New Mothers Union Diocesan President Mrs Iris Suitor

Mothers’ Union Diocesan President Commissioned

Mrs Iris Suitor,Drumglass Parish Dungannon was commissioned as the new MU Diocesan President for Armagh at a service in Armagh Cathedral on Wednesday 15th May 2013.

A large number of MU members from across the diocese were present.  The act of commissioning was carried out my the Archbishop of Armagh, The Most Reverend Richard Clarke who also gave the address.

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Vacancies advertised for the parishes of Mullavilly and Richhill.

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Archbishop Clarke’s Christmas Message

For the Christmas message please click here.

Enthronement of New Archbishop

The service of Enthronement for the new Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland, The Most Revd Dr Richard Clarke, took place at St Patrick’s Church of Ireland Cathedral, Armagh, Saturday 15 December 2012 at 3.00pm. The service was one of Choral Evensong and the address was given by the new Archbishop after his enthronement.

In his address, The Most Revd Dr Richard Clarke called on Christians to model ‘the courtesy of God’.

He said: ‘We live in a culture within which anger rather than courtesy is the most prevalent behavioural pattern … True courtesy is the converse of spiteful anger. And courtesy is not simply good manners but … means generously going further than we actually have to go, in our service of another individual.’

The new Archbishop continued by stating, ‘The God we worship is a God of beauty and of truth, and our language and our actions are to mirror this. If, as St Augustine tells us, the weak are to be cared for, the faint-hearted comforted, the uneducated taught, the sluggish awakened and the good encouraged; if the agitators are to be rebuked, the conceited put in their place, the quarrelsome held back, and evil people to be endured, and all of them to be loved, it can only be when we hold – before our eyes and in our hearts – the image of Jesus Christ who calls us to be his co-workers together in his service, and in serving his world. And it can also only be, when we have learnt to model – in all that we say and do – the courtesy of God.’

For full transcript of the Archbishop’s address please click here.

For more photographs of the Enthronement please follow this link.

Retirement of Archbishop Alan Harper O.B.E., B.A.

Thursday 21st September 2012 St Patrick’s Cathedral, Armagh was the venue of of a farewell service to Archbishop Harper who retires on 30th September 2012

Archbishop Harper has been Archbishop of Armagh for just over five years.

The service was well attended by family, friends and members of the clergy, both serving and retired, from across the whole island of Ireland.

The service was followed by refreshments in the Synod Hall where the Archbishop was presented with gift from the parishes of the Diocese of Armagh and from the clergy.

For the full text of the Archbishop’s farewell sermon please click here.

Official Opening of See House Armagh

On Thursday 2nd February 2012 the keys to the new See House, Armagh were handed over to Archbishop Harper by Mr Henry Saville, Vice Chairman, RCB Executive Committee.

For photographs of the new See House please click here.