The Church of Ireland Diocese of Connor

Connor Youth Forum is holding a Beach Bonfire and Worship at Whiterocks Beach, Portrush, from 5pm-8pm on Sunday April 30. Young people from Connor parishes are encouraged to attend. To sign up, contact Diocesan Youth Officer Christina Baillie on christinabaillie@connordiocese.org.

The public are invited to attend a special service of Choral Evensong at St Anne's Cathedral, Belfast, to be held at 5.30pm Friday May 5, the eve of Coronation Day. HM King Charles III requested that prayers are said for...

Safeguarding Trust training will be held on Wednesday May 10, at Holy Trinity, Woodburn, at 7pm. Anyone wishing to attend is asked to email the rector, the Rev Alan McCann, rector@holytrinitycarrick.org.uk to let him know they are coming and which...

The 2023 General Synod of the Church of Ireland meets in Wexford on Friday May 12 and Saturday May 13, and also online on Tuesday May 16.  Main details, including bills, motions and the Book of Reports, are now up...

St Polycarp's Choir presents Disney in Concert on Friday May 12 at  7.30pm featuring a host of Disney favourites sung by the full choir of trebles, scholars, and adults! All proceeds raised to the parish Choral Foundation! 

Belfast Cathedral will host a Service of Thanksgiving for Billy Bingham MBE on Wednesday June 7. Billy famously managed Northern Ireland at two World Cup final tournaments in the 1980s and was also an outstanding player for his country. The...

Saying Goodbye, part of the Mariposa Trust, are coming to Belfast in June with a very special baby loss remembrance and support service, part of a UK and Ireland chain of events.  This year is the 10th anniversary of the Saying Goodbye services.  ...

The Rev Derek Harrington will be introduced as Priest-in-Charge of Muckamore and Killead at a service in St Jude's, Muckamore, on Thursday June 15 at 7.30pm.

On Saturday June 17 at 12 noon, Belfast Cathedral will welcome 70 singers from the choirs of Stockholm Cathedral and the Katarina Parish Church in the Swedish capital to give a concert performance entitled ‘Choral Music through the Ages from...

As June 21 is given increasing recognition across Northern Ireland as a Day of Reflection, Corrymeela, in partnership with Belfast Cathedral, will bring people together to St Anne’s Cathedral for the third annual Service of Lament. Extending the invitation on...

The annual Synod of the Diocese of Connor will take place in St Patrick's, Ballymoney, on Thursday June 22.  Synod will be preceded by a Service of Holy Communion held in St Patrick's Church at 10am, with the business following...

The Rev Ross Mungavin will be introduced as Associate Minister for the South Belfast Inner Mission Area at a service in St Mary Magdalene Parish on Sunday June 25 at 7pm. At the same service, the Ven Barry Forde, Archdeacon...

Summer Madness 2023 will run from June 30 until July 4. The Big Connor BBQ will be on Sunday July 2. 

Bushmills Through the Wars annual exhibition opens on July 14, and runs until July 24 in Dunluce Parish Centre. Opening Weekdays and Saturdays 10.00 to 5.30; Sundays 2.00 to 5.30 Admission for adults £4 - Children free Visit our Forget-Me...

The monthly North Belfast Prayer Walk returns on Monday August 7, meeting at Shalom House at 7.30pm to pray for the city and seek God's Kingdom together.

The Rev Brian Harper will be instituted in the Parish of Dunluce on Friday August 18. Brian comes to Bushmills from Magheracross Parish, Clogher Diocese, where he was Archdeacon of Clogher. Brian will be instituted as rector by the Bishop...

In Partnership with Bangor Worldwide, St Saviour's Church, Dollingstown, is bringing a Theatre Company to present a drama entitled ‘If Prison Walls Could Speak’ to the area in August.  This is a piece of live theatre designed for churches that...

On September 2 from 10am-1pm, Diocesan Youth Officer Christina Baillie and Children's Project Development Officer Victoria Jackson will be hosting Connor's annual training morning for children's and youth leaders in our parishes at St Patrick's, Broughshane. This is a fantastic...

Brian Shaw will be ordained as a Deacon in the Ordained Local Ministry (OLM) in a service in Agherton Parish Church on September 3 at 11am.