Queen honours Diocesan Lay Reader Jim Perry
Congratulations to Mr Jim Perry, a member of St Patrick’s Parish, Ballymena, and Connor Diocesan Lay Reader, on receiving an MBE in this year’s Queen’s Birthday Honours.
Congratulations to Mr Jim Perry, a member of St Patrick’s Parish, Ballymena, and Connor Diocesan Lay Reader, on receiving an MBE in this year’s Queen’s Birthday Honours.
Mr Roy Totten, a member of Glenavy Parish, has been awarded an MBE for services to the Community in Northern Ireland in the Queen’s Birthday Honours.
Mrs Margaret Brown, organist with the Parishes of Ramoan and Culfeighrin, Ballycastle, has been awarded a BEM for her services to Music in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List.
A Quiet Morning organised by the Bishop of Connor with guest speaker the Rt Rev John McDowell, Bishop of Clogher, was attended by 65 Connor clergy along with members of the diocesan team.
The summer issue of the diocesan magazine Connor Connections is now available. The front cover features a colourful snake from the wonderful Patrick’s Mysterious Adventure hosted by our Children’s Council in St Anne’s Cathedral in March.
The second annual Agherton Lecture takes place in The Church of St John the Baptist, Agherton Parish, Portstewart, on Tuesday June 27. The lecture will be delivered by the Ven Gary Hastings, Archdeacon of Tuam and rector of St Nicholas…
A Day of Prayer for a peaceful ‘Twelfth’ and for Healing in our Land will be held in St George’s Parish Church, Belfast, on Tuesday July 11. It will run from 10.30am until 2pm and people are welcome to come…
The 2017 Belfast Cathedral Music Festival brought a feast of talent into St Anne’s from June 13-18. Opening night featured a recital by three NI Opera singers, Elaine Pelan, Sarah Richardson and David Howes.
The Archdeacon of Dalriada, the Ven Stephen Forde, last night featured (briefly) on the BBC National News at Six. Archdeacon Forde, who is rector of Larne and Inver with Glynn and Raloo, popped out for a lunchtime sandwich while working…
Congratulations to members of Muckamore, Killead and Gartree Mothers’ Union. The branch celebrated its 100th anniversary with a special service on Sunday June 18.
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