Tea & Coffee

Everyone is invited for tea and coffee in the ‘Welcome Area’ after the service.

Lisburn Foodbank - Shopping List​

• Rice pudding

• Tinned spaghetti

• Biscuits

• Microwave rice

• Instant noodles

• Anti-bacterial spray

• Razors & Shaving foam

Bowl & Bap 

Bowl ‘n’ Bap soup lunches have finished for this session. We will resume in September.

Thought for the Day

Thought for the Day is a very simple, straightforward way to get a short Bible verse or reflection straight to your phone – every day. It is a reminder that you are not alone and a chance to reflect on a verse or message that you may not have thought about for a while. All you need is a mobile phone and access to WhatsApp. Sign up via the office or on the sign up sheet in the vestibule.

PW Outing

PW outing to Clifden House Tuesday 20th May. Cars will depart church 9.30am. Coffee 10.30am, guided tour 11am-12noon, home by 1pm. Cost £15 to include tea/coffee and scone, entrance and guided tour. Money will be collected on the day. Anyone planning to go, please sign your name is on sheet in vestibule if you haven’t already done so.

Keswick

Keswick at Portstewart takes place this year from 5th to 11th July. The theme is being SENT. Join us as we marvel at Jesus, the One SENT for us, and the one who SENDS us to make Him known. Speakers include Rick Hill, Chris Wright , Dai Henkey and Sam Allberry. More information available at keswickatportstewart.org

General Assembly

The General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland will meet in Assembly Buildings Belfast from Tuesday 10th June to Thursday 12th June. Further details to follow.

Personal Prayer

Personal prayer after church. If you would like someone from our prayer team to pray with you after morning worship in a quiet confidential setting please go to the Quiet Room after the service where a member of the team will be glad to share with you in prayer.

Home Groups

Kirk Session has decided that we would like to introduce home groups as an additional layer to our church life and community. Home groups provide opportunities for Bible study, personal prayer and fellowship in addition to Sunday morning worship and meetings of the prayer groups. They are an additional way of providing spiritual growth and development and are not a substitute for, or in competition with, Sunday morning public worship. More details on what home groups mean and the commitment involved can be found in the latest version of Pew News. If you are interested in joining a home group, there is a sign-up sheet in the vestibule which asks you for your name, address, contact details and preferences in terms of when to meet. Alternatively, please contact the Church office.

Wednesday Morning Prayer

Wednesday Morning Prayer on 21st May at 7.30am in the Quiet Room.

Spark Youth Club

Spark Youth Club meets on Friday 23rd May at 6.30pm.

Kirk Session Prayer Time

Kirk Session Prayer Time takes place on Wednesday 21st May at 7.30pm in the Downshire Room.

Being Presbyterian Event

The next ‘Being Presbyterian’ event is in Bannside Presbyterian Church, Banbridge on Saturday 31st May from 10.00am to 3.30pm. It will include two main sessions with lunch provided at 12.30pm. There’ll be no charge for tickets, but you may donate to the event on the day. You can book your ticket through Eventbrite, Gaza: A Question of Witness and of the Heart. Two ticket types are available – in person @Bannside Presbyterian Church and online via Being Presbyterian’s YouTube channel. Please select the ticket type and number of tickets you require. There will be video contributions by young people from Gaza and the West Bank as well as one by Muna Nassar, a Palestinian, who is also the Executive Director for Mission and Advocacy at the World Communion of Reformed Churches, and from Rev Dr Peter Cruchley, Director of the Commission for World Mission and Evangelism at the WCC. In person, we welcome Rita Aburahma speaking on human rights; Rev Dr Becca reflecting on working with teenagers in Gaza, using drama as a way of exploring the issues shaping their lives; and Dr Dianne Kirby, an academic and peace activist, reflecting on the importance of the concept of ‘Palestinianity’.