Alister revealed that he wasn't the only member of his family to have preached from our pulpit. His uncle, the Rev Trevor Kennedy was the speaker at our Bowling Service back in November 2010.

On Saturday Afternoon 28th January Sonya Russell, Helen Kinghan and Marie Holmes attended the Service and meeting in our Cairncastle Church.

This special service, led by Rev Lena Cockcroft, was the start of celebrations to mark the 90th anniversary of the founding in 1927 of the Ulster District of the Women’s League.

Nine candles were lit commemorating the nine decades of work and worship of the League. The 48 members attending rededicated themselves, as Liberal Christian Women, to the ideals of the League:

companionship
prayerful and practical witness
charitable giving and, most importantly,
hospitality to all those who wish to join with us.

All present were very pleased that our Moderator, Rt. Rev Chris Wilson and his wife joined us for this special occasion. The Moderator was most complimentary of the work and witness carried out by the women of our Churches.

Rev Dr Will Patterson encouraged the congregation not to avoid the prompting of God in our minds and lives. Abraham in Genesis Chapter 2, he said, was prompted by God to have faith, to "take a chance" and promised in return to:
- that he would be blessed, and
- be made a blessing to other people.
And God holds out these same promises to us.

A "blessing" in the bible is used to express the happiest, most perfect state of life; to face any odeal without fear; not to be anxious for tomorrow. Such a way of life cannot be attained ourselves nor can it be received from other people; it is the gift of a power greater than ourselves and can only come from God.

We can have faith and rely of God's promise to bless us
- and on His second promise - the desire that we should be a blessing to other people.

Don't avoid God's prompting but have faith is HIs promise
- It's too good an offer to refuse!

"Serve the Lord with gladness" - Rev Dr Will Patterson (7 February 2016)