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So looking forward to gathering together on Sunday 13 December for our All Age Christingle Service. As you know, the church has been closed for 2 weeks, but here’s a sneak peak of what’s been happening behind the scenes. Thanks to Malcolm for decorating the tree, to Dorothy B for the knitted Nativity set andContinue reading “Christingle Service”

This video was produced to celebrate and give thanks as this year marks the 30th anniversary of the ordination of women to the priesthood in the Church of Ireland and was shown recently at General Synod. © copyright the Representative Church Body

This time of year is difficult for many people, and of course this December is very different for all of us in our churches as we are not able to hold all of our usual services. This Sunday, 6 December, St Finnian’s Parish Church, Belfast have very kindly extended an invitation to all across ourContinue reading “Blue Christmas”

Hope Dawns is a special online carol service that Church Mission Society Ireland (CMSI) is currently producing for churches and groups throughout Ireland. The service films will be launched on 1st December 2020 and will be available to use throughout Advent. The service features: Stories of hope from the global Church Specially recorded music from cathedral choirs & music groups acrossContinue reading “Hope Dawns”

Bishop David has invited us to set aside Advent Sunday, 29 November, as a Gift Day throughout the diocese. Please see his letter and video below. As St Molua’s will be closed for worship on 29 November and 6 December, you may wish to make your gift by means of an electronic bank transfer, orContinue reading “Advent Gift Day”

A pastoral letter from Bishop David which was read in St Molua’s and other parishes on Sunday 22 November: Beloved in Christ, Grace, mercy and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ be with you and those you love. These are days that stretch all of us, days in which we lookContinue reading “Pastoral Letter from Bishop David”

Dear friends, I hope you are keeping safe and well at this difficult time. As you know church life and life in general has been greatly affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. Just as I write this letter, more restrictions are set to come to us all. You will have heard that churches are to closeContinue reading “The Rector writes …”

It will not be long until we are getting the Christmas decorations out of the attic. We wonder if you, like many of us, love to unpack a treasured Nativity scene that holds special memories Perhaps it is one your children made, or a Crib scene that has been passed down through the generations. ThisContinue reading “Nativity Competition for All Ages”

The Winter 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!

Prayer Spaces in Schools Ireland exists to equip and resource youth workers and Churches to engage in School life through creative prayer across the island of Ireland. It is part of 24-7 Prayer Ireland and a global movement of creative prayer in schools. On Monday 23 November our prayer week for schools kicks off andContinue reading “Prayer week for Schools”

Lectio 365 is a daily devotional resource that helps you pray the Bible every day. The Rector has mentioned before how good this app is, and would very much recommend it to you. She was particularly struck recently by the story of Alphonsus Rodriguez a ‘Hero of Hospitality’ (whose official feast day fell on 31.10.20). OnContinue reading “Lectio 365”

The National Day of Prayer on Saturday 31 October is a call for Christians throughout Ireland to come to God in prayer and fasting. May we encourage you to set aside even one hour for prayer? To help, we’re sharing the following template (downloadable as a PDF here). Break it down  For many, the thoughtContinue reading “One Hour of Prayer”

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”