Newsletter No 58 July August 2012 |
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Next Weekend's Events (28th & 29thJuly) Please take the opportunity to meet Beryl. Saturday 28th July |
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Emergency Cover Richard will be unavailable from Saturday 25th August to Monday 3rd September. |
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A Grand Day Out! |
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It was great to see four of our young people travel with the diocesan youth group to this year’s Summer Madness festival. This was held on the Glenarm Estate outside Larne on the north coast. They joined two thousand two hundred young people and leaders camping over four days of fun with wonderful opportunities to make friends and discover more of God’s love. I would like to thank the leaders who have helped with diocesan trips to Summer Madness over a few years. Their experience and expertise showed! |
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Can you contribute to a Booklet of Stories? The Cavan Protestant Network are compiling a booklet of stories and they invite people of all ages from the churches to contribute a story. |
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Templeport Parishioners Parishioners are requested to contribute scones, cakes, tray bakes etc towards the refreshments on Vintage Day. They may be left in the Keeper’s Arms on Sunday morning. |
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On the evening of Sunday 9th September at 7.30pm Templeport Parish will be hosting a special Songs of Praise event. Looking at some of our favourite hymns we will be beginning with some of the earliest that we know and going through time to our present age. Please come along and support what should be a really special night. |
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| The next T.D.A. meeting will be held on Tuesday 24th July at 9pm in the Templeport Resource Centre. |
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Kildallon families are asked to join together for a fun filled evening on Friday 10th August. The treasure hunt will be completed by car (no exercise!) so can be joined by all. Cars will leave Kildallon church between 6.30 and 7pm. The hunt will finish at Roy and Gertie Woods home with drinks, sandwiches, tray-bakes supper. Invitations will be available very shortly. |
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 Mothers Union members attended the Diocesan Festival Service in Billis Church. The special speaker was Mrs Patsy Devoy, Faith and Policy Unit who spoke on the theme of MU for this year, Your Gift - Discover and Celebrate. She challenged everyone to find their own particular gift, very different for each individual member, and to use it for God's glory. Tea was served afterwards in the local Community Centre at which a cake was cut to celebrate the 125th anniversary of Mothers' Union in Ireland. The Senior members tea party was held in Kilmore Hall and was attended by over 50 members. Bishop Ken Clarke conducted a service of Holy Communion and gave a short address to members and friends. The Diocesan President, Joy Little and the Bishop then circulated among the members during the tea and many friendships were renewed. |
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We are delighted to be able to share that the Leitrim Leader Grant has been given the green light after heritage queries were finally sorted out. This will enable the main hall to be extended and heating to be replaced as well as a renewing of the outside of the present hall.
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Everyone is welcome to food and fun in aid of hall renovations to our Newtowngore Community Hall. This will take place on Saturday 18th August at 8pm in Richardson's yard (behind the shop). Adults €10 Children €5 with children under 5 free. Rain or shine please come along for a good evening's craic. |
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Rather than have a selection of different speakers this year we having one key harvest speaker at each of our harvest services. After surprise and prayer we are delighted that Rev Liz McElhinney has agreed to join us and lead us through a key harvest theme.
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Summer Kids Club Sunday 19th -Friday 24th August
Our summer kids club will soon be here. We look forward to having lots of fun with the team from Operation Mobilisation with their bus. |
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Templeport Thank You!
May we take this opportunity to thank everyone who supported the special thanksgiving service in memory of Rhynn and Madeline Hewson. Both Rhynn and Madeline were very active and generous supporters of Templeport Parish and the wider community. We thank the Hewson family for their very generous gifts of a complete set of Communion linen, also green and red Communion table frontals and pulpit and lectern falls. These gifts greatly enhance our Church. Templeport Vestry also marked this special day with the gift of a stone seat in the graveyard in memory and thanksgiving for the lives of Ryhnn and Madeline. |
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Congratulations  
Left: Mark and Victoria Crawford following their wedding on Thursday 5th July. Right: Ross & Linda Kingston (daughter of Billy and Joyce Kells) who were married in Tomregan Church on Saturday 7th July.
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After 2 years getting to know each other our congratulations also go to Julie Graham (Kinawley) on her engagement to Jordan Ellis from Killen, Castlederg. We pray for God's way forward as they and their families make plans for their future together. |
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Congratulations to Gordon and Gwenda Richardson on the birth of their son Andrew. Born on 13th June, Andrew weighed 8lb 2oz at birth. We are all delighted that parents and young Andrew are adjusting to this great event so well |
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The pensioner went to the doctor with a pain in her left leg. “It’s terribly sore, doctor” she explained to him, “It even keeps me awake at night. The doctor examined her carefully then shook his head sadly. “I’m sorry Maggie” he said, “but there isn’t anything I can do, it’s just old age” A policeman was standing outside the village post office one day when an elderly lady asked him to help her to cross the road as traffic was heavy. He smiled at her and said “There’s a zebra crossing just a little way further on.”. “Oh Well” retorted the pensioner, “I hope he has better luck than me!” A mother told her young daughter that if she didn’t eat her carrots she wouldn’t see in the dark. “That’s alright mum” the six year old replied, “That’s what light bulbs are for!” Teacher: “Why are you doing your multiplication sums on the floor?” |
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Let us continue to listen
to God in prayer and develop a daily routine of praying for
the following on the day of the week indicated;
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Date |
Time |
Location |
Service |
Leader |
29thJuly |
11am |
Tomregan |
United |
Bishop Ken & Beryl |
31st July |
2pm |
Breffni |
HC1 |
Rev Tanya Woods |
5th August |
10am |
Swanlinbar |
MP2 |
Brendan |
10.30 |
Newtowngore |
Service of Word |
Richard |
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11.30 |
Tomregan |
MP1 |
Mervyn |
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11.30 |
Templeport |
MP2 |
Brendan |
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Noon |
Kildallon |
Service of Word |
Richard |
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12th August |
10am |
Kinawley |
Family HC |
Brendan |
10.30 |
Corrawallen |
MP2 |
Richard |
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11.30 |
Tomregan |
Family HC |
Brendan |
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Noon |
Kildallon |
MP2 |
Richard |
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19th August |
11am |
Kildallon |
United |
OM Team |
21st August |
2pm |
Breffni |
HC1 |
Rev Steve Clark |
26th August |
10am |
Kinawley |
MP2 |
George |
10.30 |
Corrawallen |
Family HC |
Brendan |
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11.30 |
Tomregan |
MP2 |
George |
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Noon |
Kildallon |
Family HC |
Brendan |
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2nd September |
10am |
Swanlinbar |
MP2 |
George |
10.30 |
Newtowngore |
MP2 |
Margaret |
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11.30 |
Tomregan |
MP1 |
Mervyn |
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11.30 |
Templeport |
MP2 |
George |
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Noon |
Kildallon |
MP2 |
Margaret |
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9th September |
10am |
Kinawley |
Family HC |
Brendan |
10.30 |
Corrawallen |
Service of Word |
Richard |
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11.30 |
Tomregan |
Family HC |
Brendan |
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Noon |
Kildallon |
Service of Word |
Richard |
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7.30pm |
Templeport |
Songs of Praise |
Brendan & Richard |
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16th September |
3 pm |
Slieve Russell |
Diocesan Forward |
Bishop Ken |
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Earlier today I was delighted to finally book flights for Beryl Baker to come and visit us. Beryl is of course the nurse who has spent over 30 years working in the Chaco in Paraguay with the South American Missionary Society. 
Beryl is presently in England for her first visit home in seven years. God has been so good in allowing Beryl to be home at a difficult family time as her brother has not been at all well and his long term care is having to be worked out. God willing, assuming there are no significant family changes Beryl will be visiting us next weekend. She will be arriving Friday 27th July, leaving on the Monday. Beryl will therefore be around for the united service on July 29th and will be able to see our Bishop who will of course shortly be leaving us for SAMS. Following the service Bishop Ken will formally open the newly refurbished Tomregan hall
Sunday 29th July
Breffni Holy Communion Service
Many of you will be aware that Rev Steve Clark will be leaving Belturbet in September. August 21st will therefore be Rev Steve’s last service in the Breffni. Rev Steve has been a great help in leading services here over the last three years and we pray God’s blessing on his move to England where he will be ministering in a healing centre in East Sussex.
Swanlinbar Parish's coach trip to the Ulster Folk and Transport museum proved to be a great day. Even the weather was dry and pleasant though raining back here! While a few shopped in Bangor most folk went exploring the museum and the Titanic exhibition. A major point of interest of course proved to be the Harry Ferguson Tractors exhibited in action on the fields. The men were all very interested in watching the now very humble little Ferguson tractors working and displaying how things used to be done. The day concluded with a sumptuous meal in the Viscount Restaurant, Dungannon. Our sincere thanks to Steven and Jenny Crawford who organised such a successful outing.
Many thanks also to everyone who supported the day including parishioners from other neighbouring parishes and parishes within our group.
Summer Madness
The Summer Madness festival has now been running 26 years and has touched the lives of thousands of young people. I would really encourage us to see if a larger group could go from our group next year. If we are serious in our desire to see our young people growing in their life of faith and in the family of our churches we have to make the most of these wonderful and God blessed events. 
Templeport Songs of Praise! (Sunday 9th September) 
Treasure Hunt
Diocesan Forward Day in the Slieve Russell
Use Your Gifts!
Newtowngore Community Hall 
Meanwhile we are delighted that the extension has now been completed and is looking very well. The floor has been completed since our pictures were taken. 
As part of a fundraising venture for Newtowngore Community Hall a “Recipe Book” is being compiled. Categories include soups, salads, main courses, desserts, lunchbox options, breads, home baking, special diets, jams and preserves. If you have any recipes you would like to submit please forward to Mabel Pollock, Aughaleague, Newtowngore, Denise Richardson, Newtowngore, Co.Leitrim or Jennifer Taylor, Clonboyher, Carrigallen, Co.Leitrim, preferably by July 30th. Please include your name for printing purposes or write anon. 
Harvest Festival Service Dates
Engagement 
New Birth! 
Time for a Smile! 