new single called Patrick’s Breastplate is set to raise funds for Roscommon-based charity OM IrelanA new single called Patrick’s Breastplate is set to raise funds for OM Ireland. The song by Irish band MrJAG is based on the well-loved Celtic prayer commonly referred to as “St Patrick’s Breastplate” and has been released in time for St Patrick’s Day
A new single called Patrick’s Breastplate is set to raise funds for OM Ireland. The song by Irish band MrJAG is based on the well-loved Celtic prayer commonly referred to as “St Patrick’s Breastplate” and is being released in time for St Patrick’s Day.
OM Ireland Director, Mike Mullins was deeply moved when he listened to the song in late February. “I first heard Patrick’s Breastplate in the sitting room of lead singer Andrew Lamberton’s home, sung simply with just a guitar to accompany it. It stirred my heart and really inspired me. It is just such a beautiful song.”
Folk/rock band MrJAG, made up of trio Gareth Parker, Jamie McMillan and Andrew Lamberton, had recorded the song and were looking for a way to distribute it. The band generously decided to donate the proceeds of the song to OM Ireland.
Mike Mullins said, “We are blown away by the generosity of the guys! This is such an incredible song and we want to share its encouraging message with the people of Ireland and around the world.”
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The song by Donegal band Mr Jag is based on the well-loved Celtic prayer commonly referred to as “St Patrick’s Breastplate” and is being released in time for St Patrick’s Day.
OM Ireland Director, Mike Mullins was deeply moved when he listened to the song in late February.
“I first heard Patrick’s Breastplate in the sitting room of lead singer Andrew Lamberton’s home, sung simply with just a guitar to accompany it. It stirred my heart and really inspired me. My first question was ‘Have you recorded this?’ It is just such a beautiful song.”
Folk/rock band Mr Jag, made up of trio Gareth Parker, Jamie McMillan and Andrew Lamberton, had in fact recorded the song and were looking for a way to distribute it. The band generously decided to donate the proceeds of the song to OM Ireland.
Mullins said, “We are blown away by the generosity of the guys! This is such an incredible song and we want to share its encouraging message with the people of Ireland and around the world.”
Last Updated ( Thursday, 18 March 2010 04:39 )
Thank You Roscommon
Successful Soccer Marathon raises much-needed funds for Haiti
Generous Roscommon people have raised €2,100 for Haiti’s orphans thanks to a 24-hour soccer marathon and street collection earlier this month.
The money, given to OM international's disaster response teams in Haiti through OM ireland, will help aid workers to provide food, water and essential supplies for hundreds of orphans in five orphanages in the southern areas of Port-au-Prince.
Roscommonl fundraiser Danny Doyle organised the soccer marathon from 6pm on Friday 12 February to 6pm the following day. Eager football players turned up throughout the night – even at 4 in the morning eight people were playing – and Danny himself kept awake for the full 24 hours! Others took to the streets with collection boxes.
“We are deeply grateful to Danny for organising the fund raiser, to everyone who took part in the soccer marathon and collection, and to every single person who donated money,” said OM Ireland Director Mike Mullins.
“On February 16 OM international sent another team of six people into Haiti to continue our work there. They are distributing food, water, blankets, medicine and other essential supplies to the five orphanages and their surrounding communities.
“This week a structural engineer has arrived to work on the orphanage buildings and a psychologist has started helping the children to come to terms with the trauma. An eight-member medical team will be on site for the next two weeks, running clinics to treat the orphans, the orphanage workers and people from the local community.”
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“Back to the cross” was more than a theme for the 50 people who took part in OM Ireland’s “Impact Ireland” programme this summer. The message of the cross made an impact in the lives of participants from 11 different nations as well as the people they met in Ireland.
Four days of teaching and preparation on board Logos Hope in Cork launched the two-week outreach. Bible studies with Peter Mead helped participants gain a deeper understanding of what the cross of Jesus means to each one of us. And opportunities for prayer, team building and outreach in Cork city centre set the tone for the rest of the programme.
Six teams left the ship on Saturday 11 July; travelling to Athlone, Athenry, Tullamore, Sligo and Navan to work alongside local churches. The seventh team, led by OM Ireland director Mike Mullins stayed on board the ship until Monday 13 July when they set off on foot to walk from Cork to Rahara (home of OM Ireland’s headquarters Lacken House) carrying a 12 foot wooden cross.
Running children’s clubs and youth programmes, cleaning up litter and painting walls, handing out literature and sharing their faith on the streets, through laughter and tears, enduring sickness and blisters, the teams took every opportunity to demonstrate and share the message of the cross.
OM Ireland’s Big Red Bus travelled to four of the towns, joining the teams to reach out in shopping centres, parks and housing estates.
At the end of the outreach, reunited at Lacken House, the teams shared and celebrated all that God had done in and through their lives – it was more than anyone could have thought or even imagined!!
Last Updated ( Friday, 20 November 2009 00:50 )
Carry the Cross - Day Four
Day Four - Limerick: OM Ireland Director Mike Mullins leads a small international team, carrying a 12 foot wooden cross through Ireland. Today the team has reached the city of Limerick! Check out this video showing the first few days!
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Back to the Cross
Ireland is a religious nation. Ancient Celtic stone crosses dot the landscape placed in ancient times to share the message of the cross and to call people to reflect on and respond to its message. The cross today is also found in churches, hung on rosary beads, and hanging as jewelry around necks. But many in the nation have forgotten its message and true power.
This summer, OM Ireland Director Mike Mullins will literally 'take up his cross' as he walks from Cork to Roscommon (via Limerick) carrying a 12 ft wooden cross. Joined by a small team of people from Ireland and other parts of the world, Mike hopes to demonstrate and share the message of the cross as he travels through the countryside.
"At the heart of the Christian message is Jesus’ death on the cross," Mike explained. "As an example of supreme sacrificial love it confounds and confronts the selfishness of the world and presents a radical alternative calling us to take up our cross and follow Jesus."
The cross also symbolises reconciliation - firstly between God and man but also between people of different nations, backgrounds and denominations who can be united in the simple truth of the Gospel message.
Generous Roscommon people have raised €2,100 for Haiti’s orphans thanks to a 24-hour soccer marathon and street collection earlier this month.
Ireland is a religious nation. Ancient Celtic stone crosses dot the landscape placed in ancient times to share the message of the cross and to call people to reflect on and respond to its message. The cross today is also found in churches, hung on rosary beads, and hanging as jewelry around necks. But many in the nation have forgotten its message and true power.
