Diocesan News
The Revd Luke Pratt appointed to the Drumcliffe Group of Parishes
The Revd Luke Pratt has been appointed as Bishop’s Curate of the Drumcliffe Group of Parishes (Drumcliffe, Lissadell and Munninane) in Co. Sligo.
The Revd Luke Pratt has been appointed as Bishop’s Curate of the Drumcliffe Group of Parishes (Drumcliffe, Lissadell and Munninane) in Co. Sligo.
The victims and survivors of the Omagh bomb atrocity were remembered on Sunday afternoon at a Service of Reflection and Prayer at the town’s Memorial Garden, a short distance from where a car bomb exploded almost a quarter of a century ago, killing 31 people, including unborn twins.
In light of the recent serious data breach, Bishop David McClay has asked parishes in the Diocese of Down and Dromore to pray, this weekend and next, for the safety of the PSNI.
You can find out more about how Pioneer Ministry in the Church of Ireland is seeking to reach those with little or no connection to church through posts and photos on Facebook.
The mid–summer edition of Eco Congregation’s newsletter features six Church of Ireland initiatives to care for Creation around our island.
Hilary McClay has been appointed as the new Education Advisor for the Church of Ireland Bishops’ Appeal for World Aid and Development. The Bishops’ Appeal exists to encourage members of the Church of Ireland to engage with, walk alongside and support those people groups and parts of the world who are dealing with the impact of poverty, violence, climate change and suffering.
The Church of Ireland’s central staff in Belfast, working for departments of the Representative Church Body and for the General Synod, have moved to 18–22 Hill Street, in the city’s Cathedral Quarter, following the vacation of Church of Ireland House on Donegall Street.