Report and photograph by John Kelly Three new Parish Readers for Connor Diocese were commissioned at a special service in Finaghy on Sunday May 11. Nigel Adams of Magheragall Parish (Lisburn), Alan Devers of Holy Trinity Church (Ballywillan Parish, Portrush)…
The interior of St Anne’s Cathedral, Belfast, features on one of six new stamps issued by Royal Mail on Tuesday May 13. Belfast Cathedral is pictured along with Lichfield, Gloucester, St David’s, Westminster, and St Magnus in the Orkney Islands….
By Joe Boyd Young people from All Saints Parish in Antrim enjoyed saying hi to some friends from Sweden during a short exchange visit. A total of six girls and five boys arrived from Northern Europe and spent four days…
Four members of St Colmanell's parish, Ahoghill, participated in the 2008 Belfast City Marathon Relay on Bank Holiday Monday, May 5. The intrepid quartet comprised Rosemary Frayne, David Jackson, Derrick Dempsey and Tommy Moody, and they raised sponsorship for TEARFund's…
The Rev Canon Trevor Williams, rector of Holy Trinity and St Silas with Immanuel parish in north Belfast, Connor Diocese, has been appointed Bishop of Limerick and Killaloe. The announcement follows a meeting of the Episcopal Electoral College for Limerick…
Members of Connor MU, the Bishop of Connor and his wife, and two rectors took part in the May Day Belfast Marathon. Connor MU’s participation in the nine-mile charity walk was organised for the fourth consecutive year by vice chairman…
MaD – Mission making a difference – was the theme of an evening held in St Patrick’s Church Hall in Ballymena. The event was sponsored by the parish Ministry Team in the parish and hosted by UTV newsreader Paul Clark….
The Rev Denise Acheson, former curate assistant in Ballyholme Parish, Diocese of Down, was instituted as rector of St Colman’s Parish, Dunmurry, on Thursday May 1. The Bishop of Connor, the Rt Rev Alan Abernethy, led the service. Mr John…
An appeal to Connor MU members from the Baby Unit at the Royal Victoria Hospital has received a very positive response. Staff at the unit issued an appeal for little quilts and tiny cotton dresses for premature babies earlier this…
The Rev Denise Acheson, former curate assistant in Ballyholme Parish, Diocese of Down, was instituted as rector of St Colman’s Parish, Dunmurry, on Thursday May 1. Denise was born in Manchester but spent most of her life in the village…
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