Diocesan News
What to expect when you return to church
Here’s an idea of what to expect when you return to worship in your local church building. Not all parishes will open together so please remember to check all the details before you arrive.
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Re–opened and renewed – healing and hope in Raheny and Coolock
One minute past midnight on Monday morning (June 29) saw the re–opening of All Saints’, Raheny, and St John the Evangelist, Coolock, after 15 weeks of lockdown.
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Preparation for Return to In–Church Worship
A video with Archbishop John McDowell outlines what parishioners should expect – and how to keep themselves and others safe – when considering a return to in–church worship.
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Church services in the ‘new normal’
The Rector of Magheralin, the Revd Simon Genoe, was interviewed by BBC NI for their recent article “What will church services look like in the ‘new normal’”.
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Connor Bishop’s BBQ a virtual success!
As always, the Rev Canon Mark Taylor set tastebuds tingling as he cooked up a treat for the Connor Summer Madness Sub Camp Bishop’s barbecue.
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Drive–in services will ‘springboard’ churches as they move out of lockdown
Rain did not deter people from attending a joint churches drive–in service in Ballyclare on Sunday June 28, with 130 cars parked up in the Sixmile Leisure Centre carpark.
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New livestream online from St Fin Barre’s Cathedral, Cork
As soon as the ‘lockdown’ due to the Covid–19 pandemic came into effect on 18th March, St Fin Barre’s Cathedral, like so many cathedrals and churches across Ireland, moved very quickly to provide worship and concerts online.
RCB Library Notes
Pandemic in Ireland one hundred years ago through the lens of the Church of Ireland Gazette
The RCB Library has commissioned the historian and writer Dr Ida Milne to produce a timely analysis piece on the influenza of 1918–1919 as viewed through the lens of the Church of Ireland Gazette for July’s Archive of the Month.
Archive of the Month
Pandemic in Ireland One Hundred Years Ago Through the Lens of the Church of Ireland Gazette
Diocesan News
The Big DDYC Camp Out is a big success!
With Summer Madness unable to go ahead because of the coronavirus pandemic, on Friday evening 26 June, DDYC brought Summer Madness to our young people with The Big DDYC Camp Out.
