A four week series of seminars on Wednesday evenings during Advent, presented by Brendan McCarthy.

Held at venues between Belfast and Carrickfergus, you are invited to join Brendan as he explores new ways of thinking about Christian faith and spirituality - as well as rediscovering some old ones! Sessions run from 19:30 to 21:00 each Wednesday evening, starting 24 November.
(Open to all, booking not necessary, £5 suggested donation per session.)

• Week One: 24 November at Harbour in Carrickfergus: Putting down ‘the Bible’ and picking up ‘the Scriptures’

• Week Two: 01 December at St Christopher's Belfast: Moving from ‘Dogma’ to ‘Experience’

• Week Three: 08 December at Harbour in Carrickfergus: Letting go of 'God' and embracing 'the Divine'

• Week Four: 15 December at St Christopher's Belfast: Turning from 'Atonement' and walking towards ‘Love’

From Brendan:

“In one of his many arresting statements, Jesus advised: “Truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit.”

Jesus knew what he was talking about; such integrity led him to the cross.

It can also lead us to liberation.

Many dogmas, confessions and articles of faith have stifled creativity, preventing us from owning and embracing our experiences of the Divine.

They need to ‘fall into the earth’.

So too, do the commands, decrees and regulations that have blighted countless lives through centuries.

The culture of Christendom that still pervades Christian thinking needs to be buried.

It is time to die. That we might rise... and bear new fruit.”