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…
You are invited to ‘Come and Sing,’ at one of a series of roadshows organised to raise awareness of ‘Thanks and Praise,’ a new supplement to the Church Hymnal. The supplement contains some 200 hymns, songs and liturgical settings reflecting…
St Patrick’s Parish Church, Ballymena, hosted the annual Civic Service to celebrate the life of the Borough of Ballymena on Sunday May 31. Her Majesty’s Lord Lieutenant for County Antrim, Mrs Joan Christie, was in attendance along with the Mayor…
The talents of young artists were on display in St Patrick’s, Broughshane, over the weekend of May 23-15, along with the renowned ‘The supper at Emmaus’ by Roy de Maistre. The children’s work was on display as part of an art…
St Patricks Parish Church, Cairncastle, held a Murder Mystery Evening themed ‘Who Killed the Vicar?** in Cairncastle Presbyterian Church Halls on May 29. The play was directed by church member Simon Hunter, and the cast included the rector the Rev Roger…
The Church of Ireland Theological Institute is holding a second ‘mini-retreat’ for Diocesan Readers and Lay Ministers in general at the Institute in Dublin. The ‘mini-retreat’ entitled Becoming like Christ. A journey towards spiritual transformation will be led by the…
St Anne’s Cathedral provided a stunning backdrop for the Ulster University Graduate Fashion Show on Friday May 29. Striking models took to a catwalk erected in the aisle to showcase the fabulous talents of the young designers. Belfast Cathedral has…
The Bishop of Connor and the Archdeacon of Connor donned their pinnies and dusted off their rolling pins to compete in the Mothers’ Union Great Connor Bake-off. More than 250 members of the Mothers’ Union from across the diocese were…
Congratulations to Mrs Florence Graham, a parishioner at Christ Church, Lisburn, who celebrated her 100th birthday on May 20. Among Florence’s visitors was the Rev Paul Dundas, who brought birthday greetings from everyone in the parish.
Over the next two days, the aisle of St Anne’s will be transformed into a catwalk as the Cathedral prepares to host the Ulster University’s Graduate Fashion Show. While the Cathedral has hosted several concerts in the past, including the Ulster…
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