‘On the anniversary of the October 7th attack in Israel, I express my sadness, solidarity and sorrow for all who have been killed, maimed, traumatized and bereaved throughout a year of atrocities in a war that has extended its tentacles across the region we call The Middle East.’
Representatives of parishes throughout the dioceses gathered in Taney Parish Centre on Tuesday evening (October 1) for Dublin and Glendalough’s Diocesan Synods.
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.
