On 8th May 1945, five young soldiers bowed in prayer and thanksgiving in St Anne’s Cathedral, Belfast, as the Second World War in Europe concluded. You’re very welcome to join with us as we also remember this special day 80 years on.
A special Service of Thanksgiving in Belfast Cathedral this Sunday, 4th May, will launch the VE (Victory in Europe) Day 80th anniversary commemorations in the city and across Northern Ireland.
Bishops’ Appeal and the Church of Ireland Youth Department are delighted to announce that our Pancakes and Prayer fundraising appeal through Lent has raised enough money to feed 1,200 schoolchildren in South Sudan.
The first of five training sessions for new members of select vestries – north and south – will begin tonight at 7.30pm, ahead of further sessions during May and June.
‘As millions worldwide mourn the death of Pope Francis, Easter Week has given everyone the opportunity to reflect on discipleship and what it means to follow Jesus Christ.’
St Patrick’s Cathedral, Dublin, is delighted to announce that the Cathedral has been awarded €100,000 under the Community Monuments Fund by the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage.
The Bishop of Clogher, the Right Reverend Dr. Ian Ellis, has issued the following statement following the announcement of the death of Pope Francis
Expression of Sympathy on the Death of His Holiness Pope Francis to the Archbishop of Cashel, and the Bishops of Ossory, Ferns, Leighlin, Waterford and Lismore
by the Right Revd Adrian Wilkinson, Church of Ireland Bishop of Cashel, Ferns and Ossory.
The Right Reverend Michael Burrows, Church of Ireland Bishop of Tuam, Limerick and Killaloe has issued the following statement of condolences on the death of Pope Francis.
The Right Reverend Dr Paul Colton, Church of Ireland Bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross, has expressed his sympathy and the condolences of the Church of Ireland people of Cork, Cloyne and Ross, to Bishop Fintan Gavin and the people of the Diocese of Cork and Ross and to Bishop William Crean and the people of the Diocese of Cloyne upon hearing the news of the death today of Pope Francis.