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Bishop Ken Good and Bishop Seamus Hegarty have issued a joint statement condemning the recent paramilitary-style shootings in Londonderry.
A new website has been launched to-day for the Church of Ireland Theological Institute
The Irish churches will be meeting together at the Gracehill settlement near Ballymena to discuss the theme: 'Living for Tomorrow's World – Green? Global? Greedy?'
Youth work is one of the major activities of churches and other faith based communities in Northern Ireland. It is important in terms of the spiritual development of young people. It also makes a very significant contribution to how young people both find their place in our wider community and make a constructive contribution to it.
The Anglican Bishop of Jerusalem sends an update from the hospital in Gaza which has received support from the Church of Ireland's Bishops' Appeal and from the Diocese of Clogher.
On St Patrick's Day, the Bishop of Down & Dromore states that 'by the grace of God, and in the spirit of St Patrick, we are moving forward together as one community into a peaceful future'.
The Right Revd Ken Good, Bishop of Derry and Raphoe, speaks of the unity of people in Northern Ireland, resolute to stand against recent violence, in an opinion piece for the News Letter, 16 March 2009.
The leaders of the Church of Ireland, Roman Catholic, Methodist and Presbyterian Churches, together with the Irish Council of Churches and Evangelical Alliance, have have issued a pastoral letter, asking churches this weekend to offer special prayers for 'our land and our people' and encourage people to wear a purple ribbon as sign of commitment to working together for good.
'The Sacred Weave of Life' conference will run from Friday 15th to Sunday 17th May 2009 at the Centre for Celtic Spirituality, Armagh