Paula Bradshaw MLA NI Executive Thank you for sharing Paula Bradshaw MLA - important we hear from as many parents as possible at this critical time when the NI Executive is progressing a new Childcare Strategy. Childcare will play a critical role in our economic recovery & both parents & providers need better support.

The sermon at this week's Centenary service in Armagh will be delivered by Rev Sahr Yambasu, president of The Methodist Church in Ireland Live coverage on BBC One at 10.30am on Thursday.

"in the birth death and resurrection of Jesus Christ I see that God turns all endings into new beginnings and death into life. God invites us to be part of this story to be people who bring hope healing and renewal to our world". (Archbishop of Canterbury in his New Year message.

Thank you Patrick Kielty for your unashamedly and honest commentary on NI. Such a refreshing and positive influence on so many and certainly a voice of hope in tge midst of so much doom and gloom. definately got my vote for NI Ambassador

Naomi Long MLA Michelle O’Neill Mary Lou McDonald I would love to see the churches not just make a statement condemning this, but also to come up with a joint strategy to find a respectful way towards a shared future. We have to be better than this. The Methodist Church in Ireland Presbyterian Church Church of Ireland CatholicBishops

This is an excellent and very helpful article. Sorry I missed it first time round. x.com/rev_mac/status…

Do you know about Olio? It's a free app that lets you give away (or get) free food and household items so they don't go to waste. Pretty awesome! Use my referral link here to download the app share.olioex.com/referral/70648…

Happy New Year from our house to yours.

"Only half of the pastor’s work is to gather the people together for worship. The other half is to send them back to their daily tasks equipped to be the salt of the earth and the light of the world. If we forget this second part, the other can be positively dangerous. Newbiggin"

I've signed this. Other lay and ordained church leaders are invited to do the same. Or sign one of the other petitions against this immoral and possibly illegal "Illegal Migration Bill" jpit.uk/response-to-il…

Thought of this service when I was praying with the passage of scripture from the lectionary Isaiah 61:1-3. rb.gy/x6dpb

Icing on cake to be in Derry and get this picture.

What an extraordinarily inspirational evening spent in the company of the poet's daughter Catherine Heaney, the Ulster Orchestra, and Hellas Ensemble in the magnificent Spiritual Oasis that is Carlisle Road Methodist Church. Great event great venue and great company.

We’re trying to get as many followers as Rishi Sunak this Christmas so we can show the government just how many people are prepared to fight for the NHS and its staff. Please can you take a few seconds to help by following us and retweeting this?

On International Women's Day I am so grateful and thankful for these 4 amazing and inspirational women in my life.

I read an article this morning written by Mark Green of LICC where he is writing about Oppenheimer's abuse at the hands of USA Whitehouse officials drawing parallels with today's society. He wrote this: "...when it feels like our culture demands repentance but denies forgiveness

2 fear sets in. Fear that we’re only a clumsily expressed sentence or a politically incorrect opinion away from a call from HR, online abuse, or being shunned by our oldest friends..." Offering forgiveness involves an intentional decision to let go of resentment and anger. If we

3 are ever to break the culfear sets in. Fear that we’re only a clumsily expressed sentence or a politically incorrect opinion away from a call from HR, online abuse, or being shunned by our oldest friends..." Offering forgiveness involves an intentional decision to let go of

4 resentment and anger. If we are ever to break the culture of 'themuns' and 'usuns' and tit for tat political point scoring we will need to move our Society more intentionally towards the late Seamus Mallon's hope of 'A Shared Home Place' in peace respecting the others values

5 and opinions.ture of 'themuns' and 'usuns' and tit for tat political point scoring we will need to move our Society more intentionally towards the late Seamus Mallon's hope of 'A Shared Home Place' in peace respecting the others values and opinions.