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Christ is Risen! The journey from Good Friday
to Easter morning must have seemed like an eternity for those first
disciples. They had such hopes and dreams….and it all seemed
to be fulfilled in their Lord. But how could they now make sense of
their Messiah being humiliated and crucified like a common criminal
– it just didn’t make any sense to them in the midst of
their grief. And so, as we often do in the midst of hurt and confusion,
they reverted to what they knew and understood and bought spices and
made their way to anoint the body of The Lord. The mood of Mary Magdalene
and the other Mary must have been quiet, sombre and reflective on
what might have been. I don’t believe that it would be going
too far to say that they may have felt a darkness and depression in
their hearts – but don’t we all feel that way at different
times in our lives. They made their way to the tomb with a particular
expectation and were amazed as the angel said to them;
“The women,
deep in wonder and full of joy, lost no time in leaving the tomb.
They ran to tell the disciples.” (Mt 28: 8 The Message)
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News ItemsSWANLINBAR GROUP NEWSA Security Warning for all car owners At a recent event in our Church
at Ballyconnell, a vehicle was broken into and a quantity of money stolen.
Every possible precaution was taken by the vehicle owner to ensure that
nothing was left in sight which might act as a temptation to passing pedestrians,
something which I am personally not always good at doing myself. This
incident happened because someone must have been watching very carefully
and not due to carelessness. I would therefore advise all folk coming
to services not to bring valuables with you if at all possible and to
be vigilant regarding who is around and what they are getting up to. We
do hope and pray that this was an isolated incident at our Church, but
it does raise the whole issue of personal security in the community. But
please do not become paranoid regarding strangers in our midst –
it would be an awful thing if we became so suspicious of people that an
un-welcoming attitude developed in our church.
Bible Club
I would like to thank everyone involved in our Bible Club at Ballyconnell this past month. Anyone who called at the hall at any stage would agree with me that the kids had a brilliant time, even though the numbers were a little disappointing. One thing which really did encourage me was that we had so many young leaders who were prepared to step up to the mark and take part in the leadership of this club. This bodes well for the future in our Group and is something which I will be hoping to build upon. Thank you all once again. +++ Easter Vestries
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Noah in 2007! In the year 2007, the Lord came unto Noah, who
was now living in Ireland and said, "Once again, the earth has
become wicked and over-populated, and I see the end of all flesh before
me. +++
Our Greatest Need +++
Emergency cover Geoff and family will be away on Easter break from Wednesday 11th April to 18th April inclusive. Any emergencies during this period should be referred to Revd George Browne on (00353 from NI) (R of I (0))719644415 (mobile 0863517700). +++
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Service
in the Slieve Russell Hotel with Bishop Ken, Paul Clarke & Marion
Gibson