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Archbishop Michael Jackson reflects on the Census
“Census results are always interesting and useful in giving us a dispassionate snapshot in time of the society in which we live and to which we belong and seek to contribute.”
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Search/TCD Chaplaincy Colloquium Explores themes around the End Times and Christian Hope
By Dr Ray Refaussé & the Revd Mark Gallagher
The Search–TCD Chaplaincy Colloquium 2023 was held in the TCD School of Religion on Saturday April 22. The theme was ‘A New Look at the End of Times’ and featured young Irish thinkers on the relevance of biblical apocalyptic today.
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St Nicholas’ Collegiate Church, Gaillimh, announced as the winner of Gradam Sheosaimh Uí Ógartaigh 2023
Also named the 15th Tribe of Galway
St Nicholas’ Collegiate Church was announced by Mayor of the City of Galway, Councillor Clodagh Higgins, as the overall winner of Gradam Sheosaimh Uí Ógartaigh 2023 at a special awards ceremony which took place in The Hardiman, Eyre Square, last Thursday (25th May).
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Huge congregation for Canon McBeth’s installation
The Rev Canon David McBeth has been installed as a member of The Chapter of St Columb’s Cathedral, at a service led by the Dean of Derry, the Very Rev Raymond Stewart and attended by the Bishop of Derry, the Rt Rev Andrew Forster.
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Creation’s splendour captured on Binevenagh
The Rector of the Balteagh Group of Parishes (Aghanloo, Balteagh, Carrick and Tamlaghhtard), the Rev Rhys Jones, led a group of parishioners to the top of Binevenagh mountain, near Limavady, on the evening of Tuesday (23rd May).
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From Limpopo to Donegal: new Rector instituted in Inver
The new Rector of the Grouped Parishes of Inver, Mountcharles, Killaghtee and Killybegs in south Donegal was instituted earlier this month at a service in St John’s Church, in Inver, during which the preacher, the Archdeacon of Raphoe, the Ven. David Huss, urged the new incumbent to let hers be a ministry of peace in the parishes.
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Bishops of Clogher lead annual ecumenical service at Pentecost
The Ecumenical Service for Pentecost Sunday in Clogher Diocese for 2023 took place at the former Church of Ireland church, graveyard and ancient round tower at Inniskeen, near Carrickmacross, Co. Monaghan, on a beautiful summer’s day.
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Dialogue of Friendship – Event Explores how diverse communities can live together
‘Hate can unite bad forces – it is important to be anti–hate.’ This was one of the many messages to emerge during the discussion at an interfaith gathering in the Irish School of Ecumenics in Trinity College Dublin on Saturday, May 20.
