As part of the annual celebration of Oireachtais na Samhna which was held in Killarney recently, Cumann Gaelach na hEaglaise, the Irish Guild of the Church, held a service of Evening Prayer led by the Rev Tony Murphy.
The Church of Ireland, along with the Methodist Church in Ireland, has been developing a course of training for those who wish to offer themselves for service as an ordained local minister.
Harvest Thanksgiving was recently celebrated in St. Anne’s Church, Shandon, Cork, coinciding as usual with the ‘Jazz Festival weekend’.
Canon Mark Watson, who is currently serving as Rector of the Grouped parishes of Trory and Killadeas, has been appointed Rector of Maguiresbridge and Derrybrusk Group of Parishes also in Clogher Diocese.
The Safeguarding Board for Northern Ireland’s Interfaith Sub–Group has published its first newsletter, which includes information about the history of safeguarding in the Church of Ireland and current projects being undertaken by the Church of Ireland Safeguarding Board.
The Church of Ireland Ordination Newsletter for 2017 is now available. The Ordination Newsletter outlines contact details for Diocesan Directors of Ordinands, a listing of students at the Church of Ireland Theological Institute, and a listing of ordinations in this year.
On Saturday 11th November, the Revd Dr Daniel Nuzum, chaplain and Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) Supervisor at Cork University Hospital was conferred with the degree of Master in Theology from the Pontifical University, St Patrick’s College, Maynooth.
Mrs Rosemary Patterson, Personal Assistant to the Bishop of Connor, is to retire next year after devoting her entire working life to the Church.
A group of clergy and lay people from the United Dioceses of Cork, Cloyne and Ross have recently returned from Finland where, as guests of the Bishop and Diocese of Borgå (Porvoo), they undertook an extensive programme of encounter, dialogue and travel.
