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The diocese will host a Prayer Breakfast in Bangor Abbey on Saturday 23 October, St James’ Day, from 9.00–11.00 am. The morning will comprise a light continental breakfast followed by a time of prayer. This is the second in the diocese’s Autumn Prayer Gatherings. Book via Eventbrite here.: https://bit.ly/30onQyr The third and final event is aContinue reading “Prayer Breakfast”

Research shows that up to 132 million people will be pushed into extreme poverty by climate change by 2030. 24-7 Prayer has partnered with Tearfund and Renew our World to produce a free PDF to help you to pray for the climate, leading up to the COP26 climate talks this November. Visit https://www.24-7prayer.com/climatejustice

You can now save your bread and crisp packets that can’t currently be recycled in household blue bins. Please bring them to church, place them in the plastic boxes in the porch, and our Eco group will recycle them for you via Terracycle East Belfast. Thank you.

*** Due to the good old Northern Irish weather, we have had to reschedule our Tullycarnet litter pick to Saturday afternoon. We will be meeting 2.00 – 4.30pm. If you want to help out, say hi to our team or be prayed for, feel free to drop by Tullycarnet library carpark. Have a good weekend!Continue reading “News from Tullycarnet”

The Church of Ireland is calling for mental health champions to step forward as World Mental Health Day is marked on Sunday 10 October. Research carried out by the Church of Ireland has revealed that prayer and faith help to support good mental health but stigma around the issues involved still remains a major challenge. Continue reading “Call for Mental Health Champions”

The Autumn 2021 edition of our parish magazine CONTACT is now available to read or download in the Resources section of the website, along with copies of previous editions from the past year or so. We hope you enjoy reading the various articles and resources. Please feel free to share with your friends!

Read Archbishop John McDowell’s Presidential Address to the 2021 meeting of the Church of Ireland General Synod on Thursday 30 September at https://www.downanddromore.org/news/

We save 18 million tonnes of CO2 a year by recycling, but do you ever think about how many crisp packets, cheese wrappers, bread bags, and all of those other hard-to-recycle items that you put into your general waste bin every year? Many of those items can be recycled with a little extra effort, andContinue reading “Recycle – Terracycle”

Join us for our Harvest Thanksgiving service this Sunday 26 September at 10.30am. Everyone Welcome Donations for the Foodbank gratefully received and may be left in the plastic boxes in the church porch as you enter the building. The Foodbank is particularly asking for the following items at this time: Tinned MeatsSmash (dried potatoes)Kitchen RollsCordialContinue reading “Harvest 2021”

Saturday 18 September 2021 Members of our parish walking group ‘Sole Mates’ have just completed their fourth monthly outing since resuming activity following the lockdowns and restrictions of the past year or so. Staying fairly local, we again took to a section of the Lagan Towpath. Starting at Drum Bridge, opposite the picturesque setting ofContinue reading “Walkers Step Out”

You are warmly invited to the first of our in–person diocesan prayer events for autumn 2021.  We will gather on St Matthew’s Day for some simple food, structured prayer and a celebration of Holy Communion in Down Cathedral, a site of Christian worship for over 1600 years.  When:  Tuesday 21 September from 7.30–9.30 pm Book viaContinue reading “Prayer Gathering”

Join us this Sunday in church at 10.30am for Morning Worship on what has been designated across the diocese as Vocation Sunday. Our guest preacher will be Bishop David (via the wonders of technology!) Everyone Welcome The service will be recorded and uploaded to the website and our Facebook page later in the day.

The Most Revd John McDowell has been enthroned as Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland at St Patrick’s Cathedral, on the Hill of Armagh.  Archbishop McDowell was elected to the office by the House of Bishops on 11 March 2020, having previously served as Bishop of Clogher since 2011.  He took up hisContinue reading “Archbishop of Armagh is enthroned”

We had a fabulous fun afternoon on Sunday 12 September with our friends from Stormont Presbyterian Church at our first MUDDY CHURCH. Walking along a trail from Stormont Presbyterian, through Stormont Estate to St Molua’s, families engaged with 8 different ‘stations’ reflecting on the Creation story. At St Molua’s we made some nature crafts withContinue reading “Muddy Success”