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Board of Education (R.O.I.)
Applications now open for SEC Grants
Closing date: Monday, 30th October 2023
The SEC provides substantial grants to enable children of a Church of Ireland/Protestant denomination to attend a second level school of their own ethos.
Church and Society Commission
Expressions of interest sought for Church and Society Commission
Closing date: Tuesday, 31st October 2023
The Honorary Secretaries of the General Synod are inviting members of the Church of Ireland who have relevant experience and who are willing to be considered for membership to submit expressions of interest, accompanied by an outline of particular skills or experience.
Diocesan News
Clogher Diocesan Synod meets in Enniskillen
The Bishop of Clogher, the Right Revd Dr Ian Ellis, has chosen the Clogher Diocesan Synod to announce the name of his new Archdeacon.
Board of Education (NI)
School prayer garden officially opened
A colourful garden featuring sensory plants and a prayer space has been created at Belleek Controlled Primary School involving the entire school community but also the Church of Ireland parishes from the Garrison group.
Standing Committee & RB
RB & Standing Committee News
The Church of Ireland’s Representative Body met in the former Church of Ireland College of Education Chapel, in Rathmines, on the morning of Tuesday, 19th September 2023; the Standing Committee of the General Synod met in the same venue in the afternoon.
Press Releases
Welcome from Holy See embassies for Rome visit
The British and Irish ambassadors to the Holy See have welcomed the Church Leaders Group on their visit to Rome to mark the Agreement’s anniversary.
Press Releases
Church Leaders in Rome for GFA 25 seminar
With the Good Friday/Belfast Agreement having turned 25 in April of this year, the Church Leaders Group (Ireland) – the leaders of the Church of Ireland, the Methodist and Presbyterian Churches in Ireland, the Roman Catholic Church, and Irish Council of Churches – are in Rome today (28 September), to take part in a special seminar to mark the Agreement’s 25th anniversary, where they will share their personal reflections on this milestone anniversary.
Diocesan News
Raphoe’s first Lady Dean installed
The Very Rev Liz Fitzgerald has been installed as the first ever Lady Dean in the long and distinguished history of St Eunan’s Cathedral, in Raphoe, Co. Donegal.
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