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Death of 105-year-old

Monday January 5th 2009

It is with sadness that we report the death of Miss Margaret Dunlop whose 105th birthday was recorded on this website in December 2008. Miss Dunlop, of Mark Street, Glenarm, died on December 31 after a fall in her home. She…

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Black Santa charity sitout at St Anne’s

Monday December 22nd 2008

The annual Black Santa Sitout for Charities at St Anne’s Cathedral, Belfast, takes place from December 17 until Christmas Eve. Over the course of the week, the team of Black Santas, led by the Dean of Belfast, the Very Rev…

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Black Santa back in front of St Anne’s for charity sitout

Wednesday December 17th 2008

The annual Black Santa Sitout for Charities at St Anne’s Cathedral, Belfast, got underway at 10am on Wednesday December 17. The team of Black Santas, led by the Dean of Belfast, the Very Rev Dr Houston McKelvey will stand with…

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Think of others this Christmas urges the Bishop of Connor

Wednesday December 17th 2008

The Bishop of Connor, the Rt Rev Alan Abernethy, is urging families to remember others as they celebrate Christmas together. In his Christmas Message, Bishop Abernethy speaks of the fear about the future due to the economic climate, and remembers…

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Nourish healthy family life – Archbishop of Armagh

Tuesday December 16th 2008

In his Christmas Message, The Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland, the Most Rev Alan Harper, OBE, stresses the importance of family. The Archbishop draws on his experience as a grandfather and on his trip to the Holy…

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Octogenarian pens a special poem for Christmas

Tuesday December 16th 2008

Octogenarian David Meharg, a parishioner at St Thomas’s, Lisburn Road, Belfast, has penned a beautiful poem for Christmas. Mr Meharg wrote ‘A nativity of the greatest consequence and the awful events thereafter’ more than two years ago. By publishing the…

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Ministry Formation Project

Monday December 15th 2008

Full details of the new Masters in Theology curriculum approved by the University Council of Trinity College are available on the Ministry Formation Project website. The website also includes video interviews with Archbishop Alan Harper, Bishop Michael Jackson and the…

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Churches Ring the Changes on Climate Change

Friday December 12th 2008

Bells rang out from churches across the world on Sunday December 6 in support of action on climate change. The international event was organised by charities to coincide with the UN Climate Change Conference which took place in Poznan, Poland,…

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Glenarm lady 105 years young!

Friday December 12th 2008

Many congratulations to Miss Margaret Dunlop from Glenarm, who celebrated her 105th birthday on December 9. Miss Dunlop was a member of St. Patrick's Parish Select Vestry, Glenarm, for more than 50 years, and one of the first to congratulate her…

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Evening of Christmas music in Broughshane

Wednesday December 10th 2008

Sounds Sacred, an evening of Christmas music, will be held in St Patrick’s Church, Broughshane, on Sunday December 14 at 6pm. This special evening will feature Robert Farren who at the age of 82 is still in demand as an organist…

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