Sandyknowes Blog

Living beside the busiest roundabout in Northern Ireland gives plenty of opportunity for watching the world go by. Sandyknowes Blog is the personal blog of Niall Lockhart (minister of Ballyhenry). Pull in and have a read…

This Sunday - 5th May

3 May 2019

Voting members are reminded that this Sunday is the final opportunity to participate in our election of new elders. Signed voting papers can be returned via the box in the Welcome Area at either our morning or evening service.

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This Sunday - 28th April

27 April 2019

This Sunday we meet in Ballyhenry at 11am and 7pm. Our 11am service is our annual 'PW Service' with guest speaker Rachel Cubitt (this service includes a full children's provision and supervised creche). Our evening service will be led by Richard Hill, and is preceded by a prayer time at 6.30pm.

Voting Members of the congregation are also reminded to return voting papers (for our electon of new elders) either this Sunday (28th) or next Sunday (5th May), via the box in the Welcome Area.

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Easter Weekend

18 April 2019

Our Easter Weekend begins in Ballyhenry on Friday 19th at 8pm with our Good Friday Communion Service. We are looking forward to welcoming new members who will be affirming their faith publicly in Jesus Christ as Saviour and Lord for the first time. Through bread and wine, special music and a Bible based talk we will be reflecting together on the the personal significance of the cross. Our service will be followed by a light supper and time for a chat.

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This Sunday - 31st March

28 March 2019

This Sunday we meet in Ballyhenry at 11am and 7pm. Our 11am service will see us pick up the second part of a series entitled 'Calling Christian Leaders'. In the context of an upcoming election of elders we'll be thinking about how the church needs leaders who can work well together as a team, oversee the life of the church and cast a vision. After our service we will have a short Annual Congregational Meeting. As usual our morning service will include a full children's provision / teenage Bible Class and a supervised creche.

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This Sunday - 10th March

7 March 2019

This Sunday we welcome our Eggshell Cambodia Team home from their time in Cambodia. As well as having 11 folks 'on the ground' this has been a team that has drawn in many many people from within Ballyhenry and beyond. We really look forward to sharing in this time of thanksgiving and reporting back. Do be encouraged to join with us and share the invitation.

Then at 7pm we meet for a Praise Service where our Praise Group will be leading us and Niall will also be sharing a reflection based on Psalm 33. There will be opportunity also to meet for prayer at 6.30pm.

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