Diocesan News
Pilgrims Journey Together for First Camino de Glendalough
The first Camino de Glendalough took place in bright crisp conditions in the Wicklow Mountains on Sunday November 6.
The first Camino de Glendalough took place in bright crisp conditions in the Wicklow Mountains on Sunday November 6.
The Church of Ireland Youth Department (CIYD) is pleased to announce the appointment of two new members of staff, Mr Simon Henry and Mr Steve Grasham.
Six ordinands at the Church of Ireland Theological Institute were commissioned as student Readers by Archbishop Michael Jackson on Wednesday, November 2.
The Anglican–Oriental Orthodox International Commission held its fifth meeting from the 24th to 29th October 2016 at the Armenian Catholicosate of Cilicia, Antelias, Lebanon. The Archbishop of Dublin was among the Anglican members of the Commission present.
On the 24th of November 1916 through driving rain and gale force winds an unknown ship entered Ballinskelligs Bay. All was not well. The Eliezer, a 119 ton, Danish three mast schooner had left the Canadian port of Miramichi on 16th October with a cargo of timber bound for Limerick, but now was far from her intended course.
For historians and others interested in the Church of Ireland and its relevance for local history who have ever wondered ‘What is a vestry book?’ the answer is to be found in a colourful online presentation at the RCB Library’s Archive of the Month slot on the Church of Ireland website.
Archive of the Month – November 2016
The Revd Ian Horner has been appointed as Rector of the Bailieborough Group of Parishes in the Diocese of Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh. He has been the Curate of the Bailieborough Group since August 2014.
A ‘murder’ took place on 22nd and 23rd of October in the Canon Packham Hall in Saint Luke’s Parish, Douglas, County Cork. Over the two nights about 250 people witnessed the incident. It was the brainwave of Douglas Curate, the Reverend David Bowles, who orchestrated it all.