In his Presidential Address, delivered at the start of business on day one of the Church of Ireland General Synod on Thursday March 4, The Most Rev Dr Richard Clarke, Archbishop of Armagh, focused on the theme of identity. The…
A special service for anyone affected by the loss of a baby at any stage, during pregnancy, at birth or in infancy, will be held in St Anne’s Cathedral, Belfast, on Sunday May 28. It is organised by The Mariposa…
The Bishop of Connor, the Rt Rev Alan Abernethy, joined by clergy the Rev John Pickering, the Rev Julie Bell and the Rev Paul Dundas, rector of Christ Church, Lisburn, and young people who were confirmed at a service in…
A new edition of A History of St John’s Church, Donegore, by Margaret Bell has just been published. Mrs Bell, a long time parishioner of Templepatrick and Donegore and former Churchwarden of St John’s, has completed an update to the…
The Rev Peter Jones, currently curate assistant in Drumglass Parish, Armagh Diocese, has been appointed rector of Mossley Parish, Diocese of Connor. Peter, 35, is married to Kim and they have two children, Timothy aged three and one-year-old Hannah. Originally…
This year marks the 130th Anniversary of Mothers’ Union (MU) in Ireland and to mark the occasion, All Ireland President Phyllis Grothier is making a pilgrimage round all 12 dioceses in Ireland. On 13 May, Phyllis will be joined by…
The Parish of Whitehead and Islandmagee once again held a series of very successful Lenten Lunches. This initiative began as a fund raiser to help pay for some major repairs to both churches 14 years ago, but even then it…
The Crafty Goodness group in St Peter’s Church, Antrim Road, decided to give the worn chairs in the parish halls a new look. They set about recovering many of them, ably led by Paula Poulton Marshall (who is also the…
The Fellowship of Contemplative Prayer is hosting two Silent Retreats. These take place as follows: Weekend Retreat: Friday June 16 – Sunday June 18. Midweek Retreat: Monday June 19 – Wednesday June 21. Both Retreats will be held in The…
New chairs and kneelers were dedicated by the Dean of Belfast in the Regimental Chapel in St Anne’s Cathedral on Tuesday April 25. Lt Col James Linford, chair of the Royal Irish Chapel Committee, said the new chairs had been…
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