In a regular blog that by people offering a personal reflection on faith and rural life, Robin Fairbairn writes about grass. In this reflective peice he writes of its transient nature and how when he thinks of the green green grass of home, he is reminded of that ‘green hill far away,’ - as it says in the hymn - ‘where the dear Lord was crucified, who died to save us all.’
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In her first blog, conciliator Laura Coulter gives a fictional (if not unfamiliar) example of where conciliation in a congregation might be helpful. The blog is part of a series that promotes PCI’s Conciliation Service, which exists to assist Presbyterians in dispute to find resolution.
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On the Moderator’s weeklong visit to the Presbytery of Dublin and Munster this month, Rt. Rev. Dr. Noble McNeely went to see one of our newest congregations - Maynooth Presbyterian Church, known locally as Maynooth Community Church. In his blog, Maynooth’s minister, Rev. Keith McCrory looks at their first 10 years and realises afresh what “God has done amongst us.”
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Most congregations will have a family that includes a child with special additional needs. In her latest blog Ruth Bromley wrote about two evenings organized by PCI that have explored ways of including children with special additional needs in worship and children's ministry – another is planned for May.
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