December 2016 in This Month’S Issue
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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 Registered with the Charity Commission for Northern - NIC102377 December 2016 In this month’s issue..... From the Curate’s Desk ....................... p4 Evening Services in December ........... p8 Parish Register ..................................... p5 Toy Service ........................................... p8 Safeguarding Trust .............................. p5 CoI Men’s Society ................................ p9 Diary for December ............................. p6 CMS Blue Globes ................................. p9 Readings & Readers ............................. p7 Church Lads’ & Girls’ Brigade ............ p10 Worship and Reflection for Advent ..... p8 The Whitehouse Story....................... p11 Who’s Who Vicar Curate Rev. Mercia Malcolm 9083 6337 Rev. Carol Harvey 9335 1654 Lay Reader Sexton Valerie Murray 9083 5761 Harry Hamilton 9083 5848 Vicar’s Warden Organist Brian Adrain 9084 4433 David Rutherford 9028 7515 Hon. Secretary People’s Warden Janet Crilly 9083 6166 John Beck 9084 7026 Vicar’s Glebewarden Hon. Treasurer Maurice Atkinson 9084 4093 Joyce Lardie 9084 9584 Church Envelopes People’s Glebewarden Roy Williams, 5a Dorchester Gardens, Robert Campbell 9084 3505 N’Abbey BT36 5JJ. 9084 1752 Church Restoration Fund Gift Aid Secretary Barbara Talbot 9058 7830 David Gibson 9086 2237 Faith Factory CMS Globes Linda McCullagh 07503 298562 John Beck 9084 7026 Carolyn Beasant 07857 329999 Magazine Distributor Jayne Gray 07787 290894 Georgie Gibb 9083 6967 Bible Reading Secretary Parish Website Georgie Siberry 9083 7015 Elaine Munn 07477 574247 Church of Ireland Gazette [email protected] - Weekly Notice Sheet Carnmoney Review Joan Bradbury 9083 6035 Harry Beckinsale 9336 6788 [email protected] [email protected] Wed. 8.00pm Fri. 6.30pm What’s On Choir Practice Church Lads’ Brigade Mon. 7.30pm Maurice Carson Tel: 9334 2342 Dana Henderson Tel: 9083 0420 Indoor Bowling Club Thu. 7.00pm John Fenton Tel: 9083 5409 Church Girls’ Brigade Church 2nd Tue. 8.00pm Amanda Templeton C.o.I. Men’s Society Hall Tel: 07468 486801 Bert Sheppard Tel: 9083 2692 Telephone 4th Tue. 7.30pm 3rd Thu. 8.00pm Mothers’ Union Healing Service Joan Killen Tel: 9084 3206 Pat Archbold Tel: 9443 3618 028 9080 0770 2 3 Dear Parishioners, Parish Register It seemed a strange thing to be singing Jingle Bells in October! Yes, I know that things come earlier every year, but don’t be too alarmed, it was only a special choir practice for the singing of Carols in the local Christian Burial ‘‘ I am the Resurrection and the Life ” says the Lord Nursing Homes. Don’t you find that - things come earlier every year? 8th November Sydney Ernest Leeming, Masserene Manor Nursing Home, Antrim The lights in Glengormley, for example, were turned on this year on the (Taken by the Vicar at Roselawn Crematorium.) 12th November, six weeks before Christmas! It seems a little early, and 14th November Rosena Carvill, Antrim Road, Glengormley I was pondering on this and came up with the conclusion that the council must have been too busy or had other things planned for other weekends. Or perhaps they didn’t want to clash with other “switching ons”. I think that this early anticipation of the event spoils that In Memoriam “Christmassy feeling”. How often have you said, ‘It doesn’t feel like Christmas?’ I know I have said it Sydney (Syd) Ernest Leeming - Syd Leeming, much loved father of Joanna and Paul, and loving myself, and I am not very sure what I mean by that. Is it to do with the weather? Is it because we are so grandfather of Rachel, Christopher and Hannah Ireland and Daniel and Jessica Leeming, passed away sick of the Christmas music in the shops, or the endless haranguing from advertisers, or the pressure peacefully at the age of 91 towards the start of November. His death was almost exactly 6 years from we feel to buy the perfect present, or cook the perfect dinner, and where is the money going to come that of his beloved wife Marjorie. Syd and Marjorie, though originally from England had lived for over from? For Mercia and myself, is it because we are anxious to get the right spiritual/secular balance, 40 years in Glengormley and were well known in the wider community in addition to their close and thinking about the Christmas home communions and special activities and extra services. Or for all loving family. Syd was an electrical engineer and first came to Northern Ireland in 1969 to work at of us, is it that we are trying to feel that excitement we felt as children? I don’t have an answer for STC in Monkstown so Joanna and Paul have largely grown up in the parish here. Syd was fortunate in you, and I am sure it will be different for each of us, but what came out of all my “ponderings” was the remaining active for most of his long life and he and Marjorie were very much hands on grandparents importance of the time of “advent”, not just in anticipation of celebrating the world changing event to all their grandchildren. Though these last years have brought challenges for the family, he will be of Bethlehem, but to take time to find the Bethlehem within. To give ourselves the “luxury” of quiet greatly missed and we assure his family and friends of our prayers at this sad time. reflection and contemplation on what the incarnation means to us, to our families and friends, and to Rosena Carvill - Rosena Carvill, known to the family as Rosie, late of Antrim Road, Glengormley, died the world. It’s like a time of retreat for our spirits. peacefully in Antrim Care Home on 10th November 2016. A celebration of her life took place on Something inside of me is screaming now - don’t be silly in all this busyness, how can you possibly 14th November in the Parish Church and then to Carnmoney Cemetery where she was buried with find time for a retreat? There is too much to worry about, too much to do, and of course, my week- her beloved husband Frankie. Born in Belfast, Rosie was a shy, unassuming woman with a great love days and week-ends are all filled up already! Perhaps we should contemplate advent in July or August of family. Married to Frankie when she was twenty two, the union was blessed with three children, - but then of course there are the holidays and holiday cover! STOP! Yes “stop”. That’s what we have nine grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Rosie enjoyed her life with Frankie and had spent to do. It’s a sort of road safety for the spirit, “stop, look and listen!” Just stop the running about in some time in Iraq which she had loved, not surprising then that she enjoyed their foreign holidaying body and mind, look for a place and a time you can, as Psalm 46 verse 10 instructs you, ‘Be still, and together. The caravan on the Antrim Coast was also a firm favourite for them, and times spent there know that I am God.’ Perhaps think about coming to a little time of worship and reflection for advent in have left many happy memories for the family. She was never happier than when she was surrounded the Memorial Room, which starts on Thursday 1st December, a quiet contemplative hour or so in the by them, and the family treasure the many happy times they shared together, party size and good middle of the mayhem which has become Christmas fun ever increasing with daughter-in-law, sons-in-law, then grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Dear Parishioner (details on page 8). Wherever you are reading this, This made the loss of her son Gary and her beloved husband Frankie (six years ago) all the more stop right now, look at these words, and listen to devastating for Rosie, and her life lost a little colour. She did however continue to take comfort and 3 EASY WAYS TO what God is saying to you, ‘Be still and know that I pleasure from the company and support of her daughters, Linda and Julie, and her ever growing SUPPORT YOUR CHURCH am God.’ Christmas is a time for us to stop, look and family. Her loss is deeply felt by her family and friends and we extend our condolences to them all and listen. Stop and thank God for the blessing of His commend them to your prayers. 1. Set up a Monthly Standing Order with incarnation, look at the wonder of God made flesh in your Bank. (Church Bank Details available the baby Jesus, and listen for the heartbeat of God Safeguarding Trust on request) in the busyness and confusion that “the world” has Please note the following - Safeguarding Trust is the Church of Ireland code of practice for its or created to draw us away from the “truth”. In John 14 verse 6, Jesus says, ‘I am the way and the truth and ministry with children. Like every parish church, in accordance with this code of practice, we have a 2. Forward your envelopes to the parish panel in place whose role is to oversee the address below the life.’ This Advent, this Christmas, let us seek and implementation of Safeguarding Trust and to be or find the abundant life for body, mind and spirit which His incarnation delivers. a first point of contact for anyone, adult, young 3. Have your envelopes collected monthly Every blessing to you and your family this Christmas person or child, who has a concern regarding the and always. safety of children in the church.