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Autumn ‘Connor Connections’ available to share

Thursday October 22nd 2020

The autumn issue of the diocesan magazine ‘Connor Connections’ is now available to download or read in E-Paper format.

Organ Scholarship Board Service of Thanksgiving

Monday October 19th 2020

A Service of Choral Evensong was held in St Anne’s Cathedral, Belfast, in thanksgiving for church and cathedral organists, church musicians and the work of the Down, Dromore and Connor Organ Scholarship Board.

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A celebration of ‘Baking Buddies’ in Lower Shankill

Thursday October 1st 2020

Move over ‘Great British Bake Off,’ because ‘Baking Buddies’ in Belfast’s Lower Shankill is where the real baking talent is!

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Harvest with a difference in Antrim Rural Deanery

Tuesday September 29th 2020

A Harvest Celebration with a difference took place in the car park at Sixmile Leisure Centre, Ballyclare, on Sunday evening, September 27.

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Everest conqueror urges people to walk for a good cause

Saturday September 26th 2020

Dawson Stelfox, the first Irish person to climb Mount Everest, has urged people to take part in sponsored strolls or hikes this autumn to raise funds for Christian Aid.

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Blessing of the Pets’ Service moves outdoors

Friday September 25th 2020

Even a pandemic will not deter Belfast Cathedral in its annual mission to bless our pets at this time of the year, with the annual blessing moving outdoors on October 4.

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Bishops’ Appeal Harvest Newsletter

Wednesday September 23rd 2020

The Bishops’ Appeal Harvest Newsletter is now available with stories of how your giving is making a difference in sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East and South Asia.

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Ordination of four new priests

Monday September 21st 2020

Four new priests were ordained for Connor Diocese by the Rt Rev George Davison on Sunday September 20 at a service in St Patrick’s, Ballymena.

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Ordination of six new deacons for Connor Diocese

Monday September 14th 2020

Six new deacons were ordained in Connor Diocese at a service in St Anne’s Cathedral, Belfast, on Sunday September 13.

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Consecration of the Rt Rev George Davison as Bishop of Connor

Friday September 4th 2020

It was a Consecration Service like no other – rows of empty pews, no congregational singing, and liberal use of hand sanitiser before the individual laying on of hands – but at 5.30pm on Thursday the waiting was over for the Rt Rev George Davison – and Connor Diocese finally had a new Bishop!

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