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St Patrick’s Day services still going ahead
As worship gatherings are still taking place around the country we are planning to go ahead with our St Patrick’s Day services at Saul Church and Down Cathedral.
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Accredited youth work training is ‘invaluable’
For the last six Wednesday evenings, the team at Down and Dromore Youth Council has been busy running OCN Youth Work Level 2 in Church House, Belfast.
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Drumbeg and Egypt – a living relationship
Drumbeg Parish has had a long–established link through CMS Ireland with the Diocese of Egypt, but the past few years have seen significant rejuvenation and growth in the relationship to the benefit of both partners.
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Junior bell ringers from Dunmanway tour West Cork Bell towers
Ten young people between the ages of 8–16 learning are learning to ring the Sam Maguire Community Bells at St Mary’s Church in Dunmanway, County Cork.
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Templebreedy School, Cork, take part in Limerick Primary School Singing Competition
The children of Templebreedy National School, Crosshaven, County Cork, visited Limerick Choral Festival on Friday 28th February to participate in the Primary School Singing Competition.
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Methodist President’s visit to Derry
The President of the Methodist Church in Ireland, the Revd Sam McGuffin, paid a courtesy visit to the Bishop of Derry and Raphoe, the Rt Revd Andrew Forster, in Londonderry on Monday afternoon.
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Hillsborough Parish holds a Day of Prayer & Fasting
Hillsborough Parish held a Day of Prayer & Fasting on Ash Wednesday to mark the start of Lent and as part of a special focus on drawing closer to God.
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Glencraig’s Café Church fosters ‘connections with God and one another’
The rector of Glencraig, Revd Catherine Simpson, has introduced a new Café Church style service on Sunday evenings.
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New incumbent appointed to Magheraculmoney Parish, Clogher Diocese
The Revd Francis Rutledge, Bishop’s Curate in Christ Church Primacy, Bangor, in the Diocese of Down, has been nominated as the new incumbent of Ardess Parish Church, Parish of Magheraculmoney, Kesh, in the Diocese of Clogher.
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Youth Leaders in Training in Cork, Cloyne and Ross
The Cork Diocesan Youth Council (CDYC) once again partnered up with the YMCA’s Joy Cantwell–Moore and Isla Jeffers to train a second group of young people in their Leaders in Training course.
