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GROUP NEWS
Ordination Service
Hazel’s big day is just around
the corner at this stage – it seems amazing how quickly
her year with us has flown. Hazel has made a significant contribution
to our Group in so many different ways and I know her ministry
has been well received and appreciated. Her service of ordination
will take place at 4pm on Sunday 1st June 2008 in Kilmore Cathedral
– please do make a special effort to be there and offer
your support. We will say a final farewell to Hazel at our Group
service in Kildallon at 3pm on Sunday 15th June.
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Girls Friendly
Society
On Sunday 27th
April the GFS set out by minibus to the annual diocesan
service at Bailieborough. The service, prize giving and
tea were a wonderful joyful celebration. The service included
a telling of the story of the lost son using bars of chocolate
and a super fast action song. Well done to all the girls
from the GFS and a big thank you to the leaders Matilda
and Jackie for their hard work throughout the year.
The different age winners for the GFS from our Killdallon
branch were:
Diocesan Winners
Ruth Beadle 1st Hand craft
Maria Lynch 1st Hand craft
Eleanor Lynch 2nd Hand craft
Kerrie Hyland 2nd Bible Study
Aoife Pollock 2nd Bible Study
Sophie Young 2nd Hand craft
All Ireland Winners
Ruth Beadle 2nd Hand Craft
Maria Lynch 3rd Hand Craft
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To protect the children their faces have
been blured.
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Newtowngore
School Enrolment
Parents / Guardians
wishing to enrol their child in Newtowngore School for September
2008 may obtain the relevant forms from the Principal (049-4333955).
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Bereavements
We extend our
sincere sympathies to Carrie Howden and Robert Hassard
on the loss of a sister and to Sylvia Breen on the
loss of her father. All of them had reached a good
age but the sense of loss is no less painful. May
each of you know the comfort God brings those who
grieve and mourn through His Holy Spirit.
Death of Mrs Talbot
And it is
with sadness that I inform folk of the death of Mrs
Rita Talbot. Rita was the wife of the late Dean Talbot
who ministered in the Parishes of Swanlinbar and Templeport.
She was a popular woman and will be sadly missed by
many people. She passed away peacefully at her home
in Abbeyleix, Co Laois in October 2007. |
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Newly elected
Select Vestries for 2008
Our Easter Vestries
are now over and I would like to take this opportunity of
thanking everyone who served on Vestry over the past year
and wish God’s blessing upon each of our newly elected
vestries for the incoming year. These are the newly elected
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Tomregan, Ballyconnell
Rector’s Churchwarden:
Hazel Kells
People’s Churchwarden:
Roy Mitten
People’s Glebewarden:
Eric Mitten
Secretary:
Cyril Foster
Treasurer:
Mervyn Foster
Select Vestry
Charlie Marsden David Breiden
Richard Breiden Phyllis Cassidy
Minnie Mitten Ronald Johnston
Caroline Morton Noel Mitten
Kenneth Morton Mervyn Foster
Cyril Foster Harry
Wallace
Christ
Church, Kildallon
Rector’s Churchwarden:
Kenneth Magee
People’s Churchwarden:
Desmond Young
Rector’s Glebewarden:
Victor Young
People’s Glebewarden:
Eric Magee
Secretary:
Gertie Woods
Treasurer:
Evelyn Morton
Select Vestry
James R Young Gertie
Woods
Eric Cowan
David Morton
Roy Woods
Norman Whyte
James Graham Sophia
Whyte
Stanley Morton Basil
Arnold
Beryl Spotten
Evelyn Morton
St Augustine’s,
Swanlinbar
Rector’s Churchwarden:
Tommy Fisher
People’s Churchwarden:
Ivan Stubbs
Rector’s Glebewarden:
Ernest Breen
People’s Glebewarden:
Mervyn Gould
Secretary:
Lorna Graham
Treasurer:
Hazel Crawford
Select Vestry
Sam Wilson
Mary Thornton
Leslie Wilson
Lorna Graham
Stephen Crawford Violet
Clements
May Rooney
Mackey Breen
Alan Hassard
Abraham Veitch
Raymond Humphreys Hazel Crawford
St Paul’s,
Kinawley
Rector’s Churchwarden:
Freddie Crawford
People’s Churchwarden:
George Graham
Select Vestry
Sam Wilson
Mary Thornton
Leslie Wilson
Lorna Graham
Stephen Crawford Violet
Clements
May Rooney
Mackey Breen
Alan Hassard
Abraham Veitch
Raymond Humphreys Hazel Crawford
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St Patrick’s,
Newtowngore
Rector’s Churchwarden:
Carl Johnston
People’s Churchwarden:
Alec Graham
People’s Glebewarden:
Thomas Johnston
Secretary:
Florence Bayliss
Treasurer:
Miriam Fisher
Select Vestry
Keith Richardson Sandra
Richardson
Miriam Fishe
Alan Richardson
Norma Richardson Jenny Taylor
Herbert Lipsey
Molly Richardson
John Taylor
Florence Bayliss
Herbert Pollock George
Taylor
St Columba’s,
Correwallen
Rector’s Churchwarden:
Greg Bayliss
People’s Churchwarden:
Robert Moynihan
People’s Glebewarden:
Aubrey Hyland
Select Vestry
Keith Richardson Sandra
Richardson
Miriam Fisher
Alan Richardson
Norma Richardson Jenny Taylor
Herbert Lipsey
Molly Richardson
John Taylor
Florence Bayliss
Herbert Pollock
George Taylor
St Peter’s,
Templeport
Rector’s Churchwarden:
Robert Clarke
People’s Churchwarden:
Abraham Graham
People’s Glebewarden:
Cecil Howden
Secretary:
Carol Graham
Treasurer:
Linda Lovett
Select Vestry
Carol Graham
Ivan Hewson
Victor Lovett
Bertie Howden
Linda Lovett
Ivan Kells
Hazel Howden Grace
Gould
Joyce Kells
Nigel Rofe
William Kells
Ivan Gould
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The Swanlinbar
- Kildallon Group
Parochial nominators
and Diocesan Synodsmen /women & supplementarys elected
on 6th April at the Day of Vision service in Tomregan.
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S-K Group
Parochial nominators
Kenneth Magee (Kildallon)
Abraham Graham (Templeport)
Alan Richardson (Newtowngore)
Ernest Breen (Swanlinbar)
S-K Group Supplementary
nominators:
Roy Woods (Kildallon)
Cecil Howden (Templeport)
Kenneth Morton (Ballyconnell)
Florence Bayliss (Corrawallen) |
S-K Group Synodsmen:
Mervyn Cowan (Kildallon)
Mervyn Foster (Ballyconnell)
Norma Richardson (Newtowngore)
Linda Lovett (Templeport)
Tommy Fisher (Swanlinbar)
S-K Group Supplementary synodsmen:
George Graham (Swanlinbar)
Molly Richardson (Newtowngore)
Stanley Morton (Kildallon)
Hazel Kells (Ballyconnell)
Carol Graham (Templeport)
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Service
for Newly Elected Vestries at Kilmore Cathedral
All newly elected
Vestries (that means all Vestry members, not just new members!)
are invited to a service of dedication in Kilmore Cathedral
on Tuesday 5th June 2008. The
purpose of the service will be to dedicate ourselves in
God’s service through our Vestry membership. Please
do try and attend this service as it should be a time of
encouragement and inspiration for all of us.
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Sunday School Prize
Giving and Group BBQ
Make a note in your diary,
hide your umbrella and get your sun cream ready!! Sunday the 15th
June 2008 will be the day of our Sunday School Prize giving service
and Group BBQ. As promised last year, the service will held in
the Parish Church Kildallon at 3.00pm and then followed by a Group
BBQ and fun day for our children, including a bouncy castle at
the Rectory in Kildallon.
Anyone who attended last year’s service and BBQ, I think
would agree that it was a great afternoon and a nice way of thanking
our children for their commitment to Sunday School throughout
the year – it was also a great opportunity for the adults
to chat and catch up from they last saw one another.
Over the course of the last year, a great deal of time, money
and effort has been spent in refurbishing the Rectory in Kildallon
and both Richard and Pauline are only too delighted to open their
home in this way and say thank you to everyone concerned.
This service and BBQ is another way in which we can build the
body through fellowship. Someone commented to me very recently
that there is a greater sense of fellowship in our church, a comment
which I find very encouraging. Please do come along on the day
and be part of that fellowship as we seek to build the kingdom
of God and move Forward together.
There will be no charge whatsoever for this as our Forward steering
group have spent wisely and are in a position to subsidise this
particular venture. Please do make a big effort to travel the
extra distance to support the children on this important day.
This will be the only service in our Group that day.
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Jars of
Grace and Lenten Collections
Sincere thanks to
everyone who contributed so generously to the Jar of Grace
appeal throughout Lent this year. Our grand total, including
loose offerings at our Lent services, was €3,036.45
& £893.80.
Every penny and cent you contributed will be going to ease
the suffering of those affected by AIDS on the African continent.
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Swanlinbar
Parish Outing
This is an annual
event in the calendar for Swanlinbar Parish, but is open
to everyone in our Group and indeed beyond. In previous
years, a coach-load of folk have gone to Blanchardstown,
Rosses Point & Sligo, Cultra & Bangor. This year,
the plan is to head for Coleraine and Portrush. It will
be possible for people to take in a bit of shopping in Coleraine
and also Portrush, or to simply go to one location or the
other. The outing will be on Saturday 31st May and the cost
will be £8 / €10.50 (more details regarding pick-up
points to follow in weekly News Sheets). Anyone wishing
to go should contact Mary Thornton on 048 6634 8662 as soon
as possible as the coach fills on a first come, first served
basis with no preference given to anyone. |
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Confirmation
in Swanlinbar
The number of people
who commented positively on our confirmation service in
Swanlinbar was most encouraging. As usual, our Bishop spoke
with clarity and relevance and encouraged our candidates
to be real in their Christian faith and to run the race
well. Thank you to everyone who took part in the service,
those who provided and served the lovely tea afterwards,
and all those who came along to support the candidates.
To protect the children
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Informal
Praise
Our next Informal
Praise service takes place in the Parish Church, Kildallon
at 8pm on Sunday 11th May. Rev Tanya Woods will speak on
the work of the Holy Spirit on what is the feast of Pentecost.
Everyone welcome. |
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Swanlinbar
Kildallon Group Youth Fellowship
I was a bit disappointed
with the numbers at our last meeting of Youth Fellowship
– 3 young people turned up. But I do want to thank
those who did come as we had what I would honestly consider
to be the best night so far! People often comment in parishes
that there is nothing for young people, but then when there
is something for young ones it may not always be well supported.
I would encourage parents with secondary aged children to
consider bringing them along on a Sunday evening. The program
varies with a movie night, a games night and a Bible night
each month – something for everyone! It meets on the
1st, 3rd, 4th & 5th Sunday of each month between 6.30pm
& 8.30pm in Ballyconnell Parish Hall. Everyone is most
welcome to attend. |
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Please don’t forget
about the evening the Young Families Unit have organised with
Dr Dickie Barr between 7 & 10 pm on Tuesday 20th May in
Florencecourt Parish Centre – the theme of the evening
is Time Out For Parents. Further information can be obtained
by contacting Ann Howard on 043 45848.
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Thanks
from Gill & David Heyworth
Just a line to say a most
sincere thank you to everyone we have met over the last 6 months
and who have made us feel so welcome in such a short time. We
enjoyed the services at Ballyconnell, Templeport and Newtowngore
- we never managed to attend at the other churches. We will keep
you in our thoughts and prayers as you move forward in your plans
for the Parishes, so that they thrive and grow. We will take with
us very many happy memories of Cavan, the people and the beautiful
countryside - a real taste of rural Ireland - we know it will
stand us in good stead in rural France. Thank you
from us both, Gill & David
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Come
and meet
HAZEL ROLSTON
between 11.00 am and 1.00 pm
on
Thursday 29th May 2008
at the
Evangelical Bookshop
8 Dublin Rd. Enniskillen
She will sign copies
of her book,
Beyond the Edge
The book is about
her journey out of post-natal depression and anxiety.
It is useful both for sufferers of depression and those
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New Birth
Congratulations
are in order on the occasion of another arrival in the Hewson
household, Ballinamore. Lorna had another little boy, well
quite a big boy actually, as Alastair was born on Tuesday
morning weighing in at 8lbs 14ozs. We wish every blessing
upon both Ivan and Lorna as they now nurture Holly, Andrew
and Alastair and provide a safe, loving environment in which
they might grow and develop.
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Have You Anything
You Can Contribute to this Newsletter?
If you have a digital
camera and could take photographs of your local parish activities
we would love to hear from you or, just send your photos
to the new office. |
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Ice
Cream Party
The PTA for Ballyconnell
Central National School are organising an ice cream party
for Saturday 24th May in the Parish Hall, Ballyconnell between
midday & 3pm and they would like your support! The party
is for children of all ages (even adults!) and all proceeds
will be going to the Down Syndrome Association Ireland. |
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Swanlinbar - Kildallon
Group Office
By the time you
read this, the computers will be in situ, the copier in
place and the admin assistant will have commenced her
work DV. We welcome Phyl Canty to our team. Phyl is originally
from England, having moved to Corlough around 2 years
ago – she worships in Templeport Parish Church.
Her interests include reading and horses and she has a
lovely Labrador called Tatum. We all wish you well Phyl
as you adjust to working in a new context and get to grips
with Geoff’s little quirks.
Thank
you so much to Sophia for helping out for the few weeks
prior to Phyl’s appointment. In that short time,
Sophia got through an immense amount of work and was more
than efficient in all that she did. God bless you Sophia
for being so willing to help in the way you did.
If
you need to contact a member of the leadership team regarding
some administrative issue, such as passport countersignature,
school grant applications, family history research, then
you can visit the Group Office during the surgery hours
(which may have to change if emergencies arise).
Provisional
Surgery hours in Group Office |
Day |
Date |
Times |
Leader available |
Monday |
19th May & 9th June |
10.00 - 12.00 |
Richard & Geoff |
Tuesday |
27th May |
11.30 - 1.30 |
Geoff |
Thursday |
5th June |
2 pm - 4 pm |
Geoff |
The
telephone number of the office is: 049 9527705 (from Northern
Ireland 00353 49 9527705). The email address is:
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New School
McGovern’s really
have made an excellent start to our new school in Ballyconnell,
ably assisted by Adam and Kenneth as our photos show at the cutting
of the sod on 18th April. You would not recognise the site now,
it’s completely cleared and the concrete foundations should
be poured by the time you read this.
Please do keep praying
for safety for all involved in this work as a building site can
be an extremely dangerous place. Watch this space each month as
we give you regular updates on the building progress.
You may click on any of
the above thumbnail images for a larger picture. Please use your
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The faces of the children in the photographs have been blured
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Time off!
Geoff will be taking his Easter week
break from Thursday 29th May to Wednesday 4th June inclusive.
During this week he will out of the country and will not be
available for contact.
For this reason the next (June) Newsletter will not be published
until Sunday 15th June at the Group Service in Kildallon
Any emergencies during this period should be referred to Richard
on 049 9527834.
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Now
isn’t it time for a smile?
A smile is a curve that can put
a lot of things straight!
Jumping to conclusions is the wrong
type of exercise.
Those who scatter sunshine cannot
live in shadow.
Conscience is the inner voice that
warns us that someone may be looking!
May peace and plenty be the first
to lift the latch on your door. - Old Irish blessing.
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Prayer points for May & June
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;
Monday: |
At the beginning
of each week, remember those who are returning to school
and are preparing for important examinations – pray
that they would not feel over-pressured but remained focussed
in their studies.; |
Tuesday: |
Pray for Happy
Tots – give thanks for all the support it has brought
to parents, and remember the committee as the group prepares
to embrace members from the New Irish communityl; |
Wednesday: |
Pray for the
new school in Ballyconnell – that it would be a
work that would know God’s protection and blessing
as we seek to provide first class facilities for our children; |
Thursday: |
Pray for those
who are ill, sick or distressed in any way – that
the peace of God, which passes all understanding, would
permeate the hearts of all those who are troubled; |
Friday: |
Pray for our
ministry team as they manage change in our Group –
may they know wisdom in decision making and courage to
make tough decisions; |
Saturday: |
Pray for those
who are too busy to take in the beauty of God’s
creation – pray that we might all take more time
to dwell on the things of God and his wonderful world;
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Pray that we
might develop a lifestyle that is shaped and moulded by
God’s word and His Holy Spirit – may we each
become more like Jesus in our character and lives. |
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Service Schedule for the remainder of May and June
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Day |
Date |
Time |
Church |
Service |
Speaker |
Passage |
2nd
passage |
May |
Sunday |
18th |
10.00 |
Swanlinbar |
MP 2 |
George |
Acts 3:
1-26 |
John 21:
15-19 |
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18th |
11.00 |
Newtowngore |
United |
Geoff |
Acts
3: 1-26 |
No 2nd reading |
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18th |
11.30 |
Templeport |
MP 2 |
George |
Acts 3:
1-26 |
John 21:
15-19 |
Sunday |
25th |
10.00 |
Kinawley |
MP 1 |
Richard |
Acts 4:
1-31 |
John 13:
36-38 |
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25th |
10.30 |
Corrawallen |
HC 2 |
Geoff |
Acts 4: 1-31 |
John 13: 36-38 |
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25th |
11.30 |
Ballyconnell |
MP 1 |
Richard |
Acts 4:
1-31 |
John 13:
36-38 |
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25th |
12.00 |
Kildallon |
HC 2 |
Geoff |
Acts 4: 1-31 |
John 13: 36-38 |
Tuesday |
27th |
2 pm |
Breffni
Centre |
HC 1 |
Richard |
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June |
Sunday |
1st |
10.00 |
Swanlinbar |
MP 2 |
Richard |
Matthew
8: 1-4 |
Leviticus
14: 1-7 |
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1st |
10.30 |
Newtowngore |
MP 1 |
George |
Matthew
8: 1-4 |
Leviticus
14: 1-7 |
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1st |
11.30 |
Templeport |
MP 2 |
Richard |
Matthew
8: 1-4 |
Leviticus
14: 1-7 |
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1st |
12.00 |
Kildallon |
MP 1 |
George |
Matthew
8: 1-4 |
Leviticus
14: 1-7 |
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1st |
4
pm |
Kilmore
Cathedral |
Ordination |
Hazel
Hicks |
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Thursday |
5th |
8
pm |
Kilmore
Cathedral |
Select
Vestries |
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Sunday |
8th |
10.00 |
Kinawley |
HC 2 |
Geoff |
Matthew 8: 5-13 |
Matthew 28: 16-20 |
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8th |
10.30 |
Corrawallen |
MP 2 |
Richard |
Matthew
8: 5-13 |
Matthew
28: 16-20 |
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8th |
11.30 |
Ballyconnell |
HC 2 |
Geoff |
Matthew 8: 5-13 |
Matthew 28: 16-20 |
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8th |
12.00 |
Kildallon |
MP 2 |
Richard |
Matthew
8: 5-13 |
Matthew
28: 16-20 |
Sun |
15th |
3
pm |
Kildallon |
United |
Geoff |
Matthew
8: 23-27 |
No 2nd reading |
Sun |
22nd |
10.00 |
Swanlinbar |
MP 1 |
Geoff |
Matthew
15: 32-39 |
Isaiah
25: 6-9 |
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22nd |
10.30 |
Corrawallen |
MP 1 |
George |
Matthew
15: 32-39 |
Isaiah
25: 6-9 |
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22nd |
11.30 |
Templeport |
MP 1 |
Geoff |
Matthew
15: 32-39 |
Isaiah
25: 6-9 |
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22nd |
1200 |
Kildallon |
MP 1 |
George |
Matthew
15: 32-39 |
Isaiah
25: 6-9 |
Tue |
24th |
2pm |
Breffni Centre |
HC 1 |
Geoff |
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Sun |
29th |
1000 |
Kinawley |
MP 2 |
Richard |
Psalm
136: 1-9 |
John 14:
15-31 |
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29th |
1030 |
Newtowngore |
HC 1 |
Geoff |
Psalm 136: 1-9 |
John 14: 15-31 |
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29th |
1130 |
Ballyconnell |
MP 2 |
Richard |
Psalm
136: 1-9 |
John 14:
15-31 |
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29th |
1200 |
Kildallon |
HC 1 |
Geoff |
Psalm 136: 1-9 |
John 14: 15-31 |
1 after Service type indicates Traditional 2 after Service type
indicates Contemporary
After the United Services there will be a cup of tea in the Church
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