Focus Trip to Arklow
A number of Focus members travelled to Arklow over Easter and spent the weekend working alongside the young people from Michael Anderson's Church there. It was a very successful weekend and our young people took part in the Sunday Morning Service.
Stevie Pointon in the
USA
Stevie has left Northen Ireland to take
up a post in a church in the USA. Here is a letter from Stevie.
The Ulster Project
A number of young people from our Church are travelling with the Ulster Project to USA this summer. more »
Graham Richardson in India
Graham Richardson is just back from spending part of his gap year teaching English to children in the
slums of India. He had a great and very enlightening time there and we hope to report some of his stories and pictures on this website shortly. He wrote a weekly blog while in India and you can read it here ». One of Graham's young pupils sent a letter to Rev Orr -
Letter received by Rev Orr from India
"Hello Wilfred Orr,
My name is Rincu and I am 12 years old, I am Indian and I have two English teachers. Their names are Jonathan Ball and Graham Richardson. They say hello. How are you? The weather here is fine. I expect it to be fine in India, how is it with you?"
Rincu
Exodus Project to Romania
Jim McDowell, our Director of Youth Ministry is leading a small group of young people to work in Romania during the summer. Lisa Kirker is assisting him as a coleader. This is as part of the Exodus Project which encourages Christian Discipleship. They will be working with two Presbyterian Churches in the Northern part of Romania. Some of their time will be spent with children and some with older children. Their next fundraising event will be a table quiz on 2nd May.