The Bishop of Connor, the Rt Rev Alan Abernethy, is back to work following a lengthy illness. Bishop Alan and his wife Liz joined the Connor Diocesan Pilgrimage to the Holy Land which ran from March 22 until April 1,…
Report and photographs by John Kelly The Rev Canon William Bell, rector of All Saints Parish, Eglantine, retired on March 31, exactly 22 years after being instituted as rector of the parish. The service of Morning Prayer on Sunday March…
For the Connor pilgrims, the 11-day visit to the Holy Land may be over, but memories of the sights, smells, worship and fellowship they experienced there will remain with them. The 85-strong group returned home on Friday evening, after a…
Pastor Fred Wantaate from Makere Full Gospel Church in Kampala, Uganda, will be guest speaker at Holy Trinity Woodburn, Carrickfergus, during Holy Week. Pastor Fred and the rector of Holy Trinity, the Rev Alan McCann, have been friends for many…
Christ Church, Lisburn, hosts a Friday night special on Friday May 6 when the guest speaker will be the Rt Rev Ken Clarke, Bishop of Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh. The Bishop, also known as Bishop Fanta Clarke, will speak about ‘Engaging…
The murder of PSNI officer Constable Ronan Kerr in Omagh on April 2 has been condemned by the Most Rev Alan Harper, Archbishop of Armagh, and the Rt Rev Ken Good, Bishop of Derry and Raphoe. Constable Kerr, a 25-year-old…
The full time stipendiary ministry of the Very Rev Dr Houston McKelvey, OBE, as Dean of Belfast ended on Thursday March 31. He has been Dean since June 2001 and is well known as the city’s Black Santa, faithfully keeping…
On the final day of their pilgrimage to the Holy Land the group from Connor Diocese had the opportunity to visit the Golan Heights where the borders of Israel, Syria and Lebanon meet and where the snow still lies on…
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