On Sunday 13th September in St Michael’s Church, Ballina, Bishop Patrick Rooke admitted two candidates to the Office of Deacon; Revd Caroline Morrow and Revd Clive Moore. Because of Covid restrictions, this was an ordination like none before. The congregation was limited to 50 people which meant that only a...
June 2020 Greetings from Mothers’ Union! These are very strange times and this is just a short update on all that has been going on in Mothers’ Union at home here in Ireland and worldwide. First of all, we would like to thank you, our Clergy, for all your inspirational...
This excellent short video has been produced by our friends in Dublin and Glendalough Dioceses. It may well be of interest to us in TKA. Most of what is said here will apply to us but please remember to take note of LOCAL variations should there be any.
The Bishop of Tuam, Killala and Achonry, the Rt Revd. Patrick Rooke, whose home is in Co. Mayo, extends the sympathy and sadness of the Church of Ireland population in the county of Mayo and wider diocese to the family of Detective Garda Colm Horkan. His tragic death reminds us...
The Church of Ireland has published protocols for a return to in-church worship to provide guidance to parishes – in both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland – in relation to the reopening of places of worship that have been closed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The Returning to...
The June Issue of the Church of Ireland Gazette is now available FREE to download here. June Gazette now available for free download
The RCB Library is pleased to report that the historical diocesan archive for Tuam, Killala and Achonry has been arranged and listed, and the detailed catalogue has been published online for public perusal in conjunction with June’s Archive of the Month. When the Library reopens to the public, the collection...
May Gazette – download for free
In the light of the global Covid–19 pandemic, Bishops’ Appeal – the Church of Ireland’s World Aid and Development Programme – is releasing a total of €50,000 to five key partner mission and development agencies to support their efforts among the world’s most vulnerable people. The five agencies are Christian...
