Church of Ireland Council for Mission Launches Prayer Appeal for the...
The Church of Ireland Council for Mission has launched a prayer appeal to support persecuted Christians around the world. The appeal follows a resolution by the General Synod in May which expressed...
View ArticleRoyal School of Church Music Ireland Day of Singing in Christ Church Cathedral
The Royal School of Church Music Ireland is holding an event in Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin, on 27 August 2016. They are inviting all singers to join them for a day of singing with Andrew Reid,...
View ArticleWedding Outfits Exhibition to Mark Union of Dublin Parishes
In marriage, two persons are joined together, and in the wedding service marriage is likened to the union between Christ and His Church. So it seems very fitting to celebrate the union of the Parishes...
View ArticleApplications Welcome to the Marshall Beresford and Church Fabric Funds
The application process for the latest rounds of the Marshall Beresford and Church Fabric Funds is now open. The closing date is October 1. The Marshal Beresford Fund and Church Fabric Fund are held...
View Article1916 and the Somme in Powerscourt Churchyard
This article by Judy Cameron first appeared in The Clarion – the monthly newsletter of the Joint Parishes of Enniskerry. Powerscourt Churchyard came into use for burials in the 1860s. It was used, not...
View ArticleNew Secondary Education Committee Administrator Announced
The Chairman, the Rt Revd Dr Paul Colton, Bishop of Cork, and the Board of Directors of the Secondary Education Committee (SEC) are pleased to announce the appointment of Johnny Honner to the role of...
View ArticleRevised and Updated List of Parish Registers to be Launched Next Week
The RCB Library and the Irish Genealogical Research Society will officially re–launch the online List of Church of Ireland Parish Registers next week. The collaborative project has taken place over a...
View ArticleRSCM Invites Singers to Join in Day of Music Making
RSCM Ireland is inviting all singers to attend a special singing day and festival service entitled ‘With Saintly Shout and Solemn Jubilee’ which will be held in Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin, on...
View ArticleThe Revd Abigail Sines Appointed Dean’s Vicar at Christ Church Cathedral
The Revd Abigail Sines has been appointed Dean’s Vicar at Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin. Abigail is currently Curate of the Christ Church Cathedral Group of Parishes. She takes up her new post on...
View ArticleArchbishop of Dublin Offers Thoughts and Prayers Following Attack on French...
Archbishop Michael Jackson has offered prayers for the people of France in the wake of the murder of a Catholic priest while saying Mass in Normandy this morning (Tuesday July 26): “Once again today...
View ArticleD&G Young Adults Invite You To Join Them for an Evening With Rob Bell
Dublin and Glendalough Young Adults present An Evening With Rob Bell at the Sugar Club, 8 Lower Leeson Street, Dublin on Sunday August 7 from 7pm to 10pm. Rob Bell is The New York Times bestselling...
View ArticleCome&Celebrate Sunday – Parish Day on September 18 2016
Parishes in all parts of Dublin and Glendalough will be joining in one celebration on Sunday September 18. Archbishop Michael Jackson has designated that date as Come&Celebrate Sunday, a...
View ArticleSafeguarding Trust Training for Clergy
The Board of Education is organising a Safeguarding Trust training day for clergy on Tuesday September 13 in Church House, Dublin. The training is aimed at clergy who are newly ordained, in a first...
View ArticlePeregryne Chant From St Audoen’s to St Patrick’s
How one of Dublin’s medieval churches acquired a dedication to the French saint, Audoen, is still rather a curiosity today. Dublin’s trade links with Rouen, from whence the saintly archbishop came,...
View ArticleChurch of Ireland Clergy Help Secure Golf Title for Great Britain and Ireland
The Cranmer Cup, the clergy version of golf’s Ryder Cup, was played in the Celtic Manor Golf Resort in South Wales last week. A total of 16 clergy drawn from England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland...
View ArticleOnline Launch of The List of Church of Ireland Parish Registers: An...
Those interested in genealogy and history will welcome a new joint initiative between the Irish Genealogical Research Society and the Church of Ireland’s Representative Church Body Library. The List...
View ArticleParishioners Urged to Help Plot Historic Trail of Dublin and Glendalough
A new trail of Dublin and Glendalough’s historic objects and places is being compiled to celebrate the 800th anniversary of the unification of the dioceses. ‘A History Trail of the United Dioceses of...
View ArticleParishioners of Drumcondra, North Strand and St Barnabas Begin New Phase With...
The Parish of Drumcondra, North Strand and St Barnabas entered a new phase of ministry yesterday evening (Friday August 5) with the arrival of their new Rector. The Revd Garth Bunting was instituted...
View ArticleUSPG Takes a Fresh Look at its Work in Ireland and Around the World
Statement on behalf of the Right Revd John McDowell, Chair, USPG Ireland and USPG Northern Ireland The oldest Anglican mission agency on these islands is taking new steps forward in Ireland as the...
View ArticleChildren’s Ministry Training – Dublin September 2016
A series of training sessions to equip leaders to be able to lift Bible stories off the page and into the hearts and minds of children’s groups or all–age congregations has been organised for...
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