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         <title>Baptismal Service</title>
         <description><![CDATA[We will be having a Baptismal Service this Sunday, <strong>7 December at 7pm</strong>, with supper after the service in the Church Hall.  ]]></description>
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         <title>Seniors Christmas Shopping &amp; Dinner</title>
         <description><![CDATA[<strong>Saturday 6 December</strong>

Shopping Trip - leaving Church at 12.30pm

Christmas Dinner - Church Hall at 5.30pm]]></description>
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         <pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2008 10:26:20 +0000</pubDate>
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         <title>SWOT Breakfast</title>
         <description>Saturday 29 November at 9.30am in Mark &amp; Claire&apos;s.

Please let Claire know what you are able to bring food-wise!</description>
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         <pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2008 12:14:58 +0000</pubDate>
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         <title>Ladies Shopping Trip</title>
         <description><![CDATA[<strong>Saturday 29 November 2008</strong>

Leaving Church Carpark at 8am, returning 9pm.

Please speak to Catherine Spray if you require any further details.]]></description>
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         <pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2008 12:09:41 +0000</pubDate>
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         <title>FUEL</title>
         <description>(Following Uniting Evanglising Loving)

Youth Outreach Event

Saturday 22 November    Church Hall

7.30-11pm

Age: 16-25

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         <pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2008 11:30:42 +0000</pubDate>
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         <title>Tearfund Morning</title>
         <description><![CDATA[<strong>Make Christmas Count</strong>

<strong>Saturday 22 November	10am until 12 noon</strong>

Fellowship Hall

Tearcraft Stall & Living Gifts

For more information, please speak to Linda Coates
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         <pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2008 11:29:56 +0000</pubDate>
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         <title>Baptist Missions Box Opening</title>
         <description><![CDATA[<strong>Sunday 16 November</strong>

<strong>Speaker: Eugene Galbraith, Baptist Missions (Haypark, Belfast)</strong>


If you have a Baptist Missions Box, please bring it  to be emptied on 16 November.  If you do not have a box and would like to make a donation, it can be given to Tracy or Archie.  Cheques should be made payable to ‘Carrickfergus Baptist Church’. 
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         <pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2008 11:51:19 +0000</pubDate>
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         <title>Christianity Explored</title>
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<strong>Six week course planned for January 2009</strong>

Information & prayer time for Christianity Explored at the Midweek Prayer Meeting on 
<strong>Wednesday 12 November</strong>.
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         <pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2008 11:45:14 +0000</pubDate>
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         <title>Baptismal Service</title>
         <description>We are planning a baptismal service for Sunday Evening, 7 December.

If you are interested in being baptised, please speak to the Pastor. 

Baptismal Classes begin on Wednesday 12 November at 6.45pm in the Resource Centre. </description>
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         <pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 15:37:49 +0000</pubDate>
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         <title>Sermon Podcast Update</title>
         <description><![CDATA[<div class="imgright"><a href="http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=211625220" title="Subscribe to sermon podcast on iTunes"><img src="http://www.carrickfergusbaptist.com/site/bgimg/podcasts.jpg" alt="Subscribe to sermon podcast on iTunes" width="40" border="0" height="40"></a></div> 

At last I hear you cry! The sermon podcasts for the past few months have been uploaded and <a href="http://www.carrickfergusbaptist.com/site/sermons/">are now ready for download</a>. If you have already subscribed to iTunes it will update automatically soon, in fact if you check they are probably there waiting for you.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.carrickfergusbaptist.com/site/news/2008/10/29/sermon_podcast_update/</link>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2008 14:18:50 +0000</pubDate>
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         <title>Ladies Meeting - 6 November</title>
         <description>The Ladies will be hearing about the work of Prison Fellowship on Thursday 6 November and collecting items to be included in hampers which are being distributed by Prison Fellowship.  

If you wish to help with this, please add your name to the list in the porch.  Items should be brought to the church on or before Thursday 6 November.  </description>
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         <pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2008 11:35:21 +0000</pubDate>
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         <title>Operation Christmas Child</title>
         <description><![CDATA[This year we will be collecting shoe boxes for Operation Christmas Child. 

<strong>Boxes should be brought to church on or before Sunday 2 November. </strong> 

Please speak to Linda Coates or Kerry Courtney for more information. ]]></description>
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         <pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2008 11:30:17 +0000</pubDate>
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         <title>Thanksgiving Sunday</title>
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As part of our Thanksgiving Service, we will be looking at third world countries through Tearfund's 'Step Up to the Plate' programme, helping to secure access to good food for families in the poorest areas where they work.  

A retiring offering will be lifted on that morning in support of the programme.  
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         <pubDate>Sun, 12 Oct 2008 09:45:59 +0000</pubDate>
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         <title>Compassion International - Gary Ellison</title>
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On Wednesday 8 October, Gary Ellison will be speaking about Compassion International - Compassion International exists as a Christian child advocacy ministry that releases children from spiritual, economic, social and physical poverty and enables them to become responsible, fulfilled Christian adults. 

Compassion International helps more than 1 million children in 24 countries.
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         <pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2008 09:53:40 +0000</pubDate>
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         <title>Photos from SWOT Weekend</title>
         <description><![CDATA[SWOT had their annual weekend from 26-28 September - at home in Carrickfergus this year.  Photos of the weekend can be seen in the photos section or by clicking <a href="http://www.carrickfergusbaptist.com/site/pictures/index.php#view">pictures page</a>.]]></description>
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         <pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 10:58:40 +0000</pubDate>
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