It was an afternoon of fluctuating emotions in the Parish of Ballymore, this afternoon, as the retired former Priest-in-charge of the Parish of Clondevaddock was remembered by family, friends and fellow clergy at her funeral service in St John’s Church. And it was a tribute to the impact the small but ebullient wife, mother, grandmother…
Bishop Good’s Sermon in full: “As we gather here to reflect and to give thanks for the life and the ministry of Shiela, and to leave her in God’s gracious keeping, we are here Stanley, and Melanie, Timothy and Wendy, to be with you, to support you, to pray with you, to pray for you,…
Pioneer Ministry was launched in the Church of Ireland in February 2023, under the leadership and guidance of the director of the Church’s National Pioneer Ministry Team, Rev Rob Jones. It is an initiative that seeks to reach those with little or no connection with church or with the Good News of Jesus Christ. Since…
The Bishop of Derry and Raphoe, Rt Rev Andrew Forster, has told clergy and lay members of the Church that “God is stirring hearts again” and that he sees signs of hope all across our diocese. In his Presidential Address to the 2025 Diocesan Synod, Bishop Andrew said God was “calling people to rediscover faith,…
It was a day for the ages at St Columb’s Cathedral in Londonderry where the three newest members of the Cathedral Chapter – Rev Canon Carmen Hayes, Rev Canon Donard Collins and Rev Canon Peter Ferguson – were formally installed at a service on Sunday 28th September, 2025. “It’s the first time in a long…
Around 500 pupils from 30 different schools throughout the county were in Ramelton Presbyterian Church on Wednesday 24th September for the 2025 incarnation of the County Donegal Schools’ Service. The service, which is now in its 10th year, is for schools in Donegal under Protestant church patronage, and clergy from the three main Protestant denominations…
Good things come in threes, according to an old adage, and for the parishioners of St Patrick’s Church in Donaghmore, Castlefin, Sunday 21st September 2025 was a day of triple celebration, as they marked 300 years of worship in the church, the dedication of the recent works of renovation to the building, and what the…
The congregation of Carrick Parish Church were told by Bishop Andrew that the opening of their new hall on Sunday 14th September (2025) had put “a smile on the face of God”. The broad smiles on people’s faces belied the rather damp conditions as the parishioners were joined by friends from their sister churches in…
Bishop Andrew has thanked the congregation of Tamlaght O’Crilly Parish Church, near Upperlands, for their care and love for their local church down through the years and praised their commitment to the Christian faith. His remarks were made in a sermon during a Service of Thanksgiving and Dedication, on Sunday 7th September 2025, during which…
A large congregation comprising parishioners, clergy and readers from as far away as Inver, Dunfanaghy and Ardstraw filled All Saints’ Church in Newtowncunningham on Friday 5th September to welcome the Taughboyne Group’s new priest, Rev Sean McClafferty. Rev McClafferty becomes the first Ordained Local Minister in the East Donegal parishes and picks up the mantle…
