The Standing Committee of the General Synod met at Church of Ireland House, Dublin, on Tuesday morning, 11th March 2025, followed by a meeting of the Representative Body in the afternoon of the same day.
‘There is much to do, and this Programme for Government is but a start, a positive first step. We believe that it would have benefitted from clearer targets and more specific detail on delivery times.’
The Central Communications Board’s annual Communications Competition is now open and invites entries for PRINT MEDIA from Church of Ireland parishes, dioceses and affiliated organisations.
The Standing Committee of the General Synod met on Tuesday, 28th January 2025, in an online format.
Bishops’ Appeal has encouraged members of the Church to pray that the ceasefire arrangements agreed between Israel and Hamas would hold and lead to a more lasting peace after they take effect.
The Liturgical Advisory Committee (LAC) of the Church of Ireland has produced a new resource for simple daily prayer. Called ‘Take a Minute’, the resource is contained in a prayer card which can be kept in a pocket or inside a prayer book or Bible.
Bishops’ Appeal is pleased to share the news that al–Ahli Arab Hospital, which is administered by the Anglican Diocese of Jerusalem, is continuing to provide essential care and support for people in urgent humanitarian need in Gaza City.
The memory of the Troubles is a present–day reality for many members of the Church of Ireland, often acutely felt even decades after the loss of loved ones.
Bishops’ Appeal, the Church of Ireland’s world aid and development programme, is asking all parishes to remember the Middle East in prayer this Advent Sunday (1st December) and, following this morning’s ceasefire, to continue to pray for an end to all violence and destruction.
