‘Stand up to hate crime’ says Belfast’s Black Santa
Belfast’s Black Santa Dean Stephen Forde has said this year’s Christmas appeal will focus on local charities working to support refugees in Northern Ireland.
Belfast’s Black Santa Dean Stephen Forde has said this year’s Christmas appeal will focus on local charities working to support refugees in Northern Ireland.
Christian Aid Ireland’s Christmas appeal this year is for South Sudan, with a focus on supporting mothers as they seek to provide for their families while coping with the impact of the climate crisis.
St Simon’s Parish Church in Donegall Road, South Belfast, formally reopened for worship on Sunday November 21 following work to reorder the inside of the church.
The autumn issue of the diocesan magazine Connor Connections is now available online. You can view an e-paper or download a pdf.
Connor Diocesan Mother’s Union’s recent Autumn Council meeting in St Patrick’s Parish Church, Ballymena, was attended by representatives from Women’s Aid.
‘HE’S BEHIND YOU!’ All the fun of the panto comes to parishes across the diocese next month in the form of the Connor Christmas Panto Trail.
The Liturgical Advisory Committee (LAC) of the Church of Ireland, in collaboration with the Children’s Ministry Network, have produced a Service of the Word for each Sunday in Advent, along with supporting resources.
The Advent and Christmas newsletter from Church of Ireland Children’s Ministry is packed with some amazing resources and ideas…all ready to use!
During Advent this year, we again hope to post a short online act of worship each day on the diocesan Facebook page. This will include a reflection on one of the daily readings.
Following a Harvest Appeal, members of Eglantine Parish Mothers’ Union, with the help of parishioners, made up 135 washbags to be distributed to local hospitals.
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