Arctic sabbatical for the Rev Mike McCann

Thursday June 4th 2015

Mike will be based in the Cathedral Church of St Jude in Iqaluit on Baffin Island. (Photo: Diocese of the Arctic website).

The Rev Mike McCann, rector of the Parish of Kilroot and Templecorran, will be spending his summer in the Canadian Arctic!

Mike has been granted a sabbatical by the Bishop of Connor, the Rt Rev Alan Abernethy, and he and his wife Sarah are heading to the Cathedral Church of St Jude in Iqaluit on Baffin Island on June 7.

This has been arranged by the Rt Rev Darren McCartney, Suffragan Bishop of the Arctic, who formerly served in the Diocese of Connor as curate in St Nicholas Church in Carrickfergus.

The Rev Mike McCann leaves for his Arctic sabbatical on June 7.

Before departing for Baffin Island, Mike is spending a few days on retreat at the Benedictine monastery in Rostrevor, but anyone interested in following his experiences in the Arctic can log into his blog at arcticinsummer.blogspot.co.uk