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 Vocation Retreat 2025, organised by the Commission on Ministry, will take place in Manresa Retreat Centre, Clontarf, Dublin, from 21–23 February 2025.
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.
The Porvoo Declaration commits the Churches which have signed it ‘to share a common life’ and ‘to pray for and with one another’. An important way of doing this is to pray through the year for the Porvoo Churches and their dioceses.
Bishop Michael Burrows, as Chair of the Commission for Christian Unity and Dialogue, has encouraged parishes to consider celebrating the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, to take place in January, with resources prepared by Churches Together in Britain and Ireland.
The Church and Society Commission of the Church of Ireland has produced a resource for members of the Church regarding the sensitive issues that arise in relation to the end of human life.
As Christmas comes closer, many more people in Ireland than was the case last year are living without a roof or a home or are at risk of losing their own place of comfort, warmth and safety.
