Diocesan News
Shankill is top of the class!
Shankill Parish Lurgan is ‘top of the class’ after launching a School Supplies Appeal to help local families who are under financial pressure.
Shankill Parish Lurgan is ‘top of the class’ after launching a School Supplies Appeal to help local families who are under financial pressure.
The Church of Ireland Youth Department (CIYD) is delighted to announce the Keeping In Touch project funded by CIYD and the Education Authority (Northern Ireland). The hope for this project is to give parishes a resource to keep in touch with young people, encouraging connection and providing a way to invite them to in–person events.
The Revd Tony Murphy’s 100km walk in aid of the Cork, Cloyne and Ross Burundi Maize Project is continuing. You can follow his journey through his diary.
There was a Pentecost sundae, of sorts, for Bishop Andrew Forster, after he preached at two separate Services of Confirmation in St Patrick’s Church in Leckpatrick, yesterday, during which a total of 17 young people were confirmed.
The Rev Judi McGaffin has made history after being appointed the first female canon in the centuries–old history of St Eunan’s Cathedral, in Raphoe.
The Anglican Archbishop in Jerusalem, Archbishop Hosam Naoum, has called for prayer following the eruption of violence in the Land of the Holy One. Archbishop Michael Jackson has written this prayer in response.
‘Spring Rain’ is a new song for Pentecost and a prayer for revival. The song comes out of a new worship songwriting project at Mount Merrion Church, Belfast, called ‘Gardens’.
Our latest playlist highlights a selection of videos of worship and reflections from our dioceses celebrating the Ascension of Jesus and the birth of the Church at Pentecost.