Standing Committee & RB
Standing Committee News
The Standing Committee of the General Synod met in an online format on Tuesday, 21st November 2023.
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Bishops' Appeal Committee
Bishops’ Appeal announces Advent and Christmas Appeal 2023
The Bishops’ Appeal Advent and Christmas Appeal for 2023 is focussed on supporting those who are in great need in the Middle East.
Board of Education (R.O.I.)
Making Connections – Church of Ireland Centre Primary Schools Conference
The ethos of Church of Ireland primary schools needs to be part of each school’s self–evaluation and stem from dialogue with the whole school community.
Board of Education (N.I.)
Growing together in Belleek
A garden in the grounds of Belleek Controlled Primary School in County Fermanagh – opened in warmer weather in September! – is one of several projects which have received funding through our small grants programme for parish–school projects in recent years.
Board of Education (R.O.I.)
Are Protestant comprehensives multiply invisible?
DCU seminar hears the history of Protestant comprehensive schools
The Revd Professor Anne Lodge, who leads the Church of Ireland Centre at DCU, has presented new research into Protestant compreheneive schools, drawing on interviews and document archives, to tell their origin and contemporary stories and how their lived ethos is expressed.
Board of Education (R.O.I.)
Change and redevelopment in Protestant secondary schools
DCU seminar hears the history of Protestant comprehensive schools
Dr Ken Fennelly, who serves as Secretary to the General Synod’s Board of Education, shared a story of three parts from his own PhD research into the history of Protestant boarding schools.
Board of Education (R.O.I.)
‘But that’s a whole other story’
DCU seminar hears the history of Protestant comprehensive schools
An audience gathered at Dublin City University’s Purcell House recently to explore the unique story of the five Irish Protestant comprehensive schools and how they sit within the context of education in Ireland and further afield.
Bishops' Appeal Committee
Bishop Michael Burrows’ peregrination raises funds for Burundi and Madagascar women’s projects
Bishops’ Appeal warmly welcomes the support of Bishop Michael Burrows in his peregrination around the dioceses of Tuam, Limerick and Killaloe this month and early December.
Bishops' Appeal Committee
Emergency aid for victims of the floods in Libya
Bishops’ Appeal is grateful to the individuals and parishes who have responded so generously to our appeal for emergency aid for the victims of the floods in Libya, which devastated so many homes and families in September.
Literature Committee
‘Sunday and Weekday Readings 2024’ booklet now available
The Season of Advent begins on Sunday, 3rd December, and so starts a new liturgical year and a fresh cycle of daily Scripture readings. Church of Ireland Publishing has announced that Sunday and Weekday Readings 2024 is now available.
