The Archbishop of Armagh, the Most Revd John McDowell, and the Archbishop of Dublin, the Most Revd Dr Michael Jackson, issued a pastoral letter regarding the return to the use of the Common Cup in Holy Communion on St Patrick’s Day (17th March 2022).
The Diocese of Down and Dromore’s St Patrick’s Day celebrations were truly celebratory as they returned to near normality after two years.
A new publication charting centuries of shared traditions of Saint Patrick in Ulster and Scotland has been launched by the Ulster–Scots Agency to coincide with this year’s annual celebrations, and ties in with a mosaic on the saint’s life in Belfast Cathedral.
A week ago, we shared news of our members’ responses to the appeals to help refugees from the war in Ukraine. We can now bring you some further stories of encouragement and hope in this difficult time.
The Archbishops of Armagh have expressed concern about the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine in a St Patrick’s Day message, which reflects on the experiences and example of Ireland’s patron saint.
Welcome to our weekly round–up of news from around the Church of Ireland’s dioceses and parishes.
The Rt Rev George Davison, Bishop of Connor, was installed in Belfast Cathedral at a Service of Choral Evensong on Sunday March 13.
Following the Government announcement that 18th March 2022 would be a public holiday, described by An Tánaiste as a ‘day of remembrance and recognition’, the clergy of Cork, Cloyne and Ross agreed to open churches across the Diocese to make symbolical, liturgical and prayerful space for remembrance and recognition.
Archbishop Michael Jackson and Caoimhe Leppard, co–ordinator for D150, were interviewed by Susan Kim, from the World Council of Churches, in December, on their reflections on D150, marking 150 years since the Church of Ireland’s Disestablishment.
The Revd Robert Marshall is Diocesan and Provincial Registrar of Dublin and Glendalough. He will speak on “The context of Irish Disestablishment 1868–1871” in a lecture held on Zoom.
