The President of Ireland, Michael D Higgins, visited St John’s Parish Church, Donegore, on Thursday October 27 to see the grave of Irish poet Sir Samuel Ferguson. (See Photo Gallery below) He then travelled a short distance up Donegore Hill…
The fun that was had and the friendships that were made at Connor Takes the Castle 2016 have been captured on video by Diocesan Youth Officer Christina Baillie. To view some of the wonderful moments from the youth weekend in…
Connor’s Church Army Evangelists are holding two Open Nights at the North Belfast Centre of Mission’s new Connect Base in Shankill Road. The open nights are aimed at parishes in the mid Belfast Rural Deanery, and parishioners are welcome to…
The Rev Campbell Dixon MBE was introduced as Priest-in-Charge of St Mark’s Parish Church, Ballysillan, on Sunday October 9. Campbell, who is married to Jacqui, was a member of the clergy team at St Anne’s Cathedral, Belfast, for almost five…
The Rev Arthur Young, rector of Kill o’ the Grange Parish, Diocese of Dublin, was instituted as rector of St Paul’s Parish, Lisburn, on Thursday October 20. He was instituted by the Bishop of Connor, the Rt Rev Alan Abernethy….
The closing date for applications for a number of posts currently vacant in the dioceses of Down & Dromore and Connor is Friday October 28. As a result of restructuring, the administrative offices at Church of Ireland House in Belfast,…
The Rev Mark Niblock, Dean’s Vicar at St Anne’s Cathedral, Belfast, has been appointed a Canon of the Cathedral by the Bishop of Connor, the Rt Rev Alan Abernethy. Mark, who was formerly Priest-in-Charge of St Colmgall’s, Rathcoole Parish, Diocese…
Children from across Connor Diocese had a fantastic time at the 2016 Kids Big Adventure Days, this year hosted by Ballymoney Parish on October 8 and Glenavy Parish on October 15. The theme was ‘The Big Demolition’ and at both…
Bishops’ Appeal is partnering with Christian Aid to respond to Hurricane Matthew following the destruction which it wreaked in Haiti. Hurricane Matthew swept through the south-west of the country on Tuesday October 4 but the effects of the storm are…
The Very Rev Pete Wilcox, Dean of Liverpool, will be the guest speaker at a pre-Advent Quiet Morning hosted by the Bishop of Connor, the Rt Rev Alan Abernethy. This takes place in Lisburn Cathedral on Thursday November 10,…
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