Marriage Council28 Jun 2021

Revised wording in Marriage Regulations

On Tuesday, 15th June 2021, the Standing Committee approved revised wording in the Marriage Regulations (NI) 2004 and the Marriage Regulations (RoI) 2007.

Press Releases28 Jun 2021

St John’s Eve, Dublin

Members of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem gathered at Saint Patrick’s Cathedral in Dublin on St John’s Eve (23rd June) for the annual ecumenical service of rededication.

Diocesan News28 Jun 2021

County Cork school creates massive mural out of plastic bottle tops to conquer lockdown isolation

A small, rural two–teacher Church of Ireland National School in Ballineen in West Cork with twenty–nine pupils decided to find a creative and artistic way to overcome one big obstacle caused by Covid–19 restrictions: not allowing the pandemic to break down the sense of community in the school.

Irish Times Notes26 Jun 2021

Church of Ireland Notes from ‘The Irish Times’

Diocesan News25 Jun 2021

Confirmation at Castlecaulfield

Archbishop John McDowell’s first Confirmation Service in the Diocese of Armagh took place at St Michael’s, Castlecaulfield, last Thursday, 17th June.

Diocesan News25 Jun 2021

‘Called to discipleship, leadership and apostleship’

The Down and Dromore Diocesan Synod met on 24 June for the first time since 2019 and the onset of the Covid–19 pandemic.

Diocesan News24 Jun 2021

Cork’s kindness reaches East Africa

Diocese donates €12,000 to project tackling poverty in Burundi

Christian Aid Ireland has thanked the people of the United Dioceses of Cork, Cloyne and Ross for their support for the fundraising efforts of a Carrigaline clergyman who recently completed a sponsored walk around the county, raising around €12,000 for the agency’s work in Burundi, a country affected by poverty, hunger and conflict.

RCB Library Notes24 Jun 2021

Archive of the Month forms part of Irish News centenary coverage

Thank you to the Irish News for including our Archive of the Month article – written by Professor Brian Walker – as part of its coverage of Northern Ireland’s centenary.

Diocesan News23 Jun 2021

Belfast Cathedral to re–open to visitors

Belfast Cathedral will re–open its doors to the public from Thursday 1st July at 11am. This summer the opening hours have altered, the Cathedral will be open to the public Monday–Saturday from 11am to 6pm, and on Sunday from 1pm to 6pm.

Diocesan News23 Jun 2021

Six new Diocesan Readers commissioned

Congratulations to the six new Diocesan Readers commissioned by Bishop David McClay in Dromore Cathedral on Tuesday 22 June.