As we crack on with Pancakes and Prayer through Lent, we want to thank every young person and youth leader taking part for helping children in South Sudan say: “I am educated, I am fed, I am safe and I am loved.”
A Church of Ireland Rector in Clogher Diocese is undertaking a pilgrimage of a different kind by walking from his church in Fermanagh to St Patrick’s Cathedral in Dublin.
The Church of Ireland Youth Department’s Next Steps Fund exists to encourage more and more young people – and current youth leaders – to undertake third level professional qualifications and development within the wider youth ministry sector. The next closing date for applications is Monday, 31st March.
Armagh’s Church of Ireland and Roman Catholic cathedrals named in honour of St Patrick, Saul Church and Down Cathedral are all featured in a new documentary film on the life and legacy of our national patron saint.
The Dean of Belfast, the Very Revd Stephen Forde, had the opportunity to meet His Majesty The King yesterday (Wednesday, 19th March) at the opening of the Sea Holly Gallery in Belfast’s popular Hill Street, close to St Anne’s Cathedral.
The Standing Committee of the General Synod met at Church of Ireland House, Dublin, on Tuesday morning, 11th March 2025, followed by a meeting of the Representative Body in the afternoon of the same day.
After last year’s heavy rain, we were relieved when St Patrick’s Day unfolded as cold but dry for our cross–community diocesan celebrations. The day began with Holy Communion at Saul Church and one of the biggest turnouts for our prayer pilgrimage.
The Civic Service and Festival Eucharist at St Fin Barre’s Cathedral as well as the traditional Reception at the Bishop’s Palace to celebrate St Patrick’s Day took place again this year. For many decades now the Bishop of Cork welcomes representatives of civic and community life in Cork City and County to the Bishop’s Palace to celebrate St Patrick’s Day.
Archbishop John McDowell, the Church of Ireland’s Primate of All Ireland, has visited Washington DC in the last few days along with other representatives of civil society.
The Church of Ireland’s Primate, Archbishop John McDowell, this morning preached in Washington National Cathedral at the invitation of Dean Randolph Marshall Hollerith.
