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Dear Friends,

Each year, you as Parishioners, have the responsibility and opportunity to elect eligible described as 'The three F's" - Finance, Fabric and Furnishings persons to serve on The Select Vestry of our Parish, whose responsibilities are often In addition to this over the last number of years has been the responsibility of Safeguarding Trust - to ensure that all those who work with children or vulnerable adults in our parish have been trained and gone through AccessNI police checks.

At our most recent Annual Easter Vestry the following were elected to serve on our Select Vestry for the coming year:

Mr David Montgomery - Rector’s Church Warden
Mr Thomas Neill - People’s Church Warden
Mr Jim King - Rector’s Glebe Warden
Mr Jim Cairns - Rector’s Supplemental Glebe Warden
Mr Alan Cairns - People’s Glebe Warden
Mr Robert Jennett - People’s Supplemental Glebe Warden
Mrs Wendy Walsh - Hon. Treasurer
Mrs July Magowan - Hon. Secretary

Mrs Valerie Milne, Miss Helen Milligan, Mrs Yvonne Neill, Mrs Pauline Martin, Mr David Shortt, Mr Will Liddle, Mr Robert Harrison, Mr Jamie Uprichard.

As we seek God's guidance for us as a Parish in the coming months and years, and as we reflect on God's blessings and provisions to us, we have much to be thankful for. In our busy parish, with your support, we:

  • Enjoy worshipping God at each of our Services on a Sunday, the 9.30am more reflective Holy Communion, and our 11am more varied with different services during the month, as well as other Special Services from time to time in the evenings.
  • We endeavour to teach and inspire children in our Sunday School, not only helping them to know about God, but to know God personally.
  • We encourage new parents to bring their babies and toddlers to church and provide 'Church Mice' as required during our services.
  • We have a very dedicated and growing Parish 'WhatsApp' Prayer Group of those who pray for our Parish, as well as those who are sick or bereaved.
  • We welcome and support young families through our Parent and Toddler Group - 'Bumblebees' who meet each Tuesday morning.
  • We have a small but enthusiastic group of Rainbows and Brownies from the parish and surrounding area who meet on a Monday evening, and we plan to develop our work with children and young people in the year ahead.
  • Our 'Young at Heart' have a Monthly Soup Lunch, to which all in the wider community are welcome.
  • Our 'Knit and Natter' Craft Group, is a growing group of ladies (but men would be welcome too!), who meet each week and work on special projects from time to time, as well as knitting and crocheting for our Baby Basics Outreach Project. • We keep active in both our Bowling Club and Badminton Club (all ages)
  • In our Outreach we support the local Foodbank and other charities, as well as our Annual Missionary Allocations to: CMS Ireland, SAMS (South America Mission Society), Bible Society, Leprosy Mission, Bishops Appeal (for world disasters and development), Water Drops and Church Army.
  • We also run the Baby Basics Project with a team of dedicated leaders and helpers who work through Health Professionals, to provide the necessities required for a baby, when a mum as has found herself in difficult circumstances when their baby is due or just been born.
  • Plus, much, much more.....

Over the coming months we will be reviewing our Children's and Youth Ministry and there will be opportunities for those who have a heart to reach young people for God, and have a willingness to help, to be involved. If you are interested, please do get in touch with us. More information to come.

In the past we have kept parishioners up to date with all that is happening, for example. our New Organ (F- Furnishings), cleaning of the walls and roof outside our hall and other ongoing maintenance around the hall and church (F - Fabric), and it is important also that we keep you up to date as to how our F - Finances are also allocated and spent.

Please see this note from our Honorary Treasurer.

Give of yourself

Your time, your talents, your gifts and your prayers are invaluable to our parish. Without these we would be unable to make a difference in the lives of so many people. Please consider getting involved or volunteering in any of our ministries, and please continue to pray for God's direction and leadership.

Your Friend and Rector,
Elizabeth

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