The Venerable Dr Stephen McBride, Archdeacon of Connor and Vicar of Antrim, was commissioned as All Ireland Chaplain to the Mothers’ Union in a service at St Patrick’s Cathedral, Armagh, on Sunday June 11.
Representatives of the Church of Ireland, Presbyterian Church and Methodist Church in education issues in Northern Ireland have criticised ‘a paper–based exercise’ that doesn’t reflect the day–to–day reality of how RSE is taught in many of Northern Ireland’s schools.
The Transferor Representatives’ Council, which represents the Church of Ireland, Presbyterian Church and Methodist Church in education issues in Northern Ireland, has expressed deep concern at Secretary of State’s announcement on Relationships and Sexuality Education (RSE) and highlighted several flaws in a process of making policy for local schools from Westminster.
The Church of Ireland’s Archbishop of Dublin, the Most Revd Dr Michael Jackson, has been appointed as the Co–Chair of the official international group responsible for ecumenical dialogue between the Anglican Communion and the Oriental Orthodox Churches.
“Census results are always interesting and useful in giving us a dispassionate snapshot in time of the society in which we live and to which we belong and seek to contribute.”
The Search–TCD Chaplaincy Colloquium 2023 was held in the TCD School of Religion on Saturday April 22. The theme was ‘A New Look at the End of Times’ and featured young Irish thinkers on the relevance of biblical apocalyptic today.
St Nicholas’ Collegiate Church was announced by Mayor of the City of Galway, Councillor Clodagh Higgins, as the overall winner of Gradam Sheosaimh Uí Ógartaigh 2023 at a special awards ceremony which took place in The Hardiman, Eyre Square, last Thursday (25th May).
The Rev Canon David McBeth has been installed as a member of The Chapter of St Columb’s Cathedral, at a service led by the Dean of Derry, the Very Rev Raymond Stewart and attended by the Bishop of Derry, the Rt Rev Andrew Forster.
