There is a lot going on in Portstewart this Christmas. It all begins on Saturday 26th of November from 10:30 – 13:30 when the Christmas Market returns to our halls for the first time since the Covid pandemic struck.
Why not come along and sample the wonderful traybakes, cakes and incredible variety of craft stalls. More than a few Christmas presents can be sourced and all under the one roof.
Sunday the 4th December is the annual Salvation Army toy appeal. Bring a toy labelled for a boy or girl and leave it under the church Christmas tree. That sense of Christian community continues on Monday the 5th of December when the local churches come together for community carol singing. We meet at 6:30 in Burnside Presbyterian Church carpark before singing at the local folds and sheltered housing.
Then on Sunday 11th December our brothers and sisters in Burnside Presbyterian church are holding a drive in Carol service in their church carpark. A novel way for us all to come together and hear the Christmas story. Our own carol service will be on the 18th December at 6:30. This service will involve many of our own members, a choir which is coming together especially for the occasion. All of this with the unique Christmas atmosphere as we worship by candlelight
Our young people from GB, Glow Club and Treasure Hunters will all be coming together to tell the nativity service on the morning of the 18th. Two services not to be missed.
We will again be hosting the primary school carol service on the 16th December. All of this as well as our Christmas morning service and it really is a time to celebrate this Christmas time. Why not make plans to come to one or more of the events this Christmas.
Would you like to benefit from some warm company… a cuppa…. craic… & crafts? Why not come along to CAMEO every 1st and 3rd Thursday afternoons.
There are a number of good reasons to come along to CAMEO.
At CAMEO we invite visitors to come and demonstrate new crafts and they also encourage us to have a go ourselves.
In CAMEO we knit, crochet, cross-stitch, make cards & paint with a purpose. In recent years we have sent boxes of knitwear (including Trauma Teddies), warm coats. These parcels of love have met the needs of Syrian refugees women and children, poverty stricken Moldovan families and Ukrainian refugees.
So, if you are on your own why not join the CAMEO ladies. Contact Amanda on 07738005045 or why not use our Ask USpage to find out more information.
This year‘‘s CAMEO project is called Project Romania. Ukrainian refugees are crossing into Romania and donations of blankets, quilts and knitwear (no clothes please), are needed by 30th October., but if you haven’t quite finished your knitting, keep going and it will be sent in a later delivery.
“I was very apprehensive on going to my first Cameo meeting as I was not sure what to expect. However I need not have worried. I was warmly welcomed by Amanda and those who were already there. It was very interesting to hear about the plight of the refugees in Lesbos and how badly they needed help. We knit for babies and very young children who are desperate for clothes and blankets. They are living in tents in atrocious conditions. We chat, laugh, exchange patterns as we knit and have a welcome cup of tea and cake. We end each meeting with a reading and a prayer. I have made new friends and really look forward to going to our Cameo meetings.”
Jennifer Caldwell
Ladies, don’t spend another Thursday afternoon on your own! Come along to CAMEO every 1st and 3rd Thursday.
