In a new Inspiring angles video published ahead of Remembrance Sunday, Canon Jono Pierce and the Cregagh Crafters – at St. Finnian’s in East Belfast – speak about the significance of their poppy display and bringing together over 40 people to share their creative skills. Cregagh Crafters is one of many projects which has been […]
How will you be remembered? Sad news reached us this week of the untimely death of one of Conor’s primary school teachers who died after a courageous battle with illness. She was Conor’s teacher in P5, and we never met in person, as the pandemic meant we could not gather in person in school for a […]
Dear Friends, One of the themes that has been recurring in our Bible readings in recent weeks has been the theme of remembering. As we prepare shortly to celebrate Harvest Thanksgiving, it’s a theme that plays a prominent role as the service looks back on the festival of first fruits when the Israelites brought the […]
A Bit of ‘Behind the Scenes’ One of the aims, or intentions, of this blog is to demystify what happens in church to those outside it. Sometimes people have a sense that church is not for them because of some misinformation they have picked up along the way. There is a perception also that church […]
A Window into Someone’s World I’ve always enjoyed memoirs, autobiographies and biographies. Some of them are more revealing than others and they can give us a real insight into someone else’s world, what makes them tick and how they have built their career or navigated some of the challenges they have faced. We tend to […]
A Man of Wonder I was saddened to hear of the death of Manchan Magan on Friday past. Manchan was an acclaimed writer, podcaster and documentary maker, and he died at the age of 55. I loved the series of documentaries he made about travelling Europe by train about 18 months ago. During the making […]
Theological Education Sad news reached me at the weekend about the death of Canon Billy Marshall in the Diocese of Dublin and Glendalough. Billy had been a formative influence on many generations of clergy as he lectured in Anglicanism, and was Vice Principal of the Church of Ireland Theological College for many years. Not only […]
Dear Friends, As I write this magazine our thoughts are turning towards Harvest Thanksgiving. These are always very special services for us in the church as we give thanks to God for His faithfulness to us. We remember those who have many struggles and overwhelming challenges to contend with, from food shortages to crop failures, […]