A beautiful stained glass window was fitted in St John’s, Castle Street, Tralee, on Friday, 27th October. The window was built and installed by Tom Denny, the stained glass artist, who lives in Leicester.
Scores of families affected by August’s flooding in Eglinton gathered in Faughanvale Presbyterian Church Hall on Monday evening for a communal ‘get–together’ organised by the village’s three main Christian churches.
The parishioners of Dungiven became “history–makers” on Saturday afternoon, as they gathered for the launch of a new history of their parish and to bury a time capsule for future generations to open.
On Saturday, 11 November, the Mothers’ Union in Cork, Cloyne and Ross planted a tree in the grounds of St Luke’s Home to commemorate and to celebrate 130 years of Mothers’ Union in Ireland.
On the 9th, 10th and 11th November Douglas Union of Parishes with Frankfield, together with Carrigaline Union held Theatre Supper Evenings.
It was a lovely November morning that welcomed 16 brave souls (including Archdeacon Terry and Mrs Alison Scott) from St Swithin’s Magherafelt to the Scarva visitor centre, as they prepared for their 24 mile round trip along the Newry Canal towpath from Scarva to Newry and back.
Domestic violence and sexual abuse were the uncomfortable topics highlighted at a recent Prayer Breakfast organised by Mothers’ Union in Down and Dromore.
Archbishop Richard Clarke in his November 2017 Roadshows spoke on the subject of ‘the Christian Backpack’ and the four features of discipleship which he believes we should all be “carrying” with us all the time.
As part of the annual celebration of Oireachtais na Samhna which was held in Killarney recently, Cumann Gaelach na hEaglaise, the Irish Guild of the Church, held a service of Evening Prayer led by the Rev Tony Murphy.
Harvest Thanksgiving was recently celebrated in St. Anne’s Church, Shandon, Cork, coinciding as usual with the ‘Jazz Festival weekend’.
