Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Covenanters in Ulster - free information day in Coleraine this Saturday


Over the coming weeks, there will be a number of Covenanter Information Days, staffed by members of local Reformed Presbyterian congregations. The days will include:

- 30 minute drama
- exhibition
- interactive timelines
- DVD presentation
- heritage trails and leaflets


The next one is at Coleraine Town Hall, this Saturday (21 February), from 10am - 4pm. The drama will be performed three times, at 10.30, 12noon and 2.00pm. Admission is free

Later that evening there will be "An Evening of Psalm Singing - Christ and His Suffering Church", also at the Town Hall, beginning at 7.30pm. Admission free - singing will be led by the Northern Presbytery Choir.

Shown below are some photographs from the drama being performed during February in schools in the Carrickfergus area:

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(wearing black, from left: Alexander Peden, Robert Blair and David Houston. Also pictured are fictional couple Andrew and Sarah, members of Blair's congregation in Bangor and passengers onboard Eagle Wing)


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(Robert Blair explains his arrival in Ulster, and his plan to sail on Eagle Wing)


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(the cast close the play at a Carrickfergus school in February 2009)

1 comments:

Elaine Briggs said...

Hi There,

I am so pleased to see what is going on back home. I was from Ballymoney until 5 years ago when our family moved to California. My husband is a Reformed Baptist pastor here in Sacramento. This is very encouraging. Keep up the good work. Maybe you could come and do a presentation here!

Elaine Briggs