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Octogenarian pens a special poem for Christmas

Tuesday December 16th 2008

Octogenarian David Meharg, a parishioner at St Thomas’s, Lisburn Road, Belfast, has penned a beautiful poem for Christmas. Mr Meharg wrote ‘A nativity of the greatest consequence and the awful events thereafter’ more than two years ago. By publishing the…

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Ministry Formation Project

Monday December 15th 2008

Full details of the new Masters in Theology curriculum approved by the University Council of Trinity College are available on the Ministry Formation Project website. The website also includes video interviews with Archbishop Alan Harper, Bishop Michael Jackson and the…

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Churches Ring the Changes on Climate Change

Friday December 12th 2008

Bells rang out from churches across the world on Sunday December 6 in support of action on climate change. The international event was organised by charities to coincide with the UN Climate Change Conference which took place in Poznan, Poland,…

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Glenarm lady 105 years young!

Friday December 12th 2008

Many congratulations to Miss Margaret Dunlop from Glenarm, who celebrated her 105th birthday on December 9. Miss Dunlop was a member of St. Patrick's Parish Select Vestry, Glenarm, for more than 50 years, and one of the first to congratulate her…

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Evening of Christmas music in Broughshane

Wednesday December 10th 2008

Sounds Sacred, an evening of Christmas music, will be held in St Patrick’s Church, Broughshane, on Sunday December 14 at 6pm. This special evening will feature Robert Farren who at the age of 82 is still in demand as an organist…

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Addiction is subject of Stormont seminar

Monday December 8th 2008

Connor clergyman the Rev John McClure of Irish Church Missions played a key role in a Stormont seminar on addiction. The Addiction Awareness and Education seminar, was held in the Long Gallery at Stormont Caslte on November 25, and brought…

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Priory II choir in concert in St Thomas’s

Monday December 8th 2008

Belfast-based chamber choir Priory II will give their inaugural concert in St Thomas’s Parish Church, Belfast, on Friday December 12 under new conductor Nigel McClintock. Founded as the Priory Singers in 1986, the choir under director Dr Harry Grindle quickly…

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Archbishop launches ‘Singing Psalms’

Monday December 8th 2008

The Church of Ireland Liturgical Advisory Committee hosted the launch of Singing Psalms in Belfast on November 29. The book features Responsorial Psalms set to Simple Chant for Year B with music by Alison Cadden and Peter Thompson. The event…

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