As the Diocese of Down and Dromore makes preparations to return to ‘in–church worship’, Bishop David brings a word about things that we need to keep out as we move back into our buildings and aspects of Christian discipleship that we need to bring back in.
On 29 June 2020 churches can begin to reopen once again for public worship. From this date on, and when they are ready to do so, parishes the length and breadth of the United Dioceses of Dublin & Glendalough will be looking forward to welcoming people back into their churches.
St Columb’s Cathedral in Londonderry is to get its first female canon in its 400–year history. The Rev Katie McAteer’s appointment to the Chapter of the Cathedral Church of St Columb is one of two announced yesterday by the Bishop of Derry and Raphoe, the Rt Rev Andrew Forster.
The following listing may be helpful for building a regular rhythm of worship between Sundays.
A new booklet which is aimed at bringing comfort during anxious times has been published by a Dublin Lay Reader.
The Bishop of Derry and Raphoe, the Rt Rev Andrew Forster, has praised and thanked the parishioners of Leckpatrick and Dunnalong, in County Tyrone, for their response to the Covid–19 pandemic.
Sad to be missing the Summer Madness Festival at Glenarm this year? Engage Connor Youth has announced something to cheer everyone up – the Summer Madness Connor sub camp will take place online from next Friday!
The Standing Committee of the General Synod met in an online format on Tuesday, 16th June 2020.
The Revd Earl Storey has been appointed as Part–time Church of Ireland Chaplain to the Defence Forces. Earl was nominated by Archbishop Michael Jackson and the nomination was accepted by the Minister with responsibility for Defence, Paul Kehoe TD.
Archbishop Michael Jackson made the following statement yesterday evening welcoming the announcement that places of worship can reopen on June 29.
