Eco–Congregation Ireland’s new chairperson, the Revd Andrew Orr, has issued the statement below following the publication on Friday 27 September 2013 of the latest IPCC report on climate change.
The Autumn issue of SEARCH – A Church of Ireland Journal will be out around October 11th, offering a wide range of articles on issues demanding attention in the world at large, the Churches and society in Ireland and Northern Ireland.
The Rt Revd John McDowell, Bishop of Clogher and President of the Church of Ireland Youth Department (CIYD), joined others in hurtling down a 100 metre high Zip Line near Dunluce Castle in support of the Christian Youth Festival ‘Summer Madness’.
Irish Church leaders have launched the ‘Irish Churches Peace Project’ aimed at promoting good relations, reconciliation and peace work at both strategic and grassroots levels across Northern Ireland and in the border counties. The £1.3M project is backed by the EU Peace III Programme.
At the invitation of Dr Richard Haass, The Most Revd Dr Richard Clarke, Archbishop of Armagh, met with Dr Haas and his colleagues for introductory discussions in Belfast on Friday 20 September 2013.
The Sunday School Society for Ireland is pleased to announce the appointment of a new Children’s Ministry Development Officer, Ms Lydia Monds, who will take up her new role in October 2013.
Bishop Ken Good says, ‘In the Dioceses of Derry and Raphoe we know well how gifted the Revd Pat Storey is and how effective her ministry is not only in a parish setting but also far beyond the local church.’
Archbishop Michael Jackson says, ‘The election of the Revd Pat Storey to be bishop of Meath and Kildare brings delight to many within the dioceses, across the Church of Ireland and throughout the Anglican Communion.’
The House of Bishops of the Church of Ireland meeting yesterday in Dublin appointed the Revd Pat (Patricia) Storey as the new Bishop of Meath and Kildare.
The House of Bishops has elected an individual as the new Bishop of Meath & Kildare. The person is considering this and a further announcement will be made as soon as possible.