Encounter is heading to Newcastle!
We’re heading to the seaside for our next Encounter event on Saturday 6 June when our hosts will be the team at St John’s Newcastle.
We’ll be joined by three special guests – Carolina Schmidt, a SAMS partner from Chile; local artist Jacqué McNeill and the Revd Karen Salmon, rector of Magherally and Annaclone.
Carolina and Jacqué will share stories and testimony before brunch and Karen will give our Bible teaching. We’ll finish at lunchtime with prayer ministry.
Host: Hilary McClay
Worship leader: Sarah McDonald
Prayer team leader: Glynis Matchett
Encounter is open to all women of all ages in Down and Dromore and is an opportunity to worship and be encouraged together.
Please do join us for the morning (9.30-1.00pm) and have a stroll down the promenade in the afternoon!
Tickets are £12 and BOOKING IS OPEN ON EVENTBRITE AT THIS LINK.
CAROLINA SCHMIDT
Carolina is from Santiago, Chile and is visiting Northern Ireland with SAMS. She is currently taking part in a full-time ministerial apprenticeship programme at St James Anglican Church in Santiago where she is active in women’s ministry. Carolina worked in tourism for many years and would have described herself as an atheist. Ten years ago, however, her life took a profound turn when she committed herself fully to Christ.
JACQUÉ MCNEILL
Ballymena artist Jacqué McNeill is married to Ivan and has four children and seven grandchildren. Although she works in the art world her burning desire has been to use her talent to present the gospel message in a creative way. Jacqué had been running Christian workshops and organising creative services in First Ballymena Presbyterian Church for over 20 years before her artwork the Lion Of Judah appeared from rubbish and an amazing journey began.
KAREN SALMON
Karen is the rector of Magherally and Annaclone, but began her career as a nurse in Belfast City Hospital. That experience sparked a passion for preventive health care and led her into work as a health visitor in north Belfast. Over time, Karen sensed a call to overseas mission, which opened the door to a rich twenty-year period in Ethiopia with Crosslinks. On returning home, she pursued full-time ministry in the Church of Ireland and was ordained in 2018.