Broadcast services and reflections are some of the many ways in which members of the Church can continue to worship with others at this difficult time. These services can be especially helpful for people who do not have internet access or who may enjoy the familiar format of a radio or television programme.
Daily Worship can be purchased for just €1.09 or 99p, and downloaded from the App Store and Google Play for use on Apple iOS and Android devices.
You can take God’s Word and the rhythm of liturgy from the Book of Common Prayer anywhere on your smartphone with the Church of Ireland’s Daily Worship app.
RTÉ will broadcast the following religious programmes on television and radio in the course of this year’s Holy Week and Easter.
‘An Order for Morning Prayer for Use on Sunday’, the newest addition to the Book of Common Prayer, was broadcast for Service on Sunday yesterday and is now available on the RTÉ Player.
The Church’s social media and digital communications guidelines can help parishes to use social media well and manage risks that can arise.
Guidelines from the Representative Church Body and Central Communications Board to help dioceses and parishes with data protection in photography/filming, mailing lists, and live streaming and recording.
On Friday, 13th April, Archbishop Richard Clarke (Church of Ireland Primate of All Ireland), the Revd Brian Anderson (President of the Irish Council of Churches), the Rt Revd Noble McNeely (Moderator of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland), and Bishop Noel Treanor (Roman Catholic Bishop of Down and Connor) met with BBC Religion Editor Martin Bashir and BBC Northern Ireland Director Peter Johnston.
Bishop Pat Storey, Chairman of the Church of Ireland’s Central Communications Board, welcomed Mr Jasper Rutherford, European Director of the organization Christ in Youth (CIY), to the January meeting of the CCB to give a presentation on a recent report by the research group Barna on the shifting spiritual landscape of teens and young adults (aged 14–25) in the Republic of Ireland.
The Chairman of the CCB, Bishop Trevor Williams, joined with Archbishop Eamon Martin to speak at the Soul Waves Radio annual conference on 19th May.
