Press Releases
Call for Climate Justice as Paris COP21 Conference Approaches
The Revd Adrian Dorrian, Chair of the Church and Society Commission of the Church of Ireland, has emphasised the need to act on behalf of people at risk of climate change.
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Diocesan News
Book about Cork Pilgrimage Places, Holy Wells, Graves and Statues Launched in St Fin Barre’s Cathedral, Cork
On Wednesday, 25th November, a new book – ‘Wells, Graves and Statues’ – by Dr Louise Nugent and Dr Richard Scriven, both of University College Cork, was launched in St Fin Barre’s Cathedral, Cork by the Bishop, Dr Paul Colton.
Diocesan News
Honour for Church of Ireland Family with 200–Year Connection with Most Westerly Village in West Cork
At a recent ceremony in the former Methodist Church in Allihies, County Cork, the Church of Ireland community in general, and one family particular, were honoured. The Hodges family have a 200–year connection with Allihies. The former church is now a Copper Mine Museum.
Diocesan News
Baking star and Bishop Harold thank Church of Ireland bakers
It was tea and buns all round as Bishop Harold Miller and former Great British Bake Off contestant, Martha Collison, hosted bakers from around Northern Ireland who had raised £20,000 to protect vulnerable children through Tearfund’s No Child Taken campaign.
Diocesan News
Carrigaline Parishioner Channels Her 90th Birthday Gifts to Charity
Joyce Loney, a parishioner of Carrigaline Union of Parishes in the Diocese of Cork recently celebrated her 90th birthday. Joyce asked friends and family not to buy her anything for that milestone birthday but instead to donate to Cork’s Cuanlee Refuge for Women and Children, a charity that is supported by Joyce’s parish.
Diocesan News
The Revd Steve Brunn Appointed Dean of Residence of Trinity College
The Revd Steve Brunn has been appointed Dean of Residence and Church of Ireland Chaplain of Trinity College, University of Dublin. The appointment takes effect from the beginning of the second semester, mid–January 2016.
Press Releases
Archbishop of Armagh focuses on the Lord’s Prayer in Diocesan Roadshows
The Archbishop of Armagh, The Most Revd Dr Richard Clarke, is this week speaking at diocesan roadshows in Mullabrack (Markethill), Killyman and and Cookstown. The talks are the final part of a series on prayer and, coincidentally to the recent debate about a proposed short pre–Christmas cinema advert, focus on the significance of the Lord’s Prayer.
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Archbishop Focuses on Healthcare Chaplaincy
At the start of November the Archbishop of Armagh, Dr Richard Clarke, highlighted and affirmed the work of healthcare chaplains through a visit to the Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, and a meeting with Church of Ireland chaplains serving in this area of ministry.
Diocesan News
Visitor from World Council of Churches Preaches in St Anne’s
Dr Clare Amos of the World Council of Churches will be the guest preacher at the 11am service in St Anne’s Cathedral, Belfast, on Sunday November 29.
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November 2015 Standing Committee News
The Standing Committee of the General Synod met on Tuesday 17th November 2015 in Church House, Dublin.