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“Stepping Aside” A Day Retreat for Lay Ministers

“Come away… and rest for a while” — Mark 6:31 The Commission on Ministry is inviting lay ministers across the Church of Ireland to step back from the demands of ministry for a day of prayer, reflection and renewal. Stepping Aside is the first Commission on Ministry initiative designed specifically with lay ministers in mind — […]

DKEA visits Cape Town

The summer of 2026 will go down in the record books and for 7 members of the diocesan family in KEA it will also be remembered for a mission trip to Cape Town.  The team went to Cape Town with the support of Crosslinks an Anglican missions agency.  When it was confirmed who was coming […]

Royal School Cavan to Host Information and Enrolment Evening

Royal School Cavan will hold its Information and Enrolment Evening on Wednesday 7th October, giving prospective pupils and their families the chance to learn more about the Diocesan co-educational secondary school ahead of the transition from primary school. The evening is aimed particularly at pupils currently in 6th class who are weighing up their options […]

Derrylin Community Tractor Pull and Fun Day

On the 8th August, parishioners from Kinawley Holy Trinity held a charity fundraiser in aid of the Parish Hall and Friends of the Cancer Centre Derrylin doesn’t do things by halves, and the Community Tractor Pull and Fun Day on Saturday 8th August proved it once again. What began as one man’s idea grew into […]

Ordination Service at Sligo Cathedral

Sunday 21st June was a day of great joy and celebration at the Cathedral Church of St Mary the Virgin and St John the Baptist, Sligo, as Bishop Ferran Glenfield ordained Victoria Pringle, Joshua Pringle and John Young as deacons. The service was a significant and uplifting occasion for the diocesan family, as the three […]

Faith Reignited – Elphin Archdeaconry 14th-24th May

The feast days of Ascension and Pentecost marked the outline of the special emphasis time in the Archdeaconry of Elphin called Faith Reignited. In brief, it involved each Parish or Group running an event or two themselves aimed at reconnecting with some of the disenfranchised Church of Ireland community in their area. Then in the […]

DKEA Mission trip to South Africa (4th – 12th July)

For I know their works and their thoughts and the time is coming to gather all nations and tongues. And they shall come and shall see my glory… v19And they shall declare my glory among the nations (Isaiah 66:19-19) This summer a team 7 people from the diocese of Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh will be […]