Diocesan News
Connor Streetreach Team Commissioned in St Anne’s Cathedral
The Diocese of Connor Streetreach team was commissioned in St Anne’s Cathedral on Saturday June 20 in preparation for its outreach in north Belfast at the beginning of July.
Around 40 young people will spend three days in the Glencairn and Whiterock areas, delivering a wide variety of activities and connecting with people of all ages. Activities will include gardening, street cleaning, a community carnival, Victorian tea for the elderly and a community barbecue.
Zara Genoe and Sharon Hamill, co–chairs of Engage Connor Youth, the youth council for the diocese, said: ‘Ultimately this opportunity seeks to bring God’s love and share his joy on the streets of north Belfast.’
‘The Streetreach team is excited and encouraged as the City Council and community groups in both areas embrace this community missional experience. There is great excitement as Streetreach supports the vision and ministry of two local churches,’ said Sharon and Zara.
‘This is the first of many Streetreach opportunities, engaging young people in mission. We look forward to 2016 and the possibilities of another parish willing to engage in mission.’
The team was commissioned during a Day of Prayer the renewal and revival of the faith in this land organised by Divine Healing Ministries.
The day completed six years of a seven–year cycle of prayer, and the theme this year was ‘Healing through Forgiveness’. There was a range of speakers for each half hour, and two hours were led by young people including representatives of Connor Youth Council, Stephen Whitten, Pioneer Evangelist in north Belfast, and Lucy Burden, Lisburn Cathedral.
Streetreach runs from June 30–July 3. Each day, the young people will be transported to Glencairn and brought back to their base at Queen’s University in St Anne’s Cathedral’s choir minibuses. The team was commissioned by the Dean of Belfast, the Very Rev John Mann, who left them with the thought that together in Christ they should aim to ‘live the present moment with those you love, and love those with whom you share the moment’.
For further information please contact:
Connor Diocesan Communications Officer
Contact Details
Karen Bushby
028 4066 0798
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