Dear Friends at St. Finnian’s, I am delighted to attach the latest ‘Thrive South Sudan’ update which includes some exciting developments. I hope this brings a smile to your face and much encouragement. Thank you for standing with the furthest behind – thank you for your faithfulness, generosity and prayers. It’s thanks to churches and […]
9.00 am – Holy Communion 11.00 am – Harvest Thanksgiving – Speaker: Revd. Philip McKinley, who is involved in a pioneer ministry in Clonmacnoise and Kildare Cathedral. 7.00 pm – Harvest Thanksgiving – Speaker: Revd. Lucy Burden, from our neighbouring parish of Mount Merrion.
Thinking about the Algorithm Some strange things have been happening to my Facebook feed recently. A friend was over and was talking about his recent switch to an electric car. He was getting used to charging up at night on the economy rate and describing how he managed on longer journeys. He spoke of putting […]
Mark and Charmaine are, once again, organising the Shoebox Appeal in St. Finnian’s. Anyone who is interested, or needs further information on what we can put in the boxes and the age groups we provide for, can get that information in the September magazine, or you can call Mark and Charmaine on: 07870567449. The boxes […]
Join us for a six week study exploring some basic questions many people have about the Christian faith, the Bible, suffering and justice. Tim Keller’s book, ‘The Reason for God’ explores these ideas and many more. He then invites folks from all walks of life to explore these questions together. The result is a helpful […]
A Sad Week in the Family It has been a sad week in the life of our church family. Over the past 10 days 4 of our parishioners have died. St. Paul referred to the church as being the body of Christ and, when one part suffers, the rest of the body suffers with it. […]
Quieter Stories We live in a noisy world. People are always interested in controversies and arguments. It’s the headlines that sell newspapers and no one is particularly interested if things are ticking along nicely. There are voices that tend to have an opinion and want everyone to know what that opinion is and why we […]
On Sunday, 1st November at 7 o’clock, we will gather together to support families from our parish who have lost loved ones in the past year; to surround them with our love and our prayers. Family members and friends of those who have died are invited to submit photographs which will be displayed during the […]
Loving Our Neighbour One of the tough things about writing a weekly blog about faith and daily life is that you sometimes have to tackle subjects you know are very emotive and difficult. After the events of the past few days in Northern Ireland where I live and work, it’s hard to avoid the topic […]
