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St Brigid: A Powerful Focus of Unity
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Diocesan News
Welcome for new Bishop of Down & Connor
The Church of Ireland’s bishops of Connor and Down and Dromore have warmly welcomed Bishop Alan McGuckian on his appointment as Bishop of Down and Connor.
Diocesan News
Brigid 1500 – sermon by Canon Alison Joyce
Canon Alison Joyce, from St Bride’s Church, Fleet Street, was the guest speaker at the special ecumenical service in St Brigid’s Church of Ireland cathedral in Kildare – ‘Celebrating St Brigid. Brigid 1500: A Service of Thanksgiving’ – on Thursday, 1st February 2024.
Diocesan News
Ecumenical service celebrates ‘a voice for our age’
On Thursday 1st February 2024, churches came together to participate in a special ecumenical service in St Brigid’s Church of Ireland cathedral in Kildare entitled, ‘Celebrating St Brigid. Brigid 1500: A Service of Thanksgiving’.
Press Releases
Church Leaders welcome political progress in Northern Ireland
The Church Leaders Group (Ireland) today (2 February) welcomed the anticipated restoration of devolved government in Northern Ireland and recognised the challenges in reaching necessary accommodations to enable this to happen.
Commission on Ministry
Vocations retreat helps participants explore ministry opportunities
A vocations retreat was held from 26th to 28th January, in the Dromantine Conference Centre, near Newry, for those ‘exploring’ ordination in the Church of Ireland.
Standing Committee & RB
Standing Committee News
The Standing Committee of the General Synod met in an online format on Tuesday, 23rd January 2024.
Bishops' Appeal Committee
‘A warm glow in a cold dark place’
Support from Church of Ireland Bishops’ Appeal gives hope through stoves in Ukraine
Two hundred and fifty wood–burning stoves have been distributed in the Kharkiv region by Habitat for Humanity Ukraine in recent months. Many arrived just in time for Christmas, and all will keep families warm and allow them to cook simple meals.
Irish Times Notes
Church of Ireland Notes from ‘The Irish Times’
Press Releases
A video conversation for Holocaust Memorial Day 2024
The Archbishop of Armagh has in recent years marked Holocaust Memorial Day (27th January) with a recorded conversation on the theme chosen by the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust.
