Vol 7.3   

April - May - June 2004   

Dear Parishioners ,

At the end of Lent we anticipate Holy Week beginning on Palm Sunday and mark the events of the Passion in various liturgical celebrations throughout these seven days. There are readings telling of the Passion from the various gospels every day of the week, recalling the last days of Christ, his crucifixion and death. Maunday Thursday affords us the opportunity to mark the institution of the Supper of our Lord and is also a commemoration of His washing of the disciples’ feet. There should be something in this week for everyone and I would draw your attention to the postcard denoting the services for Holy Week and Easter which accompanies this magazine. I hope you find it useful.

Reader
I’d like to extend thanks to Bob Cotter our student reader for his contributions to our services. Bob has been assisting in the parish since last autumn and his readership for this year is completed at the end of March. His help has been valued and appreciated by myself and parishioners and we look forward to seeing him from time to time in the not too distant future and hopefully next autumn when he resumes his placement again.

Easter General Vestry
Registered Vestrymembers are invited to come along and exercise your entitlement to vote at the annual Easter Vestry where amongst others things a Select Vestry will be elected from among members for the year 2004 / 2005. If you are in any doubt about your status as a Vestrymember (as distinct from a Select Vestrymember) please check the list on the porch notice board in St Patrick’s.

  

Bishops' Appeal
The Lenten lunch, much enjoyed by all present and organised in aid of the Bishops’ Appeal raised £741.24. Thank you for your generous support and to all who contributed and organised the proceedings, your efforts were greatly appreciated.

BCP 2004
Within the next couple of months the Books of Common Prayer on order for parishioners will become available for distribution.

We will start using these on Sunday12th September 2004 and not in June as originally planned. The summer period provides us with a valuable opportunity to become familiar with the book’s contents and its layout before we begin to use it formally at services


I’m looking forward to participating in the Holy Week and Easter services in the parish community and commend these opportunities for worship and reflection to you as we join with the worldwide church in the celebration of the death and resurrection of Christ in Holy Week and at Easter.

Wishing you a happy and a Holy Easter!

Pax

Stephen Fielding

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

We had our Country and Western concert on 25 th March 2004, our thanks to everyone who supported us in any way.

On 30th March 2004, we had our second visit of the season to the Baker Stadium. Once again we had a good turn out of members, bowling for 2 hours with a meal and refreshments afterwards and prizes for winners on the night.

We look forward to our ‘Easter Egg’ competition on Friday 2nd April 2004.

The AGM of the bowling club will be held on Friday 7th May 2004 in the Minor Hall at 7.30pm. Which will be followed by the presentation of prizes.


Isobel McCollam (Hon. Sec.)

Letter from our Reader  March 2004

I have nearly completed my second year of training for the Auxiliary Ministry. If everything goes to plan I hope to be ordained deacon in June 2005 and priest a year later. There are currently 26 of us in training for Auxiliary Ministry, spread over the three years of the course, which runs as a rolling programme.

There is quite a lot of studying to do. We have two modules to complete per year, making six in total. In addition there are a number of pastoral assignments and Parish placements for the last two years. I am really enjoying my time with you in St Patrick’s, Templepatrick and St John’s, Donegore.

Most of the work is by distance learning. An assignment has to be completed about every two weeks and posted or e-mailed to a tutor for assessment. We also attend the Church of Ireland Theological College in Dublin nine times per year. Mostly this is from Friday night to Saturday afternoon. Three times per year we stay through to Sunday lunchtime.

A typical schedule for me when I go down for these study weekends is as follows:

  • Finish teaching at 3.25pm and walk to Central Station for the 4.10pm Enterprise. I take a taxi from Connelly to CITC and arrive around 7.00pm for the first lecture at 7.15pm.
  • We finish work at 9.15pm and end the day with a service of Compline in the College Chapel.
  • Breakfast on Saturday morning is at 7.30am, followed by a tutorial at 8.00am. Lectures start at 9.15am and continue (with one break for coffee) to 12.00 noon when we have a choir practice for the Eucharist at 12.15pm.
  • Lunch is at 1.00pm and the final lecture runs from 2.00pm to 3.00pm. I usually get a lift back to Belfast and arrive home about 6.30pm.

The weekends sound hectic, but the real work is done between them. It takes about ten to fourteen hours per week of study, which fortunately I enjoy.

When not studying or training I teach French and German – among other things – at RBAI. My wife, Sally, is a primary school teacher and the organist at our home parish of Holy Trinity, Carrickfergus. Our son, Chris, is about to do A-Level examinations and hopes to go to university later this year.

Bob Cotter

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St John's
April Mr & Mrs Lundy
May 
 Mr & Mrs Montgomery

Kitchen Fund / Parish Hall

The Kitchen fund account is now on going. All contributions would be most welcome.

Anyone wishing to contribute please contact Isobel McCollam or the Hon Treasurer Norman Shirley.

Amusing gaffs


Bertha Belch, a missionary from Africa, will be speaking tonight at Calvary Methodist. Come hear Bertha Belch all the way from Africa.

For those of you who have children and don't know it, we have a nursery downstairs.

Tuesday at 4 p.m. there will be an ice cream social. All ladies giving milk will please come early.

Don't let worry kill you. Let the Church help.

Thursday night—potluck supper. Prayer and medication to follow.

Remember in prayer the many who are sick of our church and community.

Wednesday, the Ladies Liturgy Society will meet. Mrs. James will sing "Put Me In My Little Bed" accompanied by the pastor.

This being Easter Sunday, we will ask Mrs. Lewis to come forward and lay an egg on the altar.

The service will close with "Little Drops of Water." One of the ladies will start (quietly) and the rest of the congregation will join in.

The ladies of the church have cast off clothing of every kind and they may be seen in the church basement Friday.

A bean supper will be held on Tuesday evening in the church hall. Music will follow.

At the evening service tonight, the sermon topic will be "What Is Hell?" Come early and listen to our choir practice.

Weight Watchers will meet at 7:00 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church. Please use large double door at the side entrance.

- Those without a sense of humour are at the mercy of the rest of us! -

Parking outside St Patrick’s

It has been suggested that I bring the following to your attention.

Please note that if you choose to park outside St Patrick’s, Templepatrick you should leave enough room for pedestrians or childrens’ buggies to pass on the inside.

Many thanks for your continued co-operation.

The Rector

Scout Group News

Spring is almost upon us and everyone is looking forward to putting the ‘out’ in Scouting.

By the time this magazine is published, our Annual Coffee Morning and Sale will be over; and I would like to take this opportunity to thank all who will have helped and supported us.

Beaver Rally Day takes place on 15 th May at Crawfordsburn and hopefully we will have good weather this time! A District outing has been planned to Randalstown Forest to see the new Owl Sanctuary on 24 th April, but this has still to be confirmed.

In place of our usual District St George’s Day Parade, Guides and Scouts of Antrim District will attend a ‘Celebration and Thanksgiving’ Service in High Street Presbyterian Church, Antrim on 9 th May. The Service will be followed by refreshments and a chance to socialize with other Groups in the District.

Cubs are working to capacity with a full turn out of boys every week. We were successful in winning the District Unihoc competition, hosted the District Quiz and proved to be better at Hockey than General Knowledge. Future visits to Belfast International Airport and RAF Aldergrove are planned, together with the Antrim District Camp in June.

Scouts have had a busy winter program, learning new skills and preparing for Summer Camp. They hope to visit Castle Archdale to camp at the end of May. Courses undertaken for Badge work include First Aid. Euan Camlin and Stephen Leitch have attained their Foundation Licence and Radio Amateur Licence, they are both 11 years old.

We hope to finish our year on Monday 7 June, with the now traditional Barbeque and Treasure Hunt in Greenmount for all our boys and their families.

Catherine Michael (Group Scout Leader)


Table Quiz

A table quiz has been arranged for Friday 14 May 2004 in the Baker Stadium at 7.30 pm .

Proceeds from the table quiz are going towards the kitchen fund in the Parish Hall.

We are once again hoping for good support.

Anyone who has previously attended can vouch for a good evening of fun.

Admission £5.00 per head, including supper.

Isobel McCollam

 

Junior Sunday School


A very big well done to all the children who took part in the singing of Jesus’ Love Is Very Wonderful, on Mothering Sunday. Our thanks also to the parents for helping the children to practise their words and actions.

CMS Ireland Project

Our CMS project this year is called SHINE. SHINE is based in Burundi, a small country in the Great Lakes Region of Africa and in particular looks at the work of the Church in the Dioceses of Gitega and Matana. Burundi has endured great difficulties and its people have suffered terribly in recent years under the combined problems of civil war, poverty and over population.

In Burundi only one in four children go to school, and one in nine adults has HIV/AIDS. Foods, medicines and electricity remain in short supply.
It is into this situation that the Anglican Church seeks to ‘SHINE’ and to bear witness to the light of the Gospel. The Dioceses of Gitega and Matana are seeking to equip their leaders to reach out into the lives of ordinary people, to make a difference and to faithfully proclaim the gospel.
The focus of the project this year is on supporting the Church in Burundi as it trains up leaders, clergy and lay people, to work with communities, hoping to build a better future, practically and spiritually.
By investing in its leaders the church is directly investing in peace and reconciliation, children’s and youth ministry, pastoral care and evangelism. By investing in its leaders the church hopes to SHINE like a beacon in the darkness.
They hope, this year, to raise £30,000 to help the church in Burundi. Money raised will go to 3 main areas:-

  • Support Bible Training at Parish level
  • Support existing Bible Schools
  • Help provide transport, so that the message can reach out to even the most remote areas.

Could we please ask the children to return their collection boxes by Sunday 25 th April 2004.

Big Dander
This year’s ‘Big Dander’ (sponsored walk organised by the Diocese of Connor’s Building for Generations) will be held on Saturday 8 May. We are hoping to make this a Sunday School outing and would encourage as many parents and children to come along and join in the fun with us. The route is pretty straightforward, and you don’t need to be ultra fit to take part. More details and sponsor forms to follow.

Open Sunday School
We would like to invite parents and families, of both the Junior and Senior Sunday Schools to an Open Sunday School on Sunday 23 May, after the 11.30 am church service. We will have on display samples of work completed by the Children, and materials used by the Sunday School teachers. It is an informal get-together giving you the opportunity to chat to the teachers and other children and to see what we do! If your children don’t currently attend Sunday School, please feel free to come along and have a look – they may be tempted!

Junior Activities
Although Sunday School officially finishes on Sunday 30 May, we have decided to run some ‘Junior Activities’ on Sunday 13 and 20 June for the young people of the parish. This will take place during the 11.30 am church service (at the normal time of Sunday School).

Some useful dates for your diary:-

April

4th Palm Sunday and All Age Worship with Palm Procession and Dramatic Reading of the Passion.
11th Easter Day – No Sunday School
18th No Sunday School25 th Sunday School Resumes – collection boxes returned

May

2nd All Age Worship
Saturday 8 th The Big Dander III
23rd Open Sunday School for parents and family
30 th Last Sunday School of year.

June

6th All Age Worship and Prize Giving
13th & 20 th Junior Activities

Gail

Ladies Fellowship

In January, our speaker, Mr Eddie Mercer gave an informed talk on the subject of antiques, to include the “Clarice Cliff” story. We were also introduced to the E-commerce of antiques.

Our guest speaker in February was Mrs P Wallace, All Ireland President of the Mothers’ Union (MU), who gave a comprehensive overview of the organisation. She spoke about how the Mothers’ Union was working where the need is greatest, seeking to improve situations in deprived areas worldwide through ongoing projects and education. This proved an illuminating and challenging talk.

More recently several members attended the Women’s’ World Day of Prayer. This Service had been compiled by the Women of Panama, and for us this year was held in Kilbride Parish Church.

Forthcoming activities:

April
Tuesday, 20th - Visitors' evening
.The Very Revd Dean R Hutchinson will give a presentation on “Plants in Baskets and Containers”.

May
Saturday 15th, – Summer outing:
Flower Festival at Trinity Presbyterian Church, Grey Abbey. Numbers required by late March. Travel will be by coach. It is expected there will be seating for a number of guests/members of the Parish

New members welcomed

Ann Kerr (Hon.Sec.)

Rotas for St. Patrick's

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St Patrick's
April M Walbridge
May S Laird

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St Patrick's
April Mr & Mrs R Barnes
May Mr S & Mrs J McCollam

Cleaning Rota

St Patrick's
April A Montgomery, I Shields, A Millar
May Mr & Mrs Walbridge, A Kerr, N Clendenning

Flower Rota

St Patrick's
Apr. 4
 Lent
11
 Easter - Choir
18
 Easter- Choir
21
 A Millar
May 2
 Vacant
9
 I McCollam
16
 Vacant
23
 Vacant
30
 Vacant

Organising your wedding

Weddings are very special occasions in the life of any family and in the life of the church. When considering getting married please check possible dates with the Rector before confirming arrangements.

It is expected that couples will make a regular commitment to the life of the church in preparation for marriage.

An annual Rural Deanery marriage preparation course takes place every year in February which 'intending' couples area asked to atttend.

Large Print Hymnal


Anyone who would find it useful to have a large print Hymnal for worship, please speak to the church wardens as there are now some available for those who have difficulty reading the standard print.

 

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

Saints of the Church

Mark the Evangelist
25 April -- Festival -- Evangelist -- Red
John Mark was a Jew and, according to Paul's letter to the Colossians, was cousin to Barnabas. He accompanied Barnabas and Paul on their first missionary journey. Afterwards, he went to Cyprus with Barnabas and to Rome with first Paul and then Peter. Mark's gospel is generally regarded as the earliest and was most likely written whilst he was in Rome. It was probably based as much on Peter's preaching of the good news as on Mark's own memory. Mark's gospel has a sharpness and an immediacy about it and he does not spare the apostles in noting their weaknesses and lack of understanding that Jesus the Christ would suffer for the world's redemption. Sharing in the glory of the resurrection means sharing in the giving of self, both in body and spirit, even to death; sharing the gospel was, for all, in essence both excessively generous and ultimately sacrificial.

Philip & James, Apostles
1 May -- Festival -- Apostles -- Red
Philip and James appear in the list of the twelve apostles in the first three gospels but are frequently confused with other early saints who share their names. In John's gospel, Philip has a more prominent rôle, being the third of the apostles to be called by Jesus and then himself bringing his friend Nathanael to the Lord. Philip is the spokesman for the other apostles who are questioning the capacity for feeding the five thousand and, at the Last Supper, enters into a sort of dialogue with Jesus which leads to the Farewell Discourses of our Lord.

James is said to be the son of Alphæus and is often known as 'James the Less' to distinguish him. He may also be the 'James the Younger' who, in Mark's gospel, is a witness at the Crucifixion.

They are celebrated on the same day because the church in Rome, where their relics rest, was dedicated on this day in the year 560.

 

Julian of Norwich
8 May -- Lesser Festival -- Religious -- White
On this day in the year 1373, when Julian of Norwich was thirty years old and suffering from what was considered to be a terminal illness, she experienced a series of sixteen visions, which revealed aspects of the love of God. Following her recovery, she spent the next twenty years of her life pondering their meaning and recorded her conclusions in what became the first book written by a woman in English.

 

  

 

Matthias the Apostle
14 May -- Festival -- Apostle -- Red
After the betrayal of Jesus by Judas Iscariot, the apostles brought their number back to twelve by choosing Matthias to replace him. He was chosen by lot from amongst the disciples. The author of the Acts of the Apostles sees apostleship differently from Paul's interpretation of the rôle and seems to reflect the understanding of the gospel of Luke. The number had to be restored so that they might "sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel". It was conditional that they had to have been with Jesus during his earthly ministry and witnesses to the resurrection. The point of being chosen by lot, rather than by some democratic method, indicated the election or choosing by God, rather than by mortals. .

The Visit of the Blessèd Virgin Mary to Elizabeth
31 May -- Festival -- of the BVM -- White
The church today recalls the visit of Elizabeth to her cousin Mary, as recorded in Luke's gospel. The celebration of the feast first occurred at a Franciscan Order General Chapter in 1263 but quickly spread throughout Europe. Since it is a celebration clearly described in the gospel, the churches of the Reformation were less inclined to proscribe it as they were other Marian feasts, particularly as it was the occasion for Mary to sing her great hymn of praise in honour of her Lord and God. Just as Luke sees John the Baptist as the last of the prophets of the old covenant, he uses John's leaping in Elizabeth's womb as the first time John bears witness to Christ as the promised Messiah. Thereby he links the old covenant with the new. He seems to be saying that just as the old covenant clearly points to Jesus, so does its last prophet, yet to be born.

The above extracts are reproduced from ‘Exciting Holiness’ Published in 1997 by Canterbury Press Norwich



From the Registers

Holy Matrimony

"What God has joined together let no-one put asunder." Mark 10:9

St John's
Gareth Robert Norman Carson and Gillian McAlister, Dromore, 5th March 2004

Holy Baptism
"He took them in his arms and blessed them."

St Patrick's
Chelsea Marie & Jorga, daughters of Roger and Linda , Muckamore, 8th February 2004.

Henry Thomas William, son of Philip and Denise , Muckamore, 15th February 2004.

Ben Timothy Robert, son of Timothy and Helen , Parkgate, 7th March 2004.

 

Parish Directory

Rector

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

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)
Mrs M. Walbridge, Templepatrick

People's Churchwarden:(St.Patrick's)
Mr D Mawhinney, Dunadry

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 M Cooke, Dunadry

Supplemental Glebewarden:
Mr S Clendinning, Templepatrick

Select Vestry: (Meets 2nd Monday in month at 8.00 pm)
Mr R.Barnes, Mrs R.Barnes, Mrs M Bell, Mr H Cinnamon,
Mr S Clendinning, Mrs M Coe, Mr M Cooke, Mrs Y Hutchinson, Mr J Jones, Mr C Lundy, Mr D Mawhinney, Mr T Michael, Mrs I McCollam, Mr S McCollam, Mr B McMeekin, Mr N Shirley,Mr A Walbridge, Mrs M Walbridge

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 R Laird. Helpers: Miss C Lucas, Miss S McCollam..

Crèche (Sundays) Mrs Judith Collister, Mrs Julia Fielding

Youth Group Mr Philip Lusty, Mrs Valerie Brady

 

Building for Generations & Swedish Link Rep: Mr S Larid

Sacristan: Mrs R Barnes

Hall Secretary: Mrs I McCollam

CofI Gazette Secretary: Mrs M McConnell

Bible Study Notes Secretary: Mrs D Lucas

Christian Aid Secretary Mrs L Lynas

Parish Webmaster Mr Alan Walbridge

Magazine Producer Mrs Gail McCoy

 

Youth Organisations

Choir Practices on Thursdays at 8pm

Rainbow Guides (4-7 years): Tuesday 2.15-3.15pm
Mrs Ann Forsythe, Mrs D Reid

Brownies (7-10 years): Wednesdays 6.00-7.30pm
Miss Elaine McConnaghie

Guides (10-14 years): Wednesdays 7.30-9.00pm
Mrs Ann Forsythe

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

Beavers (6-8 years): Mondays 6.30-7.30pm
Mrs C Michael

Cub Scouts (8-10years): Tuesdays 6.45-8.00 pm
Mr A Martin

Scouts (10+ years): Contact Mr P Lawther

Parents and Toddlers Group Wednesdays 10.30am-12pm Mrs Hayley Cunningham

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 A Kerr

Parish Ramblers meet occasionally

 

Services

April - May 2004
4 Apr.
Sunday
 Lent 6 / Palm Sunday
Sunday of the Passion
 
8.30 am
 Holy Communion
 
11.30 am
 MatinsAll Age Worship(with procession of palms
and dramatic reading of the Passion)

RCL
Full texts
available

Liturgy of the Palms

Gospel
 Luke 19: 28-40

RCL
Full texts
available

Liturgy of the Passion

Old Testament
Psalm
Epistle
Gospel

 Isaiah 50: 4-9a
31: 9-16
Phillipians 2:5-11
Passion Narrative from St. Luke
Holy Week
5 Apr.
Monday
  
 
10.00 am
 Holy Communion
6 Apr.
Tuesday
  
 
10.00 am
 Holy Communion
7 Apr.
Wednesday
  
 
10.00 am
 Holy Communion
8 Apr.
Thursday
 Maundy Thursday
 
7.30 pm
 Holy Eucharist &
Stripping of the Altar

RCL
Full texts
available

Old Testament
Psalm
Epistle
Gospel

 Exodus 12: 1-4, (5-10), 11-14
116: 11-18
1 Corinthians 11: 23-26
John 13: 1-17, 31b-35
9 Apr.
Friday
 Good Friday
 
2.00-3.00 pm
 An Hour at the Cross.
St Patrick's is open for prayer and meditation
 
7.30 pm
 Evening Service

RCL
Full texts
available

Old Testament
Psalm
Epistle
Gospel

 Isaiah 52:13 - 53:12
22: 1-11
Hebrews 10: 16-25 or 4: 14-16, 5: 7-9
John 18:1 -19:42
11 Apr.
Sunday
 Easter Day
 
10.00 am
 Holy Eucharist - St. John's
 
11.30 am
 Holy Eucharist

RCL
Full texts
available

First Reading
Psalm
Epistle
Gospel

 Acts 10: 34-43
118: 1-2, 14-24 or Easter Anthems
1 Corinthians 15: 1-11
John 20: 1-18 or Mark 16: 1-8
18 Apr.
Sunday
 Easter 2 (Low Sunday)
 
8.30 am
 Holy Communion
 
11.30 am
 Parish Eucharist

RCL
Full texts
available

First Reading
Psalm
Epistle
Gospel

 Acts 5: 27-32
118: 14-29 or 150
Revelations 1:4-8
John 20: 19-31
25 Apr.
Sunday
 Easter 3
 
10.00 am
 Matins - St. John's
 
11.30 am
 Matins

RCL
Full texts
available

First Reading
Psalm
Epistle
Gospel

 Acts 9: 1-6, (7-20)
30
Revelations 5: 11-14
John 21: 1-19
2 May
Sunday
 Easter 4
 
8.30 am
 Holy Communion
 
 11.30 am
 All Age Worship

RCL
Full texts
available

First Reading
Psalm
Epistle
Gospel

 Acts 9: 36-43
23
Revelations 7: 9-17
John 10: 2-30
9 May
Sunday
 Easter 5
 
10.00 am
 Parish Eucharist - St. John's
 
11.30 am
 Matins

RCL
Full texts
available

First Reading
Psalm
Epistle
Gospel

 Acts 11: 1-18
148
Revelations 21: 1-6
John 13: 31-35
16 May
Sunday
 Easter 6
 
8.30 am
 Holy Communion
 
11.30 am
 Parish Eucharist

RCL
Full texts
available

First Reading
Psalm
Epistle
Gospel

 Acts 16: 9-15
67
Revelations 21: 10, 22-2: 25
John 14: 23-29 or John 5: 1-9
20 May
Thursday
 The Ascension Day
 
10.00 am
 Holy Communion

RCL
Full texts
available

First Reading
Psalm
Epistle
Gospel

 Ephesians 1: 15-23 or Daniel 7: 9-14
47 or 93
Acts 1: 1-11
Luke 24: 44-53
23 May
Sunday
 Easter 7 Sunday after Ascension
 
10.00 am
 Matins - St. John's
 
11.30 am
 Matins

RCL
Full texts
available

Old Testament
Psalm
Epistle
Gospel

Acts 16: 16-34
97
Revelations 22: 12-14, 16-17, 20-21
John 17: 20-26
30 May
Sunday
 The Day of Pentecost / Whitsunday
 
11.30 am
 United Parish Eucharist

RCL
Full texts
available

Old Testament
Psalm
Epistle
Gospel

 Acts 2: 1-21
104: 24-34, 35b
Romans 8: 14-17
John 14: 8-17, (25-27)

Wednesday morning Communions with prayer for the sick are at 10am followed by coffee in the Church Rooms. Saints Days are as announced in church.

The Internet         

 

www is often taken to mean the world-wide wait. Having just spent over three hours downloading some files I am inclined to agree.

The amount of time taken has little to do with the speed of your computer but depends on how much data you want and what speed you can access it at. If you connect via a modem, which changes your computer 1s and 0s into something the telephone network can transmit, then the best you are probably likely to obtain is a speed of 56. (The units do not matter as it is only for comparison purposes.)

However there is a better way – Broadband. If your telephone exchange is enabled then the speed at which you can connect could be as high as 1000, or even higher, if you live within 3.5 km of the exchange. To enable the exchange costs BT money and so they set a trigger level for the number of people who must show an interest in broadband before they go ahead and do it. Note that it is only an interest, there is no commitment to actually sign up for it.

The trigger level for Templepatrick was set at 500 and a few weeks ago we needed another 327. However we now only need 26 more people to register an interest. Being enabled for broadband will bring benefits to the community and open up new possibilities for the use of the internet. A broadband connection means that you can always be connected to the internet as well as having the line available for ordinary telephone use.

Your registration could bring broadband to Templepatrick. If you haven’t yet registered please contact me or do it yourself at http://www.broadband4templepatrick.co.uk





 

The power of current computers means that they can do a lot more than they used to and so hide what is really happening behind the scenes. Just as using VideoPlus means you don’t have to fully understand how to program your video recorder, modern applications mean you need know nothing of how the computer does it. But when things go wrong the error messages give you information which without a basic understanding of how things work do not enable you to know if it is your fault or someone else’s that things haven’t worked.

Consider something we are all becoming familiar with, email. The best analogy is that having an email address is like having a post office box. If someone wants to send you a message they would send it to your post office box. This box lives a computer of your Internet Service Provider, ISP, and is sent there using simple instructions. These instructions are written using SMTP, Simple Mail Transfer Protocol. This is why when you set up your account you told it to send messages to an SMTP server.

To receive your message you have to go along to the post office and prove that you are entitled to open your post office box. These instructions are written using POP3, Post Office Protocol. Hence why when you set up your account you told it to read your messages from a POP server. Your password is the proof that you have the privilege to read the contents of a particular box.

So if you cannot read your email and the message is about not being able to access the POP3 server, it simply means that the post office where you box is was closed. Not a thing you can do about it, just try again later.

As we move into Easter it seems a good time to try to learn more about the Easter season. There are many sites of the web taking many different approaches. Perhaps one of the more appropriate is that at http://www.cresourcei.org/cyeaster.html,
if only to find out what was in Jeremy’s egg.

Alan

Puzzle

 

Across     Down  
1
 Where they laid Jesus after He died. (Matt. 27:60)  
2
 Jesus shed His _____ for our sins.
4
 The place where Jesus died. (Matt. 27:33)  
3
 Judas Iscariot ________Jesus (Matt. 27:4)
6
 Jesus and two thieves were _________ together (Matt. 27:38)  
5
 Roman commander of a hundred men. (Matt. 27:54)
8
 Mother of Jesus.  
6
 Jesus said "My God, My God why hast thou ________ me" (Matt. 27:46)
9
 The angel said "He is _____ He is not here" (Mark 16:6)  
7
 A title of Jeus. (It means anointed one) (Matt. 27:17)
10
 They made Jesus wear a scarlet ____ (Matt. 27:28)  
11
 They laid the ____ of Jesusin a tomb. (Matt: 27:59)
12
 Jesus was betrayed for _____ pieces of silver. (Matt. 27:3)  
12
 Jesus wore a "crown of ______".
14
 Jesus was ________ of any crime. (Matt. 27:4)  
13
 Our Lord and Saviour
15
 The 12 companions of Jesus.      

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Wednesday 12th May 2004.
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