A joint New Year Message from the Church of Ireland Primate of All–Ireland Richard Clarke, the Roman Catholic Primate of All–Ireland Eamon Martin, the Rev Dr Laurence Graham, President of the Methodist Church in Ireland, Bishop John McDowell, President of the Irish Council of Churches and the Rt Rev Noble McNeely, Moderator of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland.
The weather was kind to this year’s charity sit–out in Ballinamallard where the Rector of Magheracross Parish in Clogher Diocese, Archdeacon Brian Harper, his fellow Minister at Magheracross, Revd Charles Eames, and the Minister of Ballinamallard Methodist Church, Revd John Beacom, collected donations for two charities.
Ordinands Derek Harrington and Christopher West reflect on the first seminar, addressed by the Revd Ian Parkinson, Leadership Specialist with CPAS.
Ken Tate, Sexton at St George’s Parish Church, Belfast, returned to the Himalayas in November to take part in his second Everest Marathon and in doing so raised hundreds of pounds for people in need in Nepal.