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Well, here it is in action – a few pics taken by Dock Chaplain Wesley of the very first Church On A Boat in the Titanic Quarter:\"c3\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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And of course no Dock event would be complete without heading across from the starlit Nomadic to a bustling Dock Cafe for a cuppa:<\/p>\n

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And rather than listen to me blather on about it, here’s a description of the service from the blog of Fr Martin, one of the people who squeezed in to our cosy gathering:<\/p>\n

\"sunday-nights-nomadic-585-2\"<\/a>This weekend, I worshipped on SS Nomadic in a service led by one of the Dock Church chaplains, Rev Chris Bennett from the Church of Ireland. This was particularly special because this was the first of what will be a monthly service. It certainly seemed to catch the imagination and additional seats were required to accommodate all who attended. There was a wide range of people in age and denomination present. Chris told us this was the first time that an organised service had ever taken place in the Titanic Quarter.<\/p>\n

To set the scene, Chris gave a brief history of SS Nomadic and some background to the Dock Church including his story of the parsnip! [Members of Grosvenor<\/a>] led the singing. We began with \u201cAmazing Grace\u201d and then we had a short time of quiet prayer before Chris prayed a spontaneous prayer.<\/p>\n

\"Side<\/a>Chris then gave us more background to the Dock Church including the search for a boat and all the frustrations and disappointment that were part of his story.<\/p>\n

Chris asked the question what was God doing and saying in all this?\u00a0\u00a0 He also talked to us about the building of church through the Dock walks. He also told us about the creation of the Dock Cafe. In his reflection, Chris acknowledged the disappointment of \u201crusty boats\u201d, \u201cclosed doors\u201d and not being able to see an overall meaning of what was happening. He pointed to the nearby artwork of the sand picture of a 6 year old girl from Belfast called \u201cWish\u201d.<\/p>\n

Chris shared with us how it was in the course of a conversation in the Dock caf\u00e9 that he was asked would you like \"View<\/a>to run a church service on the Nomadic? He described it as the fulfilment of a dream and the end of all the frustration.\u00a0\u00a0 The message we were encouraged to take from all this is that God knows what he is doing in our lives and can lead us to much more than we could have dared to ask.<\/p>\n

Sometimes in our lives we really need perspective and also to trust God until the picture becomes clear \u2013 which may be on this side of grave or the next. We then sang: \u201cit is well with my soul\u201d.<\/p>\n

\"Outside<\/a>Chris then invited three of the chaplains to share some thoughts on scripture. Br Finian, a Christian brother, then took the stage (or stairs). He referred to Noah\u2019s ark and the boat on which Christ sailed. Richard Porter from the Church of the Nazarene shared the story of the storm which Jesus calmed.\u00a0 Rev Wesley Ellis referred to the great catch of fish in John 21.<\/p>\n

Chris then told us about the monthly plan of the \u201cmedley of voices\u201d sharing on scripture and his hope that in those voices we would hear God\u2019s voice.<\/p>\n

The floor was then left open for people to pray, we were asked to \u201ckeep it snappy\u201d.\u00a0 There were prayers for the city, for courage, in gratitude for unity, for reaching out, for the Dock, for people experiencing storms in our world including Syria and those who were experiencing \u201crusty boats, closed doors and not being able to see the pattern\u201d. We then prayed the \u201cOur Father\u201d and sang the final hymn \u2013 \u201cBe Thou my vision\u201d.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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