Diocesan News
Two new Readers licensed to serve in Cork, Cloyne and Ross
On Sunday, 25th November, during Evensong in St Fin Barre’s Cathedral, Cork, the Bishop of Cork, Dr Paul Colton, licensed two new Readers to serve in the diocese.
Church of Ireland Home
Board of Education (R.O.I.)
Church of Ireland represented at international education conference
Dr Peter Hamill, Secretary to the Board of Education (NI), and Dr Ken Fennelly, Secretary to the Board of Education (RI), recently visited Tallinn in Estonia to take part in the annual conference of the International Association for Christian Education.
Diocesan News
Chapter installations in Limerick
At evensong on Sunday 25th November in Saint Mary’s Cathedral, Canon Liz Beasley was installed as Chancellor and the Revd Jim Stephens as Prebend (Canon) of St Munchin and Tulloh.
Board of Education (NI)
Church of Ireland represented at international education conference
Dr Peter Hamill, Secretary to the Board of Education (NI), and Dr Ken Fennelly, Secretary to the Board of Education (RI), recently visited Tallinn in Estonia to take part in the annual conference of the International Association for Christian Education.
Standing Committee & RB
Standing Committee News
The Standing Committee of the General Synod met on Tuesday 20th November 2018 in Church of Ireland House, Dublin.
Diocesan News
Journey – a ground–breaking resource from Connor Youth
Young people from the Church of Ireland Diocese of Connor have developed a ground–breaking resource written entirely by young people for young people.
Diocesan News
KEA Mothers’ Union: 16 Days of Activism against Gender–based Violence
This year, the KEA MU prayer vigil took place in St John’s Church in Longford and was led by Canon David Catterall.
Diocesan News
Ecumenical Prayer Service of Remembrance
On Sunday 25th November, Dean Nigel Crossey joined with Fr Séan McDermott and the Cavan Rugby Choir for an Ecumenical Prayer Service of Remembrance to mark the end of the First World War Centenary at Cavan County Museum.
Diocesan News
Olive trees for First World War commemorations in schools of Cork, Cloyne and Ross
In the week before 11th November 2018, the centenary of the Armistice at the end of the First World War in 1918, the Bishop of Cork, Dr Paul Colton, arranged to distribute an olive tree to each school in the United Dioceses of Cork, Cloyne and Ross. These were then the focus of acts of commemoration at school assemblies and activities to mark the end of the First World War.
Diocesan News
Unity in remembering WWI 100 years on in new inclusive memorial in Bantry Church
Armistice Day 2018 was marked in Bantry with a special ecumenical service at St Brendan’s Church. The high point of the ceremony was the unveiling of a new First World War memorial plaque following the traditional two minutes of silence at 11am.
