Standing Committee
April 2018 Standing Committee News
The Standing Committee of the General Synod met on Tuesday 17th April 2018 in Church House, Dublin.
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Bishops' Appeal Committee
Call for Jars4Journeys donations
It’s now time now to send on the funds raised through Jars4Journeys so that Bishops’ Appeal can support three community initiatives building resilience and combatting climate change around the world.
Central Communications Board
Church Leaders meet with BBC Religion Editor on visit to Belfast
On Friday, 13th April, Archbishop Richard Clarke (Church of Ireland Primate of All Ireland), the Revd Brian Anderson (President of the Irish Council of Churches), the Rt Revd Noble McNeely (Moderator of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland), and Bishop Noel Treanor (Roman Catholic Bishop of Down and Connor) met with BBC Religion Editor Martin Bashir and BBC Northern Ireland Director Peter Johnston.
Standing Committee
March 2018 Standing Committee News
The Standing Committee of the General Synod met on Tuesday 13th March 2018 in Church House, Dublin.
Board of Education (N.I.)
Reconstitution of Transferor Governors in schools
The role of the Church in schools is a vital link in the mission of the Church and it is so important that we keep our presence in the governance of schools through Transferor Governors.
Bishops' Appeal Committee
Jars4Journeys: the story so far
As Lent continues, interest is growing in the Jars4Journeys initiative promoted by Bishops’ Appeal, the Representative Church Body and Eco–Congregation Ireland.
Commission on Ministry
Nurturing vocations in a changing landscape
A conversation on ministry
Lay and ordained people from throughout the Church of Ireland gathered in the Church of Ireland Theological Institute (CITI) recently to examine how vocations could be nurtured in today’s changing landscape.
Standing Committee
January 2018 Standing Commitee News
The Standing Committee of the General Synod met on Tuesday 23rd January 2018 in Church House, Dublin.
Central Communications Board
Jasper Rutherford gives presentation on ‘Finding Faith in Ireland’ Barna Report to the Church’s Central Communications Board
Bishop Pat Storey, Chairman of the Church of Ireland’s Central Communications Board, welcomed Mr Jasper Rutherford, European Director of the organization Christ in Youth (CIY), to the January meeting of the CCB to give a presentation on a recent report by the research group Barna on the shifting spiritual landscape of teens and young adults (aged 14–25) in the Republic of Ireland.
Christian Unity and Dialogue
Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2018
A preview of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2018 by the Rt Revd John McDowell, Bishop of Clogher and Chair, Church of Ireland Commission for Christian Unity and Dialogue.
