PCI General Assembly

Worship at the Assembly

As well as the business that must be transacted at the Assembly there has always been a focus on worship and this year is no exception with the Assembly Communion Service, lunchtime worship sessions and the Wednesday evening Assembly Celebration, all of which are open to anyone to attend.

Communion and Lunchtime Worship

Tuesday 12 noon; Wednesday and Thursday 12.15pm

Perhaps your evenings are not free but if you would like the opportunity to join in worship with fellow Presbyterians during lunchtime then you are welcome in the Assembly Hall for the Communion Service on Tuesday or the devotions on Wednesday and Thursday.

The outgoing Moderator Dr. Stafford Carson will preach at the Communion Service while the worship on Wednesday and Thursday will be lead by the Moderator's Chaplains, Niall Lockhart and Mark Shaw.

Assembly Celebration

Wednesday, 9th June at 7.45pm

The incoming Moderator has planned this event as "the equivalent of an MOT for our souls". What is going on in our lives that is good, well maintained and up to standard, and what is going on that might bring failure, spiritual breakdown or danger are the questions to be asked and answered at the Wednesday evening of the Assembly through an honest assessment of both the encouragements and discouragements facing us today.

Providing some answers will be the Ballysillan Praise Group and a panel including the Bishop of Down and Dromore, Rt. Rev. Harold Miller; former Baptist Pastor David McMillan; the Director of Scripture Union in Northern Ireland, Helen Warnock; and Roz Stirling, the Presbyterian Church's Director of Youth and Children's Ministry.

The health of our souls matters, and yet it is not something we talk about very much. At a time when there is diminishing trust in anything and confidence, even among Christians, is at a low point, this event is designed to help give some direction to building up the spiritual health of both congregations and individuals and to show that our faith gives us the strength to face the future and make a difference for good.