Canon Brian O’Rourke has focused on how Church of Ireland schools in the Republic contribute to communities and wider society, in his speech seconding the Board of Education report at General Synod today.
The Board of Education (Northern Ireland) wished Bishop Ken Good a happy retirement at its last meeting.
RTÉ will broadcast the following religious programmes on television and radio in the course of this year’s Holy Week and Easter.
The Standing Committee of the General Synod met on Tuesday, 12th March 2019, in Church of Ireland House, Dublin.
‘An Order for Morning Prayer for Use on Sunday’, the newest addition to the Book of Common Prayer, was broadcast for Service on Sunday yesterday and is now available on the RTÉ Player.
The importance of listening to the voices of pupils in the education system has been highlighted by the Junior Minister at the Department of Education, Minister Mary Mitchell O’Connor, at the launch of a new project for Church of Ireland primary schools.
The last in the Set Apart series of information evenings on the role of Transferor Governor will be taking place this week in Armagh and Downpatrick. Each evening runs from 7.30pm to 9.30pm (with tea/coffee served from 7.00pm) and all School Governors are invited to come along.
‘The Arusha Call to Discipleship’ was drafted and approved at the World Council of Churches Mission and Evangelism Conference in Tanzania.
Almost 30 school governors attended an information evening in Londonderry on Monday evening to learn more about the role of transferor governors in local schools in Northern Ireland.
Our annual primary schools conference will take place on Saturday, 2nd March, in Dublin City University.