Diocesan News
Institution in Mullabrack & Kilcluney
The Revd Dr Peter Munce was instituted as Rector of the Parishes of Mullabrack and Kilcluney, in the Diocese of Armagh, on Wednesday, 4th September 2019.
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Irish Times Notes
Church of Ireland Notes from ‘The Irish Times’
Diocesan News
‘For whom the bell tolls’
Ireland’s oldest bell ringer honoured With new competition
The inaugural Galbraith Cup bell ringing competition took place in Christ Church, Taney, on Saturday afternoon (August 31). The eight bell open ringing competition attracted eight teams from towers as far afield as Cork and Limerick in the south and Drumbo and Bangor in the north.
Diocesan News
Institution of new rector in Kilroot and Templecorran
The Rev Nigel Kirkpatrick was instituted as rector of the Grouped Parishes of Kilroot and Templecorran at a service in St Colman’s Parish Church, Carrickfergus, on Wednesday September 4.
Commission on Ministry
Suggested prayers for Vocation Sunday
12 suggested prayers have been prepared for Vocation Sunday to seek God’s leading, guidance and call in our lives.
Commission on Ministry
It’s Your Call – Vocation Sunday
Vocation Sunday, on 15 September this year, is a day to enable the whole Church of Ireland to reflect – prayerfully and practically – on how we as a Church nurture and foster vocations.
Disestablishment 150
Young Leaders in Ministry Fund
Closing date: 30th September 2019
To celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Act of Disestablishment and to support Church of Ireland Ministry in the future, the Church of Ireland Youth Department has created a bursary fund to significantly encourage the number of young people undertaking mission and training experiences that would benefit ministry in the Church.
Diocesan News
Appointment of Canon in St Fin Barre’s Cathedral, Cork and St Fachtna’s Cathedral, Rosscarbery
The Bishop of Cork, the Right Reverend Dr Paul Colton, has announced that he has appointed the Reverend Elaine Murray to be Prebendary of Desertmore and Killanully in the Chapter of the Cathedral Church of Saint Fin Barre, Cork, and Prebendary of Timoleague in the Cathedral Chapter of Saint Fachtna, Rosscarbery.
Diocesan News
First OLMs ordained in Church of Ireland
In a first for the diocese and the Church of Ireland, Bishop Harold has ordained three OLMs (Ordained Local Ministers) at a service in Willowfield Church on Sunday 1 September.
RCB Library Notes
RCB Library acquisitions – a resource for local and family history
Each year, the RCB Library’s managing committee – the Library and Archives Committee – delivers an annual report of the Library’s recent activities and developments to the General Synod, the governing body of the Church of Ireland. The report includes a detailed appendix of all of the acquisitions that came into the Library’s custody and were processed throughout the previous year.
