During the General Vestry meeting (annual general meeting of parishioners), held recently for Moviddy Union of Parishes in the Diocese of Cork, the Priest–in–Charge, the Reverend David Bowles, acknowledged the outstanding contribution of one parishioner – Mrs Ivy Dennis – to the parish.
A new book which brings a modern twist to one of the great works of famous hymn writer, Henry Francis Lyte, has been published by a parishioner in Clogher Diocese.
Archdeacon Adrian Wilkinson, Commissary to the Bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross, the Right Reverend Dr Paul Colton, is delighted to announce the appointment of the Reverend Ivan Ruiters, who currently is serving as incumbent of the Parish of Karkloof in the Diocese of Natal, Anglican Church of Southern Africa, to be the new Incumbent of Kinneigh Union of Parishes in West Cork.
The Rector of Faughanvale, the Rev Canon Paul Hoey, has been awarded an MBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List for ‘Services to the Community in Eglinton, Londonderry’ during the coronavirus pandemic.
One of the inevitable casualties of the current coronavirus pandemic has been the Cork, Cloyne and Ross gathering at Ballylickey, County Cork, for the much–valued annual Clergy Conference.
Last weekend marked an important anniversary for the Dean of Clogher, the Very Revd Kenneth Hall, who is in charge of St Macartin’s Cathedral parish, Enniskillen.
St Columb’s Cathedral’s first female Canon in its 400–year–history has been installed as a member of the Cathedral Chapter at a Service in Londonderry. The Rev Canon Katie McAteer, the Pastoral Director of the CCCMSP Group of Parishes, took her stall opposite her colleague, Glendermott and Newbuildings Rector, the Rev Canon Robert Boyd, during a Covid–compliant double Installation Service on Wednesday evening.
The Bishop of Derry and Raphoe, the Rt Rev Andrew Forster, has urged people to follow the advice of public health experts and do their bit to stop the spread of the virus.
Neither a global pandemic nor heavy rain could deter pet lovers in Belfast and beyond from attending the annual Blessing of the Pets at Belfast Cathedral, Diocese of Connor.
Move over ‘Great British Bake Off,’ because ‘Baking Buddies’ in Belfast’s Lower Shankill is where the real baking talent is!
