Monthly Archives: January 2021

Down and Dromore Youth & Children’s Department (DDYC) will be hosting a series of four First Aid for Mental Health Workshops delivered by Tom Tate from ‘WhyMind?’.  The workshops are free and will be delivered via Zoom.  Each workshop is for one of four specific target groups: young people, those aged 18–25, church leaders, and parents.Continue reading “First Aid for Mental Health”

This Lent, please join Bishop David for a series of 40 daily reflections in Nehemiah. The Diocese will be sharing a short film every day from Ash Wednesday 17 February, to Palm Sunday 28 March. In this introduction, Bishop David explains why he has named the series, “Hand me a trowel”.  “My father was aContinue reading “Coming up in Lent”

This year the Belfast 4 Corners Festival goes online – 30 events will be live-streamed from January 31 to February 7. This year the theme is Breathe – from the Hebrew word Ruach which means ‘breath’ or ‘spirit’ – the source of life. The organisers say: We believe that the programme is a strong FestivalContinue reading “4 Corners Festival”

Vacancy for Diocesan Fundraising Officer for Church Growth (part–time) The Diocese of Down and Dromore is committed to extending the effective witness of its parishes through projects to reach out to local communities and benefit those who may not have any church connection. This new post of Diocesan Fundraising Officer is designed to facilitate theContinue reading “Diocesan Vacancy (part-time)”

As mentioned in this morning’s online service, here is the video of the Belmont District Churches Service to mark the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, with special guest speaker Rev. Naggie Sterling from Jamaica. The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity is traditionally observed from the 18th to the 25th January. This year resourcesContinue reading “Week of Prayer for Christian Unity”

As you will be aware, yesterday afternoon the Northern Ireland Executive took the unanimous decision to extend

As the four main denominations move their worship online at this critical point in the pandemic, Bishop David writes to the diocese.   Dear Friends, These past days we have witnessed our nation gripped by fear and at times confusion as political leaders and others seek to deal with a pandemic that continues to put theContinue reading “Bishop David writes at critical point in pandemic”

Our Organist and Choir Director, Audrey, has recorded some piano solos of Christmas carols. Relax, enjoy and listen – after all, it is still the season of Christmas! The solos can also be listened to, or downloaded ( ⁞ ), as an mp3 audio file below. CCLI Nos: 60616 & 580710