A new music project launched by All Saints’ Church, Raheny, aims to contribute to the social and cultural fabric of north Dublin and to the lives of young people.
‘The Well is Deep’ is the theme for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2015 which runs from 18 to 25 January.
The Revd Adrienne Galligan was instituted as the new Rector of Rathfarnham Parish by Archbishop Michael Jackson on Friday 16 January.
A special Mass in solidarity with the people of France was celebrated in the Pro–Cathedral in Dublin by Archbishop Diarmuid Martin on Tuesday 13 January. It was attended by Archbishop Michael Jackson who gave a reflection.
On Saturday 10 January All Saints Clooney in Londonderry welcomed their new minister as Revd David McBeth was instituted as rector.
Over 1,700 people attended an event to mark the 60th anniversary of the IFA’s foundation as the NFA in the National Convention Centre, Dublin.
This month (January 2015) Mr Zachary Harmon, a student from Virginia Theological Seminary in the United States, will be on placement in the Diocese, dividing his time between Douglas Union with Frankfield, and Ross Union.
Last year was the first year in Ireland when many schoolchildren returned to school before the end of the 12 days of Christmas. This was a result in changes by the Department of Education and Skills’ in the standardised school year.
Pupils from St Matthias’ Church of Ireland National School, Ballydehob, Co Cork were among the top scorers in a recent international informatics challenge in which three–quarters of a million other school–children took part from over 40 countries around the world.