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 This year, for the first time, a Bishop's Bible Week will be
held from Tuesday 28th to Friday 31st August in St
Saviour's, Dollingstown at 8.00pm. St Saviour's is the
newest church in the Church of Ireland Diocese of Down &
Dromore and this will be an ideal opportunity for people to
see inside the new building. The theme for the Bible Week is
'Looking on the heart' and the speaker will be the Revd Ed
Vaughan, from Crinken Church, Bray. Before coming to Ireland
Ed, who is Australian, was involved in a church-planting
ministry in Sydney.
Ed's topics for the four evenings are:
| Tuesday |
The joy and
fear of the Lord (2 Samuel 1-6) |
| Wednesday |
The
everlasting king (2 Samuel 7) |
| Thursday |
The
king falls (2 Samuel 9-12) |
| Friday |
The
price (2 Samuel 13-18) |
Speaking ahead of his Bible Week the
Right Revd Harold Miller, Bishop of Down &
Dromore, said, 'The 'real' beginning of the
Church Year in parishes is September! People
have returned from their holidays,
children's work is up and running,
organisations have started up again, and
there is a sense of buzz about what God will
do among us over the coming months. However,
in the end of the day, it is not just good
organisation which grows and develops
churches, but people with a real heart for
God and for others. That is especially the
case with leaders - in music; in serving; in
children's and youth work; in the Mothers'
Union, on the Select Vestry, etc'.
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Revd Ed Vaughan
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Cracked Pot Puppets
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The Bishop's Bible Week is intended to be
four evenings of encouragement as parishes
prepare for the year ahead - encouragement
from the Word of God speaking into our
lives; encouragement in worship; and
encouragement in simply being together. The
worship and atmosphere at the Bishop's Bible
Week will be informal with nightly
appearances by the 'Cracked Pot Puppet Team
from Holywood'; well known local people will
be doing Bible readings; Alison Cadden from
Seagoe Parish and her music group will
perform songs and lead the singing with
Nicola Cowan, Karen Bowden and Clara Costly as the
soloists; and the Big Blue Sky Christian
drama company will also be taking part.
In issuing a general invitation Bishop
Harold said, 'Don't miss it! - I'll be there
to welcome you each evening at the Bible
Week in Dollingstown and my prayer is that
God, who will certainly be there, will bless
us abundantly.'
Directions:
St Saviour's Church is situated on the main
Belfast-Lurgan road, through Dollingstown
(A3), opposite the car showroom.
02/08/2007
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