Black Santa set for 48th annual charity sit-out
Black Santa will be back on the steps of Belfast Cathedral in the run-up to Christmas with the 48th charity sit-out getting underway at 10am on Monday December 16.
Black Santa will be back on the steps of Belfast Cathedral in the run-up to Christmas with the 48th charity sit-out getting underway at 10am on Monday December 16.
Mary and Joseph have been journeying around the north coast – and even further afield – in recent days as part of an initiative by Dunluce Parish to take the seasonal message of the church into the wider community.
The Dean of Belfast, the Very Rev Stephen Forde, has announced the appointment of the Rev Dr Colin McClure, Minister of First Larne Presbyterian Church, as the next Presbyterian Ecumenical Canon in the Cathedral Chapter of St Anne, Belfast.
Damascus Street, a new musicians’ collective from All Saints’ Church, Belfast, releases a debut single ‘God came down,’ on Saturday December 14.
Bishops’ Appeal is pleased to share the news that al-Ahli Arab Hospital, which is administered by the Anglican Diocese of Jerusalem, is continuing to provide essential care and support for people in urgent humanitarian need in Gaza City.
The Bishop of Connor, the Rt Rev George Davison, was the chief guest at the Christmas Carols Service held by the Belfast Mar Thoma Congregation of Malankara Mar Thoma Syrian Church.
The Vocation Retreat 2025, taking place in February and organised by the Church of Ireland Commission on Ministry, is now open for bookings.
Bishop George was the guest speaker at the annual CIYD/IMYC Connect Day ‘Christmas Craicer’ gathering for youth workers and key volunteers from across the Church of Ireland and the Methodist Church in Ireland.
Children from seven different primary schools in the Belfast area came together in St Anne’s Cathedral over two mornings this week to participate in the annual St Anne Trust Carolfest.
The Rev Canon Mark Taylor and his wife Fran looking very much the Victorian couple at St Patrick’s Parish Church, Whitehead’s Victorian Christmas Bazaar on November 30.
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