On the evening of Sunday 27th November family, friends, parishioners and members of the community gathered to celebrate the institution of the Revd Ian Horner as Incumbent of the Bailieborough Group of parishes (Bailieborough, Knockbride, Mullagh and Shercock).
Santa – meet Santa! Belfast’s Black Santa, Dean John Mann, welcomed several traditional Santas to St Anne’s Cathedral as the Santa Clauses prepare for the fifth annual Santa Dash!
Knocknamuckley Church recently held a three–day event called Beyond the Walls. This involved a youth event, family fun day and Harvest celebration.
Two training seminars and workshops were conducted in Cork recently by Bishop Paul Colton, in association with the Centre for Law and Religion at the School of Law and Politics at Cardiff University. Dr Colton is an Honorary Research Fellow at the School of Law and Politics.
The Diocesan President of Mothers’ Union, Mary Good, has invited people in the Diocese of Derry and Raphoe to support next weekend’s All–Ireland Prayer Vigil in Londonderry against gender–based violence.
The Tuam, Killala & Achonry Annual National Schools Service was held in Saint Mary’s Cathedral, Tuam, on Friday 18th November.
The Revd Geoff Wilson has become both Rector and Dean of Dromore Cathedral.
It had long been in the mind of Diocesan Reader and local church historian Mr Adrian Hewson to bring together the human stories linking World War One and the Easter Rising.
The Rev Canon David Humphries was instituted as rector of Kilbride Parish at a service on November 8.
Two Lay Readers were commissioned by the Bishop of Connor, the Rt Rev Alan Abernethy, at a service held in St Paul’s Parish Church, Lisburn, on Wednesday November 9.
