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Forward!
Forward! is a four year initiative in our Diocese designed to grow healthier Parishes. It is not a criticism of what has gone before – indeed it is important for us both individually and collectively as a Church, to examine and consider where we have been, where we are now and where we feel God is calling us to in the future. That is in essence what Forward! is about – discerning God’s vision and heart for each of our Parishes and implementing a strategy, which is relevant to our own particular context, which ensures that vision becomes a reality! Each of us will have a part to play in this initiative if we are going to ensure that Forward! is a success, not for my sake but for the sake of Christ, the head of the Church.

We will be holding an information night to explain something more of what Forward! is about in Templeport Community Centre on Friday 8th April at 8.30pm. There will be entertainment on the night provided by Myrtle Woodhouse, a short presentation of Forward! followed by a bite of supper. Please do come along to this evening and find out how we can each be part of this exciting new initiative which seeks to move our Churches Forward! in the 21st Century.

Please visit the page by clicking on the Forward! Logo

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100% attendance Sunday!
Sunday 17th April is the date of our next United Service in Tomregan Parish Church. As well being the day when we will receive and give thanks for responses to the Forward! initiative I felt that it would be entirely appropriate on our Forward! Sunday to have everyone in Church when we as a Church pledge to move forward in the strength of God’s Holy Spirit. Perhaps you are in Church every Sunday already, perhaps you come once in a while or perhaps it has been years since you last came. If when reading this you find yourself identifying with either of the last two categories of people, I would encourage you to make a special effort to come to Church this Sunday as we begin the Forward! initiative and give thanks to God for His unfailing Love and Faithfulness. Forward! is for each one of us, not just a select few, let us do this together and become a stronger Church, that is the body of our Lord Jesus Christ.

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Summer Time Begins!
Don’t forget to put your clocks forward by one hour before going to bed on Easter Eve as summer time begins on Easter Day, Sunday 27th March.

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Diocesan Youth Service
This will take place in Billis Halls on Saturday 26th April at 8.30 pm. The speaker at this event will be the Archdeacon of Elphin & Ardagh, Andrew Forster. Andrew is a gifted communicator with a particular ministry to children and young people and he will be speaking on the theme From the Cross to the Grave, words taken from the worship song Lord I Lift Your Name on High. Music on the night will be provided by AGAPE, a group from a Church in the Cootehill area. Please do make a special effort to come along to this service with your children and young people as we seek to provide more for them in our Diocese. If anyone would like to go but needs transport then please contact the rectory by mid week in order that arrangements can be made.

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Bereavements
This past month has seen the lives of a number of our parishioners in Tomregan Parish being touched by the loss of a loved one. Our sincere sympathies are extended to Mary Wallace on the very sudden death of her mother Sarah Marshall of Newtownbutler. We also feel at this time for William Ross on the loss of his sister Violet Robinson of Belfast. And Lily Johnston on the death of her aunt Hannah Gibson, formerly of Boley, Bawnboy who passed away in her 91st year in Shrewsbury, England. Bereavement is never an easy time but we do pray that Mary, William and Lily, and their families, would know God’s comfort in their time of loss.

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Easter Vestry Meetings
Easter vestry meetings have been arranged as follows;

Each meeting will take place at 8 pm and will be followed by a light supper before the first meeting of the newly elected Select Vestry. Please do come along to these General Meetings, which are open to all members of the Church, you must however be a registered Vestry person in order to exercise any voting rights.

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Change of location for Easter Communion
Please note that we will be celebrating the first communion of Easter in Swanlinbar Parish Church and not Kinawley as published. Apologies for any inconvenience which this may cause.

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Ordination service to be held in St Peter’s, Templeport
I am delighted to announce that I will be ordained to the presbyterate /priesthood by Bishop Ken at 4 pm on Sunday 19th June in St Peter’s, Templeport. More details will follow in due course but please do continue to pray for all those currently undergoing training for the ordained ministry and also preparing for ordination.

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Lenten and Holy Week Services
Our Lent services have been well attended thus far and it is good to share in fellowship with our neighbours in the Parish of Kinawley and Holy Trinity. Services will take place at 8.00 pm in the following pattern;

Easter Sunday Services
The Easter Sunday Services will take place within our own particular Parishes. During Holy Week our preacher will be Rev Canon Reggie Twaddell. Reggie is no stranger to most of us and we certainly look forward to hearing his series of sermons and pray that God would bless us through his ministry. I would encourage a good attendance at all services, even when they are not in our own particular Parish.

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