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Carnmoney Parish Church The Church of the Holy Evangelists Carnmoney Review Vicar: Rev. Mercia Malcolm M.A., Dip. R.S., M.Phil. 20 Glebe Road, Newtownabbey. Tel: (028) 9083 6337 Website: www.carnmoney.connor.anglican.org March 2014 Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, left the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness, where for forty days he was tempted by the devil... (Luke 4:1, 2)

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In this month s issue... From the Curate s Desk........... p4 Parish Register.................. p5 Lent and Holy Week.............. p5 Diary for March................. p6 Reading & Readers............... p7 Vicar Rev. Mercia Malcolm 9083 6337 Lay Reader Valerie Murray 9083 5761 Vicar s Warden Brian Adrain 9084 4433 Hon. Secretary Janet Crilly 9083 6166 Vicar s Glebewarden Maurice Atkinson 9084 4093 FWO Secretary Roy Williams, 5a Dorchester Gardens, N Abbey BT36 5JJ. 9084 1752 Gift Aid Secretary David Gibson 9086 2237 CMS Globes John Beck 9084 7026 Magazine Distributor Georgie Gibb 9083 6967 Parish Website Rev. Carol Harvey 9335 1654 carolrharvey@hotmail.com Youth Co-ordinator Gordon Harper 9083 8063 Who s Who CoI Men s Society................. p8 Bishops s Lenten Talks............. p8 Church Events for 2014........... p9 Mothering Sunday................ p10 F.W.O. contributions 2014.......... p11 Curate Rev. Carol Harvey 9335 1654 Sexton Harry Hamilton 9083 5848 Organist David Rutherford 9028 7515 People s Warden Billy McFarland 9443 2681 Hon. Treasurer Joyce Lardie 9084 9584 People s Glebewarden Robert Campbell 9084 3505 Church Restoration Fund Barbara Talbot 9058 7830 Sunday School Superintendent Danielle McCullagh 07964 882269 Bible Reading Secretary Georgie Siberry 9083 7015 Church of Ireland Gazette Billy Gifford 9080 1268 Carnmoney Review Harry Beckinsale 9336 6788 - hbeckinsale@hotmail.com Weekly Notice Sheet Joan Bradbury 9083 6035 joanmarybradbury@yahoo.co.uk Mon. 7.30pm Indoor Bowling Club John Fenton Tel: 9083 5409 2nd Tue. 8.00pm C.o.I. Men s Society Trevor Gibb Tel: 9083 6967 4th Tue. 7.30pm Mothers Union Joan Killen Tel: 9084 3206 Wed. 7.30pm Sept-Easter Dancing Class Anna Brandon Tel: 9084 9270 What s On Wed. 8.00pm Choir Practice Maurice Carson Tel: 9334 2342 Thu. 7.00pm Church Girls Brigade Amanda Kenny Tel: 9083 0524 3rd Thu. 8.00pm Healing Service Pat Archbold Tel: 9443 3618 Fri. 6.30pm Church Lads Brigade Dana Henderson Tel: 9083 0420 Church Hall Telephone 028 9080 0770 3

Dear Parishioners, Isaiah 26:3 - You will keep in perfect peace him whose mind is steadfast, because he trusts in you. Here we are in March already only nine months until we can put up our Christmas Trees again! Nine months, plenty of time the time of a confinement. I mention this NO, not because I am pregnant, but because the Church should be pregnant! We should take this time of lent to conceive new growth which would come to term by next Christmas when we celebrate the birth of the infant King. As in any conception, what is needed is love and passion; a passion to see our church grow; a passion to create a living, breathing presence on the Church Road; a passion to leave something behind us when we pass off this mortal coil. Sadly our attitude is very often, well if the church survives my lifetime then that s all I care about. It s a good job the disciples didn t feel this way or there would be no church at all today! But where do we get this energy, this incentive? Mercia and myself have our hands full just keeping things ticking over and this in itself is no mean feat in this day of all too many church closures. We have a strong identity as Carnmoney Parish Church and we are proud to belong here but we need to have a strong identity in the founder of the Church, Jesus Christ our Lord, for it is in Him and through Him and the Holy Spirit that we will find not only our peace, but also our passion. We have lots of activities going on in our church hall and volunteers for those activities. Sadly our Sunday School has diminished and I don t think it s good enough to say that the demographic of the area has changed, or that life in this century is different! Look at the number of baptisms we do, sixty since I joined the parish nearly eight years ago! Where are those children mums and dads, if you are reading this, where are you? If you want to see your children married here, your grandchildren christened here, you are going to have to help with the building blocks for the future of your church. The future of the church is not all about money it is about bodies. At this time when we think about the literal body of Christ and what He accomplished for each one of us, it is time to think about the corporate body of the Church. Perhaps as a younger generation to the majority in the church, you feel that it s not lively enough for you or your children well come and make it lively. There is such room for growth here, practical, physical growth, and a deep well of experience to draw on. There is an overflowing spiritual resource waiting for you, to refresh you, to fill the void which the chaos of life creates. So come and join us, come and feel the comfort and support of the body of Christ. Come and join the celebration for all the God given blessings of being alive. Come and share in the building up of the body of Christ in this place. To all of you reading this, whatever stage in life s journey, may God bless you and keep you, make His face to shine upon you and give you His peace. With love in Christ, 4 Carol Easter Vestry Advance Notice The Select Vestry have agreed the date of the Easter Vestry as Tuesday, 1st April from 7.30pm. I know it is April Fools Day (no comment!) but using the normal Vestry night for this seemed the best of several options. Further details will be in the April magazine but please keep the date free.

In Memoriam Christopher (Chris) Kyle - Chris Kyle passed away peacefully in early February after bravely enduring an illness which had been with him for some time. Chris and Hilda Kyle came to this parish over 40 years ago when they first lived in Elmfield. Chris worked alongside the late Alec Earley with whom he shared lifts to work. He was a quiet man who was loved by his wife, Hilda and his children Kristine and Michael. He was close to all in the family and was so proud of his grandchildren Matthew, Reuben and Megan. He was also fortunate in having a close relationship with his son-in-law and daughter-in-law, Alan and Anne who in turn had a high regard for him. We extend our sincere love and prayers to all in the family at this sad time of loss. Lent and Holy Week Ash Wednesday - 5th March 7pm in church. Service of Holy Communion for the beginning of Lent. Parish Lent course - Our Lent course, Exploring God s mercy will run on Thursday evenings in the Memorial Room from 6th March until 3rd April, apart from Thursday 20th March to allow for the monthly Healing Service. The course explores five images of salvation from Psalm 107, linking these images with the life and ministry of Jesus. The sessions will run from 7.30pm 9.00pm and will include opportunities for worship, discussion and fellowship. Happy Birthday The themes for each week are as follows: Thursday 6th March - Session 1. Lost and found Thursday 13th March - Session 2. In prison and set free Thursday 27th March - Session 3. Sick and made well Thursday 3rd April - Session 4. Storm tossed and comforted Thursday 10th April - Session 5. Living the fruitful life Holy Week - Monday 14th to Friday 18th April Rev. Don Gamble will be our guest preacher for Tuesday and Friday in Holy Week and throughout the week we will be exploring the theme of Meeting Jesus. Our services in church each evening will begin at 7.30pm and as usual the service on Maundy Thursday will be Holy Communion. The themes for the week will be as follows: Monday - Meeting Jesus on the road. Tuesday - 10th February (The blind man.) Meeting Jesus at the well. (The Samaritan woman.) Wednes. - Meeting Jesus from a tree top. (Zacchaeus.) Thursday - Meeting Jesus in bread and wine. (Holy communion.) Friday - Meeting Jesus at the cross. Further details will be in the April magazine. Parish Register Christian Burial I am the Resurrection and the Life says the Lord Christopher Kyle, Derry Road. Taken by the Rev. Nigel Baylor at Fleming and Cuthbert funeral home, Ballyclare Happy belated birthday to a much loved and long life member of our Parish, Mrs Stella McMillan. Stella celebrated her 97th birthday on 24th January 2014. Congratulations Stella, from your Carnmoney Parish family. 5

Diary for March Sunday 2nd March Sunday Before Lent 9.30am Holy Communion 11.00am Parish Communion and Sunday School 6.30pm Evening Prayer Tuesday 4th March 7.30pm Bushmills Parish Centre. Bishop s Lenten talk. Discipleship 7.45pm Select Vestry Wednesday 5th March 12noon Noon-time prayers in church 7.00pm Ash Wednesday Holy Communion in church Thursday 6th March 7.30-9.30pm Lent Course - Exploring God s mercy. Session 1. Lost and found. Memorial Room Friday 7th March 10.30am & 8.00pm Women s World Day of Prayer Services at Glengormley Methodist Church 10.30am and and St MacNissi s church, Christine Road, 8pm. Speaker at the evening service, Michele Marken, OBE Sunday 9th March 1st Sunday in Lent 9.30am Holy Communion (One) 11.00am Morning Prayer and Sunday School 6.30pm Evening Prayer Monday 10th March 7.30pm Jordanstown Parish Centre. Bishop s Lenten talk. Discipleship. Tuesday 11th March 8.00pm Church of Ireland Men s Society Speaker: Rev. Andrew Thompson. Ulster Rugby Chaplain Thursday 13th March 7.30-9.30pm Lent Course. Exploring God s mercy. Session 2. In prison and set free. Memorial Room. Sunday 16th March 2nd Sunday in Lent 9.30am Holy Communion 11.00am Family Service 6.30pm Holy Communion Tuesday 18th March 7.30pm Christ Church, Lisburn. Bishop s Lenten talk. Discipleship Thursday 20th March 8.00pm Healing Service Sunday 23rd March 3rd Sunday in Lent 9.30am Holy Communion 11.00am Morning Prayer and Sunday School 6.30pm Evening Prayer Tuesday 25th March 7.30pm Mothers Union. Memorial Room Speakers: Allison and William Abernethy, butter makers 7.30pm Bushmills Parish Centre. Bishop s Lenten talk. Ministry Thursday 27th March 7.30-9.30pm Lent Course. Exploring God s mercy. Session 3. Sick and made well. Memorial Room Saturday 29th March 7.45pm Barn Dance and supper in the Church Hall Sunday 30th March 4th Sunday in Lent - Mother s Day 9.30am Holy Communion 11.00am Morning Prayer and Sunday School 6.30pm Songs of Praise Tuesday 1st April 7.30pm Easter Vestry 7.30pm Jordanstown Parish Centre. Bishop s Lenten talk. Ministry Thursday 3rd April 7.30-9.30pm Lent Course. Exploring God s mercy. Session 4. Storm tossed and comforted. Memorial Room Sunday 6th April 5th Sunday in Lent 9.30am Holy Communion 11.00am Parish Communion and Sunday School 6.30pm Evening Prayer 6

Readings Date Morning Evening 2nd March 2 Peter 1:16-21 2 Kings 2:1-12 Matthew 17:1-9 Matthew 17:9-23 9th March Genesis 2:15-17, 3:1-7 Deuteronomy 6:4-9,16-25 Romans 5:12-19 Luke 15:1-10 16th March Family Service Numbers 21:4-9 Luke 14:12-33 23rd March Exodus 17:1-7 Joshua 1:1-9 Romans 5:1-11 Ephesians 6:10-20 30th March Exodus 2:1-10 1 Samuel 16:1-13 John 19:25-27 Ephesians 5:8-14 6th April Romans 8:6-11 Lamentations 3:19-33 John 11:1-45 Matthew 20:17-34 Readers Date Morning Evening 2nd March Mrs S. Harper Mr J. Fenton 9th March Mr B. Shepherd Mr V. Mc Adam 16th March Family Service Mr J. Steen 23rd March Mr N. Arnott Mrs B. Macklin 30th March Mrs J. Lardie Mrs R. Reilly 6th April Mr B. Adrain Mr M. Carson * If you are unable to carry out your reading please contact either of the Churchwardens. Bank Bags for March Mrs Shirley Earley - Tel: 9084 2008 Flower Rota 2nd March................... Mrs E. Roberts 9th March................ The Williams family 16th March............................... 23rd March................... Mrs J. Bradbury 30th March... Mrs J. Killen & Mr & Mrs M. Atkinson Flower arranger - Mrs D Lee - Tel. 9083 6988 Elevenses * Caroline Beasant, Mabel Coutney, Janet Crilly, Margaret Nelson. * Responsible for shopping and organising. Georgie Gibb - Tel: 028 9083 6967 7

F.W.O. Counters 2nd March................. Mrs M. Robinson 9th March.................... Mr R. Cambell 16th March..................... Mr J. Fenton 23rd March.................... Mr T. Prenter 30th March............... Mr & Mrs B. White Restoration Counters 2nd March................... Mrs E. Carlisle 9th March...................... Mr J. Walker 16th March............ Mr & Mrs J. Terrington 23rd March.................. Mr M. Atkinson 30th March................. Mrs L. Hamilton Church of Ireland Men s Society I don t think there was any doubt that the Men s Society Annual Dinner was a great success again this year. The Templeton did us proud by producing an excellent meal and, with the lively chat around the tables, how could it have been anything else? Our thanks go to all those who organised it and especially to all those friends and family who joined us to make it such a great evening. Our meeting at 8,00pm on Tuesday 11th March will be a very special one for anyone interested in sport, especially rugby. We are very fortunate to have as our speaker the Rev. Andrew Thompson, who is Chaplain to the Ulster rugby team. This is a unique opportunity to get an insight into what has made the team so successful and what Andrew s position as Chaplain entails. We know that a number of members of our congregation are very keen to join us for this talk and therefore we extend a welcome to friends and family who may want to attend. Trevor Gibb, Hon Secretary CMS Ireland - Advance Notice Visit of New Mission Partners Our new CMS Ireland Mission Partners, Rory and Denise Wilson and their little boy Gideon are home for a few months this spring and we have arranged for them to be with us on Palm Sunday, 13th April. Rory is the Medical Director of Kiwoko Hospital in Uganda and Denise is a trained paediatric nurse and is involved in teaching student nurses at the training school attached to the hospital. Because the 11am service on Easter Day is normally Holy Communion, this year Palm Sunday will be our Family Service, followed by our usual bread and soup lunch in aid of the CMS Ireland Lent project. This is a great opportunity for us to meet the Wilsons informally as well as having their participation in our Family Service. Please come along to meet them if possible. Bishop s Lenten Talks 2014 The Bishop of Connor s Lenten Talks this year will be on the themes Discipleship and Ministry. A talk on Discipleship will be held at the following three venues on these dates: Tuesday 4th March - Bushmills Parish Centre. Monday 10th March - Jordanstown Parish Centre. Tuesday 18th March - Christ Church, Lisburn. A talk on Ministry will be held at the following three venues on these dates: Tuesday 25th March - Bushmills Parish Centre. Tuesday 1st April - Jordanstown Parish Centre. Monday 7th April - Christ Church, Lisburn. Each evening will begin at 7.30pm and places can be booked through the Bishop of Connor s Secretary, Mrs Rosemary Patterson on 9082 8870. Prayers at Noon The next of our monthly prayer times will be at midday on Wednesday 5th March. Please join us if you can for this short time of prayer for our parish life. 8

Church Events for 2014 The FUNDRAISING GROUP has planned events to take place periodically throughout 2014. Tickets for all events listed below can be purchased from members of the Fundraising Group and Select Vestry. 29th MARCH (Saturday) BARN DANCE and SUPPER (caller Doreen Archer). Tickets are now on sale priced 7 adults & 4 children. 21st JUNE (Saturday) BBQ/BEETLE DRIVE/AUCTION. Tickets will cost 10 adult & 5 children. The auction will consist of VOUCHERS, ART and PROMISES. If anyone would like to make a donation (no furniture thank you) for the auction please contact Joan on 028 9084 3206. 16th SEPTEMBER (Tuesday) AN EVENING of FLOWERS by George Madden. Tickets, inclusive of supper, will cost 8 pp. As part of this event a FIRESIDE QUIZ will be on sale over the summer months. The quiz, costing 1 per sheet, will be available from Anna Brandon, Marion Magowan, Gayle Hanna, and Joan Killen. NOVEMBER (Saturday) A CONCERT is planned to take place early in November. We await date confirmation from participating artists. Further information will be published in the April magazine. CHRISTMAS FIRESIDE QUIZ will be on sale during November/December 29th NOVEMBER (Saturday Afternoon) To round off the year we plan to hold a CHRISTMAS TEA PARTY. This will be a non fundraising event to which the congregation will be cordially invited! By publishing the event details in advance we hope you will plan ahead to include all or some dates in your 2014 social calendar! All money raised will go directly to church funds. Volunteers Have a Longer, Happier Life Volunteering may be as helpful to you as it is to the people you help: a recent study has found that it may well improve your health and make you happier. People who volunteer report having lower levels of depression and higher levels of well-being than average, while some research even suggests that it promotes a longer and healthier life. A review of forty papers on the subject by researchers at the University of Exeter, has found that volunteers were a fifth less likely to die within the next four to seven years than average. They have lower depression and higher levels of well-being and life satisfaction. Volunteers often say they want to give something back to their community, but experts say they struggle to explain the benefits that volunteers apparently receive. An estimated 22.5% of people in Europe devote part of their spare time to volunteering, compared with 27% in America and 36% in Australia. As St Paul wrote to the Galatians, So then, as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone, and especially to those who are of the household of faith. (Gal. 6:10) Bowling Club AGM The Parish Bowling Club AGM will be help in the Memorial Room on Monday 10th March at 7.30pm. Please come along and show your support. Pray for the Following Families in March 2nd March - Brown (Braemar C), Connolly, Craig, Crawford, Creighton, Crilly, Cummins (Carnvue A), Davidson, Davis, Dawson, Dennison, Dixon (Meadowlands), Dodds. 9th March - Cummins (G Island), Dixon (Rose P), Donald, Donaldson, Donley, Dougherty (Queens P), Douglas (Merville), Dudgeon, Dunlop, Earley. 16th March - Dougherty (Coolehill P), Douglas (Liscoole P), Eccles, Elliott, Esler, Fenton, Ferguson, Finlay, Finnegan, Fitzgerald, Fitzsimmons. 23rd March - Ford, Forsythe, Galbraith (Queens G), Gallagher, Gamble (Ashbourne), Gault (Dalewood), Gibb, Gibson, Gifford (Wynnland P), Gilmour. 30th March - Galbraith (Queens A), Gamble (Sharonmore G), Gault (Antrim R), Gifford (Carwood A), Gillespie (Plantation A), Gonzalez-Fernandez. 9

Mothering Sunday 4th Sunday in Lent There is an old Jewish saying: God could not be everywhere, and therefore He made mothers. Mother Church, Mother Earth, Mother of the Gods - our human mothers - all of them have been part of the celebration of Mothering Sunday - as the fourth Sunday in Lent is affectionately known. It has been celebrated in the UK since at least the 16th century. In Roman times, great festivals were held every Spring to honour Cybele, Mother of all the Gods. Other pagan festivals in honour of Mother Earth were also celebrated. With the arrival of Christianity, the festival became one honouring Mother Church. During the Middle Ages, young people apprenticed to craftsmen or working as live-in servants were allowed only one holiday a year on which to visit their families - which is how Mothering Sunday got its name. This special day became a day of family rejoicing, and the Lenten fast was broken. In some places the day was called Simnel Day, because of the sweet cakes called simnel cakes traditionally eaten on that day. In recent years the holiday has changed and in many ways now resembles the American Mothers Day, with families going out to Sunday lunch and generally making a fuss of their mother on the day. All in the Month of March 175 years ago:- on 23rd March 1839 the first recorded use of the word 'OK' was found - in the 'Boston Morning Post', Massachusetts. 125 years ago:- on 31st March 1889 the Eiffel Tower in Paris was officially opened. 100 years ago:- on 14th March 1914 Bill Owen, British actor best known for his role as Compo in 'Last of the Summer Wine' was born. 80 years ago:- on 26th March 1934 driving tests were introduced in Britain (voluntary until June 1935) 70 years ago:- on 24th March 1944 the Great Escape took place. 76 Allied prisoners broke out of the Stalag Luft III prisoner-of-war camp near Sagan, Germany, after digging tunnels. 73 were recaptured and 50 executed. 30 years ago:- on 5th March 1984 (until March 1985) the miners strike took place. 6,000 coal miners in Yorkshire began a strike to protest against pit closures and job losses. It lasted until March 1985. 20 years ago:- on 12th March 1994 the first women priests in the Church of England were ordained in London. 10 years ago:- on 30th March 2004 Alistair Cooke, BBC broadcaster of 'Letter from America', died. Recycling for Restoration Fund Last month we raised 70 for clothes, 20 from scrap metal and 20 for books. Please continue to collect all clean clothing, shoes, hats, belts and handbags, all metal, including aluminium and steel food cans, broken and unwanted gold and silver jewellery (no matter how insignificant) all to raise much needed funds for the church. We can also recycle electrical items, including leads, cables and anything with wiring attached, such as phones. We would be very grateful if books, electrical items, cables etc. are not put in the same bags as clothes and cans. Clothing can be left at the church hall and all items, including scrap metal, at 7 Glebecoole Park (please call Maurice or Doreen on 9084 4093 to ensure someone is at home before delivering items, as bags left are liable to be taken by other collectors). So before you bin or kerbie, think recycle for the church - if in doubt ring us. 10 Maurice Atkinson

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