Bishop Harold comes aboard at Moira Holiday Bible Club
Special shipmate, Bishop Harold, came aboard Moira’s “Pirates Ahoy” Holiday Club earlier this month. The Bishop visited on the last day of the club in St John’s Parish Centre when he took a tour of all the activities and addressed all the boys and girls together.
Over 300 volunteers and children were involved in the Club whose theme was finding treasure in knowing Jesus personally, based on the book of Philippians. Children attended from all over the local area and as far afield as Lurgan and Lisburn. They were entertained each day through songs, dance, drama and games and learned from God’s word in the story room as well as through memory verses, quizzes and craft activities. Refreshments were also, of course, a vital part of each day!
The annual holiday club has long been part of the youth ministry at St John’s, running for over 15 years.
Simon Henry, Youth Ministry Co Ordinator said, “It is just amazing to have more and more children welcomed into our Parish Centre each year at Holiday Club. It is a privilege for us to teach so many children about Jesus and teach them God’s word and help them learn and pray together. We are a big family at St John’s and it wouldn’t happen without the huge number of volunteers we have coming along each day and putting in the hard graft beforehand in all the preparations.”
The youngest volunteer was 12 years old and the eldest, Mrs Netta Dillon, celebrated her 80th birthday just prior to the holiday club starting (she received a rousing rendition of Happy Birthday!)
The Parish Centre was packed on the following Sunday evening when families and children attended for the Pirates Ahoy Celebration service with prizes for the colouring–in competition, memory verses and dancing and of course, ice cream.