The advisory work of the Church of Ireland in respect of the above is centralised in the Ecological and Environmental Panel of the Church in Society Committee, which encourages parishes to adopt an active role in the stewardship of God’s Creation.
Having representation on the National Forum on Europe and having made several submissions to the Forum in which we have expressed our commitment to the European project, we welcome the establishment of the Sub-committee on Ireland’s future in the European Union.
Malcolm Macourt's book, 'Counting the People of God? The Census of Population and the Church of Ireland', produced by Church of Ireland Publishing, was launched in Dublin on 13 February 2009 by the Archbishop of Dublin and former Taoiseach Dr Garret FitzGerald. The transcript of Archbishop Neill's speech is provided.
On Shrove Tuesday (24 February 2009) students of the Church of Ireland Theological Institute will be shaving their heads for charity.
As part of Fairtrade Fortnight, Cornelius Lynch, a banana farmer, will visit two Larne parishes on Sunday March 1 to speak about his life and work.
The February 2009 edition of the Safeguarding Trust (RI) newsletter has now been uploaded.
The Primates and Moderators of the Anglican Communion, at their recent meeting in Alexandria, Egypt, request that Anglican Churches world-wide observe 25th February, Ash Wednesday, as a day of prayer and solidarity with the people of Zimbabwe.
The Church of Ireland 2009 Competition for magazines, websites and new technologies is now open for entries: to be submitted to the Press Office by 20 March 2009.