The Church of Ireland’s eBulletin will be published weekly until further notice, to help to highlight broadcast and online worship services and reflections and other ways in which the Church is seeking to respond to the Covid–19 outbreak.
Guidance was issued to all clergy (retired and serving) aged 70 and over and those with underlying health conditions early last week.
Bishop Pat Storey reflects on the challenges we all face with the Coronavirus.
A statement from the Bishop of Down and Dromore, the Rt Revd David McClay, regarding the new legal framework for abortion services in Northern Ireland.
At the request of Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government, Eoghan Murphy TD, a Covid–19 Community Response Forum (CRF) is being put in place in Cork City and will be co–ordinated by Cork City Council. A similar initiative will be set up in County Cork.
The Church of Ireland has been responding practically to the Covid–19 outbreak across the island of Ireland as the situation has developed. A selection of photos and stories from our response thus far is available on our Flickr page.
In the Carrigrohane Union of Parishes in Cork City, the leaders of their Adventurers (the kids’ group in the parish) each used old VCR (video cassette recorder) cases at home to make ‘Adventurers in a box’ to send to each individual child in the group.
One of the characteristics of the present times is that everyone is learning new skills and discovering the wonders of easily accessible modern technologies.
The heads of ecumenical organisations from all global regions have come together to say that “this is a time for pastoral, prophetic and practical Christianity” amidst the Covid–19 crisis.
