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Happy New Year! And welcome to our weekly round–up of news from around the Church of Ireland’s dioceses and parishes.
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Christmas message from the Archbishop of Dublin, the Most Revd Dr Michael Jackson
… telling the story …
‘Let us make time to tell the story of one another this Christmas.’
Diocesan News
News from around the Church of Ireland
Happy Christmas! And welcome to our weekly round–up of news from around the Church of Ireland’s dioceses and parishes.
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2021 Dublin Black Santa Sit Out launched
Appeal off to flying start with substantial donation in lieu of cancelled Christmas parties.
The 21st annual Black Santa Sit Out at St Ann’s Church in Dublin was officially launched yesterday (Tuesday December 21) by Lord Mayor Alison Gilliland and Archbishop Michael Jackson.
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Joint Christmas 2021 message from the Bishops of Clogher
The Most Revd Larry Duffy & The Rt Revd Ian Ellis
‘Jesus comes among us to show God’s solidarity with us – through love. The love that Jesus first brought to the world in Bethlehem reached its depth on the Cross of Calvary.’
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Bishop Michael Burrows’ Christmas Message for 2021
A video from the Rt Revd Michael Burrows, the Church of Ireland’s Bishop of Cashel, Ferns and Ossory.
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Omicron – Bishop postpones Installation Service as precaution
In light of a predicted peak in the number of Omicron cases in Northern Ireland in mid–January, the Bishop of Connor has decided to postpone his Service of Installation in St Anne’s Cathedral, Belfast.
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‘Hope rather than fear’ – A Christmas message from Bishop Pat Storey
‘When we are afraid, we are told not to be, because even though it is perfectly normal and human, it does not reflect the goodness, the nearness, and the faithfulness of God.’
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Your presence in church this Christmas is a sign of hope to all who can’t be there
As new Covid restrictions come into effect in the Republic, Archbishop Michael Jackson has encouraged people who feel safe in attending church services this Christmas to do so to send a message of hope to those who can’t.
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Finding Love in Advent
The Gathering Grounds welcoming people with Christian love
Our final video, from the Dioceses of Dublin and Glendalough, for Advent 2021 sees us ‘Finding Love in Advent’ at the Gathering Grounds in Kilternan Parish Church.
