Dean Sammy Crooks, Belfast’s first Black Santa and a man ‘who touched the heart of Belfast,’ is to be honoured by a Blue Plaque at St Anne’s Cathedral, Belfast. Dean Crooks, who died in a road accident in 1986, staged…
With Christmas approaching, the Church of Ireland Marriage Council has issued the following advice for families for whom separation means that it can be a difficult and painful time. The article ‘A Divided Christmas,’ has been written by Mrs Glynis…
On Sunday November 23 St George’s Parish Choir swapped places with the St Anne’s Cathedral Choir for all the choral services in both churches. Dr Emma Gibbons, Musical Director of St George’s, in High Street, Belfast, and St Anne’s Master…
All Saints’ Church, Craigyhill, Christmas Fair takes place on Saturday November 29 from 2-4pm. There will be gift and craft stalls including jewellery, knitwear, paintings, fabric gifts, hairbows and dummy clips, jams, honey and beeswax products, candles, cakes, toy stall…
A stimulating open event on the theme of ‘The Ethics of War’ was held on November 19 in the Music Room of Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin. This was organised by the Church of Ireland’s Historical Centenaries Working Group as a distinctive…
Prisons Week, a Christian initiative to pray for, and raise awareness of, the needs of prisoners and their families, victims of crime, prison staff, chaplains and all those who care, runs from November 16-22. The theme this year is ‘Building…
The late Harry Grindle was honoured by the chamber choir he founded in a special Memorial Evensong in St Anne’s Cathedral on Sunday November 16. More than 400 people attended the service and heard the preacher, Bishop Edward Darling, use…
Lisburn Cathedral is to tell the Christmas story in an imaginative way this December with live music and flowers in what will be a seasonal extravaganza for the whole community. The Joy to the World event follows last year’s Christmas…
The parish hall at St Andrew’s, Glencairn, was a sea of smiles and colour on Wednesday November 12 as families gathered for the monthly Messy Church. Run by the Rev Emma Rutherford, Curate with Special Responsibilities in Glencairn, assisted by…
As part of the 100th anniversary commemorations of World War I, St Patrick’s, Jordanstown hosted a concert with the New Irish Choir and Orchestra called ‘Greater Love.’ The concert, on November 7, included music and true stories reflecting on the…
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