This year’s annual Church of Ireland Theological Lecture at Queen’s University, Belfast, on Monday February 6, was by renowned American scholar Professor Mark Noll. It took the theme of examining Martin Luther’s ‘Sola Scriptura’ – the focus on the Bible…
Northern Ireland charities received grants totalling more than £220,000 raised by Belfast Cathedral’s Black Santa Sit-out at a special service on Sunday February 5. Among those attending the annual Good Samaritans Service in St Anne’s were charities working locally with…
Stewards of Creation is the theme of the Bishop of Connor’s Lent course this year. Bishop Alan Abernethy will deliver his talk in each of Connor’s three archdeaconries as follows: Tuesday 21st March – Bushmills Parish Centre Wednesday 29th March…
The Dean of Belfast, the Very Rev John Mann, has announced that he will be leaving St Anne’s Cathedral at Easter to take up a post in England. The Dean told the congregation on Sunday morning that he has been…
There will be a Day of Prayer to find God’s peace and healing in Lisburn Cathedral on Saturday February 18 between 10am and 5pm. This follows on from the Day of Prayer in St Anne’s Cathedral, Belfast, last September organised by the interdenominational…
The Bishop of Connor, the Rt Rev Alan Abernethy, had another 100th birthday to celebrate this week when he paid a visit to Mrs Stella McMillan from Carnmoney Parish on Thursday. Stella was 100 on January 24, and it was…
The Diocese of Connor is seeking to appoint a rector for the Church of the Holy Spirit, Mossley Parish. This is a suburban parish with 250 families in the borough of Newtownabbey, eight miles from Belfast city centre. Enquiries should be…
A 17th century painting entitled The Agony of Christ in Gethsemane has gone on display in St Anne’s Cathedral, Belfast. The 6ft X 3ft oil on canvas painting, attributed to French painter Jean-Bernard Restout, has been given to the Cathedral…
A happy 100th birthday to Miss Sarah Jefferson, a lifelong parishioner of Christ Church, Lisburn, who celebrated with a party for family and friends on January 25. Among Sarah’s many visitors were the Mayor of Lisburn and Castlereagh, Councillor Brian…
A team from Christ Church Parish, Lisburn, will be travelling to Uganda in February to visit St Apollo School, Kasizi, in the Diocese of Luwero. This will be the third time a team from the parish has been out to…
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