Diocese of Cashel & Ossory

Ministry...Ordination

God our Father, Lord of all the world, we thank you that through your Son you have called us into the fellowship of your universal Church. Hear our prayer for your faithful people that in their vocation and ministry they may be instruments of your love, and give your servants now to be ordained the needful gifts of your grace; through our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen

(The Ordinal, AOS 1993)

Every Christian is a servant of God and has a role to play in the lay or ordained ministry of the Church.

Lay ministries range from helping out in various ways on an honorary part time basis, to full time work as a Stipendiary Lay Minister.

Ordained ministries include Deacons, Priests, and Bishops. Deacons and Priests generally work in Parish or Chaplaincy settings. Where people undertake ministries of a public or representative nature within the Church or on behalf of the Church, they pass through selection processes and undertake appropriate training.

Those offering themselves for training for the Ministry should be put in touch by their parochial clergy with their Diocesan Director of Ordinands, Very Revd. N L Lynas, who, with our Bishop, will advise them when they should attend one of the Bishops' Selection Conferences held for the purpose of advising on vocation and training. Information about the Conferences may be obtained from the Church of Ireland Theological College.

Church of Ireland guide to ordination

The Director of Ordinands is The Very Revd Paul Draper, The Deanery, The Mall, Lismore, Co. Waterford. Please contact him Tel 058 54105 for more information.