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M.W.I. December Meeting

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Omagh MWI Meeting 6 December 2021 in the Peter Good Hall Members of Omagh Methodist MWI celebrated their last meeting before their Christmas break with a fork supper in the Peter Good Hall.   Covid guidelines were respected and all guests wore face masks on arrival and filled in “Track and Trace” sheets before taking their […]

Presidential Visit

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On Sunday 21 November 2021 Omagh Methodist Church was the venue for a Circuit Service to welcome the President of the Methodist Church in Ireland, Dr Sahr Yambusa who was accompanied by his wife Clodagh.  Within the constraints of social distancing the church was filled to capacity for Dr Yambusa’s  first visit to the Omagh […]

2021Shoebox Appeal

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Congratulations to Mrs Beverley Alcorn who organises the annual Shoebox Appeal for disadvantaged children in the Developing World.  Members of the congregation are given a brightly wrapped shoebox and invited to fill it with a variety of small items suitable for children of different ages and gender, for example a girl age 7 – 10.  […]

Craft Fair 13 December 2021

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On Saturday 13th December 2021 Omagh Methodist Church hosted a Craft Fair organised by Mrs Loida McFarland and her daughter to raise money for the construction of a water well in Equatorial Guinea.  The Peter Good Hall was well filled with stalls selling wide range of local craft produce, including Jewellery, scented candles, home made […]

Harvest Service 3 October 2021

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Omagh Methodist Harvest Service Sunday 3 October 2021 The Harvest Service on Sunday Morning, 3 October, was very well attended to the extent that the service was streamed live to the large screen in the Peter Good Hall.   Rather than have a guest preacher, Rev Eleanor had invited a Guest Soloist, Mrs Linda Lindsay from […]

Welcome Service for Rev Leah McKibben

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Welcome Service for Rev Leah McKibben On Sunday 4th July 2021 a Welcome Service was held for Rev Leah McKibben in Togherdoo Methodist Church.   Social distancing restricted numbers in the church to 30 persons; all others were seated in the Sunday School Room or the Church Hall with the service relayed to the carpark for […]

James Richard Pollock baptised

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Morning Service, Sunday 13th June 2021, baby James Richard Pollock baptised. On Sunday morning Omagh Methodist Church was as full as social distancing would allow because several members of the Pollock and McQuade families had joined the congregation to see Holly and Lee’s baby son baptised.  Rev Eleanor gave everyone the warmest of welcomes on […]

Easter Floral Displays

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Easter Floral Displays Our thanks to Mr Victor Preston for making these lovely Easter Displays and presenting them so attractively outside the church for all to enjoy and appreciate.  Photos by Mrs Rhona Alcorn.      

Drive-in Services Resume

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07 March 2021 -Drive-in Services resume Throughout the second lockdown after Christmas 2020 there was an expectation that services inside the church might resume in March.  However, the “R” number for Coronavirus infections stayed stubbornly high right through February, resulting in the Stormont Executive announcing an extension of the lockdown until the beginning of April […]

Welcome Rev Leah McKibben

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Welcome Rev Leah McKibben I’m looking forward to joining you on the Omagh Circuit this summer! Let me tell you a bit about myself… I am currently in my second year of the formation programme for ordained ministry in the Methodist Church in Ireland. I have been doing a Masters in Theology, Ministry and Mission […]