Our prayer and praise services return on Sunday the 1st September at 6:30 pm in the church Centenary Room.
This service has been incredibly popular over the last year providing an opportunity for people to come together in an informal setting to simply sing in praise of God and spend time in prayer.
The format of the service is based on our church mission statement that we are a Presbyterian congregation who worship God, serve our community and proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ. Each week we focus on a different part of church life celebrating how we worship God and seeking God’s will and equipping as each ministry serves the community and proclaims the gospel of Jesus Christ.
It doesn’t matter if you’re young or old; have been coming to church all your life or if it’s a while since you’ve visited; or maybe you’ve never been to church before, this is a service for everyone. So why not come along on Sunday 1st September at 6:30 pm.
The ending of a holiday and getting back to the routine of life is an opportunity to make significant lifestyle changes. With this new beginning can come new prayers, a cry to God that this season would be different from the last, that life would take a step forward.
Over the next two weeks we will be thinking about how we can know God through these prayers. We will be looking at two very different examples of how God meets us in our prayers.
On Sunday 18th August we will meet a man call Jairus whose daughter was desperately ill. Jairus sent messengers to Jesus asking that he would come and heal his daughter, and after some delays, Jesus responded and the girl was restored. (Read Luke 8: 40-56)
Then on Sunday 25th August we will read about a very different expereince of prayer. The Apostle Paul, known for incredible displays of God’s power and numerous examples of people being healed through him, yet in his personal life we’re told that he prayed three times for a thorn in the flesh to be removed. There was something in his life he desperatly wanted to be rid off but God did not grant his prayer. Even in this unanswered prayer Paul met God in an incredibly powerful way. (Read 2 Corinthians 12: 1-10)
So, whether you have been praying for years and it seems as though God has not answered, or you’ve been astounded because in truth you didn’t expect God to answer, but he did, why not come along on Sunday morning at 10:30 and discover how we know God through all our prayers.
Stuart is back from holiday and will be leading us in worship and in our thinking.
We will be holding our Holiday Bible Club in Portstewart Presbyterian Church Hall on Wednesday 19th, Thursday 20th, and Friday 21stJune for P1 – P7 age kids from 6 pm until 8 pm
We will have Songs, Drama, Memory verse, quizzes, Stories, and crafts. Small groups and snacks throughout each evening.
On Saturday 22nd we will be hosting a Family Fun Day and on Sunday 23rd we will be having our Holiday Bible Club celebration at 6.30 pm at our Church Evening Service, come along for a fun-filled week.
You can sign up your child or children using the QR code on the Poster we would love to see your child/children at our Holiday Bible Club this year.
Check out some of the pictures from other holiday bible clubs.
Thanks to everyone who came along to our community fun day and showing of the champions league final. In the middle of what has been some lousy weather we were blessed with wonderful sunshine which was matched only by the smiling faces of those who who came along.
It’s been a busy few weeks in Portstewart Presbyterian Church.
Sophie Hogg and Anna Fell held a coffee morning fundraiser for their summer Exodus team trip raising an incredible £1354.10. Well done girls and thank you to everyone who came along and supported them. Girls, we look forward to commissioning you in church and then hearing from you when you get back home again. In the meantime we will enjoy the photos from your coffee morning.
Well done to all the GB girls who did an incredible job serving around 150 breakfasts to raise money for GB funds. The girls raised an impressive £950.45. All of this hard work will help GB funds. Well done girls, you did a fantastic job.
