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Parish Prayer Walk
– 28 June 2009
The Church of St Andrew Glencairn
went on a Prayer Walk up and down Forthriver
Road on Sunday 28th June. We were
accompanied by Bishop Alan and his wife Liz. First we walked up the hill to
the junction with Forthriver
Park and there held an
act of worship including a song, a reading and prayers. The infirm travelled
by minibus and car. Then down the hill again to the junction with Forthriver Drive
and there we continued to worship. Bishop Alan gave a short address on the
Parable of the Sower (Matthew 13). This involved all present joining in
vigorous actions to illustrate:
·
the birds
zooming down to pick up the seeds scattered on the path;
·
the
scorching of the seeds that fell on rocky places;
·
the thorns
choking the life out of the plants that were trying to grow amongst them;
·
the seeds
that fell on good soil and grew up strong to bear much fruit.
The Church was today scattering seeds
on the Forthriver Road,
being bold witnesses to the saving power of Jesus in our lives.
We returned to the church building and
there concluded our worship with the distribution of prizes to the members of
the Investigators’ Club (AKA the Sunday School) and a closing song. Bishop
Alan sang the Blessing.
The Church of St Andrew
Glencairn is seeking new ways of reaching out
to the local community. Please pray for us as we seek to discern the will of
the Father, the love of the Son and the power of the Holy Spirit in our
personal and parish lives.
Photographs of the event may be viewed
here.
The
story is also on the Diocese of Connor website.
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