Standing Committee & RB
Standing Committee News
The Standing Committee of the General Synod met in an online format on Tuesday, 19th November 2024.
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Diocesan News
New book charts history of Royal School and farm estate
A new book, ‘Enniskillen Royal School and its Tenant Farmers in the Nineteenth Century – Worlds Apart’, detailing the origins of the school and the estate of land that was granted under the terms of the Plantation of Ulster in 1608 has been written by Mr Sam Morrow.
Diocesan News
God is growing his Church!
Parish leaders, lay and ordained, from across the Diocese of Down and Dromore gathered at the T3 Conference Centre last night for an evening focused on church growth. It was an opportunity to be encouraged by what God is doing in our parishes and to think strategically together.
Diocesan News
St Patrick’s, Ballymena, hosts Mothers’ Union Big Hymn Sing
The last in the Mothers’ Union’s series of All Ireland Big Sings was held on Saturday November 16 in St Patrick’s Parish Church, Ballymena.
Press Releases
Installation of new Lay Canon in St Patrick’s Cathedral, Armagh
During Choral Evensong on Sunday, 24th November 2024, Mr Geoffrey Perrin will be installed as a Lay Canon in the Cathedral Church of Saint Patrick, Armagh.
Press Releases
Anglican–Oriental Orthodox Commission focus on migration, displacement, witness and martyrdom
The Anglican–Oriental Orthodox International Commission Communiqué 2024
The Anglican–Oriental Orthodox International Commission (AOOIC) held its eleventh residential meeting from 21–25 October 2024 at The Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin in Armenia.
Irish Times Notes
Church of Ireland Notes from ‘The Irish Times’
Council for Mission
20 years of aid through mission agencies
Congratulations to Misean Cara
The Church of Ireland’s Council for Mission has congratulated Misean Cara, the membership organisation of 77 Irish missionary organisations, on its twentieth anniversary.
Press Releases
2024 Irish Inter–Church Meeting calls for churches to recommit to reconciliation in Ireland today
This year’s theme, ‘Finding the Face of God in One Another’, focused on the various ways society in Ireland is fracturing today, with discussions centered on responding to the human dignity in every person.
Christian Unity and Dialogue
Anglican Centre in Rome appoints new Director
Bishop Anthony Ball take over the leadership of the Centre when Archbishop Ian Ernest steps down at the end of January 2025.
