Early on Saturday morning, Dr McGlinchey and I went to Gaseyni Parish in the northern suburbs of Bujumbura. This had been a thriving parish with progressive educational facilities catering for construction and carpentry, livestock and general agriculture, until the whole campus was destroyed in the hostilities of 1996.
Archbishop Michael Jackson and the Revd Dr Paddy McGlinchey have just completed two days of teaching at Bujumbura Christian University (BCU) in Burundi.
In a blog update from Burundi, the Archbishop of Dublin, the Most Revd Dr Michael Jackson, has shared how he was inspired by a visit to a community maize project in the rural highlands of Burundi.
Worship has been offered daily in Saint Patrick’s for centuries – so come and join us during Heritage Week (20–24 August) as we journey through 800 years of worship with five services charting the liturgical heritage of this ancient house of prayer.
Kate Williams, the Representative Church Body’s Head of Finance (pictured third from right), attended the first meeting of the Charities Governance Code Advisory Group yesterday, 5 July.
With drought or near–drought conditions set to continue across the country, our thoughts once again turn to members of the farming community.
Safeguarding Trust Diocesan Support Teams from Church of Ireland Dioceses in the Republic of Ireland have been invited to Train the Trainer days in Church House, Dublin, on 17th July, 16th August and 17th September from 10.30am to 3.30 pm.
The Church Leaders Group has met with the Police Service of Northern Ireland and An Garda Síochána to discuss initiatives which seek to prevent and reduce crime against older and more vulnerable people in both jurisdictions.
World Refugee Day was marked in Dublin with an open air prayer service and a dinner for 270 people who live in Direct Provision in St Patrick’s Cathedral.
To mark World Refugee Day, two networks of Churches across Europe have come together to commemorate people who have lost their lives on their way to seek safety and encourage prayer for migrant people.
