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‘These days are the most difficult’ for Al Ahli Hospital: a voice from within …
Archbishop Michael Jackson and some members of the Dublin & Glendalough Council for Mission met Archbishop Hosam Naoum and Canon Donald Binder of the Diocese of Jerusalem online yesterday (Thursday February 22).They spoke of the change in relationships in Jerusalem and the West Bank since October and the huge humanitarian…
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Church of Ireland Notes from ‘The Irish Times’
CIHS Meeting The next meeting of the Church of Ireland Historical Society will be held in the Henry Roe Room of Christ Church cathedral, Dublin, on Saturday 24 February 2024 beginning at 10.30am with registration. In the morning session, at 11am, Dr David O’Shea, author of the recently publishes The Choral…
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Archived Committee News
Our news section now lists archived committee news for a range of central church committees, working groups and projects which have completed their service. Please click here for historic news items from the following: Bishops’ Advisory Commission on DoctrineBishops’ Selection ConferenceBroadcasting CommitteeDisability Working Group
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40×40: Can you spare €1 a day in Lent?
Can you spare €1 a day in Lent 2024? This is the question we are asking as we launch our Lent campaign for our Shine a Light for Al Ahli Hospital 40X40 appeal today (Ash Wednesday). We are over half way to…
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Library and Property Teams of the RCB Celebrate Brigid 1500
In a commemorative collaboration between the Library and the Property Departments of the Representative Church Body marking Brigid 1500, three standalone online illustrated pieces capture aspects of St Brigid through archives, books and fabric. Ella Squire, Assistant Archivist RCB Library, tells the ecumenical and community story behind the restoration of St Brigid’s…
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St Brigid’s Cathedral, Kildare
By Kate Byrne, Property Team, Representative Church Body In celebration of Brigid 1500, the RCB Library and Property Team present a selection of highlights relating to St Brigid’s Cathedral, Kildare.
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St Brigid: A Powerful Focus of Unity
By Ella Squire, Assistant Archivist, RCB Library St Brigid is rooted in Irish culture most evident in the way her name is preserved throughout Ireland; “wherever the Irish people are, church, schools and convents bear her name” (Sherlock, 1896). The most ubiquitous being the 36 townlands named Kilbride. Since the medieval period,…
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Welcome for new Bishop of Down & Connor
The Church of Ireland’s bishops of Connor and Down and Dromore have warmly welcomed Bishop Alan McGuckian on his appointment as Bishop of Down and Connor. Down and Connor is the one of the largest Catholic dioceses, by area, in Ireland and Bishop McGuckian succeeds Archbishop Noel Treanor who was…
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Brigid 1500 – sermon by Canon Alison Joyce
Canon Alison Joyce, from St Bride’s Church, Fleet Street, was the guest speaker at the special ecumenical service in St Brigid’s Church of Ireland cathedral in Kildare…
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Ecumenical service celebrates ‘a voice for our age’
On Thursday 1st February 2024, churches came together to participate in a special ecumenical service in St Brigid’s Church of Ireland cathedral in Kildare entitled, ‘Celebrating St Brigid. Brigid 1500: A Service of Thanksgiving’. Government ministers, senior national and local politicians and community…
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