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March 2018 Magazine deadline 1pm Monday 19th February, 2018 by email to: [email protected]
The Parishes of Dungiven and Bovevagh are separately registered with the February 2018 Northern Ireland Charities Commission. Dungiven Church of Ireland NICC Reg. No. 104862 Parish Magazine Bovevagh (St Eugenius) Church of Ireland NICC Reg. No. 104871 Carol singing to the elderly and housebound of our parish in
Bovevagh (Sunday 17th December) Rector: Revd Mark Loney Thank you to Thomas The Rectory, 14 Main Street, Dungiven, and Lily Wallace for a County Londonderry BT47 4LB delightful tea Telephone Rectory: 028 777 41226 Mobile 07720 321283 afterwards! Parish Office (based at Bovevagh): 028 777 41394 (open Wednesdays during term time 10am-12 noon) E-mail: [email protected] Rector’s Day off is THURSDAY
Parish Readers Cecil Ross (Diocesan), Janette Morrow, Cathy Clyde, David Wilson
A full list of current members of both select vestries may be found on our church website www.dungivenbovevaghparishes.com
Dungiven Church Wardens Mervyn Scott and Derek Morrow 777 41361 Dungiven Glebe Wardens Alfie Canning 777 41896 and Russell Moore
Bovevagh Church Wardens David Steele 777 41533 and Billy Mullan 777 42094 Bovevagh Glebe Wardens Jonathan Wilson 777 40682 and David Wilson 777 41541
Dungiven Treasurer Sandra Smyth 777 42210 Bovevagh Treasurer Pamela Duddy 777 41284 Dungiven Secretary Alan Keys Bovevagh Secretary Jonathan Wilson 777 40682
Dungiven Organist Cecil Keys 777 41203 Bovevagh Organist Joan Robinson 777 41425
Dungiven Catering & Hospitality Jean Hill 777 64643, Vacant Also details of the Dungiven Meal Run Scheme can be obtained from the catering team Bovevagh Catering & Hospitality Daphne Quigley 777 41405, Athline Simpson 777 41871
Flower Rota Administrators Dungiven Elizabeth Canning 777 41952 Bovevagh Beverly Steele 777 64863
Dungiven Sunday School: 10am in the Parish Hall (first 15 minutes in church) Contact - Violet Morrow 777 42307
Bovevagh Sunday School: 10.30am in the Parish Centre Contact - Judith Mullan 07740983590
Dungiven Children’s Church: Sundays at 10am in the Parish Hall (first 15 minutes in church) Contact - Anita Hill 777 40179
Bovevagh Children’s Church: Sundays at 12noon in the Parish Centre (first 15 minutes in church) Contact – Pamela Hutton 07513806457
Puppets on a Mission – Contact - Jo Loney 07752 012217 / 028 777 41226 Email: [email protected] Bovevagh Girls ‘ Brigade: Mondays in Bovevagh Parish Centre from 6pm Contact - Angie Young 07843224771
Bovevagh Scout Troop: Wednesdays in Bovevagh Parish Centre from 6.15pm Contact - Pamela Duddy 777 41284
Dungiven and Bovevagh Mothers’ Union: 1st Tuesday of the month Contact - Hilda Dalzell (Branch Leader) Bovevagh Prayer Group: Sunday mornings in Bovevagh vestry at 10.45am Contact - Rosemary Robinson 777 41403 or David Steele 777 41533 Dungiven Bowling club pictured after their Dungiven Prayer Group: Sunday mornings in Dungiven Church at 9.15am Christmas bowls night Contact - Revd Mark 777 41226 Youth Focus for details see elsewhere in the magazine and church notices. Bovevagh Indoor Bowling Club: Tuesdays & Thursdays in the Parish Centre at 8pm Contact - Sammy Caldwell 07593357151 Dungiven Indoor Bowling Club: Mondays & Thursdays in the Parish Hall at 8pm Contact - Captain James Semple
Dungiven Sunday School Parish Bible Study (Wednesdays) Christmas trip to Jungle NI. Contact Revd Mark Loney 028 777 41226 Amazing! Ladies Rectory Fellowship Contact - Jo Loney 07752 012217 / 028 777 41226
Communications Magazine production, reprographics, general administration – Kaye Nesbitt Email: [email protected]
Joint Parish Website – Pamela Duddy Email: [email protected]
‘Dungiven Church of Ireland’ Facebook Administrator - Julie Keys
‘Bovevagh Church of Ireland’ Facebook Administrator - Carol Starrett
Revd Mark writes….
Contentment
Why this Psalm? Of all the brilliant pieces of scripture, what makes us, Christian or not, gravitate towards this one?
Why this Psalm? Why Psalm 23?
Maybe this psalm reels us in because of the picture of contentment it paints. The whole Psalm is about how The Lord provides for everything. The Lord makes sure that His sheep want for nothing, and the cup runs over. When you get down to it, the sheep in the Psalm don’t want for much, do they? Grass. Water. The right path. A meal. Goodness. Mercy. The cup runs over, but the cup doesn’t run over with making money, greed, fancy motors, status and objects of luxury. The cup runs over with everyday basics. The simple life. Psalm 23 is the very picture of contentment with Dungiven Sunday School Christmas Nativity. Super! life at its simplest. I suspect we all seek contentment. How many magazines, books, TV channels are inspired by the drive for simplicity? How many holiday and car adverts focus on the contentment that is promised? We crave the contented, simple life, but yet, so often it’s the thing that we work hardest against. We fill our lives with the strangest and busiest of things. How many people do we run into through the week who finish a brief conversation with, “Well, I ‘ll have to run on here and……”? How many times do you finish brief conversations with that? We fit in just one more thing. One more project. One more activity. Having a smartphone or even a mobile probably doesn’t help matters! My cup runs over….but, if we don’t keep tabs on life, we’ll find that our cups run over with the wrong things, when all we really want is contentment. We talk about our homes and sheds and attics being filled with junk, that we just need time to sort through. We talk about needing more hours in the day and more days in the week. When all we want is to stretch out by the still waters, with nothing but goodness and mercy All the days of my life. When we have that kind of contentment, even the shadow of death doesn’t rattle our cage. Even the presence of our enemies can’t wipe away our appetite. The kind of contentment that Psalm 23 offers though, can’t be won through reading a book or going on some course. It’s the kind of contentment we know from following our Shepherd. It would seem that shepherds in the middle east don’t drive their herds, they lead them. They don’t smack them in the hind quarters, they walk ahead of them, and the sheep know that the Shepherd is going to take them somewhere good. It’s trust. It’s worry-free. It’s the kind of contentment which makes us want to not just recite this Psalm, but drink it or gulp it down, so that we can rest in those waters, in the house of the Lord, and in the trust of our Shepherd, for ever. At least that’s how I see Psalm 23! A wee bit of homework – read Philippians 4 v 12 too!
Every blessing Revd Mark
Children from the Hospital Visiting If any church member children's church in or parishioner is in hospital, or expecting Bovevagh told the to be in hospital, please do ensure that the minister knows, so that he can visit Christmas story. to offer prayer and support if desired. Super!
Deuteronomy 31 v 7-8 says: “Be strong and brave… The LORD himself will go before you. He will be with you; he will not leave you or forget you. Don’t be afraid and don’t worry.”
st Wednesday 21 February 2018 Bovevagh Flower Rota. January 28th Cathy Clyde Early Birds @ the Rectory February 4th & 11th Rev Mark & Jo Loney 6am - 7.30am February 18th & 25th Dorothy Riley A Bible reading, a time of open prayer, Donations for flowers arranged by Beverly and Rosemary raised £175 for followed by a basic breakfast. the ‘Shoe Box Appeal’. This was a great idea and benefitted the project Even if you cannot make it to this monthly tremendously. meeting, you are very welcome to send us It will continue again in 2018 for all who are interested. your prayer requests through email on [email protected] or by calling Bovevagh Cleaning Rota. 028 777 41226 / mobile 07720 321283, no later than the Tuesday evening before. We would love to see you, pray and February Robert & Jill Riley. share fellowship, believing the Lord for changed hearts, healing and revival. Revd Mark, Jo, Reuben & Jem Dungiven Flower Rota February 4th & 11th Sandra Ross February 18th & 25th Lorna Poston March 4th & 11th Gladys Turner Our Parishes are committed to the Church of Ireland Safeguarding Trust policy which is constitutionally in place to safeguard and protect children and young people who are part of our ministry programmes, and to enhance the church’s overall ministry amongst them. The parish panel Dungiven Cleaning Rota to whom any concerns can be brought is made up of the Rector and Team Leader to organise time and date representatives of both parishes : February Ruth March Paula Revd Mark Loney (777 41226) April Jean David Wilson (777 41541) Kathleen Canning (777 41556) Dungiven Grounds Maintenance Team Sharon Canning (07762 015111) Team Leader to organise time and date Yvonne McGrotty (777 42051) February Victor Meenagh March Derek Morrow April Russell Moore
Wednesday mornings during term time (closed Wednesday There is always opportunity for new parents to join the rota. 14th February during half term) @ Bovevagh Parish Office If anyone on the rota is not able to make their date, please contact me and from 10am until 12 noon let me know by the Friday evening before, so that a replacement can be arranged. Please also note that Children’s Church is intended for children of Need to discuss a wedding or baptism? pre-school and primary school age. Thank you, Pamela 07513806457 Need to talk about a pastoral concern and receive prayer? Bovevagh Sunday School Need a reference for work etc? 10.30am until 11.15am in the hall. Need to discuss something else that All children from P1 upwards are very welcome!! concerns you? The door is open. Come on in! Dungiven Rotas Middle Class This is in addition to other times when I 28th Jan Paula Boyle am very happy to call with you at 4th February Gillian McDaid home as part of the routine rounds of 11th February Paula Boyle visiting. Revd Mark. 18th February Family Sunday 25th February Elizabeth Hill from the registers……. Junior SS class Anita Hill and Jenna Boyle Baptisms
Crèche Heath Ty Glen Moore, son of Richard and Tracy Moore of th 4th February Doreen Keys 7 Rosebrook, Burnfoot, was baptised on Sunday 14 January 11th February Maureen Keys during Morning Worship in Bovevagh Parish Church. 18th February Family Service Funerals 25th February Sandra Smyth Mr William Leslie Quigley of 4 Robertson Crescent, Limavady. If any crèche date does not suit you, could you please contact another leader and swap with them. Many thanks for your help. It is very much Leslie had struggled with many facets of ill health for over 30 appreciated. years, culminating in a final admission to Altnagelvin Hospital just before Christmas where he remained until his passing on Tuesday 16th January. Leslie’s funeral took place in Bovevagh th Parish Church on Thursday 18 January at 2pm followed by Interment in the adjoining graveyard. We extend our deepest FLOWER / CLEANING / MAINTENANCE ROTAS sympathies to Leslie’s wife Evelyn, two sons Graham and Trevor and the wider family circle. Select Vestry Meetings BOVEVAGH GIRLS’ BRIGADE
Tuesdays (8pm) as follows: The Explorers have been busy designing and th 13 March (Dungiven), decorating their t-shirts for the Explorer T-Shirt 20th March (Bovevagh) Competition based on ‘Under the Sea’. The Company Section have been making their own pom-pom mats for Revision of the registers of vestrypersons will take place their bedrooms and been in the kitchen making microwave cake in a mug. during all 4 Sundays in February Over the coming months we will be finishing off our scripture courses ready for the scripture exam and practicing for our display. Our Advance Notice - Easter Vestries 2018 display this year will be on Saturday 24th March 2018. th Bovevagh - Tuesday 10 April at 8pm, Angie and team th Dungiven - Wednesday 11 April at 8pm
On both occasions, there will be a time of prayer from 7.15pm Bovevagh Bowling Club (Bovevagh – creche room, Dungiven, minor hall). This is open to all who are attending the Easter vestry The club would like to thank the parishioners of both churches who and especially those who are proposing to stand for position. supported us in the purchase of our quiz sheets. The winners are as follows: 1st Mrs Rosemary Robinson, Ballyquin Rd 2nd Mrs Meta Robinson, Drumaduff Rd 3rd Mrs Joan Lees, Moneymore We also want to thank Mrs Rosemary Robinson who donated her prize Bible Marathon…next steps to the club. Practice are on Tuesday nights, new members are always welcome. Contact captain Sammy Caldwell 07593357151 I am looking at how we might widen the net to other churches in our areas who would like to come onboard with the Bible Marathon. I am looking for folk from our own two parishes to help organise this event. Please do not hesitate Bovevagh Children’s Church to come forward! Revd Mark Rota
4th February Jackie, Emma Halcrow, Melanine, Noleen. 11th February Carol, Sandra, Natalie Olivia. 18th February Family Service 25th February Irene, Angie, Jo, Emma McGraw EMMS INTERNATIONAL. £250. (The UK government matched this gift £ for £). OPEN DOORS. £250. MWB. £250. (Congratulations to Jos Downey recently appointed National Director). February to Mid March 2018 A new 6 part Sermon Series up to and including 11th March Belfast City Mission. £100. (with the exception of Family services) UCB. £80. The Cross, The Church, The World Our Daily Bread. £80. looking at 1 Corinthians chapters 1 and 2 Total £1,010. Sunday 28th January Epiphany 4 - ‘Thank you’ letters from the above Missionary Societies are available for Sermon Series part 1 So-called nonsense! viewing on the Missionary noticeboard in the lobby of Bovevagh Parish 10am Dungiven Morning Worship Centre. 11.30am Bovevagh Morning Worship
th For your Prayers… Sunday 4 February 2nd Sunday Before Lent - · Revd Mark, Jo, Reuben and Jem Sermon Series part 2 Pride banished · The housebound, lonely and bereaved. 10am Dungiven Holy Communion - For all facing long term illness 11.30am Bovevagh Holy Communion · For all the Parish Organisations as they keep reaching out 7pm Café Church in Bovevagh – details elsewhere · For all preparing for Marriage or Baptism th · For growth in faith and discipleship Sunday 11 February Sunday Before Lent - · For the Dungiven Meal Run Ministry Sermon Series part 3 Christ crucified · For our province and the lack of government 10am Dungiven Morning Worship (Puppets on a Mission appearance) · Good counsel for our global leaders 11.30am Bovevagh Morning Worship . The guidance of the Holy Spirit concerning The Ladies Bible CD th Lunch Fellowship Wednesday 14 February Ash Wednesday Prior to the Bible Study at 8pm there will be a short service (no sermon) in Bovevagh Church from 7.30pm-8pm to mark the beginning of Lent
Sunday 18th February Lent 1 Dungiven& Bovevagh Mothers’ Union 10am Dungiven Family Service
11.30am Bovevagh Family Service Mothers’ Union December was our Christmas meal out to Ritters Tea Rooms (Country Park). We had a th Sunday 25 February Lent 2 very good meal and great fun together. We did Sermon Series part 4 What the world cannot grasp Christmas Santa, so everyone gat a present. 10am Dungiven Morning Worship Our February meeting will be on Tuesday 6th 11.30am Bovevagh Morning Worship February, 2018 in Dungiven Parish Church at 8pm.
Sunday 4th March Lent 3 DUNGIVEN PRAYER GROUP Sermon Series part 5 Revealed by God’s Spirit The prayer group meets every Sunday morning from 9.15am- 10am Dungiven Holy Communion 9.40am in the church to pray for God’s anointing upon our 11.30am Bovevagh Holy Communion worship, that there might be a move of His Spirit. We also pray for those in need whom the Lord has placed on our hearts. We Sunday 11th March Lent 4 would love you to join us for prayer. We are reading through Sermon Series part 6 Spiritual man, Natural man the Book of Hosea at present. Please speak to the Rector for 10am Dungiven Morning Worship more information. Revd Mark 777 41226 11.30am Bovevagh Morning Worship BOVEVAGH PRAYER GROUP Plans for Holy Week and Easter will be outlined in the March Magazine, and in church announcements Bovevagh Prayer Group meets at 10.30 am each Sunday over the coming weeks. morning in the Vestry and concludes at 11.10am in time for the Church Service. For more information please contact Parish Bible Fellowship to Easter 2018 Rosemary Robinson.
CLOTHING COLLECTION.
The final clothing collection total was £425.50. Thanks again to everyone from both Churches who so generously contributed again this year. It was very much appreciated. As a result, we were able to donate £1,010 to the with God following Missionary Societies from monies generated from the clothing collection, individual donations, weekly collections and jam making. On the following Wednesdays 8pm – 9.15pm (see next page)
With Reckless Love Be encouraged, it's maybe ok then to have some lovely iced cup-cakes, 17th Matthew 22:35-40; Luke 15:13-14; Luke 7:36-48 poppers and party hats at the ready to munch and use when we face a January trial, a temptation or test. These things are in situ @ The Rectory and Dungiven thus far have helped … though sometimes abused! How can you do this to a scrummy cup cake, I ask! Jo Loney In the Spirit’s Power 31st Acts 1:4-8; and Selected Scriptures January Congratulations to Carolyn Scott who was Dungiven
presented with her Duke of Edinburgh Gold Award in London. She was presented with her With Radiant Joy 14th certificate by HRH the Duke of Wessex (Prince Psalm 16:11; Romans 14:17 Edward) at St. James's Palace, February Bovevagh London on 29th November 2017. Carolyn is a communicant member of By Obeying His Voice Bovevagh Parish Church. She is a final year 28th John 10:27 student, studying Environmental February Management, at Queen's University Belfast. Bovevagh Carolyn completed her Gold Award in 2014 at Limavady Grammar School under the Through Releasing Potential supervision of teacher Stephen Bogle. The highlight of her achieve- 7th Colossians 4:17; 2 Timothy 4:5 ment was the opportunity to volunteer with Exodus and travel to Ro- March mania to work with Romanian children and adults in a local village. The Dungiven parishioners of Bovevagh Parish Church, under the stewardship of Rev. David Macbeth, kindly sponsored Carolyn to make this trip and she re- In Answer to His Call 21st mains grateful to them for this opportunity. Isaiah 6:1-9 March Bovevagh The most challenging part of the Award for Carolyn was the gruelling four day/three night hike in the mountains of the Lake District when it rained almost non stop! That said, Carolyn recommends any young person to take the opportunity to complete the Bronze, Silver or Gold Award because in her own words "it brings out the best in any young There are no formal Lent services this year, other than the person!" Carolyn would like to thank everyone who helped her accom- short service on Ash Wednesday. Please consider being part plish her Duke of Edinburgh's Gold Award. of the Wednesday Bible Study programme outlined above.
th Holy Week begins on Sunday 25 March 2018 AT THIS TIME OF YEAR....!
It's easy to get low and be rather unmotivated especially now in the dark and cold days and nights!
In recent month thanks to a talk I heard a few months ago @ Green Pastures on James 1:2-3: Consider it pure joy...whenever you face trials of many kinds, because
th you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance, Sunday 4 February 2018 @ 7pm Perseverance must finish its work so that you maybe mature and com- Café Church (Bovevagh) all ages plete, not lacking anything' Welcome to Stacey Wright-Shiels (fashion guru!). Stacey will Pastor Hasson even told us that he kept party cakes and poppers and hats be sharing her Christian story and speaking on the theme: for whenever he faced a trial, test or temptation he would celebrate! I Clothed with Compassion. Stacey is the daughter of Pastor remember thinking if I did this I would kind of do it in a sarcastic way but Jeff Wright, Green Pastures ‘The People’s Church’, Ballymena. he went onto say that it pierces the darkness and gave an example of a miracle of healing when he did it; I have a bit more hope. Sunday 25th March 2018 @ 7pm (Palm Sunday) For the Believer these trials, temptations and tests are an inevitability; Café Church (Bovevagh) all ages James uses the word 'whenever' and they are there to test our metal. For ‘To set the prisoner free’ Jesus went to the cross to set us free when the sea billows roll, do we drown in or do we find in the raw reality from the wages of sin and the prospect of hell, to restore us Jesus as our sure rock? to the Father, to live in freedom, not bondage and captivity to the ways of the world. We welcome Woody Price from the In an age of instant gratification, not having to work for things or wait until summer to eat strawberries and the like we so often want the big Stauros Foundation. Woody will share testimonies about the harvest/land now. How many of us have ever prayed for the 30 fold? Foundation’s work with alcohol and drug addiction issues, Rather than the 100 fold from the start? Spiritual growth in my own limited and how Jesus really does set people free. John 8 verse 32 experience and understanding doesn't happen like this generally. ‘Then you will know the truth and the truth will set you free’ I find great comfort that so often God meets us if we incline/bend our ear and harken to Him as the priority voice we headed; that He really does Youth Focus. God’s Not Dead 2. Showing at the meet us in dark places Ex 20:21. It is in the desert places we will hear God Rectory on Saturday 10th March from 7.15pm-9.30pm speaking to us, tenderly. Hosea 2:14. Our rebellion and disobedience to (PG) God’s godly order may have got us into the valley but it is in the valley, when we look for Him, we can find the door of hope, where God is, we have to turn though. Hosea 3:15 Hosea 5:15.
Women's Bible CD Teaching Lunch Fellowship We welcome
The Women's group will be meeting as usual alternate Fridays Bishop Ken (Fanta) Clarke to (term time only) @The Rectory 11 am to 1 pm, finishing with a light lunch. our church community on In association with Ellel Ministries Restoring The Human Spirit. Palm Sunday 25th March 2018 9th February Understanding Damage to the Human Spirit (finishing off) Irene Murdock 23rd February How our Soul Relates to the Human Spirit Hilda O'Brien 2nd March Insecurity and the Faithfulness of God Jim Murdock
Micah 6:8 Group Please put the usual bit in and state that we aim to NOTE: THIS WILL BE A JOINT PARISHES meet again on 18th February 7:45pm to 8:45pm MORNING SERVICE HELD IN DUNGIVEN AT 11AM. Puppets on a Mission Next puppet practice/meet up will be No morning service in Bovevagh. Saturday 3rd Feb @Dungiven Church at 9.30am-10:15am in preparation for Dungiven 10 am Service on 11th February. Please arrive at 9 am for Bishop Fanta Clarke grew up in Holywood, Co. Down, where the practice. formative influences on his life were his local Parish Church, Scripture Union and a Bible Class Movement called Crusaders. He is married to Helen and they have four daughters, sons–in–laws and five SAVE THE DATE 3rd March, please see the flyers advertising Gospel grandchildren. Bishop Fanta’s gracious evangelical ministry has taken illusion and puppetry training. One way Uk Team will be planning to come him to parishes in Northern Ireland, in Chile with the South American all the way from Grimsby to deliver this training amongst us. Please pray Mission Society (SAMS), and in Crinken, Dublin. Before becoming Bishop for the right people who God wants there to be signed up for the event of Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh in 2001 he was Rector of St Patrick’s and please pray that if God wants it to happen it will and that we will have Coleraine for 15 years. He has led missions and preached at Conferences peace about it all! and Conventions in different parts of the world. He has spoken at New
Horizons and the Keswick Convention. Bishop Fanta is Patron of New ASHERS LATEST: The UK Supreme Court will now hear arguments on Wine Ireland and currently serves as Mission Director of the Ashers case from 30th April 2018 in Belfast. I plan to attend the SAMS UK and Ireland. hearings in court on Monday 30th April and Tuesday 1st May if anyone Why does he have the nickname FANTA you ask? would be Interested in going too, please let me know. Jo Loney Mob 07752012217 Why not come along and ask him!
Note: A planning meeting to bring together organisation and involvement from both churches will be announced very shortly.
The Rector and Select Vestry of Dungiven Parish Church
seek to employ a
Youth and Children Intern
18 hours per week for an initial period of 1 year. Start date by arrangement with the successful candidate If required, an option for accommodation can be offered. This may be discussed at interview or at preliminary enquiry stage. Summary Assisted by, and in collaboration with the Rector and select vestry, the role of the Youth and Children Intern will be to guide and develop the ministry of our Dungiven Church amongst those aged 4-16 across a variety of settings, both within and beyond the church. It is expected that he / she will bring clear innovation and initiative to this role, suggesting and developing new ideas and ways to disciple, befriend and support those in this age profile. Regular supervision will be offered by the Rector.
To become an active worshipping member of Dungiven Parish Church. To have an aptitude for leading or learning to lead and develop all age worship. To have musical ability would be highly Bovevagh Parish Centre from 10am - 4. 30pm. desirable, but such is not essential. One of only 8 venues in the whole of the UK in 2018!! To research, suggest and arrange training opportunities for We are privileged! those already involved admirably in our children and youth scene. To develop with parish support, your own ministry profile For more details of how to book contact Revd Mark, Jo or any and training. To make Diocesan and cross-denominational links. member of the Puppets on a Mission Team. Dungiven To help express and represent the needs and views of our young people to the vestry, and wider church. As intern you parish will be welcome to attend, with prior permission, any part of & church a vestry meeting for the purpose of advocating for children and youth. History To work dynamically with and alongside children and young 1608-2017 people in developing an appetising, relevant, user friendly, yet strongly Bible based programme with opportunity for fun Copies of the Church and social interaction. History by Alan Keys are still Dungiven Parish is committed to encouraging and supporting available at a cost of £10 each. the intern in their own personal development and
progression. Do you ever find yourself in your Formal Youth Ministry training, whilst desirable, is not pew, or even on your sofa, with the essential for this post. It is more important that you can be question…I wonder how I could get yourself, and model and shape in others a desire to live for more involved in the work of my and love Christ. church here? I have a gift, trade or For a full role specification, details of remuneration or just to skill of ????? What can God do with chat further, please contact Revd Mark Loney 028 777 41226, that?? email: [email protected] Application is by C.V. of no more than 2 pages, which should If that’s your question, don’t keep be presented with a covering letter detailing why the sitting. God can do something! applicant is drawn to this post and the relevant skills they Come and see me or lift the phone. offer. Closing date : Friday 23rd March 2018. Interview time/ date Together we’ll see what God can do with what you are by mutual arrangement. prepared to give Him. Remember the five loaves and Clearly the context and expectations of this post mean that to be a committed Christian is a genuine occupational requirement. two fish…look where that ended up! Revd Mark 028 777 41226 Over fifty seniors, chefs, helpers and so forth from both parishes descended on Bovevagh Parish Centre for Christmas Lunch on Tuesday 12th December 2017. Revd Mark celebrated communion before lunch was served, and after the sumptuous feast we were blessed to hear Ann Canning sing some of the pieces from her recently launched Gospel CD. Thank you so much to all who took part, prepared a wonderful dinner, set up the centre with beautiful décor and attention to detail, and all who confronted the mammoth task of clearing Bovevagh Parish Centre away and washing up! It was a great atmosphere and all who came were so very appreciative.
Thank you, thank you! to our choirs, musicians, Sunday Schools, Children’s Church, catering teams, church decorating teams, readers, the carols singers (!) who went to the housebound and nursing homes, and many more super folk, who made our Christmas Celebrations such a great and enriching experience. Your total dedication is so encouraging and appreciated, more than words can say. By the way, all the gifts donated on Gift Sunday in December were distributed either through the carol singing or my own home visiting. They were really well received. Thank you to all our generous donors ! Revd Mark