“It is our calling under God to live in a time of vision, not division,” Archbishop Michael Jackson said this evening (Tuesday October 4). In his Presidential Address to Dublin & Glendalough’s Diocesan Synods, he called on the people of the dioceses to adopt a “hierarchy of urgency” setting new priorities and shaking up values to look and live beyond ourselves.
The commencement of the new Law Term was marked on Monday morning (October 3) with a service in St Michan’s Church in Dublin 7. Attended by a range of people associated with Ireland’s justice system, as well as some from the UK, the Michaelmas New Law Term Service made a comeback after a two year gap.
“This is a key moment for the future of our church, we must reach out and be relevant and welcoming.”
A summary of news from dioceses and parishes around the Church of Ireland in recent weeks.
The Late Queen Elizabeth II’s “significant” contribution to reconciliation and peacebuiling in Ireland was recalled on the evening of Thursday, 29th September 2022, at a service in Londonderry.
This two–part service involving two combined congregations took place in Enniskillen on Sunday, 18th September 2022.
Hear the Reverend Trevor Sargent talk about caring for the world and to the Reverend Janet Finlay about caring for one’s mental health and how a walking group in Portlaoise is an example of something to try.
It’s Day 2 of the National Ploughing Championships and a warm welcome awaits you at the Church of Ireland stand.
Everyone is welcome to the Church of Ireland stand at the National Ploughing Championships which are running until tomorrow (Thursday), having started on Tuesday.
A Service of Thanksgiving and Reflection to mark the death of Queen Elizabeth II was held last Sunday, 18th September, in St Fethlimidh’s Cathedral, Kilmore.