With donations still coming in, the 2016 Belfast Cathedral Black Santa Sit-out has raised in the region of £215,000, exceeding Dean John Mann’s target of £200,000. This is the largest amount collected in the Dean’s six years as Black Santa…
A vacancy exists for a rector for the grouped parishes of Muckamore, Killead and Gartree, Diocese of Connor. The parochial area stretches from the outskirts of Antrim town to Crumlin. The diocese seeks to appoint a rector who: offers strong…
Members of Mothers’ Union recently attended the 50th anniversary of Women’s Link in the Agape centre. They included, from left: June Butler, Diocesan President of Down and Dromore; Phyllis Grothier, All Ireland President; Joyce Bond, VP Faith and Policy and…
Primary Schools across Belfast are being urged to enter their local heat of the Northern Ireland Road Safety Quiz. The Belfast City Council area heat takes place at Stranmillis College on Tuesday 31st January 2017 (10am to 11.30am). Early booking…
Connor Children’s Council has big plans for the period surrounding St Patrick’s Day 2017, with members busy organising a five-day event to take place in March in St Anne’s Cathedral, Belfast. Patrick’s Mysterious Adventure is a family friendly event aimed…
Engage Connor Youth Council is looking forward to a busy and eventful 2017. The Youth Council seeks to connect with and support young people across the diocese through a programme of events to engage them with faith, friendship and service….
Black Santa has been recorded on camera many times over the decades, but this is the first time, we think, that the sit-out has been captured by an artist. Ray Elwood, artist and tutor and a member of the Ulster…
‘Pheobe,’ aka Connor Children’s Officer Jill Hamilton, attended St Mark’s Parish Church, Ballysillan, to help explain the Christingle message. There was a great turnout of families and children for this service. The Rev Campbell Dixon, said: “’Phoebe’ certainly made…
Holy Trinity Parish, Woodburn, held its first ever Community Christmas Lantern Light Festival in conjunction with Jordan Victory Church (JVC). The parade started at Holy Trinity and then proceeded to JVC where the community sang some carols and watched…
The Bishop of Connor, the Rt Rev Alan Abernethy, joined Black Santa Dean John Mann on the steps of St Anne’s Cathedral this morning (Tuesday) as the charity sit-out reached its mid-way point. During the morning, the Bishop met up…
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