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...
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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...
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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...
Archdeacon Stephen McWhirter is not just a Sower of the Seed of the Good News of the Gospel, he is also an Sewer Extraordinaire! A man of many talents. When Stephen realised that Ballina Costume Company, who rent the old school in Ballina from St Michael’s Church, were making PPE...
“O give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his steadfast love endures for ever” (Psalm 118:1) From my point of view at least, it could hardly have been more appropriate that Psalm 118 is set for today’s Morning Office. Many of its phrases are well known and...
Virtual Voices of St. Nicholas' Schola Cantorum sing a seasonal favourite: Charles Wood's arrangement of the ancient Dutch tune Vreuchten, setting G.R. Woodward's ebullient Easter text. #Easter #Eastertide #EasterBlessings Posted by St. Nicholas' Collegiate Church, Galway on Sunday, 19 April 2020 Christ is Risen! For Easter Day, St Nicholas' Schola...
“Early on the first day of the week while it was still dark…” John 20:1 The Easter story begins in darkness, in a time of great fear, sorrow and despair. The disciples were nowhere to be seen but were hidden away behind locked doors fearing for their lives. That description...
