Night out as Derryvolgie Parish celebrates 50 years

Monday February 8th 2016

Pictured at the Derryvolgie night out are the Rev Stephen McElhinney with Beryl Blackshaw and Isobel Kirkwood, senior members who attended the church since it first met in an old shop unit on the Moss Road, and some of the children who attended.

Pictured at the Derryvolgie night out are the Rev Stephen McElhinney with Beryl Blackshaw and Isobel Kirkwood, senior members who have attended the church since it first met in an old shop unit on the Moss Road, and some of the children.

A group of 64 adults and children from Derryvolgie Parish went out for a meal to Newforge, south Belfast, on Saturday January 30.

The rector, the Rev Stephen McElhinney, said: “The aim was to have a relaxing evening in each other’s company and celebrate 50 years of the church’s existence.

“The church has been around longer, but we are taking the reference from the most recent stone plaque, September 1966.”

The group enjoyed a meal followed by short reflection on where the parish had come from and what the future still holds. A cake (made by Vanessa Robinson) was cut and enjoyed by all.

A parish quiz was prepared by Noreen Kavanagh, and Connor Diocese’s Children’s Project Officer Jill Hamilton provided a greatly appreciated children’s program during the evening.