Carnmoney Parish Church ‘The Church of the Holy Evangelists’ Carnmoney Review Vicar: Rev. Andy Heber, 20 Glebe Road, Newtownabbey BT36 6UW. Tel: (028) 9083 6337 Website: www.carnmoney.connor.anglican.org Registered with the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland - NIC102377 January 2020 A.CA.C.. MeaMeatsts Unit 3, 119-129, Doagh Road, Newtownabbey BT36 6AA Tel: 028 9086 6510 Finest Quality Produce Beef, Lamb & Pork Grade “A” Poultry Cooked Foods Seasonal Vegetables Weekly Special Offers Quality Produce - Quality Service 2 In this month’s issue..... Reflections from the Glebe House ..... p4 JOY - Just Older Youth ......................... p10 Parish Register ...................................... p5 Body Beautiful ....................................... p10 Diary for January ................................. p6 Sign Language for Beginners ................ p12 Readings & Readers ............................. p7 Men’s Society & Mother’s Union ........... p13 Select Vestry Away Day ...................... p8 Why Do We Need a Church Website .... p14 Carnmoney Youth Club ....................... p9 Mouse Makes for our younger readers .... p15 Who’s Who Vicar Curate Rev. Andy Heber 028 9083 6337 Rev. Carol Harvey 07860 696800 [email protected] Sexton Lay Reader Harry Hamilton 9083 5848 Valerie Murray 9083 5761 Organist Vicar’s Warden David Rutherford 9028 7515 John Beck 9084 7026 People’s Warden Hon. Secretary Jim Magowan 028 9083 5556 Janet Crilly 9083 6166 Hon. Treasurer Vicar’s Glebewarden Joyce Lardie 9084 9584 Maurice Atkinson 9084 4093 People’s Glebewarden Church Envelopes Robert Campbell 9084 3505 Roy Williams, 5a Dorchester Gardens, Church Restoration Fund N’Abbey BT36 5JJ. 9084 1752 Renee Norwood 07990 673010 Gift Aid Secretary Faith Factory David Gibson 9086 2237 Linda McCullagh 07503 298562 CMS Globes Jayne Gray 07512 039565 John Beck 9084 7026 Elaine Steenson 07796 446189 Magazine Distributor Rosemary Williams 07751 783074 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: 07889 779858 Indoor Bowling Club Thu. 7.00pm John Fenton Tel: 9083 5409 Church Girls’ Brigade Church 2nd Tue. 7.30pm Amanda Kenny C.o.I. Men’s Society Hall Tel: 07468 486801 Trevor Gibb Tel: 9083 6967 Telephone 4th Tue. 7.30pm 3rd Thu. 8.00pm Mothers’ Union Healing Service Shirley Earley Tel: 9084 2008 Pat Archbold Tel: 9443 3618 028 9080 0770 3 Reflections from the Glebe House I was just thinking... ...how encouraging it’s been to see the many green shoots of new growth over the last few months at Carnmoney! Real signs that God is moving! One of my favourite passages in the bible (which Lynne and I chose for our wedding as it really spoke to us) is from Isaiah 43, where God says, “Forget the former things, do not dwell on the past. See I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it?” Our task during our ‘What Kind of Church?’ course in the autumn and the subsequent decisions made on the Select Vestry Away Day hasn’t been to totally forget the former things, but to take what is best about our worship and church life and also introduce new ways of doing things and new activities that, in a sense, scratch where people itch and will enable us to share the gospel in relevant and up-to-date ways with the current generation. A phrase that Carol and I used frequently in these meetings was, “We need to combine the best of the old with the best of the new.” During these last four months, there has been a real sense that the Holy Spirit has been leading us and enabling, not only a tremendous sense of agreement and unity over the ways forward as we formulate our vision for the next few years, but also providing us with new (and often unexpected) groups, activities, opportunities and ministries. The ‘What Kind of Church?’ course itself was full of life, with good numbers attending and many lively discussions over the six weeks. This culminated in our Select Vestry Away Day on 3rd November, in which we discussed and critically appraised the life of our church and together formulated and agreed our development plan for the future. This has been largely kept under wraps up until now, but as we move into the new year, we will be sharing this Development Plan, which we hope will guide and inform our life together with all of our members, over three Sunday sermons, beginning on Sunday 12th January, and also in written articles in the Carnmoney Review, beginning with this issue. Already, it seems that God is moving before, us bringing new groups and initiatives into life. Since our Away Day, three new groups have already either started or are ready to go: • InNovember,ourteenagersmettogetherforthefirsttimeasournewYouthGroupwaslaunched, and a varied programme of monthly activities and outings has been planned for the year ahead, the firstofwhichisaMurderMysteryeveninginJanuary.Eightenthusiasticadultleaderswillbeworking with them. • AgroupofwomenmetinformallyforcoffeeandhavedecidedtostartamonthlygrouponFriday eveningscalledJOY(JustOlderYouth). Again,therewillbelotsoflaughterandfunbutalsoachance to grow closer to each other, God, and the local community. This group is for anyone female who considersthemselvesJustOlderYouth!(Seepage10formoredetails). • OurChristmasSocialon11thDecemberwasaprequelto‘TheCarnmoneyCommunityFriendship Club’,whichwillmeetintheChurchHallonthefirstWednesdayafternoonofeverymonthbeginning on 5th February, providing friendship, fellowship and fun, along with a cup of tea for anyone of whatever faith, or none, in our local community. Over the past few weeks, we have also held our first Children’s Light Party at Halloween, our first Memorial Service around All Souls Day, and our first S.A.N.D.S. Carol Service in December, all of which were new initiatives and well supported. In the new year, we are also starting monthly services in two more of our nursing homes and are also eagerly awaiting, and are very excited about, our first Newtownabbey Churches Bible Week: ‘Body Beautiful’, led by Bishop Ken Clarke, in January. So lots is happening, and certainly God seems to be doing a new thing among us; yet our regular worship, groups and activities continue the same, week after week and month after month, continuing to feed and nurture us. Do look around and perceive these works of the Holy Spirit this new year, and please don’t just sit on the fence and observe. Plunge in and get involved: your church needs every one of us to be followers rather than spectators as we move into an exciting future together. “See I am doinganewthing!Doyounotperceiveit?” 4 Parish Register Christian Burial “I am the Resurrection and the Life” says the Lord 22nd November Ashley Morrow, Barra Street, Antrim 6th December Elizabeth Gilmour, Fairfields Care Centre, Cookstown 11th December Edith Thompson, Elmfield Road (serviceheldatRoselawn) In Memoriam Ashley Morrow - Ashley tragically was found dead, having suffered a heart attack in his flat on Sunday 17th November. A service of thanksgiving for his life was held at Carnmoney Parish Church on Friday 22nd November, followed by a burial in the Borough Cemetery. Ashley was born in Kenya, only returning to Northern Ireland when he was six, when he began attending Mossgrove Primary School and then later Larne Grammar School. On leaving school, he went on to study Environmental Science at Coleraine University before getting a job in the family business, working in the garage in Glengormley. However, after only two years, the garage closed, and Ashley was left without a job. In the years that followed, he experienced a number of health problems and lived in a number of different properties but throughout maintained a good relationship with his brother Lawrence and his sister-in-law Hazel. Amidst the difficulties of his life, Ashley enjoyed a number of interests. He once came second in the Northern Ireland Disco Dancing Championships; he played rugby with his brother Lawrence for Ophir Rugby Club, and he also enjoyed playing music in a band. He will be greatly missed by his family. Elizabeth Gilmour - Elizabeth Josephina Gilmour, devoted wife to the late Bill and mother to Michael. died peacefully in hospital on Wednesday 4th December 2019. A celebration of her life took place in Steenson’s Funeral Home on Friday 6th December and afterwards to Antrim Cemetery, where she was laid to rest beside her beloved husband Bill. Known to her family as Ena, she was brought up in Dunadry and spent most of her working life in the bank in Belfast. She met and married the great love of her life, Bill Gilmour, and they lived in Glengormley, moving to Londonderry with their son Michael when Bill’s job took them there. As time went on, they moved back to Glengormley and settled in Collinbridge, where they continued their association with the Parish. Ena and Bill travelled widely with Bill’s work, and they enjoyed a busy social life. In between travelling, Ena enjoyed hand crafts and created some beautiful pictures in cross stitch, including one of the church, the last supper, and the roof tops of Jerusalem. She was skilled with both sewing and knitting needles and enjoyed knitting for Michael and providing the furnishings for her home. Ena also had a great love of dogs, especially Labradors. Her last Labrador, called Bill, after her late husband, was her constant guard and companion until a few years ago. When her husband Bill died, Ena and Michael, in memory of Bill, presented the church with the wonderful cartwheel lights adorning the roof. A memorial plaque to Bill can be seen at the back of the church. It was with great joy that Ena attended the wedding of her son Michael with Lorraine in 2016, and she was delighted to be an adopted grandmother to Natalie and Vanessa and great grandmother to Harry and Charlotte.