Recent events in Ballymena Parish include a confirmation service, a visit by Santa Claus to the Girls Friendly Society and a presentation to the Alzheimer’s Society. Confirmation – Eighteen candidates and two adult s are pictured along with the…
We can finally publicly unveil the end result of two unique Christmas trees knitted by the Church of the Good Shepherd, Monkstown, and St Oliver Plunkett’s Parish, Lenadoon. In the months leading up to December, the ladies of the two…
Readers are being urged to vote for young poet Cameron McGaughey who is the only finalist from Northern Ireland in the UK wide Poetry Games Competition for young writers. Cameron’s mum is Gillian McGaughey, honorary secretary of St Anne’s Cathedral,…
A Christmas message from the Bishop of Connor, the Rt Rev Alan Abernethy. During this past year, I have met people from different parts of the world who have lived through the pain that is caused by human division, greed…
On Sunday December 22 Jordanstown Parish is opening the church to the wider community for a Christmas Community Celebration. A Silver Band will play play outside in a marquee, and there will be chocolate fountains, hot refreshments, mulled wine, face…
St Paul’s Parish Church in Lisburn was full to capacity on the evening of Sunday December 8 for the ordination to the priesthood of Stephen McWhirter. Stephen was joined on the night by his wife Jen, who is also ordained,…
Cumann Gaelach na hEaglaise (The Irish Guild of the Church) supported the Annual Civil Carol Service which took place in St George’s Church, Belfast on December 15 2013. The Bishop of Connor, the Rt Rev Alan Abernethy, gave a blessing…
St Saviour’s Parish Church, Connor, is celebrating its bicentenary. The present church was consecrated in 1813 but the site is much older, dating back to the 4th Century when it was a monastic site. To mark the occasion the parish…
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