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A Host of Angels arrives in Magheralin
A heavenly host has arrived in Magheralin this Christmas as the parish church hosts 24 life–size angels for a major festival called Angels Among Us.
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St Luke’s Home celebrates 25 years in Mahon, Cork
On Thursday 21st November a large gathering of staff, friends and volunteers came to celebrate, with the residents, 25 years in Mahon for St Luke’s Home, Cork.
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Ivan (78) is Belfast’s favourite lollipop person!
Ivan Gibson is clearly someone who loves his work. A parishioner in Rathcoole, Diocese of Connor, Ivan has been helping children, parents and grandparents to cross the road outside Carnmoney Primary School for 16 years.
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Members of Cork Three Faiths Forum attend installation of Canon Elaine Murray in the Chapter of St Fin Barre’s Cathedral, Cork
A large attendance of parishioners from Carrigaline Union of Parishes swelled the ranks of the congregation of St Fin Barre’s cathedral, Cork, for Evensong on Sunday, 24th November when the Reverend Canon Elaine Murray was installed as Prebendary of Desertmore and Killanully.
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Licensing of the Reverend David Bowles for parish and hospital ministry in Cork
On Thursday, 21st November, the Reverend David Bowles was licensed and commissioned to serve as Priest–in–Charge of the Moviddy Union of Parishes to the west of Cork City, and also as Assistant Hospital Chaplain at Cork University Hospital.
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The 2019 Annual Black Santa Sit–Out
The ‘Black Santa’ tradition at Belfast Cathedral was first established in 1976 by Dean Sammy Crooks. Now in its 43rd year, the Black Santa Annual Sit–Out reaches over 500 charities across Northern Ireland each year.
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Church on the border celebrates 175th anniversary
A border church which lies in the Republic of Ireland but has most of its congregation living in Northern Ireland will celebrate its 175th anniversary this weekend.
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Laughter and learning at Connor’s Big Weekend
There was plenty of fun, laughter and learning in St Patrick’s, Ballymena, over the course of Connor’s Big Weekend on November 16 and 17.
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Christ Church launches campaign to ensure legacy of St Laurence continues in Dublin
Christ Church Cathedral has embarked on an ambitious fundraising campaign to ensure the future of one of Dublin’s oldest buildings.
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400 years of history of St Macartin’s Cathedral outlined in new book launched in Clogher Diocese
A major publication, ‘St Macartin’s Cathedral – at the Heart of the Community’, detailing 400 years of history of the parish of Enniskillen and its iconic building, was launched at a special event in the Cathedral Hall, Enniskillen on Wednesday, 13th November.
