Diocesan News
Former dean returns to St Anne’s for book launch
Former Dean of Belfast John Mann described his return to St Anne’s Cathedral on September 28 to launch his latest book as ‘a very happy occasion.’
Former Dean of Belfast John Mann described his return to St Anne’s Cathedral on September 28 to launch his latest book as ‘a very happy occasion.’
The Dean of Limerick (the Very Revd Niall J. Sloane) is delighted to announce the 2023 Cathedral Community Awards Scheme. The Awards Scheme, which was established in 2018, hopes to highlight the ‘unsung heroes’ of Limerick and will awarded in February 2024.
The Dublin region has the highest population density, according to the Census, but what are the people of Dublin and Glendalough doing about it? This is the question posed by Archbishop Michael Jackson in his Presidential address to the Dublin and Glendalough Diocesan Synods meeting.
It is so easy to take all these things for granted in the daily routine of life but the recent earthquake and floods in Morocco and Libya have been a stark reminder that natural disaster can occur at any time in the world and the result is that people are left injured, bereaved and without food or shelter.
Fields of Life CEO Tony Gaston has filmed a brief report during a visit to Uganda, showing a school where a grant from Bishops’ Appeal is reducing the barriers to the education of adolescent girls.
The new legal year got underway yesterday morning (Monday October 2) with the traditional Michaelmas Law Term services taking place in St Michan’s Church of Ireland and Catholic churches in Dublin.
The SEC provides substantial grants to enable children of a Church of Ireland/Protestant denomination to attend a second level school of their own ethos.
The Honorary Secretaries of the General Synod are inviting members of the Church of Ireland who have relevant experience and who are willing to be considered for membership to submit expressions of interest, accompanied by an outline of particular skills or experience.
The Bishop of Clogher, the Right Revd Dr Ian Ellis, has chosen the Clogher Diocesan Synod to announce the name of his new Archdeacon.