Diocesan News
Storm damage at St Augustine’s
The Rector of St Augustine’s Parish Church on Londonderry’s ancient city walls was counting his blessings after a tree in the church graveyard was felled by high winds on Wednesday morning.
The Rector of St Augustine’s Parish Church on Londonderry’s ancient city walls was counting his blessings after a tree in the church graveyard was felled by high winds on Wednesday morning.
Bishop Harold Miller joined the parishioners of St Columbanus, Ballyholme, on Sunday 16 September for the dedication of two new stained–glass windows on the south side of the building. The addition of a window depicting St Bronagh completes a unique gallery of Irish saints.
The celebrations marking the 250th anniversary of Cappagh Parish Church, near Omagh, would become part of parish folklore for decades to come, the Bishop of Derry and Raphoe told parishioners on Sunday evening.
The Revd Graham Hare and the Revd Geoffrey Walmsley were ordained Priests in St Patrick’s Cathedral, Armagh, on Friday 14th September 2018.
For one part of the world, the first weekend in September means only one thing, Christian Aid Ireland’s Sheep’s Head Hike.
The Revd Diane Matchett was instituted Rector of the Parishes of Kildress and Altedesert on Tuesday, 11th September 2018, by Archbishop Richard Clarke.
The Rt Revd Dr Paul Colton, Bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross, attended the official opening by the Provost of Trinity College, Dublin, Dr Patrick Prendergast, of a new sports hall at Midleton College dedicated to the memory of Professor Trevor West.
The Dean of Derry, the Very Rev Raymond Stewart, has opened an exhibition at St Columb’s Cathedral and launched a new booklet, both of which commemorate the life and work of the renowned hymn–writer, Mrs Cecil Frances Alexander, and her husband, Bishop William Alexander.
Over the summer, a lot of work has been done to compile a comprehensive and user–friendly writing and reference guide for the students of the Theological Institute.