church of ireland

HOLY TRINITY Church of Ireland

WOODBURN, CARRICKFERGUS

December 2013 A Bible in their hands

A Saviour in their hearts A Purpose in their lives

www.holytrinitycarrick.org.uk

LEADERSHIP TEAM Rev. Alan McCann 028 9336 2126 Jack Blair 028 9337 8130 Rector’s Warden – Vic Wootton 0777 2512 531 People’s Warden – Sharon Piddock 028 9336 9645 GB Captain – Sandra Montgomery 028 9336 4075 BB Captain (Acting) – Gillian Armstrong 028 9335 0606 Potter’s House Supt. – Vicky Watson 028 9336 0523 Seed Youth Fellowship - Ryan Moffett 0784 0453723 Youth Club Leader – Maurice Dalzell 028 9335 1236

“Surely goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever.”

Psalm 23:6 (NIV)

2 Holy Trinity -‐ Woodburn

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Table Of Contents Why Christmas? .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Annual Gifts to Santa Claus .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Nine Lessons and Carols by Candlelight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

From The Treasurer .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Select Vestry .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Potter’s House .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Announcements .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Young at Heart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

TEA and COFFEE after the Services .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Young Peoples’ Badminton .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Essential Training For Leaders .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Pilates .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Holy Trinity Bowls Fellowship .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Family Cinema Night . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Seed .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Rosemary Conley Diet & Fitness Club .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Youth Club: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Uplift: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

8th Carrickfergus BB Company .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Prayer Team: .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Crèche Rota, December .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Holy Trinity Chair Rota – December .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Counters Rota .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Services – December .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

By popular demand…Groan Joke is back in time for Christmas .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Christmas Crossword .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Holy Trinity -‐ Woodburn 3

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Why Christmas? LUKE 2.1-12.

I do not know if you like advertisements on television or on billboards. I specialised in marketing in my business degree and I love them. I often have to try and explain the ideas and the imagery that the advertiser is trying to sell with his products to Janet. It causes endless laughter at times when Janet fails to see the image and ideas behind the ads. Recently on a poster I saw something quite amusing. It was a picture of a man and woman about to kiss and someone had drawn a speech bubble and written ‘I love girls.’ The problem was they misspelt girls and it said ‘I love grils.’ Someone else had written underneath ‘you mean girls.’ Someone else had written underneath that ‘That is all well and good, but what about us grils.’ At this point you are probably thinking what on earth has this got to do with Christmas Alan? I think that many people feel like that advertisement - It seems like all the world loves the girls and you are asking but what about us grils? There will be a couple who will wake up on Christmas morning and there will be no excited little voices at what Santa has brought - and it will feel like all the world loves the girls and they will ask but what about us grils? There will be someone who will waken on Christmas morn and turn over in an empty bed and remember with a searing pain in their heart that their life partner is no longer there and they will feel ‘All the world loves the girls and they will ask but what about us grils?’ There will be those who will spend the day alone, hungry, cold, fearful and sad and they will feel ‘all the world loves the girls and they will ask but what about us grils?’ Well if that is you read on because this letter is for you.


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If Christmas is supposed to be a time of joy to the world - why do so many people feel ‘All the world loves the girls and ask but what about us grils?’ Could it just be that we have lost the meaning of Christmas? Could it just be that we never really understood it in the first place? Could it be that we, those claiming to be Christian, fail to get the message of Christmas over? So Why Christmas?

LOVE We would all readily admit that Christmas is the time when we celebrate the birth of Jesus. Did you ever stop to ask yourself - Why did Jesus come?

I do not know if you have seen Walt Disney’s Beauty and the Beast - in the film there is a scene where the Beast is just about to confess his love for Belle. Cogsworth looks on - for if Belle pledges her love for the Beast then the spell will be broken and everything would be back to normal. Belle asks for permission to look into the magical mirror to see her father - she sees him in distress and in shock she drops the mirror and sobs ‘I have for to go to him.’ The Beast responds ‘go to him, then.’ Cogsworth comes in full of triumph - ‘It is all going swimmingly.’ All hope vanished into thin air when the Beast uttered the most significant line in the film. ‘I let her go!’ Cogsworth ‘You did what?’ You see to let her go meant that the kingdom of the Beast was once again plunged into darkness for another season. To let her go meant all hope of being human was gone. Why? The Beast in answer to that said ‘I had to let her go, I love her.’

In a far greater way, and at a higher cost that is exactly what God said the first Christmas - ‘I had to send Him, I love them?’ Can’t


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you imagine the angels asking ‘Why send Jesus?’ ‘Why to those people?’ ‘Look at what they have done to your servants in the past?’ ‘Look at the way they are living?’ ‘Why send your Son?’ and God replies ‘I had to send Him, I love them.’ Is that not what Jesus said in John 3.16 - ‘For God so loved the world that He gave His only Son...’ So the first reason for Christmas is because God loves us. So this morning if you feel like ‘All the world loves the girls and you are asking but what about us grils?’ Remember that fact - Because God loves you He sent His Son to be born in Bethlehem.

SIN I know what you are all thinking - how can sin possibly have anything to do with Christmas Alan? When I was a child I could never understand how Jesus was born at Christmas and died at Easter and grew up so quickly. That was because of my lack of understanding. But you know inside and outside the Church there are people whose understanding has not connected Christmas with Easter. One of the most effective and thought provoking Christmas cards I received last year had a newspaper headline on the front which said ‘Baby born to die.’ It really made me take notice of Why Christmas? ‘Baby born to die’ - that is exactly why He came. That is why the wise men brought oils to anoint Him - they were oils for death. Jesus was born to die - to die not because of anything He had done but because of our sins. When God sent His Son He sent Him to die. Jesus came and from the moment He was born His life was overshadowed by the spectre of the Cross. God required that a lamb be sacrificed to atone for sin - therefore it was


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very appropriate that the Lamb of God who would take away all sin should be born in a stable and laid in a manger.

LIFE FOR ALL When Jesus was born the announcement of His birth was made to both the high and low, to the humble and the great, to the powerful and the underprivileged. Shepherds - dirty, smelly, ceremonially unclean shepherd are told by the angels that the Saviour is born. The lowly men of the society of the day are told of the birth of Jesus. I would say they felt like ‘all the world loved the girls and asked but what about us grils?’ Here God says ‘I love you grils.’ ‘I love you poor and lowly shepherds, I love you who no one else wants to be near.’ To the wise men, the rich and powerful, those of status and standing God calls them to come to the stable. They get it wrong at the start and go to the palace. I mean if a king is going to be anywhere he is going to be in the palace. We know that they are then guided to the stable and they bow down and worship the Saviour. So Jesus has come for the high and mighty, the rich and the poor, the lowly and humble - Why?

So that they might have life, life in all its fullness. But note this - both the poor and lowly shepherds and the high and mighty wise men had to come to Jesus. God had sent His Son into the world, He announced to each of these groups and they then had to come to Jesus and worship Him. They had to do something - they did not sit back and do nothing. You see today so many people sit back and do nothing about Jesus. God has sent His Son, they celebrate Christmas but they do nothing about Jesus. They do not come to


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Him, they do not bow at His feet, they do not worship Him. For the Shepherds and the Wise Men life would never be the same again. Today you and I can meet this same Jesus and our lives will never be the same again.

So this Christmas - ‘if you feel all the world loves the girls remember God loves the grils - He sent His Son because He loves you, He was born to die for you - the question this morning is ‘Will you come to Him like the Shepherds and the Wise Men?’

Yours in Christ

Rev Alan McCann

Annual Gifts to Santa Claus

Santa will visit Holy Trinity on Sunday 15th December 2013, to receive gifts for distribution to other children and teenagers throughout Northern Ireland. Please label your gift if it is suitable for boy or girl, don’t forget the teenagers. Please note – no gift should contain nuts.

Thank you on behalf of the Church of Ireland Board for Social Responsibility.


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Nine Lessons and Carols by Candlelight - 15th December at 6pm.

This year we will also be joined by Woodburn Primary School Choir. Please come along and enjoy this wonderful evening of carols and to hear again the message of Christmas from Scripture.

Rev Alan McCann

From The Treasurer

From Sunday 8th December you will be able to collect either your envelopes for 2014 or a letter ( as you donate by standing order) advising you of your FWO number.

As we come to the end of another year I can report that the variable building loan will be paid off in December and we now only owe £210,000 to the bank for the fixed loan.

I cannot stress enough that we must continue to give as we do now to the Building Fund to generate over £2200 per month to pay this loan. I would hope that you will continue to give as before and then we can focus on our general fund which we will have overspend on again.

Drew Buchanan MBE

Hon Treasurer


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Select Vestry

If anyone wants an item raised at the Select Vestry please contact: Fiona Moody [email protected] Drew Buchanan: [email protected] or any member of SV. This includes booking the church hall for any events.

Fiona Moody

Potter’s House

Dear Parents and Friends,

On Sunday 15th December at 10.30am, the children of Potter’s House will be leading the congregation in the Nativity Service ‘Happy Birthday Jesus’. It would be greatly appreciated if the children could be in church on this morning for 10.00am, meeting in the Courtney Hall.

You are all very welcome at this special service. The teachers and helpers at Potter’s House would like to take this opportunity to wish all of our children and their families a very happy and peaceful Christmas.

God bless,

Vicky Watson (Superintendent)


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Announcements - If you have any information you wish to

pass to the congregation via the data projector please e-mail it to: [email protected] by Friday of each week. Any Microsoft Word or PowerPoint attachments should be sent using Microsoft 1997-2003.

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Young at Heart

Young at Heart is for all ladies over the age of 55 years and will meet on the first Monday of every month at Holy Trinity at 11.30am for chat, tea and craic. New members always welcome.

God Bless.

Ann, Eva and Violet

TEA and COFFEE after the Services

Volunteers are always needed to help with the tea and coffee after the service. If you can help, please add your name against a date on the list, or speak to Anne or Joanne. The list is beside the


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donation basket on the table. All donations are to help cover the costs.

Young Peoples’ Badminton The first half of the season has gone very well with over 25 members attending on a Saturday afternoon and around 17 attending on a Thursday evening.

This season we have a senior mixed doubles team in Ulster League Division 7 and a men’s doubles team in the East Antrim League. Our Ulster League team has started very well with 2 wins from 2 games. Our Under-15 Boys team matches begin shortly in the North Down League Division 1.

The senior club closes for the Christmas break on Thursday 19th December, re-opening on Thursday 2nd January with the junior club closing on Saturday 14th December, re-opening on Saturday 4th January.

For more information please speak to any of the leaders.

God Bless,

Joanne Hunter, Donna Harrison, Graeme Hunter, Garry Richmond


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Essential Training For Leaders IN HOLY TRINITY`S ORGANISATIONS: FIRE; FIRST AID;

HEALTH AND SAFETY

Training will take place over two nights in 2014:

Thursday 30th January + 6th February 2014 from 7-9.30pm

1. 30th January: Basic First aid (to include CPR) 2. 6th February: Finish First aid (if applicable); Health and

safety and Fire training.

Each organisation within the church should have a nominated first aider and fire officer (particularly the youth organisations).

Please send nominations for this training to Fiona moody: [email protected]. Each organisation should nominate at least one person, who will be available for both nights (unless they already have someone with up to date training in all these areas).

Please let Fiona have details of trained first aiders and last update, if you do not plan to send anyone to this element of the training.

Fiona Moody


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ARE YOU UNEMPLOYED?

AGED 16-18YRS

WOULD YOU LIKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO

GAIN SOME NEW QUALIFICATIONS?

The Learner Access & Engagement Programme offers a range of training opportunities and learner support free To be eligible you must be unemployed, not on any other Government funded programme and hold no more than one level 2 qualification. Essential Skills Courses on offer include:-

Entry Level 1,2 & 3 Essential Skills in Literacy or Numeracy & Entry Level Award in Using ICT Level 1 & 2 Essential Skills Communication or Numeracy Level 1 & 2 Essential Skills ICT

To register your interest call Patricia Brennan at LEDCOM Tel 02828270742


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WOULD YOU LIKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO

GAIN SOME NEW QUALIFICATIONS?

The Learner Access & Engagement Programme offers a range of training opportunities and learner support free or at a reduced rate of just £5 for eligible learners Priority will be given to learners who are currently unemployed and hold no more than one level 2 qualification. All essential skills course are free to everyone, for other courses detailed below, learners who don’t meet the criteria must pay full fees (rates available on request)

• Essential Skills in Literacy, Numeracy and ICT, ranging from entry level up to Level 2

• ITQ Level 1 Award in IT User Skills • Level 1 Award in Creative Craft (4 courses, drawing &

painting, Interior design, fashion skills, mixed craft) • Level 2 Award in Food Safety in Catering • Level 2 Award in Healthier Food & Special Diets • Level 2 Award Introduction to Counselling Skills • Level 1 Award in Sports Leadership

To register your interest in any of the courses detailed above, call Patricia Brennan

@ LEDCOM Tel 02828270742


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ARE YOU INTERESTED IN ICT and COMPUTERS?

WOULD YOU LIKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GAIN A

NEW QUALIFICATION?

Free places are available on ICT courses to be delivered under the Learner Access & Engagement Programme commencing in October 2013 at LEDCOM, Willowbank Rural Conference Centre, Millbrook OCR Entry Level Award in Using ICT (Beginners course)

(3hr class, one session a week over 12 weeks)

City & Guilds Level 1 & 2 Certificate in Essential Skills in

Information & Communication Technology (ICT)

(3hr class, one session a week over 18 weeks) Both classes are free of charge, priority will be given to people who are currently unemployed and hold no more than one level 2 qualification. To register your interest call Patricia Brennan at LEDCOM Tel 02828270742


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Pilates Thursday’s 10am - 11.00am at Holy Trinity

Our last class of the year will be on Thursday 12th Dec and we will re-open Thursday 9th January 2014.

E-mail Avril on [email protected] or ring Avril on 9335 5129.

Avril Waller

Holy Trinity Bowls Fellowship Our Bowls Fellowship will finish on Thursday 19th December and resume on Thursday 9th January 2014 @ 7.45 pm.

May I take this opportunity to wish all of our members a Happy and Blessed Christmas and a Peaceful New Year.

Jack Blair Hon Secretary.


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Family Cinema Night 'THE MUPPETS CHRISTMAS CAROL'

Saturday 7th December 6.00pm - 7.30pm

Tickets £2 per child, £3.50 per adult, £10 per Family Ticket (2

adults + 2 children)

Tickets available from Andrew Hanley

All proceeds to Holy Trinity building fund

This is the very last fundraiser


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Seed Sunday evenings 7.30pm at Holy Trinity

Merry Christmas to all the young people at Holy Trinity. We have had a blessed 2013 at YF and we look forward to growing next year and exploring more about our Christian Faith together.

This is what we have planned for December:

Sun 1st Dec - Off due to Sleep over on the 30th Nov

Sun 8th Dec Christmas Beach Party

Sun 15th Dec Bowling and McDonalds

Sun 22nd Dec Christmas Dinner at YF

Tue 24th Dec Carol singing and service

Sun 29th Dec Off

YF will start back on the 12th January.


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From all the leaders, we wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

. If you have any questions on YF please contact me: [email protected] or 07840453723

Ryan Moffett Youth Fellowship Leader

Rosemary Conley Diet & Fitness Club Tuesdays 10am-11.30am

Our last class of the year will be on Tues 10th Dec and we will re-open Tues 7th January 2014.

Contact Avril on 9335 5129

or NEW EMAIL ADDRESS: [email protected]

Avril Waller


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Youth Club:

Membership for Youth Club is now closed and we are operating a waiting list. The last Youth Club before Christmas will be Friday 13th December Stay updated via our facebook page HTYC Carrickfergus.

Marjory Edgar


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Uplift:

For info on classes please contact us for an info pack. Email: [email protected] Call: 07840453723 Twitter: @weareuplift


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Facebook: /weare.uplift

Ryan & Amy Moffett Uplift Directors

8th Carrickfergus BB Company

November is the month that we remember those who have paid the ultimate sacrifice during the two World Wars and other conflicts. A group of our Senior boys along with Derek Burnside and our past Captain Drew Buchanan MBE travelled to London to take part in the Remembrance Day Parade at the Cenotaph. The boys also had the opportunity to attend the afternoon service in the Royal Albert Hall. This is the second year that boys from 8th Carrickfergus have had the privilege to take part in both these events.

Now that December is upon us we look forward to celebrating Christmas and the birth of our Lord and Saviour.

Anchors and Juniors will be attending a Christmas Celebration service in Kilbride on Friday 6th December at 7.00pm. They will also be attending the Family Cinema show in Holy Trinity on


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Saturday 7th December and having parties on Monday 9th December.

A busy time ahead so please ensure you mark these dates on your calendar.

The company and seniors will be having a meal on Monday 2nd December and a DVD night on Monday 9th December finishing at 9.00p.m.

BB will close at 9p.m. on Monday 9th December 2013 for Christmas and re-open on Monday 6th January 2014, normal times.

You can find out all about us at www.8thcarrickbb.org.uk

As in previous years we hope to keep you informed of events on our website.

I would like to take this opportunity to wish everyone a very Blessed Christmas and a very Happy Healthy and Peaceful New Year.

Gillian Armstrong

Acting Captain.

THE OBJECT: - The advancement of Christ’s Kingdom among boys and the Promotion of habits of Obedience, Reverence, Discipline, Self Respect and all that tends towards a true Christian Manliness.


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Alison Allen, Joan Harvey, Fiona Moody Vera Saunderson, Libby Todd, Nicky Quigg,

Prayer Team: After the 10.30am service every Sunday a number of us will be available to pray with you at the front of the church. Please feel free to bring any situation for prayer. Your prayer requests will, as always, remain confidential, however should you feel that you would prefer to receive prayer in the privacy of the prayer room two of the team will be happy to move into there with you.

Additionally the Prayer Team continues to meet Thursdays at 7.30pm-7.45pm to pray through the request slips that have been placed in the box. Please continue to make use of the prayer request box and please feel free to add in a request slip for continued prayer, even if you have already come for prayer in person. As has always been the case the prayer request slips are lifted for one month after which time we ask that you complete a new slip should your situation require continued prayer or we need to be updated.

God Bless, Nicky Quigg


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Crèche Rota, December Sunday 1st Dec 2013

Joan Logan Joy Graham Sharon McNeill

Lorraine Ross

Sunday 8th Dec 2013

Anne Boggs Helen Fittis Fiona Moody Olga Grange

Sunday 15th Dec 2013

NO CRECHE NO CRECHE NO CRECHE NO CRECHE

Sunday 22nd Dec 2013

NO CRECHE NO CRECHE NO CRECHE NO CRECHE

Sunday 29th Dec 2013

Joan Cummings Anne Langley Arlene Macartney

Lorraine Saunderson Brown

Please swap with somebody else on the rota if you are unable to do your day. Thanks to everyone who helps and if you would like to help on the rota or wish to change your slot please speak to me or phone 07706707332.

God Bless,

Sharon McNeill


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Holy Trinity Chair Rota – December

Week 1 1 Dec

Week 2 8 Dec

Week 3 15 Dec

Week 4 22 Dec

Week 5 29 Dec

James Beattie

Colin Watson

Graeme Hunter

Simon McDonald John Fittis

Kel McDermott

Adam Edgar

Arlene McCartney

Michael McDonald

Daniel Lafferty

Colin McIlwaine

Mark Edgar

Bert McCartney

David Sprott

Peter Moffatt

Garry Richmond

Matthew Edgar Alan

Sprott Mark Taylor

Please note: If you are unable to meet your commitment please change with a member of another team. Please be there for 9.30 am and set out the chairs. After the service put the chairs away and tidy the hall.

Thank you

Simon McDonald

Counters Rota Dates for Counting Your Team

Dates for Counting Your Team

15th December David Sprott

24th November Simon McDonald

12th January 2014 Carol Marshall

22nd December Ann Richmond

David Saunderson

Gerry Piddock

Helen Wootton

Lynn McGowan

Margaret Addley

Lorraine S- Browne


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1st December Olga Grange

8th December Mark Edgar

29th December Adam Fittis

5th January 2014 Elaine Gray

Karen Buchanan

Marjory Edgar

Arlene Macartney

Sharon McNeil

Alison Moffett

Joanne Hunter

Drew Buchanan MBE

Hon Treasurer

Services – December

Date Reading Number Reader Title & Prayer Leader Book Chapter & Verses

1 December 2013 1st Reading Jonny Blair HC Psalm Psalm 25 verses 1- 9

2nd Reading Rev Alan McCann Prayers Kel McDermott

Luke Chapter 21 verses 25 - 36

8 December 2013 1st Reading Maurice Dalzell MP Philippians Chapter 3 verses 1 - 11

2nd Reading Alison Moffett Prayers Rev Alan McCann


15 December

2013 Morning – Children’s Carol Service

6.00pm Nine Lessons and Carols by Candlelight

22 December

2013 1st Reading Christine McDermott Service of the Word Psalm Psalm 80 verses 1 - 8

2nd Reading Wenda Gray Prayers Libby Todd



December 2013

Date Reading Number Reader Title & Prayer Leader Book Chapter & Verses

24 December 2013

1st Reading 11.30pm Midnight Communion by Candlelight

Rev Alan McCann

Acts Chapter 13 verses 16 - 26

2nd Reading Luke Chapter 1 verses 67 - 79

25 December

2013 9.30am - Holy Communion ---------- 10.30am Christmas Family Service and Holy Communion

29 December

2013 1st Reading Keith Montgomery Service of the Word Colossians Chapter 3 verses 12 - 17

2nd Reading Garry Richmond Prayers Yvonne Best


Colin McIlwaine

By popular demand…Groan Joke is back in time for Christmas

In Las Vegas, they gamble everywhere. I went into a drug store for an aspirin and the girl behind the counter said: ‘I’ll toss you, double or nothing.’ I lost. I came out with two headaches.

I saw a sign on a Scottish golf course once. It said: ‘Members will please refrain from picking up lost balls until they have stopped rolling!’

I said to the girl in the shop: ‘I want to buy a hat.’ She said: ‘Fedora?’ I said: ‘No, for myself!’


December 2013

I knew a hypochondriac who wouldn’t visit the Dead Sea until he found out what it died of!

He’s so tight-fisted, he’s got varicose veins in his knuckles.

She still plays the piano by ear .  .  . but sometimes her earrings get in the way.

This guy bought his wife a burial plot for her birthday. The following year, when he bought her nothing, she complained. He said: ‘What are you complaining about? You didn’t use the present I bought you last year!’

When I was a kid, I went to a psychiatrist for one of those aptitude tests. On the desk he put a pitchfork, a wrench, and a hammer and he said to the nurse: ‘If he grabs the pitchfork, he’ll become a farmer. If he grabs the wrench, he’ll be a mechanic, and if he takes the hammer, he’ll be a carpenter.’ I grabbed the nurse!

The town was so dull, one day the tide went out and it never came back.

This fellow walked into a bar with a chicken under one arm and a crocodile under the other. The barman said, ‘What’ll you have?’


December 2013

He said: ‘A whisky and soda.’ Then the crocodile spoke up and said: ‘I’ll have a gin and tonic.’ The barman said: ‘That’s amazing. I’ve never seen a crocodile that could talk before.’ He said: ‘He can’t. The chicken’s a ventriloquist.’

People learn something new every day. Why, just today, my wife learned that a car won’t climb a telephone pole.

A leopard went to see a psychiatrist. He said: ‘Every time I look at my wife, I see spots before my eyes.’ The psychiatrist said: ‘That’s only natural.’ The leopard said: ‘But, doctor, she’s a zebra.’

Once I painted a girl in the nude and I almost froze to death.

I went to a fortuneteller and she looked at my hands. She said, 'Your future looks pretty black.' I said, 'Are you kidding? I've still got my gloves on!

Two cannibals were eating a clown – one said to the other, 'Does he taste funny to you?

Lets laugh together God bless

Vic Wootton

(Editors note: Go on Vic….admit it….it was you, wasn’t it?)


December 2013

Christmas Crossword


December 2013

Merry

Christmas & a Happy New

Year

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