On Saturday 26th November, the Mothers’ Union in Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh held a prayer vigil at St George’s Church, Carrick–on–Shannon, Co. Leitrim, as part of the Mothers’ Union All–Ireland ‘16 Days of Activism against gender based violence’.
The perpetrators of gender abuse were among those prayed for at a vigil in St Columb’s Cathedral on Saturday which was organised by members of the Mothers’ Union in Derry and Raphoe.
On the evening of Sunday 27th November family, friends, parishioners and members of the community gathered to celebrate the institution of the Revd Ian Horner as Incumbent of the Bailieborough Group of parishes (Bailieborough, Knockbride, Mullagh and Shercock).
Santa – meet Santa! Belfast’s Black Santa, Dean John Mann, welcomed several traditional Santas to St Anne’s Cathedral as the Santa Clauses prepare for the fifth annual Santa Dash!
Knocknamuckley Church recently held a three–day event called Beyond the Walls. This involved a youth event, family fun day and Harvest celebration.
The Standing Committee of the General Synod of the Church of Ireland approved the following statement, at its meeting on Tuesday (22nd November), for submission on behalf of the Church of Ireland to the Citizens’ Assembly in the Republic of Ireland.
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Two training seminars and workshops were conducted in Cork recently by Bishop Paul Colton, in association with the Centre for Law and Religion at the School of Law and Politics at Cardiff University. Dr Colton is an Honorary Research Fellow at the School of Law and Politics.
