There was time to reflect on the past and look forward to the future at a special Service of Thanksgiving for the restoration of St Patrick’s Church, Glenarm, in the Parish of Tickmacrevan on Sunday October 8. The church is…
Carnmoney parish is celebrating its 150th anniversary. The church first opened on December 23 1856, and to mark the occasion the parish is holding a special dinner on November 25, and a service of Holy Communion on December 10. The…
The Rev Professor Ken Houston has retired after a long and distinguished career as Professor of Mathematics at the University of Ulster at Jordanstown. Having been on the teaching staff of the University (formerly the Ulster College and Ulster Polytechnic)…
The Bishop of Connor, the Right Rev Alan Harper, was among a delegation of Bishops from the Church of Ireland to meet with representatives of Sinn Fein at Stormont on Monday October 23. The Sinn Fein delegation was headed by…
It’s a long way from Ballinderry to Ethopia, but 13 members of Ballinderry Parish Church spent three weeks in the impoverished African country during the summer. The team was based in Mekelle, Northern Ethiopia, under the leadership of Crosslinks’ mission…
The Rev Ray Simpson, from Holy Island, Lindisfarne, will lead a special weekend programme at St Nicholas Parish Church, Lisburn Road, Belfast, on the weekend of November 24-26. The Celtic Spirituality Weekend, sponsored by the Diocese of Connor, gets underway…
A rally against poverty taking place on Sunday October 15 at the Bandstand, Botanic Gardens, Belfast is part of a bid to enter the Guinness Book of Records. The aim is to have the largest number of people ever stand…
Bishop Walton Empey, a former Archbishop of Dublin, will be visiting two churches in Connor on Sunday October 22. The Bishop will first preach at 11am in St Jude’s Parish Church, Muckamore, at the harvest service in the context of…
The Chapel of the Holy Spirit – the side chapel in St Mary Magdalene Parish Church – was first consecrated in 1979 by Bishop Arthur Butler. The chapel has recently been re-painted, refurbished and new coverings have been purchased for…
The Parish Church of St Colman, Derrykeighan, in the village of Dervock, north Connor, celebrated its 175th anniversary with special services on Sunday September 10. The present church was consecrated on September 9 1831, and replaced earlier church buildings which…
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