Diocese of Down & Dromore

Vandalism at St Donard's, Bloomfield

St Donard's Parish Church in Bloomfield has been in the news recently because of vandalism done to the church building. Over the summer, young children have been climbing onto the...

Bishop ponders in his heart about some liturgical trends in America

The following article by Bishop Harold Miller was published in The church of Ireland Gazette on Friday 7 September 2007:

Willowfield Church "Comes Home"

"Tried and Tested Youth games" Book Launched

Down and Dromore Youth Council have just launched a youth games book specifically designed for youth leaders to use in a parish context.  The Youth Officer for the diocese, Andrew...

Special service for new spire at St. Anne's

Belfast's new Spire of Hope is being dedicated next week at a special inter-denominational service in St Anne's Cathedral, on the same day that will mark the sixth anniversary of t...

Greening the Church

The first edition of ‘Greening the Church' is now available.  It is produced by the Church of Ireland's Ecological and Environmental Panel - part of the Church is Society Committee...

Hard Gospel hymn-writing competition

Church of Ireland parishes are being encouraged to enter a hymn-writing competition being run by the Hard Gospel Project. 

Team from Hillsborough travel to Ghana to work on HFH programme

At the beginning of September the rector of Hillsborough, the Revd John Dinnen and his wife Jane, set off with a team from the parish to work in Ghana with Habitat for Humanity.