Derryloran Parish Church

30/05/2026

Join us this Sunday as we gather to worship God on Trinity Sunday.

At both our 9am Holy Communion and 11am Morning Prayer services, we’ll be looking at Mark 11:27–33 and asking a question that remains as important today as it was in Jesus’ day:

Who is Jesus, and by what authority does he speak and act?

As Jesus is challenged by the religious leaders in the temple, we’re confronted with his claim to be far more than a teacher or prophet. He is the Lord who calls us not merely to religious words, but to genuine faith, repentance, and obedience.

🕘 9:00am – Holy Communion
🕚 11:00am – Morning Prayer
👧 Kids’ Spot during the 11am service

Everyone is very welcome, whether you’ve been coming for years or are thinking of visiting for the first time.

“Do you not know? Have you not heard? The Lord is the everlasting God…” (Isaiah 40:28)

26/05/2026

Just a reminder that Christianity Explored is off this week—back next Tuesday, 2nd June at 8pm in the Parish Hall when everyone is very welcome!

22/05/2026

𝙂'𝙙𝙖𝙮 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮𝙤𝙣𝙚! 🐨🇦🇺
Fire up the barbie and dust off your Akubras, because Matthew and Erin are throwing a proper 𝙋𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙝 𝘼𝙪𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙚 𝘽𝘽𝙌, and you’re all invited!
As your relatively new Rector (and with a genuine Aussie wife leading the charge), we’re throwing open the gates to the Rectory garden for an evening of good food, great laughs, and classic backyard fun. Whether you're here for the snags or just a good old-fashioned chinwag, we can't wait to welcome you all!
𝙃𝙚𝙧𝙚’𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙡𝙤𝙬𝙙𝙤𝙬𝙣:
📅 𝙒𝙝𝙚𝙣: Friday 5th June
⏰ 𝙏𝙞𝙢𝙚: Food served from 5:00pm – 7:00pm
📍 𝙒𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚: The Rectory (13a Loy Street, right behind the Parish Hall)
🤸‍♂️ 𝙁𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙠𝙞𝙙𝙨: We’ll have a heap of fun backyard games to keep the little (and big!) ankle-biters completely amused!
👥 𝙒𝙝𝙤: Everyone is welcome! Bring your family, bring your neighbours.
𝙁𝙖𝙞𝙧 𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙠𝙪𝙢, 𝙬𝙚 𝙣𝙚𝙚𝙙 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙝𝙚𝙡𝙥 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙣𝙪𝙢𝙗𝙚𝙧𝙨! To make sure we don't run out of tucker (and have enough snags for everyone), please click the link below to sign up and let us know you’re coming:
👉 𝙎𝙞𝙜𝙣 𝙪𝙥 𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚: https://forms.gle/84x1RRdKUyecgRHd9
No worries if you can only make it for a quick bite—we just can't wait to see you there. It’s going to be an absolute ripper of an evening! See you on the 5th!

20/05/2026

Our friends in Tullanisken Parish are holding a breakfast, classic car & tractor run on Saturday 30th May. If you're free, why not go along and support them? Proceeds are to church repairs and mission work.

A wee date to keep free, and don't panic if you don't have a classic car or tractor the breakfast is open for everyone 😉

19/05/2026

🌟⚔️ 𝗕𝗥𝗔𝗩𝗘 𝗔𝗗𝗩𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗘𝗥𝗦 ⚔️🌟
Derryloran Holiday Bible Club is coming this summer!

📅 30th June – 3rd July 2026
🕕 6pm–8pm each evening
📍 Derryloran Parish Hall

🎟️ Sign up now:
https://forms.gle/nNf3x5YZhGrpQMh9A

We’re so excited to be launching a brand new Holiday Bible Club in Derryloran this summer — and we’d love your children to come along! 🎉

Join us for four fun-filled evenings of:
🎶 Singing
🎲 Games
📖 Bible stories
😂 Drama & fun
🍪 Snacks
🤝 Friendship

📍 Derryloran Holiday Bible Club
📅 30th June – 3rd July 2026
🕕 6pm–8pm each evening

👧🧒 All primary school age children are very welcome.
👶 Pre-school children are welcome too when accompanied by a parent.

And whether you come to church every week, occasionally, or not at all — you are warmly invited. Children from all churches and none are welcome along! ❤️

Places help us plan well, so we’d really encourage parents to sign children up now using the link above.

Please feel free to share this post and spread the word! 🙌

16/05/2026

𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐚𝐭 𝐃𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐲𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐧

You would be very welcome to join us tomorrow as we gather to worship God together and continue our journey through Mark’s Gospel.

𝟗:𝟎𝟎𝐚𝐦 — 𝐇𝐨𝐥𝐲 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐧 (traditional)
𝟏𝟏:𝟎𝟎𝐚𝐦 — 𝐇𝐨𝐥𝐲 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐧

Tomorrow’s passage is Mark 10:17–41, as we hear Jesus’ challenging and life-giving words about grace, discipleship, and the impossibility of saving ourselves apart from him.

Children and families are warmly welcome at both services, and activity sheets will be available during the 11am service.

Whether you come every week or haven’t been in a long time, there is a place for you here.

14/05/2026

We were delighted to welcome our Beaver group to church on Monday evening as part of their Faith Badge!

Matthew gave the group a tour of the building and chatted with them about what Christians believe, why we gather for worship, and some of the things we do in church. The Beavers all participated enthusiastically, shared their thoughts, and asked lots of great questions throughout the evening.

To finish off, there was even a treasure hunt around the church building — which was lots of fun!

A big thank you to the Beaver leaders for organising the visit. We really enjoyed having everyone along.

12/05/2026

A great start to our Christianity Explored course last week with around 30 people joining us for a really enjoyable evening of conversation, questions, and exploring who Jesus is together.

We’re back again tonight at 8pm in the Parish Hall—and if you didn’t make it along last week, it’s absolutely not too late to join in. You’d be very welcome.

Come along for a cuppa, some home baking, and a relaxed conversation about who life is all about.

No pressure. No awkward questions. Just a friendly space to explore the Christian faith together.

11/05/2026

☕🎨 𝐂𝐫𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐲 𝐂𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐚 🎨☕

A relaxed afternoon of creativity, conversation, and a good cuppa. Whether you love crafting or just fancy coming along for the company, you’ll be very welcome.

🗓 𝐓𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟏𝟐𝐭𝐡 & 𝟐𝟔𝐭𝐡 𝐌𝐚𝐲
🕝 𝟐:𝟑𝟎–𝟒:𝟑𝟎𝐩𝐦

No pressure, no expertise required — just bring yourself and enjoy a friendly couple of hours together.

We’d love to see you there 💛

10/05/2026

𝐉𝐨𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐁𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐦 ✨

Congratulations to Eunice following her baptism this morning, pictured here with David.

In the Church of Ireland, while we are often used to seeing babies baptised, we also baptise adults who have not previously been baptised. Baptism is a wonderful sign of God’s promises to all people — of his faithfulness, his love, and the forgiveness of sins found in the Lord Jesus Christ.

Please do pray for Eunice as she continues to follow Jesus, that she would grow in faith, joy, and assurance of God’s love for her.

You can watch back this morning’s service here:
https://youtube.com/live/_3RTAFX5H-o?si=ADHZSIwIuUs-6RUF