A team from the Hub at Queen’s University had a taste of what life is like for Ugandan street children when they took part in a sponsored ‘Sleep on the Street’ on May 1. The team spent 24 hours on…
The Bishop of Connor, the Rt Rev Alan Abernethy, preached at the Synod Eucharist which preceded the opening of the General Synod of the Church of Ireland taking place from Thursday May 7 to Saturday May 9 in Armagh. The…
Five keen cyclists from St Patrick’s Parish, Jordanstown, will join with five others from Whiteabbey Presbyterian on a 70-mile cycle to mark the 70th anniversary of Christian Aid. The riders will set off from Jordanstown at dawn on at the…
On Sunday May 10 the Most Rev Dr Richard Clarke, Archbishop of Armagh, will preach at a special celebration service marking the 200th anniversary of St Patrick’s, Cairncastle. The service (which begins at 11.30am) will be led by Rt Rev…
To raise money for the Choir Tour in France in August, the Rev Campbell Dixon and four choir girls from St Anne’s Cathedral ran as a relay team in the Belfast Marathon! The sun shone on the May Day event,…
To mark 70 years of Christian Aid the charity is holding its first ever fundraising charity golf event. Keen golfers are urged to sign up to be in with a chance of getting their hands on the Claret Jug! The…
St Patrick’s Parish, Broughshane, is organising an art competition for young people aged six to 16. The competition will coincide with the exhibition of a picture from the International Methodist Art Collection, in St Patrick’s Church from May 23-25. Entrants…
Following the devastating earthquake in Nepal on April 25, the Church of Ireland Bishops’ Appeal has released £10,000 and is appealing for further donations. Bishops’ Appeal has directed these funds towards search and rescue efforts, the setting up of makeshift…
Church Mission Society Ireland has announced the appointment of the Rev Roger Thompson, rector of Kilwaughter and Cairncastle with All Saints’, Craigyhill, Diocese of Connor, as a CMSI Partnership Co-ordinator. This is one of two new appointments announced by CMSI…
On Sunday April 26 the highlight of the 11am Patronal Festival Service at St Mark’s, Ballymacash, was the dedication of a new stained glass window in memory of Sammy and Peggy Bryson. The window, which measures approximately six feet by…
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