The death has taken place in Londonderry of Rt Rev Dr James Mehaffey, a former Bishop of the Diocese of Derry and Raphoe and one of the North West’s best–known Church leaders of recent times.
The Rt Rev Andrew Forster has been installed as Bishop of Derry at a Service in St Columb’s Cathedral in Londonderry which took place four weeks to the day after his consecration as Bishop of Derry and Raphoe.
Dublin & Glendalough’s commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the disestablishment of the Church of Ireland gets underway this month with a series of lunchtime lectures in Dublin’s Christ Church cathedral.
The newly formed Campanology School (led by Dr Paidi Delaney) at St Nicholas’ had their first big gig as they rang out the bells to welcome in the new year, mark the beginning of the 700th anniversary and Galway 2020.
On a bitterly cold night of driving rain and freezing fog, an Irish comedian slept rough on the steps of St John’s Church, Ballinasloe, to raise money and awareness for the homeless this Christmas.
22nd January 2020 marks the 150th anniversary of the founding of a unique church in the history of the Church of Ireland, that of St Barnabas in the docklands area of Dublin.
‘We pray that the members of our churches will be at the forefront of demonstrating the nature of God’s love across our divided homes and cities.’
