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 - 31st May

26 May 2015

This Sunday at 11am we have our annual Children's Day Service. Children from Beginners' Sunday School and Primetime will be taking part in the service; singing and doing a drama. Dave Currie (Assistant Minister in Ballysillan Presbyterian) will be giving an all age talk and the Praise Group will be leading our music. As usual there will be a supervised creche.

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This Sunday - 24th May

22 May 2015

This Sunday we are having a special focus on the work of the missions organisation Open Doors. Open Doors is an international ministry serving persecuted Christians and churches worldwide. Through their work they supply Bibles, leadership training, literacy programmes, livelihood support and advocacy services. They also seek to mobilise the church in the UK & Ireland to serve Christians living under religious persecution.

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Local News Update - Ashers Baking Company

19 May 2015

Belfast County Court has delivered judgment in what has become a highly publicised case involving local business Ashers Baking Company. This case has involved important issues of conscience and as such it has been a case that many within both the church and wider society have followed with considerable interest. Further to the Court's ruling the Presbyterian Church in Ireland has issued a statement expressing concern at the finding.

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This Sunday - 17th May

15 May 2015

This Sunday we gather together for our morning service at 11am. Mark Dodds (our Assistant Minister) will be speaking on the topic 'Church where is it going?' This talk will round out our current series where we have been thinking about how God calls us together to be friends of His, and to grow in friendship with one another. There will be a supervised creche along with full children's provision and teenage Bible Class. Our 11am service will also include a celebration of communion when we will remember the death of the Lord Jesus.

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This Sunday - 10th May

8 May 2015

This Sunday we have our annual PW Service at 11am. (PW stands for our 'Presbyterian Women' group). Ladies from PW will be taking part in the service and our guest speaker will be Mrs Irene McMahan (Irene and her husband Wilson have for many years been involved with the missions organisation OMF at home and overseas. Irene is currently actively involved in church and community life in her hometown of Antrim). All the usual Sunday morning aspects will also be present - Praise Group, creche, children's provision etc.

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