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Presbyterian Moderator Dr Russell Birney begins a series of visits to holiday destinations around Ireland this Sunday 14 July, when he travels to the Kingdom of Mourne and Newcastle Presbyterian Church.
The Moderator will conduct both morning services at 10.00am and 11.30am. A moderatorial visit in early July has become quite a tradition at the seaside congregation and Dr Birney will bring the greetings of the General Assembly to the congregation and their minister Rev Ivan Patterson.
The following Sunday, 21 July, the Moderator will travel to the North coast to Portrush Presbyterian Church to preach at the morning service at 11am. In the afternoon he will visit York House, also in Portrush, one of 7 homes for the elderly run by the Presbyterian Residential Trust throughout Ireland. During his visit Dr Birney will meet the residents and conduct a short service of worship.
Sunday July 28 brings the Moderator back to the North coast, this time to Portstewart where he will take part in evening worship at the local Presbyterian Church starting at 7.00pm.
"While most congregations are not as busy during the summer months, it is quite different in these seaside congregations," says Dr Birney. "With an influx of visitors and holidaymakers there are great opportunities for the church and by my visits I want to encourage these 'holiday' congregations in all that they do."
Issued by Stephen Lynas, Presbyterian Information Services. Info@PresbyterianIreland.org
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