Diocese of Down & Dromore

05 Feb 2018

Dean Forde installed in Belfast Cathedral

The 14th Dean of Belfast, the Very Revd Stephen Forde, was installed in St Anne’s Cathedral in a service on Sunday February 4.

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05 Feb 2018

Data Protection Information Pack for Churches now available

An information pack is now available to help parishes meet the requirements of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which is coming into effect on

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04 Feb 2018

Bishop Harold hopes that C of E will achieve interchangeability of ministry with the Methodist Church

Listen again to 4 February’s 

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02 Feb 2018

CIYD’s new Lenten Bible reading resource for young people

The Church of Ireland Youth Department’s new resource,

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02 Feb 2018

Offset your carbon footprint this Lent with #Jars4Journeys

The Church of Ireland Bishops’ Appeal, Eco–Congregation Ireland and the Representative Church Body of the Church of Ireland (RCB) are joining forces to promote the Lenten...

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02 Feb 2018

Reader ministry celebrated as 26 are recommissioned in Down Cathedral

Bishop Harold has recommissioned 26 diocesan readers at a special service in Down Cathedral. 

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01 Feb 2018

A word of welcome from Bishop Harold

“It is such a joy to welcome Annette McGrath back today as our diocesan communications officer. Annette is wise, imaginative and reliable, and I would ask everyone to send in...

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31 Jan 2018

Introducing this year’s Quiet Day speaker

Charles Marnham has been a minister in the Church of England for over 40 years serving in churches both in the north of England and central London. He is currently the Vicar of...

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