How do you feel about the Autumn?It would probably be fair to say it’s not most people’s

favourite time of year.The warmth and lightand sunshine of theSummer begin tofade; flowers andtrees lose quickly theirvibrant colours, leavescover our paths androadways... days are darker and colder and wetter. Thecelebrations (and fruitfulness) of harvest-time can feel like adistant memory.

I don’t suppose that Hallow’een helps much either –witches apparel, ghosts and monsters, severed limbs and otherfrightful accessories seem to fly off the shelves and fuel amulti-billion pound industry, but only serve to draw theattention of children and young people into a whole world ofthings that are frightening, dark and absolutely NOT of God.

So in short, should Frankenstein, a gathering of ghosts, acompany of witches or the headless horsemen of theapocalypse seek to call, at the Rectory on October 31��, theywill be given short shrift.

Parish of UrneyChrist Church & Church of The Good Shepherd

Autumn 2015 News SheetRector: Reverend Mark Greenstreet ~ Telephone 028 81658835

HOWEVER, the day after Hallow’een is ALL SAINTS DAY –an occasion that is altogether more worthy of marking... and animportant day in the calendar of the Christian Church.

Typically when we hear of SAINTS we might think of thebiblical giants of Jesus’ day... the Apostles or Gospel writers...or perhaps those believers depicted in children’s Bibles or onstained glass windows, with a halo above their heads. In truththough, a Saint is much more than that... and may be of muchmore relevance to us. For a Saint is someone who lived as adisciple of Jesus during their earthly life and now shares Christ’srisen life, in glory. Those we have loved and lost then, if theywere followers of Christ are numbered with the Saints, and weremember them with thanksgiving on All Saints Day (Sunday 1��November).

Whilst the falling leaves and failing light of Autumn dobear witness to the stark reality of death and change in ourlives, it is important to remember that they are, in God’s pur-poses only for a season, and for Christians the darkness ofAutumn leads ultimately to the coming of Christ, the light of theworld, at Christmas.

Especially on All Saints Day our hearts go out to thosewho have recently lost loved ones, but rather than focus ontheir loss we do well to do everything we can to rememberthem and give thanks to God for the way in which their lifebought love and light and colour to our lives.

At 7.00pm on ALL SAINTS DAY in the Church of the GoodShepherd we will be holding a SERVICE OF HOPE AND

REMEMBRANCE when we will remember by name thosewhom we have loved and lost. If you would like a late familymember to be included (and if you have a photo of them) tohave their image displayed on the screens in church please donot hesitate to contact me.

This year’s service will include, alongside Bible readings,some thoughts from C. S. Lewis written when he was strugglingto come to terms with the loss of his wife, to cancer. His book,‘A Grief Observed’ comes highly recommended to anyone whofinds themselves in that awful place, and I have a number ofcopies if anyone would like to borrow one.

Concern and support is often strong when a loved onedies, but not quite so good as time goes on, All Saints Day is animportant time when we can stand together, and acknowledgeour pain and ongoing sense of loss. But also express our loveand thanksgiving for the Saints.

We welcome back to us particularly on All Saints Dayvisitors to the Church who may have recently suffered abereavement. I hope that you are able to join us/them onSunday 1�� November.

Assuring you all of my love and prayers,

Your rector,

Dates to Remember

Service of Hope and RemembranceChurch of The Good Shepherd

Sunday 1�� November at 7.00 p.m.

PRAISE & PRAYER SERVICEWednesday 2ⁿ� December

Church of The Good Shepherd at 8.00 p.m.

CHRISTMAS BAZAAR & DRAWFriday 27�� November

Church Hall commencing at 7.30pm

CONFIRMATIONAge 13+

If you are a parent of a child/children aged 13+ and youwould like your child/children to be considered for Confirma-tion we are holding a meeting for both parents and children onSunday 6�� December at 3.00 pm in the Church Hall.

The course will be starting in January 2016 and will runthroughout 2016 leading to Confirmation in Spring 2017.

Candidates for Confirmation are required to be regularattenders in church.

Holy Baptism:Jesus said, “Suffer the little children to come unto me.”

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sunday 16�� August 2015 in Church of The Good Shepherd, Sion Mills.

Diego David Kee and Sophia Lilly Kee.Son and daughter of Wesley Kee and Sylvia Glapa, Castlegrange.

We welcome Diego and Sophia into the parish family and wish themand their parents God’s blessing in the days and years ahead.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Sunday 30�� August 2015 in Christ Church, Urney.

Eva Lynne HamiltonDaughter of Christopher and Joanne Hamilton, Lisdoo.

We welcome Eva into the parish family and wish her parentsGod’s blessing for the future.

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Christian Burial:“I am the resurrection and the life,” saith the Lord.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~26�� August 2015:

George Wilson, Sycamore Avenue, Sion Mills,in Urney Cemetery following a service in Church of The Good Shepherd.

We express our sympathy to wife Jean, sons, Keith and Trevorand all the family circle

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~2ⁿ� September 2015:

Rita Scott, Garden Terrace, Sion Mills,in Ardstraw Cemetery following a service in Church of The Good Shepherd.

Our condolences to husband Bertie, daughter Jean, sons Grenville andRodney and all the family circle.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~2ⁿ� October 2015:

James (Jim) McConnell, Westview Terrace, Sion Mills,in Ardstraw Cemetery following a service in his late home.

To sons, Jackie, Charles, daughters, Doreen, Catherine and their families we send our sympathy.

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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Sunday 1�� November

All Saints’ DayChurch of The Good Shepherd

8.30 a.m. HOLY COMMUNION10.30 a.m. HOLY COMMUNION

7.00 p.m. SERVICE OF HOPE AND REMEMBRANCE~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Christ Church12.00 noon HOLY COMMUNION

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Sunday 8�� November

The Third Sunday before AdventRemembrance Sunday

Church of The Good Shepherd8.30 a.m. HOLY COMMUNION

10.30 a.m. MORNING PRAYER & ACT OF REMEMBRANCE~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Christ Church12.00 noon MORNING PRAYER & ACT OF REMEMBRANCE

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Sunday 15�� November

The Second Sunday before AdventChurch of The Good Shepherd

8.30 a.m. HOLY COMMUNION10.30 a.m. HOLY COMMUNION~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Christ Church12.00 noon HOLY COMMUNION

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Sunday 22ⁿ� NovemberThe Kingship of Christ

Church of The Good Shepherd 8.30 a.m. HOLY COMMUNION

10.30 a.m. MORNING PRAYER~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Christ Church12.00 noon MORNING PRAYER

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Sunday 29�� November

The First Sunday of AdventChurch of The Good Shepherd

8.30 a.m. HOLY COMMUNION 10.30 a.m. SERVICE OF THE WORD

7.00 p.m. HEALING SERVICE~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Christ Church12.00 noon SERVICE OF THE WORD

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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Wednesday 2ⁿ� December

Church of The Good Shepherd8.00 p.m. SERVICE OF PRAISE AND PRAYER

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Sunday 6�� December

The Second Sunday of AdventChurch of The Good Shepherd

8.30 a.m. HOLY COMMUNION10.30 a.m. HOLY COMMUNION~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Christ Church12.00 noon HOLY COMMUNION

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Sunday 13�� December

The Third Sunday of AdventChurch of The Good Shepherd

8.30 a.m. HOLY COMMUNION10.30 a.m. FAMILY SERVICE & SUNDAY SCHOOL CHILDREN

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Christ Church

12.00 noon FAMILY SERVICE & SUNDAY SCHOOL CHILDREN~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Sunday 20�� DecemberThe Eighteenth Sunday after Trinity

Church of The Good Shepherd8.30 a.m. HOLY COMMUNION

10.30 a.m. HOLY COMMUNION7.00 p.m. SERVICE OF CAROLS AND LESSONS

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Christ Church

12.00 noon SERVICE OF CAROLS AND LESSONS~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Christmas EveChurch of The Good Shepherd

11.30 p.m. HOLY COMMUNION~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

For there is born to you this day in the city of Davida Saviour who is Christ the Lord.

Luke 2:11Christmas DayChrist Church

9.00 a.m. HOLY COMMUNION~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Church of The Good Shepherd

10.30 a.m. HOLY COMMUNION~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Do you ever wonder how your charitable giving gets to those who mostneed it?

Have you been touched by the images on the news of the spirallingrefugee crises in Calais.

In the middle of November our Rector, Reverend Mark, together withReverend Mark Lennox will be taking donations of, BLANKETS, SOCKS,NON-PERISHABLE AND DRY GOODS directly to the Refugees in NorthFrance.

If you are able to help with donating these items please leave themeither at the back of church or can be left daily in the porch at the Rectory.

France: Where refugees go to avoid 'the jungle'Calais is the most visible sign of France's refugee influx, but smaller

camps scattered across the north are growing.31 Aug 2015 14:00 GMT

The forgotten refugee camp in northern France20 Oct 2015, 08:57

As the “New Jungle” at Calais reaches breaking point with the numberof refugees hitting 6,000, many refugees now head to other camps innorthern France. The Local reports from a squalid settlement near Dunkirkwhose population has exploded but the aid has not followed. A muddy clearing in a wood,bordered on one side by the motorwayleading  to the ferry ports of Dunkirkand Calais and on the other byneat streets of suburban houses, is nowhome for Dlir Kader and his family. TheKurd arrived at the camp in Grande-Synthe, on the outskirts of Dunkirk, thismonth along with his wife and fourchildren - the youngest  is his seven month-old daughter - after fleeing

northern Iraq when the  Islamic State(Isis) took control of his town.

The family sit in the drizzle around asmall fire where they cook dinner next tothe ragged tents that do little to protectthem from the elements.Like most people in this camp of between800 and 1,000 people - most of the themKurds - they want to go to Britain.

Interesting Chart

In Memoriam

Harpur:In loving memory of William (Billy) Harpur died 22nd September 2008.

Remembered by all the Family at Sion Mills, Castlederg, Omagh,Strabane and New Buildings.

There is a bridge of happy memories, its called the bridge of love.

McCorkell:In memory of a dear husband, father and grandfather, James (Jim)

McCorkell M.B.E. died 29th September 2004.Always remembered by his wife Jean and all the family

at Sion Mills, Manchester and London.‘Safe in the arms of Jesus.’

Lindsay:In memory of a dear husband, father, grandfather and father-in-law,

Abraham (Abey), died 3rd October 2008.Always remembered by his wife Kathleen and all the family

at Sion Mills and Newtownabbey.The Lord is my Shepherd.

Anderson:In memory of a dear father, grandfather and father-in-law,

William John (Billy), died 7th October 1993and his wife Margaret Elizabeth (Peggy),

a dear mother, grandmother and mother-in-law, died 2nd July 2012, .Always remembered by all the family at Victoria Bridge and Artigarvan.

No passing of time can take memories away.

Harpur:In memory of our father, Charlie, died 7th October 1976,

mother Sarah, died 15th August 1992,sister Angeline, died 2nd July 2009

and sister-in-law Eileen, died 28th July 1989.Always remembered by all the Family Circle, at Sion Mills,

Londonderry and Castlederg.Forever in our thoughts and always in our hearts.

In Memoriam

Tinney:In memory of a dear father, grandfather and father-in-law,

Alexander (Alec), died 21st October 1990,a dear mother, grandmother and mother-in-law,

Mary died 7th November 1969and a dear sister and auntie,

Elizabeth (Elsie), died 8th December 1998.Always remembered by all the family at Seein Road Sion Mills,

Omagh, Fintona and Crew Bridge.Precious memories last forever.

Morrow:In memory of a dear mother, mother-in-law and grandmother,

Jean died 24th October 2003.Always remembered by all the family at Sion Mills and Londonderry.

Silent memories keep you near.

Martin:In loving memory of a dear mother, grandmother and mother-in-law

Georgina, died 4th November 1976.Always remembered by Lila, Allan and family.

‘Time may pass, life goes on, from our hearts you’re never gone’.

Millar:In memory of a dear husband, father, grandfather and father-in-law,

Leslie J. died 11th November 2007.Remembered by his wife, Pat, sons and all the family circle.

‘Today, tomorrow our whole life through,we will love and remember you.’

Campbell:In memory of a dear husband, Frederick (Freddie),

died 12th November 1988.Always remembered by his wife Sylvia.

‘Be thou my vision’.

Flower Rota ~ Christ Church 1�� & 8�� November Baird Families. 15�� & 22ⁿ� November Carol Galbraith

29�� November & 6�� December Margaret Hamilton 13�� & 20�� December Valerie Hamilton 27�� December & 3�� January Denise Hamilton

~~~~~~~~~~~~~Cleaning Rota ~ Christ Church

November George & Valerie Hamilton. December Mervyn & Olive Baird.

January Valerie Kee. February Roy Brown & Harold Shannon.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~Flower Rota ~ Church of The Good Shepherd

25�� October & 1�� November Pamula Mutch.8�� & 15�� November Margaret Gilmour.

     22ⁿ� & 29�� November Ena & Ruth Hamilton. 6�� & 13�� December Celia Ferguson. 20�� & 27�� December Rosemary Williamson.

3�� &10�� January Kathleen Moore & Margaret McCallan.~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Cleaning Rota ~ Church of The Good Shepherd November Allan & Kathleen Moore. December Crawford McCann & Samuel McMullan.

January William Steenson & Ronnie Patton. February Rodney & Judith Scott.

Porch and Gallery Brass Cleaning - Brian Gilmour.

Remembrance SundayWith this News Sheet you will have received a special envelope for

the, ‘Poppy Appeal’. We are aware that there is a house to housecollection for this but quite a number of parishioners have asked for anenvelope for this charity. Donations to this worthy charity goes towardsthe support and rehabilitation of many young men and women who havebeen badly injured, both mentally and physically, in war and are trying toput their lives together again. Many of them will need help for the nextthirty, forty or fifty years. If you have not given to the ‘Poppy Collectors’or wish to give a little amount extra please use the envelope provided andencourage everyone in your home to contribute as generously as possible.Please remember that these injured men and women need our support.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~The Royal British Legion wreath will be laid at the

War Memorial, Sion Mills,on Sunday 8�� November at 10.00 a.m.

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