The Speak Jesus Initiative If I were to ask most Christians I know about what they find most challenging about the life of faith, I suspect many would speak about the challenge of sharing your faith with other people. How is it that we find it so hard to speak about something that is so […]
Dear Friends, As this month’s magazine goes to print, we are delighted to announce the appointment of Reverend Dr. Ryan Hawk as Curate Assistant here in St. Finnian’s. Ryan will take up his appointment in mid-June following his ordination to the Priesthood on Sunday 15th June at 3.30pm in Down Cathedral. We hope as many […]
The Ministry of Presence One of the beautiful things to behold, if you know people who have been married for many years, is how comfortable and relaxed they are in each other’s presence. I visited a couple recently who have been married for over 60 years and what was inspiring was to see just how […]
Longevity and Faithfulness On a recent short visit to my Mum’s house she showed me two lovely invitations she had received. One was to an 80th birthday celebration in a local hotel. It’s hard to believe that this particular friend of hers is 80! I bumped into her in the local shop on that visit […]
The Beauty of Taize Worship It’s almost 30 years since I first visited the beautiful little village of Taize in Burgundy in France. I had experienced the beauty of its distinctive style of worship in a number of settings, including the Church of Ireland Theological College, where I had trained for ordination. I travelled there […]
Taking Your Job Seriously The place was packed. I found myself taking my seat largely surrounded by women of a certain age. They were up for a good time. The warm up was a pianist who had won a Tv reality show called ‘The Piano.’ He had touched the heart of the nation as he […]
Dear Friends, As the magazine is being prepared this month we are enjoying a beautiful week of spring weather. The sun has been shining, the clocks have gone forward and the gardeners are out in force, cutting the grass and getting everything into a beautiful array of colour and vitality. As these things are happening, […]