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…
This Lent, Christian Aid is asking people to reflect each day on the blessings in their own lives through ‘Count Your Blessings,’ and to pray for communities like South Sudan which urgently needs humanitarian Aid. Connor Diocese has been in…
The Fellowship of Contemplative Prayer, Ireland, has organised two retreats at The Church of Ireland Theological Institute, Braemor Park, Churchtown, Dublin 14, taking place in June. The Witness will be Carol Casey. The first retreat will be the weekend Friday…
The Bishop of Connor, the Rt Rev Alan Abernethy, has described the shooting of a police officer in Crumlin Road, Belfast, on Sunday evening as ‘a wholly unjustifiable and appalling act.’ The officer was shot in an incident at a…
The institution of the Rev Jonny Campbell-Smyth as rector of the United Parish of Ballynure and Ballyeaston, Ballyclare, took place on Tuesday January 17 in St John’s Parish Church. Jonny comes to Ballyclare from the Parish of Jordanstown where he was…
The annual service for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity between the two Belfast cathedrals was held in St Peter’s Cathedral on Tuesday January 17. As it was the turn of the Roman Catholic Cathedral to host the service,…
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