The Church of Ireland Diocese of Connor

The annual meeting of the Diocesan Synod of Connor will be held at Carrickfergus Methodist Centre on Wednesday September 23. There will be a celebration of Holy Communion in St Nicholas' Church, Carrickfergus, before Synod (service begins at 2pm).

People leave their local church for a variety of reasons.... What are we doing to bring them back? You are invited to attend the presentation - Reconnecting the Disconnected The two hour presentation will be delivered three times on Thursday September...

Cruse Bereavement Care and Corrymeela Community invite you to attend the first Families Learning Together Roadshow at 7.30pm on Thursday, 24 September 2015, in the All Saints Parish Centre, Ballymena, BT43 6HA. The roadshow is for anyone whose professional or...

An opportunity to meet the RSCM Coordinator for Ireland, Mark Bowyer and to explore the work of the RSCM, look at accessible resources, the RSCM training schemes and of course to do some singing! Open to choirs, individuals, clergy, affiliates...

Reveal takes place in Muckamore on October 3. A day of fun, faith and fellowship for the young people of Connor Diocese is fast approaching. ‘Reveal,’ hosted by St Jude’s Parish, Muckamore, will take place on Saturday October 3.  The...

The Rev David McDonnell, rector of Dunfanaghy, Co Donegal, is the preacher at the Irish Language Service in St George's Parish, Belfast, on Sunday October 11 at 5pm. This will be a Harvest Thanksgiving Service.

The Rev Ron Elsdon. The Rev Ron Elsdon, Christians in Science, takes us on a gentle stroll through some features of Northern Ireland's rocks, showing their vital place in the history of geology and making connections with Scotland, Iceland and...

Connor Diocese’s ‘Kids Big Adventure’ days are back, with a host of activities planned for two venues. The theme for this year’s events, organised by Children’s Project Development Officer Jill Hamilton, is ‘God’s Big Garden’ and the Big Adventure days...

The Parish of St Mary Madgalene will host a Trafalgar Day Service with Royal Naval Association on October 25 at 11am.

The problem with parenting is that normally by the time we get the hang of it –we’re redundant! Parenting is a mixture of highs and lows … and everything in between.  For most of us, a bit of encouragement and...

The Parish of St Mary Magdalene, Belfast. will host a Norwegian Choir at 12 noon on Saturday November 7, with the retiring collection in aid of the NI Hospice.

St Anne’s Cathedral is to host A Night of Celebration Praise with The Kerygma Good News Choir on Saturday November 7 at 7pm. Senior BBC News journalist Will Leitch will host this event, and he will be joined by  former...

Roger Dixon MBE As part of Belfast Cathedral's Autumn Talks series, Roger Dixon MBE, National Museums of Ireland, gives a fascinating insight into the houses of the City of Belfast's great merchants of the past. The talk on Wednesday November...

Clergy from across Connor Diocese will attend a three day conference in the Slieve Russell Hotel, Co Cavan, organised by the Bishop, the Rt Rev Alan Abernethy. This is the third Clergy Conference to take place in the Slieve Russell...

Mark Arnold. Clergy, youth leaders, uniformed organisation leaders and Sunday School teachers are invited to the 'All Inclusive Seminar' Meeting the challenge of special needs in church. Mark Arnold, Chief Operating Officer from Urban Saints comes to Moira on November 12 to address some...

Lynda Bryans. Well-known television presenter Lynda Bryans will be the speaker in St Anne’s Cathedral, Belfast, on Monday November 16. She will speak at the weekly healing service, starting at 8pm, on the theme ‘My Path of Faith.’ Lynda, who...

Foundations is a bi-monthly gathering for young adults organised by the Church of Ireland. The first meeting in the 2015-2016 programme is at the Hub Cafe, Elmwood Avenue, Belfast, at 7.30pm on Saturday November 21. This year's Foundations' sessions explore...

St Colmanell’s Parish Church is holding a Festival of Christmas Trees on November 26- December 1 in aid of the NI Hospice and the parish buildings fund. Using lights, scriptures, music, choirs and 40 wonderfully crafted Christmas trees the Christian story...