Dunluce Parish

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Dunluce Parish Dunluce Parish Church is a Church of Ireland (Anglican/Episcopal) congregation situated in Bushmills. "No-one left behind"

Situated on the edge of the River Bush, the parish church of Dunluce was built in 1822 upon the ancient church ruin of Portcamon, the walls of which were pulled down immediately prior to the building of the new church. Until 1824 vicars were appointed to serve, the first being William Wallace appointed in 1629. The ruin of the old church of the parish of Dunluce, St Cuthbert, is next to Dunluce Castle on the south side. Built at the beginning of the 17th century as a chapel to the castle it was later used as the parish church and continued in this purpose until the building of the new church in Bushmills in 1822. The parish consists of the beautiful seaport village of Portballintrae, the town of Bushmills and Benvarden estate to the south. An increasing number of parishioners are choosing to give their offering by bank standing order. As well as being perhaps more convenient for you, the church benefits from a regular income and reduced processing and administration. If this interests you please ask for a standing order instruction form from the Rector or Wardens. You can also make a donation to the church using your debit or credit card, go to mydonate.bt.com and search for Dunluce Parish, or follow the link below
https://mydonate.bt.com/charities/dunluceparishchurch

20/10/2026
05/10/2026

The Eighteenth Sunday after Trinity

27/09/2026

The Seventeenth Sunday after Trinity
Church Family Service

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22/09/2026

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We want to make sure everyone is aware of our policy regarding children in church:
If your kids are loud, please still come to church.
If you’re running late because getting everyone out the door was a battle, please still come to church.
If your toddler won’t sit still, please still come to church.
If your baby needs to eat, please still come to church.
If your child asks questions at the least convenient time, please still come to church.
If someone cries, drops a toy, needs a snack, or has to make their third trip to the bathroom, please still come to church.
If your child doesn’t know all the words, all the prayers, or exactly when to sit and stand, please still come to church.
If you feel like you spent the entire service managing your children and heard approximately 12% of the sermon, please still come to church.
If Sunday morning feels messy instead of peaceful, please still come to church.
If you’re worried your children are distracting the people around you, please still come to church.

Because children do not learn how to be part of the Church by staying home until they can sit quietly.

They learn by being here.
They learn the singing by hearing us sing.
They learn the prayers by hearing us pray.
They learn to worship by watching us worship.
They learn that church is home because we make room for them here.

The wiggles, whispers, dropped crayons, crying babies, and little voices are not interruptions to the life of the Church.

They are evidence that the Church is alive.

So bring the babies. Bring the toddlers. Bring the big kids. Come late. Sit in the back. Sit in the front. Step out when you need to and come right back in.

Just come.
Children are not simply the future of the Church. They are part of the Church right now. If we don’t make room for the next generation in the Church, we risk becoming a generation that leaves behind empty churches. The children in our pews today are the Church leaders, worshippers, and servants of tomorrow.
And at our Church there is a place for everyone.

20/09/2026

The sixteenth Sunday after Trinity

18/09/2026
GATHERED CONFIRMATION SERVICECome and support a number of young people from Gathered along with young people from neighb...
10/09/2026

GATHERED CONFIRMATION SERVICE

Come and support a number of young people from Gathered along with young people from neighbouring parishes as they publicly declare their faith in Christ.

📅 Sunday 27th September
🕖 7pm
📍 St Patrick’s Church, Coleraine

10/09/2026

GATHERED CONFIRMATION

Come and support a number of young people from Gathered along with young people from neighbouring parishes as they publicly declare their faith in Christ.

📅 Sunday 27th September
🕖 7pm
📍 St Patrick’s Church, Coleraine

Address

13 Priestland Road
Bushmills
BT578

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