The following advisory guidelines for the Church of Ireland’s response regarding the novel coronavirus (Covid–19) reflect previous advice provided by the Church as a response to pandemic flu. The guidelines offer a general framework to parishes, subject to further approval or other advice that may be considered appropriate by the diocesan bishop.
The meeting to elect the Archbishop of Armagh, due to take place on 27th and 28th February, has been postponed due to a bereavement experienced by a member of the House of Bishops.
Arrangements for all diocesan synods are potentially subject to change due to the Covid–19 outbreak. Please contact individual dioceses for further information.
‘The Wee Church on the Walls’ was getting a rector with “a big, big heart”, Bishop Andrew Forster told the parishioners of St Augustine’s Church, on Friday evening, as he instituted the Rev Nigel Cairns as the parish’s new Rector.
The 2020 ‘Fit for the Purpose’ weekend took place at the Church of Ireland Theological Institute from February 21 to 23. The programme combines an introduction to the Foundation Course with exploration of God’s call.
“John Sullivan was entirely Anglican and totally Roman Catholic and thoroughly Jesuit,” Archbishop Michael Jackson said at the annual service of commemoration and thanksgiving for the Dublin priest who was beatified three years ago.
Two new books which present the Gospels as poems offer a novel way to read the Scriptures. ‘Meet the Apostles’ and ‘The Gospels in Iambic Verse’ by Canon Prof John Bartlett were officially launched in the Church of Ireland Theological Institute yesterday evening (Monday February 24).
Yesterday, in St Fin Barre’s Cathedral, Cork, young people from Ashton School, Bandon Grammar School and Midleton College, accepted the invitation of the Bishop of Cork, Dr Paul Colton, to join him, some of the clergy of the Diocese, Dr Richard Clarke (recently retired Archbishop of Armagh), and Bishop Michael Mayes, in re–enacting a seminal moment in the history of the Church of Ireland.
Are you enjoying some pancakes today? We’re on the cusp of Lent which begins tomorrow with Ash Wednesday, 26 February, and ends at midnight on Easter Saturday, 11 April.
On 21 February, about 70 adults, children and young people from Holywood Parish travelled to the Dromantine Retreat and Conference Centre for a weekend together in the company of guest speakers Bishop Ken (Fanta) Clarke and his wife Helen.
