Main content
Sorry, this episode is not currently available

Harvest Thanksgiving

As the programme celebrates harvest, Claire McCollum visits Kenya. There's music from Stuart Townend and some traditional harvest hymns.

35 minutes

Last on

Sun 14 Sep 2014 17:30

Music Played

Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes

  • Choirs from Churches within Jordanstown area

    We Plough the Fields

    Ensemble: Ulster Orchestra’s Brass Ensemble. Supporting Artist: Nigel McClintock. Conductor: Paul Leddington Wright. Music Arranger: Robert Ramskill.

    Tune: Wir pflugen

  • W H Monk

    All Things Bright and Beautiful

    Choir: Choirs from Churches within Jordanstown area. Ensemble: Ulster Orchestra’s Brass Ensemble. Supporting Artist: Nigel McClintock. Conductor: Paul Leddington Wright. Music Arranger: Paul Leddington Wright. Lyricist: C F Alexander.
  • Johann Crüger

    Now Thank We All our God

    Choir: Choirs from Churches within Jordanstown area. Ensemble: Ulster Orchestra’s Brass Ensemble. Supporting Artist: Nigel McClintock. Conductor: Paul Leddington Wright. Music Arranger: Paul Leddington Wright.

    Tune: Nun danket

  • George J. Elvey

    Come, Ye Thankful People, Come

    Choir: Choirs from Churches within Jordanstown area. Ensemble: Ulster Orchestra’s Brass Ensemble. Supporting Artist: Nigel McClintock. Conductor: Paul Leddington Wright. Music Arranger: Paul Leddington Wright. Lyricist: Henry Alford.

    Tune: St George’s, Windsor

  • Stuart Townend

    Streets of the City

    • 10.
  • The Taylor Quartet

    I’m Going To Make It

Factsheet for Sunday 14th September 2014

As the programme celebrates harvest, Claire McCollum visits Kenya. There's music from Stuart Townend and some traditional harvest hymns.

Interviewees and Contributors

Seed Potatoes

Derek Roulston is a farmer from County Donegal. For the last twelve years he and his wife Linda, have been working with the in Ireland’s Mission Overseas to help potato farmers in Kenya. Along with other farming experts and the local churches in the Galana area of Kenya, he founded the Wheat Foundation – Working to improve Health, Education, Agriculture and The Environment. This outreach through rural development programme has given the local community many reasons to celebrate harvest.

Ìý

Ìý

Fisherman’s Mission

The works to provide physical and spiritual support to fishing communities around the UK. Maurice Lake is the mission’s representative in Ireland.

Ìý

Sam Cully is the skipper of a trawler based in Portavogie, Northern Ireland. Last year, Sam’s boat capsized while fishing off the County Down coast. After two hours in the water, he was rescued by the RNLI and he feels that this was only possible because he was wearing a life preserver supplied by the Fishermen’s mission.

Ìý

Ìý

Restore

Restore is an initiative based at in Northern Ireland. Volunteers from the group, aim to show the love of Christ in a practical way, by sourcing and delivering surplus produce to families within their area.Ìý

Ìý

Benediction

Rev Nigel Baylor, St Patrick’s Church of Ireland

Ìý

Locations

Congregational hymns in this programme were recorded at .

Ìý

The performance item by (Streets of the City from his album 'Paths of Grace') was recorded at Belfast’s historic . This is a renovated flax spinning mill which is now used as a community resource and home to many business enterprises.

Ìý

The performance item by (I'm Going To Make It) was recorded at The Temple of the Winds, part of the National Trust property at , County Down.

Other Information

was our organist for the congregational items performed at St Patrick's Church, Jordanstown.

Ìý

The congregational pieces were also accompanied by ’s Brass Ensemble.

Ìý

The congregationÌýfor the hymns was made up from churches from within the Jordanstown area.

Ìý

Ìý

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Claire McCollum
Producer Alex Johnston
Series Producer Matthew Napier
Executive Producer David Taviner

Broadcasts