The Parishes of Drummaul, Duneane and Ballyscullion this week delivered 104 ‘Handbags of Hope/Washbags for Men’ to the Ballymena Foodbank. For the four weeks leading up to the First Sunday in Advent parishioners were asked to take an unwanted handbag…
Santas – meet Santa! Belfast’s Black Santa, Dean John Mann, welcomed several traditional Santas to St Anne’s Cathedral this morning as the Santa Clauses prepare for the fifth annual Santa Dash! The colourful spectacle, which takes place on Sunday…
Clergy from across Connor Diocese enjoyed an excellent and informative Quiet Morning with special guest speaker the Very Rev Pete Wilcox, Dean of Liverpool, on November 10. The day was hosted at Lisburn Cathedral by the Bishop of Connor, the…
Two Readers were commissioned by the Bishop of Connor, the Rt Rev Alan Abernethy, at a service held in St Paul’s Parish Church, Lisburn, on Wednesday November 9. They were Janet Hunter from St Paul’s Parish and Adrian Bell from…
Habitat for Humanity Northern Ireland is working in partnership with St Michael’s Parish Church, off the Shankill Road, on a new community building project which will serve people across west Belfast. Habitat volunteers of all backgrounds are helping to refurbish St…
The President of Ireland, Michael D Higgins, visited St John’s Parish Church, Donegore, on Thursday October 27 to see the grave of Irish poet Sir Samuel Ferguson. (See Photo Gallery below) He then travelled a short distance up Donegore Hill…
The Rev Arthur Young, rector of Kill o’ the Grange Parish, Diocese of Dublin, was instituted as rector of St Paul’s Parish, Lisburn, on Thursday October 20. He was instituted by the Bishop of Connor, the Rt Rev Alan Abernethy….
Bishops’ Appeal is partnering with Christian Aid to respond to Hurricane Matthew following the destruction which it wreaked in Haiti. Hurricane Matthew swept through the south-west of the country on Tuesday October 4 but the effects of the storm are…
The institution of the Rev Edmond (Eddie) Coulter as rector of Lambeg Parish Church took place on Thursday October 13. Eddie was instituted by the Bishop of Connor, the Rt Rev Alan Abernethy. Preacher at the service was the Rt…
Parishioners and staff from St Anne’s Cathedral, Belfast, attended a farewell tea on October 6 to say goodbye to two members of clergy who are moving to new positions. PHOTO ALBUM The Rev Canon Denise Acheson, former Dean’s Vicar, will…
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