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The Connor Big Sing 2018
The second Connor Big Sing resulted in a choir of more than 60 people leading contemporary praise at a service in Lisburn Cathedral on Sunday evening, September 16.
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New Diocesan President unveiled as Raphoe hosts its first Mothers’ Union Festival Service
Mrs Mary Good has revealed the name of her successor as Diocesan President of Mothers’ Union in Derry and Raphoe. Jacqui Armstrong was announced as the incoming President at a reception following the annual MU Festival Service in St Eunan’s Cathedral, Raphoe, on Wednesday evening.
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Middle Church, Ballinderry, celebrates 350th anniversary
Ballinderry Parish, Diocese of Connor, marked the 350th anniversary of the consecration of the Middle Church on September 8 and 9, with the celebrations coinciding with European Heritage Open Days.
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Storm damage at St Augustine’s
The Rector of St Augustine’s Parish Church on Londonderry’s ancient city walls was counting his blessings after a tree in the church graveyard was felled by high winds on Wednesday morning.
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New stained glass windows in Ballyholme complete a gallery of Irish saints
Bishop Harold Miller joined the parishioners of St Columbanus, Ballyholme, on Sunday 16 September for the dedication of two new stained–glass windows on the south side of the building. The addition of a window depicting St Bronagh completes a unique gallery of Irish saints.
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Cappagh Parish Church ‘secured for another 250 years’ – Bishop Good
The celebrations marking the 250th anniversary of Cappagh Parish Church, near Omagh, would become part of parish folklore for decades to come, the Bishop of Derry and Raphoe told parishioners on Sunday evening.
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Ordination to the priesthood of the Revd Graham Hare and the Revd Geoffrey Walmsley
The Revd Graham Hare and the Revd Geoffrey Walmsley were ordained Priests in St Patrick’s Cathedral, Armagh, on Friday 14th September 2018.
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10th Annual Sheep’s Head Hike in Cork, Cloyne and Ross for Christian Aid
For one part of the world, the first weekend in September means only one thing, Christian Aid Ireland’s Sheep’s Head Hike.
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Institution of the Revd Diane Matchett as Rector of Kildress and Altedesert
The Revd Diane Matchett was instituted Rector of the Parishes of Kildress and Altedesert on Tuesday, 11th September 2018, by Archbishop Richard Clarke.
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Bishop Paul Colton attends official opening of Trevor West Sports Hall at Midleton College
The Rt Revd Dr Paul Colton, Bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross, attended the official opening by the Provost of Trinity College, Dublin, Dr Patrick Prendergast, of a new sports hall at Midleton College dedicated to the memory of Professor Trevor West.
