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 - 3rd September

1 September 2017

Corinth was a busy cosmopolitan city in the first century Roman Empire - a melting pot of different cultures, religions and languages. It was to this city that Paul took the gospel. It wasn't easy but he saw people from different backgrounds becoming Christians and a church began to grow. It was to this church, in this city, that around 3 years years later Paul sat down to write a letter, that we now know as 1 Corinthians. 

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This Sunday - 27th August

25 August 2017

This Sunday we meet in Ballyhenry for morning church (11am-12pm). We're going to be looking at the next part in our series in the book of Acts entitled 'The Spreading Flame.' If you are planning on reading ahead read Acts ch 16 vs 1 - ch 18 vs 22 (a section in the Acts story sometimes referred to as 'Paul's Second Missionary Journey.')

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Meet the Neighbours 2017

19 August 2017

In January 1977 Seamus Heaney gave a lecture in the Ulster Museum, under the title ‘The Sense of Place.’ In that lecture he talked about how the places where we live, and the places where we are from have a profound role in shaping who we are and how we look at the world.

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This Sunday - 20th August

18 August 2017

This Sunday we finish off our Holiday Bible Club week with a special all-age Family Service in Ballyhenry. The service will run from 11am-12pm and will include children and leaders from Holiday Club sharing some of what they have been learning and doing duirng the week - and a special final appearance by the Mystery Machine!

Parents are encouraged to bring Holiday Club children to the church hall at 10.45am - and then the kids can sit together in church - giving parents the opportunity to watch, listen and join in!

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Meet the Neighbours - Saturday 19th August

18 August 2017

This Saturday (19th August) sees our annual Meet the Neighbours Day taking place in Ballyhenry. Running from 12pm-4pm the event is for all the community, and all the family. Best of all it is a totally free day out!

Attractions this year include: live band, BBQ, seated marquee with tea and buns, Mantella Zoo, Phil's Farm, Bouncy Castles and Face Painting. There will also be different competitions on the day, a BMX display team and a Community Cross Challenge.

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