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The National Day of Prayer on Saturday 31 October is a call for Christians throughout Ireland to come to God in prayer and fasting. It’s a call to seek God with all our hearts and pray for an awakening of faith throughout this island and an outpouring of renewal upon the Church.  The National DayContinue reading “National Day of Prayer”

Christians Against Poverty NI (CAP NI) is one of the many charities which the people of St Molua’s help support (see our Charity and Community page for more details). You are invited to join a Zoom Information Evening with CAP NI on Thursday 22 October at 7.30 pm. CAP is well placed to help ourContinue reading “CAP NI Information Evening”

Even though the new regulations announced by the NI Executive on 14 October did not include the closing of churches there are still some implications for our parishes. From the Diocese of Down and Dromore website: We are grateful that in–church worship is allowed to continue in its present form with the wearing of faceContinue reading “Covid-19 regulations update”

Thanks so much to Esther Simpson, Diocesan Reader, for coming along to share with us at Morning Worship in St Molua’s on Sunday 11 October. We look forward to welcoming her back again in the future! Esther wrote a number of prayers during the first Covid-19 lockdown, and we are sure so many people wouldContinue reading “Prayer Link”

[Following postponement in March due to Covid-19] You are invited to attend our Annual General Vestry Meeting This year’s meeting will be held in the Church* on Wednesday 7th October @ 7.30pm We were unable to hold our Annual Easter Vestry meeting earlier this year. The Annual Meeting is important because it is the timeContinue reading “Annual General Vestry Meeting”

As well as the beautiful weatherproof butterflies outside, our butterflies formed the backdrop to our Harvest Thanksgiving service on Sunday 27 September. Notice how creative they all are – We wish we could show them all individually! Some have been beautifully coloured (by ALL AGES!) using felt tips and pencils, others using glitter, coloured paper,Continue reading “Butterflies of Hope at St Molua’s”

The Rector refers to the video below in our Harvest Thanksgiving service on Sunday 27 September. Bishop David has asked all churches to post on social media. If you get a chance – check it out! It is the third in a series of four films highlighting crucial areas of mission and ministry in theContinue reading “Called to Ministry”

Join us on Sunday 27 August at 10.30am as we celebrate Harvest …

For all our ‘Sole Mates’ walkers out there – you may be interested in the recent Autumn newsletter from Walk NI available at: https://mailchi.mp/walkni/walkni-autumn-challenge Thanks to Sylvia for sharing with us. Hopefully we will all get a chance to gather again soon. In the meantime – Stay safe and happy walking!

We have started displaying some of our butterflies inside the windows of St Molua’s, looking out. Whilst they are colourful, these are plain… (they’re too far away to read). But there’s still time to get creative! Think about: What has brought you HOPE during this pandemic? Friends, family, church, God, a favourite Bible verse? WRITEContinue reading “Butterflies of Hope”

The Autumn 2020 edition of our parish magazine CONTACT is now available to read or download in the Resources section of the website, along with copies of previous editions from the past year or so. We hope you enjoy reading the various articles and resources. Please feel free to share with your friends!

Dear friends, I hope this finds you well. On Sunday 2nd August we returned to ‘in-church worship’. It has been so lovely to be able to return to worship in the church building, to see our friends face to face (albeit behind masks!) although I am aware for some of us, it has been quiteContinue reading “The Rector writes …”

New Wine Ireland has a vision that, in our generation, we will see churches across Ireland renewed and restored in passion for the Word and Works of God; that we will see individuals and families transformed by meeting Jesus and empowered by his Holy Spirit and this will impact our society; and that Christians willContinue reading “Kingdom Women 2020 Online”

Down and Dromore Youth and Children (DDYC) has launched an exciting competition for September. Butterflies of Hope is an encouragement to the whole church family to send out a message of blessing and hope to the community and beyond. As many of our ministries can connect again with local people face to face the butterfly provides aContinue reading “Butterflies of Hope Competition”