The following Sermon was preached at the Funeral of the Reverend Robert William Lawson in the Church of Saint Brigid, Castleknock, Dublin, by the Right Reverend Dr Paul Colton, Bishop of Cork, on Saturday, 26th January 2019.
Four young people from Cork, Cloyne and Ross – from Carrigaline, Kilgarriffe and Rosscarbery parishes – accompanied by the Diocesan Youth Officer, Hilda Connolly, attended the second annual CIYD Church of Ireland Youth Forum, which took place on Saturday 19th January in the City North Hotel in Dublin.
After 20 years as Connor Diocesan Curate, the Rev Canon Ken Ruddock has retired.
Two new Lay Readers were commissioned for Connor Diocese at a service in Belfast Cathedral on Sunday January 27.
Lady Eames helped create a small piece of history in Londonderry on Friday afternoon when she opened the Foyle Child Contact Centre’s new premises in Londonderry – making it the first child contact centre in Northern Ireland to have sole use of its own premises.
The Standing Committee of the General Synod met on Tuesday, 22nd January 2019, in Church of Ireland House, Dublin.
Recently the Cork Diocesan Youth Council (CDYC) teamed up with the YMCA to put together an accredited course – Leaders in Training – for training youth leaders.
A total of twenty–five students will be in attendance at the Theological Institute over the course of the weekend of 22–24 February 2019 for the commencement of two further training courses.
The latest titles in the Braemor Studies series were launched in the Church of Ireland Theological Institute on Tuesday evening (January 22).
