09.08.2014
Revving it Out – Bikers on a Mission Arrive in Dublin
The Bikers on a Mission roared into to Dublin this morning (Saturday August 9) as they continued their 2,400 kilometre road trip. Their journey is taking in each of the 30 Church of Ireland cathedrals on the island for raise funds and awareness for the United Society (Us).
The Revd Andrew McCroskery, Rector of St Bartholomew’s and Christ Church Leeson Park and the Revd Nigel Kirpatrick, Rector of Gilnahirk in Belfast started their bike run on August 1. This is their second last day and this morning they arrived at St Patrick’s Cathedral and Christ Church Cathedral where they took part in short services.
They were accompanied by Linda Chambers and Jan de Bruijn of Us and greeted by supporters and well wishers in each cathedral. This afternoon the duo will be in Kildare and Trim before heading for Downpatrick tomorrow morning. The epic journey will draw to a close tomorrow afternoon where it began, at St Anne’s Cathedral, Belfast.
The United Society (formerly USPG) is an Anglican missionary society that has worked in partnership with Anglican dioceses throughout the world, sharing the love of God in action and seeing lives transformed. The work is usually with communities that have often been overlooked and which face difficult problems in relation to poverty, education, medical care and social justice issues. They work within already existing communities with churches that are already established to help with the development of local skills and the empowerment of communities to make a lasting change.
While the mission partners are Anglican, the United Society is ecumenical in its outlook and also works with other faith communities. In Ireland the United Society works mainly with the Diocese of Swaziland, but also supports work in Zambia and in India (with the Dublin University Mission to Chota Nagpur).
Andrew and Nigel’s progress can be followed on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/bikerson.amission.9 and they are on Twitter @BikersOnMission. To find out more about the work of the United Society and to donate see lindaatuspg.blogspot.ie.
Photo: The Revd Andrew McCroskery, Linda Chambers and the Revd Nigel Kirkpatrick outside Christ Church Cathedral.