Trinity will be with us for the next few months undertaking ‘Short Term Service’ - a programme run by the Joint Mission Committee of the Irish & Scottish RP Churches. You can find out more about her and what she’ll be doing in Stranraer in the video above.
Goodbye to Amy
At the end of August we said goodbye to Amy who has moved back to Northern Ireland to take up a job in her hometown. Amy has played a big role in our congregation during the past seven years, particularly as a Sabbath School teacher. We are thankful for her time in Stranraer and will miss her a lot!
GO Team 2023
During the last week of August we had a go team (short term mission team) with us. The team members were Ruth, Hannah, Rosaleen, Hamish, Trinity, Campbell and Matteo.
Some of the team’s activities are summarised below:
Psalm singing in the town centre on the Lord’s Day afternoon, which led to a new contact being made.
Almost 5,000 leaflets advertising our mission services were distributed in Stranraer, Castle Kennedy and Sandhead.
On the Wednesday morning, some of the team did practical work at the church, while others helped run a drop-in. We were very encouraged to have 9 people come in over the two hours.
The team also helped to set up for a congregational BBQ at the manse on the Wednesday evening, to which the congregation were encouraged to invite family and friends.
On the Thursday, after a Covenanter tour to Anwoth, the team ran a One Day Bible Club. We had five church children in attendance, as well as two from outside the church.
On Friday, the remaining team members (some left on the Thursday) did some cleaning up at Stair Park (home of Stranraer FC), which has resulted in some very favourable comments being made to Stephen (who serves as club chaplain) at Stranraer’s home match the following Saturday.
All in all it was a really encouraging week, for which we give thanks to God.
