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RENDEZVOUS
TENNIS VOL.38
No.1 Previous newsletters: NEWSLETTER ARTICLES The Rendezvous Newsletter exists to keep all members of the Rendezvous Tennis Club informed of the happenings within the club, especially those members who, for one reason or another, are unable to attend all of the meetings and events. The Editor relies on the contributions of members to provide this information. Articles which members may think are of general interest and relevance to the Rendezvous Tennis Club are also very welcome. Please post or e mail your articles for the next edition to reach me by 30th April 2009. |
Dear Member,
I trust you all had a great Christmas and hope that you did not have too many problems with the recent wintry conditions. Thank you to everyone who contributed to the Rendezvous Newsletter during 2008, it was very much appreciated. As we start another year we had a very good turn out at our Annual General Meeting held on Friday 23rd January 2009 with our Chairman Ronnie McFarland co-ordinating proceedings. The committee were reelected with no changes in personnel, however there was a change in one of the principal officers. Irene McAvoy decided this year not to put her name forward for the position of club secretary. Irene McAvoy has given many devoted years service working on behalf of Rendezvous Tennis Club as secretary, performing her various duties in a professional, efficient and dedicated manner to ensure the smooth running of our club. She showed a great willingness to devote her time and effort organizing, planning and communicating with all of us and I am sure you will agree her work was very much appreciated not only by her committee colleagues but by everyone within the club. THANK YOU IRENE from everyone within Rendezvous Tennis Club.Irene continued to show her commitment to Rendezvous Tennis club by staying on the committee taking on the role of being the liaison between the club committee and the Fellowship meetings committee who are responsible for arranging the various speakers. I am very pleased to advise that Lorraine Heaney one of our Tennis playing members in her second year on the committee agreed to take on the position of club secretary. Lorraine has been a very proactive member of the club and during her time on committee has shown excellent organizational and communication skills which I am confident she will put to good use in her new role. I am sure you would like me to pass on our best wishes to Lorraine in carrying out her new duties.
The Annual General Meeting was held on Friday 23rd January at Knockbreda Parish Hall and the new committee is as follows:
Annual Dinner I am pleased to advise that once again there is no increase in the Annual club fees. SUBSCRIPTION RATES FOR 2009 - 2010Playing Member £40 Playing Married Couple £55 Social Member (i.e.Does not play tennis) £18 Social Married couple (as above) £25 Retired Members Over 60 Playing / Non Playing £18 Junior 11-19 years £ 5 Visitors fees £3 It was proposed and subsequently passed at the AGM that the Unemployed subscription be abolished. This category had been introduced a number of years ago for members that were in receipt of unemployment benefit but it was felt that it was not appropriate having to check on this. In addition the annual subscriptions had remained constant over the past few years and the current rates were extremely competitive in comparison to other Tennis Clubs. Another proposal which was passed at the AGM was in relation to the Visitors fee which was increase from £1.00 to £3.00 per visit. Any member of the club can bring along a visitor on payment of the £3.00 fee. A maximum of two visits per person are allowed and thereafter an application for membership must be submitted to the General Committee. TO RENEW YOU SUBSCRIPTION PLEASE COMPLETE AND RETURN THE RENEWAL SLIP PRINTED AT THE END OF THE NEWSLETTER. TO ENSURE OUR RECORDS ARE UP TO DATE PLEASE ALSO INCLUDE YOUR NAME, ADDRESS , TELEPHONE NUMBER and EMAIL ADDRESS (if applicable). ALL CLUB FEES ARE PAYABLE ON OR BEFORE BY 21st MARCH and should be forwarded to Mrs Eleanor Godfrey, 76 Carnbrae Avenue, Belfast, BT8 6NH. God’s Way
Rendezvous Tennis Club Annual “Celebration Praise” Service The Annual Celebration Praise Service will be held at Knockbreda Parish Church hall on Sunday 05th April at 6.30 p.m. We do encourage you to be present together with former members and the Knockbreda congregation to make this a really joyful occasion. Tea will be served in the church hall following the service. SUNDAY 05th APRIL
2009
KNOCKBREDA PARISH
CHURCH MINOR HALL @ 6.30 pm
TENNIS OPENING DAY - SATURDAY 28th MARCH Another season is about to begin with the Opening Day tennis tournament on Saturday 28th March 2009 Registration starts at 1.30 P.M. with play commencing 2.00 P.M. Lets start of the season with as many of you as possible at this opening event of the new tennis season. RENDEZVOUS TENNIS CLUS OPENING DAY DINNER Following the Tennis Opening Day tournament all Rendezvous Club members are invited to the clubs Opening Day Dinner in the Knockbreda Parish Church hall with Dinner being served at 6.30 pm. As we are having outside caterers to provide the meal it is essential to return the Booking Slip and payment to Eleanor Godfrey by 21st March 2009. Please specify your choice of starter, meal course and sweet when returning your booking form. Tea/ / coffee with homemade shortbread will also be served. Dinner cannot be provided unless pre-booked and paid for in advance. LINE DANCING
*** Following the dinner we are going to have some lively music with our very own Line Dancing *** There is also opportunity to invite your friends to the Line Dancing should they not be attending the dinner so please encourage plenty of your friends to attend. Prices are as follows : Dinner + Line Dancing (including supper) £15.00 Dance only (including supper) £3.00 ALL RENDEZVOUS CLUB MEMBERS AND FRIENDS ARE WELCOME SO WHY NOT COME ALONG FOR A LOVELY MEAL AND A GREAT FUN EVENING LEARNING SOME LINE DANCING ROUTINES. I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU AT THE TENNIS OPENING DAY DINNER 6.30 pm LINE DANCING should commence @ 8.15 pm approx. Please complete the return slip printed at the back of the Newsletter if you are attending the dinner or require Line Dancing Tickets. It is extremely important that we continue to grow as a club and encourage new people who want to enjoy a game of tennis & great fellowship together.
TENNIS CLUB NIGHTS Official club nights this coming season will again be Tuesday & Friday Nights starting @ 7pm. New members will be made Very Welcome so why not bring a friend. PLEASE NOTE : Using the Tennis courts during Holy Week 6th to 10th April is NOT permitted. During club nights we can have the use of one of the Kitchens to make a nice cup of tea or coffee (Coffee is for Ronnie McF) , have few buns & Biscuits and a bit of a chat but remember we must vacate the church by 10.30 pm. FELLOWSHIP MEETING Saturday 21st March 09 Mission Aviation Fellowship “FLYING FOR LIFE” Speaker : Colin Davies Venue : Knockbreda Parish Church Hall, Purdy’s Lane, Belfast 8
ALL WILL BE WELCOME TO ATTEND – All fellowship meetings commence 7.45 pm
THANK YOU FROM ADRIAN ADGER - BELFAST CITY MISSION I wish to thank the members of Rendezvous for the very generous gift of £160 towards the work of the Belfast City Mission. It is very much appreciated. Also for the encouragement and blessing to share with you on your fellowship evening. Yours in Christ Adrian Adger THANK YOU FROM KIM KELLY - CHRISTIAN OUTREACH ON THE SHANKILL This is just a wee note to say thank you for the opportunity to share with you about what God is doing on the Shankill. I do appreciate your interest and prayer. Thank you for the gift of £150 towards the work, it was very generous of you. This has been forwarded to the Mission. Thanks again and God Bless you Kim Kelly THANK YOU FROM GORDON DARRAGH - BAPTIST MISSIONS I am writing to thank you for your donation to Baptists Missions. It is greatly appreciated. Your generous support of £150 is making a real difference as we work together for the Lord in Ireland and I do hope that you feel part of our work. Without you prayers and financial support it would not possible to reach out as we do. As you know we aim to share the life-changing news about the Lord Jesus Chist with people in Ireland, Europe and Peru. We work in the expectation that new churches will be planted and that they will make a difference in those places. Current challenges include helping the little fellowship in Ite, Peru where the church building was lost in a fire last year; support for a group on Nenagh, Co. Tipperary where monthly services will increase to fortnightly in January; a new ministry from a vacant shop unit in Strabane; and a mission team working in the south of Spain to pioneer new outreach ministries from two existing churches. These examples are just a few of the exciting ways in which we can follow the God of Mission who is building His church. May this partnership in the Gospel be a blessing to you as you stand with us! Yours in Christ Gordon Darragh THANK YOU FROM RACHEL MCCLEAN - LOGOS MINISTRIES INTERNATIONAL Thank you so much for the invitation to come and speak at your Fellowship meeting. It was wonderful to have the opportunity to share with you the work of LMI. Thanks also for the very generous gift of £110 that you gave towards the ministry. This is a great help and is much appreciated. I want to wish you all a Happy Christmas and I pray you will know God’s blessing in 2009. Thank you for your prayers. Thank you once again God Bless Rachel McClean THANK YOU FROM NORMA HAM Please pass on my sincere thanks to the committee and members of the Rendezvous club Fellowship Evenings for the donation of £100 for the work in Romania. His was the offering at the Christmas Miscellany and it will be used to alleviate hardship in needy families when I go out (DV) later his year. Once again thank you Norma Ham
Michael and Elizabeth send their Thanks from Cyprus We received your card and the enclosed cheque for £1000 from our friends in the Rendezvous Tennis Club. What can we say? Please convey to everyone our sincere thanks at this large gift. God continues to supply all our needs in every way and this way is special for us. It’s hard to believe that just over 20 years ago the tennis club gave us a send off with a large gift and have continued to do so through all the years, Thanks. We have not been unaware that the miraculous works of God through these years, especially in saving and keeping, has been because of many who pray for the work and get involved. We are partners together in this. If anyone doesn’t get regular newsletter, but would like to, please email us at mandew@spidernet.com.cy and we will be glad to add you to our list. Our tennis playing days are behind us but we are still proud to be part of the Rendezvous Tennis Club (as we still are honorary members). May God bless each of you as you seek to live for Him and serve Him where He has put you. Last night at one of our Bible studies, we were looking at the announcement of Christ’s birth to Mary and were struck again by her simple, humble and obedient words. “I am the Lord’s servant. May it be to me as He has said”. Yours
together in Christ DATES FOR YOUR DIARY DURING 2009
RAMBLE DATES and LIST of WALKS - MARCH 2009 to JULY 2009 Saturday 7 March 2009 - Comber Greenway. ( Meeting point to be arranged. ) Leader : Brian Burgess 90507896 Saturday 4th April 2009 – Peatlands Park & Oxford Island. Meet Peatlands Park 10.30am Leader : Irene McAvoy 92/664784 Saturday 2nd May 2009 – Slieve Croob Meet at The Square. Dromara. 10.00am Leader : John Price 90/812843 Saturday 6th June 2009 - Meelmore Meet at Ballynahinch 9.30am Leader : Hilary Jewhurst 90/220016 Saturday 4th July 2009 - Brandy Pad (Bloody Bridge to Trassey) Meet at Ballynahinch. 9.30am Leaders : Margaret McDonald and John Bingham 90/863106 Saturday 1st August 2009 - Copeland Island. Meet at Donaghadee Lighthouse. 10.30am Leader : Olive Burgess 90/507896
Saturday
5th September 09 - Scarva to
Portadown (Canal Walk).
Saturday
3rd October 2009 - Banagher Forest
Park
Greenway Comber Line I noticed in the previous Newsletter a walk being organized by Brian Burgess along the Greenway Comber Line on 07th March 2009. This walk is now complete. I wrote in a previous edition of the Newsletter the first part of the walk from the Arches to the Old Dundonald Railway Station and now am able to provide an update on the second half completion. This walk is even better than the first half with its four bridges , three over the River Enler into Comber for a tea break. I could not make up my mind to bike or walk so I decided to do both. I must admit the bike was very pleasant getting away from the traffic even though I am a keen walker, so why not do both - Two for the price of one. Second Half - Stage 1 Old Donald Road Bridge Stage 2 Milmount Road Stage 3 Over Bridge Billy Neils Stage 4 Ballyrainy Road Two bridges Stage 5 Comber I will be only too glad to give any information on your bike , walk or both – Have a great time. David
Lewis
NEWSLETTER ARTICLES
The Rendezvous Newsletter
exists to keep all members of the Rendezvous Tennis Club informed of
the happenings within the club, especially those members who, for one
reason or another, are unable to attend all of the meetings and
events. The Editor relies on the contributions of members to provide
this information. Articles which members may think are of general
interest and relevance to the Rendezvous Tennis Club are also very
welcome. Please post or e mail your articles for the next edition
to reach me by 30th
April 2009.
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