Diocesan News
Institution in St Paul’s Parish Church, Lisburn
The Rev Arthur Young was instituted as rector of St Paul’s Parish, Lisburn, on Thursday October 20 by the Bishop of Connor, the Rt Rev Alan Abernethy.
The Rev Arthur Young was instituted as rector of St Paul’s Parish, Lisburn, on Thursday October 20 by the Bishop of Connor, the Rt Rev Alan Abernethy.
The Rev Campbell Dixon MBE was introduced as Priest–in–Charge of St Mark’s Parish Church, Ballysillan, on Sunday October 9.
The L&K Diocesan Conference was again held in the beautiful surroundings of the Dingle peninsula, posing the perpetual question why anyone would ever want to live anywhere but Kerry.
A large crowd gathered in St David’s Church, Naas on Sunday 23 October. The occasion was the launch of Food for the Sole cookbook. It is a cookbook with a difference, as proceeds will help change lives.
St Luke’s Day was celebrated in St Luke’s Church, Douglas, Cork, with a special school Service. The focus was on Luke who is described in the Bible as a physician.
The Diocese of Down and Dromore was in good heart when it met for the annual Synod in Holywood Parish Church on 20 October 2016.
The cookbook with a difference! Leprosy still exists in some parts of the world and particularly in India. For the last two years we have been running our ‘Good for the Sole’ project in partnership with Leprosy Mission.
The Rev Mark Niblock, Dean’s Vicar at St Anne’s Cathedral, Belfast, has been appointed a Canon of the Cathedral by the Bishop of Connor, the Rt Rev Alan Abernethy.
The Annual Joint Meeting of the Diocesan Synods of Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh took place on Saturday 15th October in Carrick–on–Shannon, Co. Leitrim. The Synod was preceded by a celebration of The Holy Communion in St George’s Church which began with the commissioning of Hannah O’Neill and Marian Edwards as our new Diocesan Youth and Children’s workers.
On Sunday, 9th October 2016, 13 Parish Readers and one Diocesan Reader were commissioned by Archbishop Richard in St Patrick’s Cathedral, Armagh.