The work of Christian unity may not be the most visible part of Church life but, in an increasingly fractured world, it was one of the most important, Bishop Andrew Forster said, as he proposed the report of the Commission of Christian Unity and Dialogue on the third day of the General Synod. Noting that…
Brothers and sisters in Christ, I would like first to thank the Diocese of Down and Dromore for acting as our hosts for this Synod and particularly to thank the bishop and all those who have been involved in planning and preparing for our Synod Eucharist earlier this morning. I suspect like many people in…
Two parishes from the Diocese of Derry and Raphoe were among the winners in a competition which encourages projects designed to cut carbon emissions in churches, the winners of which were announced after close of business on Day One of General Synod. The successful parishes, Christ Church and St Paul’s (Castlerock and Dunboe) and St…
The Church of Ireland Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of all Ireland, The Most Rev’d John McDowell, has spoken out on the subject of the extreme right and violent opposition to migrants. Addressing 600 representatives at the Church of Ireland General Synod in Newcastle, the Archbishop also warned of the dangers posed by the so-called…
The Rector of St Augustine’s Church, Rev Nigel Cairns, has been appointed Dean of Derry and Rector of the new parish grouping of Templemore & St Augustine’s, a merger which brings together two of Londonderry’s best-known city-centre churches. News of the appointments was shared with the congregations of St Columb’s Cathedral and St Augustine’s at…
Today, Palm Sunday – when Christians remember Jesus’s triumphal entry into Jerusalem – was a triumphant day, too, for the volunteers of St Columb’s Cathedral in Londonderry as they were presented with the King’s Award for Voluntary Service, conferred in recognition of their “outstanding contributions to social cohesion, community relations, and tourism within a socially…
“I thank you dear Jesus for these marvellous parishes,” Rev Janet Broderick prayed in Portnoo, on Friday evening (March 6th, 2026), “all so unique in their worship of you, each community dwelling and yet all of us as one.” The Rev Broderick was speaking in Inniskeel Parish Church at the Service of Introduction which formally…
Parishioners are invited to ‘An Evening with Bishop Given Gaula’ in the Diocesan Centre in Londonderry on Thursday 12th March, during which the Tanzanian church leader will be discussing his work to build God’s Kingdom in East Africa and his special bond with the Diocese of Derry and Raphoe. For Bishop Given, the event will…
The new incumbent in the Parishes of Castlerock & Dunboe, Rev Andrew Neill, was instituted on Friday evening, 23rd January 2026, at a service in Christ Church, Castlerock, led by Bishop Andrew Forster and the Rural Dean, Rev Rhys Jones, and attended by many of the new Rector’s clerical colleagues. Parishioners from his new parish…
A wintry scene greeted parishioners and friends on their arrival at St Columb’s Cathedral in Londonderry this morning as they bade a fond farewell to the newly-retired Dean of Derry, Very Rev Raymond Stewart, who celebrated his last service as Rector of the Parish of Templemore just three days earlier, on New Year’s Eve. It…
