News | April | 1

·          SELECT VESTRY – The AGM, or General Vestry was held on 14th March in Waringstown 

Hall. Can I thank everyone who was there to vote and especially those who were willing to put their names forward for the Select Vestry? 

The Select Vestry for 2018-2019

Rector’s Church Warden (HT):           Gareth Tumilty 

People’s Church Warden (HT):           George Anthony

Rector’s Church Warden (SP):            Stephen Dawson

People’s Church Warden (SP):            Cyril Nicholson

Rector’s Glebe Warden: Winston Allen         

People’s Glebe Warden: Bertie Gilliland

Hon. Secretary: Victoria Derby                      

 Hon. Treasurer: Kenneth McCoy

Barry Patience, Helen Wan, Jonathan Walker, Freda Irwin, Basil Irwin, Jayne Patterson,      Karl Kerr, Sylvia Matthews, David Armstrong and Lisa Rankin.

Congratulations to those who were elected, and can I ask that the Parish would keep these people in their prayers. Pray for their relationship in Christ to grow and pray for them to service faithfully.

DISCIPLESHIP EXPLORED

 Discipleship Explored has been designed to help followers of Jesus discover the joy, unity, righteousness and love which are theirs in Christ. 

This eight-session journey through Paul's letter to the Philippians, helps believers young and old to discover the greatest love anyone could ever know, and how to live as disciples of Christ Jesus today. 

Discipleship Explored goes beyond simply teaching the right things to do - go to Church, pray, read the Bible, share the gospel - and focuses on what drives discipleship: the love of Christ. The greatest love anyone can ever know.

We are starting this new series on Sunday 15th April at 6pm in Waringstown Hall, and we would really encourage everyone who is “in Christ” to come along. It goes beyond simply teaching the right things to do - go to Church, pray, read the Bible, share the gospel - and focuses on what drives discipleship: the love of Christ. The greatest love anyone can ever know.

Please encourage others to come along too, so that we build up the Church “in Christ”.

·          RMS TITANIC EVENING – Explore the story of the Titanic with historian, Elizabeth Conn, as she shares about the local people and their stories of faith and hope.

This special night is run as part of Donaghcloney Mission ’18and is open to all. 

Thursday 19th April at 8pm in St. Patrick’s Hall, Donaghcloney

·          THE VINE PROJECT– The Vine Project meets together at the Rectory on Thursday 26thApril at 7.30pm.Please put this date in your diary so that we can join together, encourage one another, and build each other up in Christ. Thanks.

·          BIBLE STUDY AND PRAYER MEETING – It is a wonderful privilege to study God’s Word together and on Wednesday, 11th April at 8pm, we will be continuing to study the first half of 1 Corinthians, under the title ‘Church Matters’. Our focus will be 1 Corinthians 5:1-6:8, looking at Judgment in God’s Church. 

Please read the Bible and pray that we will hear God’s truth and be able to share it with others.

Our Parish Monthly Prayer Meeting is held in Donaghcloney Hall, on Wednesday 25th April at 8pm.This is a time to pray for our link missionaries, our world and the life of our Church. 

Bible Study and Prayer feed each other; as we learn about who God is, we will want to bring our prayers to Him.