Lisburn Cathedral is to host a night of laughs in February with award winning comedian Andy Kind. Proceeds from the event will help support a Cathedral team going on mission to Yei, South Sudan, next summer. Andy Kind won Anything…
Belfast’s Black Santa, the Very Rev John Mann, is shaking out and airing his hat, scarf and gloves in preparation for his fifth charity sit-out on the steps of St Anne’s Cathedral. The 39th annual Black Santa sit-out gets underway…
St Ninian’s Parish Church may have closed for worship last summer, but there is still a thriving ministry in the parish hall in the form of a charity shop. The shop opened for business in the hall off the Whitewell…
A number of representatives of the World Council of Churches (WCC) were in Belfast this week as guests of the Bishop of Connor, the Rt Rev Alan Abernethy. Bishop Abernethy, who is a member of the WCC, hosted a lunch…
The Bishop of Connor and the Dean of Belfast have both paid tribute to Father Gerry Reynolds, who died on Monday aged 80. The Bishop, the Rt Rev Alan Abernethy, described Father Reynolds as ‘a companion on the journey of…
The Dean of Connor, The Very Rev John FA Bond, said it was an honour and a privilege to represent the Church of Ireland at the Inaugural Service of the 10th General Synod of the Church of England at Westminster…
A stunning piece of wall art commemorating the sinking of the HMS Hawke in World War One was laid up in St Simon’s Church, Donegall Road, at a service on Sunday November 29. The artwork, a net decorated with 524…
A large number of people attended an ecumenical service of prayer and reflection for climate justice held in St Anne’s Cathedral on November 29 before a rally on climate change. (See our photo album below). The service and rally in…
St Colmanell’s Parish Church opened its Festival of Christmas Trees on November 26. The church was full to overflowing for the opening which featured singing from four local schools – Diamond Primary, Fourtowns Primary, Longstone Primary and St Paul’s Primary….
The young people in Mettle, Lisburn’s Cathedral’s social group for 11 to 18-year-olds, will be working hard this weekend making delectable delights for Funday Bunday Sunday. This event, which follows the 11am service on Sunday November 29, will raise funds…
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