Irish Times Notes20 Dec 2008

Church of Ireland notes from 'The Irish Times'

Diocesan News19 Dec 2008

Archbishop of Armagh's Christmas Message 2008

Christmas Message 2008 from the Archbishop of Armagh, the Most Revd Alan Harper, OBE.
Concluding paragraph:
This Christmas, as we think of Christ’s Incarnation, let us celebrate and support family life where it seeks to build children up and encourage each other to cherish and respect the gift of new life.

Diocesan News19 Dec 2008

Archbishop of Dublin's Christmas Message 2008

Christmas Message 2008 from the Most Revd Dr John Neill.
Concluding paragraph:
Hope grows as people reach out to others in the simplest of ways – a moment to spare for the lonely and isolated, a word of encouragement to those facing difficulty, a helping hand to those struggling in one way or another. At a deeper level, hope is realised when attempts at reconciliation are made, forgiveness offered, and wrongs righted. We can be people of hope in a time of recession. To offer hope in the name of Christ is to give a gift beyond price.

Diocesan News19 Dec 2008

Joint Christmas Message from the Bishops of Cork

Christmas Message 2008 from The Most Reverend John Buckley, Bishop of Cork and Ross & The Right Reverend Paul Colton, Bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross

Diocesan News17 Dec 2008

Understanding our History: A Conference for people from the United Dioceses of Cork, Cloyne and Ross

This conference, entitled Protestants, the War of Independence and the Civil War in County Cork, was held in December and was attended by nearly 150 people from Cork, Cloyne and Ross.

Diocesan News17 Dec 2008

S.H.A.R.E. - Christmas Fast & Fundraising for the care of Cork's elderly

Once a year, S.H.A.R.E. students from 18 schools across Cork city centre fast and fundraise to provide a better quality of life for S.H.A.R.E. residents and members of Cork's elderly community who visit the Day Care Centre at Sheare’s Street in the city.

Diocesan News17 Dec 2008

Lay Chaplain for Ashton School Commissioned

On the 4th December, in St. Michael’s Church, Blackrock, Cork, Drew Ruttle was commissioned as Lay Chaplain of Ashton School.

Press Releases16 Dec 2008

'Black Santa' Sitout at St Anne's Cathedral, Belfast

The team of 'Black Santas', led by the Dean of Belfast, the Very Rev Dr Houston McKelvey will, as usual, be standing with their collecting barrel in front of the Cathedral, each weekday from Wednesday 17th December 2008 until Christmas Eve. This is the 31st annual Sitout, the eighth led by Dean McKelvey.

Diocesan News16 Dec 2008

Joint Christmas Message from the Bishops of Clogher 2008

Christmas Message 2008 from Bishop Michael Jackson and Bishop Joseph Duffy, Church of Ireland and Roman Catholic Bishops of Clogher

Irish Times Notes13 Dec 2008

Church of Ireland notes from 'The Irish Times'