Pastoral Life

"They devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers" (Acts 2:42). This description of the activities of the first Christians has served as the basis for describing the key tasks to be carried out by the Christian Community. In our time these key tasks can be named as: liturgy and prayer, education and formation, community building, outreach, leadership and administration. The heart beat of the pastoral life of the diocese is found in the sixty-one parishes. As well as this there are many groups and agencies who are committed to supporting and promoting pastoral initiatives at parish, regional and diocesan level in service of the reign of God. Some are listed here, others, such as education, are found in other parts. If you belong to an agency enhancing the pastoral life of the diocese, but are not included on our site, please This e-mail address is being protected from spambots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it for inclusion.
 


Welcome to the website of the Archdiocese of Armagh.

Our diocese of sixty-one parishes, from four counties, North and South of the Border, is knitted together closely to form the historic local Church of Armagh. As a diocese we seek not only to be faithful to the message of Jesus Christ himself, but also to embrace the challenges of the present and to look forward with confidence to the opportunities of the future. We strive to do this primarily by reflecting the healing love of Christ and the Truth of his Gospel through the ministry of his Church in the various parishes and pastoral agencies you will find outlined in this website.

I pray that visitors to this site may find the information it contains, the aspirations and resources it promotes, useful in helping to understand the mission of the Archdiocese of Armagh in building up the Kingdom of God in the twenty-first century.

We place it under the protection of Mary, Mother of the Church, who advised us to do whatever her son, Jesus, tells us. We invoke the help of the Patron Saints of the diocese, Patrick  and  Brigid, Malachy and Moninne  and the martyrs, Oliver Plunkett and Patrick O'Loughran,  that this website may prove to be of great help to all who strive to follow Christ faithfully.
 
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