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Autumn SEARCH out now
The autumn issue of the Church of Ireland journal, SEARCH, edited by Canon Ginnie Kennerley, is now out.
The autumn issue of the Church of Ireland journal, SEARCH, edited by Canon Ginnie Kennerley, is now out.
The Church of Ireland’s Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland, the Most Revd Dr Richard Clarke, has outlined the implications of the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019 in the current edition of the Armagh diocesan magazine, ‘The Ambassador’.
Eight student ordinands were licensed as readers by Archbishop Michael Jackson in the Church of Ireland Theological Institute on Wednesday evening (October 2). The students were drawn from five dioceses and the chapel of CITI was filled with family and friends for the service.
The Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland, the Most Revd Dr Richard Clarke, has paid tribute to the Bishop Harold Miller, as he retires this morning as Bishop of Down and Dromore.
The leaders of Ireland’s main Churches have expressed their grave concern at the prospect of an almost unregulated abortion regime being imposed on Northern Ireland from Westminster.
In the spirit of the recommendation of the International Anglican–Roman Catholic Commission for Unity and Mission (IARCCUM) that there should be regular meetings of Anglican and Roman Catholic bishops in individual countries to discuss common concerns, the eighth such meeting was held in Dublin yesterday (Wednesday, 25th September).
The Standing Committee of the General Synod of the Church of Ireland, meeting on 17th September 2019 in Church of Ireland House, Dublin, noted the decision of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to leave the European Union on a date determined but yet to be finalised.
A selection of ideas for talks and crafts – on the theme of Harvest – gathered together for Church of Ireland Children’s Ministry. This includes suggestions for Harvest songs and Bible reflections.
The Irish Inter–Church Meeting has issued a call to action on homelessness and housing insecurity. The organisation, which brings together church leaders from across the island of Ireland, has launched new resources to help people engage with the issues surrounding homelessness and housing insecurity.
The contract for the restoration of the roof of St Patrick’s Cathedral, Dublin, was signed on Tuesday morning (September 17) in the cathedral’s Deanery.