A short time of reflection at 7.30 pm in church. Thursday 5th December – ‘Casting away the works of darkness’ Thursday 12th December – ‘Putting on the armour of light’ Thursday 19th December – ‘He shall come again in His glorious majesty’ Almighty God,Give us grace to cast away the works of darknessand to put […]
Sunday 22nd December 9.00 am – Holy Communion 11.00 am – Morning Prayer 7.00 pm – A Service of Nine Lessons & Carols (followed by a farewell reception for Revd. Andy Hay) Tuesday 24th December – Christmas Eve 11.00 pm – The First Communion of Christmas Wednesday 25th December – Christmas Day 9.00 am – […]
On Saturday 7 December, during storm Darragh some trees were blown down at the street side of the hall. This was partially blocking the road and it had brought down the street light which was underneath the fallen trees. We have cut back the fallen trees as far as the footpath, but there remains a […]
To celebrate 100 years of St. Finnian’s we would like to collect your stories of the people, events and changes in the parish to publish in future church magazines. Do you have: –• Photographs from over the years• Old church magazines• Any material for display purposes• Information about church organisations• Anything else that may be […]
The English word ‘advent’ is not in the English Bible. However, the word is biblical in the sense that the word advent came into English from the Latin adventus meaning ‘arrived’, which appears many times in the Latin Vulgate translation of the Bible. In the New Testament forms of this word translated the Greek word term parousia, meaning arrival, […]
For most people, the days before Christmas are so busy – there’s a house to decorate, gifts to buy, meals to cook, relatives to connect with and many events to attend. It’s often difficult to find even a few minutes of quietness in the midst of the extreme hubbub. Indeed, in all the rush, we […]
Bishop David’s vision is to have a Diocesan Evangelist in every parish in Down and Dromore. Could you, or someone you know, be one of them? If you have a heart for sharing the Gospel, why not consider applying to the Diocesan Evangelist Training Course for 2025-26. In this short film, Kyle, Sarah, Justin and […]
Archbishops John McDowell and Michael Jackson have encouraged members of the Church of Ireland to pray this Sunday, 29th September, and into next week, for an immediate end to hostilities in the Middle East: “Following this weekend’s escalation of conflict in the Middle East, we continue to hold all of the communities affected in our […]
Archbishop George Carey said, “Show me a church that takes prayer seriously and I’ll show you a church that is successful.” As a parish, we believe it is important to undergird everything we do, and hope to do, with prayer. At 7 o’clock on a Thursday evening we have our prayer meeting over Zoom. This […]