualism’ (belief in the equal and permanent existence of evil alongside the good) has no place in the Bible. Unlike goodness, evil has a beginning and will have an end. Satan’s final destruction is already assured. (Revelation 12:12; 20:10). The world of the occult (from the Latin: occultus, ‘secret’, ‘hidden’) is the intrusion into the forbidden territory of superstition, fortune telling, magic and spiritism. Its downfall is finally assured through Jesus. His early ministry established a bridgehead against the evil, unseen world; hence the hostile, and sometimes violent reaction of the demons. (Mark 1:23-27; 32-34). Jesus had no fear of demons, and nor need the believer. It is important that Christians avoid becoming obsessed by the unseen world, to the extent that we become either intimidated, or fascinated. After the showing in London of a film featuring the occult, a number of cinema viewers went for counselling. They were under the impression that they had been ‘taken over’ by evil spirits. They had not. All 20 recovered after a course of prescribed tablets. They had only been victims of suggestion. We are wise, then, not to imagine, as some do, that every sin, habit, illness or misfortune is due directly to the activity of the Devil and must therefore be ‘exorcised’. Terrible damage has been done in this respect by well-meaning but uninformed Christian leaders. Faced by Christ’s authority, the kingdom of spirits has no option but to shrink and retreat. Magic spells and charms have no power over the true Christian (provided we do not open ourselves to their influence), for ‘the One who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world’ (1 John 4:4). If we resist the devil, he will flee from us (James 4:7). All occultism is to be ruthlessly shunned (Leviticus 19:31; 1 Samuel 28; Isaiah 8:19, 20; Acts 19:18-20). The Bible is quite clear that the demonic world is already doomed and defeated (Colossians 2:15; Hebrews 2:14,15). It is the death of Jesus that has achieved this victory. We are to be confident, but not complacent - for Satan’s kingdom has yet to concede its defeat at the Cross. Its final destruction will be at the return of Christ.

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Recycling for Restoration Fund This month we have raised £59 for clothes, £23 for scrap metal, £20 for books, and £10 for a set of bowls. Please keep collecting non-magnetic scrap metal, electric wiring, leads, cables, motors and aluminium drinks cans ( no glass in bags please). Please leave scrap at 7 Glebecoole Park. (Please call Maurice or Doreen on 028 9084 4093 before delivering). Continue to leave bags of clean clothing, handbags, curtains and bedding, excluding duvets, pillows and cushions at church hall when open. Maurice Atkinson

Pray for the Following Families in October7th Oct. - Spence (Ravensdale), Stewart (Queens G), Talbot, Terrington, Thompson (Glenwell G), Thornton, Totten (Greenhill G), Trimble.14th Oct. - Stewart (Park M), Thompson (Richmond G), Totten (Woodford PE), Twyford, Ventura, Walker (Church C), Wallace (Holly L), Walsh (Collinward G).21st Oct. - Stewart (Hydepark M), Thompson (Glenkyle A), Walker (Cairngorm C), Wallace (Manse W), Walsh (Dalewood), Watkinson, Watson (Carnmoney R).28th Oct. - Stewart (Lylehill R), Stewart (Church C), Thompson (Elmfield R), Wallace (Harmin C), Watson (B’clare), Watters (Clare H), Weightman, Weston.

Christmas Carol Choir  Our very popular mission of visiting residential homes to bring the joy of Christmas will happen on Friday 23rd November  and Saturday 24th November. Our practice will be on Wednesday 14th November. Anyone who has participated will tell you how welcomed we are at each venue and what a pleasure it is to sing along with the residents and to bring a little joy into their lives.  We hope to once again visit the NI Children’s Hospice, Martin Residential Trust,  The Glebe, Dunanney and Glenabbey Residential homes.  I would appeal to all our congregation to consider joining us, even if it is only for one venue, which is an hour out of your time, and the personal delight is ample reward. Looking forward to seeing you at the practice, where timings will be announced.

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