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 January 2016 Lord Jesus, make us wise, keep us faithful and lead us to your light XŅ±ÚDŽ±X±ÆåĬŸ ƚŸƋŅĵěŞųĜĹƋåÚŸƋĜÏĩåųŸţ 8ƚĬĬÏŅĬŅƚųرĹƼŸĘ±ŞåØ ŸĜDŽåŅų±ĵŅƚĹƋ :ĬŅŸŸÎ±ƋĜĹÎ{±ŞåųÎĬå±ųÎaåƋ±ĬĬĜÏÎŞ±ųĩĬå ĘåÏĩŅƚƋŅƚųŸĵŅŅƋĘŸ±ĜĬĜĹčØ å±ŸƼ±ŸŞĜåØŞĜåÏåŅüϱĩåƵåÆŸĜƋå ƵƵƵţĬŅ±ÚDŽ±Ĭ±ÆåĬŸţÏŅĵ ĘåĬĬŅÄĬŅ±ÚDŽ±Ĭ±ÆåĬŸţÏŅĵ 2 In this month’s issue..... From the Curate’s Desk ....................... p4 Readings & Readers ............................. p7 Evening Services Reminder ................ p4 Mother’s Union Outing ........................ p8 Some Thank Yous ................................ p5 Restoration Fund ................................. p8 Reg. of Vestry Members Revision ....... p5 Pray for the Following .......................... p8 Diary for January ................................. p6 Mousehole (for our younger readers) ...... p9 Choir Update ........................................ p6 Old Carnmoney Parish Church ......... 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 David Rutherford 9028 7515 Brian Adrain 9084 4433 People’s Warden Hon. Secretary John Beck 9084 7026 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 Barbara Talbot 9058 7830 Gift Aid Secretary Faith Factory David Gibson 9086 2237 Linda McCullagh 07503 298562 Carolyn Beasant 07857 329999 CMS Globes Jayne Gray 07787 290894 John Beck 9084 7026 Bible Reading Secretary Magazine Distributor Georgie Siberry 9083 7015 Georgie Gibb 9083 6967 Church of Ireland Gazette Parish Website Billy Gifford 9080 1268 Elaine Munn 07477 574247 Carnmoney Review [email protected] Harry Beckinsale 9336 6788 - [email protected] Youth Co-ordinator Weekly Notice Sheet Gordon Harper 9083 8063 Joan Bradbury 9083 6035 - [email protected] Wed. 8.00pm What’s On Choir Practice Maurice Carson Tel: 9334 2342 Mon. 7.30pm Thu. 7.00pm Church Indoor Bowling Club Church Girls’ Brigade John Fenton Tel: 9083 5409 Amanda Kenny Tel: 9083 0524 Hall 2nd Tue. 8.00pm 3rd Thu. 8.00pm C.o.I. Men’s Society Healing Service Telephone Bert Sheppard Tel: 9083 2692 Pat Archbold Tel: 9443 3618 4th Tue. 7.30pm Fri. 6.30pm 028 9080 0770 Mothers’ Union Church Lads’ Brigade Joan Killen Tel: 9084 3206 Dana Henderson Tel: 9083 0420 3 Dear Parishioners, First of all, may I take this opportunity to wish you all a happy and blessed 2016. It is hard to believe that another year has passed. There’s something at this time of the year about endings and beginnings. An old year has come to an end with its memories, and a new year will soon begin with its hope. Memories and hope being bound together with prayer and thanksgiving, all in the name of the One who loves us. There are moments in our life when we immerse ourselves in this mystery of the divine love - the love God has for us. When we open ourselves to it, this love brings healing of the past and trust for the future. It opens for us the possibility of forgiveness, God’s forgiveness for us, our forgiveness for others and also for ourselves. For me, advent is one of those times when, like Mary, I ponder the mystery of the divine love, the intervention of the creator in the history of man, the awesome fact that God loves me and extends that forgiveness, healing and hope to me. How Amazing is the Grace of God? In our little advent fellowship evenings, we have been looking at “making room”. Making room for the stranger, making room for what really matters, making room for God. I would invite you all to ponder these things in your heart. As you look forward into the new year, what really matters to you? As the old show “What’s my line” used to ask, is it animal, vegetable or mineral? How attached are you to things or people? Do you spend time getting to know God; do you make room for Him? When you talk about hope for the future, what does this hope look like? Is there a place in it for God? Do you think, what can God do for me, or do you think, what can I do for God? Are your New Year’s resolutions self-centred or God-centred? In 2 Corinthians 5 vs 17, we read , “Therefore, if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.” The most important change we ever make in our lives is when we invite Christ into our lives, and the most important step we can take for the future is to walk with Him all the days of our life. Thank you for your many kindness’s and support over the past year, and again I wish you all a happy and blessed 2016. May the Lord bless you and keep you, May the Lord lift up His countenance upon you And give you Peace. With love in Christ, Carol Evening Services in January and February A reminder that, as indicated in last month’s magazine, we have permission from the Bishop to change our pattern of evening services from January 2016. That means there will be a service of Evening Prayer at 6.30pm on 3rd January as the first Sunday, but also, as this month has five Sundays, we will also have a Songs of Praise service at 6.30pm on 31st January. There will also be a service of Evening Prayer on February 7th, making three evening services through January and February. Fellowship Group Due to the holiday season, we will not meet for a Fellowship Group on the first Thursday in January. Therefore, our next meeting will be on the first Thursday in February (which is the 4th) on the theme of preparing for Lent. Clergy Holidays The Curate’s Sunday off after Christmas will be 3rd January and she will be off from 2nd -9th January inclusive. 4 Some ‘Thank Yous’ In the very busy lead up to Christmas, our parishioners continue to respond with great generosity to a variety of needs. We had a greater than ever array of gifts for the Family Appeal to deliver to Mossley Mill after our Toy Service on 13th December . They were particularly well received, as the Appeal had not had so much publicity this year and the response had been slow. Many thanks to all who contributed. Thanks also to all who are continuing to bring gifts for the food bank, run by Carnmoney Presbyterian Church. We have now maintained such giving over two years, and many local families continue to benefit. But there are also so many who work hard behind the scenes to make Christmas such a very special experience at Carnmoney Parish Church. We appreciate those who decorate the church so beautifully each year, as well as the organisation that goes into our wonderful worship services, particularly the family nativity service and the carols by candlelight that we all enjoy so much. Our thanks are due to all who put such time and effort into all our Christmas celebrations and activities. Revision of Register of Vestry Members. The Register of Vestry Members has to be revised annually during the month of February. This will be done before the Select Vestry meeting on Tuesday 2nd February and a notice to that effect will be placed on the door of the church for the Sundays preceding the review. The previous Register of Vestry Members will be available for inspection throughout January. If you are new to the parish in the last year and wish to be included on the Register, or have moved since the last revision of the Register, please obtain the appropriate registration form from the Church Wardens. The Register of Vestry Members is the list of those entitled to vote at the Annual Easter Vestry and is open to all subscribing members of the parish over the age of 18. The names of those who have passed away in the preceding year and those who have ceased subscribing to the parish for at least a year will also be removed during the revision of the Register. Prayers at Noon A reminder that we have suspended our Noon Day Prayers through the winter months and will review the situation in the spring. Select Vestry Please note that, as agreed by the Vestry previously, there will be NO Select Vestry meeting in January. Any urgent business will be dealt with, if required, by a short meeting after church. Thank You A big thank you to all our magazine distributors who so willingly deliver the Carnmoney Review throughout the year; your help is very much appreciated. I would also like to include all those who help at our Elevenses, which is always enjoyed after the Family Service each month. To everyone, a very Happy Christmas and a Peaceful New Year. Georgie Gibb Elevenses * *Jean Scott, Barbara Talbot, Gayle Hanna, Lorinda Hamilton. * Responsible for shopping and organising. Georgie Gibb Tel: 028 9083 6967 5 Diary for January Sunday 3rd January 2nd Sunday of Christmas 9.30am Holy Communion 11.00am Parish Communion 6.30pm Evening Prayer - Next evening services 31st January Tuesday 5th January - There is no Select Vestry meeting this month Sunday 10th January 1st Sunday after the Epiphany 9.30am Holy Communion (One) 11.00am Morning Prayer and resumption of Faith Factory Tuesday 12th January 8.00pm Men’s Society Sunday 17th January 2nd Sunday after the Epiphany 9.30am Holy Communion 11.00am Family Service Monday 18th -25th January - Week of Prayer for Christian Unity Thursday 21st January 8.00pm Healing Service Sunday 24th January 3rd Sunday after the Epiphany 9.30am Holy Communion 11.00am Morning Prayer and Faith Factory Tuesday 26th January 7.30pm Mother’s Union Sunday 31st January 4th Sunday after the Epiphany 9.30am Holy Communion 11.00am Morning Prayer & Faith Factory 6.30pm Songs of Praise Tuesday 2nd February 7.45pm Select Vestry, including the revision of the Register of Vestry Members Thursday 4th February 7.30-9.30pm Fellowship Group - Preparing for Lent, Memorial Room.