Family and friends of Seamus Heaney gathered in Nun’s Cross Church, Killiskey, last night, Sunday 13 October, for the dedication of a plaque in memory of the celebrated poet.
On Friday October 17, The Very Revd Dermot Dunne, Dean of Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin, will be leaving the comfort of his own home for one night to sleep rough in the Iveagh Gardens and ‘Shine a Light’ on homelessness in Ireland.
A new book ‘Atonement as Gift: Re–Imagining the Cross for the Church and the World’, edited by Dr Katie Heffelfinger and the Revd Dr Patrick McGlinchey, was launched by the Bishop of Down and Dromore, at the Church of Ireland Theological Institute in Dublin on Wednesday 8 October.
Last week over 70 people attended an event in Enniskillen, organised by Co. Fermanagh Grand Orange Lodge as well as Churches in Fermanagh.
The leaders of the main Churches in Northern Ireland have written to the Minister for Social Development and the Chair of the Social Development Committee to express concern about the impact of the continued uncertainty regarding the Welfare Reform Bill on the most vulnerable members of society.
Archbishop Justin Welby and Mrs Caroline Welby concluded their visit to the Church of Ireland on Friday 3 October 2014 with visits to St Patrick’s National Cathedral and Marsh’s Library, Dublin.