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12th January 2012
The Register of Vestry Members
is now open for review.
Forms of Declaration are available on request from the Rector and
the Churchwardens.
They must be completed, signed and returned to the Rector or
Churchwardens at any time prior to
The Review Meeting
which will be held
on
Monday, 13th February
in the Mitchell Room
19th December 2011
Note on
Worship
A Note on Worship
From January 2012 the following
provisions apply to Church Services at All Saints’ Church.
All morning services will be from Order Two of the Book of
Common Prayer and all evening services will be from Order One of the
Book of Common Prayer. Information on Church Services
will continue to be printed
in advance in the Parish Newsletter. Church Service
details are also available on the Parish Website:
www.eglantine.org.
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EVENING PRAYER (order 1) |
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MORNING PRAYER
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13th November 2011
Remembrance Sunday
On a beautiful Autumn morning the congregation were joined by visitors including Officers and Cadets from Ballynahinch Air Training Corp with their Standard and the 31 Group ROCA Standard. A short service took place when wreathes were laid on the two memorials in the church, after the service wreathes and poppy crosses were placed on each of the airmen's graves in the graveyard.
24th October 2011
Installation of Rev Tim Close
L-R Rev W Taggart, Rev C Skillen, Rt Rev A Abernethy (Bishop of Connor), Rev T Close (Rector) Very Rev RH McKelvey & Rev P Galbraith
The Installation of our new Rector took place on Monday 24th October 2011 at 8pm. Despite heavy rain and flooding the church was full with parishioners and guests. A supper was served in the Parish Hall after the service
Link to article in Connor Website
Click Here to see Letter from our new Rector (Opens as PDF File)
9th October 2011
Harvest Festival
11am Morning Prayer, Preacher Rt. Rev. Gordon McMullan, Retired Bishop of Down & Dromore
6pm Evening Prayer, Preacher Rev Canon Will Murphy
8th October 2011
Harvest Festival
We welcomed a big congregation to celebrate Harvest Thanksgiving at Morning Prayer the preacher was The Rt.Rev. Gordon McMullan retired Bishop of Down and Dromore, at Evening prayer the Preacher was The Rev Canon Will Murphy
Fruit, flowers and foodstuffs will be distributed to our older parishioners and to the Simon community on Monday 9th
7th August 2011
New Rector appointed.
Canon Tim Close appointed rector of Eglantine
Tim, who is originally from Carrickfergus, is married to Amanda who is a teacher. He is a graduate of Queen’s University, Belfast, the University of Leicester, and Trinity College Dublin.
Tim was ordained to serve as curate-assistant to the Venerable Archdeacon Gordon Linney in the Parish of Glenageary, Archdiocese of Dublin. He later returned to Northern Ireland to serve as Dean’s Vicar to the Very Rev Dr Houston McKelvey, Dean of Belfast.
Tim said he is looking forward to meeting the community at Eglantine Parish and to the challenge of ministry in a rural context.
His institution as rector of Eglantine will take place on Monday October 24 at 8pm.
(From Connor Diocese Web Site)
22nd April 2011
Letter from Canon & Mrs Bell
Dear Parishioners,
As we move from Eglantine
Parish, we wish to say a very sincere thank you to all those who
have helped and supported us during our ministry with you over the
last 22 years. We have valued your friendship and appreciated your
kindness to us on many occasions
We were totally overwhelmed by your generosity to us including the
handsome
cheque
and many gifts we received. Our last Sunday with you was another
memorable occasion and will remain with us for many years.
Life will be very different now for us in retirement – when we
eventually get the many boxes unpacked!! We won’t be living too far
away so we will
probably
meet many of you as you shop in Lisburn.
There are many things we
will miss as well as all the buzz of parish life – the cherry
blossom opposite the church, the ‘twelve apostles’ yew trees, the
tranquil surroundings for the rectory, the many informal chats when
people called to our home
We will always remember the
Eglantine Parish family in our thoughts and prayers and know that
you will continue to maintain a Christian witness in a good Anglican
tradition in this picturesque part of Connor diocese
Eglantine has a very special
place in our hearts and we look forward to watching its progress in
the years ahead
With every blessing
Yours most sincerely
Click here to Open Letter as pdf file
27th March 2011
Our Rector, Canon William Bell retires.
The Rev. Canon William Bell retired on 31st
March 2011, exactly 22 years after being instituted as Rector of the
Parish of All Saints’ Eglantine, Lisburn.
The service of Morning Prayer
last Sunday 27th March was followed by a Parish lunch and
the service of Evening Prayer marked the final service in almost 44
years of active ministry. Canon
Bell was ordained on the same day as the Very Rev. Houston McKelvey,
Dean of Belfast and it is interesting to note that they both took
part in the Connor Mothers’ Union Diocesan Festival Service in St.
Anne’s Cathedral on Sunday afternoon.
Canon
Bell was born and educated in Kells, Co. Meath and later at Trinity
College Dublin and the Church of Ireland Theological College.
After ordination in 1967, he
served his title in St. Mark’s Parish, Newtownards.
He later served as Curate
Assistant in the Parish of Larne & Inver.
He then moved to be in charge
of a church extension project - St. Columba’s, Dunclug, Ballymena.
His next position was as
Rector of Ardoyne Parish, Belfast where he also served as Rural Dean
of Mid Belfast. He was
instituted as Rector of All Saints’ Eglantine on 31st
March 1989 where he has served for the last 22years.
He was appointed a Canon of
Lisburn Cathedral Chapter in 2005. During
Canon Bell’s ministry a new Parish Hall was built in 1995 and major
refurbishment of the church was undertaken in 2009.
He married Norma in 1970. They
have two sons - Niall and Conor and two grandsons - Jasper and
Elliott.
In addition to his pastoral duties, Canon Bell has been Secretary of Churches Together in Lisburn. He has been very involved in education, serving on the management committees of local schools - Chairman of the Board of Governors of the former Ravarnet and former Newport Primary Schools. Currently he serves on the Board of Governors of Downshire, Knockmore and Largymore Primary Schools. He was one of the two Church of Ireland Transferor Reps on the South Eastern Education and Library Board until its recent suspension.
Not only will Canon Bell’s pastoral and community work be greatly missed, so too will that of his wife Norma who was Organist and Choir Mistress at All Saints’ Eglantine for a number of years. Norma, who was a Special Needs teacher in Brookfield School has supported her husband in many aspects of parish life throughout his ministry. She is very involved in Mothers’ Union having been leader of the Parish branch and was also Diocesan President of Connor and has recently been elected an All Ireland Vice President.
Canon Bell pictured preaching his final sermon.
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Ella Geddis (Organist).
The church was packed to capacity for Canon Bell’s final sermon.
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Some members of the Church Choir.
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L to R: Peter Pratt (Rector’s Warden), Maureen Campbell (People’s Warden), Rev Canon William Bell, Norma Bell, David Kingan (Select Vestry) and Dan McCormick (Men’s Fellowship). Included is Caroline Simpson who presented flowers to Mrs Norma Bell.
Ladies who prepared and served lunches. L to R: Elizabeth McElroy, Yvonne Wright, Hazel Simpson, Sheila McCartney, Sheila McCormick, Kate Price, Alison Leckey, Loretta Fleming and Heather Kingan.
All photos by John Kelly.
To
find more photos have a look at our Facebook page, search for All
Saints'
27th February 2011
A dedication took place during Morning Prayer to dedicate a cross for the Holy Table in memory of Mrs Isobel Hall one of our parishoners who passed away last year. It was presented by Rev Canon J.R Hall and her family.
The Cross was dedicated by the Dean of Connor the Very Rev J Bond and the sermon was given by the Rev J Gough.
Mrs Isobel J Hall at Eglantine Church.
The Holy Table and Cross.
23rd January 2011
During Morning Prayer the Lisburn Branch of The Royal Air Force Association laid up their old Standard and had their new Standard dedicated.
10th January 2011
Our Rector, Canon Bell announced before Christmas that he will retire from All Saints, Eglantine on 31st March 2011, he has been the Rector at Eglantine for over 21 years. This final morning service, will be on 27th March, after this there will be a lunch in the Parish Hall, If you wish to donation to a retirement gift it can be sent to the Church before 12th March (Please make Cheques payable to All Saints' Church)
We all wish Canon & Mrs Bell all the best for his retirement and thank him for his ministry at Eglantine.