Minutes of the meeting of Coleraine Probus Club

Attendance: 42 members and Guest Mr Malcolm Hinds.

The Club President, John Graham, welcomed members and guest to the meeting. He then introduced our speaker for the morning, Rev Eddie Dorrans, the topic of his talk being “Bridge Over the River Galana – A Bridge of Faith.”
Eddie qualified as a Civil Engineer and for a time worked in both the public and private sector of the industry before entering the Ministry of the Presbyterian Church. He spent 20 years serving churches in Donegal, Ballycastle and Cullybackey. On retirement he was involved with outreach work in S.E. Kenya, bringing the Good News of the Kingdom of God in a practical way through the building of a bridge over the crocodile infested River Galana and excavating a well to provide fresh water for the local Kenyans. Eddie’s amazing story illustrated that when a project seemed humanly impossible, God was able to provide. The bridge is now operational and is serving the local community.
A question and answer session followed the talk. A summary of this talk is available in the Speakers’ Record Book, and also on the Club Website.
A vote of thanks proposed by John McHenry was passed on to The Rev Dorrans by the President. The members showed their appreciation.

Weekly Business

Apologies: Peter Fitzgerald, John Ludlow, Aubrey McElhinney, Mervyn Patterson, Billy Platt, Nigel Semple, Tony Smyth, Mike Turner and Gordon Ward.

Minutes: The minutes of the 14 April 2015, were read, agreed and signed by the President.

Matters arising: None not covered by the agenda.

Correspondence: An email received from Mary Sinnamon was read and the contents noted.

REPORTS:
Social: Joe Alcorn reminded members that the lunch menus are now available for the Club Lunch on Tuesday 12 May 2015. Menu course choices should be returned as soon as possible. Members should indicate if they and their partners are attending both Club Quiz and Lunch or Lunch only. Joe thanked Ivan Gough for preparing and printing the menu sheets.

Welfare: Cecil Spotten reported that John Ludlow was being treated in hospital for a kidney infection.

Treasurer: An apology was received from Nigel Semple.

A O B: 1. The President welcomed new member Brian Green and presented him with the Club badges and documents.
2. John McHenry proposed that Malcolm Hinds be enrolled as a member of Coleraine Probus Club. The proposal was seconded by Cecil Leitch and approved by the members present.
3. Reggie Patterson reminded members that the Counterpoint Spring Concert will be held in St Patrick’s Church on Friday 24 April at 7.30pm.
4. Ken Parks informed the meeting that some back copies of the Probus Magazine are now available. He requested that when members are finished with a magazine they return it to him.

Next Speakers Meeting: will be held on Tuesday 28 April 2015 when the speaker will be Mr Maurice McAleese on the subject of “Echoes of the Open Golf Championship Portrush 1951”.

The President thanked the members for attending and hoped that everyone would be at our next meeting on Tuesday 28 April 2015 .

Meeting closed at 12.08am.

SIGNED: John Graham
Date 28 April 2015