During the Diocese of Down and Dromore’s Bishop’s Bible Week, the scripture passages will be read from Tom Wright’s 2011 translation, ‘The New Testament for Everyone’. Tom is a leading New Testament scholar and was the Bishop of Durham in the Church of England from 2003 until his retirement in 2010.
Joe Mahon, well–known presenter of Lesser Spotted Culture / Ulster, launched a new book by local author Hazel Philson at St Augustine’s Church on Tuesday, 20 August. It tells the story of one of Londonderry’s most historic and popular tourist sites to a new generation.
A new ministry aimed at engaging the freshly–dubbed ‘new influencers’ gets underway in Dublin and Glendalough in September. Headed up by former 3Rock Youth director, Greg Fromholz, the Diocesan Ministry to Young People is aimed at 18 to 35 year olds.
A large congregation filled Belleek Parish Church in County Fermanagh on the evening of Friday 9 August 2013, to mark an important milestone in the life of the Garrison, Slavin, Belleek and Kiltyclogher group of parishes as they welcomed their new rector, the Revd Ngozi Njoku.
On 12 June the diocese of Derry and Raphoe marked the retirement of Archdeacon Scott Harte with a special lunch in the Diocesan Office in Londonderry. The Archdeacon of Raphoe retires on 6 August 2013.
The Right Reverend Dr Paul Colton has contributed an extensive article on religion in criminal law in Ireland to a new European–wide study.
The Bishop of Connor and the Bishop of Down & Dromore have invited churches in their dioceses to use a special prayer in relation to the unrest across Belfast during worship this Sunday morning.
Seven tapestries created during The Big Weave project at St Augustine’s, on Derry / Londonderry’s city walls will be on public exhibition in the city over the next four weeks.
Church of Ireland ordinand, Alastair Donaldson, has commenced his epic challenge to run 52 marathons in eight and a half weeks, spreading the Gospel as he goes.