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BACI Lent studies launched
Young Irish writers explore repentance
The Biblical Association of the Church of Ireland (BACI) officially launched its 2019 Lent study in Church House, Dublin, on Tuesday (January 22).
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‘Free to shape your own future’ – Church of Ireland Youth Forum explores issues affecting young people
Young people from all 12 dioceses of the Church of Ireland gathered for the second CIYD Church of Ireland Youth Forum in the City North Hotel near Dublin on Saturday (January 19).
Diocesan News
Billy returns to South Sudan to help reopen Vocational Training College he founded
In 2003, Billy Smyth and his wife Jenny took the courageous decision to take their young family to live in Yei, southern Sudan. Now Billy will once again leave his home to spend time in Yei as he tries to help the people there to rebuild their lives.
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Bishop Colton attends Cork County Commemoration of the First Dáil
On Monday, 21st January 2019, the centenary of the meeting of the First Dáil in the Mansion House in Dublin, Cork County Council held a special commemorative meeting at the County Hall, Cork. Dr Paul Colton, Church of Ireland Bishop of Cork, was in attendance as a guest.
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Tuam Cathedral installations
Three new members were added to the Chapter of Saint Mary’s Cathedral, Tuam, on Sunday 20th January 2019.
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Larne curate is new President of Ulster Society of Organists and Choirmasters
The Rev Dr Ian Mills, curate in the Parishes of Larne and Inver with Glynn and Raloo, has been appointed President of the Ulster Society of Organists and Choirmasters.
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Church leaders attend Christian Unity service in Belfast
The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity (18–25 January) is well underway as churches worldwide pray specifically to become a united Christian witness in the world. On 22 January, Bishop Harold Miller joined other church leaders for a service in Saint Peter’s Cathedral, Belfast.
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On This Day: The Marriage of the Great–great–great Grandparents of the Duchess of Sussex in Donnybrook Parish Church, 23rd January 1860
On this day (23rd January 1860) in the Church of Ireland parish church of Donnybrook, Dublin, the marriage took place between Thomas Bird, a private in the 22nd (Cheshire) Regiment, based at Beggar’s Bush Barracks in that parish, and Mary McCague, then residing at Merrion Strand, of the same parish.
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Christians called to form united witness for justice – Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2019 opened in Dublin and Glendalough on Friday evening (January 18) with an ecumenical service in the Church of St John the Baptist in Clontarf.
