HM Queen Elizabeth II, accompanied by HRH The Duke of Edinburgh has attended a Service of Thanksgiving in St Macartin’s Church of Ireland Cathedral in Enniskillen to mark The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee
At a meeting of the Chapter of St Anne’s Cathedral, Belfast on Wednesday 20th June two ecumenical canons were appointed following the retirement of the Revd Wilfred Orr and the Revd Ivan McElhinney.
St Patrick’s Cathedral, Dublin recently launched a new scheme called “Passport to Family Learning”. This allows free entry to a number of heritage sites around Dublin this summer.
The Chapter of the National Cathedral of St Patrick, Dublin met on 11 June 2012 and made various appointments. The Revd Mark Gardner was elected to the prebendal stall of Maynooth. The Revd Dr Heather Morris and the Revd Fr Kieran O’Mahony were elected ecumenical canons for the next five years.
The Most Revd Dr Michael Jackson spoke on the theme of Communion in One Baptism at the International Eucharistic Congress held at the RDS in Dublin on Monday 11 June 2012.
The Archbishop of Dublin has welcomed the election of the Revd Dr Heather Morris as President–elect of the Methodist Church in Ireland, noting the close links between the Church of Ireland Theological Institute and Edgehill Theological College.
The Summer 2012 issue of ‘SEARCH – A Church of Ireland Journal’ is out now. The latest edition contains an article by the Archbishop of Dublin, the Most Revd Dr Michael Jackson, on common baptism which enables Christians to share together in worship and witness.
The Archbishop of Armagh, Primate of All Ireland and Metropolitan, The Most Revd Alan Harper, OBE, has announced his intention to retire later this year. The decision will take effect from 1 October 2012.
The Revd Darren McCartney, rector of Knocknamuckley (Diocese of Down and Dromore), has been elected suffragan (assistant) Bishop of the Diocese of the Arctic