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June 2011

Greetings! It's that time of the year when we're looking towards summer holidays and hopefully some better weather.

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Conference 2011

This year's Conference will be hosted by the Down District, and will take place in Movilla Methodist and surrounding churches.

You'll find a copy of the Conference programme listing the representative sessions and all the main events, details of maps and travel, accommodation and in the Conference section.

News from the Methodist Conference will be tweeted by @ IrishMethWeb - You can participate using #mci11 hashtag for comments and reflections.

From our knees prayer blog

Keep up to date with the 24-7 prayer team, Jonny & Beth with ideas for resources.

Find out more about What if?. 24-7prayerireland in partnership with Alpha are trying to facilitate a year of prayer for 2011.  The plan is to get people right across the nation of Ireland (north and south) praying for a whole year as much as possible night and day!!

Back to Church Sunday 2011

Back to Church Sunday 2011 will be taking place on Sunday 25th of September. Church members give personal invitations to friends within their circle of contacts and then the local church offers a warm and honest welcome.

Resource packs are available but to ensure that your church receives one, you need to register by the end of June.

 

Prayer Walking in Co Clare

There are three prayer walking weekends being held over the coming months in Co Clare:   

Friday 18 - Sunday 21 June  has the theme Praying for our world, taking in a circular walk at the end of Loop Head, visiting ancient and more recent Christian sites and the lighthouse, Scattery Island with its monastic ruins and round tower and the cliffs of the north coast of Loop Head,  and ending with a swim in the Pollack Holes at Kilkee.  Each evening there will be a reflective session and the opportunity for a meal together. ..more->

Friday 17 – Sunday 19 September. We return to the Diseart O'Dea to Kilfenora three-day walk,  which has the theme of Stewarding God's Creation. On the way we will include again song, history, looking at the wild plants of the Burren and time to consider the ancient sites and routes and to pray for concerns today. 

For further details and contact details for Rosemary, see the Christ Church, Shannon web site. 


Events

Togherdoo Annual Treasure Hunt & BBQ - 24th June 2011
West Cork Circuit Family Day - 25th June 2011
Summer Swell - 10th July 2011
Castlewellan Holiday Week - 30th July 2011
Across the Years! Across the World! - 20th August 2011

Vacancies

Youth & Outreach Worker - High St, Lurgan - closing date 13th June 2011 ..more->

SU Schools E3 Worker - South East Antrim - closing date 15th June 2011 ..more->

Dublin North Circuit - Church Development Worker - Closing date 15th June 2011 ..more->

Director of Music - Ballymena Methodist Church - Closing date 30th June 2011 ..more->

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