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Sunday 28th September 2025 - Harvest Service

The St Bartholomew Harvest Service celebrated gratitude and community. The church was beautifully decorated with autumn flowers and offerings. There were hymns and prayers of thanks for a good harvest and God’s blessings. Donations of food and goods reminded everyone to share generously and care for those in need. One of the FoodBank trollies was overflowing with donations from the 81st Belfast Scout Group and also from the Church's Harvest Festival Service.

People attending church service in a stone church with stained glass windows, some wearing choir robes in blue and white, holding hymn books, with flags on the wall and a chandelier hanging from the ceiling.
A floral arrangement on a wooden piano piano with a stained-glass church window in the background.
A shopping cart filled with groceries in a church interior, with additional grocery bags and items on the floor nearby. The church has stained glass windows and wooden pews.

Sunday 28th September 2025 - Pets Blessing Service:

An array of animals appeared for the Pets Blessing Service - along with their owners of course!. From dogs - big and small to a colony of ants! Each and every one welcomed and blessed!

Dog sitting on a person's lap during a formal meeting or ceremony, with multiple flags in the background, in an indoor setting.
People gathered inside a church, holding or with small dogs, standing or sitting in pews, with flags and stained glass windows in the background.
Inside a church with stained glass windows, a choir or leaders are conducting a service. People are seated on wooden pews, and a dog is resting on a pew in the foreground.
A guide dog sitting in a church pew inside a cathedral with stained glass windows and wooden ceiling.