Diocesan News
Jelly Tots celebrates first birthday party
A Church of Ireland parent and toddler group in Omagh celebrated its first anniversary last week, with a party for more than 50 children, their parents, guardians and grandparents.
A Church of Ireland parent and toddler group in Omagh celebrated its first anniversary last week, with a party for more than 50 children, their parents, guardians and grandparents.
Forty young people from six different parish groups took part in this year’s ‘Confirmation Fun Day’, in Londonderry, which was organised by Diocesan Children’s Officer, Kirsty Lynch, and Derry and Raphoe Youth (DRY).
The 14th Dean of Belfast, the Very Rev Stephen Forde, was installed in St Anne’s Cathedral in a joyous and uplifting service of Choral Evensong on Sunday February 4.
An information pack is now available to help parishes meet the requirements of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which is coming into effect on 25th May 2018.
The institution of the Revd Canon Mark Watson as Rector of the Grouped Parishes of Maguiresbridge and Derrybrusk by the Bishop of Clogher, the Right Revd John McDowell, took place on Wednesday evening, 31st January 2018 in Christ Church Parish Church, Maguiresbridge.
The Venerable Stephen Forde, Archdeacon of Dalriada, and rector of the Parishes of Larne and Inver with Glynn and Raloo, will be installed as the 14th Dean of Belfast at a service in St Anne’s Cathedral on Sunday February 4 at 3.30pm.
Bishop Harold Miller has recommissioned 26 diocesan readers at a special service in Down Cathedral.
February’s Archive of the Month at the RCB Library showcases the Irish Huguenot Archive, and makes available online for the first time a detailed finding aid to its content.