Congratulations

The Bishop of Connor, the Rt Revd Alan Harper, who was Rector of St John's from 1986 to 2002 was elected as Archbishop of Armagh to succeed Archbishop Eames.

Connor diocese Liturgical Farewell was held in St John's..............................................................more

Our organist Dr Donald Davison was awarded  MBE in the New Year Honours  list.

This was celebrated by the choir at their post Christmas dinner at Mountstewart...................................more

Church Army Officers Ken and Anne Higgins and their family lived in our Parish while Ken was studying for three years at the Theological College, and are fondly remembered by the young people of St John's at the time for the Sunday Evening study groups and the summer camps for children in our halls. After a Curacy in St Finnian's, Cregagh he moved to Movilla parish outside Newtownards where he has built up the parish considerably. We were pleased to hear that he has been appointed as a Canon of Down Cathedral