This weekend Fr Eamonn McCarthy, priest director of Radio Maria Ireland will be talking at all Masses.
Pope Francis appoints Bishop Alan McGuckian SJ as Bishop of Down & Connor
Christmas message from Bishop Donal McKeown, Apostolic Administrator of Down and Connor
We wish a Holy and Blessed Christmas and Peaceful New Year to all our parishioners and all those who join us online via the webcam. May the Love, Joy and Peace of Baby Jesus be in your hearts and your homes.
In this booklet you will find a Prayer Service and activity suggestions for the four Sundays of Advent as we lead towards Christmas and the arrival of the Son of God to a stable in Bethlehem.
Bishop Donal McKeown, Apostolic Administrator, has chosen to write to all the faithful of the Diocese with a further missionary challenge for each one of us to step up to – to actively participate in the renewal of the Church in Down and Connor. He calls on us to be “voices of hope” for the Church and for the generations of faithful to come.
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Mass of Chrism will take place on Wednesday 1st April 2026
Northern Ireland Hospice Carol Service Sunday 7th December 3pm in Saint Peter's Cathedral
Belfast Philharmonic open their 2025/26 season with a powerful evening of reflection, light, and remembrance in St Peter's Cathedral.
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Summer Concert, Sunday 16 June at 2:00pm in St Peter's Cathedral, Belfast.
The annual service of Carols by Candleight will take place on Sunday 17th December at 4pm.
Pathways to the Future - A conversation on the future in Down and Connor
