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.
There was a wonderfully generous response to the appeal and a total of €249,520.65 and £19,216.08 has been sent to Christian Aid from Bishops’ Appeal, with a further grant of €10,000 sent to Tearfund Ireland for their work in the area.
Many of us like to make a gift in memory of a loved one who has died, either at the time of their death, or an anniversary date, or at a time like All Saints Day or Remembrance Day. It’s a lovely way to honour the memory of a family member or someone who has been a significant influence on our lives.
We hope that this video, kindly provided by Habitat for Humanity, will show the difference that your prayerful and practical support has made to families and individuals who are now building a new life.
It is so easy to take all these things for granted in the daily routine of life but the recent earthquake and floods in Morocco and Libya have been a stark reminder that natural disaster can occur at any time in the world and the result is that people are left injured, bereaved and without food or shelter.
Fields of Life CEO Tony Gaston has filmed a brief report during a visit to Uganda, showing a school where a grant from Bishops’ Appeal is reducing the barriers to the education of adolescent girls.
The SEC provides substantial grants to enable children of a Church of Ireland/Protestant denomination to attend a second level school of their own ethos.
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.
A colourful garden featuring sensory plants and a prayer space has been created at Belleek Controlled Primary School involving the entire school community but also the Church of Ireland parishes from the Garrison group.
The Church of Ireland’s Representative Body met in the former Church of Ireland College of Education Chapel, in Rathmines, on the morning of Tuesday, 19th September 2023; the Standing Committee of the General Synod met in the same venue in the afternoon.
