The Bishop of Connor was the preacher at a service on Monday December 1 to celebrate the 175th anniversary of the Parish of St Mary Magdalene, Donegall Pass, Belfast. The service was the culmination of a series of events organised…
A Christmas Tree Festival on the theme ‘Word of The Lord’ proved a very happy and enjoyable event for St Patrick’s Church, Broughshane. The Festival, which ran from November 27-29, was co-ordinated by Mrs Sadie Johnston and was opened by…
Agherton parishioner and family doctor Dr Frank Dobbs will make a third trip to Connor’s partner diocese of Yei, South Sudan, in January. Frank, a Connor Diocesan Lay Reader, will travel with Jenny Smyth, CMS Ireland Partnership co-ordinator, the Rev…
On Sunday November 23, the congregation of St Cedma’s, Larne, was treated to a ‘once in a lifetime experience!’ Instead of appealing to parishioners to give more money to the parish, the rector stood at the front of church and…
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…
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