Relatives of three RAF crewmen, who died when their plane crashed in a field in Ballykelly during the Second World War, attended a commemoration event on Sunday afternoon during which a memorial stone was unveiled by members of the men’s families and dedicated by the local Rector, the Rev Canon Harold Given.
The Archbishop of Armagh, the Most Revd John McDowell, has appointed the Revd Ruth Murray, Rector of Woodschapel, as Diocesan Director of Ordinands (DDO). Ruth succeeds Canon Bill Adair, who has stepped down as DDO after almost 10 years acting in that capacity.
The heritage of St Ninnidh’s Church, in the Church of Ireland’s Parish of Inishmacsaint near Derrygonnelly, will be outlined in a special exhibition and open days in early September.
Bishop Andrew Forster joined the Bishop of Derry, Dr Donal McKeown, and other clergy at the funeral of Mrs Pat Hume in St Eugene’s Cathedral in Londonderry today.
Like many other Confirmation Groups, the Templebreedy Candidates had mostly met via Zoom over the course of the last year. They planned a summer gathering when restrictions would allow, and to that end they met on Saturday, 28th August, at Farren Wood Zipit Forest Adventure.
President Michael D Higgins and his wife Sabina recently visited Carraig Eden in Greystones as their first public engagement since the Covid–19 pandemic.
The death has taken place of the Rev Gordon Freeman, a former Rector of the Ardara group of parishes.
On Sunday 29 August, Archdeacon Adrian Wilkinson met with the Revd Fr Mathew K Mathew at St Michael’s Church in Blackrock.
Bible Week in the Diocese of Down and Dromore concludes this evening in Shankill Parish Church, Lurgan.
On Wednesday 1st September 2021, following the Government announcement the previous evening, the Bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross, Dr Paul Colton, announced that Confirmation Services, including some which had been postponed on two previous occasions, would now go ahead this month.
