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

SUMMER MONTHLY PRAYER MEETINGS: Thursday 3rd September at 8pm in the Darragh Room.

Creche for children from birth to P4 takes place during the morning service after the children’s address.

DUE TO THE INCREASED NUMBER OF CHILDREN ATTENDING CHURCH, WE ARE IN NEED MORE HELPERS FOR CRECHE. IF YOU FEEL YOU COULD HELP WITH THIS VERY IMPORTANT PART OF OUR CHURCH, PLEASE SPEAK TO JILL SCROGGIE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

SUNDAY SCHOOL – for children from Nursery to P7 and BIBLE CLASS for young people from year 8 to year 14, will start again at 11.15am on Sunday 13th September.

YOUTH FELLOWSHIP will also start again on 13th September from 7.45pm until 9.30pm for young people Year 8 and upwards.
WE ARE STILL IN NEED OF ANOTHER FEMALE HELPER FOR YOUTH FELLOWSHIP. IF YOU FEEL YOU COULD HELP, PLEASE SPEAK TO JOHN McVICKER.

This month’s WORK NIGHT, when we tidy up around the church grounds, will be on Monday 7th September from 6pm onwards.

THE WELL begins again on Wednesday 9th from 10am to 12 noon in the Darragh Room. This is a time to chill out over a cuppa and scone and to meet up with friends and make new friends, in a safe, warm, friendly environment. Looking forward to seeing all our regulars and new faces too. Everyone welcome.

The BOWLING also starts again on Wednesday 9th from 7.00pm to 8.30pm. All welcome.

COMMITTEE will meet on MONDAY 14th at 7.45pm and SESSION will meet on TUESDAY 22nd at 7.45pm

SMALL GROUPS: –

FRANCIS’ BIBLE STUDY meets each Monday night at 7pm in the Darragh starting on the 7th September.
JOHN’S BIBLE STUDY for younger men starts on Wednesday 16th September at 7.45pm.
TOMMY AND TREVOR’S Men’s Bible study group meets on the third Thursday of each month beginning on 17th September at 8pm in the Darragh Room.

OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD is a project of Samaritan’s Purse. It is a hands-on way for you to bless children in need across the world by filling shoeboxes with toys, personal care items, school supplies and fun gifts. The mission of Operation Christmas Child is to demonstrate God’s love in a tangible way to children in need around the world. Through this project, Samaritan’s Purse partners with the local church worldwide to share the Good News of Jesus Christ and make disciples of the nations. Each year thousands of people like us pack shoebox gifts which bring great joy to children around the world. Flat pack shoeboxes will be available from Sunday 13th September for you to take, fill with your gifts and return to church no later than Sunday 8th November. These boxes will probably be the only Christmas gifts that these children receive, so please consider sharing the love of Jesus at this special time of the year.

CONTROVERSY, CHANGE, CONTINUNITY: Irish Presbyterianism in the 1920’s: a public lecture by Prof Andrew Holmes
Friday 4th September at 7pm in Union Theological College.

One hundred years ago, Irish Presbyterianism was going through a decade of significant development. After the Great War, the partition of Ireland was accompanied by economic recession and intercommunal violence. The Parliament of the new state of Northern Ireland took up residence for over a decade in The Presbyterian College, Belfast, a visible reminder of the close relationship between church and state. Against that backdrop, Presbyterians grappled with how their religious tradition related to this fluid context. Different, though not incompatible, responses were attempted, including evangelism and popular revivalism, institutional reform, theological reflection and the formation of pressure groups. The ensuing debate led to significant developments by 1926. In June, the General Assembly agreed that women were eligible for the office of ruling elder on the same basis as men, while in December, the Presbytery of Belfast received heresy charges against Professor J. Ernest Davey. To aid communal reflection on this pivotal period, the Faculty of Union Theological College invites you to join the College for a public lecture by Prof.Andrew Holmes, Professor of Modern History and Head of History at Queen’s University Belfast.

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: –

15th September – Why we worship – Michael McClenahan
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.