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Stephen’s February Letter

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Dear Friends It has been exciting watching, and sharing with people in our parishes, as they grapple with the implications of the book “Love Your […]

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Christmas Message from St Andrew’s

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Christmas Day Sermon and Carols from St Andrew’s Church, December, 25, 2021.

Happy Christmas | Dec 25

25th December 202122nd December 2021 Stephen Lowry No Comments

To watch this, rather than read it, may I suggest you click the image above or use this link. Happy Christmas morning! May I, on […]

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Waiting is nearly over | Day 27 | Dec 24

24th December 202122nd December 2021 Stephen Lowry No Comments

The Waiting goes on . . . . and on! When will this be over? No, I am not talking about COVID–19. I try to […]

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Anyone for Tea? | Day 26 | Dec 23

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Anyone for tea? Cautionary Tales We were invited to Aras an Uchtaran some years ago. That is the name of the Irish Presidents’s formal home […]

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Services at Christmas

22nd December 202123rd December 2021 Stephen Lowry No Comments

St Ignatius’ Carryduff Friday 24th December 8:00 pm Christmas Communion Christmas Eve at Carryduff Saturday Christmas Day 10:30 am Church Family Christmas Service Sunday 26th […]

Abandoned by the king | Day 25 | Dec 22

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An excuse for a man The brave words of a crumby king: ‘He is in your hands,’ King Zedekiah answered. ‘The king can do nothing […]

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Just a wee dram | Day 24 | Dec 21

21st December 202120th December 2021 Stephen Lowry No Comments

At this season of joyful excess, these words come as a powerful reminder of the danger of the season of too much joyful excess. Remember […]

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Leave us alone | Day 23 | Dec 20

20th December 202122nd December 2021 Stephen Lowry No Comments

Family Versus Church The dilemma The story of the Rechabites, as told by Jeremiah, reveals the strange dichotomy between our attitudes to what “grandda” says […]

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Slaves to our past | Day 22 | Dec 19

19th December 202122nd December 2021 Stephen Lowry No Comments

Repenting of … repentance? Slavery in the Jewish world When the great William Wilberforce challenged the world of its dependence on slavery, and managed by […]