Derry and Raphoe Mothers’ Union stalwart, Elizabeth Fielding, has been honoured by the Queen for her work with the Foyle Child Contact Centre. Mrs Fielding was awarded a Medal of the Order of the British Empire (BEM), in the New Years Honours which were announced…
Christmas is one of our favourite times of year in the Good household. Mary and I look forward to it immensely: the excitement of decorating the See House (where we live); bringing out the crib; putting up the tree and the decorations; preparing the food;…
There was a Christmas lunch with a difference in St Columba’s Hall, Omagh, on Wednesday afternoon when Bishop Ken Good joined local clergy and members of the Drumragh Evergreen Club to honour Drumragh parishioner Dave Mullan’s forthcoming 100th birthday. Dave will celebrate the milestone on…
Three young Eglinton Primary School pupils lent a hand, this week, as scores of Christmas presents donated by members of Faughanvale Parish were handed over to Foyle Women’s Aid. The gifts were gathered over the last few weeks and stored beneath the 16-foot Christmas tree…
Joint Christmas Message 2018 by the Archbishops of Armagh, The Most Revd Dr Richard Clarke & The Most Revd Eamon Martin "A very happy Christmas to you all. "There is no place quite like home – especially at Christmas time. Many people who are working…
There was a feeling of expectation in the air this week as representatives of parishes throughout the Diocese of Derry and Raphoe converged on the Diocesan Centre in Londonderry – and it wasn’t just to do with the imminent arrival of a huge pizza order…
There was a large turnout at St Columb’s Cathedral in Londonderry on Thursday evening for a commemorative lecture marking the arrival and enthronement as Bishop of Derry of Frederick Augustus Hervey 250 years ago. The lecture, ‘The Life and Times of the Earl Bishop’, was…
