Belfast’s Black Santa, Dean John Mann, will travel to India in November to see how funds raised on the steps of St Anne’s Cathedral each Christmas are making a difference to lives far away. Dean Mann and his wife Helen…
Two new Ecumenical Canons were installed at St Anne’s Cathedral, Belfast, on Sunday October 21. The new Canons are the Rev Dr Ruth Patterson OBE, a Presbyterian Minister and Director of Restoration Ministries, and the Rev Dr Brian Fletcher, North…
A reminder that the Building Blocks Conferences for children’s ministry leaders and clergy 2012 will take place in Ballymena and Dublin on November 17 and 24. The Church of Ireland Board of Education NI and the Sunday School Society for…
‘Are our wars just?’ is the title of the next lunchtime lecture to be given at St. Bartholomew’s Church, Stranmillis Road, Belfast. The lecture is given by Harry Bunting, formerly Lecturer and Course Director in the Department of Philosophy at…
The Dean of Belfast, the Rt Rev John Mann, is establishing a reference library in St Anne’s Cathedral as a quiet place for reading and study. It is hoped that the library will contain theological works, commentaries and some Irish…
Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin, and the nearby St Werburgh’s Church will be the locations for a Lenten retreat from February 15 to February 17 2013. Entitled “Retreat in the City,” the weekend–long event aims to give participants spiritual inspiration for…
The Christian faith was talked about in a ‘positive and real way’ as Connor Diocese did Synod differently at St Brigid’s Church, Glengormley, on October 4. Paying tribute to the Bishop of Connor, the Rt Rev Alan Abernethy, for his…
The institution of the Rev Paul Jack as rector of the Parish of St Thomas, Eglantine Avenue, Belfast, took place on Wednesday October 10. A native of Belfast, Paul has a primary degree in Biochemistry from Queen’s University, Belfast, and…
The latest issue of Connor Connection is now available free to all parishes in Connor Diocese. The award winning magazine* has a bright new look, and the front cover features the Bishop of Connor, the Rt Rev Alan Abernethy, chatting…
St Mark’s Parish, Ballymacash, is holding a series of events early in November and an invitation is extended to all. The first is a Family Fun Day and Sale on Saturday November 3 starting at 10am. There will be attractions…
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