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Commissioning of Lay Readers in Connor Diocese

At the commissioning of Lay Readers in Connor Diocese on November 9 are, from left: The Rev Paul Dundas, rector, Christ Church, Lisburn; the Rev Arthur Young, rector, St Paul’s, Lisburn; Janet Hunter, Lay Reader; the Rt Rev Alan Abernethy, Bishop of Connor; Adrian Bell, Lay Reader; the Rev Clifford Skillen, Bishop’s Chaplain; the Rev John Rutter, rector, Glenavy Parish and the Rev Kevin Graham, Warden of Readers. Photo: Norman Briggs.
At the commissioning of Lay Readers in Connor Diocese on November 9 are, from left: The Rev Paul Dundas, rector, Christ Church, Lisburn; the Rev Arthur Young, rector, St Paul’s, Lisburn; Janet Hunter, Lay Reader; the Rt Rev Alan Abernethy, Bishop of Connor; Adrian Bell, Lay Reader; the Rev Clifford Skillen, Bishop’s Chaplain; the Rev John Rutter, rector, Glenavy Parish and the Rev Kevin Graham, Warden of Readers. Photo: Norman Briggs.

Two Lay Readers were commissioned by the Bishop of Connor, the Rt Rev Alan Abernethy, at a service held in St Paul’s Parish Church, Lisburn, on Wednesday November 9.

They were Janet Hunter from St Paul’s Parish and Adrian Bell from Glenavy Parish. Janet will be serving her placement year in Christ Church, Lisburn, while Adrian will serve his in Glencairn.

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