In the spirit of honest critical endeavour it is, I think, fair to say that the blogspot on the Down and Dromore website has not...Double celebration on St Mark's Day
A double celebration took place in St Mark's Parish Church, Newtownards, on Friday 25 th April. 500 local children from four of the primary schools in the Parish came along for a celebration to mark the feast of St Mark, to whom the church is dedicated. Some children read lessons about people from the Bible like Moses, David and Mary who found a way to praise God was through songs they wrote. The children were then encouraged to sing and...
St Columba’s raise £6,700 for Bòthar
Bòthar, the Third World development agency, has recently been given £6,700 by St Columba's Knock. The money was raised throughout Lent by various fundraising activities which ranged from a Wine...
Down & Dromore parishioners receive Royal Maundy
Queen Elizabeth distributed the Royal Maundy in St Patrick's Church of Ireland Cathedral, Armagh on 20 th March 2008 . This is the first time the Office for the Royal Maundy has...
Was this the largest Christian event in decades?
Bishop Harold attended Celebration of Hope, which was held at the Belfast Odyssey from Friday 4th to Sunday 6th April 2008. He came away asking himself the question: 'Has this...
Bishop Harold meets Zak at MU Festival Service
At the recent Down & Dromore Mothers' Union Festival Service Bishop Harold had an opportunity to meet Zak, the puppet, and his friends. Mothers' Union members gathered for their annual...