Welcome to Manna!
Our motto is 'Food for thought, food for life' We are a group of men who meet on the first Saturday each month for breakfast and fellowship together. [except for January and October when we meet on the second Saturday of the month] We meet for breakfast at 9.30am and usually have a speaker or an outing, finishing at 11.30am.
We vary our programme throughout the year with speakers who visit our 'resident home' in the Church Halls and outings to local places of interest.
You are assured of a very warm welcome to join with us each month and we trust our programme caters for a wide range of tastes and appropriate for men of all ages.
Our programme for the current session is outlined below.
For any further information about the group or upcoming events please contact Johnny Graham 07714 982609 or Robert Campbell 07708 538345.
Alternatively why not drop us an email to manna@castlereagh.org
For our members, you can confirm your attendance for catering requirements by dropping an email to breakfast@castlereagh.org
The organisation is open to all men in the congregation, friends and anyone who wants to enjoy a bit of craic and a time of fellowship together over an Ulster Fry!
DECEMBER 2011
Saturday 3rd December 2011
Visit to the Armagh Planetarium
NOVEMBER 2011
Saturday 5th November 2011
TBC
OCTOBER 2011
Saturday 8th October 2011
Hillmount Nursery
Speaker: Rev Sidlow McFarland. "Spuds"
SEPTEMBER 2011
Saturday 3rd September 2011
Visit to Presbyterian Church House, Fisherwick Place, Belfast
Meeting with Moderator of the Presbyterian Church, Rev Dr Ivan Patterson
JUNE 2011
Saturday 4th June 2011
Breakfast at Skinners bakery in Holywood followed by an outing to the Ulster Transport Museum, Cultra
MAY 2011
Saturday 7th May 2011
Church Hall
Bowling with the Castlereagh Presbyterian Church Bowling Club
Sunday 22nd May 11.30am
Manna for Men church service.
Speaker: Rev Scott Woodburn, Minister Edengrove Presbyterian Church, Ballynahinch
APRIL 2011
Saturday 2nd April 2011
Church Hall
Speaker: Rev Jim Campbell. Missionary information from Malawi
MARCH 2011
Saturday 5th March 2011
Church Hall
AGM and informal fellowship together
FEBRUARY 2011
Saturday 5th February 2011
Church Hall
Speaker: Cyril Graham
JANUARY 2011
Saturday 8th January 2011
Church Hall
Speaker: Chief Constable PSNI Matt Baggott. Chairman of the Christian Police Association
DECEMBER 2010
Saturday 4th December 2010
Church Hall
Speaker: George Busby. "Secret Listening at Gilnahirk"
NOVEMBER 2010
Saturday 6th November 2010
Church Hall
Speaker: Rev Noel Agnew
OCTOBER 2010
Saturday 10th October 2010
Church Hall
Speaker: Johnny Graham
SEPTEMBER 2010
Saturday 4th September 2010
Church Hall
Speaker: George Conn. "The Harry Ferguson Story"
JUNE 2010
Saturday 5th June 2010
Breakfast in Hillsborough Presbyterian Church followed by a tour of Hillsborough Castle.
The Group enjoying the sunshine outside the entrance to Hillsborough Castle
MAY 2010
Saturday 1st May 2010
Ulster Museum, Botanic Gardens for breakfast.
Guided tour of the recently re-opened museum.
APRIL 2010
Saturday 10th April 2010
Church Hall
Speaker: Mr Billy McCullough. “Letters from America”. Billy has a passionate interest in the Ulster Scots movement and the history of Presbyterianism in America and the influence it has had on shaping the country.
MARCH 2010
Saturday 6th March 2010
Church Hall
AGM. Followed by a review of our events and programme during 2009 and a chance for informal discussions among our members as to what shape and direction our programme should take for the 2010-2011 session.
FEBRUARY 2010
Saturday 6th February 2010
Rockmount Golf Club.
Speaker: Gary Haire, Director of Christian Guidelines.
Our Manna group pictured at an outing to the Ulster Aviation Society near Lisburn
JANUARY 2010
Saturday, 9th January 2010
Urban Soul Café, May Street, Belfast.
We then proceeded to the newly refurbished Belfast City Hall for a Reception with Belfast's Lord Mayor Naomi Long. The Lord Mayor presented the group with a plaque and then we were led on a tour of the City Hall.
Lord Mayor of Belfast, Naomi Long, presenting a plaque to Manna. Received on behalf of the group by Robert Campbell
Some of the Manna group enjoying refreshments at our summer outing 2009 as we cruised along the River Lagan