Dear Friends,

The next three months each have a liturgical flavour of their own. In March Lent is ongoing, in April The Easter season will be upon us and in May we celebrate the Day of Pentecost followed by Trinity Sunday the following week. Action packed!

There is an old saying abroad that ‘Liturgists are an affliction sent to try the Church so that, when there is no overt persecution, the faithful may not be denied the merits of suffering’, said tongue firmly in cheek of course! In that regard during Lent matins is said daily at 9.15am and you are welcome to come along to St Patrick’s as part of your Lenten devotion to this ten minute service on any day bar Saturday. We are also enjoying the experience of worshipping in different churches in the Rural Deanery again this year as part of the Lenten Series ‘The Open Gate’ which has a Celtic flavour. Our turn is in St Patrick’s on 20th March at 7.30pm and will be followed by a cup tea in the Chruch Rooms. The series has been well supported thus far.

As we look to Holy Week, Palm Sunday will be celebrated with a Palm procession and the dramatic reading of the Passion narrative from St Matthew’s gospel. In Holy Week itself our service on the Thursday evening is unique in that we act out as it were the last supper, ‘on the night he was betrayed, he took bread...’. Jesus also washed the disciples’ feet and again this year volunteers will have their feet washed in an act of service to show that we should care for one another. Then at the end of the service the church is stripped of its Lenten array leaving it bare for Good Friday in imitation of the events of the Passion. On Good Friday there will be a quiet hour from 2-3pm and an evening service at 7.30pm. On Easter Day the Eucharist is celebrated at 10am in St John’s and 11.30am in St Patrick’s.

May you keep a Holy Lent and a blessed and Happy Easter to each one of you.

Yours sincerely,
Stephen Fielding

Bowling Club
The bowling club continues to meet on Friday evening from 7.30 - 10.30pm and Monday from 8.00 - 9.30pm. new members would be made most welcome.

Since the last magazine we have had our Christmas party night with a visit from our 'resident' Santa. The winner of the evening won a turkey with others winning runner-up prizes.

Early in February we were invited to Massereene bowling club in their new club house. The result being in our favour.

We are now looking forward to our second visit this season to the Baker Stadium.

Isobel McCollam (Hon. Sec.)

St. John's Restoration News

Proceeds of the Christmas music in St John's were £690. This was shared equally between the Restoration Fund and the USPCA.

The Santa effort at Coleman's brought in over £800. There are some books, toys and chocolate left over, available at cost price, perhaps for birthday parties, etc.

Winners of the ballot were;

• Miss S Close, Dunadry
• Mr S Laird, Nutts Corner
• Mrs M Matthews, Muckamore
• Mrs M Oliver, Londonderry

Many thanks to all who helped in these activities.

Cleaning Rota

Scout Group News

We are having a busy and successful year so far with approximately 67 boys in the group. The leader situation has improved with the help of parents Alan Martin for Cubs and Emma Foster for Beavers taking warrants. The Scout leadership remains vacant and Scouts are meeting once per fortnight taken by present warranted leaders from the Group and District help. We are endeavouring to find a new Scout leader urgently.

Cubs are having a very successful year in competitions having won the Orienteering last weekend and coming third in another group. They have also been successful in Cub quizzes and Slot Car Racing (Scaletrix). Together with the Scouts we went to see the Belfast Giants last Tuesday and enjoyed a very good evening’s entertainment.

We now have 28 Beavers with a waiting list and 3 leaders and 2 helpers. Beavers also have a busy program with a swim night, a visit to W5 and Beaver Rally Day coming up.

Our annual Coffee Morning and Bring and Buy Sale will be on Saturday 23 March from 10.30 - 12.30 and donations and help would be greatly appreciated.

Catherine Michael (G.S.L.)

Ladies Fellowship

The Ladies Fellowship continues to meet on the 3rd Tuesday of each month in the Minor Hall at 8.00pm. Attendance has been very encouraging so far, however we would love the opportunity to welcome new members at any of our meetings.

In January we were given a very interesting and at times humorous talk on the "Great Houses of Belfast and their Families" by Roger Dixon. On 19 February we will be welcoming Rev. Ronnie McCracken who will be giving a talk on his work with the Messionic Society.

• Friday 1 March
  Woman's World Day of Prayer in Kilbride Presbyterian Church
  
  
• Sunday 3 March
  Soup & Cheese lunch follows 11.30am Sunday Service
  
  
• Tuesday 19 March
  Rev Mark Harvey (Mission Officer), The Church Missionary Society
  PLEASE RETURN COLLECTING BOXES
  
  
• Tuesday 16 April
  Annual General Meeting

We are at present arranging our outing to St Patrick's Centre and Cathedral, Downpatrick on Saturday 18 May - if you are interested in joining us please contact Ruth or myself.

Leah Lynas (Hon.Sec.)

Intercessor Rota for Parish Eucharist

Book Spot ...

The study book that we're using in Lent this year is 'Journey into the desert' by Susan Sayers. It is reflection and meditation for lent being suitable for both personal and group use. Published by Kevin Mayhew ISBN 1840038322

If you have read a book recently that you think other may like to read and which comes under the broad umbrella of, religin, church and faith then please drop the editor a note about it.

Rector

The Rev. Stephen A Fielding B.Sc., B.Th.

The Vicarage, 926 Antrim Road, Templepatrick, Co.Antrim,

BT39 0AT

(028 9443 2300    E-mail: templepatrick@connor.anglican.org

CHURCH OFFICE BEARERS

Rector's Churchwarden:(St.Patrick's)
Mr S. McCollam, Parkgate

People's Churchwarden:(St.Patrick's)
Mrs D. Lucas, Nutt's Corner

Rector's Churchwarden:(St.John's)
Miss Y.Hutchinson, Doagh

People's Churchwarden:(St.John's)
Mrs M Bell, N'abbey

Rector's Glebewarden:Mr R Barnes, Dunadry

People's Glebewarden:
Mr S Clendinning,Templepatrick

Select Vestry:
Mrs R.Barnes, Mrs M Bell, Mr H Cinnamon, Mrs M Coe, Mr M Cooke, Mr J Jones, Mr S Laird, Mr C Lundy, Mr D Mawhinney, Mr T Michael, Mrs I McCollam, Mr S McCollam, Mr B McMeekin, Mr N Shirley.

Diocesan Synodsmen:
Mr E Cinnamon, Mr H Cinnamon

Honorary Secretary:
Mrs M Bell, Newtownabbey

Honorary Treasurer:
Mr N Shirley, Templepatrick

Honorary F.W.O. Recorder and Envelope Secretary:
Mrs I McCollam, Templepatrick

Covenant Secretary:
Mrs P. MacKean, Loughanmore

PARISH PANEL:-
The Rector; Mrs M Bell; Mr S Clendinning; Mr M Cooke

Parish Organisations and their Leaders:-

Choir Practices on Thursdays at 8pm.

Organist and Choirmistress Mrs M.Irvine, The Rectory, Killead

Sunday School Coordinators: Mrs G McCoy; Mr B McMeekin. Leaders: Mrs V Brady, Mrs D Gaffney, Miss E. Foster, Mrs A McMorran.

Crèche (Sundays) D.Martin, W.Brolly

Adult Organisations

Choir Practices on Thursdays at 8pm

Indoor Bowling Club : Fridays 7.30pm
Secretary: Mrs I McCollam

Ladies Fellowship 3rd Tuesday in the month, 8pm. Secretary:Mrs L Lynas

Youth Organisations

Choir Practices on Thursdays at 8pm

Rainbow Guides (4-7 years): Tuesday 3-4pm
Mrs Ann Forsythe

Brownies (7-10 years): Wednesdays 4.30-6pm
Miss Elaine McConnaghie

Guides (10-14 years): Wednesdays 7-8.30pm
Mrs Ann Forsythe

Squirrels (4-6 years): Thursdays 4-5pm
Mrs C Michael

Beavers (6-8 years): Mondays 6.30-7.30pm
Mrs A Tinsley

Cub Scouts (8-10years): Tuesdays 6.45-7.45pm
Mr P Lawther

Scouts (10+ years): Tuesdays 7.45-9pm
Mr A Cunningham

Parents and Toddlers Group Wednesdays 10.30am-12pm Jayne Russell

Sacristan: Mrs R Barnes

Hall Secretary: Mrs I McCollam

CofI Gazette Secretary: Mrs M McConnell

DONEGORE RESTORATION COMMITTEE:

Secretary: Mr M. Cooke

Christian Aid Secretary Mrs L Lynas

Parish Webmaster Mr Alan Walbridge

All Age Worship

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Holy Eucharist
to mark the Institution of the Lord's Supper
with the Washing of Feet & Stripping of the Church
in imitation of events of the Passion

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Good Friday Evening Service

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The Vikings are Coming!

As you know, we have a link with the Parish of Vasterviik in Sweden. A party of around 10-15 of their clergy and laypeople are coming to visit us over the Whit weekend in May (Friday 17th to Monday 20th). We intend to look after them just as well as they did us when we visited Sweden last year.

We are in the midst of planning an action-packed weekend for them, including at least one opportunity to meet as many of our parishioners as possible. Details will follow in due course. At this stage, however, I'm simply looking for volunteers to put up some of our guests for the three nights that they're here. This is a great opportunity to meet and learn from fellow Christians from another country, most of whom speak embarrassingly-good English!

If you feel able to help in this way, please call me on 028 9082 5955. Thank you.

Steve Laird
(Lay Representative, Swedish Link )

Safeguarding Trust

In accordance with the recommendations in 'Safeguarding Trust - The Church of Ireland Code of Good Practice for Ministry with Children', a Parish Panel has been appointed (operating since June 1998) to implement some of the responsibilities identified in the Code.

The Panels responsibilities include:

• interviewing persons willing to serve as workers in the parish
• advising workers on their responsibilities in respect of the Code
• advising the Select Vestry in respect of its responsibilities
• being an immediate contact point for workers when a suspicion, complaint or allegation of child abuse is made about a worker or on parish premises in accord with the procedures set out in these guidelines.

The Parish Panel Members are:-

The Rev. S A Fielding, Templepatrick
Mrs M Bell, Glengormley
Mr S Clendinning, Templepatrick
Mr M Cooke, Dunadry

The Internet - Bluetooth
www.templepatrick.connor.anglican.org

I thought that with the Vikings coming it would be nice to be able to talk with them about something different, so how about one of their ancient kings, Bluetooth. This may seem out of place in a column supposed to be about the Internet, which was not too apparent in 940AD.

King Harald Bluetooth, unlike most other Vikings it appears, preferred talking to fighting.
His diplomatic reign unified the nations of Denmark and Norway, which he then ruled from 940-981. He got his name Bluetooth because he liked blueberries so much that they stained his teeth.

The important thing is that he unified the communication between different nations, he got them talking to each other. For us to get devices to talk to each other means wires, lots of wires if your computer is anything like mine. (We could have a competition for the parishioner with the most wires coming out of their computer!)

But as the more mature readers will recall the radio used to be better known as the wireless. Communication happened without wires running from the transmitter to your home. So why not use this wire-less technology to remove the spaghetti from your workspace?

This is what Bluetooth does.

Based on a low-cost, short-range radio link, Bluetooth cuts the cords that used to tie up digital devices. When two Bluetooth equipped devices come within 10 meters range of each other, they can establish a connection together. Also because Bluetooth utilises a radio-based link, it doesn't require a line-of-sight connection in order to communicate. Your laptop could send information to a printer in the next room, or your microwave could send a message to your mobile phone telling you that your meal is ready. Gone will be the need to find the right cable, the right adapter and the right software to move data from one device to another. Instead, Bluetooth will let you shuffle data via wireless links as long as the devices are within 10 metres of each other.

In the future, Bluetooth is likely to be standard in tens of millions of mobile phones, PCs, laptops and a whole range of other electronic devices. The possibilities opened up really are limitless, and because the radio frequency used is globally available, Bluetooth can offer fast and secure access to wireless connectivity all over the world.

In Sweden, a trial is under way that turns a mobile phone into a train ticket. The trial lets those booking a ticket via the internet store the details on their mobile phone. When they take their seat in the train carriage a Bluetooth server interrogates the phone to find out if the commuter has the right ticket and is in the right seat.

The possibilities are countless.

So if you are looking for something to talk about to our Viking visitors, why not mention Bluetooth?

Alan Walbridge

Bible Wordsearch

Fit the words in the list into the diagram below reading forward, backward, up, down or diagonally; but always in a straight line.
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