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.
The Church Leaders Group (Ireland) invited the leaders of Northern Ireland’s five main political parties to a series of separate individual meetings on Friday of last week (3 November) focussing on the restoration of good governance in Northern Ireland.
A special poppy, made from the metal of a crashed Second World War Catalina flying boat, will be on display at one of the Remembrance Services in Clogher Diocese this weekend.
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.
The Church of Ireland Youth Department has relaunched its FUEL resource ahead of Advent, to encourage young people to get to know more about God as they read his words in the Bible.
The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Revd Justin Welby, gave the keynote address on faith and mental health to the Church of Ireland’s MindMatters conference on Friday (20th October).
“With much gratitude in advance to you all for your generous participation,” Bishop Burrowes writes as he prepares for a fundraising tour of all parishes in his extensive western diocese.
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.
Archbishop John McDowell’s reflection at the MindMatters conference drew out what hope and love can mean in the context of mental health, following on from Archbishop Welby’s keynote address on faith earlier in the day.
