Her Majesty the Queen, accompanied by His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh visited St Patrick’s Cathedral, Armagh this morning to present Royal Maundy Money, the first time in modern times that this has happened in Ireland, and only the second time outside England.
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, accompanied by the Duke of Edinburgh, will attend the Maundy Service in St Patrick’s Cathedral, Armagh on Thursday 20th March 2008.
An Easter Message from the Archbishop of Armagh, the Most Reverend Alan Harper
In his Easter Message, the Archbishop of Dublin, the Most Revd Dr John Neill remarks that the Easter Message “must burst out into the world in which we live.”
The Rt Revd Nigel McCullough, Bishop of Manchester and Lord High Almoner with the Most Revd Alan Harper, Archbishop of Armagh. Bishop McCullough visited Armagh prior to the Maundy Service on 20 March, 2008, to give a lecture on the history of the service and the traditions surrounding it.
In 2007, the Committee for Christian Unity and the Bishops of the Church of Ireland published a pamphlet, Guidelines for Interfaith Events and Dialogue (Church of Ireland Publishing, Dublin, 2007).
Sunday 9th March was a special day for the parishioners of Castle Archdale. Plans and preparations had been made for a special centenary service celebrating St. Patrick’s Church’s 100th birthday