The Archbishop of Armagh, the Most Revd John McDowell, has appointed the Revd Dr Heather Morris, the General Secretary of the Methodist Church in Ireland, as an Ecumenical Canon of St Patrick’s Church of Ireland Cathedral, Armagh.
Many parishes around our island are considering how they can make the most of their land in a generous way. The Revd Trevor Sargent, Rector of the Bunclody Union of Parishes, reports on a project that will both help to look after the local environment and serve the community in and around the town.
With projections for the autumn pointing to a worsening situation for many households across the island of Ireland, as a result of the unfolding cost of living crisis particularly for those who are already vulnerable and living in poverty, the leaders of Ireland’s main churches have said that they are deeply concerned by what they are seeing on the ground.
The Revd John Godfrey, Rector of Aughrim and Creagh Union, in the Diocese of Limerick and Killaloe, is leading plans for a community ‘climate action park’ on church land in Aughrim, Co Galway.
The Revd Canon Dr Maurice Elliott, has written a tribute to his predecessor, John R Bartlett, who died last Thursday evening and whose funeral will be taking place today (Tuesday, 23rd August) in Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin.
The Archbishops of Armagh and Dublin have paid warm tributes to the Revd Canon Professor John Bartlett, formerly Principal of the Church of Ireland Theological College between 1989 and 2001, who died on Thursday evening, 18th August 2022.
Eco–Congregation Ireland’s Summer 2022 newsletter is now available, highlighting examples of environmental projects undertaken by churches across the island of Ireland.
Welcome to a further round–up of news from around the Church of Ireland’s dioceses and parishes, looking back over the last weeks of summer activities.
