Runner-up Parish Magazine of the Year June 2009
RECTOR’S LETTER Dear Parishioner, BUILDING FUND ENVELOPES I invite you to attend a church service of your choice on Sunday, 7th June, as together we celebrate the life and ministry of our patron saint St. Columba. As we rightly give thanks for the past, we must also move forward in the spirit of St. Columba to address your concerns about the poor levels of heat and light in our church and hall. The comprehensive heating and lighting presentation, which Jim Stevenson delivered to the Easter Vestry, is contained in this edition of the Columban. The Select Vestry and I are fully committed to making these necessary improvements to our heating and lighting, but first we urgently need your help and support. During the offertory at all three services on that day, you will have an opportunity to support this essential work by placing your Building Fund Envelope on the collection plate, as a thank offering for the blessings you receive from your parish church. I encourage you to support this urgent appeal as generously as possible. In order for your donation to be Gift Aided, only the name of one taxpayer should appear on the envelope. It would be a source of great blessing and encouragement if you could join me in church on that day for what I hope will be a Full Attendance Sunday. SUNDAY SCHOOL PRIZEGIVING SERVICE The Annual Sunday School Prizegiving Service takes place on Sunday, 14th June, at 10.30am. As in previous years, the prize which each child receives will be in recognition of their overall Sunday School and church attendance throughout the year. The preacher at this service will be the Curate of St. Finnian’s, The Reverend Aonghus Mayes. I thank our Sunday School teachers and our parents for their tremendous hard work and support. NEW CURATE ARRIVES On Sunday, 21st June, our new Curate, Robert Ferris, will be ordained to the diaconate by The Right Reverend Harold Miller in Hillsborough Parish Church, at 6.30pm. There will be no evening service in St. Columba’s to enable you to attend the ordination service. Mike Dornan, who is a former parishioner, will also be ordained at this service. Robert will be living at The Curatage, 3 Sandown Park South (Tel: 028 90653370). I am looking forward to sharing ministry with Robert and to welcoming him to St. Columba’s. Please remember Robert, Mike and all those who are preparing for ordination in your prayers. Yours in His service,
SERVICES IN JUNE Thursday 4th 10.30am
Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Transferred) (White) Holy Communion followed by refreshments in the Choir Vestry
Sunday 7th Trinity Sunday (Full Attendance Sunday) (White) Building Fund Envelopes to be placed on the Offertory Plate at all services today 8.15am Holy Communion Reader Elizabeth Millar Romans 8: 12-17 Gospel Clergy John 3: 1-17 10.30am All Age Worship Reader Beth Cairnduff John 3: 1-17 Prayers Karen McAlpine 7.00pm Service of Readings and Music for St. Columba’s Day Preacher The Venerable Gregor McCamley Thursday 11th St. Barnabas (Red) 10.30am Holy Communion followed by refreshments in the Choir Vestry Sunday 14th 8.15am 10.30am 7.00pm
The First Sunday after Trinity (Green) Holy Communion Reader Lindsay Hodges 2 Corinthians 5: 6-10; 14-17 Gospel Clergy Mark 4: 26-34 SUNDAY SCHOOL PRIZEGIVING Reader Helen Cairnduff Matthew 5: 13-16 The Reverend Aonghus Mayes Preacher Evening Prayer Reader Gina Greeves Jeremiah 7: 1-16 Reader Gina Greeves Luke 7: 36 – 8:3 Occasional Karen McAlpine Prayers
Thursday 18th (Green) 10.30am Holy Communion followed by refreshments in the Choir Vestry Sunday 21st 8.15am 9.30am 10.30am
The Second Sunday after Trinity (Green) Holy Communion Reader Paddy Malone 2 Corinthians 6: 1-13 Gospel Clergy Mark 4: 35-41 Family Communion Gospel Karen McAlpine Mark 4: 35-41 Morning Prayer & Holy Baptism Reader Robin Haldane 1 Samuel 17:57–18:5, 10-16 Reader Alan Rogers Mark 4: 35-41 Occasional Trevor Buchanan Prayers Preacher Bryn Harris Diocesan Lay Reader (Emeritus)
6.30pm
Ordination of Robert Ferris in Hillsborough Parish Church No Evening Service in St. Columba’s
JUNE SIDESPERSONS’ ROTA
Thursday 25th Birth of St. John the Baptist (Transferred) (White) 10.30am Holy Communion followed by refreshments in the Choir Vestry
Sunday 7th
Helen Proctor & Madeline Montgomery
Sunday 28th 8.15am 10.30am 7.00pm
Sunday 14th
Linda & Mark Wilson
Sunday 21st
Dawn & Garth Macartney
Sunday 28th
Eileen & Alva Anderson
The Third Sunday after Trinity (Green) Holy Communion Reader Paul Stewart 2 Corinthians 8: 7-15 Gospel Clergy Mark 5: 21-43 Holy Communion followed by Parish BBQ to meet our new Curate Reader Moranne Noad 2 Corinthians 8: 7-15 Gospel Clergy Mark 5: 21-43 Prayers Karen McAlpine Of Intercession Evening Prayer Reader Fiona Haldane Jeremiah 11: 1-14 Reader Fiona Haldane Luke 9: 51-62
Readers and Intercessors: If you cannot read or lead the prayers on the appointed day, please arrange a swap with someone else on the rota and let the Churchwardens know. We are always delighted to add new names to the Rota of Readers and Intercessors. If you would wish to serve your church in this way, please contact Muriel Arndell (028 90655500). The readings are from Year B of the Revised Common Lectionary and are printed on our parish website:
www.stcolumbas.down.anglican .org
HOSPITAL VISITING I am always very pleased to visit parishioners who are in hospital. I regard hospital visiting as an integral part of my pastoral ministry as your Rector. Unfortunately, a number of situations have occurred recently when Hospital Chaplains have not informed me that some parishioners were in hospital. I therefore have to rely primarily on families to let me know if a parishioner would like a pastoral visit while in hospital. Please do not assume that I already know the information. It would be helpful if you could telephone me at the Rectory (90471514) to enable me to take careful note of the details. The Rector
ST. COLUMBA’S DAY EVENING SERVICE
A PRAYER FOR OUR PARISH O God, make the door of our Church wide enough to receive all who need human love and fellowship, and a heavenly Father’s care; and narrow enough to shut out all envy, pride and hate. Make its threshold smooth enough to be no stumbling block to children, nor to straying feet; but rugged enough to turn back the tempter’s power. Make it the gateway to thine eternal kingdom. Amen Bishop Thomas Ken 1637-1711
This year, we will again mark St. Columba’s Day (9th June) with the now wellestablished informal service of hymns, readings and light music provided by the choir and instrumentalists from our music group. The service will take place at 7.00 pm on Sunday, 7th June. Over the years, this service has been increasingly well-supported and there were over one hundred in attendance last year. The visiting preacher will be the former Rector, Archdeacon Gregor McCamley. Do please come along on Sunday, 7th June, to welcome back Gregor and Rosemary, sing well-known hymns and listen to some music. Refreshments will be provided afterwards at the back of the church (which has also proved to be a popular aspect of the evening!). Gerald Hill, Parish Organist and Choirmaster
Please pray for all those being ordained this year, among them
Robert Ferris to be ordained Deacon by Harold, Bishop of Down and Dromore in Hillsborough Parish Church on Sunday 21st June 2009 at 6.30pm
COLUMBAN ACCOLADE At the Communications Awards announced at this year’s General Synod held in Armagh, parishioners will be delighted to know that the Columban was awarded the Runners Up prize in the All Ireland Parish Magazine category. The winning entry came from the rural Parish of Castledermot and Kinnegh, Narraghmore and Timolin (‘Four Churches One Parish’) near Dublin, while third spot went to ‘Taney News’, Taney Parish, Dublin. In the photograph below, Columban editor, Ian Noad, receives the Runners Up Award from the Most Reverend Alan Harper, Archbishop of Armagh.
Please also pray for Rev’d John Auchmuty and the people of St. Columba’s Knock where Robert will Serve.
All are welcome to attend For I know the plans I have for you says the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and future. Jer 29:11
Church Of Ireland
PRIORY II IN CONCERT ST. COLUMBA’S PARISH CHURCH FRIDAY 5th JUNE AT 8.00 p.m. Tickets £10 (concession £8) including refreshments in the church hall
ALL AGE WORSHIP TEA AND COFFEE Many thanks to everyone who supported the SANDS association last month during tea and coffee at All Age Worship. We raised a wonderful amount of £113.56 and Jennifer was delighted with your support. During the summer, from June until August, Ross Thompson will be going to Serbia to help with an American Missionary organisation called Josiah Ventures. He will be teaching English and undertaking missionary work at a number of camps throughout the country. Proceeds from tea and coffee at our June All Age Worship will go towards helping with this very worthwhile project. I hope to see you there, and enjoy the chat over a cuppa. If you attend the 8.15am or 7pm service and wish to contribute, you may leave your donation in the basket at the back of the church. Many thanks, Roberta
Afterwards, Ian said: “I am honoured to accept this prestigious award on behalf of the Columban, and would like to take this opportunity to thank those individuals and organizations who have contributed so many varied and fascinating articles over the past year, as well as Wendy McCague of our printers, Dataplus Print and Design, all of whom have played such an important part in this unexpected success”. The Diocese of Down and Dromore also featured strongly in the Parish Website category, providing the individual Parish winner (St. Mary’s, Ballybeen) as well as the overall Diocesan winner.
LADIES GUILD NOTES Our visit to the Tudor Cinema in Comber was another enjoyable evening for the ladies of the Guild and their friends. The movie shown was really bright and, along with the light supper made a most pleasant evening out. Between now and the next Columban our AGM will have taken place. Items of note will be mentioned before the new programme starts again in September/October. Vi McMeekin, Hon Secretary
PARISH ORGANISATIONS
ACTIVITY GROUP
SOMETHING FOR YOU?
In February and April, without even a vote, We decided to celebrate two birthdays of note. So with Betty and Frances we all came to share Celebrations with cake and the usual good fare.
WEDNESDAY 7.30pm Bible Study Group Trevor Buchanan 90657697
SUNDAY 10.30am Sunday School (2nd, 4th, 5th Sundays) Beth Cairnduff (3-5 yrs) 90874047 Joyce Stevenson (5-8 yrs) 90583381 Alan Boyd (8-13 yrs) 07979 830122
7.30pm Senior Badminton Club Jill McDowell 07754 405511 7.45pm Ladies Guild (3rd Wednesday) Vi McMeekin 90283165
8.00pm Beatitudes Choir David Beattie 90797125
THURSDAY 9.30am Art Club Bob Killen
MONDAY 2.00pm Ladies Bowling Phyllis Newton 90482113
90790210
7.30pm Senior Badminton Club Jill McDowell 07754 405511
2.30p.m. Afternoon Group (2nd Monday) May Preston 90489884
7.45pm Choir Practice Gerald Hill 90422101
7.30pm Men’s Club John Robb 90581438
FRIDAY 10.00am Mums & Tots Patricia Carson 90651575
TUESDAY 10.30am Ladies Badminton Muriel Jowett 90659984
3.45-5pm Toddler Mini Soccer 3-5yrs Tim Wareing 07740 120788
2.00pm Ladies Badminton Kyleen Clarke 90797155 8.00pm Mothers’ Union (1st Tuesday) Irene Gray 90653438 8.00pm Activity Group (except 1st Tuesday) Maureen Irwin 90795155
The Rector came also to con-grat-u-late, In time to enjoy party food on his plate. After Maureen had spoken he was given his cue To put in a word – or maybe ‘twas two! We now have three ladies of that special age, Who play games of scrabble their minds to engage – With others to help find that elusive last word, Tuesday evenings e’er find us all in accord! Nan
6.30pm Doves Karen McAlpine
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6.30pm Brownies Beth Cairnduff
90874047
This afternoon there will be meetings in the North and South ends of the church. Children will be baptised at both ends.
8.30pm H2O Mark Wilson
90761040
This being Easter Sunday, we will ask Mrs. Brown to come forward and lay an egg on the altar.
Young Families Group (Social events as arranged) 90471514 The Rector
Please note, requests for the occasional use of Church premises must first be submitted to the Premises Convenor, Alan Rogers, on 90656183
Well ladies, last notice of the season! We are looking forward to our outing on Saturday, 13th June, to the Bronte Centre and hoping for good weather, so fingers crossed! Just one other thing........Guide Dogs for the Blind are celebrating twenty five years in Northern Ireland this year and are having a big fundraising event at Stormont on Saturday, 22nd August. We in the Mothers’ Union have been asked to help. People are needed to man stalls, act as marshals, help blind people walk etc. If anyone feels they would like to assist, please let me or any of the committee members have their name. We are also going to have a box in church for recycling old coins, jewellery etc, so please dig out those unwanted heirlooms!! Look forward to seeing you all again in the autumn fully refreshed after a long, hot summer! Will be in touch with everyone when our new program is finalised. Take care, Irene
BULLETIN BOARD BLOOMERS
In future, the preacher for next Sunday will be found hanging on the bulletin board. Will the ladies responsible for making tea kindly empty teapots and kettles, and then stand upside down in the sink. Inscription over a church door: ‘This is the house of God. This is the gate of Heaven. (the door is locked during winter months)’.
We are delighted that Meryl Townsend has agreed to share with us aspects of her most fulfilling and distinguished career in Social Services, with particular emphasis on her lifelong and unwavering personal commitment to the care of the elderly. Meryl, a Parochial Nominator and former Rector’s Churchwarden, is well known throughout the parish and has been an active member of St. Columba’s for many years.
I was born in Leamington Spa in 1930, and came to live in Belfast in April 1938. What brought the family to Belfast was my father’s appointment as Assistant Superintendant to the Mission Hall for the Adult Deaf and Dumb (later to become the Ulster Institute for the Deaf ). It was situated in College Square North and was an administrative centre; a social and recreational centre; a hostel for young deaf people working in Belfast but living too far away to commute daily; a church; and an interpretation service for the police and other official bodies. We lived in Knockvale Park and my brother, Harvey, and I attended Strandtown school and St. Columba’s Sunday School, in the days of Archdeacon Olden. Harvey was married to Anne McMonagle in St. Columba’s, and they celebrated their Golden Wedding Anniversary last year. From the time I was a little girl I wanted to be a nurse. I did not join the Brownies or the Guides but became a cadet in the St. John’s Ambulance Brigade, and spent many Saturday and Sunday afternoons working at the Belfast Children’s Hospital. However, my ambition to become a nurse was foiled by ill health when, at the age of fifteen and again at eighteen, I suffered from rheumatic fever which left me with a heart condition.......no such things as antibiotics in those days! The result was that by the age of nineteen I left school with no formal qualifications. When I reached twenty, however, my father needed some help in the office, and as I could speak on my fingers, I started working part time. There I met Home Teachers for the Blind (HTB’s), who also visited deaf people in their areas, and were employed by the County Welfare Committees (CWC’s), the precursors of today’s Social Services Departments. In January 1953, I was appointed a Trainee Home Teacher for the Blind (THTB) by the Antrim County Welfare Committee, working from their district office in Larne. At the time, there were four other THTB’s in the county, working towards their Home Teacher’s Certificate by what we would today call Distance Learning. They were due to take their examinations in Bristol that June, and although they were a year ahead of me, I decided to try and join them. I set myself to learn to read, write and teach Braille; to design and produce samples of crafts that were suitable for visually impaired people; and to assimilate what was known as Professional Knowledge. We held craft classes in various towns throughout the county, and spent much time visiting newly registered blind and
partially sighted people at home. In June 1953, all five of us qualified, and I was extremely happy in my new role. A year later, I was summoned one day to see the County Welfare Officer, and wondered what on earth I had done! He wanted to know whether I would be willing to exchange jobs for a year with someone who had not completed her Social Studies Diploma at Queen’s University, Belfast, and now wished to train as an HTB, for which she would have to work with visually impaired people for a year. He pointed out that this would broaden my knowledge of working with other client groups, and so I agreed. At the end of the year, I did not return to work in Larne but stayed on at head office working mainly with services for older people. This was to be a turning point in my career! In the late fifties and early sixties, huge changes were taking place in social services and social work training. The Seebohm Committee had recommended that “there should be one door at which anyone in need might knock”, and the Younghusband Report had recommended that “there should be generic training for all social workers”. When the National Institute for Social Work Training was established in London in 1963, I found myself in the first intake of students, and the only one from Northern Ireland. We spent the first term at the Institute, and thereafter two days a week at the Institute and three days on placements, all of which were outside our previous fields of experience. I had a short six week placement in the Children’s Department of Bethnal Green, Stepney and Bow, as well as a six month placement at the Department of Psychiatric Medicine at the Middlesex Hospital. It was an exciting and testing time! In the second year, we returned to our previous posts with specified project work to be undertaken by distance learning, and by the end of 1964 I qualified with a Certificate in Social Work. At that time, the Holywell Hospital in Antrim did not have a Psychiatric Social Worker in post, and so I was “loaned” to the Hospital Authority by Antrim County Welfare Committee, to lead a team of Health Visitors and Social Workers who were supporting patients living in the community. Two years later, I moved to a similar role in a geriatric unit and by 1970 was back with ACWC, working with older people, when I decided to apply for a Churchill Fellowship to enable me to study abroad. Mary Peters and I were both awarded Fellowships that year, and whilst Mary went to America to train for the Munich Olympics, I opted for Israel and spent a fascinating three months travelling the length and breadth of the country. I was particularly interested in the provision of special housing for older people, an aspect of care that was far more developed at the time in Israel than in Northern Ireland, in both the public and voluntary sectors. In 1972, I was appointed Social Work Adviser for services to the elderly in the Department of Health and Social Services, based in Dundonald House. As the Social Work Advisory Group (SWAG!) expanded over the years, I and a colleague were appointed Senior Social Work Advisors, leading teams of other advisors. In 1977, I carried out a census of residents of all the statutory homes for the elderly in Northern Ireland. One aim was to assess residents’ capacity for independent living,
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and the study clearly demonstrated that a significant number of residents could have lived longer in their own homes had there been sufficient numbers of Old People’s Dwellings (OPD’s) and imaginative use of supporting services. I became then, and remain, utterly convinced that suitable housing for older people enables supportive services to be delivered effectively to residents in their own homes. Around this time, across the water, Voluntary Housing Associations such as Fold were being established, but I believe statutory provision was not introduced into Northern Ireland until the eighties. It was during this time that I served for six years on the Advisory Council of the Centre for Policy on Ageing in London. During the last few years of my employment, SWAG transformed to the Social Services Inspectorate, and my colleague and I became Assistant Chief Inspectors, still leading teams and reporting to the Chief Inspector. I retired in December 1987, having worked for two agencies throughout that time; nineteen years with ACWC and fifteen years with DHSS, but I feel the range of opportunities afforded me during my working career enabled me to fulfil the words inscribed on the Churchill Fellowship medallion..... “With Opportunities Comes Responsibility”. In my retirement, I have continued to work as a volunteer, following my deep personal interest in care for older people; in special housing for older people, as a director of two housing associations; in the Abbeyfield Society, and the continuing need for training for residential workers. In recognition of my voluntary involvment, eight years after I retired, in 1995, I was honoured to receive the OBE. I feel my life has come (nearly) full circle, as I now live in Cherryvalley and continue to worship at St. Columba’s. Meryl Townsend
St Columba’s Summer BBQ Sunday 28th June After 10.30am Service
Meet our New Curate! Food and refreshments for all the family Proceeds in aid of Church Building 12
SENIOR BADMINTON CLUB The badminton season has come to an end and St. Columba’s has enjoyed a successful season all round. Despite the number of members having dropped this year due to players moving away to university, the club performed strongly with two teams in the Church of Ireland League. We fielded a ‘gents only’ team and a mixed team. We received a Sports Development Grant from Belfast City Council which enabled our team to benefit from having three coaches, who provided us with skills based exercises and also some fitness training which was a requirement of the Council. Off the Court, members of the badminton team contributed to the winning team in the Choir’s fundraising quiz last month! The Senior Badminton Club will resume in August on Thursday nights from 8pm, and we would love to hear from anyone interested in playing who would like to join us and benefit from a little exercise and lots of craic! Contact Jill McDowell on 07754405511, or email jill_mcdowell19@hotmail.com for more information. Jill
FUNDRAISING FOR SUDAN EYE CLINIC On Friday, 17th April, the Choir organised a table quiz in the Church Hall. Over eighty people, including a group from our friends at St Columcille’s, enjoyed an excellent evening of mental gymnastics, refreshments and great crack. Billy McAlpine was a most accomplished quiz-master. The team of Karen, Kieran and Alan was unchallenged as they checked and wrote up the scores, ably assisted by little Grace who collected all the answers; and who furthermore helped set up the hall by manfully carrying chairs almost bigger than herself! Jim Best brought along a first-class loudspeaker system. Members and friends of the choir provided and served the welcome refreshments at half-time. The many ballot prizes that Emma had gathered together were beautifully set out. The star of these was a really lovely painting by Billy Nelson; but, one after another, the winning ticketholders were so afraid of looking greedy that no-one dared to choose it. There was no doubt about its worth, however, when it was taken out of the ballot and put up for auction. Brisk and very competitive bidding resulted in an excellent price that surprised even the painter. The evening as a whole raised the magnificent sum of £855.76. As 25p was the smallest recommended donation, this left the doorman the problem of accounting for the last penny. In desperation, and after many hours of fruitless enquiry, he finally recorded it as “Donation from unknown source”. The Choir’s Treasurer was most reluctant to accept this undocumented explanation; but in the end Christian charity, and the needs of the eye clinic, overcame his professional scruples. The Choir would like to thank most sincerely everyone who took part in the quiz, as well as all those who gave of their time or talent to make it the success it was, and for their generosity towards this really worth-while appeal. 13
SUDAN MISSION APPEAL PRESENTATIONS Following a most enjoyable and enthusiastically supported fundraising drive throughout Lent on behalf of the Sudan Mission Appeal for the Martha Eye and Health Clinic in Yei, individual amounts of monies raised were presented to the Rector on Sunday, 3rd May, by a representative of each participating parish organisation, as follows:
Art Club Bible Study Group Brownies Choir Confirmation Group Doves Ladies Badminton (Tuesday AM) Ladies Badminton (Tuesday PM) Young Families Group Beatitudes Choir
Ladies Bowling Ladies Guild Mothers’ Union Afternoon Group Men’s Club Mothers and Toddlers Senior Badminton Soup and Cheese Lunch Sunday School H2O Youth Group Mothers’ Union
In addition, the Rector’s Churchwarden presented the money collected during the Holy Week Services.
In turn, the Rector was delighted to present Dr. Trevor Buchanan with a cheque for £6559.37 which represented the total sum raised by parish organisations to date. The Rector, in congratulating the Parish Organisations for all their hard work and support, noted that this large amount of money was raised during the current economic difficulties and challenges. The Rector emphasized that this was a magnificent achievement, and he thanked those who supported the different fundraising events from the local churches and the wider community. The full text of Dr. Trevor Buchanan’s response on behalf of the Martha Clinic follows below. “I have been humbled over the past months by the way the Parish and all the Parish organisations have rallied around and embraced the goals of the Sudan Lent Appeal. Our Church has seen the power of God at work through your generosity and I was privileged to accept your cheque for £6559 to support the work of the Martha Clinic. Giving as a Parish in this way is a powerful witness of our love for God and our love for our brothers and sisters in Southern Sudan, and will purchase much needed eye equipment and, in addition, train and equip two birth attendants or midwives for the Clinic. Currently more than half of all pregnant women deliver their babies alone or with a family member, whose only experience of childbirth is having given birth themselves. Birth complications are heartbreaking and very common, and in some areas one in thirty mothers die in obstructed labour through lack of care. These birth attendants will help and support mothers and their newborn babies at this difficult time. Our Parish has been blessed with the opportunity to share resources God has given us with a people who daily suffer chronic ill-health through lack of basic health care. You have responded magnificently and, as a Parish, we have learned once more that when God encourages us to be an agent of his mission in the world, He provides and we are able to achieve everything he calls us to do. The people of Southern Sudan will greatly value your giving and feel richly blessed by it. They will thank us through their prayers, the Kingdom of God will grow and God will be glorified. Well done and thank you everyone for your wonderful generosity. Thank you once more,“ Trevor Buchanan
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AFTERNOON GROUP Succeeding Elizabeth was a hard thing to do, And May and I faltered, between me and you, But still we have managed to see the year through, With the help of some friends, well more than a few! In a year when prices were steadily rising, To ask for more money was hardly surprising, Especially for outings when we needed a bus, But the ladies paid up without any fuss. The program was planned with great trepidation, But afternoon teas prevented starvation, We had exercise, music and culture as well, What sighs of relief when no ill befell! Our February meeting would have been nice, But it had to be cancelled because of the ice, In March and in April all went with a swing, And our outing in May was our year’s final fling! Nan P.S. Hope you all have a lovely summer. See you in September! May and Nan
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FIRE! During an ecumenical conference, a waste paper basket caught fire in mid lecture. Somebody screamed, “Fire!”, and the others reacted as follows: The Methodists gathered in a corner and prayed. The Baptists cried, “Where’s the water?” The Quakers quietly praised God for the blessings fire brings. The Lutherans posted a notice on the door declaring that fire was evil. The Roman Catholics passed the collection plate to cover the damage. The Jews posted symbols on the door hoping the fire would pass. The Congregationalists shouted, “Every man for himself!” The Fundamentalists decreed, “It’s the vengeance of God!” The Anglicans formed a procession and marched smartly out of the room. The Christian Scientists concluded that there was no fire. The Presbyterians appointed a chairperson to appoint a committee to investigate the matter and submit a written report. And the atheist conference manager walked in, grabbed the fire extinguisher off the wall, and put the fire out.
During the last year, in addition to our usual activities, the Doves have enjoyed meeting with the Brownies. We have played games, created posters, cooked and had great fun together. Just recently we had a sports evening in Stormont, went ten pin bowling and visited the seaside. W e We would love to continue these notes by saying we are now looking forward to next year but unfortunately this is not necessarily the case. The two girls presently in the Doves will, next year, be fully fledged Brownies and consequently there will be no children left in the Doves. I have been leading this organisation for sixteen years and I am keen to continue to do so. This is not, however, achievable without children. It would be very disappointing for our parish not to have any mid-week organisations for this age group, but this is now a very real possibility. As a parish, we must encourage and provide for all our community and this should include supporting an organisation for 3-6 year olds. We would therefore ask anyone who knows boys and girls in this age group to bring them along on Friday evenings from 6.30pm to 7.30pm (commencing Friday, Sept 11th), and together we will ensure St. Columba’s continues to fulfil its role in this very important aspect of our parish life. Karen
This month we celebrate Trinity Sunday. The doctrine of the Trinity is one of the most important of the Christian faith, for it goes to the very heart of what God is like. The Bible is quite clear. There is one God, but he is revealed in three ‘persons’ – the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Have you ever wondered at what point in the Bible God is revealed as being more than one person? Well, you don’t have to read very far - only to Genesis 1:26, where God (Elohim, a plural noun) says: Let US make man in OUR image. (Gen. 1:26). The Bible reveals a pattern. God the Father lives in heaven and has never been seen; God the Son became the incarnate Jesus Christ, who made known to us the Father; and God the Holy Spirit, who is unseen, and who has been sent to live within and to equip his people, the Church. The Trinity is basic to our salvation – for these three persons in the one Godhead have combined to save us from our sins. It is the WILL of the Father, the saving WORK of the Son, and the indwelling WITNESS of the Holy Spirit. (John 14:16, 23-26).
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For parishioners’ information, below is a 5. The proposed fitting “lamps” (bulbs) will have approx. 9000 hour life, transcript of the presentation made by thus reducing lamp replacement our Rector’s Glebewarden, Jim Stevenson, frequency. to this year’s Annual General Vestry Meeting, outlining the problems, as well 6. The existing wiring and controls will be utilised to minimise costs. as alternative solutions and costs, of the lighting and heating systems in St. 7. The estimated cost for this would be in the region of £14,100. Columba’s. 8. The external spotlight to the front of the church will be replaced and LIGHTING be timer controlled. The estimated cost for this would be in the region Existing Lighting of £175. 9. The Main Hall lights need to be 1. The existing lighting system is “re-lamped”, consisting of replacing starting to age resulting in a large all luminaries (florescent tubes) & number of light fittings burning out starters and cleaning the covers. each year. The estimated cost for this would be . The light “filaments” (bulbs) in the region of £355 are constantly blowing and are awkward and difficult to replace. Approximate Lighting Costs . The current system has 38 light Church lighting system £14,100 fittings, 24 down-lighters with Church front flood light £ 175 300watt usage and 10 up-lighters Hall lights £ 355 with 150watt usage, plus two £14,630 Total Approx. Cost. 500watt spots, having a combined usage of 10.3 Kw of electricity per HEATING hour. 4. The external spotlight in the hedge Existing Heating on the King’s Road at the front of the church has not worked for some Church: time. The Church hot water heating system is 5. The Main Hall lighting luminosity old and inefficient compared to present has diminished with the passage of day systems. time and one unit has failed. Although the new pump and relatively new gas fired boiler perform adequately Proposed Lighting there is a lack of hot water reaching the radiators at the rear of the church. 1. The proposal is for 20 down-lighters and 12 up-lighters. Hall Boiler: . The pulpit spot will be replaced with The Hall oil fired boiler is old, inefficient a less intense floodlight. and reaching the end of its working . The down-lighter to the baptistery life and although capable of operating will be replaced by a floodlight to satisfactorily for a number of years, it highlight the font. would be prudent to consider replacing 4. The proposed new light fittings will it with a more efficient gas fired boiler. be 70watt high output low energy This would also enable us to remove the type, with a combined usage of large black oil tank and inherent hazard 2.2Kw of electricity per hour. from the rear of the church. 18
Proposed Heating Church: Flush the System The proposal is to flush the heating system under pressure, refill the system, and add an inhibitor to vent the radiators. The approximate cost for this would be in the region of £2,100. Hall: The proposal is to replace the existing boiler with two energy efficient gas boilers with through the wall balanced flues, avoiding the cost of having to reline the existing tall brick chimney. The approximate cost for this would be in the region of £15,150 These costs are approximate estimates
Church Heating System Replacement Replace all pipe work runs with a two-pipe system and more efficient radiators. Replacement radiators would be in keeping with the aesthetics of the church. The approximate cost for this would be in the region of £39,500.
Approximate Heating Costs Flush church heating sys. £ 2,100 Replace hall boiler £15,150 £17,250 Total Approx. Cost. Total Approx. Lighting & Heating Costs Lighting Church lighting system Church front flood light Hall lights Total Cost.
Enabling Works The church fabric would need to be opened up to gain access to the existing system. Some of the old pipe work probably has asbestos lagging as identified on the Type 1 Asbestos Survey we had carried out some time ago, and this would now be subject to a Type 2 Asbestos Survey and the eventual removal of the asbestos under a controlled environment. The asbestos is currently contained within the fabric of the church and poses no risk unless disturbed. The cost of this is subjective until the Church fabric is opened up and inspected under controlled conditions, and may be in the region of £5,000 – £12,500.
The total cost for all scenarios would be:-
£14,100 £ 175 £ 355 £14,630
Church & Hall Lighting Church de-sludging & Hall Boiler replacement Replacement Church Heating Enabling works for the Replacement Church Heating
Heating Flush church heating sys. £ 2,100 Replace hall boiler £15,150 £17,250 Total Approx. Cost. Total Approx. Costs £31,880 Replacement of Complete Church Heating System Should the de-sludging not improve the church heating the next, and more radical, proposal is to replace the church heating system completely. The cost of this would be considerable as it would entail a large amount of enabling works.
Overall Total Approx. Costs for all works
£14,630 £17,250 £39,500 £ 8,620 £80,000
Please note: These costs are approximate estimates based on a non-invasive survey (due to the presence of asbestos as mentioned above).
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JOHN THE BAPTIST John the Baptist, first century preacher and martyr, is most famous for baptising Jesus in the waters of the river Jordan. He was born to Zachariah, a Temple priest, and Elizabeth, who was a cousin of Mary, the mother of Jesus. John was born when his mother was advanced in years, and after the foretelling of his birth and the choice of his name by an angel, we hear nothing more of him until he began his mission of preaching and baptising in the river Jordan around 27AD. John was much like an Old Testament prophet; he lived simply on locusts and honey in the wilderness, and his message was one of repentance and preparation for the coming of the Messiah and his Kingdom. He went on, reluctantly at first as he considered himself unworthy, to baptise Jesus, at the latter’s insistence. Some six months later, John denounced the unlawful union of Herod Antipas with his brother’s wife, Herodias. He was imprisoned in the hilltop fortress of Machaerus, built by Herod the Great (Herod Antipas’ father), now a ruin in modern Jordan nine miles east of the Dead Sea; and was eventually beheaded on the reluctant orders of Herod Antipas after Salome, Herodias’ daughter, famously danced at his birthday feast and demanded, with the connivance of her mother, ‘the head of John the Baptist on a charger’. John is the only Saint to be remembered three times in the Christian calendar, in commemoration of his conception, his birth (June 24th), and his martyrdom. When John saw Jesus he said that Jesus was the “Lamb of God”, and he is the only person to use this description of Jesus. In art, John is often depicted carrying a lamb, or with a lamb near him. Below is a photograph taken on holiday this year by the editor of the supposed site, identified after recent archeological research following the demilitarization of the area in 1994, where it is believed John baptized Jesus in the river Jordan. Also known as ‘Bethany beyond the Jordan’, the small construction on the right marks the exact spot where Jesus is said to have laid his clothes before entering the water. Pope Benedict XVI prayed at this site during his visit last month to Jordan.
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ST. COLUMBA’S ART CLUB Seventeen members of the Art Club again visited the F. E. McWilliams Gallery and Studio at Banbridge on the morning of Thursday, 30th April, for the purpose of viewing an Exhibition entitled ‘William Scott in Ireland, Paintings, Drawings, Gouaches and lithographs 1938 – 1979’. William Scott was born in Greenock, Scotland, the eldest of eleven children. The family moved back to Ireland when William was eleven years of Still Life, 1951 age to his father’s hometown of oil on canvas, 115 x 153 Enniskillen. Tragically, three years later, Private Collection, William’s father was accidently killed courtesy Karen Reihill Fine Art as a volunteer fire fighter. Mother and © Estate of William Scott 2009 children, however, continued to live in the Enniskillen area, and it was here that William was to come under the influence (as did many others) of Kathleen Bridle, an outstanding art teacher and artist, who held a teaching post at the Technical College in Enniskillen. At the tender age of fifteen, William gained a place at the College of Art in Belfast. Initially, his art was influenced by the work of the Post-Impressionists, and around 1933 he transferred from sculpture to painting. A few years earlier F. E. McWilliams had left Belfast for the Slade School of Fine Art in London, and he and William Scott were to become and remain lifelong friends. William Scott is best known for his Figurative Abstract work, of which there are many examples in the current Exhibition. He is also renowned throughout Northern Ireland for the Scott Mural at Altnagelvin Hospital, a large painted mural measuring nine feet high and forty five feet long, which has been taken down for renovation and will be reinstalled in the near future. Of particular interest on the day of our visit was a tour of the Gallery by Robert Scott, one of William’s sons, whom it was a pleasure to meet and talk with. I was particularly interested to see on television that the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh, on the second day of their Royal Visit to Northern Ireland, had also visited the William Scott Exhibition! Although William Scott’s paintings may be difficult to understand, he is certainly a world famous artist, and one of his paintings sold recently for over a million pounds. In conclusion, I would like to thank most warmly a member of the Gallery staff, Brigitte Baland, for giving us such an interesting talk and tour of the Exhibition. Billy Nelson (Chairman) NB An excellent catalogue of the Exhibition, written by Denise Ferran, is available at the Gallery. 21
THE SUDAN APPEAL ST. COLUMBA’S BIBLE STUDY QUIZ (NIV) ANSWERS 1. JESUS John 3 v 16 . DAVID Ps 23 v 1 . CREATOR GOD Gen 1 v 14 4. PETER Luke 5 v 8 5. JOSEPH Gen 50 v 20 6. JOSHUA 24 v 15 7. HOSEA 1 v 2 8. WOMEN OF ISRAEL 1 Sam 18 v 7 9. DANIEL 6 v 22 10. PETER 1 Peter 5 v 7 11. JEREMIAH 1 v 6 1 . ISAIAH 53 v 5 1 . JAMES 2 v 18 14. JOHN THE APOSTLE 1 John 4 v 8 15. PRODIGAL SON Luke 15 v 21 16. ANGELS Luke 2 v 14 17. GOD OF SOLOMON 1 Kings 3 v 14 18. JESSE 1 Sam 16 v 11 19. JABEZ 1 Chronicles 4 v 10 0. CRIMINAL Luke 23 v 40 TIE BREAKER: 1. NAAMAH (Jewish Tradition) . DAVID
WHO SAID? 1. WHOEVER BELIEVES IN HIM SHALL NOT PERISH BUT HAVE EVERLASTING LIFE . THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERD . LET THERE BE LIGHTS IN THE EXPANSE OF THE SKY TO SEPARATE THE DAY FROM THE NIGHT 4. GO AWAY FROM ME, LORD FOR I AM A SINFUL MAN 5. YOU INTENDED TO HARM ME BUT GOD INTENDED IT FOR GOOD 6. AS FOR ME AND MY HOUSEHOLD, WE WILL SERVE THE LORD 7. GO TAKE YOURSELF AN ADULTEROUS WIFE 8. SAUL HAS SLAIN HIS THOUSANDS, AND DAVID HIS TENS OF THOUSANDS 9. MY GOD SENT HIS ANGEL AND HE SHUT THE MOUTHS OF THE LIONS 10. CAST ALL YOUR ANXIETY ON HIM BECAUSE HE CARES FOR YOU 11. I DO NOT KNOW HOW TO SPEAK I AM ONLY A CHILD 1 . HE WAS PIERCED FOR OUR TRANSGRESSIONS 1 . YOU HAVE FAITH I HAVE DEEDS 14. PERFECT LOVE CASTS OUT FEAR 15. I HAVE SINNED AGAINST HEAVEN AND AGAINST YOU 16. GLORY TO GOD IN THE HIGHEST AND ON EARTH PEACE 17. WALK IN MY WAYS, I WILL GIVE YOU A LONG LIFE 18. THERE IS STILL THE YOUNGEST 19. KEEP ME FROM HARM SO THAT I WILL BE FREE OF PAIN 0. DON’T YOU FEAR GOD SINCE YOU ARE UNDER THE SAME SENTENCE
CONGRATULATIONS to Ivan Coffey, as well as to Wendy and Stephen McNabb of Portadown, who each answered the twenty questions plus the two tie breakers correctly! No less than thirteen other entrants also answered all the questions correctly, but unfortunately not the two tie breakers. The Bible Study Group raised £319 for the Sudan Appeal during the quiz, a magnificent achievement. Pictured below, Ivan Coffey receives his winner’s prize of a book token from Dr.Trevor Buchanan.
THE TIMES LETTER OF THE YEAR
Dear Sir, I am writing to thank you for bouncing my cheque with which I endeavoured to pay my plumber last month. By my calculations, three ‘nanoseconds’ must have elapsed between his presenting the cheque and the arrival in my account of the funds needed to honour it. I refer, of course, to the automatic monthly deposit of my pension, an arrangement which, I admit, has been in place for only twenty eight years. You are to be commended for seizing that brief window of opportunity, and also for debiting my account £30 by way of penalty for the inconvenience caused to your bank. My thankfulness springs from the manner in which this incident has caused me to rethink my errant financial ways. I noticed that whereas I personally attend to your telephone calls and letters, when I try to contact you I am confronted by the impersonal, overcharging, re-recorded, faceless entity which your bank has become. From now on I, like you, choose only to deal with a flesh and blood person. My mortgage and loan payments will therefore and hereafter no longer be automatic, but will arrive at your bank by cheque, addressed personally and confidentially to an employee whom you must nominate. Be aware that it is an offence under the Postal Act for any other person to open such an envelope. Please find attached an Application Contact Status which I require your chosen employee to complete. I am sorry it runs to eight pages, but in order that I know as much about him or her as your bank knows about me, there is no alternative. Please note that all copies of his or her medical history must be countersigned by a solicitor, and the mandatory details of his/her financial situation (income, debts, assets and liabilities) accompanied by documented proof. In due course, I will issue your employee with a PIN number which he/she must quote in dealings with me. I regret that it cannot be shorter than 28 digits but, again, I have modelled it on the number of button presses required of me to access my account balance on your phone bank service. As they say, imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, so permit me to level the playing field even further. When you call me, you should press buttons as follows:1. To make an appointment to see me. 2. To query a missing payment. 3. To transfer the call to my living room in case I am there. 4. To transfer the call to my bedroom in case I am sleeping. 5. To transfer the call to my toilet in case I am attending to nature. 6. To transfer the call to my mobile phone if I am not at home. 7. To leave a message on my computer an access password is required, which will be communicated at a later date to the Authorized Contact. 8. To return to the main menu and to listen to options 1 to 8. 9. To make a general complaint or inquiry, the contact will be put on hold pending the attention of my automated answering service. While this will invariably involve a lengthy delay, be assured that uplifting music will play for the duration of the call. Regrettably, but again following your example, I must also levy an administration fee to cover the setting up of these new arrangements. May I wish you a happy, if ever so slightly less prosperous, New Year. Your Humble Client
TIE BREAKER: 1. NOAH’S WIFE’S NAME . NAME THE SECOND MOST QUOTED MAN IN THE BIBLE
Ed. This was apparently a genuine letter written by a ninety eight year old lady….doesn’t she make you feel proud? 22
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Children’s Corner After his resurrection Jesus was no longer a man. Now he was a spirit being. He was able to appear to the disciples and walk and talk and even eat with them. During a period of 40 days, Jesus showed himself to the disciples a number of times, so that I the could be assured that he was really alive.
EMMAUS JESUS CRUCIFIED tomb morning alive believe glory bread thanks eyes opened
peace repentance forgiveness power preached witnesses promised blessed heaven worshiped joy praising
copyright 1998 Sharon Whittaker http://sewhttkr.home.comcast.net
Jesus Appears to His Followers Luke 24:13-50 (NIV)
Read in Luke 24:13-50 (NIV) about two of these appearances and complete the word search puzzle. again. We are looking forward to his assistance on the rota and if he survives this test, the rest should be a breeze! We’ve had a small dedicated group of regular attendees this year and I’d like to thank them for their support. Although the numbers have been small, we have had great fun. As long as we have young people in our parish we intend to keep this group running, as they need to feel they are part of our church. However, with more members we can have even more activities, so keep in mind that we’ll be back recruiting in September. Please support us! I’d also like to say a big thank you to Beth, Mervyn, Helen, Linda and the Rector for their help throughout the year. Finally, happy holidays to all! Mark
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‘In the summer when the days are hot, I like to find a shady spot, And hardly move a single bit And sit, and sit, and sit, and sit.’ The Rector has kindly allowed us the use of his garden for the H2O BBQ on Friday, 12th June, at 6.30pm, so I hope he won’t mind when the People’s Churchwarden, Helen Donaghy, leads us in some campfire singing! Our soon to be new curate, Robert Ferris, will also be in attendance, to get a feel for what he’s letting himself in for next September when H2O will start 24
THE GARDNERS’ HYMN
The drought that kills the fuchsias, the frost that nips the buds, The rain that drowns the seedlings, the blight that hits the spuds.
All things bright and beautiful, All creatures great and small, All things wise and wonderful, The Lord God made them all.
All things spray and swattable, etc.
But what we never mention, though gardeners know it’s true, Is when He made the goodies, He made the baddies too.
The midges and mosquitoes, the nettles and the weeds, The pigeons in the green stuff, the sparrows on the seeds.
All things spray and swattable, Disasters great and small, All things paraquatable, The Lord God made them all.
All things spray and swattable, etc. The fly that gets the carrots, the wasp that eats the plums, How black the gardener’s outlook, though green may be his thumbs.
The green fly on the roses, the maggots in the peas, Manure that fills our noses, He also gave us these.
All things spray and swattable, etc. But still we gardeners labour midst vegetables and flowers, And pray what hits our neighbours’ will somehow bypass ours.
All things spray and swattable, etc. The fungus on the goose-gogs, the club root on the greens, The slugs that eat the lettuce and chew the aubergines.
All things spray and swattable, etc. © Barbara Robinson
All things spray and swattable, etc.
Answers to word search on previous page
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JULY/AUGUST MAGAZINE
WHO’S WHO IN ST. COLUMBA’S
PARISH WEBSITE: www.stcolumbas.down.anglican.org
Please note, any articles or photographs for publication in the July/August parish magazine should be handed or e-mailed to the editor by Sunday, 14th June at latest.
Many thanks
FLOWER ROTA FOR JUNE
Sunday 7th
Patrick Wilson
Sunday 14th
Gina Greeves
Sunday 21st
Diana Noble
Sunday 28th
May Preston
FROM THE REGISTER Our Joys Holy Baptism
Sunday 12th April
Lewis Dawson John Teale 43 Vernon Drive, Market Drayton, Shropshire Our Sorrows
Christian Burial Friday 1st May
Rebecca Mabel Ruth Pallin Knockbracken Healthcare Park (formerly of 43 Knock Road)
Margaret Halliday Saturday 16th May 36 Hillview Avenue The Rector participated in the Funeral Service which took place in Portaferry Parish 26
RECTOR The Revd. John R. Auchmuty St. Columba’s Rectory 29 King’s Road BT5 6JG Tel 028 90471514 Email johnauchmuty@btinternet.com
PEOPLE’S GLEBEWARDEN John Proctor 13 Richhill Park BT5 6HG Tel 028 90870526 SELECT VESTRY Rector, Churchwardens, Glebewardens, Hon. Secretary, Hon. Treasurer, Asst. Hon. Treasurer, Brian Acheson, John Best, Victor Dukelow, Patrick Good, Jennifer Johnston, Elizabeth McCaughey, Moranne Noad, Roberta Rogers, David Sweet
CURATE (from 21st June 2009) Robert Ferris The Curatage 3 Sandown Park South BT5 6HE Tel 028 90653370 Email rferris281@gmail.com
HON. SECRETARY & PREMISES CONVENOR Alan Rogers 50 Cabin Hill Gardens BT5 7AQ 028 90656183 Tel
PARISH READER Karen McAlpine 10 Old Quay Court Holywood BT18 OHT Tel 028 90424390
HON. TREASURER Gillian Sadlier 70 Kensington Road BT5 6NG 028 90403278 Tel
DIOCESAN LAY READER (EMERITUS) Bryn Harris 22 Dalton Glade Glen Road Comber BT23 5SZ Tel 028 91878816
ASST. HON. TREASURER/GIFT AID SECRETARY/FREE WILL OFFERING Murray Hunter 13 Knockdarragh Park BT4 2LE Tel 028 90761295
RECTOR’S CHURCHWARDEN Patrick Wilson 5 Kingsway Park BT5 7EU Tel 028 90401066
PAROCHIAL NOMINATORS Trevor Buchanan Patrick Good Moranne Noad Meryl Townsend
PEOPLE’S CHURCHWARDEN Helen Donaghy 1 King’s Gate 91 King’s Road BT5 7BU Tel 028 90704932
DIOCESAN SYNODS PEOPLE Emma Hill Elizabeth Leonard Moranne Noad Roberta Rogers Paul Stewart
RECTOR’S GLEBEWARDEN Jim Stevenson 44 Casaeldona Rise BT6 9RA Tel 028 90583381 27
ORGANIST AND CHOIRMASTER Gerald Hill 6 The Coaches Brown’s Brae, Croft Road Holywood BT18 OLE 028 90422101 Tel
PARISH WEBMASTER Ivan Roche 49 Richhill Park BT5 6HG Tel 028 90229310 Email ivan@treadmillcommunications.com
DEPUTY ORGANIST Brian Clements 150 Sandown Road BT5 6GX 028 90793641 Tel
C of I GAZETTE DISTRIBUTOR Ruth Pugh 147A King’s Road BT5 7EG 028 90483459 Tel
READERS & INTERCESSORS CO-ORDINATOR Muriel Arndell 18 Kinedar Crescent BT4 3LY Tel 028 90655500
BIBLE READING FELLOWSHIP NOTES Evan Preston 12 Carrowreagh Gardens Dundonald BT16 ITW 028 90489884 Tel
SIDESPERSONS’ ROTA CO-ORDINATOR Rosemary Coffey 44 Thornyhill Road Killinchy BT23 6SJ Tel 028 97542198
CHURCH FLOWERS Paddy Nesbitt 30 Knockhill Park BT5 6HY Tel 028 90650716
MAGAZINE EDITOR Ian Noad 36 Shandon Park BT5 6NX 028 90793704 Tel Email noadfamily@hotmail.com
ST. COLUMBA’S PARISH OFFICE Office Hours Wednesday & Friday 8.30am – 1.30pm Parish Secretary: Janet Johnston Tel 028 90656891
MAGAZINE DISTRIBUTOR CO-ORDINATOR John Holland 8 Greengraves Cottages Ballyrogan, Newtownards BT23 4SD Tel 028 91814036
Email: office.knock@down.anglican.org
SAFEGUARDING TRUST The Rector, Select Vestry and Parish Leaders are committed to upholding good practice in the Parish’s ministry with children and young people. Should you have cause for concern or suspicion regarding child welfare in the Parish, please contact a member of the Parish Panel below, or any of the statutory agencies.
The Rector Patrick Good Elizabeth Leonard
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028 9047 1514 028 9065 6908 028 9065 3162