Through the kind support of Benefact Trust, the Irish Council of Churches (ICC) awards Good Relations grants up to the sum of £450 (or equivalent in euro) to churches and organisations who support ecumenical work within their local area.
Parish website managers can now find everything about hosting a website through the anglican.org domain system all in one place; the page will also be useful for rectors and select vestry members in their roles in planning and providing online media content.
A message from Dr Ken Fennelly, Secretary to the Church of Ireland’s General Synod Board of Education (Republic of Ireland), in the Education News Brief for June.
Archbishop John McDowell, as Chair of the Church of Ireland’s Board of Education (Northern Ireland), has issued a message of thanks to principals of controlled schools as the school year concludes.
Following on from World Refugee Day on Friday (20th June) – designated by the UN Refugee Agency to honour people who have been forced to flee home – a new leaflet is being made available, to prompt Christians to consider their role in welcoming those who have arrived on this island.
The Standing Committee of the General Synod met on Tuesday, 17th June 2025, in Church of Ireland House, Dublin.
To mark this year’s Refugee Week, the Church of Ireland’s Liturgical Advisory Committee has shared the following prayer which can help to encourage us in our thoughts and intercessions:
Tim Wright talks with the Revd Dr Chris Wright, Global Ambassador for Langham Partnership, in a new episode for the Mission Matters podcast. Chris shares his Belfast roots, upbringing in the Presbyterian Church, and early exposure to world mission through his missionary parents.
“Don’t try to change the world, change your circle of influence.” This was the key message from Dr Ebun Joseph who spoke as part of the Dialogue of Friendship: Listening Well to Build Communities conference in Dundrum Methodist Church on Saturday May 17.
What does it mean to speak about just peace in times of a war? A newly released video – Pathways to Just Peace – offers a compelling array of voices, all of which contribute to the ongoing and complex answer to this often painful question.
