The Martin Residential Trust, a home in Newtownabbey which cares for people with profound learning difficulties, has officially opened its new extension.
Services and events
The C of E bishops have admitted that they have spent very little time in considering same-sex relations, an issue which would appear to be tearing the fabric of the wider Anglican communion.
Cruse Bereavement Care is holding a conference in Templepatrick in September on the topic of childhood bereavement.
Limerick and Cashel dioceses
The Archbishop of Canterbury has returned from a pastoral visit to the Anglican Church in the Democratic Republic of the Congo where he learned about the inspirational work of the church in helping individuals and communities rebuild their lives after the trauma of years of conflict.
GAFCON recently announced a New Anglican Mission Society. AMIE has been established as a society within the Church of England dedicated to the conversion of England and biblical church planting.
Church's Ministry of Healing Annual Thanksgiving Service and Gift Day, Cork Vicar, Discovery Gospel Choir Auditions, Lecture on the Royal British Legion
Honorary Lay Secretary to the Down and Dromore Synod, Mr Fred Rankin, has presented framed copies of the reconfirmed Arms of the Diocese of Down and Dromore to the Deans of both Diocesan Cathedrals.
'On Our Doorstep,' the report from the Bishop's Poverty Think Tank exploring poverty within the diocesan boundaries, was launched at the Down and Dromore Diocesan Synod on Tuesday.
During his Presidential Address at this year's Diocesan Synod in the Seagoe Parish Centre on Tuesday past, The Rt Revd Harold Miller, Bishop of Down and Dromore, called on the government to stop dragging its heels and advance the Shared Future agenda as a matter of priority.
The Methodist Conference will meet at the Southport Theatre and Convention Centre from 30 June to 7 July 2011.
An 81-year-old retired church minister has made a 437-mile journey from Edinburgh to Westminster using only his bus pass and raise funds for Bible translation.
Several hundred people from across the community joined together for an Interdenominational Service of Blessing for the new Peace Bridge in Derry / Londonderry at 9am on Sunday 26 June 2011. The Service took place in the centre of the new bridge. It followed an all-night vigil by members of different churches across the city, organised by the Churches Voluntary Trust.
An intensive three day programme for teachers will addresses the complex subject of the Holocaust and how to teach it in the classroom.
The Dock Church initiative has entered new waters with the launch of the Business Plan at an event attended by influential figures from the worlds of politics, business and church.
"Our churches can be places of safety and healing", is the message from the Anglican Communion's worldwide Partnering for Prevention conference held last week in Canada.
On the eve of St Peter’s Day, eight Church of Ireland clergy will celebrate the Diamond Jubilee of their ordination to the priesthood.
Congratulations to Bishop Harold Miller on the 35th anniversary of his ordination.
The Church of Ireland Student Centre at Queen’s University are currently hosting a group of Swedish visitors.
A group of parishioners from Ballynure and Ballyeaston joined others from churches in Ballyclare to complete a fundraising ‘Four peaks’ challenge.
A Church of Ireland clergyman now serving with the Church of England has written the C of E’s official prayer in preparation for the 2012 Games.
The Girls Friendly Society in Ireland is hosting the World Council in The Kings Hospital School, Dublin from today, 24th June to 4th July. Over 200 delegates from 18 countries will attend the conference.
The Bishop of Down and Dromore hit out after a second night of violence in the Newtownards Road area of Belfast earlier this week.
A team of 36 pupils and leaders from Limavady Grammar School will be travelling to Kajiado Diocese in Kenya from the 28th June – 28th July.
Salsa in Mount Merrion, 40th Anniversary of Ordination, Two clergy appointments in Down and Dromore, Connor Clergy retreat
A Commissioning Service was held in Lisburn Cathedral on Sunday past, June 19, for a group of seven young people who travel to Yei Diocese, South Sudan this month.
The Down and Dromore Youth and Children's Department has recently expanded its work and is looking for an intern to help support new and established diocesan initiatives.
Following the recent attack on a Nigerian family in Ballybeen, East Belfast, the local churches have issued a joint statement condemning the attack.
Revd John Cunningham is in his first week as rector of Ballymacarrett, having just been instituted on Sunday 19th June. The scenes of the rioting this week are within the parish area. He was on the ground and has spoken to both communities in the area.