‘Come to me, all you are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.’
Matthew 11:28
Notices
CREED The Select Vestry has agreed to work with a Church of Ireland group called CREED which stands for - Community Regenerated Enabled Enriched Developed. This will involve looking at what we stand for as a parish in a Mission Statement and motto, a community audit and a Stewardship programme called Pro-vision. They have a web-site which folk can access on-line, www.creedireland.com
In-door Car-boot sales in the church hall, Saturdays 18th and 25th February in aid of the team visit to Kenya in June 2012, 10.30am-12.30pm, all welcome.
Diocesan Lent Course The Bishop of Connor, the Rt Rev Alan Abernethy, will deliver three Lent seminars on topic of ‘Gospel and Culture Today.’ Bishop Alan’s first Lent seminar will be in St Peter’s Parish Church, Belfast, on February 28, followed by Bushmills Parish Centre on March 8 and All Saints’ Parish Church, Antrim on March 26. All seminars get underway at 7.30pm, and places should be booked by contacting the Bishop’s Secretary Mrs Rosemary Patterson on 028 9082 8870 or rpatterson@diocoff-belfast.org.
Church Lad’s Brigade 50th Anniversary Dinner, Friday 2nd March at 7.30pm in Lisburn Masonic Hall, tickets are £20 available from David Gamble.
A world of Difference Aled Jones and the Belfast Community Gospel Choir on Thursday 3rd May at The Water Front Hall, Belfast, 7.45pm. Tickets £22.50p and £25 from the Box Office 90334455.
Easter Vestry List the Easter General Vestry List is now open for revision and forms are with the Church Wardens.
Community Lunches resumes on Wednesday 11th January.
‘Mums and Tots’ Tuesdays at 9.30am, all welcome

Fellowship in St Paul’s
Prayer meeting – Wednesdays at 7pm
Bible-study – Meets again on 14th February at 8pm and we will be using the rector’s book ‘Love and Joy and Peace’ as the basis our winter Bible Study......

Holy Communion – each Wednesday at 10am in Church

Prepare for Prayer – St Paul’s Programme for Lent
Ash Wednesday 22nd February – Services at 10am and 7.30pm (no prayer at 7pm)
Wednesdays in Lent.... 29th February – 28th March
7.30am – Prayer and Breakfast
10am – Holy Communion (in Church with Tea/coffee)
7pm – Prayer Time
Prayer themes
22nd February – Repentance
29th February – Mission at home
7th March – CREED Ireland
14th March – Our Stewardship
21st March – Mission abroad
28th March – Our Leaders
Will you be there supporting your church and community in prayer?




Intercessions
Please pray for our church family as we look forward to 2012 that we may do so in faith, supporting and respecting each other as part of the one family, praying also for the Canon and his staff team
Please pray for our work and partnership with CREED Ireland
Please pray for the World for peace in the world and a resolution of the economic crisis in the Euro Zone of Europe, remembering also the situation in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Please pray for our Kenya Team 2012, travelling to Kenya next June, The Canon and Heather, Chris and Rosemary Orr, Stanley and Oriel Gamble, Jackie and Pauline Teeney, George Irwin, Richard Loughins, Steven Boucher, Cheryl Walker, Natalie Wilcox, Stephen and Jennifer McWhirter.
Please also pray for the new Bishop of Kajiado Bishop Gaddiel and his family, the clergy and people
Please pray for Kylie and Bhim in their life and ministry as they work with local Churches and communities




 

‘The Kingdom of Heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his field. Though it is the smallest of all your seeds, yet when it grows, it is the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and perch in its branches.’ Matthew 13:31/32

 

Prepare for Prayer

For Lent and Holy Week we are working on a programme of Prayer for our Church, it Organisations, CREED and Missions. We will be basing this on what we already do on a Wednesday (10am Holy Communion and Prayer meeting) and our programme of services and breakfasts during Holy Week, but it will be different. We are anticipating that all parishioners will be able to support a number of these events from Ash Wednesday onwards, please plan to be in church on Ash Wednesday at 7.30pm

 

Notices

CREED The Select Vestry has agreed to work with a Church of Ireland group called CREED which stands for - Community Regenerated Enabled Enriched Developed. This will involve looking at what we stand for as a parish in a Mission Statement and motto, a community audit and a Stewardship programme called Pro-vision. They have a web-site which folk can access on-line, www.creedireland.com

Diocesan Lent Course The Bishop of Connor, the Rt Rev Alan Abernethy, will deliver three Lent seminars on topic of ‘Gospel and Culture Today.’ Bishop Alan’s first Lent seminar will be in St Peter’s Parish Church, Belfast, on February 28, followed by Bushmills Parish Centre on March 8 and All Saints’ Parish Church, Antrim on March 26. All seminars get underway at 7.30pm, and places should be booked by contacting the Bishop’s Secretary Mrs Rosemary Patterson on 028 9082 8870 or rpatterson@diocoff-belfast.org.

Easter Vestry List the Easter General Vestry List is now open for revision and forms are with the Church Wardens.

Community Lunches resumes on Wednesday 11^th January.

Flower List  The Flower list is in the Church vestibule and names are particularly required for the early part of the year 2012.

 ‘Love and Joy and Peace...’ This is a book written by the Rector about the fruit of the spirit encouraging people everywhere to think more deeply about their own walk and relationship with God. The book is available for £7.50p after Church today in the church.

‘Mums and Tots’ Tuesdays at 9.30am, all welcome

Select Vestry Tuesday at 7.30pm.

 

Fellowship in St Paul’s

Prayer meeting – Wednesdays at 7pm

Bible-study – Meets again on 14^th February and we will be using the rector’s book ‘Love and Joy and Peace’ as the basis our winter Bible Study......

 

Holy Communion – each Wednesday at 10am in Church

 

 

 

 

 

 

Intercessions

Please pray for our church family as we look forward to 2012 that we may do so in faith, supporting and respecting each other as part of the one family, praying also for the Canon and his staff team

Please pray for the World for peace in the world and a resolution of the economic crisis in the Euro Zone of Europe, remembering also the situation in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Please pray for our Kenya Team 2012, travelling to Kenya next June, The Canon and Heather, Chris and Rosemary Orr, Stanley and Oriel Gamble, Jackie and Pauline Teeney, George Irwin, Richard Loughins, Steven Boucher, Cheryl Walker, Natalie Wilcox, Stephen and Jennifer McWhirter.  

Please pray for Kylie and Bhim in their life and ministry.