The Archbishop of Armagh and the people of the Church of Ireland, conscious of concerns around the health of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth, would offer their prayers and urge others to pray at this very difficult time.
Archbishop John McDowell has extended his best wishes to the new Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Chris Heaton–Harris.
The Bishop of Clogher, the Right Revd Dr Ian Ellis, will be enthroned at two services this week.
The Church of Ireland has received £85,000 (currently equivalent to €99,000) to run a grants scheme on behalf of the Benefact Trust to support people from Ukraine arriving on the island of Ireland.
The latest newsletter from the Board for Ministry with Children and Families, with a special focus on Harvest and alternative activities for Halloween, is now available.
The Archbishop of Armagh, the Most Revd John McDowell, has appointed the Revd Dr Heather Morris, the General Secretary of the Methodist Church in Ireland, as an Ecumenical Canon of St Patrick’s Church of Ireland Cathedral, Armagh.
With projections for the autumn pointing to a worsening situation for many households across the island of Ireland, as a result of the unfolding cost of living crisis particularly for those who are already vulnerable and living in poverty, the leaders of Ireland’s main churches have said that they are deeply concerned by what they are seeing on the ground.
The Revd Canon Dr Maurice Elliott, has written a tribute to his predecessor, John R Bartlett, who died last Thursday evening and whose funeral will be taking place today (Tuesday, 23rd August) in Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin.
The Archbishops of Armagh and Dublin have paid warm tributes to the Revd Canon Professor John Bartlett, formerly Principal of the Church of Ireland Theological College between 1989 and 2001, who died on Thursday evening, 18th August 2022.
Eco–Congregation Ireland’s Summer 2022 newsletter is now available, highlighting examples of environmental projects undertaken by churches across the island of Ireland.
