Minister: Rev Trevor Boyd, Dip. Min. The Manse 13 Redbridge Road RATHFRILAND BT34 5AH

028 406 30272 079 5510 2923

Jesus said, “A city on a hill cannot be hidden… in the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven.” Matthew 5: 14 & 16 We exist as a congregation:- To WORSHIP the Lord in a spirit-filled way To learn and obey the WORD of God To WITNESS to our community by word and action that Jesus is the WAY to salvation To support and pray for mission in our WORLD

ANNOUNCEMENTS - TODAY - 28TH FEBRUARY

MID-WEEK BIBLE STUDY AND PRAYER MEETING

TODAY - SUNDAY 28TH FEBRUARY

GOSPEL MISSION 2016

Tuesday 23RD February

10.00am Tea and Coffee 10.25am Community Singing 10.30am SPEAKER:

WEDESDAY 2ND MARCH

MINOR PROPHETS

WEDNESDAY 9TH MARCH

PRAYER FOR MISSION

The Gospel Mission 2016 weekly Prayer Meeting continues on Monday 29th February at 8.00pm

This is an opportunity to pray for people and mission arrangements in advance of our Mission in March

PLEASE PLAN TO ATTEND

11.30am PW Service: “Here is Love - Calvary Love” 7.00pm REV BURKE: Joint Service in 3rd Rathfriland PC 3rd Beatitude

NEXT SUNDAY - 6th MARCH

11.00am Prayer Meeting in the Morrison Room 11.30am Rev. Boyd - Family Service 6.30pm Prayer Meeting in the Morrison Room 7.00pm BMI Rally

TUESDAY 1st MARCH Prayer in Choir Room at 10.15am TUESDAY 8th March 10.00am Tea and Coffee 10.25am Community Singing 10.30am SPEAKER: Samuel Adams - Every Home Cru-sade

MONDAY 29TH FEBRUARY AT 8PM PW COMMITTEE MEETING for the opening of PW MISSION and LEPROSY BOXES ***IF YOU HAVE NOT YET RETURNED YOUR BOX PLEASE

SPEAK TO MYRTLE WILSON, BARBARA BOYD, ALLISON

WILSON, JOYCE McCONNELL OR JENIFER ANNETT

before tomorrow night. **** A BOX IS IN PLACE IN THE VESTIBULE TO RECEIVE THESE

TUESDAY 8TH MARCH AT 8PM Invitation from Donaghmore PW

SPEAKER: Colin Davies from “SPUD BEAR MINISTRIES”

All Ladies Welcome - If you wish to attend, please add your name to list in Vestibule

1st Rathfriland Boys Brigade Annual Display will be held in

Rathfriland High School on Friday 4th March at 7:30pm

Everyone welcome

SUNDAY 13TH MARCH—OPENING OF MISSION

11.30am Moderator: Rev. Ian McNie 7.00pm Rev. Bingham

A WEEK OF SPECIAL MEETINGS SUNDAY 13th—Sunday 20th MARCH 2016

Sunday Evenings at 7.00pm & Weeknights at 8.00pm

SPECIAL SPEAKER: Rev. William Bingham– Mourne Presbyterian Church

SPECIAL YOUTH NIGHT.......on Saturday 19th March 2016 with Rev. Andrew Mullan—Mourne Presbyterian Church

SPECIAL SINGERS AND TESTIMONIES AT ALL SERVICES

Sunday 13th March Mourne Male Voice Choir Monday 14th March Testimony: Rev. Seamus Burke Tuesday 15th March Singer: Alice Elliott Wednesday 16th March Testimony: Hilda Spiers Thursday 17th March Clonaneese C. E. Choir Friday 18th March Testimony: Mr Tyrell Arnold Saturday 19th March Youth Night: Rev. Andrew Mullan Sunday 20th March Rathfriland Silver Band

SUNDAY 20TH MARCH—CLOSING OF MISSION

11.30am Rev. Boyd 7.00pm Rev. William Bingham

CALLING THE CONGREGATION TO PRAYER

WEEK 10: 28TH FEBRUARY 2016

We encourage the Congregation to be heavily in-

volved in prayer leading up to our Mission, that God

will be pleased to presence himself, by his Holy Spirit

lives will be changed and many brought into his King-

dom. If this prayer can be of any help to you, please

use it daily in your own prayer time

Hebrews 13 v12-13: "And so Jesus also suffered outside the city gate to make the people holy through his own blood. Let us, then, go to him outside the camp bearing the disgrace he bore".

Dear Loving Heavenly Father, as I humbly bow before you, the

Creator and Sustainer of the Universe, I thank you for the

sacrifice that Jesus made for me outside the city gate. I

thank you for his blood that sets me free. Help me to be holy

as you are holy. Teach me your ways that I might come to

know you in a deeper and more meaningful way as I seek to

"Glorify and Enjoy You Forever". Help me Lord to build upon

my faith in your son Jesus Christ as I learn to serve him in my

daily life. Help me Lord to share and show the love of Jesus

with others in my family, with my neighbours and those

whom I meet daily, who do not yet know of Him personally as

their Lord and Saviour, Redeemer and Friend. Father, help me

to give an invitation to our Congregational Mission to those

who are outside the city gate, that they might hear of the sal-

vation of God for the very first time in their lives. Father God

let my prayer for the lost in our congregation be that of the

hymn writer that they will turn their eyes upon Jesus, to look

full in his wonderful face, and that the things of the earth will

grow strangely dim in the light of his glory and grace. Heav-

enly Father, Teach me O Lord to act justly, to love mercy and

to walk humbly with our Lord in Jesus name I pray.

Amen

lFEBA’s Spring Tour 2016

Feba’s Spring Tour 2016 is coming to Ireland on

Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th March

The event will be held at

Abbots Cross Presbyterian Church, Belfast

at 7.30pm on Saturday and 11am on Sunday morning

Everyone is invited to come along to hear first-hand about

the difference Feba's work in the Horn of Africa is making

both spiritually and practically from Dawit – a man who

sees it each and every day. Dawit’s passion is to see peo-

ple transformed by the Gospel and he wants to share with

you the stories of lives and communities being changed.

For more information go to: http://www.presbyterianireland.org/Training-Events/Events/FEBA-Spring-Tour?eventType=2.

Friday 4th March 2016 - 10.00am – 2.30pm in

3rd Rathfriland Presbyterian Church Hall

Tea, coffee, scones, sandwiches, traybakes

Variety of soups served with wheaten bread and rolls

All welcome – come along and enjoy some refreshments and a chat with

friends

CANCER RESEARCH UK—RATHFRILAND LOCAL COMMITTEE

18TH BIG BREAKFAST

THE SHORTER CATECHISM

ROTAS

Website: www.1strathfriland.co.uk Twitter: @1stRathfrilandP

Facebook: www.facebook.com/FirstRathfriland

If you have any information to share with the congregation please forward it to Jacqueline Cromie by 6pm on the Thursday prior to publication

EMAIL: j_cromie@hotmail.co.uk or Phone/Text: 07926759275

COUNTING MONEY AFTER MORNING SERVICE

February - Maudie Gracey & Family, Mr. & Mrs. John Bell,

Mrs. Joyce McConnell & Family March - Mr & Mrs John Hanna, Mr & Mrs Roy Annett, Mr & Mrs Mark Wilson

CHURCH DOOR WELCOME 6th March - Mark Bronte & Trevor Dunbar

Mission Sundays 13th & 20th March - ELDERS 27th March - Mark Bronte & Trevor Dunbar

FLOWER LIST 28th Feb - Mrs Heather Annett

6th Mar - Mr David Scott 13th March - Miss Ina McCracken 20th March - Mrs Margo Groves

CRECHE 28th Feb - Claire Boyd &

Kirsten Dunbar 6th & 13th Mar - Janet Phillips &

Priscilla Bickerstaff 20th & 27th March - Julie Wilson &

Julie Prescott

CHILDREN’S CHURCH 28th Feb - Marion Ross &

Kathryn & Kerrie Annett 6th & 13th Mar - Linda Megaw &

Pamela Dickson 20 & 27th March - Jill Morrow & Debra Kinley

AUDIO VISUAL 28th Feb - William & Aaron McConville 6th Mar - David Scott & A Warburton

13th Mar - Robin McConnell & Marcus Murdock

20th Mar - William & Robert McConville

If Children’s Church and Crèche dates

don’t suit, please swap with someone else on the rota or in emergency contact

Anne Annett on 028406 38954 Please check list in Vestibule

The purpose of the Shorter Catechism is to educate children in the reformed faith. It is based on the larger Catechism, which was intended for use by Ministers as they taught the faith to their congregations in preaching. The Catechism is in a question and answer format and is composed of 107 questions and answers. Question 67: WHICH IS THE SIXTH COMMANDMENT Answer 67: The sixth commandment is, “ THOU SHALT NOT KILL”