Archbishop Michael Jackson introduces the appeal by the Dioceses of Dublin and Glendalough for the Diocese of Jerusalem to help people affected by the current conflict in the Middle East.
The Standing Committee of the General Synod met in an online format on Tuesday, 21st November 2023.
The Bishops’ Appeal Advent and Christmas Appeal for 2023 is focussed on supporting those who are in great need in the Middle East.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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 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.
