Some friends recently purchased a puppy, they and the family love it to bits, and it has become the centre of family life. They bought it well before Christmas, to give themselves and the children time to bond with the little thing, and to ensure it won’t get forgotten about
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Sunday 12 December Services
12 December Advent 3 (Purple) 8:30 Early Communion at Carryduff Order of Service Philippians 4:4–7 Luke 3:7–18 10:00 Sunday Morning Prayer at Carryduff Order of Service 12:00 Sunday Morning Prayer at Killaney Order of Service Philippians 4:4–7 Luke 3:7–18
Continue readingOut of Control! | Day 10 | Dec 7
Living out of control The power of passions “It is no use”. How often do you and I say that to describe our addiction to whatever-it-is-that-captivates-us. We just can’t give up, I have no power to say no anymore. The issue back in Jeremiah’s day was the worship of foreign
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Continue readingRoad Sense? | Day 9 | Dec 6
Road sense . . . . or the lack of it. There are two very dangerous phrases which, whether spoken or unspoken, lead to road disaster. “I can do this!” and “It won’t happen to me!” Such sentiments have first driven people of all ages, though more often young men,
Continue readingWatchlist | Day 8 | Dec 5
What will I watch today? A day without TV? Seriously! There is such a choice. At any given moment a well connected home can watch thousands of television programmes and movies on Netflix, Prime, Now, BritBox, Disney+, oh and I was forgetting, BBC1, BBC2, UTV, Chanel 4 and My 5
Continue readingLying Low | Day 7 | Dec 4
Lying Low The sleep of the “good”? Advent reminds us of God’s copmmandments that we so easily neglect. One of them is the command to rest. How goes it for you? It is nearly 11:00 pm as I write this; requiring my brain and typewriting fingers to be fully engaged
Continue readingStart/Don’t start? | Day 6 | Dec 3
Don’t start what you cannot continue??? Wise words, don’t you agree? Yet we would experience very little in life if we only dared to do what we knew was going to be worthwhile doing. I reckon we all need to give ourselves permission to try things – to have a
Continue readingAnyone for Advent? | Day 5 | Dec 2
Anyone Noticed Advent? The missing meat. Did you know that when Advent Fasting was a ‘thing’ it served, in part, to reduce the amount of meat that people were eating during the harsh winter season. It also gave room for manoeuvre as Christmas approached, as it ensured there was food
Continue readingLighting the Christmas Tree | Killaney | Sun 5th at 5pm

Tree Time! Sunday 5th December at 5:00 pm On Sunday afternoon, as darkness falls, we are hoping to punch a hole in the darkness in Boardmills as we light up the Community Christmas Tree outside St Andrew’s Church! Mulled Punch, Apple Juice and Shortbread will be served with a little
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