Diocesan News
Installation of Precentor at Belfast Cathedral
The Ven Barry Forde, Archdeacon of Belfast, was installed as Precentor in the Chapter of St Anne’s Cathedral, Belfast, at a Service of Choral Evensong on Sunday October 10.
The Ven Barry Forde, Archdeacon of Belfast, was installed as Precentor in the Chapter of St Anne’s Cathedral, Belfast, at a Service of Choral Evensong on Sunday October 10.
On Sunday, 3rd October, a Service of Blessing was held for ReCentre Community Church at their new home on Mail Coach Road in Sligo.
St Anne’s, Shandon, has marked the Season of Creation for the last number of years, and this year was no different.
Dublin and Glendalough Diocesan Synods took place online from Taney Parish Centre, Dublin, on Wednesday 6 October 2021.
On Saturday, 25th September, the Cork Diocesan Youth Council and Diocesan Youth Officer Hilda Connolly took a group of youth leaders on a day trip to Cape Clear, an island near Baltimore.
Five runners who attend St Mark’s Newtownards have completed the Belfast Marathon to raise funds to tackle extreme poverty overseas.
On Saturday 25th September, the Rev David Bowles and members of Moviddy Union of Parishes undertook a ‘Walk around the Parish’. This was a sponsored walk in aid of CMS Ireland and in particular, Kibungo Diocese in Rwanda.
This week the diocesan video series from Cork, Cloyne and Ross – “People and Places” – takes us high up into the bell tower of St Fin Barre’s Cathedral, Cork.
After much planning and prayer, a combined team from the four local Churches in Ballyholme recently delivered the Gospel of John plus an explanatory letter to 1,700 homes in the area.
The Pride of Cork Award 2021 will be presented to the Bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross, Dr Paul Colton on Friday 26th November, 2021.