Following the devastation brought to the Philippines by Typhoon Haiyan, the Bishops’ Appeal urges people to respond generously and hold special collections over the next two Sundays. An immediate release of €10,000 from the emergency fund has been made to Christian Aid partners on the ground.
Church of Ireland Bishops’ Appeal requests harvest and advent funds for the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Syria and for the refugees in surrounding Iraq, Lebanon and Jordan. (Tearfund and Christian Aid partners).
In response to the current humanitarian problems and the suffering facing many people in Syria, Archbishop Richard Clarke and Archbishop Michael Jackson have approved an emergency release of Bishops’ Appeal funds to Syria as part of a wider Church of Ireland disaster relief effort.
In past months, there have been whispers of bishops donning football jerseys, wielding fishing nets, walking around holding potties and operating antique vehicles from tractors to bicycles, all in the name of highlighting and combating gross injustices in the developing world.
Having reached the mid–way mark in 2012 it is a good time to stop, take stock, and evaluate the worldwide work that has been made possible through the generous giving of the Church of Ireland
The response to the Horn of Africa appeal within the Church of Ireland has seen a substantial sum of money released to Christian Aid and their partners working on the ground in Somalia, Kenya and Ethiopia.
In an urgent response to the persistent drought in East Africa, the Church of Ireland Bishops’ Appeal has announced that it is releasing €20,000 to fund the work of Christian Aid and their local partners who are responding to the crisis on the ground in Kenya and Ethiopia.
Ms Lydia Monds has been appointed as the Bishops' Appeal Education Officer, starting in July.
The archbishops and bishops request that retiring or other appropriate collections take place in every church on some Sunday before the end of September in response to the humanitarian crises in Pakistan and Niger.