Diocesan News
St Paul’s, Lisburn, are Big Connor Contest champs
In the third annual Big Connor Contest, teams from across Connor Diocese came to St Paul’s, Lisburn, on February 9 to compete for the Big Connor Contest Shield.
In the third annual Big Connor Contest, teams from across Connor Diocese came to St Paul’s, Lisburn, on February 9 to compete for the Big Connor Contest Shield.
On Sunday 3rd February, the Church of Ireland Cobh and Glanmire Union of Parishes, County Cork, presented a cheque for €500 to Vivienne O’Mahony of the Cork Simon Community.
We are delighted that many of our parishes across Meath and Kildare will again be completing a Lent Study course during this coming Lent season.
The Rev Canon David Skuce has been appointed to succeed the Rev David McDonnell as Rector of the Dunfanaghy Group of Parishes in north Donegal.
Archbishop Richard Clarke has welcomed the election of the new Moderator–designate of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland, the Revd William Henry.
Christ Church Cathedral and St Patrick’s Cathedral are co–hosting the Northern European Cathedrals’ Conference in Dublin next week.
The Rev Canon Paul Whittaker, currently Rector of Errigal and Desertoghill (Garvagh), in the Diocese of Derry, has been appointed Rector of Leckpatrick and Dunnalong, succeeding the Rev Irene Lyttle who retired in September 2017.
Two hundred and twenty local charities, including those working with the homeless and with people with mental health issues, received grants from Belfast Cathedral’s Black Santa Appeal at a special service on Sunday February 3.
On Sunday, 3rd February, Bishop Paul Colton celebrated the Eucharist of The Feast of the Presentation of Christ in the Temple, during which the new space was formally dedicated.