Prayer meetings: At 9.30am each Sunday before the 10am Morning Service and at 6.00pm before the 6.30pm Evening Service.

MONTHLY PRAYER MEETINGS: Thursday 1st October at 8pm in the Darragh Room.

Youth Fellowship for year 8 and upwards meets each Sunday night from 7.45pm until 9.30pm.

WE ARE STILL IN NEED OF ANOTHER FEMALE HELPER FOR YOUTH FELLOWSHIP. IF YOU FEEL YOU COULD HELP, PLEASE SPEAK TO JOHN McVICKER

THE WELL meets each Wednesday from 10am to 12 noon in the Darragh Room. Everyone welcome.

The BOWLING also meets each Wednesday from 7.00pm to 8.30pm. All welcome.

A Harvest Quiz has been arranged for Friday 9th October at 7.30pm. All proceeds will go to our Harvest Appeal for Tearfund. A light supper will be provided so for catering purposes it would be helpful if you would please add your name to the list on the table in the vestibule.

Ladies Fellowship will meet in BALLEE CHURCH on Monday 19th at 7.30pm. The topic is Crafts by Rose and Bumble. All ladies are warmly welcome.

All those ladies who are attending the Irish Women’s Convention in The Assembly Buildings, Belfast on Saturday 10th October are reminded that the event is from 10am to 3.30pm (doors open at 9.15am) The train leaves Cullybackey Station at 7.51am and Ballymena Station at 8am. If anyone is travelling by car, parking is available in and around the city centre, but the Great Northern multi-storey car park (by the Europa Hotel} is particularly convenient. Entry is via Hope Street and the exit at Glengall Street is just across the road from the conference centre

SMALL GROUPS: –

FRANCIS’ BIBLE STUDY meets each Tuesday night (unless otherwise stated) at 7pm in the Darragh Room.
JOHN’S BIBLE STUDY for younger men will be on Wednesday 14th October at 7.45pm.
TOMMY AND TREVOR’S Men’s Bible study group will meet at 8pm in the Darragh Room on Thursday 15th October.

OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD Shoebox appeal – filled boxes need to be at the church by no later than Sunday 8th November. Please remember to include £5 to help cover transport costs. If you feel that you are unable to fill a whole box by yourself, you could donate small items like socks, hats, scarves, toiletries including toothbrushes, hair brushes/ combs, hair bobbles etc or small fun items like a skipping rope, ball and pump small doll or cars, pencils, pens, notebook, colouring books etc by leaving them on the table in the vestibule (Please note that soap or toothpaste are not allowed this year) alternatively, if you prefer to give a donation to Elizabeth Nelson and we will use it to fill a box for you.

Safeguarding Training will take place on Monday 19th October at 7.30pm in 1st Ahoghill.

EQUIP is an informal training programme that seeks to explore some of the key doctrines of the Christian faith from a distinctively Reformed perspective. We will be thinking about why they matter and what impact they have on our discipleship. Series 2 explores WHY WE DO WHAT WE DO and will take place in 1st Ahoghill Presbyterian Church at 7.30pm on the following dates: –

20th October – Why we Pray – Stephen Kerr
17th November – Why we read and preach – Moore Casement
19th January 2027 – Why we baptise – Rodger Crooks
16th February – Why we partake in the Lord’s supper – Stafford Carson
16th March – Why we sing – Keith McIlroy.