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St Gall’s and St John’s walk for water
Parishioners from two more parishes in the Diocese of Down and Dromore have lent their energies to Christian Aid’s campaign for climate justice.
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Canon undertaking Donegal cycling fundraisers in aid of Mahajanga
A Church of Ireland clergyman will soon be embarking on a series of lengthy cycle rides in the Diocese of Raphoe to raise funds for the ‘Mahajanga Calling’ Appeal, with which he is especially sympathetic.
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Open–air beach service in Kilgariffe Union
An open–air service was held at Courtmacsherry Beach on Sunday 4th July at 11am. Around 80 parishioners, visitors, and passers–by joined the Rev Kingsley Sutton from St John the Evangelist Church, Kilgariffe Union.
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Cork, Cloyne and Ross blog on target for 1 million views
In September 2011, nearly ten years ago, Dr Paul Colton, Bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross, on impulse, ‘mainly to explore the available technology’, he says, set up a blog on WordPress.
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Omagh parishioners are getting ‘a gifted, loving pastor’
The Parishes of Drumragh with Mountfield have a new Incumbent following the institution of the Rev Graham Hare by his old ‘boss’, the Bishop of Derry and Raphoe, the Rt Rev Andrew Forster.
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New interactive visitor experience at St Mary’s Collegiate Church, Youghal, County Cork
One of Ireland’s oldest churches to remain in continuous use, St Mary’s Collegiate Church in Youghal, has a great many stories to tell. Now an exciting new immersive visitor experience in the church, ‘Voices of St. Mary’s’, lets visitors hear and see some of those fascinating moments from history.
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Boot camp on the Long Strand for Cork Diocesan Youth Council
On 24th June 2021, Cork Diocesan Youth Council (CDYC) were able to hold their first gathering since September 2020.
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Family Sundaes in Dundrum
Last Sunday was a special day for St Donard’s Community Church in Dundrum with the first of its ‘Family Sundaes’ taking place after the morning service.
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Sun shines for Hillsborough Muddy Church
After hosting a (very) Muddy Church in their grounds in November 2020, Hillsborough Parish was thrilled to welcome 176 people to a ‘Less Muddy Church’ on a recent sunny Sunday.
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Cobh Community Hospital Covid–19 Memorial Service held in Rushbrooke, County Cork
In recent weeks, Christ Church Rushbrooke in County Cork hosted a Service of Remembrance and Thanksgiving for the lives of the five residents of Cobh Community Hospital who died of Covid–19 during the pandemic.
