The Archbishop of Armagh, the Most Revd Dr Richard Clarke, is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr David Ritchie as the new Secretary General and Chief Officer of the Representative Church Body (RCB).
Philip McKinley was commissioned Chaplain of Dublin City University in the Church of Ireland tradition by Archbishop Michael Jackson recently.
The Revd Adrian Dorrian, Chair of the Church and Society Commission of the Church of Ireland, has emphasised the need to act on behalf of people at risk of climate change.
The Archbishop of Armagh, The Most Revd Dr Richard Clarke, is this week speaking at diocesan roadshows in Mullabrack (Markethill), Killyman and and Cookstown. The talks are the final part of a series on prayer and, coincidentally to the recent debate about a proposed short pre–Christmas cinema advert, focus on the significance of the Lord’s Prayer.
At the start of November the Archbishop of Armagh, Dr Richard Clarke, highlighted and affirmed the work of healthcare chaplains through a visit to the Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, and a meeting with Church of Ireland chaplains serving in this area of ministry.
Eco–Congregation Ireland, Christian Aid and Trócaire are encouraging people from all denominations to pray for the upcoming UN Climate Summit, otherwise known as COP21, that is due to take place in Paris from 30th November to 11th December 2015.
With the conclusion of the political negotiations and the publication of ‘A Fresh Start’, in a joint statement, Church leaders have welcomed the fact that an accommodation has been reached.
Fourteen students from the Church of Ireland Theological Institute have been conferred with MTh (Master in Theology) degrees at the Autumn Commencements in Trinity College Dublin.