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Armagh Men’s Shed’s cathedral model to feature on ‘Your Place and Mine’
Saturday, 4th January 2025 (8.05am)
The six–foot long model of St Patrick’s Church of Ireland Cathedral, lovingly created by members of the Armagh Men’s Shed group, will be featured this Saturday morning (4th January) on BBC Radio Ulster’s Your Place and Mine.
Diocesan News
A song for the year ahead
From Bishop David McClay (Down & Dromore)
‘Every so often, Christian songwriters or hymnwriters pen a powerful song that articulates what the Church needs to be saying to the world in that hour.’
Diocesan News
Archbishop Jackson calls for end to hostilities and release of hostages in Gaza and Israel
Statement by the Church of Ireland Archbishop of Dublin, the Most Revd Dr Michael Jackson, following news of further damage to Al Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza City
‘As 2024 closes and as 2025 opens, it is with deep sorrow that we witness the hostilities in Gaza and Israel in particular as they enter their third calendar year.’
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Church Leaders’ 2025 New Year Message
‘We believe that our beginnings and our endings are in Jesus Christ. In faith we never journey alone, for He is our guide and the voice of truth and hope. May we all journey well in 2025.’
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A Christmas bedtime story
Willowfield Church, in the Diocese of Down and Dromore, has produced a very special bedtime story first shared on Christmas Eve, which can bring a smile to everyone this season.
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Christmas in Kildare concert on RTÉ
RTÉ broadcast a major new television and radio programme called ‘Christmas in Kildare’, from St Brigid’s Cathedral, Kildare, on Christmas Eve on RTÉ One and RTÉ Lyric FM.
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Dean Stephen Farrell features in ‘The Kilkenny Nativity’
St Luke’s account of the Christmas story has been told through the voices of the people of the city and county of Kilkenny, broadcast on RTÉ television this Christmas.
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