Vocation Retreat 2023
Dromantine Retreat Centre · Friday, 27th January – Sunday, 29th January 2023 The word “vocation” means calling. It is a dialogue in which God calls and we listen. Each of us is unique and God calls each one of us in a unique way. In the Church of Ireland ordained ministry is a particular calling to ministry, […]
Diocesan Service of Remembrance
We are grateful to Dean Paul Bogle, the Meath Diocesan Choir, David Lamb (Organist – who kindly stood in for Ms Doreen Kinberley, who had a prior commitment), and Bishop Pat Storey for leading us in our Diocesan Service of Remembrance for those who had died during the pandemic. People came from across the dioceses, […]
New rector appointed to Naas Union of parishes
Archdeacon Craig McCauley has been appointed to be the new rector for Naas Union of parishes. Currently rector of Virginia group of parishes in Kilmore diocese, he married to Vida and we have two children, Laura who is 22 and is a final year business studies student at Dublin City University and Matthew who is 18 and […]
Mental Health Funding programme
Brighter Lives mental health funding programme launched Benefact Trust has launched Brighter Lives – a thematic grants programme focused on helping Christian organisations to respond to mental health issues. Open for applications until Friday 9th December, at 12 noon, this programme will help enable churches and Christian charities across the UK and Ireland to provide increased mental health […]
Advent Retreat
The Church’s Ministry of Healing: Ireland is delighted to lead this year’s Advent Retreat at the request of the Commission on Ministry. This is the first year that the retreat has been in person since 2019, and the theme has been chosen to reflect this. The retreat takes place in Mount St Anne’s Retreat Centre, […]
Cost of Living Leaflet – Sources of help and advice
A new leaflet from the Church of Ireland’s Church and Society Commission highlights sources of help and support for households responding to the cost–of–living crisis. Click here to download leaflet
New Initiative for St Brigid’s Cathedral, Kildare
You may remember that a couple of years ago we asked Church Army, a home based Anglican mission community working with local churches in the UK and Ireland, to undertake a Diocesan Strategic Review for us. The Review involved meeting with groups from every parish Union or group across the diocese. Their report was then […]
Diocesan synod meets ‘in-person’
This year brought the welcome return of our diocesan synod being held ‘in-person’. Due to the pandemic we were only able to meet virtually over the previous two years. The synod met in The Glenroyal Hotel, in Maynooth, on Saturday 24 September. Every Church of Ireland diocesan synod consists of the bishop, the beneficed and […]