During the past year of restrictions, two parishioners of Douglas Union with Frankfield, Co. Cork, have been busy knitting hats for seafarers, continuing an activity that started in the parish on Sea Sunday 2017. This year, thirty–six woolly hats have been posted to the Port Chaplain in Dublin for distribution.
The chaplaincy ministries of the Church of Ireland serve people in a wide range of settings outside parish life, including universities, colleges, prisons, hospitals and hospices.
On three consecutive Fridays over the past weeks, Ballydehob Union of Parishes met at the Danno O’Mahony Statue in the centre of Ballydehob to host a Summer Fundraiser.
The Institution of the Revd David Moses as Rector of the Grouped Parishes of Keady, Armaghbreague, Derrynoose and Newtownhamilton took place in Newtownhamilton Parish Church on 17th August 2021.
St Anne’s Cathedral Writer in Residence, Deirdre Cartmill, will be running a writing workshop in the Cathedral’s Chapel of Unity on Saturday 25th September.
Bishop David McClay has appointed Matthew Gault to pioneer a new outreach project in the Tullycarnet estate in East Belfast.
A recent fundraising event in Annalong was an interesting mix of tractors and ships! The Kilhorne Church Tractor Run attracted 104 vehicles, with proceeds going to parishioner Jane White who nurses with Mercy Ships.
The parishioners and friends of Mallow Union came together on Saturday 7th August to welcome the wider community to their annual Summer Fête.
Heritage Week 2021’s theme is Open the Door to Heritage. ‘Disestablishment 150: A Virtual Tour’ opens the door to some of the Church of Ireland’s most iconic built heritage.
Congratulations to the Revd Lucy Burden who has been appointed Bishop’s Curate for Mount Merrion Parish in Down Diocese.
