The death last week of His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh was particularly poignant for three generations of one Northern Ireland family – Donald, Stephen and Alex McBride.
Christina Baillie, Youth Officer for Connor Diocese, gave a presentation on research she did for a recent Masters’ Degree at the International Association for the Study of Youth Ministry (IASYM) Regional European Conference on April 8.
Clergy in the Shankill area took to the streets last Thursday night to pray for peace in the midst of scenes of rioting. The following day, a Prayer Vigil was attended by representatives of different denominations, among them the Bishops of Connor and Down and Dromore and Roman Catholic Bishop Noel Treanor.
Congratulations to the Revd Mark Harvey, rector of Shankill Parish Lurgan, who has accepted Bishop David McClay’s invitation to become a Canon of Dromore Cathedral.
A statement from the Right Revd Monsignor Peter O’Reilly, St Michael’s Roman Catholic Church, Enniskillen and the Very Revd Canon Kenneth Hall, Dean of St Macartin’s Cathedral, Enniskillen.
The Archbishop’s Commissary for Clogher Diocese, the Revd Canon Ian Ellis, has offered his prayers and those of the diocese for Her Majesty the Queen and the Royal Family on the death of the Duke of Edinburgh.
Bishop Andrew Forster has offered condolences to the Royal Family on behalf of the parishioners of Derry and Raphoe following the death of His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh.
The Rt Revd David McClay, Bishop of Down and Dromore, has expressed his condolences on the death of the Duke of Edinburgh.
A special farewell evening for Archbishop John McDowell to mark his departure as Bishop of Clogher took place on 25th March via the Zoom platform.
The parishioners of Rossorry Parish Church in Clogher Diocese and representatives of the many organisations within it have paid tribute to their Rector, the Revd Canon Dr. Ian Ellis and his wife, Heather, at a farewell during the Easter Sunday service.
