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Church Leaders’ Statement on Legacy Frameworks
At their regular meeting on Friday 19th September, the Church Leaders Group (Ireland) had an initial discussion on the new Legacy Framework proposals.
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Church of Ireland parishes encouraged to pray for peace in the Holy Land
Archbishop John McDowell and Archbishop Michael Jackson are urging everyone in each parish and church community to join together in prayer and consider a time of fasting on Sunday, 21st September 2025 – this is the UN International Day of Peace.
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Sermon for the Laying Up of the Colours of the Irish Guards
A special day for an East Belfast parish
St Mark’s Church, Dundela, became the first church on the island of Ireland in which the Colours of the Irish Guards have been laid up on Sunday, 7th September 2025. The sermon was preached by the Revd Canon Dr Helene Steed on this occasion, from Ecclesiastes 3:1–8 and Romans 8: 35–39.
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Irish Guards lay up Colours in St Mark’s, Dundela
125 years of military service honoured by guests and parishioners
St Mark’s, Dundela, on East Belfast’s Holywood Road, hosted the Laying Up of Colours for the Irish Regiment of Foot Guards – best known as the Irish Guards – on Sunday afternoon (7th September 2025) as part of celebrations for the regiment’s 125th anniversary.
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Bishop Paul Colton announces his intention to retire once he has completed 27 years as Bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross
The Church of Ireland Bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross, the Right Reverend Dr Paul Colton, has announced his intention to retire. In a letter sent on Friday (5th September) to clergy and co–workers in the United Dioceses of Cork, Cloyne and Ross, Bishop Colton said that he believed that ‘now, under God, the time has come to retire’.
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VJ Day anniversary marked in Belfast Cathedral
A selection of photos from today’s Act of Remembrance at Belfast Cathedral, marking 80 years from the end of the Second World War.
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Statement by the Archbishop of Dublin expressing solidarity with members of the Indian community in Ireland
‘We in the Church of Ireland have warm relations with many Indian Christian traditions and respect them deeply. A number of our churches in Dublin are used by a range of Indian Christian traditions for their worship and numerous other parishes are privileged to count members of the Indian community in Ireland amongst their parishioners.’
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Archbishop Michael Jackson pays tribute to Cecil Pringle
Archbishop of Dublin Michael Jackson, who was previously Bishop of Clogher from 2002 to 2011, has paid the following tribute to the Ven Cecil Pringle.
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Church Leaders make visit of listening, witness and stewardship to Lough Neagh
Last Wednesday (23rd July 2025), members of the Church Leaders’ Group (Ireland) visited Lough Neagh and Coney Island – a landscape rich in beauty, history, and ecological significance, but which is now facing an environmental crisis due to pollution.
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Congratulations Lewis!
Congratulations to Lewis Getty, who received the TRC Award for excellence in religious education on his B.Ed. graduation this summer from Stranmillis University College.
