In recent days seaside towns and villages across Connor Diocese have witnessed the majestic sight of dozens of tall ships approaching their coastline in preparation for the Tall Ships Festival. It is 18 years since the tall ships last visited…
The latest edition of Witness, the newsletter for Connor’s link Diocese of Yei in Southern Sudan, is now available and can be downloaded here. The Rev Canon John Kanyikwa has taken over as the Principal of Yei Vocational Training College….
Several hundred young people, youth leaders and clergy travelled to Lisburn for a rave on Sunday September 27! They were responding to an invitation from the Bishop of Connor, the Rt Rev Alan Abernethy, to an event which aimed to explore…
Moira Thom, Diocesan President of Connor Mothers’ Union, recently hosted an evening in her home in honour of Thandi Xundu from South Africa. Thandi, a General Trustee at the MU’s Mary Sumner House, was visiting Northern Ireland as a guest …
Connor Diocese MU Parenting Programme has recently made exciting inroads into the Extended Schools Programme. This is a government sponsored initiative aimed at supporting families beyond the school curriculum. Connor MU President Moira Thom explained that a local school invited …
A sponsored walk by the members of the Chapter of St Saviour, Connor, in aid of Mongo school in Connor’s link Diocese of Yei, Southern Sudan, has raised an amazing £8,200. The walk took place on June 6 last to…
Megan Johnston, a member Lisburn Cathedral, has recently returned from a gap year with SAMS, the South American Mission Society, in Argentina. Megan was based in Salta, in the north of the country. Last summer, a group of young people…
In light of the Swine Fly pandemic, Church of Ireland Archbishops and Bishops have drawn up interim advice notes for clergy and parishes. The full advice information can be downloaded here. The notes advise parishes to take the matter seriously…
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