The UK Church is no stranger to organ recitals but for National Transplant Week 2014, Christian denominations and local churches will be pulling out all the stops to raise awareness for organ donation.
The Irish Churches Peace Project (ICPP) marked its first year of activity at Malone House Belfast on 20 June 2014
Members of the Church of Ireland’s Northern Ireland Community Relations Working Group met with representatives of the Orange Order at Church of Ireland House, Belfast today, Monday, 23 June.
The Mothers’ Union held its General Meeting in Belfast this year – from Friday 20th to Saturday 21st June 2014. The Archbishop of Armagh preached at the celebratory service in St Anne’s Cathedral.
The launch of the report outlining the vision and structure of the new Institute of Education at Dublin City University (DCU) has been warmly welcomed by the Church of Ireland Archbishop of Dublin, the Most Revd Dr Michael Jackson.
Canon David Gillespie has been appointed by the House of Bishops as Central Director of Ordinands; with immediate effect. He takes over from the Venerable Robert Miller who has held the post for the past three years.
During 2013, as agreed at the General Synod in 2012, the Church of Ireland undertook a parish–based Census exercise with a view to enabling dioceses and parishes to plan ahead for spiritual and numerical growth on an evidential rather than anecdotal basis.
For the first time Church of Ireland bishops have taken part in the installation of a new Methodist President – the Revd Peter Murray, last night in Dublin.
The latest edition of the Church of Ireland journal SEARCH will focus on Relationship, Listening, Reconciliation and Renewal.
To mark this year’s National Blood Week and World Blood Donor Day on 14th June, churches across Britain and, for the first time, Ireland are being encouraged, as part of the fleshandblood campaign, to raise the profile of blood donation in their local communities.