“Don’t be greetin’,” the new Rector of Errigal and Desertoghill told a tearful former parishioner, in her best Ulster Scots, after last Thursday evening’s emotional Service of Institution in St Paul’s Church, Garvagh.
The Revd Helene T Steed, Rector of St Mark’s, Dundela, was among the Anglican Communion’s representatives at the International Reformed–Anglican Dialogue (IRAD) which met in Hiroshima in August.
The life and legacy of the late Bishop Donald Caird (1925–2017) was remembered on Saturday (14 September) when the Cúinne Caird was opened in his memory at the Representative Church Body Library – the Church of Ireland’s central reference library and repository of archives.
It’s nearly here – the event that is the 2019 National Ploughing Championships – and here in the Diocese of Cashel, Ferns and Ossory we’ve been very busy organising the Church of Ireland stand.
Recently, story boards have been designed so that visitors will have the opportunity to learn something about the Church of Ireland: the traditions and practices of the community who worship in St Mary’s Church today.
The opening of ‘Cúinne Caird’, a collection of Irish books and related materials of the late Bishop Donald Caird (1925–2017), will take place in the RCB Library tomorrow, Saturday, 14th September 2019, at 12noon.
Two church buildings in Clogher Diocese will be opening their doors to visitors during European Heritage Open weekend on 14 and 15 September.
Many of us often find ourselves caught up in the busy world of work commitments or attending major public events where we sometimes get overwhelmed with the crowds. So a haven of peace and calm is welcoming for all.
Friday night’s Service of Institution in a blustery Castlerock marked a homecoming of sorts for the new Rector, the Rev Chris Mac Bruithin.
