Our Parish Vision We are committed to growing a healthy church. We want to grow in our relationship with God’s family, and we want to grow out into our local community as we seek to share our faith in words and actions.

The Parish Magazine is available on our parishes website. www.dungivenbovevaghparishes.com Webmasters Jack Robinson/Pamela Duddy [email protected] April 2019 Magazine deadline 1pm Monday 25th March 2019 by email to: [email protected] Please note, the parish magazine is now accessible through CD recording, for those with visual impairments. Please see Jo Loney for more information. March 2019

Dungiven Church of Ireland NICC Reg. No. 104862 Parish Magazine Bovevagh (St Eugenius) Church of Ireland NICC Reg. No.

Rector: Revd Mark Loney The Rectory, 14 Main Street, , BT47 4LB Telephone Rectory: 028 777 41226 Mobile: 07720 321283 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 (Rector’s) Mervyn Scott and (People’s) Derek Morrow 777 41361 Dungiven Glebe Wardens (Rectors’) Alfie Canning 777 41896 and (People’s) Russell Moore

Bovevagh Church Wardens (Rector’s) Billy Young 777 41054 (People’s) Katrina Roxborough 777 41402 Bovevagh Glebe Wardens (Rector’s) Jonathan Wilson 777 40682 (People’s) Mark Robinson 777 41284

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 9th 2019 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

Dungiven Crèche Bovevagh Sunday School: 10.30am in the Parish Centre 3rd March Julie Contact - Judith Mullan 07740983590 10th March Maureen Dungiven Sunday School: Sundays at 10am in the Parish Hall 24th March Doreen No SS/crèche on 31st March as children leading Mother's Day ser- (first 15 minutes in church)Contact - Anita Hill 777 40179 vice Bovevagh Children’s Church: Sundays at 12noon in the Parish FLOWER / CLEANING / MAINTENANCE ROTAS Centre (first 15 minutes in church) Contact – Pamela Hutton 07513806457 Bovevagh Flower Rota February 24th Sandra Logan Puppets on a Mission – Contact - Jo Loney 07752 012217 / March 3rd 10th & 17th Muriel Clyde 028 777 41226 Email: [email protected] March 24th & 31st Heather Mullan Would you like to put your name on the 'flower list' but maybe you are hesitating because you feel you don't have the skill to arrange Bovevagh Girls ‘ Brigade: Mondays in Bovevagh Parish Centre flowers. Well here is a suggestion. Beverly and Rosemary would be from 6pm Contact - Angie Young 07843224771 willing again this year to get the flowers and arrange them for a donation to the shoebox appeal at Christmas. Bovevagh Scout Troop: Wednesdays in Bovevagh Parish Thank you to everyone who gave donations last year. The shoebox Centre from 6.15pm Contact - Pamela Duddy 777 41284, appeal received £200. also Fridays 7pm-9pm Jonathan Wilson 777 40682 Bovevagh Cleaning Rota March Kathleen Quigley

Dungiven and Bovevagh Mothers’ Union: 1st Tuesday of the Dungiven Flower Rota month Contact - Hilda Dalzell (Branch Leader) March 3rd & 10th May Wilson March 17th & 24th Liz Hill Bovevagh Prayer Group: Sunday mornings in Bovevagh vestry March 31st & April 7th Gladys Turner at 10.45am Contact - Rosemary Robinson 777 41403 or David Dungiven Cleaning Rota Steele 777 41533 Team Leader to organise time and date March Paula Dungiven Prayer Group: Sunday mornings in Dungiven Church April Jean at 9.15am Contact - Revd Mark 777 41226 May Ruth Dungiven Grounds Maintenance Team Youth Focus for details see elsewhere in the magazine and Team Leader to organise time and date church notices. March Edgar Scott April Russell Moore

The Beavers did a code breaking evening where they learned some Morse code, broke some number codes and create their own messages Bovevagh Indoor Bowling Club: Tuesdays & Thursdays in the st for others to break. They are preparing for their 1 camp of the year. Parish Centre at 8pm Contact - Sammy Caldwell 07593357151 Bovevagh Bowling Club Dungiven Indoor Bowling Club: Mondays & Thursdays in the Bovevagh Bowling Club practice nights are on Tuesdays from 7.45pm. Parish Hall at 8pm Contact - Captain James Semple New members welcome—contact club captain Sammy Caldwell 07593357151. Parish Bible Study (Wednesdays as appointed) Contact Revd Mark Loney 028 777 41226 Dungiven Bowling Club. Practices continue each week at 8pm on Mondays & Thursdays in the Ladies Rectory Fellowship Contact - Jo Loney 07752 012217 / Parish Hall. Contact - Captain : David Moore : contact number 028 777 41226 07549420471. Vice Captain : Derek Morrow : contact number 07802373876 Communications Magazine editing and production, general administration – Bovevagh Sunday School Kaye Nesbitt. Email: [email protected] Children's Sunday School from 10.30-11.15am each Sunday morning except the 3rd Sunday of the month when we hold a Family Service at Joint Parish Website – Pamela Duddy/ Jack Robinson 11.30am in the church. Email: [email protected]

Bovevagh Children’s Church ‘Dungiven Church of Ireland’ Facebook Administrator - March 3rd Pamela, Sandra and Natalie 10th March Melanine, Elaine and Pamela Julie Keys 17th March Family Sunday 24th March Emma H, Emma McGraw and Pamela ‘Bovevagh Church of Ireland’ Facebook Administrator - 31st March Sandra, Natalie and Pamela Carol Starrett Dungiven Sunday School Senior Class March 3rd, 10th & 24th Anita

Middle Class 3rd March Sandra 10th March Gillian 17th March Family Sunday (Children stay in Church) 24th March Gillian 31st March Mothers Day (Children stay in Church) Dungiven and Bovevagh Mothers’ Union Revd Mark writes….. Our Mothers’ Union Service was held on Tuesday 5th February at 8pm in Bovevagh Parish Church, Get smart…look for wisdom With a cup of Tea in the Hall after the Service. th Our Next Meeting is in Bovevagh Parish Centre on 5 March at 8pm, the speaker for the evening is Mrs Ann Love MBE speaking on her “Give me an understanding mind so that I can govern your people well and work. know the difference between right and wrong. For who by himself is able Tuesday 2nd April. to govern this great nation of yours?” 1 KINGS 3:9 Balteagh, Carrick, Tamlaghtard and Aghanloo M.U. are hosting the Area service this year, the service will take place in Drumachose Parish Sir Isaac Newton, the famous scientist, said near the end of his Church in at 8pm. They would like to know numbers life, “I feel like a little child playing by the seashore while the attending by 17th March for catering purposes. great ocean of truth lies undiscovered before me.” Even with all his brilliance in mathematics and the sciences, Newton Bovevagh Girls' Brigade knew that what he did know was dwarfed by what he did not Annual Display know. Humility was the only appropriate response. The girls have been finishing off badge work and practising for our display which is on Saturday 13th April at 7pm. Everyone welcome. King Solomon, as he began leading God’s people, could also 125th Anniversary Outings Girls' Brigade NI have organised outings this year for the Explorers and see how much he did not know about ruling and reigning. Juniors. Explorers to the Zoo in June and Juniors to Jungle NI in May. Humility was appropriate in his case, too. Some folk in similar situations crumble under the feelings of inadequacy and BOVEVAGH SCOUTS distinguish themselves by the achieving of nothing. Others try During the past month all sections have been working to hide their ignorance and convince themselves they have towards their badges, learning new skills & enjoying new activities. what it takes. Not Solomon. He knew what to do with his The County Youth Team came to visit the Beavers & the Scout section limitations and where to go with his shortcomings. He to discuss the badges and ideas of what activities they like. worshiped! He turned to the One in whom all knowledge is The Scout section learned the importance of exercise and completed a found. The Lord responded by inviting Solomon to ask for night of circuit training, took part in a Bake Off where they worked together in teams to decorate a cake – the results were excellent. whatever he wanted, promising it would be given to him. IBUKI TAIKO came to teach them some Japanese drumming & Origami This would appear to be a dangerous thing for God to do, but making - a great evening was had God, having seen Solomon at worship, knew his heart. So The Cubs celebrated Burns night, prepared & hosted the county table when Solomon responded by asking for wisdom, “the Lord quiz and worked together in teams to complete some problem solving was pleased . . . and was glad” (3:10). activities. They enjoyed an evening snow sledding in the dark at McClenaghan’s and Go Karting at Campsie Karting. women cultivated inner beauty. It is our hope that you will realise inner beauty cannot be taken away from you, that is Solomon was not interested in puffing himself up. His main what the Lord delights in and a Godly character outstrips and aim was to be equipped to do what God had called him to do. outshines outer beauty every time, nice as it is. When we grow He had enough wisdom to know that he needed wisdom, and inner beauty we will know life better than we could ever he was smart enough to know that he wasn’t smart enough. dream of. He also knew that receiving wisdom from the Lord was more important than getting more wealth or more power. PRAYER. Dear God, thank you that you have given us Your Word to Those things, and long life, have their attractions, but the help us live the best life possible. Thank you that you showed smart folk ask God for wisdom to live as they should. Like us how to cultivate inner beauty through these women who Solomon, many of them discover that God, having given lived during Bible times. Help us not to conform to the them wisdom, also gives them the other things as a bonus, world’s idea of what is beautiful, but to work on cultivating because he knows they will be smart enough to handle them inner beauty. Amen. properly.

So, moral of the story – get smart, look for God’s wisdom. Woman’s World Day of Prayer on Friday 1st March 2019 in Yours in Him, Dungiven Parish Church at 8pm. The theme this year is "Come Revd Mark - Everything is Ready" prepared by Christian women of Hospital Visiting If any church member Slovenia and taken from Luke 14: 15 - 24 or parishioner is in hospital, or expecting We have 7 churches taking part - Banagher Parish, Banagher to be in hospital, please do ensure that Presbyterian, Bovevagh Parish, Bovevagh Presbyterian, the minister knows, so that he can visit Cumber, Dungiven Parish and Upper Cumber. to offer prayer and support if desired. As we participate in this service we will be praying and sharing ’s denominational lists are no with people in over 120 countries and islands around the longer made available to parish clergy. world. We thank the women of Slovenia for this service and pray that 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. it might be both challenging and a blessing for us all. Don’t be afraid and don’t worry.” Come along and support this annual event. Supper served afterwards.

Wednesday 20th March 2019 approaching the king, to plead for the Jews, she requested that all the Jews fast and pray for three days beforehand. Early Birds @ the Rectory This was because she knew the power of prayer was 6am - 7.30am absolutely necessary for God’s guidance, courage and strength in such a dangerous position. Just look at what A Bible reading, a time of open prayer, followed God accomplished through Esther, an ordinary girl, who by a basic breakfast. was faithful to Him. He saved His people, the Jews, brought Even if you cannot make it to our monthly justice to evil Haman and blessing to Esther and Mordecai meeting, you are very welcome to send us your for their faithfulness. If Esther had lived without God in prayer requests through email on her life she would not have been this famous! [email protected] or by calling 028 Esther tells us that God has a plan for our life. It is likely He 777 41226 / mobile 07720 321283, no later than the Tuesday will use whatever gift or thing you are good at. But we evening before. We would love to see you, pray and share must know God so He can use us. Esther challenges us to fellowship. Revd Mark, Jo, Reuben & Jem get to know God really well through bible reading and prayer even when our friends don’t think it cool. When Our Parishes are committed to the Church of Ireland Safeguard- you do this God will guide you where you need to be. ing Trust policy which is constitutionally in Dorcas was a poor widow who lived in Joppa. Acts 9 v36- place to safeguard and protect children and 42. She was a follower of Jesus and had a special gift for young people who are part of our ministry sewing. She made clothes for all the poor windows in her programmes, and to enhance the church’s community and was loved by them all. She died causing overall ministry amongst them. The parish widespread sorrow but God raised her up from the dead panel to whom any concerns can be brought through the apostle Peter. is made up of the Rector and representa- Dorcas made a difference in her community with the gift tives of both parishes : God gave her and urges us to become a follower of Jesus. Revd Mark Loney (777 41226) It is your faith and belief in Jesus that saves you. It can’t be David Wilson (777 41541) bought or earned but when we become a Christian then Kathleen Canning (777 41556) good works, like what Dorcas did should follow. Sharon Canning (07762 015111) We hope as you have journeyed through this shortened Yvonne McGrotty (777 42051) version of the GB scripture Course and learnt about these

Women of the Bible, you will be inspired by how these

Wednesday mornings in term time @ Bovevagh Parish The woman with the blood disorder spent time with Jesus. Office from 10am- 12 noon reopens Wed. 27th February She teaches us the importance of spending time in God’s presence (reading the Bible, praying or listening to worship Need to discuss a wedding or baptism? songs) and sharing with others what God has done for us. Need to talk about a pastoral concern and/ Have you told others how God helped or healed you? Did or receive prayer? you thank Him? Need a reference for work etc? Passport countersigning? (minimum 2 The unnamed sinful woman (Luke 7 v36-50) came to the years) Pharisee’s house, where Jesus was visiting, because she Need to discuss something else that believed if she was sorry and repented of her sins Jesus concerns you? would forgive her. This took courage because sinners were The door is open. Come on in! looked down on by the Pharisees but she thought it was This is in addition to other times when I am very happy to call with you at home as part worth taking the risk. From the moment she entered the of the routine rounds of visiting. house she knelt at Jesus feet washing and drying them with Revd Mark. her hair and finally applying a very expensive ointment which really annoyed Simon the Pharisee. This lady needed her sins forgiven and Jesus was the only one who had the from the registers power to do it. She recognised the seriousness of sin in her before the time of printing life and was overwhelmingly grateful for that sin being Baptisms Layla-Rose O’Neill, daughter of cancelled out and forgiven by Jesus she just couldn’t stop Emma and Justin O’Neill, was baptised in th expressing her love for Him. Dungiven Parish Church on Sunday 27 January at 3pm. The sinful woman was sorry for her sins and repented. She was so thankful to Jesus for forgiving her. The bible tells us Weddings No weddings took place in February we are all sinners and need to follow her example. Romans Funerals The funeral of Thomas James (Jim) Mullan, 3v23. formerly of Bovevagh Road and late of Rush Hall Nursing Esther knew God had a plan for her life. (Esther Ch1-8) Home, took place in Bovevagh Parish Church at 11am on Esther was a Jew who was taken captive by the Wednesday 20th February. Burial followed in the adjoining Babylonians. Her parents died when she was young and she church yard. Our sympathies and prayers are extended to was reared by a male cousin, Mordecai. Esther was also very Jim’s sisters Reta and Betty, brother Billy and the whole beautiful. She became Queen to Xerxes and this was all part of God’s plan to save His people, the Jews. Before family circle. Select Vestry Meetings 2018-2019 difficult thing to do. God was testing her obedience and trust in Him and she bravely obeyed. God was pleased and for Dungiven @ 8pm in the Parish Hall 1,000 days the flour and oil never ran out. Tuesdays as follows: 19th March 2019 The widow of Zarephath shows us the importance of Easter Vestry on Wednesday 1st May 2019 obeying God’s word, even when it’s hard and you are the only one doing what is right.

Bovevagh @ 8pm in the Parish Centre Naaman’s Maid. 2 Kings 5v1-15. What a role model. This little Tuesdays as follows: girl was taken captive by the Syrians from her home and 26th February 2019 family and bought by Naaman, (the chief military commander 26th March 2019 in the Syrian army) as a slave for his wife. Naaman develops Easter Vestry on Tuesday 30th April 2019 the incurable disease of leprosy which leads to death. This brave little girl, who could have felt sorry for herself and refused to help did the very opposite. She saw this as an Please could users of both sets of parish facilities be extra opportunity to tell Naaman about her God, which she would vigilant in securing the buildings after leaving and ensuring that have been taught about as a child and how He could heal all lights are switched off in the toilet areas. Naaman through the prophet Elisha. Many thanks for your help. Naaman’s maid challenges us to develop our inner beauty by pointing others to our Heavenly Father by the way we speak, act and behave. Would you be interested in helping The Unnamed Woman with the blood disorder. Luke 8 v43- out voluntarily with the cleaning in 48. The woman in this story had a bleeding disorder for 12 Dungiven Parish Hall? years and had spent all her money going to doctors looking for a cure. She would have been regarded as a social outcast, leaving her very isolated and lonely. But life changed Maybe a couple of focused hours per week to dramatically when she encountered Jesus and touched the keep things in good shape. If so, or to chat hem of His garment. She was healed instantly and told by Jesus, “Daughter be of good cheer your faith has made you further, please see Revd Mark. well”. She goes and tells everyone about her wonderful God and what He done for her.

In 1 Peter 3v3&4 Paul is not saying it is wrong to want to look nice and look after your appearance but it is more important to work on your inner beauty and develop Godliness. What matters is not your outer appearance, the styling of your hair, the jewellery, the cut of your clothes but the true inner March 2019 beauty of a kind, gentle, loving, caring person who delights God and those around them. Sunday 24th February The Second Sunday before Lent WE looked at the Proverbs woman (Proverbs 31v10-31). 10am Dungiven Morning Worship 11.30am Bovevagh Morning Worship This really beautiful woman’s life revolves around serving the Lord, caring for her family and serving others everyday Sunday 3rd March The Sunday before Lent as she goes about her daily tasks. 10am Dungiven Holy Communion This is the ideal woman and few, if any of us, will ever reach 11.30am Bovevagh Holy Communion these standards. But our goal should be, with God’s help to follow in the footsteps of the Proverb’s woman. We looked at Ash Wednesday, 6th March at 8pm in Dungiven Parish Church how we could do this at home, school, and everywhere else A short service to mark the beginning of Lent we go. th We looked more specifically at some of the ways our 7 role Sunday 10 March Lent 1 models taught us about cultivating inner beauty. 10am Dungiven Morning Worship 11.30am Bovevagh Morning Worship Leah. Genesis 29 v9-17. Poor Leah was deceived by her father, treated second best by her husband and envied by her sister Sunday 17th March - St Patrick Lent 2 but despite all this she kept close to God and discovered that 10am Dungiven Family Service (no refreshments this month) God didn’t treat her second best but provided for her every 11.30am Bovevagh Family Service need when life became difficult.

Leah teaches us to keep close to God and when necessary Sunday 24th March Lent 3 He will help sort out our problems. 10am Dungiven Morning Worship The Widow of Zarephath. 1 Kings 17v7-16.This poor, widowed 11.30am Bovevagh Morning Worship lady lived with her son. She had only enough ingredients left to make one last cake for her and her son when Elijah the prophet called and requested food firstly for him. What a st Sunday 31 March – Mothering Sunday Lent 4 For your Prayers… 10am Dungiven Morning Worship – lead by the Sunday School. · Revd Mark, Jo, Reuben and Jem (Tea and cake in the hall after the service) · The housebound, lonely and bereaved 11.30am Bovevagh Morning Worship · For all the Parish Organisations

· For Easter General Vestries Sunday 7th April Lent 5 · For all preparing for Marriage, Baptism or Confirmation 10am Dungiven Holy Communion · For growth in faith and discipleship 11.30am Bovevagh Holy Communion · For the Meal Run Ministry · For our province and the lack of government · Good counsel for our global leaders Parish Bible Fellowship th -The guidance of the Holy Spirit concerning The Ladies Bible Wednesday 27 February in Dungiven & Lunch Fellowship Parish Hall (8pm) STUDY TOPIC ‘He descended to the dead (/into hell)’ What does Lesson 10 What are you cultivating? GB Scripture Course it mean and what happened? We hope you will take a few minutes and read through this (topic chosen by one of our regular attenders at the Bible Fellowship) shortened version of what the girls have been studying this and on into Lent…. year in their scripture course. Our Scripture course this year was called CULTIVATE. ‘At the Cross’ WEDNESDAYS 8pm-9pm We looked at and studied the lives of 7 women from the We will be looking at 6 characters who bible who were all followers of Jesus. They are role models witnessed the crucifixion– their thoughts, for us to become the best followers of Jesus we could experiences and responses, as the backdrop to possibly be. They each did what God asked by obeying and developing our themes of study. NOTE as per believing in Him. last year, The Ash Wednesday service is the ONLY formal service, the remaining sessions are These women may all have been beautiful on the outside discussion-based Bible Studies and prayer but their priority was to work on or cultivate their inner lasting no more than an hour. beauty. Proverbs 31v30 says, Charm is deceptive and beauty is fleeting but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised. I would really encourage anyone who is genuinely seeking to follow Jesus to make an effort to be part of these gatherings for We discussed the stark contrast between what the world says is beautiful and what the Bible says is beautiful. study and prayer. Continued>>> Puppets on A Mission Wednesday 6th March in Dungiven Church The Next Puppet Practice will be Sunday 3rd Ash Wednesday Service at 8pm, marking the beginning of Lent. March from 4 pm to 5 pm @ Bovevagh Parish Sermon - The Centurion – Finding The Truth Centre. We welcome Kirsty Lynch our Diocesan Bible Studies Youth Worker in and Raphoe to our usual th monthly practice and will plan ahead for a Wednesday 13 March (Bovevagh Church) special event in June. The Criminal – Finding Forgiveness Wednesday 20th March (Dungiven Hall) Be part of our 2 penny lane Fun Family Event in Bovevagh. Joseph of Arimathea – Finding Courage

All you have to do is save all your 2p’s and put Wednesday 27th March (Bovevagh Church) them in the BIG bottle in the church porch, as Mary – Finding Trust often as you can. The sooner we can fill the Wednesday 3rd April (Dungiven Hall) bottle, the sooner we can make our 2 penny lane. All money will be donated to a charity. Thaddaeus – Finding Faith under Fire Wednesday 10th April (Bovevagh Church) Martha – Finding Life DUNGIVEN PRAYER GROUP The prayer group meets every Sunday morning from 9.15am- All very welcome!! 9.40am in the church to pray for God’s anointing upon our worship, that there might be a move of His Spirit. We also Holy Week begins on Sunday 14th April pray for those in need whom the Lord has placed on our (Palm Sunday). Full details of Holy Week hearts. Please speak to the Rector for more information. and Easter arrangements in the next magazine, published on 31st March. BOVEVAGH PRAYER GROUP Preview “THE GREAT RELEASE’’ Bovevagh Prayer Group meets at 10.30 am each Sunday morning in the Vestry and concludes at 11.10am in time for We will be welcoming Pastor Jason the Church Service. For more information please contact Shiels from Liberty Church, Rosemary Robinson. , as guest speaker on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of Holy Week. Tuesday 9th April 2019 and intentional plan to sew The Word Of God/God's Love Letters into our children's lives. One way I have tried to A warm welcome to all Dungiven do this is to complete an A-Z of Bible verses for Reuben and Bovevagh Parishioners and and Jem and taken The Gideon Bible topics from 'Afraid to Church members, 60 and over ZIP your Lip' Bible verses which pierce the darkness of everyday negative emotions and bring, light, truth, in Bovevagh Parish Centre freedom, strength and reality. I would like them to keep beginning with Holy Communion at them and use them as treasures for their whole lives, especially after I am 'pushing up the roses' myself. I 12.30pm, dinner served at 1pm understand that most children nowadays are not Expressions of interest to Daphne Quigley, Jean Hill or necessarily used to accessing hand written material from Revd Mark. A sign-up sheet will be placed at the back of others that they can keep in this hyper vigilante computer age...however there may be some other die-hards like me both churches from Sunday 3rd March. who think there is something special about seeing someone they know spend time creating something that lasts longer than their own lives. I know for me I still have a Getting ready for The Bovevagh 200 post card written by my Maternal Granny which was just In 2023 the current Bovevagh Parish Church will have reached for me—it’s framed! 200 years. Yes that might be 4 years away, but can we get thinking now Wouldn't it be great if we could produce one for each of how we can race at full throttle towards this great milestone in our children in Sunday Schools and in Bovevagh Children's history. Over the next four years we would like to see as many Church by the 200th anniversary of Bovevagh Church individuals or groups as possible revved up for the journey to Building being opened? 200 years. I would propose to meet, term time only no more Some ideas so far………. frequently than once a fortnight, it could be just once a 200-mile cycle, maybe for a charity month. It would need to be either Monday morning (finish Bake 200 traybakes or meals by 11:15 am or Friday mornings-a bit more flexible with the Make 200 hospital bags time). Please see Jo if you have any ideas. Jo Loney 10 people offering 20 hours each of time to the community Plant 200 trees or shrubs or plants… …get the idea…. Youth outlook…. We could show some activities taking place by video in Following Eleanor’s departure, Rev Mark and church each month at Family Services right through to 2023. Jo would like to offer an opportunity for once a month meet ups. The programme will vary There will be a time to talk about all this and start our from Film Nights, to 'Grill A Christian', planning at Christmas 2018. occasional Trips to other youth and worship/ So best foot forward…what can you come up with? Your teaching events as well as Pizza, Testimony ideas are needed and wanted! and Bible Study time. Inviting speakers in on specific topics around trying to follow Jesus in todays' complicated world! We need the young peoples’ suggestions! Please note that some events may not suit either your age group or your liking, but will suit others if they do not suit you. 2019 The Body Of Christ and are called to 'not just look out for our th own interests, but for the interests of others too and this is all A service of Confirmation has been scheduled for Sunday 6 part of it! October 2019 at 11am, hosted on this occasion by Dungiven We extend a special welcome to those who are looking Parish. towards confirmation this year. There will be a short meeting for all confirmation candidates th The first meeting will be held on Saturday 9th March 7.15 pm to in Bovevagh Parish Centre on Sunday 17 March 2019 at 9.30 pm Showing The 'God’s Not Dead' 3 film (12). Venue to be 5pm to discuss the confirmation preparation and confirmed once we know numbers. Please let either Rev Mark expectations. All candidates are required to attend please. or Jo know if you intend to go by Friday 8th March. Parents/guardians are welcome also, but this is not essential. We appear to have a large group of young people Calling All Plodders presenting for confirmation this year. A few years ago whilst at New Wine, Sligo I attended a seminar entitled I invite all our parishioners to begin to pray for the 'Finishing Well'. It was led by 2 speakers confirmation in 2019, for the Lord to direct hearts and with a combined age of about 150 years decisions with honesty and faithfulness. old! One of the inspirations and ideas I remember getting from it was the vital Revd Mark Eleanor McManus. Women's Bible Fellowship (term Time Only) We are sad to see Eleanor leave us so soon, having been our currently studying ‘The Best Yes’ with Lysa Terkeust part-time paid Youth and Children’s Worker in Dungiven Check Lysa Terkeust out for yourself at youtube.com 15:26 only since June 2018. On 11th February, Eleanor took up a minutes The Best Yes Bible Study new full-time position working with Adults with Learning Meeting @ The Rectory NEW TIME OF 10:30 am please, Disabilities. We wish her well in this very different sphere of this is to ensure we allow more time to pray and minister work and thank her for her contribution to the parishes and together after the study, finishing with a light lunch. the lives of our young people. There is no intention to seek Finishes at 1 pm. a replacement for Eleanor, at least for the foreseeable 1st March Chapter 4 Sometimes I make it all so complicated future, but that does not prevent us ALL from continuing to 15th March Chapter 5 God’s Word, Way and Wonder come alongside our children and young people to 29th March Chapter 6 Chase Down the Decision encourage them in knowing and following Jesus. Revd Mark Dungiven Community Fridge is now open every Monday and Thursday between 11:30 am and 12:30pm @ Glenshane Care Centre. Just turn up and do your bit to help reduce food waste and save the pounds in your own pocket at the same time.

Dungiven Meal Run Ministry The Meal Run ministry seeks to be responsive and flexible to bringing a meal to any one of us at any time to help show a bit of the love of God. It could be just for someone to show them some cheer in their The final evening with Eleanor - the Children have all day or to help out in a particularly enjoyed their time and were very sad to see her leave as the challenging time. Please do not assume youth worker, but they hope to keep in touch. that we know of all the good opportunities, we don’t, please let us know if you or a loved one could be helped by this and we will see what we can do. Please continue to pray for the Meal Run