Special prayers in Spanish and English were led by the Rt Rev. Ken Good, Bishop of Derry and Raphoe, at a farewell reception this morning for Olympians from Argentina as they set out from Derry to take part in the Special Olympics in Dublin.
Bishop Peter F. Barrett has appointed two new canons for St. Canice’s Cathedral, Kilkenny, and St. Laserian’s in Old Leighlin, Co. Carlow.
This interdenominational week of prayer will be held in Townsend St. Presbyterian Church, right on the peaceline between the Shankill and Falls roads. (Monday June 30 until Friday July 4, 11 am – 2 pm each day).
Dear friends in Christ, we meet in his name, as the pilgrim people of God, to do the work of his Church and I thank you for your attendance at this Diocesan Synod of Cork, Cloyne and Ross – my fifth as Bishop!
'IT IS A PEOPLE'S CHURCH'
The Right Reverend Paul Colton, Bishop of Cork, following consultation with members of the Diocese, decided that at this year's Synod, which is being held today in the Rochestown Park Hotel, Cork, to put himself on the spot.
Trinity Sunday, 15 June, is a date of major importance in the calendar of Dublin's Christ Church Cathedral. Though popularly known as Christ Church, the official dedication of the cathedral is to the Holy Trinity. This year the day will be marked by a number of special events.