Over 30 clergy and other church leaders have attended a seminar in Dublin on issues surrounding mental health, hosted by the Church and Society Commission.
The Very Revd Kenneth Hall and Mr Ken Gibson attended the Together: Building a United Community engagement forum on Thursday, 15th June.
The Church of Ireland’s Church and Society Commission launched a leaflet on the spiritual care of people living with dementia at the Church of Ireland General Synod, in Limerick.
Over 20 clergy and other church leaders recently attended a seminar on issues surrounding mental health, hosted by the Church of Ireland’s Church and Society Commission.
The current membership of the Church and Society Commission (CASC) reaches the end of its term in June 2017. The Honorary Secretaries of the General Synod are inviting members of the Church of Ireland who have relevant experience and who are willing to be considered for membership to submit expressions of interest, accompanied by an outline of particular skills or experience.
In 2016, the Honorary Secretaries of the General Synod commenced a review of the Objectives and Terms of Reference of the Commission, most of the members of which had served 2 three year terms.
The Revd Adrian Dorrian represented the Church and Society Commission and the Northern Ireland Community Relations Working Group at the Together: Building a United Community engagement forum in Dungannon on Tuesday, 20th September.
The Church and Society Commission of the Church of Ireland has published discussion papers on organ donation and rural isolation to inform members of the Church as they consider both issues. The Commission commends the papers for study and discussion in parishes across the island.
The advisory work of the Church of Ireland in respect of the above is centralised in the Ecological and Environmental Panel of the Church in Society Committee, which encourages parishes to adopt an active role in the stewardship of God’s Creation.