Parish Magazine for April 2020

The public health emergency over the Covid-19 coronavirus has prompted St George’s to make the Easter edition of the Parish magazine available online.

We hope that readers will find it a source of comfort and inspiration in the current climate.

You can read the magazine by clicking the link below. Please note that it is in booklet format as it would normally be printed so please follow page numbers!

We would recommend that, having clicked the link to the Magazine, you should proceed to print the Magazine, ensuring that your printer is set for ‘2-sided printing’.

Magazine Body (April2)

 

An interview with Bishop-designate George

Archdeacon George Davison, Bishop-designate of Connor.

Much has changed in our lives in a short period of time, but soon after his election, Connor Bishop-designate George Davison spoke about his appointment and future role in an interview in the Church of Ireland Gazette (March issue).
*The interview was conducted and printed before the impact of coronavirus on our lives, churches and communities.

https://connor.anglican.org/2020/03/26/an-interview-with-bishop-designate-george/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook&fbclid=IwAR15pAaJAkUSDMU_cDPd2mrbpc9Hc8iVomVrxixx-KBc8gNGMFbz-8tnlBk

Archdeacon George Davison elected new Bishop of Connor

We offer our congratulations to Ven. George Davidson on his election as our new Bishop. We assure him of our prayers for this new ministry amongst us and look forward to welcoming him to St George’s in his new role.

https://connor.anglican.org/2020/02/17/archdeacon-george-davison-elected-as-new-bishop-of-connor/?fbclid=IwAR0zM7vYDrM7eljmxTjBr2eN1olHxM8c2AljNTR0rOT02KAghNvS8GnhabQ

 

Fr William in the press

Our curate Fr William Odling-Smee features in the Belfast Telegraph talking to religion correspondent Alf McCreary about his life and faith.

https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/opinion/columnists/alf-mccreary/william-odling-smee-i-started-work-at-the-royal-victoria-hospital-in-1970-having-to-deal-with-kneecappings-bombs-in-the-abercorn-and-the-rose-and-crown-id-had-experience-of-warfare-in-nigeria-but-it-was-a-bleak-time-38832167.html?fbclid=IwAR1LVIoAlfksjFGzd6Zd48ajVL5AOH_T3uBwr0p9wpU8n1bmjMmJHCPdaRA

Parish Choir host fundraising lunch

As well as serving up a wonderful rendition of the Canterbury Mass and Gibbons ‘This is the record of John’ on Sunday morning, December 15th, the choir served up hot dogs and mince pies after the service. All in aid of choir funds and their tour to Cambridge next summer.