Standing Committee & RB
RB & Standing Committee News
The Representative Body and the Standing Committee met on Tuesday, 20th September 2022, in the former chapel of the Church of Ireland College of Education, Rathmines.
Church of Ireland Home
A member of the Anglican Communion
Liturgical Advisory Committee
Liturgical Advisory Committee issues advice on the observance of Remembrance Sunday
Where parishes are planning around Remembrance Sunday, those making plans are encouraged to use the Remembrance Sunday lections on the Sunday most appropriate in their local context.
Literature Committee
‘A Short History of the Church of Ireland’ – New Edition Published
A new edition of ‘A Short History of the Church of Ireland’, by Dr Kenneth Milne, has been published by Messenger Publications. In nine chapters, the book takes readers from the dawn of the Celtic Church – when Ireland experienced a Golden Age of scholarship and culture under its influence – through the Middle Ages, the Reformation and subsequent centuries, and into the most recent 150 years of the Church’s history since Disestablishment in 1871.
Church and Society Commission
An urgent appeal for accommodation
Offers sought of properties to accommodate Ukrainian refugees
Members of the Church of Ireland are being encouraged to give urgent consideration as to how they can provide accommodation for people fleeing war in Ukraine.
Standing Committee & RB
Standing Committee News
The Standing Committee of the General Synod met in Holy Trinity Church, Rathmines, on Tuesday, 21st June 2022.
Board of Education (N.I.)
Controlled schools are #OpenToAll
The controlled sector is the largest education sector in Northern Ireland accounting for 49% of all schools, including 63 nursery schools, 380 primary schools and 69 post–primary schools. Controlled schools are open to all faiths and none which brings a rich diversity and inclusive ethos.
Marriage Council
Marriage Council Away Day looks forward
On Monday, the Church of Ireland Marriage Council met to pray and consider their plans for the next three years. We are incredibly excited about how we intend to support couples and resource the wider Church into the future.
Christian Unity and Dialogue
Pauline Webb Ecumenical Fund open for applications
Closing date: Friday, 1st July 2022
Through the Pauline Webb Fund, Churches Together in Britain and Ireland (CTBI) awards grants to support women’s participation in ecumenical work.
Commission on Ministry
Vocation Sunday 2022
The Commission on Ministry is encouraging parishes to keep conversations and discussions going around vocations by holding a Vocation Sunday on a date at their discretion.
Board of Education (N.I.)
Prayers for exams
The Church of Ireland Board of Education (Northern Ireland) wishes to encourage parishes and schools in their prayers over the next few weeks to remember all those undertaking exams and those invigilating and marking them.
