The Church of Ireland Mens’ Society 2007 outing will commemorate the 400th anniversary of Flight of the Earls. It was September 4 1607 when the Earls of Tyrone and Tyrconnell, along with a close circle of family and associates, boarded…
The Mayor of Lisburn, Councillor Trevor Lunn and his wife Laureen were the special guests at morning worship in St Colman’s, Dunmurry on Sunday June 3. The service concluded a busy weekend at the church, following on from a very…
St Andrew’s, Glencairn, won the Connor Challenge Cup for the second consecutive year in the annual youth competition which took place in Ballyclare on June 2. All parishes were invited to enter a team. The Rev Mark Taylor provides this…
Three new priests were ordained in the Diocese of Connor at a service in St Anne’s Cathedral on Sunday, June 3. The ordination was conducted by the Most Rev Alan Harper, the Archbishop of Armagh. The Rev Amanda Adams was…
Naughty dogs (and their well-behaved owners) will get a special welcome at Carnmoney Parish Fete which takes place at the church in Glengormley on June 23. Do you have a delinquent dog, or does your pampered pooch rule the roost?…
Clergy and members of many of Lisburn’s churches came together for a ‘Pentecost Picnic and Prayer’ in Wallace Park on Sunday May 27. This was one of a number of events held across Northern Ireland and worldwide as part of the…
His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales and Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cornwall attended a service of dedication in St Catherine’s Parish Church, Killead, on May 24. The Royal visitors were the special guests at the dedication of…
A sponsored abseil from the roof of the Europa Hotel has raised more than £8,000 for the Church of Ireland Centre at Queen’s University. The money, which is still coming in, will help clear a £24,000 overdraft on significant refurbishment…
Well done to five ladies from Connor Mothers’ Union went the extra mile – literally – to raise funds for MU projects. Rosemary Burnside, diocesan treasurer, swam the equivalent of the English Channel to raise £1,000 for the MU Literacy…
Shelly Boyd, a parishioner at St Paul’s, Lisburn, is off to Africa this summer to build houses with the charity Habitat for Humanity. A number of parishioners from St Paul’s have supported Habitat in various parts of the world in…
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