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On Easter Sunday many Presbyterians will come together at daybreak, across various outdoor locations, to celebrate and worship the risen Lord Jesus.
A local congregation will meet at the Cloughmore Stone in Kilbroney Forest Park, Rostrevor at 6am. If you want to join them, make sure to leave enough time to walk up to the stone from the upper car park.
Depending on the weather, each service will vary in length and involve praise, prayer, scripture reading and a short address. Some even offer a tasty breakfast afterwards.
Presbyterian Moderator, Right Reverend Dr David Bruce said, “When we come together on Easter Sunday, to declare this singular truth: ‘Christ is risen! He is risen indeed!’ we affirm that Jesus is risen bodily, physically actually, historically and truly. He is risen in a way that defies the laws of biology, chemistry and physics and because of what happened that day, nearly 2000 years ago, the world is not the same and never can be again.
"As I wrote in my Easter Message ‘Easter explains that God pushes back the frontiers of evil and death. Good Friday’s story of death gave way to Easter Sunday’s story of new life. We live, and then die – but Christ died, and then lived.
“‘This reversal of the natural order which Christians celebrate with their call and response: “Christ is Risen! He is risen indeed!” describes much more than just a remarkable moment in history. We see a glimpse of the world working in a wholly different way…’ In fact we see the dawning of audacious hope.”
Dr Bruce continued, “Whether we are warmed by the sun’s dawning rays atop a hill, in a forest park, beside the lapping waters of the sea, or sitting comfortably in our pew this Sunday, let us celebrate the Good News that Christ is risen.”
For information on all the dawn services you can check WWW.PRESBTYERIANIRELAND.ORG
