Lecturer at this year’s annual Church of Ireland Theological Lectures at Queen’s University, Belfast, is Professor Richard Bauckham, Professor of New Testament Studies at St Andrew’s. Under the umbrella title of ‘The Gospels as Eyewitness Testimony: New Reflections,’ Professor Bauckham…
The new Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland, The Most Reverend Alan Harper, visits Cairncastle on Sunday February 4, just two days after taking up office. He will be officiating and preaching at a special service of rededication…
A custom-made version of Mark’s Gospel has been produced in an initiative aimed at introducing or re-introducing students at the University of Ulster in Jordanstown and Belfast to Jesus. The 4,500 Gospels, with specially designed cover and style, have been…
World Leprosy Day 2007 is Sunday January 28 and the main World Leprosy Day Service for The Leprosy Mission Northern Ireland will be held in Lisburn Cathedral. The Rev Canon Sam Wright, rector, will conduct the service and the preacher…
A special service was held in First Lisburn Presbyterian Church on Sunday January 21 as part of a ‘Week of Prayer for Christian Unity.’ The Service was organised by the Lisburn City Centre Ministers’ Fellowship, which comprises of ministers from…
The new Archdeacon of Dalriada, the Ven Stephen Forde, is in southern Sudan this week bringing greetings from Connor to its new partner diocese of Yei. Archdeacon Forde will attend and lead devotions at the Yei Diocesan Synod, which meets…
Canon Barry Dodds, new Archdeacon of Belfast, took the Declarations in the presence of the Bishop of Connor, the Rt Rev Alan Harper, and the Rev William Taggart, Registrar of Connor, on Friday, January 26. Canon Dodds, rector of St…
The General Secretary of the Evangelical Alliance, Joel Edwards, will be guest speaker at a special evening in Christ Church, Lisburn, this month. Joe will address the topic ‘Truly Gracious – is the Church good news for our community?’ The…
Mrs Moira Thom, a parishioner at Christ Church, Lisburn, is the new President of Connor Mothers’ Union. Moira, 50, succeeds Mrs Norma Bell, Eglantine Parish. She and husband Edmund have three children, Louise, Rachael and Robin. Moira first became involved…
A new Crozier has been commissioned for future Bishops of Connor. Before Christmas, the current Bishop, the Rt Rev Alan Harper, commissioned goldsmith Graham Harron of Killylea to design and make a new Crozier for the diocese. The existing Crozier,…
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