Each parish in the Church of Ireland is being encouraged to consider how it can help to overcome homelessness at a local level between Harvest and Christmas this year.
St Finnian’s, Cregagh, welcomed back parishioner and Olympic gold medallist, Jack McMillan, for a special invitation service on Sunday 22 September.
‘Last night, after we had prayed in our Diocesan Synod for peace in the Middle East, our friends in Jerusalem were watching missiles traversing the night skies as the conflict in the region escalated further; the lives of more and more innocent people are at risk.’
The Oak Centre in Dunboyne was the venue for Meath and Kildare’s 2024 Diocesan Synod, held on Saturday 28 September.
The Church Leaders Group (Ireland) recently engaged in a two–day visit to the European Institutions in Brussels.
Archbishops John McDowell and Michael Jackson have encouraged members of the Church of Ireland to pray this Sunday (29th September) and into next week, for an immediate end to hostilities in the Middle East.
St Canice’s Church of Ireland in Eglinton has announced plans to launch a ‘Buy a Brick’ appeal to help it raise the £200,000 needed to fully open the new parish centre which will replace the original hall badly damaged in the August 2017 flood.
The Representative Church Body’s Flood Relief Scheme is available all year round to support Church of Ireland parishes that are affected by flooding.
The Red Book of Ossory, which is normally in the custody of the Representative Church Body Library, is currently on display for a year in St Canice’s Cathedral, Kilkenny, with the support of the Priorities Fund and other funders.
