Rector's Letters
Please find below an archive of the Rector's Letters from this and previous months.
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MAY
Dear Friends,
The mid 1800s were turbulent times. Throughout Europe thrones toppled, governments reeled, revolution was in the air. In Ireland the legacy of the Great Famine saw thousands embarking on the emigration ships. They were difficult days. In Co. Antrim a young man came to faith in Jesus Christ. A short time later three of his friends also came to faith. These young men were so moved by God by the plight of Ireland that they agreed to pray together for their land. Armed with peat sods, they met on Friday evenings in an old school house in the village of Kells. For nearly a year nothing seemed to stir but gradually they were joined by up to fifty others to pray. By the end of 1859, it is estimated that over 100,000 people were converted to Christ in Ulster. The revival, as it was called, spread south and westwards as Ireland was touched by God. It all began with four young men meeting together to pray.
From Friday 15th to Sunday 17th May young people in this Parish and other local churches have called us to continuous united prayer for our church, our town, our city, our land. It takes place in The Old Tropical Medical Bureau, 5 Northumberland Avenue, Dún Laoghaire. Can I ask for your full support in this 24/2 prayer initiative, remembering the God who invites us to pray. “If My people, whom I have called My own, submit themselves and pray to Me and seek Me and turn back from their evil ways, I will hear from Heaven, and forgive their sins and heal their land” (2 Chronicles 7:14).
Yours sincerely,
Ferran