‘Pick up a Picnic’ outreach to families

The United Parish of Christ Church and St John’s in Ballyclare (Ballynure and Ballyeaston) and Templepatrick Parish, both Connor Diocese, are supporting local families with the launch of the Pick up a Picnic initiative in the Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council area.

The project is reaching out into the community to provide support for families. The rector of Ballynure and Ballyeaston, the Rev Jonny Campbell-Smyth, said this new programme had been created in conjunction with a number of churches in the Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough to provide a free picnic lunch once a week to support those families in most need.

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