Diocesan News
Belfast Black Santa 2020 – the annual sit–out begins
Flanked by two Bishops, the Dean of Belfast, the Very Rev Stephen Forde, began his annual charity sit–out on the steps of St Anne’s Cathedral early on December 17.
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Broadcast & online worship opportunities
The following listings of services may be helpful for those who will be unable to attend worship in person at Church of Ireland services over Christmas and the New Year period.
Diocesan News
Service of Nine Lessons & Carols – A 2020 collaboration
Available to all parishes in the Church of Ireland
A Service of Nine Lessons & Carols collaboration involving over 100 singers from 30 parishes across Ireland has been published on YouTube.
Press Releases
€1 million available to support restoration works at St Patrick’s Cathedral, Dublin
Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage supports essential roofing works at St Patrick’s.
A total of €1 million has been allocated to St Patrick’s Cathedral, Dublin, to ensure completion of repair of the main roof.
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Christmas Carols for Cork City launched
St Fin Barre’s Cathedral in association with St Fin Barre’s Quarter is delighted to announce its unique and innovative presentation of Christmas Carols for Cork City which was launched yesterday (Thursday 17th December).
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A Joint Christmas Message from the Archbishops of Armagh
The Most Revd Eamon Martin & The Most Revd John McDowell
‘Could one of the positive consequences of this Christmas be that we have had to relearn how to approach it with humility and also how to celebrate it as servants of one another, rather than as lords of all we survey?’
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A Pastoral Letter from the Archbishops and Bishops of the Church of Ireland
‘And the light shines in the darkness; and the darkness could not overcome it.’
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The Representative Body met on Wednesday, 9th December 2020, in an online format.
Diocesan News
Shinrone bicentenary book exceeds expectations
The Church of Ireland community in Shinrone has expressed surprise and delight at the success of its recently launched bicentenary book.
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Shankill’s ‘Tree of Hope’
These words from ‘O Little Town of Bethlehem’ have a particular resonance this year as the fear and anxiety that the Coronavirus pandemic has brought to our doors is mixed with the first shoots of hope as a vaccine begins to slowly roll out.
