Agane Jesus saed, “Peace be wi yis! Jist as tha Faither haes sent me, A’m sennin yous as weel.” John 20:21 in Ulster Scots
Launch of the Four Gospels in Ulster Scots at Greyabbey Presbyterian Church 12 November 2016
In 2012 I attended the dedication of the Kouya New Testament in Côte d’Ivoire with my wife and two colleagues – and I was invited to be “official photographer”. Such was my success that when Tha Fower Gospels in Ulster Scots were being launched the other Saturday night, off I went once again with my camera.
It is good when Scripture is read: on that Saturday evening, many passages from the Gospels were read in Ulster Scots, the heart language of many people who live in the Ards Peninsula and the Glens of Antrim.
This post is simply a series of photographs that I took on the night.
Tha Fower Gospels set out for sale
This lady bought three copies
Philip and Heather Saunders with Jim Shannon, the local MP and keen advocate for the Ulster Scots language
Philip & Heather and Jim Shannon with the Ards translation team
A goodly crowd listening to Rev Neil Stewart, minister of Greyabbey Presbyterian Church
The Low Country Boys who provided the music
The full team involved with the Tha Fower Gospels translation project
May Kirkpatrick and Elizabeth McLeister sign each other’s copies
Check out the Low Country Boys blog for a few more photos of the evening.
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John 20:21 