{"id":3459,"date":"2011-12-31T14:30:24","date_gmt":"2011-12-31T18:30:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thedockchurch.org\/blog\/?p=3459"},"modified":"2012-01-01T16:21:03","modified_gmt":"2012-01-01T20:21:03","slug":"dock-walkin-on-a-new-years-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/2011\/dock-walkin-on-a-new-years-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Dock Walkin’ on-a New Year’s Day…"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>(to be sung to the tune of Debbie Harry’s ‘French Kissin’ in the USA’ –\u00a0yes I’m a child of the 80’s…)<\/p>\n

Well first up everybody, Happy New Year! Here it (nearly) is – 2012 – Year Of The Boat, the big centenary, the focus and the deadline for so many things that are being planned and prepared… such an exciting time.<\/p>\n

Especially in Dock-World, where we have some BIG <\/em><\/strong>news to start the year – but I’ll leave that until my now-customary first-day-back-to-work-state-of-the-nation Dock Movie. \u00a0Mwahahaha!<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>In the meantime, what better way to start the year than joining the Dock Walk on Sunday afternoon\/ New Year’s Day – as always we’ll be meeting at 3:33pm at the Streat cafe in the Odyssey Arena, before taking a walk down into the TQ to give thanks for all the changes, chances, new hopes and new friendships we’ve seen over the course of 2011. \u00a0And if any of you are into making New Year’s Resolutions, I can’t think of a better place to share them – with people who will pray and support you as you try to keep them!<\/p>\n

It’s been an interesting week in the world of online-ness (probably more on that<\/em> in the New Year as well) – so my heart soared to see one of the comments on the Dock Blog this week from Susan, a visitor from the States who became an unexpected (to her and us) addition to a Dock Walk back in the lazy days of summer. \u00a0In a talk she’s delivering in her home church this week, this is how Susan describes the experience:<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>On our second outing, to Belfast, we were more successful in finding our way to the Titanic Quarter. We hailed a cab, and got there. This outing was on a Sunday. It was overcast, cold, and typical European weather, as I knew it. When we arrived at the Titanic Quarter; large old factory buildings and new construction greeted us. Signs were posted pointing the way to the Titanic buildings, but everything was locked. As we walked and read signs, a group of people was walking about and I overheard what I thought was a tour guide, informing them about the history of the Titanic, how it was built, launched etc. Trying not to look conspicuous, we walked a safe distance behind, eaves dropping and stopping to read the signs about the historic district and the making of the Titanic. At one point we went a slightly different way, only to be called back to the same area as the group (God\u2019s calling to us to be a part of this unique experience).<\/em><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>The leader called out and said, \u201cYou\u2019re welcome to join us if you like, we\u2019re not an official tour.\u201d That was the start of an eye opening adventure, one that taught a valuable lesson.<\/em><\/p>\n

The group leader explained that they were a Church with out walls. The leader as it turned out was their Minister. The group consisted of a mix of Christian denominations, Catholic, Church of Ireland, Methodist, and Episcopal. Some of the other congregants were also ordained ministers.<\/em><\/p>\n

This group gets together every Sunday and walks around the Titanic Quarter. They pause at various points, listened to scripture that is taped and played from the leader\u2019s smart phone. After listening to the message, the Minister pointed out certain visuals or mentioned certain historic facts and then asked, \u201chow does this \"\"<\/a>passage speak to you? What message do you hear? What do you think God is saying to us?\u201d The comments were insightful and lead to fruitful discussion amongst everyone. Nicole and I were welcomed and felt so at home with this group, we contributed to the comments and participated in the discussion. It was an amazing experience to look out across the docks, listen to the scripture and experience God\u2019s message with a group\u2013outside of four walls.<\/em><\/p>\n

Pretty ace eh! \u00a0Just one little example of the way God works in unexpected ways when we walk the walk and head out into the unknown on Sunday afternoons. \u00a0Dock Walking has been one of the great blessings of 2011 (as you can hopefully gather from the photos littering this post – all 2011 Dock Walks in various stages of sun\/rain\/snow\/hail\/wind\/sleet!) \u00a0I can’t wait to get started tomorrow on our first walk of 2012. \u00a0Who knows where our footsteps will lead us this year?<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>\"\"<\/a>\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

(to be sung to the tune of Debbie Harry’s ‘French Kissin’ in the USA’ –\u00a0yes I’m a child of the 80’s…) Well first up everybody, Happy New Year! Here it (nearly) is – 2012 – Year Of The Boat, the big centenary, the focus and the deadline for so many things that are being planned … Continue reading Dock Walkin’ on-a New Year’s Day…<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3459","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-chris-blog"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nDock Walkin' on-a New Year's Day... - The DOCK - Life in the Titanic Quarter<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/2011\/dock-walkin-on-a-new-years-day\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Dock Walkin' on-a New Year's Day... - The DOCK - Life in the Titanic Quarter\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"(to be sung to the tune of Debbie Harry’s ‘French Kissin’ in the USA’ –\u00a0yes I’m a child of the 80’s…) Well first up everybody, Happy New Year! Here it (nearly) is – 2012 – Year Of The Boat, the big centenary, the focus and the deadline for so many things that are being planned … Continue reading Dock Walkin’ on-a New Year’s Day… →\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/2011\/dock-walkin-on-a-new-years-day\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"The DOCK - Life in the Titanic Quarter\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2011-12-31T18:30:24+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2012-01-01T20:21:03+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"http:\/\/www.thedockchurch.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/IMG_04692-150x150.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Chris\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Chris\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/2011\/dock-walkin-on-a-new-years-day\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/2011\/dock-walkin-on-a-new-years-day\/\",\"name\":\"Dock Walkin' on-a New Year's Day... - The DOCK - Life in the Titanic Quarter\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/2011\/dock-walkin-on-a-new-years-day\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/2011\/dock-walkin-on-a-new-years-day\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"http:\/\/www.thedockchurch.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/IMG_04692-150x150.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2011-12-31T18:30:24+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2012-01-01T20:21:03+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/fbe9b30eaa8f15b156483fad5aa41982\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/2011\/dock-walkin-on-a-new-years-day\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/2011\/dock-walkin-on-a-new-years-day\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/2011\/dock-walkin-on-a-new-years-day\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"http:\/\/www.thedockchurch.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/IMG_04692-150x150.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"http:\/\/www.thedockchurch.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/IMG_04692-150x150.jpg\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/2011\/dock-walkin-on-a-new-years-day\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Dock Walkin’ on-a New Year’s Day…\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"The DOCK - Life in the Titanic Quarter\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/fbe9b30eaa8f15b156483fad5aa41982\",\"name\":\"Chris\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/a80a50a5b23e38480e5c7963fb589dce?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/a80a50a5b23e38480e5c7963fb589dce?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Chris\"},\"sameAs\":[\"http:\/\/www.thedockchurch.org\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/author\/chris\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Dock Walkin' on-a New Year's Day... - The DOCK - Life in the Titanic Quarter","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/2011\/dock-walkin-on-a-new-years-day\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Dock Walkin' on-a New Year's Day... - The DOCK - Life in the Titanic Quarter","og_description":"(to be sung to the tune of Debbie Harry’s ‘French Kissin’ in the USA’ –\u00a0yes I’m a child of the 80’s…) Well first up everybody, Happy New Year! Here it (nearly) is – 2012 – Year Of The Boat, the big centenary, the focus and the deadline for so many things that are being planned … Continue reading Dock Walkin’ on-a New Year’s Day… →","og_url":"https:\/\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/2011\/dock-walkin-on-a-new-years-day\/","og_site_name":"The DOCK - Life in the Titanic Quarter","article_published_time":"2011-12-31T18:30:24+00:00","article_modified_time":"2012-01-01T20:21:03+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.thedockchurch.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/IMG_04692-150x150.jpg","type":"","width":"","height":""}],"author":"Chris","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Chris","Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/2011\/dock-walkin-on-a-new-years-day\/","url":"https:\/\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/2011\/dock-walkin-on-a-new-years-day\/","name":"Dock Walkin' on-a New Year's Day... - The DOCK - Life in the Titanic Quarter","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/2011\/dock-walkin-on-a-new-years-day\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/2011\/dock-walkin-on-a-new-years-day\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"http:\/\/www.thedockchurch.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/IMG_04692-150x150.jpg","datePublished":"2011-12-31T18:30:24+00:00","dateModified":"2012-01-01T20:21:03+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/fbe9b30eaa8f15b156483fad5aa41982"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/2011\/dock-walkin-on-a-new-years-day\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/2011\/dock-walkin-on-a-new-years-day\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en","@id":"https:\/\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/2011\/dock-walkin-on-a-new-years-day\/#primaryimage","url":"http:\/\/www.thedockchurch.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/IMG_04692-150x150.jpg","contentUrl":"http:\/\/www.thedockchurch.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/IMG_04692-150x150.jpg"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/2011\/dock-walkin-on-a-new-years-day\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Dock Walkin’ on-a New Year’s Day…"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/","name":"The DOCK - Life in the Titanic Quarter","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/fbe9b30eaa8f15b156483fad5aa41982","name":"Chris","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en","@id":"https:\/\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/a80a50a5b23e38480e5c7963fb589dce?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/a80a50a5b23e38480e5c7963fb589dce?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Chris"},"sameAs":["http:\/\/www.thedockchurch.org"],"url":"https:\/\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/author\/chris\/"}]}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3459","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3459"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3459\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3478,"href":"https:\/\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3459\/revisions\/3478"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3459"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3459"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3459"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}