Church of Ireland Parishes in Down & Dromore
Reintroducing regular commmunion services For over 200 days our parishes have not celebrated commuion at the Lord’s Table as congregations. Occasional online services, which could be revisited, may have helped a little, but did not quite ‘hit the mark’ as far as most of us were concerned. A first service
Continue readingWelcome to our first magazine print since lockdown. There are a small number of copies in the church porches from Sunday, and those attending church are invited to pick up a copy there, including extra ones for any household with whom they are in safe contact. Please download your own
Continue readingAll adults attending worship inside both St Ignatius’ and St Andrew’s must now adopt the practice of wearing a face mask, as is the case for people meeting inside various buildings.Medical exemptions apply.Thank you.Stephen
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Continue readingThis was written in May: it has not been revised and a new version published. When we visit our parishes’ website many of our browsers warn “This site is not secure”. It is as secure as such a site needs to be. If we were to, for instance, open this
Continue readingA number of people within the health service and beyond are finding comfort from God’s word these days. It is no surprise but it is a very welcome piece of news. Here is a link to a daily application for your iPhone or your android device to help you begin
Continue readingWe have a YouTube channel and a Facebook Page and we now also have a phone line for those without much technology to use. It is a local call to 028 91242230 and includes the audio of a Sunday Service, from various sources, published on a Sunday morning and remaining
Continue readingViist this diocesan page to see the prayers we have been asked to pray today. https://www.downanddromore.org/news/2020/04/bishop-davids-palm-sunday-call-to-prayer Prayer A Heavenly Father,We pray for all those on the frontline of the fight against Coronavirus.For doctors, nurses, pharmacists and all medical staff, especially those we know (name any known to you).For all those
Continue readingIn the churches we have occasionally used music from SameBoatMusic. Here is today’s song.
Continue readingWith readings from Killaney and Carryduff, and music by Michelle and Eric, we join Stephen and Vera at the rectory around 9:00 am.
Continue readingPrayerful GreetingsDear friendWe are experiencing an increasingly draconian threat to our health at the hands of COVID-19. Please remember to pray for one another, to place suitable distance between yourself and others, and to entrust yourself to the hands of Almighty God through our saviour Jesus Christ.It has been very
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