Diocesan News03 Feb 2017

Drumbeg team visits Northern Uganda

Rev. Willie Nixon and a team from Drumbeg recently spent a week in Nyapeya, Northern Uganda, where they are partnering with Fields of Life to build a school.

Diocesan News02 Feb 2017

Christ Church Cathedral Continues Celtic Celebration With New Anthem For St Brigid

Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin, celebrated St Brigid’s Day with the world premiere of a new anthem commissioned by the Girls’ Choir.

Diocesan News02 Feb 2017

Christian Unity service in Castlecaulfield

St Michael & All Angels’ Church, Castlecaulfield, was the venue for this year’s Christian Unity Week service in Donaghmore parish.

Press Releases02 Feb 2017

RCB launches new Parish Handbook

The RCB is pleased to make available a new Parish Handbook which aims to connect the foundations of our Church to today’s members and to make the role of service on a select vestry enjoyable and rewarding.

Diocesan News02 Feb 2017

Week of Prayer for Christian Unity in TKA

The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity was marked by Services throughout Tuam, Killala and Achonry. Of the many gatherings, one was held in Straide Parish Church in Foxford.

Diocesan News02 Feb 2017

Walking for water

by the Venerable Alan Synnott

Walking for water is what you are doing if you are a Maasai woman and getting hygienic water is imperative, so if you are from Oltiasiki in Southern Kenya and you are a woman you will spend a large part of everyday walking and walking and walking to collect and bring back water to your home.

Diocesan News01 Feb 2017

Limerick and Killaloe appointments

The Bishop of Limerick and Killaloe, the Rt Revd Kenneth Kearon, is delighted to announce the appointment of the Revd Patrick Comerford of Rathkeale Group of parishes, and prospectively Director of Continuing Education in the diocese, as Precentor of the Joint Chapter of the Cathedral Churches of St Mary, Limerick, and St Flannan, Killaloe.

Diocesan News01 Feb 2017

Cork Preacher at Irish Language Service for Week of Prayer for Christian Unity

The Rev. Tony Murphy, from the Church of Ireland Diocese of Cork, preached at the Irish language Inter–denominational Service in Christ Church Cathedral Dublin during the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity.

Diocesan News01 Feb 2017

Ecumenical Service in Carrigaline marks Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2017

This year the material for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity (18–25 January each year) was prepared by the churches in Germany and focused on the 500th anniversary of the German Reformation.

Diocesan News01 Feb 2017

Parish Readers licensed and commissioned in Kilmoremoy

Four Parish Readers, John Gawley, Caroline Morrow, Amanda Strong Carden and Nicola Padden, began their ministry in Kilmoremoy Union on Sunday 29th January.