The Grouped Parishes of Christ Church, Culmore, Muff & St. Peter

‘Transforming Community, Radiating Christ’ Growing Deeper, Growing Closer, Growing Wider

Volume 7 Number 3 March 2016

HE IS RISEN. ALLELUIAHE IS RISEN. ALLELUIAHE IS RISEN. ALLELUIA

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Wednesday 2nd Mar 7pm Lenten Service and Study St Peter Thursday 3rd Mar 10.30am Holy Communion St Peter Sunday 6th March Lent 4 Mothering Sunday Christ Church 9.00am Holy Communion Muff (& Culmore, in MUFF) 10.00am Mothering Sunday Service Christ Church 11.00am Holy Communion St Peter 11.30am Mothering Sunday Service Wednesday 9th Mar 7pm Lenten Service and Study St Peter Thursday 10th Mar 10.30am Holy Communion St Peter Sunday 13th March Lent 5 Christ Church 9.00am Holy Communion Muff 10.00am Holy Communion Culmore 10.00am Morning Prayer Christ Church 11.00am Morning Prayer St Peter 11.30am Holy Communion Wednesday 16th Mar Eve of St Patrick 7pm Holy Communion St Peter Thursday 17th Mar St Patrick 10.30am Holy Communion St Peter Sunday 20th March Palm Sunday Christ Church 9.00am Holy Communion Muff 10.00am NO SERVICE Culmore 10.00am NO SERVICE Christ Church 11.00am NO SERVICE St Peter 11.30am Combined Parishes Service

Sunday 27th March EASTER DAY See House Quiet Garden 7AM Easter Dawn Service Christ Church 9.00am Holy Communion Muff 10.00am Holy Communion Culmore 10.00am Holy Communion Christ Church 11.00am Holy Communion St Peter 11.30am Holy Communion Thursday 31st March NO SERVICE

For Holy Week Services please see p.3

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GROWING DEEPER

There will be a service each Wednesday during Lent at 7pm in St Peter’s church. This service will last approximately 30 minutes. For those who wish to stay after the service there will be time (about 1 hour) on Wednesdays 9th & 16th March for an examination of how we can grow during the season of Lent using the Book of Jonah as our text.

Holy Week Services

Monday 21st March: Muff (Prayer Walk) 7pm

Tuesday 22nd March: Culmore (Service of The Word) 7pm

Wednesday 23rd March: St Peter (Service of The Word) 7pm

Thursday 24th March: St Peter (Holy Communion) 10.30am

Thursday 24th March: Christ Church (Holy Communion) 7pm

Good Friday 25th March: Muff (Hour At The Cross) 11am

Good Friday 25th March: Parish Centre (Messy Church) 12

Good Friday 25th March: Christ Church (Tenebrae) 7pm

EASTER EVEEASTER EVEEASTER EVE Saturday 26th March

First Holy Communion of Easter Christ Church 10pm

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GROWING CLOSER - Praying for one another

28th Feb - 5th Mar: Glenbank Park 6th Mar - 12th Mar: Glenvale Road 13th Mar - 19th Mar: Glenside Road 20th Mar - 26th Mar: Northland Road

Almighty God, bless the four churches of our parish, Christ Church, Culmore, Muff

and St Peter. Bless all our parishioners, especially those who live or work in ... Thank you for your Son, Jesus Christ, who lived, died and rose again for us.

Come now in your power and bring us new life. Renew us in love and service as we seek

to transform our communities and radiate Christ. Fill us with your Holy Spirit that we may live and work

to your honour, praise and glory. Amen

MARCH The diocese of derry & raphoe

Bishop: Rt Revd kenneth good

Sunday 6th March Lent 4 Mothering Sunday

PRAY for The Church of England the most revd & rt hon Justin Welby Archbishop of Canterbury

faughanvale. rector: Revd paul hoey

FRIDAY 11TH MARCH THE DIOCESE OF DERRY AND RAPHOE HOSTS AN EVENING OF CELEBRATION THANKING GOD FOR ‘OPPOR2016TY’’

LETTERKENNY INSTITUTE 8PM Sunday 13th March Lent 5

PRAY for Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui The Most Revd Dr Paul Kwong Arch-bishop of Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui & Bishop of Hong Kong Island

Cumber Upper & Lower, Banagher & Learmount. Rector: Revd David Slater

Sunday 20th March Palm Sunday

Pray for the peace of Jerusalem All glory, laud and honour, To Thee, Re-deemer, King, To Whom the lips of children Made sweet hosannas ring. Jerusalem - (Jerusalem & Middle East) The Rt Revd Suheil Dawani

Bishop Ken and Mary Good Sunday 27th March Easter Day

PRAY for Christians in The Middle East

Dungiven & Bovevagh Rector: Revd Mark Loney Diocesan Reader: Mr Cecil Ross

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The Rector writes...

One of the things I attempt to do in Lent is stop feeding my

stomach and start feeding my faith. That is easier said than

done! As part of this attempt to feed my faith I have been

reading. I read this recently: ‘What if the church’s job were to

move people out of the door instead of trying to keep them in,

by convincing them that God needed them more in the world

than in the church.’ (Barbara Brown Taylor) It is a challenging quote.

Our vision talks about transformation. That transformation is in our lives as

individuals as well as in our life together with others. Gathering together is to

encourage us in our walk of faith as well as giving us the opportunity to worship

God together. When the Bible talks about the role of Christian leaders it says

that they are, ‘to equip the saints for acts of service, so that the body of Christ

might be built up.’ (Ephesians 4v12)

I hope and pray that Lent will be an opportunity for you to reflect on God’s love

for you and to consider your response to that love. You may be at a point in

your life where you need to stop and hear those words of God remind you that

you are loved. You may need to hear a rebuke, or encouragement, you might

need to remember that you are not travelling alone but alongside you, in front

and behind, are fellow travellers. We are four very different parishes sharing a

journey. I believe that we can achieve more together and that we should be

building our dependence on one another. Alongside this sense of being a team

we need also to remember that we are individually members of this team, this

body of Christ. In this coming month I want us to see how we can listen for

God’s leading, and then as individuals and as individual parishes follow where

God would lead us.

Prayer remains at the heart of our mission and ministry. This is spiritual work

and we need to exercise our spiritual muscles to strengthen them. The regular

rhythm of weekly Sunday worship and private prayer will be an important el-

ement in this year of opportunity. You are all in my prayers as we seek to grasp

the opportunities God is preparing for our parishes and diocese in 2016.

Robert+

Our New Vision Verse for this year is: Ephesians 3 v 20

‘God is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, ac-

cording to his power that is at work within us.’

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CCCMSP PARISH NOTICEBOARD

MU Area Service Sunday 13th March, St Peter @ 3.30pm. Mothers’ Union members are asked to make a special effort to attend the Holy Week Service, Tues 22nd March Holy Trinity Church, Culmore at 7pm.

Tea Party at Stormont

We were both pleased to be invited to an exclusive cel-ebratory Tea Party in the Long Gallery, Parliament Buildings, Stormont on the 3rd February. We were invited as we have been sponsoring children in partnership with World Vision for over 21 years.

Our sponsor child (our third child through sponsorship) is called Chamrong Loeurt. He is aged five and lives in Cambodia. Chamrong lives with his parents in Sot Nikum and with sponsorship he is able to attend a local school and receive an education. We receive school reports on his progress. His favourite pastime is playing ball games and at home his special job is cleaning the cowshed. In his area of Cambodia life is made harder for farmers by the lack of water during the dry season. During the rainy season, water sources are available but are not always clean, as ponds and traditional open wells are used for household needs.

We found it very interesting to meet with other sponsors at Stormont and hear their stories. World Vision also provided short videos of some of their good work in deprived areas and featured some of their ambassa-dors who were in attendance at Stormont for any questions.

We finally had the opportunity of a guided tour of Stormont which we thoroughly enjoyed before heading home.

Howard & Pamela McConnell

... to parishioners who have celebrated special birthdays recently (not all the same year of birth!). Billy McElhinney, Reg Tester, Albert Brown. ... to George and Lila Lynne on their

Golden Wedding Anniversary

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WE SERVE IN TEAMS

FLOWER ROTA MARCH

Christ Church 6th March Rita Ferguson 13th March Seaton family 20th March Eileen King 27th March Easter

St Peter 6th March Janice Quigley 27th March Foster Family in memory of Allen Foster

Culmore March Valerie Ferguson

Muff March Ethel McMonagle

READERS FOR SERVICES IN MARCH

Sunday 6th March Lent 4 Mothering Sunday Culmore & Muff: Sunday School Christ Church: Rachel Miller St. Peter: Sunday School

Sunday13th March Lent 5 Isaiah 43:16-21; Psalm 126; Philippians 3:4b-14; John 12:1-8 Culmore: Harry Bredin Muff: Joy Whelan Christ Church: Jean Stevenson St. Peter: Mabel Brown

Sunday 20th March Palm Sunday

Sunday 27th March Easter Day Isaiah 65:17-25; Easter Anthems; Acts 10:34-43; Luke 24:1-12 Culmore: Valerie Ferguson Muff: Ethel McMonagle Christ Church: Ali Miller St. Peter: Janice Quigley

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WE VALUE LEADERSHIP Select Vestry Meetings

Christ Church 1st March @ 7.30pm in St Peter’s Choir Vestry

St Peter 2nd March @ 7.30pm in St Peter’s Choir Vestry

Culmore & Muff 3rd March in St Peter’s Choir Vestry

Parish Team Meeting

14th March 7.30pm St Peter’s Choir Vestry

Staff Meeting

The Rector, Rev Katie, Rev Bob and the Parish Administrator

meet weekly.

Please pray for the leadership teams in our group.

Advance Notice of General Vestries

Christ Church 5th April

St Peter 6th April

Culmore & Muff 7th April

GROWING WIDER “If you can't feed a hundred people,

then feed just one.”

The Pantry Project is asking for donations of

tinned meals please for the month of March

Thank you for your support.

WE SEEK GROWTH Thank you to all who made our afternoon of

Celebration for the Parish Centre such a success on 6th February -

those who prepared the Centre (internally and externally); those who

catered; our user groups who helped enliven the afternoon; all who

read, prayed and sang; all who came.

It was a great afternoon!

Thanks too to our funders and others

who have made it all possible.

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Parish Register

Holy Baptism Emilie Myla Anderson

Muff Parish Church, 7th February 2016

“Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.”

Chris- tian Burial

Noelle Woods to Roselawn Crematorium (11th February) after a service in Christ Church 10th February 2016

Eileen Colhoun

to Altnagelvin Cemetery 15th February 2016

We are who we are today because of those whose lives touched ours. God does not ask us to forget those we have known and loved;

but sadness has to be tinged with gratitude for lives that shaped us, for hands that held us,

for voices that inspired us, for love that enriched our lives.

GIFTS AND DONATIONS

To Christ Church

Golden Wedding Thanksgiving, George & Lila Lynne (towards Church Lighting) £100

To Culmore and Muff

Roof Fund

Coin Collection, Geoffrey McCahon £24.70

To CCCMSP

Parish Centre Development

Dedication Service Donations £220 Canon Matt & Audrey Moore £100 Mrs Marion Kee £100

Thank you for supporting our parish magazine. If don’t already do so but would like to make a donation to the cost of producing our magazine, please use the envelope provided this

month and return it to one of our churches or the Parish Office. Thank you

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IN MEMORIAM

St Peter

In memory of Ruby Armstrong (13th anniversary)

Desmond Armstrong £100.00

Christ Church

In memory of Martha & Walter Stoneman

Ann, Avril, George & David £100.00

In memory of a dear sister Olive Hornsey (nee Kilgore)

Avril McKane £20.00

Violet Smyth £50.00

In memory of Olive Hornsey

Cousin Pearl Steele £20.00

In memory of Eric Harrington

Lindsay, Gladys, Derek and Alan Harrington £500.00

Rev & Mrs Arthur Burns £15.00

Mrs Mary Kelly £20.00

Gordon & Lily Elder £20.00

Mrs Maud Parke £20.00

Witherow & Roberta Shannon £10.00

Richard & Irene Best £20.00

George & Lila Lynne £25.00

Pat Matchett £25.00

Jean & Jim Stevenson £10.00

Ruby Wilson £20.00

Elizabeth Cathcart £20.00

In memory of a loving husband & father Jim Wallace

Audrey & family £100.00

In memory of aunt Eileen Bradley

Margaret & Ken Thatcher & family £20.00

In memory of Noelle Woods

Noel Bogle £30.00

Ruby Wilson £20.00

In memory of Noelle Woods and Eileen Colhoun

The Thursday Morning Group £20.00

Culmore and Muff

In memory of John McConnell

Hazel McConnell £40.00

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GROWING DEEPER

March Daily Bible Readings

The Bible Readings include a Psalm and Gospel reading. If you have a copy of the Book of Common Prayer at home you may like to use these within the suggested structure

for Daily Prayer on page 138. Pages 139-144 provide intercessions for each day of the

week.

Tue 1 Psalm 25:3-10

Matthew 18:21-35

Wed 2 Psalm 147:13-21

Matthew 5:17-19

Thu 3 Psalm 95:1-2,6-11

Luke 11:14-23

Fri 4 Psalm 81:6-10,13,16

Mark 12:28-34

Sat 5 Psalm 51:1-2,17-20

Luke 10:25-37

Sun 6 Psalm 30

John 11:17-44

Mon 7 Psalm 30:1-5,8,11-12

John 4:43-54

Tue 8 Psalm 46:1-8

John 5:1-3,5-16

Wed 9 Psalm 145:8-18

John 5:17-30

Thu 10 Psalm 106:19-23

John 5:31-47

Fri 11 Psalm 34:15-22

John 7:1-2,10,25-30

Sat 12 Psalm 7:1-2,8-10

John 7:40-52

Sun 13 Psalm 35

Luke 22:1-13

Mon 14 Psalm 23

John 8:1-11

Tue 15 Psalm 102:1-3,16-23

John 8:21-30

Wed 16 Psalm 56

John 8:31-42

Thu 17 Psalm 145:1-13

John 4:31-38

Fri 18 Psalm 18:1-6

John 10:31-42

Sat 19 Psalm 89:26-36

Matthew 1:18-25

Sun 20 Psalm 69:1-20

Luke 20:9-19

Mon 21 Psalm 41

Luke 22:1-23

Tue 22 Psalm 27

Luke 22:24-53

Wed 23 Psalm 102

Luke 22:54-71

Thu 24 Psalm 39

Luke 23:1-25

Fri 25 Psalm 130

John 18:1-19:42

Sat 26 Psalm 142

John 2:18-22

Sun 27 Psalm 66

John 20:19-23

Mon 28 Psalm 16:1-2,6-10

Matthew 28:8-15

Tue 29 Psalm 33:4-5,18-22

John 20:11-18

Wed 30 Psalm 105:1-9

Luke 24:13-35

Thu 31 Psalm 8

Luke 24:35-48

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WE VALUE LEADERSHIP Who’s Who in Our Grouped Parishes

Rector: Ven Robert S Miller, 1b Heathfield, BT48 8JD Tel: 7135 2396 (048 7135 2396 from Republic) Email: rector@cccmsp.org Rector’s day off: Friday Pastoral Director: Rev Katie McAteer, Mob: 07813 885145 (0044 7813 885145 from Republic) Email: pastoraldirector@cccmsp.org Pastoral Director’s day off: Tuesday Deacon Intern: Rev Bob Wray (Part-time) Tel: 07872 069062 Email: deacon@cccmsp.org Parish Office: Parish Centre, Culmore Road, BT48 8JB Tel 028 7135 8925 Mon - Fri 2pm - 5pm Parish Administrator: Sarah Mac Bruithin. administrator@cccmsp.org Safeguarding Trust Panel Members: The Rector, Ruby Wilson, Valerie Ferguson, Albert Brown Diocesan Readers: James Kelley Brian Seaton Linda Hughes Training for ordination: Derek Harrington Parish Readers: Harriet Love Irwin Thompson Hon. Secretaries: Christ Church Hazel Best Culmore & Muff Linda Hughes St Peter Janice Quigley Hon. Treasurers: Christ Church Ruby Wilson Culmore & Muff Vivienne Hockley St Peter Sandra Boyd Director of Music & Organist: Christ Church Ben McGonigle Culmore & St Peter Marion Kee Muff Ethel McMonagle Sunday School Team: Linda Hughes, Vivienne Hockley, Patricia McColgan, Farragh McClay, Carlagh McColgan Mothers’ Union: CCCMSP Branch Leader Linda Hughes Bowls Club: CCCMSP Noel Branter Badminton Club: CCCMSP Albert Brown Acing Magazine Editor: Rev Katie Parish Website: www.cccmsp.org Follow us on Facebook. CCCMSP

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