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Making the most of Back to Church Sunday - Updated
"Almost six months after Back to Church Sunday 2010 there are still six people attending our church regularly who hadn't been there before." These are the words of a rector in the Church of Ireland.
Building on the encouraging beginning that the Back to Church Sunday initiative had in Ireland in 2010 the Church of Ireland Council for Mission is hosting a series of events in association with the Methodist Home Mission Board to enable parishes to benefit even more from this initiative in 2011.
Wednesday 13 April
11am Dublin:
Tallaght Parish Centre, Tallaght, Dublin
(for directions see: www.stmaelruains.ie or Tel: +353 (0)1 4621044)
7:30 pm Londonderry:
Clooney Hall Methodist Church, Clooney Terrace, Londonderry, County Londonderry BT47 6AR
Tel: 028 71348531
Thursday 14 April
11am Belfast:
Knocknagoney Parish Church: The Aslan Centre, 13a Knocknagoney Road, Belfast, BT4 2NR
Tel. 028 9076 0420
7:30 pm Lisburn: Seymour Street Methodist Church Hall, Lisburn, BT27 4XG (www.seymourstreet.org )
Saturday 14 May
8 am Armagh:
General Synod, Armagh City Hotel
(www.armaghcityhotel.com ; Tel: 028 3751 8888)
Included in each hour-long presentation will be stories and video clips of churches in Ireland that benefitted from participation in Back to Church Sunday, tips on how to make the best use of available resources and a chance to ask questions.
Who's it for?
The event is open to any member of a local church whether or not the church has previously participated in Back to Church Sunday
Is there a charge?
No. The event is being sponsored by the two mission boards
Further information is available from the secretary of the Council for Mission:
Rev Paul Hoey
Email: [email protected]
Tel: 028 66 329655