All Saints’ Parish, Craigyhill, Larne, will host a 50th anniversary celebration and flower festival from August 31 – September 2. The festival – For All the Saints – will be open from 2pm–6pm on Friday August 31, from 10am–6pm on…
SPAR and VIVO, are encouraging shoppers to ‘milk it’ this summer – 5p from every purchase of two–litre VIVO and SPAR semi–skimmed and full fat milk will be given to support Tearfund partners around the world. It is hoped the…
Trevor Douglas took up his post as Connor Diocesan Parish Development Officer on Wednesday August 1. Trevor, 51, was previously manager of the Jethro Centre in Lurgan, He has also worked with Connor Diocese having been seconded through CREED for…
The Rev Mark Reid will be introduced as part–time Non–stipendiary Priest–in–charge at the Church of Saint John the Baptist, Parish of Upper Falls, by the Bishop of Connor on Sunday August 5 at 3.30pm. Mark was formerly Non–stipendiary Curate Assistant in…
The Rev Gary Millar, rector of the Parish of St Paul and St Barnabas, Belfast, has been appointed as incumbent of the grouped Parishes of Ahoghill and Portglenone. A native of Coleraine, Gary worked in computing before his ordination in Llandaff…
The Board of Christian Aid Ireland has announced the appointment of Rosamond Bennett as the new Chief Executive Officer of Christian Aid Ireland. Rosamond has more than 20 years of experience in the corporate sector and until recently was Head…
International opera star Jonathan Viera will be swapping Glyndebourne and London’s Royal Opera House for the more intimate stage of St Patrick’s Parish Church, Ballymoney. Recently praised in The Independent for his brilliant performance – ‘larger than life and utterly…
St Patrick’s, Ballymoney, has received a lottery grant of £50,000 to carry out energy saving improvements to its parish hall. The parish was awarded the funding from the Big Lottery Fund’s Energy Efficient Venues programme. George Field, Parish Secretary, said…
Visitors to St Anne’s, Belfast, will be able to take home a lasting record of the historic cathedral following the launch of a new full colour guidebook. It has been many years since the last publication of a guidebook to…
A team of 15 from St Paul’s Parish in Lisburn spent more than two weeks in Kajiado Diocese in Kenya helping to complete the building of a church which the parish had part funded. The parish had raised £15,000 towards…
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