The Church Lads’ and Church Girls’ Brigade have been honoured by Lisburn City Council by being given the Freedom of the City. The Brigade paraded with several other uniformed youth organisations, which were being similarly honoured, in recognition of the…
St Nicholas’ Parish Church, Lisburn Road, Belfast, is hosting a concert on May 10 featuring the Grosvenor Choir and others. The Songs of Power and Passion concert gets underway at 7.30pm.
Canon George Irwin, rector of St Mark’s, Ballymacash, Diocese of Connor, and chairman of Lisburn Christian Aid Committee, travelled to Zimbabwe with the charity to see the work Christian Aid supporters are funding. The trip was led by Helen Newell…
Messy Church at All Saints’ Parish, Craigyhill, will be even more exciting than usual as Messy Church goes pink in honour of the Giro d’Italia. Not only will everyone be encouraged to wear pink – yes, gentlemen too – but…
New choir robes were dedicated in memory of the late Ralph Dickson at the evening service in Lambeg Parish Church on Sunday April 27. Mr Dickson died on April 26 2003, and the new robes were presented by his widow…
A broadcast this evening (April 30) on TG4 will help celebrate the centenary of the Irish Guild of the Church – Cumann Gaelach na hEaglaise. The broadcast has been organised in conjunction with a commemoration service held on April 29…
Special services will take place in each of the three Archdeaconries in the Diocese of Connor to celebrate Pentecost. Preacher at the services in Jordanstown (Archdeaconry of Belfast), Ballymena (Archdeaconry of Dalriada), and Lisburn Cathedral (Archdeaconry of Connor) will be…
A sermon by the Rev Arlene Moore, Priest–in–Charge of the Church of the Good Shepherd, Monkstown, following the loyalist riots of summer 2013 led to the introduction of Irish classes in the parish. Arlene said: “Some members came to me…
Report and pictures by John Kelly In an Easter reflection, the Bishop of Connor, the Rt Rev Alan Abernethy, spoke of the fear, confusion and grief of the crucifixion which gave way to the joy of the resurrection. He went…
Two BBC Songs of Praise services were recorded in St Patrick’s Parish Church, Jordanstown, at the end of April. The Songs of Praise team visited St Patrick’s on Saturday April 26, recording two programmes – one for Father’s Day and…
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