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The Church of Ireland journal, Search, has launched its online digitised archive. The archive comprises every issue of the journal from its launch in 1978 and is available for consultation on a free of charge basis to the general public. It is fully searchable by subject, author, date, word usage or other variables and constitutes an unrivalled source of data on thinking within the Church of Ireland and beyond on a wide variety of theological, ethical, liturgical and social matters over the past forty years.

This project has been realised by Informa, the information management experts, who are also responsible for producing the digitised archive of the Church of Ireland Gazette on behalf of the Representative Church Body Library, and has been carefully managed by Michael Denton, the Honorary Treasurer of Search. The cost of this venture has been generously supported by the Association for the Promotion of Christian Knowledge which publishes Search, and the General Synod Royalties Fund.

Access to the archive is though the archive page on the Search website: www.searchjournal.ireland.anglican.org

In due course it is hoped to add to this resource with digitized copies of the predecessors of Search, New Divinity and Resource.

Today (Saturday) the Diocese of Limerick and Killaloe will have a Ministry Conference for clergy and diocesan readers in Woodlands House Hotel, Adare. ‘Ministry Among Young Adults’ will be facilitated by the Revd Rob Jones and Greg Fromholz from the Diocese of Dublin and Glendalough. At the Bishop’s House, Kilkenny, the Bishop of Cashel, Ferns and Ossory will host a celebration for all those whom he has confirmed since he arrived in the diocese twelve years ago. In St Fin Barre’s cathedral, Cork, the Diocesan Music Scheme will host a ‘Come and Sing Choral Evensong’.

Tomorrow (Sunday) the Bishop of Derry and Raphoe will preach at the 250th Anniversary Service in Cappagh parish church, Co. Tyrone, and on Wednesday evening he will preside at the Mothers’ Union Diocesan Festival Service in St Eunan’s cathedral, Raphoe.

The annual Elizabeth Bowen Commemoration will be held tomorrow (Sunday) at Farahy, Co. Cork, at 3.30pm. The service will be conducted by the Very Revd Dr Robert MacCarthy and the lessons will be read by Dr Martin Mansergh and the parish priest, Fr Kelliher. The address will be given by the Archbishop of Armagh, Dr Richard Clarke.

In Christ Church cathedral, Dublin, at Evensong, the Revd Gary Hastings, Rector of Holy Trinity, Killiney, will be installed as Canon Treasurer and the Revd Leonard Ruddock, Rector of the Blessington group of parishes, will be installed as twelfth canon.

On Monday the Bishop of Cork, Cloyne & Ross will preach in St Lappan’s church, Little Island, at a service for the industrial, commercial and business community organized by the Little Island Business Association.

The Church of Ireland Children’s Ministry Harvest Newsletter is now available and may be downloaded from the Church of Ireland website. This new resource aims to help parishes plan for a Harvest thanksgiving. ‘ Seeds of Faith’, ‘Seeds of the Kingdom’, and ‘Seeds of Blessing’ are among the ideas for use in all–age services, Sunday Clubs and other Children’s Ministry settings. It takes the theme of seeds and includes lessons from a mustard seed, activities, art and music and crafts.

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