Kinawley & Holy Trinity Kintrin Digest Contents: Page 2 - From the Rector Page 3 - News Around The Parish / People Page 4 - Mission & Outreach Page 5 - Gafcon Ireland Page 6 - Anglican Bites Page 7 - Prayer For Our Country Rev Alastair Writes Myself, Elise and Josiah would like to wish everyone a peaceful and contented Christmas and new year. We are acutely aware that it will be a difficult me for some of you and please be assured of how we hold you in our prayers. That said, we have a tremendous inheritance in Christ who is the light of the world of whom the darkness has not overcome. Hopefully many of you will pick up this edion before Christmas day and we look forward to worshipping with you all in Drumany on Christmas Eve and in Derrylin and Crom on Christmas day. Please do remember the service is at 9pm in Drumany and at the slightly earlier mes of 10am and 11.30am respecvely in Derrylin and Crom. For many of us, the last couple of months have been extremely busy and so I do trust that Christmas me will also be a me where you can all ‘step back’ and rest while appreciang every good thing around you. 2019 will have many wonderful moments I’m sure and no doubt many challenges as well but it’s important to remember that the Lord ‘goes before us in everything’ (Joshua 1 v9). His grace is sufficient at all mes. We also look forward to sharing that journey with you as the Lord connues to show us his plan for this parish and community. Much love, Rev Alastair Who’s who Rector: Alastair Donaldson Churchwardens: John Finlay Organists: Margaret Finlay John Creighton Lorraine Clarke Brian Graham Hon Treasurer: June Whiendale Bere Swan Hon Secretary: Carol Follis George Darling Website manager: Dominic Dover-McCarthy Lilian Thornton Facebook Page: @kinawleyparish Safeguarding Margaret Finlay Glebewardens: Charlie Surphlis Panel: John Rutledge Simon Bullock Hazel Lamer Website: www.kinawleyholytrinity.org Alastair Donaldson 2 News Around The Parish / People Why this magazine? This is a new venture for Kinawley & Holy Trinity Parish and the hope is that it will become something you all look forward to on a quarterly basis. It is not designed to take the place of either the Pew News or the Scribe but to help us as a parish to understand more of God’s work throughout the world. It is very easy to forget that the Church is a worldwide enty so hopefully you enjoy some of the informaon presented to you. Give thanks to God for Christmas Please do remember all those this year and once again for currently unwell, in hospital or the gi of his Son. undergoing treatment or who have someone close to them that is Thank you to those people who have 'volunteered' to Remember the parish 'marathon' operate the projector in the at the start of March and consider parish church. geng involved. Please remember those families Please pray for spiritual growth in and individuals recently bereaved. the people of the parish and that we would all love one another. Thank you to all those who selflessly week by week and month by month clean the churches and donate flowers. Please connue to pray for the Sunday School Room at Crom and that we can start building asap. Please remember the E3 Schools project through Scripture Union. Jeff Gawn will be speaking to us at the united service in January. Janice Owen's says she loves Kinawley & Holy Trinity because Give thanks to God for our Sunday "it's a warm, friendly, school children and their leaders. family-orientated church" . 3 Mission & Outreach That Kinawley & Holy Trinity Anold Edward completed his would be a congregaon with apprenceship at iServe Africa the mission of God as it's in Nairobi and has returned to central purpose. Tanzania to marry his fiancée, That people would want to Joana, and to serve in the priorise this task. Diocese of Lweru. Please pray for the E3 Schools Pray for those BEST students who Iniave through Scripture Union have completed their courses in and for Jeff Gawn as he the last couple of months or so visits local schools. and will be beginning to serve the local church or starng ‘May God be gracious to us and bless us to work in bible colleges and and make his face shine on us - so that other Chrisan organisaons. your ways may be known on earth, your salva•on among all na•ons. May the peoples praise you, God; may all the peoples praise you. May the na•ons be glad and sing for joy, for you rule the peoples with equity and guide the na•ons of the earth’ (Psalm 67 v1-4). God's word to God's world 'A•er this I looked, and behold, a great mul•tude that no one could Crosslinks is an internaonal number, from every na•on, from all mission society working tribes and peoples and languages, principally within the worldwide standing before the throne and Anglican Communion. before the Lamb, clothed in Please pray for all it's staff in both white robes, with palm branches Belfast and London offices' in their hands’ (Revela•on 7 v9) 4 Gafcon Ireland Over 50 church leaders came together as Gafcon Ireland held their annual two-day residenal. They were addressed by members of the Gafcon Church Planng network recently set up following the Jerusalem gathering in June. Those present were reminded the four P’s of Gafcon Ireland are to PROCLAIM, PARTNER, PLANT and PREPARE. Of these 4 aims, partnering and plan•ng present the greatest challenge. Yet they are central to the future of Anglican ministry in Ireland. Gafcon Ireland has commied to plant 50 churches in the next 50 years! But does this fit with being authencally Anglican? Dr. Ashley Null – the great scholar of Thomas Cranmer and the English Reformaon– provided a masterclass in foundaonal Anglican theology. The Anglican Book of Homilies, the Book of Common Prayer – the ‘Title Deeds’ of Anglicanism – demonstrate that Anglicanism is movement founded on Scripture, concerned with sin, jusficaon by faith, and the love of God! On the island of Ireland there are so many who do not know of this love for which they were made. They do not know of the love that is iniated by God alone and turns our hearts to right love of our creator who bought us back by the blood of Jesus the Son. They do not know the God of all comfort. To take the message of Christ with cultural sensivity is the work of authenc Anglicans. So Gafcon Ireland will devote itself to PARTNER and to PLANT. Whether it is Belfast or Dublin, Galway or Cork, it is commied. The good news is that we are not alone, and that we have already started. Will you join us as we plan to PARTNER and PLANT? • Pray for urgency - for the •me is short. • Pray for paence - for it is the Lord’s work. • Pray for and give financial support - for that is what gospel fellowship means. • Pray for church planters who are PREPARED and able for the work. • Pray for churches whose affecons and hearts, are lied up to the Lord in love for God by his word PROCLAIMED. 5 Anglican Bites The Anglican church of Chile recently became the 40th province of the Anglican Communion. The decision to bring the Chilean church to provincial status was made by the Standing Commi"ee of the Anglican Consultave Council, and a majority of Anglican Communion Primates. The decision to become an independent Anglican province follows a sustained period of growth of the Anglican Church in Chile and is designed to make further growth easier. Bishop Héctor Zavala Muñoz, more commonly known as Bishop Tito, became Primate of the new Province on 4 November 2018. In an open le"er to Anglicans in Chile, he said that the diocese had “never ceased complying with all the requirements and procedures” requested of it since its Synod sought to become an autonomous independent province of the Anglican Communion in November 2015. We remember the Diocese of Albany within the Episcopal Church of the United States (ECUSA). Please pray for their bishop William (Bill) Love and that he would lead faithfully and compassionately. Please pray for the rapidly growing church in Nigeria. In parcular, please pray for the Anglican We thank God for the privilege Chrisans in Northern Nigeria as of having a faithful bishop within they deal with constant persecuon our diocese. Thank you for bishop and violence from Islamic militants. Ferran, his wife Jean and family. 6 Prayer For Our Country For safety on the roads around Please pray for the reducon of the holiday season and that mistrust and resentment between people would have consideraon people and for true gospel for other drivers forgiveness For Elizabeth our Queen and that her Please pray that Christmas me government would be granted wisdom would be a me where many people at this parcularly difficult me might discover the salvaon of God Pray for all councillors, MLA's and Pray for connued commitment MP's elected in Northern Ireland as by the Church to send and they seek to be diligent in their work support missionaries Please remember all those who are currently unemployed at this me due to losing a job and that this wouldn't cause too much pressure for their families 7 Kinawley & Holy Trinity 3 Month Programme Day Passage Title Drumany Derrylin Crom Derrylin Hall 9am 10.30am 12 midday 3.30pm Sun 6th Epiphany Ecclesiastes TBC Lord’s Supper Lord’s Lord’s Supper Jan 2019 1 v1-11 Supper Sun 13th First Sunday Ecclesiastes TBC Morning Morning Morning Prayer Jan 2019 a!er 1 v12-17 Prayer Prayer Epiphany Sun 20th Second Ecclesiastes TBC Service of the Service of Service of the Jan 2019 Sunday a!er 2 v1-11 Word the Word Word Epiphany Sun 27th Third Sunday TBC TBC UNITED SERVICE DERRYLIN 11AM – Jeff Gawn Friendship Jan 2019 a!er Scripture Union Service