News Items

Lent appeal
I would like to thank everyone who supported our Lent appeal for the work of Tearfund in responding to the needs of Tsunami victims. Recent remembrance services and news reports remind us of the devastation which struck on 26th December in a way which none of us thought imaginable. Tearfund continue to work in the affected regions and are extremely appreciative of the £383.75 and €643.61 which was gifted by our group.

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Tomregan Whist Drive
And our thanks also go to everyone to who has supported the Whist Club in Tomregan over the past season. Special thanks go to Mervyn Foster for continuing to organise the monthly Drives and to everyone who supported the recent fund raising effort which realised approximately €1946 for the Parish Hall account.

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Congratulations To Lorna and Ivan Hewson on the birth of their first child, Holly Eileen. Holly really is a gorgeous wee girl, which I’m sure Lorna and Ivan would agree with!! We congratulate you both and indeed Madeline and Rhynn and wish you all God’s blessing. And on the note of congratulations, we also welcome Mr & Mrs Breiden back from their recent honeymoon in Tenerife. Nigel and Margaret were recently married in Drumeela Church, a service at which it was a privilege for me to preach. As you can see from the wedding picture Nigel has a problem keeping Margaret off the motor bike, or is it the other way round?! In either case we really do wish you the very best in your lives together and pray that your marriage would be a strong one and that you would both grow in your love and trust of one another. And finally, congratulations to Jason Cassidy and Jonathan Gould who were confirmed in the faith at a service held in Cavan Parish Church on 1st May. Confirmation, whilst not a sacrament in our tradition, marks an important stage in the development of Christians. At our confirmation we claim for ourselves, in a public confession, the faith professed on our behalf by parents and godparents at our baptism. Jason and Jonathan, may you both continue to grow in your walk with Jesus and may we as brothers and sisters in Christ be an encouragement to one another in that journey.

Announcements
As you may be aware by now I am not the world’s most organised person, but I am trying to improve! You can help me in this by getting announcements to me by Friday night in order that I can include them on a bulletin sheet if there are a lot of them or simply so that I have a list of them to read out, prior to arriving at the service. Sometimes it is difficult for me to remember to make your announcement if it is handed to me just before the service, so by getting it to me a couple of days in advance you will be assured of its inclusion. Of course I understand that there may be things which crop up at the last minute but please do try and get any notices to me in good time.

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Easter Vestries
I was encouraged by the attendance at our Easter Vestry meetings but there is room for improvement. Sometimes perhaps we feel that there is no point in attending this annual meeting as the Vestry are the people who make decisions, but you have the responsibility of electing the Vestry if you are registered to vote! It is a privilege to serve the Church through Vestry service and this is something which we should all be a part of. The following Church Wardens have been appointed to serve for the coming year; Tomregan Mrs Minnie Mitten (R), Mr Dessie Keyes (P), St Peter’s Mr Victor Lovett (R), Mr Abraham Graham (P), St Augustine's Mr Mervyn Gould (R), Mr Ivan Stubbs (P), St Paul's Mr Mackey Breen (R), Mr Raymond Humphreys (P). I would like to thank everyone who has served over the past year and I look forward to my first complete year working with these newly elected members.

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C of I Gazette
This is the national publication for our Church in Ireland. It brings news of local, national and international interest to the Church here in Ireland. Reports include comment on items of interest which might affect our Church in so many ways and also features regarding specific Parish initiatives. The management of this Gazette have generously offered to supply 10-12 copies of this publication free for 4 weeks as a trial period with the option of taking up subscription thereafter. If you would be interested in receiving a free copy for 4 weeks then please contact the Rectory. Please note that there is absolutely no obligation to subscribe after the trial period if you do not wish to continue.

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Forthcoming events
Better to simply list them in chronological order as there is so much coming up! Thu 26th May @ 5.00 pm Visit of Over 55s club from Mullavilly Sat 28th May Mothers’ Union outing Sat 4th June Swanlinbar Parish outing Sun 5th June @ 3.30 pm Dedication service, St Paul’s Kinawley Sun 12th June @ 3.00 pm Forward! service, Slieve Russell Hotel Sun 19th June @ 4.00 pm Ordination service at St Peter’s Fri 24th June Parish sports evening at Stragowna

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Revd Geoff Wilson	St Peter's Church Templeport	Bishop Ken Clarke
Volunteers needed to steward Volunteers to Steward My ordination to the presbyterate at St Peter’s at 4.00 pm on Sunday 19th June looms larger than life! Amongst all the other preparations it would be great if we could have some folk volunteer to act as stewards on the day. This will entail marshalling the movement and parking of cars and ensuring that visitors know where to go on the day. If you feel that you would like to help out in this way, then please contact the Rectory and I will pass on your details.

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And finally, some humour A man asked his neighbour if he would look after his cat for him while he and his wife were on holiday. Neighbour: “What would I have to do?”. Man: “Just put out a saucer of milk each morning and evening. We are very fond of the cat and would not like anything to happen to it”. Neighbour: “It won’t be hard to put out milk, so I’ll do it”. Man: “Maybe you would keep an eye on our elderly Granny as she will be on her own”. Neighbour: “Certainly, we’ll keep an eye on her”. Unfortunately, while they were away both the cat and the elderly Granny died. Upon return from holiday the neighbour said to his friend: “I’m sorry to tell you that the cat died while you were away”. Man: “That is bad news. It is a pity you didn’t break the news gently to me for it has come as a great shock”. Neighbour: “How should I have told you?”. Man: “Well, you could have said, “The cat climbed up the spout, walked along the roof to the end of it, fell off and broke its neck”. In that way I would have been prepared for the worst. By the way, how is Granny?”. Neighbour: “Well, she climbed up the spout, walked along the roof…..” * * * ooo * * *

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Service Times for the remainder of this month

St Augustine's Swanlinbar

St Paul's Kinawley

St Peter's Templeport

TomRegan Ballyconnell

Date

Event

Time

Service

Leader

Time

Service

Leader

Time

Service

Leader

Time

Service

Leader

Sun 22 May

Trinity Sunday

10 am

M.P.

G.W.

-

-

-

11.30

M.P.

G.W.

11.30

M.P.

Mr M. Foster

Sun 29 May

1st Sun after Trinity

-

-

-

10 am

M.P.

G.W.

11.30

M.P.

Mr John Wilson

11.30

M.P.

G.W.

Sun 5 Jume

2nd Sun after Trinity

-

-

-

3.30 pm

Dedicat- ion of gifts

Revd. Ken Clarke & G.W.

11.30

M.P.

Revd. Geoff Bridle

11.30

H.C.

Revd. Tanya Woods

Sun 12 June

3rd Sun after Trinity

Service in the Slieve Russell Hotel at 3 pm - Please click on the Forward! Logo or here

Sun 19 June

4th Sun after Trinity

Ordination of The Revd. S G Wilson to the Priesthood in St Peter's Templeport at 4 pm by Bishop Ken Clarke - Tea afterwards in the Templeport Community Centre (There will be no other services in the group on this Sunday) Click for more information. Details Directions

Sun 26 June

5rh Sun after Trinity

10 am

H.C.

Revd Geoff Wilson

-

-

-

11.30

M.P.

Mrs A Reilly

11.30

H.C.

G.W.

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