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‘We will remember them’
The Most Revd Dr Richard Clarke, Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland, reflects on the First World War, one hundred years on.
The Most Revd Dr Richard Clarke, Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland, reflects on the First World War, one hundred years on.
The Historical Centenaries Working Group has compiled the following list from information supplied to it. Events are listed in alphabetical order by location; for further details, please contact individual venue.
The Rt Revd John McDowell, Bishop of Clogher and Chair, Church of Ireland Commission for Christian Unity and Dialogue, has highlighted the resources for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity (WPCU), which are now available to order for use in parishes.
The annual gathering of the clergy of the United Dioceses of Cork, Cloyne and Ross at Ballylickey, near Bantry, County Cork, took place from Monday, 15th October to Wednesday, 17th October.
Speaking at the City Service in St Mary’s Cathedral, Limerick, the Bishop of Cork, Dr Paul Colton, said there was a need, in Ireland, for a structured approach to the current informal debates about separation of Church and State.
A new stage in the long history of connections between Midleton College (founded in 1696) and the United Dioceses of Cork, Cloyne and Ross has been inaugurated with the arrival of the Reverend Andrew Orr to serve as Chaplain to the College, and also as Priest–in–Charge in the adjoining small parish of Youghal Union.
The Revd Andy Heber was instituted as incumbent of the Parish of Carnmoney, Diocese of Connor, at a service in The Church of the Holy Evangelists on St Luke’s Day, Thursday 18th October.
The following statement from the Church and Society Commission of the Church of Ireland, on the Referendum to remove the reference to blasphemy in the Irish Constitution, has been issued by the Chair of the Commission, the Rt Revd Kenneth Kearon, Bishop of Limerick and Killaloe.