Diocese of Down & Dromore

Confirmation season has begun!

The 2018 season has begun with the confirmation of eight young people at The Church on the Hill, Magahaberry, on Sunday 18 March.

Begin Holy Week with Stainer’s Crucifixion at Down Cathedral

On the Monday Evening of Holy Week, 26 March, Down Cathedral will be the venue for a performance of John Stainer’s famous piece, The Crucifixion.  Over 130 years, old, Stainer’s Cr...

Intern, Shankill Lurgan, closes 9 April

Shankill Parish Church, Lurgan, is seeking to appoint a youth and children’s ministry intern from September 2018 to August 2019. This post would be ideal for those aged 18+ and thi...

St Patrick’s Day – a real family affair

It was one of the coldest St Patrick’s Days we’ve known but that didn’t stop several hundred pilgrims of all ages joining our annual celebrations at Saul and Down Cathedral.

An aerial view of our St Patrick’s Day Pilgrimage

We decided to film from the air this year and fortunately the wind just about permitted it! We hope you enjoy this arial view of the pilgrimage and the scenes around Down Cathedral...

Begin St Patrick’s Day at The Cradle of Christianity in Ireland

Where better to

Revd Stephen Fielding appointed Canon of Belfast Cathedral

The Revd Stephen Fielding, rector of Agherton Parish, Diocese of Connor, has been appointed a Canon of Belfast Cathedral.

Another exciting Confirmation and Youth Weekend!