On Friday 16th August at 8pm, Claire McPhillips from the Stranooden area will speak about her research into the migration of Catholic people from south Ulster. This is a free event however donations will be welcome. More details next week.
To end the month Cahans Meeting House will host an afternoon tea Saturday 31st from 3pm when it is hoped there will be music by members of the local Ukrainian community.
Generous donations are requested as this will raise funds for the charity Embrace the Middle East which as the Bible Lands Society and now Embrace has for 170 years supported Christian development work in Israel, Gaza and the West Bank, Lebanon, Egypt, Syria and Iraq. The funds raised on 31st are intended to commemorate this 170th anniversary at a time when the needs are very great (see website – embraceme.org).