The stormy weather has postponed the magazine assembly by a few hours, but, hopefully, the paper editions will be ready on Sunday 26th January for distributors in Carryduff and Killaney to pick uo a bundle for delivery. Those of you wise enough to have signed up will already have a
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Sunday 19th January 2025

We look forward to worshipping God on Sunday 19th. The two readings connect the way the team at churches are meant to work, and a look at the way that couple-teams in marriages are designed to work. We will be meeting for Bread and Wine at the Lord’s Table At
Continue readingMidweek Service Wed 8th Jan. Caution advised
Due to the freezing weather, the car park at Carryduff is a little bit slippery. I think it is possible to use it safely, and after doing so, please follow the defrosted path near the car park spaces. The service will be broadcast on our Parish Facebook page and I
Continue readingWeather Alert? Services are operating as normal this Sunday

Despite the threat of overnight snow to parts of the province, our worship will hopefully take place tomorrow Sunday 5th January at 8:30, 10:30, and 12:00 in the usual places. If the snow does fall overnight, am online live version of the service should be on the parishes’ Facebook channel.
Continue readingFoodBank Sunday

This Sunday, 5 January, is the monthly collecting day for non perishable foods for use at the two local food-banks we support. If unable to get to church today due to weather please bring your non-perishable items next week. Gifts given to the Larder are collected in Carryduff and for
Continue readingThe times they are a-changing! Well the service time anyway.

For the rest of the winter our main service at St. Ignatius’, Carryduff will be held from 10:30 am. We encourage families with children to come early as the Sunday Club will open for children at 10:15, and parents can pick their children up again at 11:30. The children may sit
Continue readingMrs Sarah Rutledge
It is with sorrow that we receive the news that Mrs Sadie Rutledge, one of the last remaining founder members of Carryduff parish, passed away in recent days. Sadie’s husband Cecil died in 2021 and, since then, she has lived with her daughter Evelyn in Banbridge. She has been a
Continue readingFood wasting away? What about the hungry people?
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Continue readingNew Year’s Eve
Watching in the new year in fellowship with God and one another. Meet in St Ignatius’ Church at 11:30 pm on 31st December 2024. then go out intio the world that God loves and seeks to save in 2025. Come a little early and have a chat!
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Jesus at the temple Colossians 3:12-17 Luke 2:42-52 8:30 am Holy Communion at Carryduff 10:00 am Sunday Morning Worship at Carryduff 12:00 pm Sunday Morning Worship at Killaney Main order of service
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Something we can all agree on, on Christmas Day. Not. Let’s agree that Jesus didn’t come to Bethlehem to make full people fuller, and poor people poorer. So how come we go to so much trouble to make/let that happen? He came that we may have life and have it
Continue readingGiving
Do we only give to friends?
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