St Ignatius’ Carryduff 8:30 am Holy Communion Order of Service 9:30 am J Club Nativity Service 10:30 am Sunday School Nativity Service (These two services […]
Read moreMonth: December 2021
When a gift is not a gift | Day 21 | Dec 18
When is a gift not a gift? To give or to … bribe! With all the talk of the Elf on the Shelf, and the […]
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A good deal! | Day 20 | Dec 17
A Tough Dealer? I cut the offer price by … hundreds! The Book of Proverbs is full of observations gained by the wise in the […]
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Your shouldn’t have! | Day 19 | Dec 16
Oh no! You shouldn’t have! But thank you, I was only doing my best! Have you noticed how pride comes in many shapes and sizes; […]
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The Crossroads | Day 18 | Dec 15
I want, today, to ask you to reflect on a little verse which seems to me, to be a challenge to our two churches built […]
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Plan your day | Day 17 | Dec 14
Some days I can plan right down to the minute – almost. A list of tasks to be done is often the easiest way to […]
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Black Santa | Day 16 | Dec 13
Black Santa day arrives! On duty at St Anne’s For two weeks before Christmas the canons of St Anne’s play their small part in supporting […]
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Appointment of William Jeffrey to Lisbellaw
The Rev William Jeffrey We are pleased to receive news that the Reverend William Jeffrey has been appointed as Rector of Lisbellaw and Coolbuck in […]
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Here comes Trouble! | Day 15 | Dec 12
It’s not the best name to have in a family, or a community. To be the person that everyone dreads seeing at a meeting, or […]
Read moreEnvironment: Whose problem? | Day 14 | Dec 11
Photo by Zbynek Burival on Unsplash It is not my problem! There was once a King of Judah, who was called Hezekiah. He was a […]
Read moreEmotional Language | Day 13 | Dec 10
Photo by Amador Loureiro on Unsplash The limits of my language mean the limits of my world. — Ludwig Wittgenstein: Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus I suspect that […]
Read moreHit the Like Button! | Day 12 | Dec 9
Popularity A dangerous pursuit That image was written on a wall in Greece. The pursuit of popular engagement has taken over the world, and what […]
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