Eight years ago, the Church of St Michael and All Angels Waterville would have been, by any sensible measure, a candidate for closure. A well-meaning but misguided renovation in the 1960s left faded pink-washed walls, a dry-lined ceiling, a vestry with a rotting chipboard floor and heating provided by calor …
On Sunday 22nd July, The Church of the Transfiguration, Sneem and St Patrick, Kenmare hosted the Climate Justice Candle in special services as part of their progress towards the objectives of Eco-congregation Ireland. The regular congregation was joined by visitors from the US, Germany, England, Greece and Limerick, illustrating the …
On Friday 27th July at 7.30 p.m. Dr Arnold Horner will give a talk in Saint John the Baptist Church , Knightstown, Valentia Island , entitled ” A GAME OF POWER , PIRATES AND PROPERTY, VALENTIA 400 YEARS AGO ” . Admission will be free , with a retiring collection …
St Patrick Kenmare will be holding its annual Plough Service on Sunday 14th January, at 12:00. This service is traditionally held in early January at the beginning of the agricultural year, asking God’s Blessing on all who work with the land in the year to come. In many ways, it …
Bishop Kenneth joined Islanders for the annual Ecumenical carol Service in Kingstown, Valentia Island. He writes ‘It was standing room only again for what much be one of the earliest church Carol Services of the year on Valentia Island, off the coast of Kerry. This annual event took place this …
At this time of year in St Patrick Kenmare, we are invited by our teddy bears to join in for their annual …
On the last Sunday in August, the town of Waterville held its annual Charlie Chaplin film Festival, which ends with a special …
The annual Friendship day hosted by the Church of the Transfiguration in Sneem was again very well attended, despite atypical weather (in …
It was fitting that, since the Celebrations for the 130th anniversary of the Mothers Union began in All Saints’ Church in Raheny, …
This year marks the 130th anniversary of the Mothers Union in Ireland. As part of the celebrations, All-Ireland MU President Phyllis Grothier …
