There was a wonderful turnout for Messy Church in St Patrick’s Ballymena on October 18, and the team was greatly encouraged to see so many attend. More chairs had to be put out to accommodate the 177 people of all…
CMS Ireland has today said the global refugee situation is much bigger and broader than the story unfolding in Europe and the exodus from Syria. The mission organisation, which works with the Church of Ireland and partners in Africa and…
Report by Loraine Watt. St Patrick’s Parish Church, Ballymena, was packed on Sunday November 1 for the Rev Canon Stuart Lloyd’s final service as rector before his retirement. It was in January 1989 that Stuart arrived in Ballymena for his…
The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Rev Justin Welby, celebrated 50 years of the Corrymeela Community at a service in St Anne’s Cathedral, Belfast, on November 1. The Head of the Worldwide Anglican Communion joined other church leaders, including the…
Young parishioners at the Church of the Good Shepherd, Monkstown, are sending great bear hugs to refugee children fleeing to Europe by supporting Project Paddington. In response to the Parish Harvest Appeal, children, parents and grandparents prepared their much loved…
A Belfast man whose grandfather’s letters from the Western Front during World War One are now housed in the RCB Library in Dublin has met historians researching the wartime letters. Kenny McKeague, a trainer and member of the backroom staff…
The Bishop of Connor, the Rt Rev Alan Abernethy, has paid tribute to the Rt Rev Peter Barrett who died on October 28, describing him as ‘a very dear friend.’ Peter, formerly Bishop of Cashel and Ossory and previously Dean…
Parishes are advised that the government’s Listed Places of Worship Roof Repair Fund will soon re-open for new applications, with £25 million to be awarded during 2016. The Fund was set up after the Chancellor of the Exchequer committed £15…
The Diocese of Connor has refuted claims that St Luke’s Parish Church in Northumberland Street, Belfast, has been sold. Over the weekend, two severed pigs’ heads which were daubed with racist slogans were left at the front door of the…
Well-known television presenter Lynda Bryans will be the speaker in St Anne’s Cathedral, Belfast, on Monday November 16. She will speak at the weekly healing service, starting at 8pm, on the theme ‘My Path of Faith.’ Lynda, who has talked…
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