SAMS, the South American Mission Society, invites you to Friday Night Live at Craigavon Civic Centre on Friday February 5 at 7.30pm. The event is hosted by the Rt Rev Ken Clarke, Church of Ireland Bishop of Kilmore, Elphin and…
The Bishop of Connor, the Rt Rev Alan Abernethy, was one of seven Bishops of the Northern Province of the Church of Ireland to welcome news that the UDA had decommissioned all weapons. In a statement following the pronouncement of…
A funeral service for The Rev Dr Canon Kenneth Wilbur Cochrane, who died on New Year’s Eve, took place in St Paul’s Parish Church on Wednesday January 6. The service was followed by cremation at Roselawn Crematorium. Canon Cochrane’s long…
The Archbishop of Armagh, the Most Rev Alan Harper, Primate of All Ireland, has paid tribute to the ‘wise and courageous leadership’ of the late Cardinal Cahal Daly. Cardinal Daly, who was born in Loughguile, Co Antrim, on October 1…
The commissioning of student readers in the Church of Ireland Theological Institute took place recently. Several of the commissioned students are from Connor Diocese, as our picture below shows. Details are: Newly commissioned student readers in the Church of Ireland Theological…
The Dean of Belfast , the Very Rev Houston McKelvey, has been awarded an OBE for services to the community in the Queen’s New Year Honours list. Dean McKelvey, 67, holds his Black Santa charity appeal outside Belfast's St Anne's…
The Rev Dr Canon Kenneth Wilbur Cochrane, whose ministry spanned more than 50 years in Connor Diocese, died on New Year’s Eve. His funeral service will take place in St Paul’s Parish Church on Wednesday January 6 at 12 noon,…
In his Christmas message, the Archbishop of Armagh states that in wishing ‘Happy Christmas’ let us also offer practical and moral support, human solidarity, compassion and empathy. The Most Rev Alan Harper, OBE, said 2009 had been a difficult year…
A group of young people from St Patrick’s Parish Church, Ballymena, all under the age of 18, hosted a Carol Service in Ballyclug Parish Church. The service was devised by this young group under the guidance of their leaders to…
The annual Black Santa Sitout for charities at St Annes Cathedral, Belfast, got underway at 10.30am on Thursday December 17. The Back Santas – including a few familiar faces from Connor Diocese – will be on the street in front…
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