PRESIDENT’S DIARY Jottings from Irish CE President Ruth Agnew’s diary Clonaneese CE Sunday Clonaneese Presbyterian CE held their annual CE Sunday on the 3rd February 2019. Their theme was “If Your Way Isn’t Working… Try God’s Way”. The evening started with the Revd Jackie Spence welcoming everyone to the service. The opening hymn was “The Lord is my Salvation”. Then the Irish President, Mrs Ruth Agnew brought greetings and the Local Union President, Mrs Sandra Busby, opened in prayer. The band and singers led the praise which everyone took part in and thoroughly enjoyed. The Young People’s and Young Adult’s Choir sang several times and the pieces were, “Only a Holy God”, “My Living Hope”, “Yes and Amen” and “All I have is Christ”. There were also a few people who gave a short word of testimony. Some teenagers took part in a sketch and this showed us the direction God wants us to take, and that we shouldn’t follow the crowd. The Revd Andrew Faulkner spoke and brought a message on “How we should live for Jesus and not to give into sin”. The evening finished with the singing of, “Christ is enough for me”. Once again the ladies made a beautiful supper which was enjoyed by everyone. Clonaneese JCE & Junior High Clonaneese Junior CE and Junior High had a good number of children and young people there. I brought the story again of putting God First in our lives as that is my theme for the year. The children were very attentive and seemed to have been listening when Pauline Condy did a quiz at the end of the evening. Tandragee Methodist JCE At my own JCE in Tandragee Mrs Sandra Busby, our Local President of Armagh and South
Tyrone, came along for the evening. The children really enjoyed what she brought to the CE that night. She spoke on Ruth and Naomi and how we need to have no other gods. Tandragee Methodist Juniors extended a warm welcomed to Mrs Busby to their meeting on the 8th February. We had a great time together with the children doing their part in leading and singing some choruses. Sandra told the story of Ruth and Naomi and the children thoroughly enjoyed listening to how God used Naomi and Ruth. 1st Newtownards JCE I was invited to attend the JCE in 1st Newtownards Presbyterian on the 15th February. We had a great time and the children were very attentive to what I had to say. Cherry and the Leaders gave me a very warm welcome. It was great to see a group of children so enthusiastic about CE and were not afraid to participate. We sat around on the floor and talked about how we should put God first in our lives.
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