On Sunday, 4th May at 7 pm, we look forward to Choral Evensong with St. Malachy’s Chamber Choir, conducted by our own organist, Mark McGrath. All are welcome. Please invite family and friends.

As part of our Mind Matters initiative, we are having a Taize service on Wednesday 7th May at 7.30 pm. Everyone is warming invited. A Taizé service is a simple, meditative style of Christian worship that comes from the Taizé Community in France—an ecumenical monastic community known for its focus on reconciliation, peace, and contemplative […]

The church premises require regular maintenance to keep them in good order, so it is an advantage to have a regular schedule for works both for buildings and grounds. This gives people an opportunity to volunteer a few hours each month to assist in the upkeep of our estate.  Accordingly, the last Saturday of each month is […]

On Saturday 17th May a Quiet Day will be held at the premises of the Church’s Ministry of Healing – The Mount, 162 Upper Knockbreda Road and will be led by Revd Dr Pat Mollan, Director of Ministry. The event will begin at 10.30 am and finish at 1.30 pm. Tea / coffee will be provided. People attending should bring their own […]

St. Finnian’s Easter General Vestry was held recently. The Rector’s Report and the 2024 Annual Accounts can be found below.

Last year, Andrew and Joanne Quill left their home and family in Northern Ireland to work for CMSI in a church and community in South Sudan.  Soon, they will pay a visit to Northern Ireland to thank partner churches for their prayers. St. Finnian’s is one of those churches.

Our midweek Lenten services begin on Thursday 6th March and run each Thursday at 7.30 pm throughout Lent as we look forward to hearing the exciting and varied stories of church planters across the Diocese. These short 35 minute services are a great devotional focus for the season of Lent. The services will be live-streamed […]

The Dioceses of Down and Dromore and Connor Organ Scholarship Scheme 2025 is now open for applications from candidates of all ages who are Grade 4 and above. Among the benefits of the scheme are free fortnightly lessons for the three-year duration of the scheme along with the development of practical skills including hymn playing, […]

It’s so easy for us with the pressures of contemporary society to allow thefoundational disciplines of the Christian life to slip. The purpose of this Spiritual Health Check is to give you a tool to help you evaluate how these disciplines work out in your own life. Below is a downloadable spiritual checklist with some […]

Bishop David introduces ‘Speak Jesus’, an initiative to connect and reconnect every home in the Diocese of Down and Dromore with a local parish church so that we can speak Jesus into every life. In 2025 we want to declare hope and peace in God’s presence over every community in the diocese.