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Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh Diocesan Synod 2023
The Annual Meeting of the Diocesan Synod of Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh took place on Saturday 14th October in Carrick–on–Shannon, Co. Leitrim.
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Former dean returns to St Anne’s for book launch
Former Dean of Belfast John Mann described his return to St Anne’s Cathedral on September 28 to launch his latest book as ‘a very happy occasion.’
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Cathedral Community Awards Scheme in Limerick
The Dean of Limerick (the Very Revd Niall J. Sloane) is delighted to announce the 2023 Cathedral Community Awards Scheme. The Awards Scheme, which was established in 2018, hopes to highlight the ‘unsung heroes’ of Limerick and will awarded in February 2024.
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‘The Call is Yours’ – people of Dublin and Glendalough invited to explore Anglicanism
The Dublin region has the highest population density, according to the Census, but what are the people of Dublin and Glendalough doing about it? This is the question posed by Archbishop Michael Jackson in his Presidential address to the Dublin and Glendalough Diocesan Synods meeting.
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Clogher Diocesan Synod meets in Enniskillen
The Bishop of Clogher, the Right Revd Dr Ian Ellis, has chosen the Clogher Diocesan Synod to announce the name of his new Archdeacon.
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Raphoe’s first Lady Dean installed
The Very Rev Liz Fitzgerald has been installed as the first ever Lady Dean in the long and distinguished history of St Eunan’s Cathedral, in Raphoe, Co. Donegal.
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Making a house a home – Enniskerry welcomes refugee family
The community of Enniskerry has united to welcome a refugee family into their midst. For the last three years Enniskerry Welcomes, supported by St Patrick’s Church of Ireland Parish, and St Mary’s Roman Catholic Parish, has been fundraising and training to provide a home for a refugee family under the Community Sponsorship Programme.
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St Brigid’s Cathedral, Kildare, celebrates 800th anniversary
St Brigid’s Cathedral, Kildare, is marking the 800th anniversary of its construction, with a special Diocesan Service of Harvest Thanksgiving Service on Sunday 17th September at 3.30pm.
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Retired bishop to hold vigil highlighting climate change
Concerns about how climate change will impact their grandchildren have prompted a retired Church of Ireland bishop and his wife to organise a vigil at St Anne’s Cathedral, Belfast, to highlight the issue.
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Plans for the commemoration of the 1400th anniversary of the death of Saint Fin Barre of Cork
Based on the customary historical tradition, this year marks the 1400th anniversary of the death in 623 A.D. of Saint Fin Barre of Cork. Plans are well underway for the commemoration of the 1400th anniversary in the Church of Ireland Diocese of Cork and in Saint Fin Barre’s Cathedral.
