The Bishop’s Curate in the Moville Group of Parishes, the Rev Alan McCracken, has been acknowledged for his ministry among Ukrainian refugees who have fled the war in their homeland and settled in Inishowen in north Donegal.
In this first episode of our Advent series with Bishop Ferran Glenfield, we turn to Isaiah’s vision of a time when swords will be beat into ploughshares and there will be no more war.
The Rev Danielle McCullagh, Vicar of Lisburn Cathedral, has been appointed Chaplain and Dean of Residences at The Hub, the Church of Ireland/Methodist Chaplaincy at Queen’s University and Stranmillis College.
It is with deep sadness that yesterday, 29th November, we learned of the death of the Dean of Tuam, the Very Revd Alistair Grimason. Incumbent of the Tuam & Omey Group of Parishes, the Dean served TKA, now TLK Diocese, and the wider Church of Ireland with dedication and devotion. He has left his mark and will be truly missed.
We’re now concluding the first autumn of normal church life since 2019 as dioceses and parishes both resume regular activities and begin new initiatives.
The funeral took place in Londonderry, this morning (Tuesday 15th November), of the Very Reverend David Cecil Orr, a former Dean of Derry, who died peacefully at his home in the city’s Waterside, last Friday 11th November.
Clergy from across the Diocese of Connor gathered at the Slieve Russell Hotel in Co Cavan on November 8 for the first clergy conference since 2018.
The words ‘God save our gracious King!’ rang out around the war memorial in the centre of Londonderry, on Sunday morning, for the first time in over 70 years, as local people gathered to remember servicemen and women who had died in past conflicts.
Churches throughout Clogher Diocese held Remembrance Services yesterday (Sunday, 13th November) to remember those who made the supreme sacrifice in wars and conflicts around the world.
The King’s Lord–Lieutenant for County Londonderry, Mrs Alison Millar, has formally launched the Parish of Tamlaghtfinlagan’s four–day long Festival of Remembrance in Ballykelly.
