It was announced today [Sunday 7 December 2008] that the Revd David Gillespie, Rector of Moy (Dungannon, Co Tyrone) in the Diocese of Armagh will be the next Vicar of St Ann's and St Stephen's Churches in Dublin City Centre.
Belfast-based chamber choir Priory II will give its inaugural concert on Friday 12 December under new conductor Nigel McClintock. The concert will be held at 7:30pm in the recently impressively refurbished St Thomas’ Parish Church, Lisburn Road/Eglantine Avenue, Belfast (Connor Diocese).
The Revd Gillian Withers was instituted as Rector of the grouped Parishes of Greyabbey and Kircubbin with Ballyphilip and Ardquin by the Rt Revd Harold Miller on Thursday 4th December.
It was announced today that the Archbishop of Dublin and Bishop of Glendalough, the Most Revd Dr John Neill has appointed the Revd John Tanner, Rector of Tullow (Foxrock, Co Dublin) as the new Director of Lay Ministry in the United Dioceses.
On Sunday 30th November the united Church of Ireland diocese of Derry and Raphoe held a very special “thank-you” event for children and young people in the diocese.
On Sunday 30th November the Diocese of Derry and Raphoe will be holding a very special 'thank-you' event for children and young people in the diocese. Held at All Saints Church Clooney in Londonderry at 4pm, it will mark the culmination of the Let’s Go Tackle AIDS project.
The Church of Ireland Diocese of Connor has designated November 30 Organ Donor Sunday and is actively encouraging parishioners to sign up to the NHS Organ Donor Register.
On Friday 21 November 2008 a formal presentation of the funds raised from the 'Creation for the Coombe' concert held in St Patrick's National Cathedral, Dublin in March 2008 took place at St Patrick's Cathedral Deanery.
At a service of Evening Prayer on Sunday 23rd November, the Revd Canon R. William (Billy) Stafford – Priest in Charge of Drumgoon (Cootehill) was installed as Canon of St Fethlimidh’s Cathedral, Kilmore (Predendary of Drumlease).
At a service of Evening Prayer on Sunday 23rd November, the Revd Canon Roderic West was installed as Chancellor on the Chapter of Dromore Cathedral.