Prayer meetings: At 9.30am each Sunday before the 10am Morning Service and at 6.00pm before the 6.30pm Evening Service.

MONTHLY PRAYER MEETING: Thursday 3rd at 8.00 pm

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THE ANNUAL PRESBYTERY DAWN SERVICES WILL TAKE PLACE AT SLEMISH AND PORTGLENONE FOREST PARK ON EASTER SUNDAY MORNING AT 6.30 am

SUNDAY SCHOOL and bible class continue after morning service at 11.15am. Please encourage your children and young people to attend and bring their friends too.
SUNDAY SCHOOL AND BIBLE CLASS WILL NOT MEET ON THE 20th AND 27th FOR THE EASTER BREAK

BALLYKEEL YOUTH meets each Sunday evening from 8pm to 9.30pm. This group is for all young people from year 8 and upwards. All will be made very welcome so spread the word and bring your friends.
WE WILL TAKE A BREAK FOR EASTER ON THE 20th AND 27th

WORK NIGHT It’s that time of year again when we need a little extra help around the church grounds. If you could lend a hand with a bit of weeding, brushing and general tidying up, we would really appreciate your assistance. We will be meeting from 6pm on Monday 7th. The more helpers we have the shorter the time it will take to get the job done.

THE WELL meets every Wednesday from 10am to 12 Noon. Everyone is welcome for a cuppa, scone and chat.

BALLYKEEL LADIES FELLOWSHIP on Tuesday 29th. This will be the final meeting this session and will be a Dessert Night. We would like to thank Nadine for organising the programme this year and also all those who provided supper each month. We look forward to starting again in September.

Bowling will meet as usual on Wednesdays at 7pm. Old and new members both male and female will be made very welcome.

SMALL Groups:

TOMMY AND TREVOR’S GROUP meet this month on Thursday 10th in the Darragh Room at 8pm. Anyone who has not been before and would like to come would be most welcome.

JOHN AND ANDREW’S GROUP meets on Wednesday 9th at 7.45/8pm to continue their studies in Ephesians. This month they will be looking at chapter 3.

FLOWER LIST If you would like to contribute flowers to our worship, there is a list on the noticeboard in the vestibule to which you may add your name. You can choose a date which may have personal meaning to you (birthday, anniversary etc.) The flowers don’t have to be elaborate or professionally arranged – a bunch in a vase is a lovely display and reminds us of God’s beauty through creation. At the end of the morning or evening service, you can take your flowers and give them to someone you know who would appreciate them or simply take them home and enjoy them yourself. Your help in this ministry would be very much appreciated.

We have received the following from Eve McMullan, Ballymena’s Scripture Union Schools’ Worker.

I just wanted to send a personal invite to you and your Church family to our 15 year Anniversary Service on Saturday 5th April in Ballyloughan Presbyterian Church at 7.30pm. We want to take some time to give thanks to God for His faithfulness to this ministry over the last 15 years, reflect and share stories of His goodness in our school and just enjoy some time together as people in Ballymena. We plan to have a variation of the traybake ‘fifteens’ and if that isn’t enough, there will also be cake.

FIRST AID AND BASIC FOOD HYGIENE TRAINING
Our first aid and food hygiene certifications have now expired and as such we need volunteers to be trained in either or both of these areas so that we can fulfil our responsibilities within the activities in our church. Ideally each organisation should have at least one person who is first aid trained and for any organisation, meetings or events where catering takes place again at least one person should hold a basic food hygiene qualification. If you would like to volunteer for this training, please put your name on the appropriate sheet or sheets on the vestibule table. Dates and times for the training is still to be organised once we gauge interest. If anyone already has these qualifications, please email Marie on marie_wilson17@hotmail.com and she will be more than happy to add your name to the list of those trained.