Dear Friends, It’s hard to believe that as this month’s magazine goes to print, schools will have reopened and the summer holidays will have drawn to a close. In parish life we look forward to organisations and activities reopening after the summer break. We are so grateful to all our marvellous volunteers who help to […]
Some Lesson from a Trip Out West – Part 3 This is the final part of a 3 week series about some lessons learned from a family holiday in the West of Ireland about a month ago. In the first week, I was thinking about the power of welcome. Last week, I was thinking about […]
Some Lessons from a Trip Out West – Part Two – Entrepreneurship Some weeks ago, we enjoyed a wonderful family holiday to Connemara in the West of Ireland, and I’ve been reflecting on some powerful lessons from that trip. Last week, I was thinking of the power of welcome, as a result of the welcome […]
Some Lesson from a Trip Out West Our family has recently returned from a two week stay in beautiful Connemara in the West of Ireland. Over the next few weeks, I want to share some lessons we learned from our time there. In this week’s blog, I hope to reflect on the power of welcome. […]
Our church prayer room (formerly the glebe’s room), off the Huston Hall, is a calm oasis. It offers the opportunity to withdraw from the crowds. It’s a place to sit quietly; to reflect and pray. It is for everyone. Maybe you would like to spend a few minutes there before or after a meeting of […]
You’ll Never Walk Alone It can be hard, if not impossible, to comprehend some of the tragic news stories that have been dominating the headlines in the past while. Last Thursday, I woke to news of the death of Liverpool footballer, Diogo Jota, and his brother Andre Silva, in a car accident in Spain. He […]
An Unexpected Read Last weekend, I took my son to some climbing training in England. He has been a keen climber for some years now and we were scheduled to do some training in the University of Warwick, near Coventry. Unfortunately, our flights were delayed in both directions, which meant we spend considerably longer in […]
Dear Friends, As our summer magazine goes to print, there is much concern about the violence on our streets in recent days. The concerns expressed about a serious sexual assault in Ballymena have spilled over into attacks on ethnic minorities, foreign nationals, refugees and asylum seekers. Large numbers of police have been injured, people’s homes […]