Useful Information & Links — Kilbride Parish

The processing of personal data is governed by the General Data Protection Regulation 2018 (GDPR) and under this legislation all bodies, including churches, that retain personal data must have a written document outlining how it will be processed. Click on the link below to read the Data Privacy Notice for St Bride's. If you need to contact the Honorary Secretary to the Select Vestry regarding the content of this document and any issues you may have relating to it please do so by using the contact form on this website on the 'Contact Us' page.

Data Privacy Notice

Communication Consent Form for St Bride's

Your privacy is very important to us, and we want to communicate with church members in a way which has their consent, and which is in line with European Law on Data Protection. As a result of a change in Data Protection legislation, we now need your consent as to how we contact you. For that reason we would be most grateful if you could please access the Consent Form by clicking on the link below and filling in the contact details for the method(s) you want us to use to communicate with you on. Post the completed form to the Honorary Secretary to the Select Vestry, c/o The Rectory, 53 Brook Meadow, Doagh, Ballyclare, BT39 0QF, or give the form to one of the church wardens.

Communication Consent Form

Useful links to other websites

Church of Ireland - https://www.ireland.anglican.org/

The main Church of Ireland website.

Daily Worship App

Grow in relationship with God through daily prayer. Read and meditate on Scripture. Prepare services with ease. All with the help of Daily Worship from the Church of Ireland Lectionary.

The Church of Ireland’s Daily Worship app brings the Book of Common Prayer into the smartphone era by presenting its content in one place, including Bible readings and liturgies for each day of the year.
The app covers five services – Daily Prayer (Morning), Daily Prayer (Evening), A Late Evening Office, Compline, and Holy Communion – and draws on the rich liturgical resources of the Church of Ireland.

Daily Worship App

Church of Ireland Diocese of Connor - https://www.connor.anglican.org

More local information relating to churches in our own diocese of Connor.

Connor Connections - connor.anglican.org/connor-connections/

Connor Connections is the magazine for the Diocese of Connor. There are three editions of the magazine every year containing up to date information on what has been going on within the Diocese.

The lifting of many restrictions on meeting in the aftermath of the worst part of the Covid-19 pandemic has meant that we have been able to meet as a congregation in St Bride’s for some time. However it is still apparent that the virus has not abated entirely and some are understandably reluctant to return to church in the meantime. But the work of the church continues and your free will offerings are critical to the financial well-being of the church and to its work. To continue giving one option for those of you who are set up for on-line banking is to transfer your donations electronically. This is simply done and if you would like to use this option the church bank details are as follows;

Danske Bank

Sort Code: 95 02 27

Account No.: 21009397

Important - please put a note of your free will offering number in the narrative for the transaction, e.g. FWO 234, so that our treasurer knows exactly who has sent it, as there are some occasions when the name on the bank account doesn’t match the person making the donation and who is registered in the church system.

Alternatively follow the link to the standing order form in the next section below, print a copy out, fill in all the required fields and post it to your bank. This will take a little time to set up so if you want to ensure that your annual contribution doesn’t drop please note how many weeks have been missed and at some stage, in hopefully the near future, you will be able to catch up with donations.

Free Will Offering - Standing Order

If you would prefer to contribute to the work of the church by paying regularly using a standing order instead of using the Free Will Offering envelopes then please click on the link below and print off a copy of the standing order mandate, complete the necessary details of your bank account, how much you would like to contribute and then sign it. The church bank details have been completed already together with the monthly payment option. Take the completed form to your bank and they will set up the regular payment. Please inform the Freewill Offerings Secretary, Ashley Hurst, that this has been done.

Standing Order Form

Charities

The links below are for charities that are supported by the parish (or by parishioners for personal reasons).

MindWise - A local charity, with an office in Ballyclare, that helps people living with mental illness.

Air Ambulance NI - This charity runs the air ambulance facility based at the Maze near Lisburn. The service only began in July 2017 but has been used on countless occasions since, saving lives right across Northern Ireland.

Simon Community - This is Northern Ireland's leading homeless charity, working without prejudice to support people experiencing or at risk of homelessness.

Women’s Aid - This is the lead voluntary organisation in Northern Ireland addressing domestic and sexual violence and providing services for women and children.

SOS NI - This is a volunteered centred charity that is making a real difference to children, young people and adults on the streets of Belfast during the night time economy period. It offers a unique mobile service that can be located wherever it is needed. Trained volunteers and medical staff operate from specifically designed and equipped vehicles deploying satellite foot and mobile patrols to extended areas of need. This ensures that professional caring services are delivered to the vulnerable in times of crisis when required.

Christian Aid - A UK charity fighting global poverty

The Children’s Cancer Unit Charity exists solely to support the work of the Children’s Cancer and Haematology Unit at the Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children as well as their families.

Riding for the Disabled - A UK charity dedicated to improving the lives of thousands of people through education, therapy and fun.