A concert was held in Holy Trinity Woodburn, Carrickfergus on Saturday February 27 to raise funds for the Boys’ Brigade Northern Ireland Headquarters, Newport at Culcavey Road, Hillsborough. Organised by the East Antrim Battalion, the concert featured Major Sinclair Memorial Pipe…
A successful community event and fundraiser was held at Derryvolgie Parish Church on February 13. Organised by the events committee, the day was aimed at raising funds for the church as well as encouraging the community to come together for…
Lisburn Cathedral will be running its third annual Big Church Serve from Wednesday March 23 to Saturday March 26. Around 150 people from the Cathedral will be donning high visibility vests to demonstrate faith through community events and practical service. In the city centre, this will…
The Bishop of Connor, the Rt Rev Alan Abernethy, finished the first half of his 2016 Lent Seminar series in Lisburn Cathedral on Tuesday February 23. More than 85 people from many different parishes came to hear the Bishop speak…
Spending a night sleeping on the streets in a cardboard box in the middle of winter is a daunting challenge, but it is one of group of young people from Lambeg Parish decided to undertake. Youth leader Aimee Gibson and…
Churches in Lisburn launched ‘RELENTLESS PRAYER’ at Trinity Methodist Church on Tuesday evening February 9. From Wednesday February 10 until Easter Sunday (March 27) churches across the denominations will join together in 40 days and 40 nights of constant prayer…
The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Rev and Rt Hon Justin Welby, delivered the annual Church of Ireland Theological Lecture at Queen’s University, Belfast, on Monday February 8. Speaking to students, university staff, clergy and members of the public, Archbishop…
At the annual Good Samaritans Service in Belfast Cathedral on Sunday February 7, more than 220 charities received a share of the money raised during the 2015 Black Santa Sit-out. The 39th annual Sit-out raised £195,000 and at the service,…
Clergy and youth leaders who attended the launch of the EVERY campaign in Antrim on January 19 were presented with some shocking statistics regarding teenagers and relationships. The EVERY campaign was launched by Love for Life in partnership with Engage Connor…
St Columba’s, Whiterock, celebrated the fifth anniversary of the consecration of the new building on Sunday January 17. The Bishop of Connor, the Rt Rev Alan Abernethy, was the preacher at the service, and was accompanied by his wife Liz….
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