The Revd Francis Rutledge, Bishop’s Curate in Christ Church Primacy, Bangor, in the Diocese of Down, has been nominated as the new incumbent of Ardess Parish Church, Parish of Magheraculmoney, Kesh, in the Diocese of Clogher.
The Cork Diocesan Youth Council (CDYC) once again partnered up with the YMCA’s Joy Cantwell–Moore and Isla Jeffers to train a second group of young people in their Leaders in Training course.
The Carrigaline Union of Parishes in the Diocese of Cork, has been a Fair Trade parish since 2012. The parish recently celebrated the beginning of this year’s Fair Trade Fortnight with themed services in both St John’s and St Mary’s churches.
On Friday 28th February, in the Church of St Mary & All Saints’, Glanmire, the final concert of the parish’s Winter Concert Series was held.
During the school half–term in February, 12 teenagers from Fanlobbus Parish Youth Group (Dunmanway, Drimoleague, Coolkelure and Drinach, County Cork) went on a ‘behind the scenes event’ in their surrounding community.
The Rev Rosie Diffin has been instituted as Rector of Kilcronaghan, Ballynascreen and Six Towns, in succession to the Rev Carmen Hayes.
The weather outside was decidedly on the chilly side, but the mood inside St Eunan’s Cathedral in Raphoe was warm and inviting – which was appropriate – as scores of people arrived for the first of this year’s ‘Derry and Raphoe Youth Invites’ services, led by the Dean of Raphoe, the Very Rev Arthur Barrett.
The Church of Ireland’s Church and Society Commission is pleased to be one of the organisers of the visit of Professor Katharine Hayhoe to the island of Ireland in March.
“It is crucial for a democracy to be liberated from the idea that majority votes end arguments.” So said former Archbishop of Canterbury, Lord Rowan Williams, who delivered the latest in the Featherstonhaugh Lecture Series in the Church of Ireland Theological Institute on Wednesday, February 18.
