Appointment of new rector in Ballymena
The Rev Rosie Diffin, rector of Kilcronaghan, Ballynascreen and Six Towns, Diocese of Derry and Raphoe, has been appointed rector of Ballymena Parish (Kilconriola and Ballyclug).
The Rev Rosie Diffin, rector of Kilcronaghan, Ballynascreen and Six Towns, Diocese of Derry and Raphoe, has been appointed rector of Ballymena Parish (Kilconriola and Ballyclug).
The Pancakes & Prayer Lent Campaign is back and this year aims to reach up to 7,300 more young people across 15 schools in South Sudan who don’t yet have food or clean water at school.
Naomi Jennings was commissioned as a Pioneer Minister by Bishop George Davison at a morning service in Agherton Parish, Portstewart, on February 1.
Mrs Melinda Steele was commissioned as a Parish Reader in Ballinderry on Sunday January 18 by the Rev Canon Amanda Adams.
Deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly joined Dean Stephen Forde at the annual Good Samaritans Service in Belfast Cathedral on February 1, where 103 local charities gathered to celebrate the £140,000 raised by the 2025 Black Santa Appeal.
‘Called to Serve’ – a Vocations Retreat for anyone in Connor who is sensing the call of God to ministry (lay or ordained), will be held in Bethlehem Abbey, Portglenone, on Saturday March 28.
The Rev James Boyd, rector of Derryvolgie Parish, was installed as a Canon of Lisburn Cathedral at a service in the Cathedral on Sunday January 25.
The first meeting of 2026 the Retired Clergy Association was held at Christ Church, Primacy, Bangor, on January 20 when members joined with the Methodist Ministers Retired Clergy Fellowship.
The Church of Ireland’s Council for Mission is organising a special morning conference on February 12 in Lisburn with the Rev Frank Bernardi, rector of St George’s Anglican Church in Tunis.
Agherton Parish is supporting an inspirational fundraising effort as Rebekah Ferry prepares to run the London Marathon in aid of Parkinson’s – an illness her mum Carol has lived with for more than 20 years.
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