For Lent 2014 BACI (the Biblical Association for the Church of Ireland) is offering a themed biblical study which looks at the relationship the church and culture. As in the previous three years’ studies, this study has five weeks which…
A bullet lodged in a lump of charcoal was a stark reminder of the conflict people in South Sudan lived with for many years and are facing again today as the Connor Yei team met for a time of prayer and…
The Dean of Belfast, the Very Rev John Mann, said the 2013 Black Santa Appeal had met with ‘a wonderful response.’ Dean Mann said the annual collection, taken during the sitout on the steps of St Anne’s Cathedral which this…
Parishioners in Magheragall raised £1,050 for the Scottish Cot Death Trust at a Service of Nine Lessons and Carols on December 22. The Rector, the Rev Nicholas Dark, and the Select Vestry decided to give the parish the opportunity to…
There will be a service in St Anne’s Cathedral, Belfast on Monday, January 27 at 8pm on the theme of praying for the renewal and revival of the faith in this land. The speaker is Archdeacon David McClay, rector of…
A visit to Yei by the Rt Rev Alan Abernethy and a team from Connor Diocese has been postponed due to unrest in South Sudan. The Bishop of Connor and the 10–strong team were due to depart for Yei, travelling…
Two youth organisations in St Columba’s, Whiterock, have recently celebrated important events. The Girls Brigade has celebrated its 20th anniversary. In 1993 there were no youth organisations for young girls at St Columba’s. Recognising the increasing need in the parish…
Belfast’s Black Santa, Dean John Mann, hit the headlines in the Los Angeles Times on Christmas Eve. You can follow this link to view the story LA Times readers would have seen as this year’s Black Santa sit–out for charities…
The Good Book Shop, Donegall Street, Belfast, is holding an Epiphany Sale beginning on Monday January 6 2014 at 9.30am. There will be 50 per cent off all stock*from the shop’s full range of Bibles, books, gifts, CDs, DVDs, resources,…
In a statement on the Haass talks, the Most Rev Dr Richard Clarke, Archbishop of Armagh, said he remains hopeful for future rapprochement in 2014. In his statement the Archbishop says: “Although deeply disappointed, as so many must be, that…
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