Presbyterians Rise With The Son

Thousands of Presbyterians all around Ireland will be up early this coming Sunday, 27 March, Easter Sunday, to celebrate Christ's Resurrection at a series of dawn (or close!) services being held at a variety of outdoor venues including seaside and hill top locations.

Originally these services began as an initiative of the Presbyterian Church's Youth Board but have now become a tradition and are attended by people of all ages and denominations as an act of public witness to the Risen Lord on this most important day in the Christian year.

Typical of many is the service in Belfast which will be at the Henry Jones Memorial Playing Fields at 6.00am on Church Road beside Castlereagh Presbyterian Church. It will be led by young people from Knock Presbyterian and like most of the other services will include appropriate Bible readings, praise and prayer.

After some of the services fellowship will continue over breakfast and in the case of the Belfast service this will be in the nearby Castlereagh Presbyterian Church Hall where worshippers will be served by members of the East Belfast Presbytery Team that are going to North Carolina this summer.

"An early start to Easter follows the Biblical example of the disciples who, we read, went early to the tomb and learnt of Christ's resurrection," says Jim McDowell, one of the organisers of the Belfast service. "Being involved in worship as the sun dawns adds to the excitement and anticipation on such a significant day in the Christian year."

Some of the services taking places are listed below in their Presbytery areas:

Issued by Stephen Lynas, Presbyterian Information Services. Info@PresbyterianIreland.org

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