As part of its 200th anniversary celebrations Billy Parish Church hosted a wedding festival over the weekend of September 11-13. The festival started with a Friday night opening service when the rector, the Rev John Anderson, gave a potted history…
The people of the Parish of Ramoan have used their gifts to serve their community, the Bishop of Connor stated at the official opening of Ramoan Parish Centre. The Rt Rev Alan Abernethy told guests at the opening: “This parish…
The Rev Paul Arbuthnot was installed as Minor Canon and Sacrist of Westminster during Evensong at Westminster Abbey on Sunday September 13. Paul was a chorister in St Anne’s Cathedral, Belfast, and is from Jordanstown Parish where his parents are…
St Anne’s Cathedral, Belfast, has turned its Celtic Cross gold this week to mark Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. The Cathedral in Donegall Street joins a host of landmark buildings across the UK which lit up gold on September 15 to…
Two training evenings are fast approaching for those interested in being young crew members at Connor’s Kids Big Adventure this year The first training evening will take place in St. Anne’s Cathedral , Belfast, this Thursday evening (September 17) from…
A number of parishioners from Connor Diocese were part of a pilgrimage to the Holy Land last May led by Canon David Humphries assisted by the Rev Amanda Adams, rector of Ballyrashane and Killdollagh Parish. Amanda and David are leading…
Christina Baillie has joined the Connor Diocesan staff team as Youth Officer. Christina, 25, will be developing youth ministry across the diocese and building on the good work carried out in recent years by the Engage Connor Youth Council. A…
Four new Deacons were ordained in the Diocese of Connor at a service in St Anne’s Cathedral, Belfast, on Sunday September 13. They were: Philip Bryson for the internship in the Parish of St Bartholomew’s, Belfast; Dennis Christie for the…
Keeping up with its past historical contributions, the bell at St Bartholomew’s, Stranmillis, rang out on September 9 to mark the longest reign in history of any British monarch. The same bell had rung at Queen Elizabeth’s Accession in 1952…
A special Evensong in St Anne’s Cathedral celebrated the day that Her Majesty The Queen became the longest serving Monarch in British History. On September 9, Queen Elizabeth II passed the record of her great-great grandmother Queen Victoria, who was…
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