A special Evensong in St Anne’s Cathedral, Belfast, will mark the day that Her Majesty The Queen becomes the longest serving Monarch in British History. On September 9, Queen Elizabeth II will have reigned for longer than her great-great grandmother…
Culture Night returns to Belfast on Friday September 18, with St Anne’s Cathedral hosting a range of events expected to draw literally thousands of people through its doors. Based in and around Cathedral Quarter, Culture Night 2015 will see more…
Connor Diocese is holding a series of three archdeaconry meetings during October to give its clergy some resourceful new ideas. At each meeting, Canon Peter McDowell, diocesan liturgical officer, will give a presentation of liturgical resources to help enrich worship…
Christ Church Parish, Lisburn, held a Service of Welcome for its new curate, the Rev Julie Bell, on Sunday August 30. The service was followed by a reception in the hall, when Julie spoke of her faith, call and hopes…
Hundreds of people attended a memorial service at Lisburn Cathedral to mark the centenary of Gallipoli, one of World War One’s bloodiest campaigns. About 21,000 British and Irish troops lost their lives in the doomed Gallipoli operation. Both unionist and…
The new Ramoan Parish Centre in the heart of Ballycastle will be officially opened by the Bishop of Connor, the Rt Rev Alan Abernethy, on Thursday September 3. This state-of-the-art centre has full conference facilities, disabled access including a lift,…
The Church of Ireland has received the first Braille copies of its Thanks & Praise hymnal supplement from the Braille Unit at HMP Maghaberry. Thanks & Praise is a supplement to the Church Hymnal, containing a collection of 227 hymns,…
Mossley Parish organised a fun filled day for families in the local community on Saturday August 22. There was lots of singing, a show put on by the fantastic Puppet Team from Magheralin Parish , hotdogs, workshops including African drums,…
The Health and Safety Executive Northern Ireland is appealing to parishes to raise awareness of farm safety issues and pray for farmers and their families. Dr Bryan Monson, Deputy Chief executive of the HSENI, is urging churches to consider highlighting…
Due to popular demand, a third course led by the Rev Brendan McCarthy will take place in St Anne’s Cathedral, Belfast, beginning on September 23. The course, titled: ‘Of what earthly use is the Bible?’ explores the nature, interpretation and…
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