“2022 CelebratingNSPCI Women”

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This coming year year we would like to acknowledge and celebrate the contribution of our women, past and present, who have contributed to our denomination over the years. We are looking for your assistance and support.

Please help us, you are vital to its success. Our contact details are below.

Can you nominate one of your church ladies to be a link person with us?

Perhaps there may be those in your congregation who might put together a little feature or a human interest story for the Magazine? Tell us about your ladies or a specific lady you might like to honour. We want to highlight them throughout the year.

Sandra Gilpin and Pamela Topping are in the process of producing some pieces for the January and February editions, but we need pieces to include in the Magazine throughout the year. Your contributions would be invaluable. 

We also want to create a photographic display, possibly a photo ‘wall hangs’ and/or popups of ladies involvement in our churches. Do you have photos of ladies of your church in bygone days? If so, could you please forward copies. We would like to include these in the magazine along with your various recollections on women in your church. Photo of some of your ladies at recent events and activities will also be very useful eg. Church harvest, Carol Service, Sales, Walks, Picnics etc.

We would also like to have videos or written interviews with special ladies or individuals in your congregation?

Don’t forget to include date and name of the church and the ladies. (With their permission, of course)

If you or your ladies can suggest any other ideas of events we could have we are happy to hear from you as we look backward with pride and forward with hope.

Below is a list of some of the other suggested activities we are considering at present.

An ongoing charity, possibly Blythswood for those with the skills you might encourage your ladies to knit or crotchet some squares to make blankets which can then be donated to the cause.

January – Launch of NSPCI Women, each church is invited to host a service to celebrate the contributions of all our ladies. Lady ministers and lay-people could have an input to the content.

March – 40th Anniversary Celebration for the Ordination of Rev Lena Cockroft (organised by Ballymoney)

June – Synod – launch of Displays of NSPCI Women and their achievements. 

July/August – NSPCI Women walk, talk and a Picnic

September - Celebration Dinner –

Visit our website as dates are finalised for the various events – www.nspresbyterian.org

We look forward to hearing from you as we feel it is important to meet once again after the difficulties we have faced
during the past year.

You can contact any of us directly - Contact details are in the Aide Memoire or by the following email.
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Best Wishes
Carole McAvoy ,Sandra Gilpin, Heather Walker, Barbara Atcheson, Adele Johnston, Mary Stewart, Jayne
Caven, Pamela Topping, Joan Agnew, Margaret Montgomery, Elizabeth Moore, Sheila McMillan, Robert McKee,

Cork Unitarian Church has a new updated website. Please check it out at: 

https://www.unitarianchurchcork.com/

Presbytery of Bangor - New Moderator and Clerk

At a meeting of the Presbytery of Bangor on Wednesday 25th August, the Rev. Stephen Reain-Adair was elected as the new moderator taking over from Rev. Chris Wilson.  At the same meeting, the Rev. Brian Moodie was elected as the new clerk, taking over from Rev. Ian Gilpin who had occupied the role for almost three decades. 

Gratitude is to be expressed to both Rev. Chris Wilson and to Rev. Ian Gilpin for the time and energy they had given to their respective roles, but especially to the Rev. Ian Gilpin for his years of faithful and selfless service in the role of clerk.  

CORK & DUBLIN UNITARIAN CHURCHES REOPEN FROM 28TH MAY 2021. 

Please note that as of 28th May 2021, Churches in the Republic have been able to re-open with a maximum of 50 people in any church building.

In addition to services in person Cork and Dublin Unitarian Churches also have online worship opportunities: 

CORK UNITARIAN -  continues to broadcast Sunday Services, Night Prayer and Reflections which can be found on the Facebook Site - Click Here

DUBLIN UNITARIAN - Information on Dublin services can be found on their website NEWS PAGE  as well as on their HOME PAGE.