The Rector of Glendermott and Newbuildings, Rev Canon Robert Boyd, has been awarded an MBE in the King’s Birthday Honours List. Canon Boyd is one of 70 people in Northern Ireland recognised by the King for their service and achievement. Canon Boyd’s award was given “for services to the community in County Tyrone and County…
A piece of history was made in St Eunan’s Cathedral Raphoe, this evening, as the Diocese of Derry and Raphoe’s “newest priests” were ordained to the priesthood in the Ordained Local Ministry (O.L.M.) by Rt Rev Andrew Forster. It was “a privilege and joy” the Bishop said, to be with Rev Brian Robinson and Rev…
Half a century of service in episcopal ministry was celebrated this morning (on St Columba’s Day) when a congregation gathered for a Choral Eucharist in St Columb’s Cathedral to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the consecration of Bishop Robin Eames. Lord Eames served as Bishop of Derry and Raphoe from 1975 to 1980, and thereafter…
We, in the Diocese of Derry and Raphoe, have embarked on our biggest ever consultation exercise as part of our ongoing Diocesan Review. Bishop Andrew’s encouraging parishioners and clergy to complete this survey which will gather your views on a range of matters concerning the ministry, mission and future of the Diocese. Your responses will…
Derry and Raphoe Mothers’ Union’s new President, Kaye Nesbitt, was commissioned by the Bishop of Derry and Raphoe, Rt Rev Andrew Forster, on Friday evening (6th June 2025), at a service in St Eunan’s Cathedral in Raphoe. The service was led by the Dean of Raphoe, Very Rev Liz Fitzgerald, and during it, two other…
It’s a promising sign when extra chairs have to be brought in to accommodate the interested parties at any meeting and that was certainly true of a gathering of educationalists in Letterkenny’s Mount Errigal Hotel on Wednesday 27th May 2025 which celebrated the achievements of schools in Donegal run under Church of Ireland and Presbyterian…
A beacon was lit by His Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant for County Londonderry, Ian Crowe MBE, at the end of a Civic Service in St Columb’s Cathedral on Wednesday 8th May marking the 80th anniversary of V.E. (Victory in Europe) Day. Leaders from the city’s four main churches led the congregation in prayers remembering those who gave…
Bishop Andrew Forster has joined his Roman Catholic counterpart, Dr Donal McKeown, in calling for an end to a recent spate of sectarian attacks in Londonderry. The PSNI are investigating a series of incidents including an assault on three young men in the city’s Nelson Drive area, an organised fight in the Waterside, an attack…
Clergy, Diocesan Readers and Parish Readers from all across the Diocese of Derry and Raphoe attended a special Maundy Thursday Service of Holy Communion in St Columb’s Cathedral on Thursday 17th April 2025. It was led by Bishop Andrew Forster, who was assisted by the Pastoral Assistant at the Cathedral, Reverend Canon John Merrick, and…
There was a surprise in store for teenagers attending the Diocese’s second Confirmation Day in Stranorlar Parish Hall on Saturday 1st March. Bishop Andrew Forster – who’ll be confirming them at services later this year – arrived to speak to them about the big day and to share memories of his own confirmation, which took…
