The rector of St Paul’s Lisburn the Rev Canon Jim Carson was a speaker at a conference for Diocesan Lay Readers held in Arusha, Tanzania, in September. Jim was invited by Bishop Gaddiel Lenini, Bishop of Kajiado Diocese in Kenya,…
The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Rev and Rt Hon Justin Welby, and his wife Caroline toured north and west Belfast during their visit to the city on Thursday October 2. They spent time in both Connor Diocese and in…
Historian Roger Dixon MBE will be guest speaker at the second in the series of Autumn Talks hosted by Belfast Cathedral at lunchtime on Wednesday October 8. Roger, who works for the National Museums of Northern Ireland and regularly writes,…
Connor’s Vision Strategy has energised the diocese to examine how it can connect more with the communities of which each parish is part, the Bishop of Connor, the Rt Rev Alan Abernethy told Diocesan Synod on October 1. He paid…
Belfast Cathedral organist Ian Barber is to be made an Associate of the Royal School of Church Music in recognition of his 30+ years at the organ in St Anne’s. Ian was further honoured on Sunday September 28 when the…
The annual Synod of the Diocese of Connor takes place in Carrickfergus on Wednesday October 1. Around 300 members from all of Connor’s parishes are expected to attend the Synod, which shall run over two sessions. It opens with a…
A book by Neil Hudson, guest speaker at Connor Diocesan Synod, will be available at a special price to anyone attending Synod in Carrickfergus on October 1. The book, ‘Imagine Church,’ retails at £9.99, but Richard Ryan of The Book…
More than 600 people packed into St Anne’s Cathedral for a Service of Compline during Culture Night in Belfast on Friday September 19. Photo Gallery. During the course of night when Belfast’s Cathedral Quarter was quite literally vibrating with life,…
Photographs courtesy of John Kelly The London Community Gospel Choir performed in Lisburn Cathedral on Saturday September 20 as part of their Church Tour. The London Community Gospel Choir in Lisburn Cathedral. The choir, along with vocalist Monique, presented an…
Parishes are to be asked to show their support for Connor’s partner diocese of Yei, South Sudan, by contributing to a number of initiatives identified as priorities by Bishop Hilary of Yei. Ongoing unrest in South Sudan means that plans…
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