The inaugural conference – a residential meeting in the Charleville Park Hotel, Co Cork, opened on Friday night by the Archbishop of Armagh – came to a close on Saturday afternoon with the election by the four new working groups of their chairpersons.
The now annual Service for the National Schools of Tuam, Killala and Achonry took place in St Mary’s Cathedral, Tuam on Friday 21st November.
Today, Friday, 21st November 2014, the Archbishop of Armagh, the Most Revd Dr Richard Clarke will address a newly elected council in Cork, Cloyne and Ross and will formally inaugurate the Diocesan review and forward planning process ‘Charting A Future with Confidence’.
On Tuesday last, 18 November, St Fin Barre’s Cathedral, Cork was presented with the top award in the 2014 Cork Better Buildings competition.
Prisons Week 16–22 November 2014, is a Christian initiative to pray for, and raise awareness of, the needs of prisoners and their families, victims of crime, prison staff, chaplains and all those who care.
A large audience gathered to hear Professor Nigel Biggar of the University of Oxford speak on the theme of the ethics of war based on his recent book In Defence of War, to which Professor Keith Jeffery of Queen’s University, Belfast responded, referring to his historical research.
The fourth title in the Braemor Studies Series was launched last night (Tuesday 18 November) in the Church of Ireland Theological Institute.
The late Harry Grindle was honoured by the chamber choir he founded in a special Memorial Evensong on Sunday 16 November.
As part of the 100th anniversary commemorations of World War I, St Patrick’s, Jordanstown hosted a concert with the New Irish Choir and Orchestra called ‘Greater Love.’