Diocesan News
St Bartholomew’s, Stranmillis, celebrates its centenary
St Bartholomew’s Parish, Stranmillis, will be celebrating 100 years of worship and witness with a series of events over the weekend of May 10–12.
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Diocesan News
Maundy gift was humbling, says Connor parishioner
Mr Jim Patterson, a parishioner of St Mark’s, Ballysillan, Diocese of Connor, said he was ‘very humbled’ to receive a Maundy purse from Her Majesty the Queen in Windsor last month.
Diocesan News
18th century Freke Estate Survey digitized
On Saturday 27th April in Castle Freke, County Cork, by kind invitation of the Hon Stephen Evans–Freke, an event took place to launch the digitization of the Freke Estate Survey of 1787/88 by Thomas Sherrard.
Diocesan News
Countdown to 400 Miles 4 Uganda cycle
3rd–7th May from Mizen to Malin
A team from the Hub Chaplaincy at Queen’s University, Belfast, is counting down to the start of their mega cycle from the bottom of Ireland to its very top. 400 Miles 4 Uganda will raise funds for Abaana and Waakisa, charities working with children and young women in Uganda.
Diocesan News
Connor Diocesan Director of Ordinands retires
The Rev Canon Will Murphy has retired as Connor Diocesan Director of Ordinands, a post he has held for the past 27 years.
Press Releases
Church of Ireland appoints new Safeguarding Officer for Republic of Ireland
The Church of Ireland is pleased to announce the appointment of Robert Dunne to the role of Safeguarding Officer for the Republic of Ireland.
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A Visual Window to an Ecclesiastical World
Exhibition of Church of Ireland architectural drawings to open in Dublin on Tuesday (7th May)
An exhibition of the Church of Ireland’s historical architectural drawings – entitled A Visual Window to an Ecclesiastical World – will be launched by the Archbishop of Armagh, the Most Revd Dr Richard Clarke, next Tuesday evening (7th May) at the Architecture Gallery, in the Irish Architectural Archive, 45 Merrion Square, Dublin.
Diocesan News
Service of Holy Communion marks 65th anniversary of Bishop Mehaffey’s ordination
The former Bishop of Derry and Raphoe, the Rt Rev Dr James Mehaffey, is celebrating the 65th anniversary of his ordination today.
RCB Library Notes
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Further ‘News Behind the News’ From the pages of the Gazette
The latest offering in the RCB Library’s Archive of the Month slot returns to find “News Behind the News” in the pages of the Church of Ireland Gazette – the Church’s newspaper since 1856.
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Renovation in Raphoe
Raphoe Cathedral is planning to undertake a major renovation project over the next few years to help maintain its building for generations to come. The Dean, the Very Revd Arthur Barrett, reflects on the cathedral’s history, parish life today and its plans going forward.
