Service next Sunday will be conducted by Rev Stewart Glendinning

New Communicants:  Classes in Carndonagh Manse today from 4-5.30pm for those interested in finding out more about full communicant membership of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland

Harvest Thanksgiving Service at Moville Presbyterian Church tonight at 7.30pm with Rev Stewart Glendinning.  Guest singer: Nathaniel Rogers, accompanied by Carol Anderson.  Supper served after the service.

Variety Concert in aid of Self Help Africa in Greenbank hall at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday 17th October. Performances by Leslie Matthews, Simon Peters, Magic Man, Albert Gibson, Stewart Buchanan and many other artistes. Compère for the evening is Tommy Rosney from Highland Radio. Light refreshments will be provided. Ticket price €10.00

Malin Harvest Thanksgiving Services next Sunday 22^nd Oct 2017 at 12 noon and 7:00 pm. with Rev Stewart Glendinning both morning and evening.

Social at Hillhead: The Social in Hillhead Church Hall will be held next Friday 20th October.  Music by Still Water, with dancing from 9.30pm till 1.00am. Admission including supper is €6.00.  Please provide sandwiches and tray bakes for the supper.  Your help on the night would be most appreciated.

United Kirk Session meeting on Tuesday  24^th October at 8pm in Hillhead Church

Harvest Supper Service at Glacknadrummond Methodist Church tomorrow (16^th October) at 8pm.  Guest preacher: Rev. Suzanne Cousins.  Singers: Inishowen Methodist Choir.  Everyone welcome. Please note there will be no Sunday evening Harvest service this year

Reminder: Please note United appeal and repair fund envelopes are now due

Thank you to all the volunteers for your faithful service. If you are not available please arrange to swap with someone or contact the rota organiser

Announcements are posted on Church’s website each weekend.  www.hillheadchurch.org

Service next Sunday will be conducted by Rev Drew Abernethy

Carndonagh Election of Elders – Voting Papers to be returned by Today.

New Communicants:  Classes in Carndonagh Manse today from 4-5.30pm for those interested in finding out more about full communicant membership of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland

Mid Week Bible Study in the Manse on Wed evening at 8pm

Derry and Donegal presbytery education award scheme. It offers education grants to young people, (who reside in Co.Donegal) to assist with expenses for first year secondary education and third level education. Application forms are available from Rev Stewart Glendinning.  The closing date for receipt of completed applications is Wednesday 11th October 2017

Image @ IGNITE VENUE BONAGEE LETTERKENNY SATURDAY 14th October

8:30PM -11:30PM

Come and find out about what it means to be made in God’s image and how we can reflect his son, come and hear how you are fearfully and wonderfully made, and how we can all illuminate the image of Christ in our lives even more day by day!

Age (16yrs+).  Transport and pick up points all over the North West for further details call David (shortty) 0838234434

Harvest Thanksgiving Service at Moville Presbyterian Church on Sunday 15^th October at 7.30pm with Rev Stewart Glendinning.  Guest singer: Nathaniel Rogers, accompanied by Carol Anderson.  Supper served after the service.

Kirk Session meeting on Thursday 12^th October at 8pm

Variety Concert in aid of Self Help Africa in Greenbank hall at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday 17th October. Performances by Leslie Matthews, Simon Peters, Magic Man, Albert Gibson, Stewart Buchanan and many other artistes. Compère for the evening is Tommy Rosney from Highland Radio. Light refreshements will be provided. Ticket price €10.00

Malin Harvest Thanksgiving Services on Sunday 22^nd Oct 2017 at 12 noon and 7:00 pm. with Rev Stewart Glendinning both morning and evening.

Social at Hillhead: The Social in Hillhead Church Hall will be held on Friday 20th October.  Music by Still Water, with dancing from 9.30pm till 1.00am. Admission including supper is €6.00

Harvest Supper Service at Glacknadrummond Methodist Church on Monday 16^th October at 8pm.  Guest preacher: Rev. Suzanne Cousins.  Singers: Inishowen Methodist Choir

Everyone welcome

Please note there will be no Sunday evening Harvest service this year

Thank you to all the volunteers for your faithful service. If you are not available please arrange to swap with someone or contact the rota organiser

Announcements are posted on Church’s website each weekend.  www.hillheadchurch.org

Service next Sunday will be conducted by Rev Stewart Glendinning

Harvest Service this evening at 7pm with Rev Mark Shaw(Strabane).  Soloist Jane Doherty.  Supper afterwards in the hall.  Everyone welcome.

Carndonagh Election of Elders – Voting Papers are now available in the porch and are to be returned by next Sunday 8^th October.

New Communicants:  Classes commence today in Carndonagh Manse from        4-5.30pm for those interested in finding out more about full communicant membership of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland

Badminton Club AGM will be held tomorrow evening at 9pm.

Derry and Donegal presbytery education award scheme. It offers education grants to young people, (who reside in Co.Donegal) to assist with expenses for first year secondary education and third level education. Application forms are available from Rev Stewart Glendinning.

The closing date for receipt of completed applications is Wednesday 11th October 2017

Harvest Supper Service at Whitecastle Methodist Church next Friday 6th October at 8pm.  Guest preacher and singer: Rev. David McBeth.  Everyone welcome.  Please note there will be no Sunday evening Harvest service this year

Concert at Hillhead.  There will be a fundraising concert in Hillhead Church Hall  in aid of Church funds next Saturday 7^th October at 7.30pm with The Ballymoney Male Voice Choir (soloist David Loughrey) and Joanne O’Donnell and Finbar Doherty will be preforming. Admission is €10.  Your support would be greatly appreciate

Kirk Session meeting on Thursday 12^th October at 8pm

Advance notices

Social at Hillhead: The Social in Hillhead Church Hall will be held on Friday 20th October.  Music by Still Water, with dancing from 9.30pm till 1.00am. Admission including supper is €6.00

Harvest Supper Service at Glacknadrummond Methodist Church on Monday 16^th October at 8pm.  Guest preacher: Rev. Suzanne Cousins.  Singers: Inishowen Methodist Choir

Everyone welcome

Please note there will be no Sunday evening Harvest service this year

Harvest Service next Sunday morning will be conducted by Rev Drew Abernethy

Evening Service at 7pm. With Rev Mark Shaw(Strabane).  Soloist Jane Doherty.  Supper afterwards in the hall.  There will be a short meeting following service today to make arrangements for Harvest Services next weekend.

Presbytery Newsheets are now available on the porch table

MASTERPIECE –  A night of worship, prayer, message and food. All ages welcome. Come and find out how you are his great masterpiece! In Greenbank Hall tonight at 7:30pm.

Moville & Greenbank PW

On Tues 26^th September 8pm Movile & Greenbank PW invite you to an evening With Ruth Garvey Williams speaking on the shoebox appeal in Greenbank Hall.  Supper will be served afterwards.

Mid week Bible study in the Manse on Wednesday evening at 8pm

Carndonagh Election of Elders – Voting Papers are now available in the porch and are to be returned by Sunday 8^th October

New Communicants: Sunday 1^st October – 4:00  to 5:30 p.m. in Carndonagh Manse – Classes commence for those interested in finding out more about full communicant membership of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland

Derry and Donegal presbytery education award scheme. It offers education grants to young people, (who reside in Co.Donegal) to assist with expenses for first year secondary education and third level education. Application forms are available from Rev Stewart Glendinning.  The closing date for receipt of completed applications is Wednesday 11th October 2017

Kirk Session meeting on Tuesday 8^th October at 8pm

Concert at Hillhead.  There will be a fundraising concert in Hillhead Church Hall on Saturday 7^th October at 7.30pm.  The Ballymoney Male Voice Choir and Joanne O’Donnell and Finbar Doherty will be preforming. Admission is €10.

Social at Hillhead

The Social in Hillhead Church Hall will be held on Friday 20th October.  Music by Still Water, with dancing from 9.30pm till 1.00am. Admission including supper is €6.00

Badminton Club AGM will be held on Monday 2^nd October at 9pm.

Service next Sunday will be conducted by Rev Stewart Glendinning

Presbytery Newsheets are now available on the porch table

Harvest Service Donagh  .  Joint parishes Harvest Service in Donagh Parish Church tonight at 7pm.  Preacher Rev Judi Mc Gaffin (Fahan).  All welcome.

MASTERPIECE –  A night of worship, prayer, message and food. All ages welcome. Come and find out how you are his great masterpiece!

In Greenbank Hall next Sunday 24th September at 7:30pm.

 Moville & Greenbank PW . On Tues 26^th  September 8pm  Movile & Greenbank PW invite you to an evening With Ruth Garvey Williams speaking on the shoebox appeal in Greenbank Hall.  Supper will be served afterwards.

Harvest Thankgiving Services . At Hillhead on Sunday 1^st October at 10.30am and 7pm. Soloist at evening service Jane Doherty

Concert at Hillhead.  There will be a fundraising concert in Hillhead Church Hall on Saturday 7^th October at 7.30pm.  The Ballymoney Male Voice Choir and Joanne O’Donnell and Finbar Doherty will be preforming. Admission is €10.00

 Social at Hillhead

The Social in Hillhead Church Hall will be held on Friday 20th October.  Music by Still Water, with dancing from 9.30pm till 1.00am. Admission including supper is €6.00

The Code (2017) Paragraph 30 & 31 –

 To be read to the congregation on Sundays 17^th & 24^th  September

30. 30. (1) The duty of ruling elders as members of Kirk Session is to work together with the minister in the oversight and government of the congregation, for the upbuilding of God’s people in spiritual fruitfulness and holy concord, and for the extension of Christ’s kingdom among all people. In exercising this leadership the Kirk Session shall oversee and work along with other members who have leadership roles in the congregation.

(2) Ruling elders, by their calling, share equally with ministers in responsibility for practical witness both within the congregation and in the wider world.

(3) In the discharge of their duties each elder should be assigned by the Kirk Session pastoral responsibilities and/or other leadership roles in the congregation.

(4) The Kirk Session, along with the Minister, should seek to ensure that all elders are equipped to fulfil their duties.

31. 31. (1) To be chosen for the office of the eldership in a congregation a person must be a voting member of that congregation and a regular attendant on its ordinances. He should be circumspect and exemplary in his conduct, both in the Church and in the world, of acknowledged piety, endeavouring to maintain the worship of God in his family and held in esteem by the people. Women shall be eligible for election on the same conditions as men.

(2) A ruling elder shall not hold office in more than one congregation at the same time, except as a member of an interim Session.

(3) Sub-paragraph (2) shall not apply to retired ministers who may be members in the congregation.

Thank you to all the volunteers for your faithful service. If you are not available please arrange to swap with someone or contact the rota organiser

Announcements are posted on Church’s website each weekend.  www.hillheadchurch.org

Service next Sunday will be conducted by Mr Philip Leonard

Election of elders, in preparation for this a list of voting members has been prepared by the Kirk Session. This list will be  displayed on the noticeboard in the porch for two weeks.  However, if there are any errors or corrections to be made please provide them to Rev Stewart Glendinning by today.

Mid Week bible study in the Manse on Wednesday evening at 8pm.

PROMISE @ IGNITE VENUE BONAGEE LETTERKENNY SATURDAY 16th September 8:30PM -11:30PM

Come along and discover the promises that God has long written down for your life and find out out how his word never fails. Come along and be inspired, moved and overwhelmed by a God who never gives up on you and never goes back on his promises.  Age (16yrs+). Transport and pick up points all over the North West for further details call David (shortty) 0838234434

Service next Sunday will be conducted by Rev Stewart Glendinning

Election of elders, in preparation for this a list of voting members has been prepared by the Kirk Session. This list will be  displayed on the noticeboard in the porch for two weeks.  However, if there are any errors or corrections to be made please provide them to Rev Stewart Glendinning in writing on or before next Sunday, 10^th September 2017.

Blood Donors needed in Carndonagh. The Irish Blood Transfusion Service will be at Carndonagh Community School next Wednesday 6^th and Thursday 7^th September from 2:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

The Code (2017) Paragraph 175
(1) Voting members in the Church are communicants on the roll of the congregation who are listed, whether by name or number, as having contributed to the stipend or weekly freewill offering of the congregation in the last financial year.

(2) In addition to those so listed the following shall also be qualified, if themselves communicants on the roll –

(a) A wife shall be qualified on a husband’s contribution, and vice versa, where both are communicants. This shall also apply should the contributor himself or herself not be a communicant. If neither husband nor wife in such circumstances is a communicant, then their contribution shall qualify the eldest child, residing in the family, who is on the communicants’ roll.

(b) Should a contributor, who is not a communicant, be a member of a family residing together, then his contribution shall qualify the eldest member residing in the family who is on the communicants’ roll.

(c) Those who have been added to the communicants’ roll of the congregation since the close of the last financial year, upon confirmation by the treasurer that they have contributed during the current year, shall also be qualified voters.

The Code (2017) Paragraph 176

(c) Should any member of the congregation who claims to be a voting member desire to make an objection regarding any name on the list, or omitted from the list, he shall lodge his objections, with his reasons in writing, with the Moderator of Kirk Session within a week of the first publication of the lists by any of the prescribed methods; and the Kirk Session shall give its decision thereon or refer the matter for decision by Presbytery.

(d) Should any member objecting be dissatisfied with the decision of the Kirk Session with respect to his own or another’s qualifications he shall have the right of appeal to Presbytery within seven days. The same right belongs in such cases to any member of the Kirk Session, including any assessors that may have been app

Thank you to all the volunteers for your faithful service. If you are not available please arrange to swap with someone or contact the rota organiser

Announcements are posted on Church’s website each weekend.  www.hillheadchurch.org

Service next Sunday will be conducted by Rev Stewart Glendinning

Rev Stewart Glendinning will be on holidays until tomorrow evening.  Anyone urgently requiring the services of a minister is asked to contact an elder or Rev Tommy Bruce directly on (074) 9129956.

TOUR DE FOYLE  1080:  Community Challenge

Church Leaders invite you to join them on the Tour de Foyle 1080

The countdown is on as leaders of the city’s four main churches invite people to get on their bikes or put on their walking/running shoes for the Tour de Foyle 1080 Charity Event, which will begin at the Foyle Arena on Saturday 26^th August.

The event is being organised jointly by The Churches Trust and the North West Methodist Mission, and is supported by church leaders in Derry-Londonderry.  Now in its fourth year, the event has attracted participants from far and wide, and organisers hope this year’s event will be bigger and better than ever.
The event caters for all with three aspects to choose from:  10k Walk: 10k Run: 80k Cycle

Registration details for the walk/run/cycle can be found on the website:www.tourdefoyle.co.uk .  So book early to avoid disappointment. 

Cottage Youth @ Issys.

On Friday 26th August at 8pm we’re having a Fun Games Night followed by a Barbeque. This would a great night for anyone who would like to join our Youth in a fun, fellowship atmosphere. The age of the Group is Secondary School age. All you need is €2 and an enthusiastic youthful heart. For further Details Contact Julie, Shortty or Austin or call 083-8234434.

Teas in Malin Presbyterian church Hall will conclude next Saturday 26th August from 2.30 to 5pm

Inishowen Music and Friendship Evenings 2017 -8.15pm each evening

Hope in Troubled Times

The Municipal Golf Club, Buncrana

behind The Inishowen Gateway Hotel

Sunday 20 August

John Mulhern  God’s Power to change broken Lives

Neil Shaw   Contemporary Worship Songs

Monday 21 August

Ricky Henry   A Fresh Start

John Porter   Famous Gospel Songs

The Foot Inn, Burnfoot

Tuesday 22 August

Teddy Doherty   Favourite Gospel Songs

Overcoming Fear

The Tul Na Rí, Carndonagh

Wednesday 23 August

John Mulhern   Hope when Things go Wrong

Graham Murphy   American Gospel Songs

Thursday 24 August

Michael Quinn   The Peace of God

Graham Murphy   American Gospel Songs

The Caiseal Mara Hotel, Moville

Friday 25 August

Michael Quinn   What is the Grace of God?

Graham Murphy   American Gospel Songs

The Malin Hotel

Sunday 27 August

Teddy Doherty   Favourite Gospel Songs

Overcoming Discouragement

Refreshments, Admission free

Thank you to all the volunteers for your faithful service. If you are not available please arrange to swap with someone or contact the rota organiser

Announcements are posted on Church’s website each weekend.  www.hillheadchurch.org

Service next Sunday will be conducted by Philip Leonard

Rev Stewart Glendinning will be on holidays from Monday 7^th August until Monday 21^st  August. During this time anyone urgently requiring the services of a minister is asked to contact an elder or Rev Tommy Bruce directly on (074) 9129956.

Teas in Malin Presbyterian church Hall each Saturday afternoons to 26th August from 2.30 to 5pm

Thank you to all the volunteers for your faithful service. If you are not available please arrange to swap with someone or contact the rota organiser

Announcements are posted on Church’s website each weekend.  www.hillheadchurch.org

Service next Sunday will be conducted Philip Leonard

Word for Today booklets now available on the porch table

JESUS AT THE BEACH – will take place this afternoon at 4pm at Culdaff Beach Car Park  (beside Culdaff FC). This is an All Age Worship Service organised and lead by the youth in Inishowen. Come along for a time of Worship, Drama, Prayer, Word followed by Fellowship and Barbecue. For more Details text 083-8234434 or 087-6811586.

Carndonagh Church Committee are asked to remain at the close of the service for a brief meeting.

Teas in Malin Presbyterian church Hall each Saturday afternoons to 26th August from 2.30 to 5pm

Thank you to all the volunteers for your faithful service. If you are not available please arrange to swap with someone or contact the rota organiser

Announcements are posted on Church’s website each weekend.  www.hillheadchurch.org