Thank you for visiting our Service Extras for Sunday 11th December
Do scroll down for information and announcements related to our church family.
There is lots to be found below. Do scroll down to find information about our Christmas services, an update from Lunnon Church, how to sign up for the Herald Magazine and also the PCI Calendar (Islandmagee feature in the picture for September and October!)
We are definitely in the Christmas season and our services tomorrow will take us back 2000 years ago and remind us afresh of the wonder of the Christmas story. You would be really welcome to join us tomorrow - it would be great to see you.
If you are joining us tomorrow morning please do familiarise yourself with the song ‘O what a glorious night’ that the young people of YPOD will lead us in singing tomorrow.
If you missed our service last week please do click the image below and join us as Rev Mark Brown led the service. We also had our first carol service of the season with our ‘Christmas Together’ service. You would also be really welcome to join us for that - just click below.
Our Christmas Magazine is now available.
Click the image beside to read our online copy.
This edition includes a tribute to Rev David Chapman, a story from Holly Crawford along with information about our Christmas services and opportunities to give in this festive season.
Join us on the run up to Christmas day on our daily Advent Reading Plan. There are 14 readings spread across the next two and half weeks. Take it at your own pace and enter the Christmas Story.
If you have not already done so and would like to continue your connection with and involvement in our church family of Islandmagee Presbyterian Church, please do access the information below or reply using the letter you received.
There is no deadline date for this but we would really encourage you to do this as soon as possible so we can process the information ahead of the New Year. Thank you.
You may have received a letter in the post (click HERE to read an online version.)
If you have had a connection with our congregations in the past or would like to have a connection please click HERE and fill out our joining and contact form.
We are really pleased by the progress that is being made in the clearing, cleaning and basic decoration of the church at Lunnon Road. Below you can see a short video that shows some of the progress of the last weeks and the current situation in the building. The work will continue in the coming months. A working group from the committee has begun to consider the property needs for Islandmagee Presbyterian. Do remember them and the work of the committee in your prayers - it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks to Paul and Holly Crawford for the pictures and video!
Click HERE for the latest version of ‘One Voice in Prayer’
At our monthly prayer meeting last week we took time to pray for Iran guided by the SAT-7 Advent Prayer Guide.
It was so encouraging to hear how God was at work across the Middle East.
If you would like to access this Advent Prayer Guide and use it over the coming weeks please click HERE.
You can also find SAT-7’s international recording of Silent Night if you keep scrolling down - enjoy!
The Presbyterian Herald is the official magazine of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland. It provides a forum for debate and discussion on a wide range of topics and aims to educate, inform and inspire Presbyterians and the general public.
The Herald contains news items, reflection pieces and articles from a wide range of sources.
You can find a free sample by clicking HERE.
If you would be interested in signing up to receive the magazine please speak to Jeannie Irvine.
Click HERE to find out how you can receive it online.
The World Development Appeal is an annual initiative of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland that focuses on helping people trapped in poverty. It endeavours to change lives and communities for the better by channeling resources in support of sustainable development projects in every continent. This work is taken forward through PCI’s development partners, Christian Aid and Tearfund.
Find out more about the appeal by reading the article in our Christmas Magazine of by watching the video beside.
Envelopes will be available in the vestibule throughout the Christmas season if you would like to give. Thank you.
The 2023 PCI Calendar is now available, it features scenes from around the Church with Scripture verses with two months per page. It costs £5 each including delivery
For more info and to order visit:
If you haven’t done so already why not sign up to the daily readings from TIDES or the weekly prayer points.
Tides is a simple resource to help you develop a regular rhythm of bible reading.
Visit HERE to sign up for a daily email.
Let's Pray is a weekly email resource, providing prayer topics and requests for the coming week running from Sunday to Saturday. It features prayers and requests concerning all aspects of the life and work of the Church, with a major emphasis on Global Mission and Mission in Ireland.
Visit HERE to find this week’s prayer resource and to sign up for the weekly email.
Below are a couple of songs to encourage you to reflect on the themes for our service on Sunday.