The Bible reading was from the Book of Ecclesiastes 5:8-20.

Sunday morning worship will be conducted by Rev Trevor Boyd at 11.30am. We will resume our studies in Ecclesiastes as we look at Awe & Obedience to God based on Ecclesiastes 5:1-7.

Raymond Adams will teach from Leviticus chapter 16 about the atonement, the scapegoat and the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Raymond will explore how our sins were laid on Jesus, how He died and paid the price for us to be forgiven

This Easter Sunday in First Rathfriland we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Rev Trevor Boyd asks the question, “Why Did Jesus Rise.” What impact does this have on our lives when we say that Jesus rose. We have become so used to saying that Jesus rose might we have overlooked some of the significance and the meaning?

Palm Sunday is traditionally when we start to turn our thoughts in earnest to the Easter Story. We start to prepare ourselves for the death and resurrection of Jesus which we celebrate especially on Easter Sunday and remember each Sunday we gather for worship.

The Rev Trevor Boyd conducts worship today and leads us in thinking about our work-life balance and time for God.  Solomon moves on to his favorite subject of work. In particular, he leads us in a discussion to finding balance in our work in Ecclesiastes 4:4-6. Some of you may have read about work-life balance or may have been involved in discussions at work about how to achieve a work-life balance. When I worked with Pfizer this topic would come up from time to time. Pfizer too like Solomon and the pages of Scripture knew that if you could help employees achieve the right balance of work and life then you could achieve maximum output with happiness and contentment from the employee. How many achieved that I don’t know. But I do know that the balancing point was different for all of us.

This Sunday the Rev Trevor Boyd introduces Raymond Adams who is on placement with us as part of his Auxillary Ministry training. Today he will speak on the Passover from Exodus 12.

Today First Rathfriland Presbyterian congregation will be led in worship by Rev Trevor Boyd who will read and study Ecclesiastes 4:1-8 Today Solomon is bringing us face to face with the issue of oppression. Solomon is saying that if we want to understand the world, we need to understand the problem of oppression. Not only is oppression something highlighted by Solomon, but it is also one of the big issues that the writers of Scripture address throughout the Bible. Solomon considered all the oppression under the sun. We might well ask, “How does this thing called oppression work?”

The Rev Trevor Boyd welcomes everyone to the Annual PW service for the First Rathfriland ladies. This year our guest speakers are Gary & Mary Reid who are based in Kenya

Mark Annett leads worship in First Rathfriland Presbyterian Church this morning as the Rev Trevor Boyd is on holiday. The reading is from Song of Songs chapter 3. Mark will teach about being sought, found, and brought.