Pastor Fred Wantaate from Makere Full Gospel Church in Kampala, Uganda, will be guest speaker at Holy Trinity Woodburn, Carrickfergus, during Holy Week. Pastor Fred and the rector of Holy Trinity, the Rev Alan McCann, have been friends for many…
Christ Church, Lisburn, hosts a Friday night special on Friday May 6 when the guest speaker will be the Rt Rev Ken Clarke, Bishop of Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh. The Bishop, also known as Bishop Fanta Clarke, will speak about ‘Engaging…
The murder of PSNI officer Constable Ronan Kerr in Omagh on April 2 has been condemned by the Most Rev Alan Harper, Archbishop of Armagh, and the Rt Rev Ken Good, Bishop of Derry and Raphoe. Constable Kerr, a 25-year-old…
The full time stipendiary ministry of the Very Rev Dr Houston McKelvey, OBE, as Dean of Belfast ended on Thursday March 31. He has been Dean since June 2001 and is well known as the city’s Black Santa, faithfully keeping…
On the final day of their pilgrimage to the Holy Land the group from Connor Diocese had the opportunity to visit the Golan Heights where the borders of Israel, Syria and Lebanon meet and where the snow still lies on…
Connor pilgrims took the pace a little more slowly on their penultimate day in the Holy Land, visiting sites associated with Jesus’s lakeside ministry. Some rose early to watch the sun rise over the Sea of Galilee, and many took…
On their first full day in the Galilee area, some of the Connor pilgrims climbed Mount Tabor by taxi to visit the Basilica of the Transfiguration. This was a place of peace and serenity, and the pilgrims were able to…
Monday March 28 was another busy day for the Connor pilgrims in the Holy Land as they moved from Jerusalem to Tiberias. En route they visited the beautiful church at Abu Guosh, site of Emmaus, before heading to the Mediterranean…
Connor pilgrims joined with members of the local Christian community for Sunday morning worship in St George’s Cathedral, Jerusalem, at 9.30am on Sunday March 27. Earlier, 22 of the pilgrims rose early to attend dawn worship at the Church of…
The Connor pilgrims in the Holy Land visited the birthplace of Jesus in Bethlehem on the fifth day of their trip, Saturday March 26. They began their day with a visit to Mount Zion and the Church of St Peter…
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