Press Releases05 May 16

Church of Ireland General Synod 2016

The General Synod of the Church of Ireland will take place from Thursday 12th May to Saturday 14th May at the Royal Marine Hotel, Dún Laoghaire.

The Synod is scheduled to commence in the conference centre at the Royal Marine Hotel at 12.00 noon on Thursday 12th, following the Synod Eucharist which will take place in St Paul’s Church, Glenageary, at 10.00am.  On the following days, the Synod will begin in the conference centre at 10.00am. Business will finish at 6.30pm on Thursday and Friday and is scheduled to finish at 4.30pm on Saturday.

Each morning begins with a short act of worship, which this year will be led by the Rt Revd Kenneth Kearon, Bishop of Limerick and Killaloe.  The preacher at the Synod Eucharist on Thursday 12th will be the Rt Revd Patrick Rooke, Bishop of Tuam, Killala and Achonry. The Archbishop of Armagh’s Presidential Address will take place shortly after 12.00 noon on the first day, Thursday 12th.

The General Synod’s website is now live at: http://synod.ireland.anglican.org/2016