This year’s Christmas message from the Archbishops of Armagh, which was filmed in Armagh Observatory and Planetarium and draws on the theme of the Christmas Star, will be broadcast on Christmas Day at 12.10pm on RTÉ One television and 1.05pm on RTÉ Radio One.
Bishop David speaks from St Patrick’s Ballymacarrett, which is to become a reinvigorated worshipping community on the Lower Newtownards Road, in East Belfast.
‘… it is a new–born child who simply by his birth brings calm, order, and a peace beyond all human understanding. A peace that penetrates every heart that permits it entry.’
A number of clergy from Clogher Diocese will be raising money for charities next week as they hold Black Santa sit–outs.
The S.H.A.R.E. Cork collection was inaugurated for the 55th year on Friday, 13th December 2024, by the Lord Mayor of Cork, Cllr Dan Boyle, and the S.H.A.R.E. Crib on St Patrick’s Street, Cork was blessed by the two bishops: Dr Paul Colton and Dr Fintan Gavin.
Children from seven different primary schools in the Belfast area came together in St Anne’s Cathedral over two mornings to participate in the annual St Anne Trust Carolfest.
A new book, Enniskillen Royal School and its Tenant Farmers in the Nineteenth Century – Worlds Apart, detailing the origins of the school and the estate of land that was granted under the terms of the Plantation of Ulster in 1608 has been launched.
‘Jesus, through his life, death and resurrection gives us a hope and a peace that the world can never give. If we look elsewhere, we will come up short.’
‘We, who are followers long before any were called to be leaders, are called today to follow the star in humility and in hope.’
‘As small gestures or practical acts by many individuals mount up and gather momentum, they can make a real difference to others. As Christians too we believe in the power of prayer …’
