A small, rural two–teacher Church of Ireland National School in Ballineen in West Cork with twenty–nine pupils decided to find a creative and artistic way to overcome one big obstacle caused by Covid–19 restrictions: not allowing the pandemic to break down the sense of community in the school.
Archbishop John McDowell’s first Confirmation Service in the Diocese of Armagh took place at St Michael’s, Castlecaulfield, last Thursday, 17th June.
The Down and Dromore Diocesan Synod met on 24 June for the first time since 2019 and the onset of the Covid–19 pandemic.
Christian Aid Ireland has thanked the people of the United Dioceses of Cork, Cloyne and Ross for their support for the fundraising efforts of a Carrigaline clergyman who recently completed a sponsored walk around the county, raising around €12,000 for the agency’s work in Burundi, a country affected by poverty, hunger and conflict.
Belfast Cathedral will re–open its doors to the public from Thursday 1st July at 11am. This summer the opening hours have altered, the Cathedral will be open to the public Monday–Saturday from 11am to 6pm, and on Sunday from 1pm to 6pm.
Congratulations to the six new Diocesan Readers commissioned by Bishop David McClay in Dromore Cathedral on Tuesday 22 June.
A training seminar, organised by Bishop Paul Colton for clergy and lay people in Cork, Cloyne and Ross, entitled ‘Cybersecurity for the Bewildered: How to keep your computers safe, your data secure and private information out of sight’, attracted a lot of interest last week.
A pastoral letter from Archbishop Michael Jackson, published on Monday, 21st June 2021.
A parishioner in Magheragall, Diocese of Connor, has donated treasured wartime memorabilia which belonged to her late uncle to the Ulster Aviation Society.
The Reverend Canon Dr Daniel Nuzum who serves on the Pastoral Care Team at Marymount University Hospital and Hospice in Cork has been awarded a Palliative Care Education Fellowship by the All Ireland Institute of Hospice and Palliative Care.
