Announcements for week commencing 7 March

Sunday	7	Morning Service Holy Communion	Ballyclare		11.30am	Rev Derek Russell
			Ballynure		10.00am	Rev Derek Russell
			Doagh		10.30am	Rev Tommy Stevenson
		Evening Service	6.00pm – Rev Tommy Stevenson in Ballyclare
		Youth Fellowship in Doagh at 7.30pm
Monday	8	BB in Ballyclare : Juniors (8-10 yrs) 7- 8.30pm; Company (11+ yrs) - 7-9.15pm League Bowls in Ballynure at 7.30pm Doagh Church Council at 8pm
Tuesday	9	Mums & Tots in Ballyclare 9.30am GB in Ballyclare Explorers (3-7 yrs) 6 - 7.30pm; Company (8+ yrs) 7 - 9.15pm
Wednesday	10	Friendship Circle in Ballyclare at 10.30am Prayer Time in Ballyclare 12.30 – 2pm Bowls in Ballyclare at 7.30pm Learning Together in Doagh at 7.45pm : Ken Ewart, Mission Aviation Fellowship
Thursday	11	Bible Study in Ballyclare at 2.30pm Sports Club in Ballynure 6.30–8pm (P1-P7) - 50p per child
Friday	12	Table Tennis in Ballyclare at 6.30pm Bowls in Ballynure at 7.30pm
Saturday	13	Fun Bowls in Ballyclare at 7.30pm
Sunday	14	Morning Service		11.30am	Ballyclare	Rev Tommy Stevenson
				10.00am	Ballynure	Rev Tommy Stevenson
				10.30am	Doagh	Rev Derek Russell
		Evening Service		6.00pm – Rev Donald Ker (Presidential Visit) in Ballyclare
		Youth Fellowship in Doagh at 7.30pm

March Diary Dates
Monday 15                  MWI in Ballyclare at 7.45pm : Bring & Buy; Singalong & Quiz
Monday 15                  Circuit Executive in Ballynure at 8pm
Saturday 20                 Ladies Breakfast in Doagh at 8.30am : Wendy Johnston
Sunday 21                   World Development & Relief Appeal
Monday 22                  BB Display
Wednesday 24            Doagh Bible Study at 8pm : Kindness (2 Samuel 9)
Saturday 27                GB Display
Sunday 28                   Friendship Circle Service in Ballyclare 11.30am
Wednesday 31            Holy Week Service at 8pm in Doagh

Haiti Appeal - £2072.17 was raised on the Circuit for this appeal.  Thank you for your generosity.

Tuesday 16 March – Marie Curie Cancer Care, Kensington Road, Belfast are holding an Information and Support Day from 10am – 4pm (don’t worry if you can’t stay all day).  Morning session: presentations on legal issues, financial benefit entitlements, caring for yourself.  Afternoon session: taster sessions of complementary therapies.
To book a place, please contact Lesley Rutherford by 12 March at lesley.rutherford@mariecurie.org.uk or Mobile: 07810 445 151

Thursday 18 & Friday 19 March - Blood Transfusion Service in Ballyclare Presbyterian Church Hall : 1.30 – 4pm & 5.15 – 8pm

Saturday 27 March – REACH Newtownabbey Worship Service & Launch in Newtownabbey Methodist Mission at 7.30pm.  An evening for giving thanks to God for what he has done with REACH and what he will do again this year. 
For more details contact Cheryl 9085 2546 or email reachnewtownabbey@hotmail.co.uk

Friday 2 April : 9pm to Sunday 4 April : 6am – Easter Time of Prayer in Doagh – Please add your name to the sheet in the porch.

Saturday 3 April—Walk of Faith - Doagh Churches Fellowship

• 2nd Donegore Pres - meet at 9.30am for coffee - leave 10am
• 1st Donegore Pres - arrive 10.30am - act of worship - leave 10.45am
• Doagh Meth - arrive 11.30am - act of worship - leave 11.45am
• Kilbride Parish - arrive 12noon - act of worship - leave 12.15pm
• Kilbride Pres - arrive 1.15pm - act of worship & BBQ lunch

Friday 9 - Sunday 11 April—TOM Team Weekend
Friday Evening           Youth Night (1st year +) in Doagh
Saturday AM             Kids Club (P1-P7) in Ballynure
Saturday PM               Tea & Old Time Sing-along for older folks in Doagh
Saturday Evening       Youth Fellowship night in Doagh
Sunday AM                TOM Team members leading morning services
·   Fuller Programme Details later

Hospice Big Walk Week : Saturday 17 – Saturday 24 April  - 12 walking locations across Northern Ireland – for further details there is a leaflet in porch or visit website: www.nihospice.org. 

Wednesday 21 April – Child Protection Training in at 7.30 - 9pm in Newtownabbey Methodist Mission. Anyone wishing to attend should contact NMM on 9085 2546 or email office@newtownabbeymethodist.org.uk  

Thursday 29 April – Robin Mark & Band UK tour 2010 in Belfast Metropolitan Tabernacle at 8pm  Tickets £16 : available from Faith Mission Bookshops or Metropolitan Tabernacle or www.robinmarktour.co.uk

Monday 3 May – Grace McGurk (NMM) and Lisa McPherson (Mossley & DYCW) are running the marathon.  All sponsorship is going towards Pat Jamison’s work in Bangladesh with MMS(I).  If you would like to support Pat, please add your name to the sponsorship form in the porch.

Ballyclare Area Churches Outreach : ‘Night-Light’ - The Churches’ next venture is to have a regular Christian presence on the Main Street, Ballyclare on the last Saturday of each month from 11pm to 1.30am.  If you would like to be part of this team, please sign up (sheet in porch). 

 

Admin Office in Ballyclare

Marjorie will be in the office Thursday and Friday mornings (8.30am – 1.30pm).  If you need to call in, please do so between 10am – 12 noon
Telephone: 9335 2905             e-mail: ballyclaremethodist@btconnect.com