Throughout Advent 2020, Archbishop Michael Jackson will offer a series of video reflections based on a reading for each week against the backdrop of an Advent and Christmas that will be like no other.
‘I welcome the opportunities now offered under the easing of restrictions announced by An Taoiseach Michéal Martin … which enables members of religious traditions to gather for worship once again, from December 1.’
The following list of services may be helpful for those who will be unable to attend worship in person at Church of Ireland services this Sunday.
On Monday next (30th November 2020), a message from the President of Ireland, Michael D Higgins, will be read during a short online religious ceremony to mark the 150th anniversary of the Consecration of one of Cork’s, also one of Ireland’s, most iconic buildings: Saint Fin Barre’s Cathedral, Cork.
Public health guidance and restrictions to prevent the spread of the coronavirus are outlined at the following links from the Northern Ireland Executive and the Government of Ireland (including changes from Tuesday, 1st December).
The Bishop of Derry and Raphoe, the Rt Rev Andrew Forster, told a congregation in Londonderry on Wednesday evening that some people were being affected far worse than others by the coronavirus pandemic and that, for some, the fear and anxiety had been overwhelming.
St Canice’s Church in Eglinton has produced a new book celebrating some of the things which have helped get people through lockdown.
The Church of Ireland Bishops’ Appeal for World Aid and Development has launched a Mother and Child Advent Appeal, which seeks to raise support for four initiatives in Nepal, Cambodia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Sierra Leone.
Five archbishops in these islands, the Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland, the Archbishop of Dublin and Primate of Ireland, the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Archbishop of York, and the Archbishop of Wales have sent their greetings to mark the 150th anniversary of the consecration of Saint Fin Barre’s Cathedral, Cork.
