The Rev Canon Will Murphy, Director of Ordinands for Connor Diocese, was part of a panel which discussed the challenges of vocation and how churches can attract more people to work in ministry on BBC Radio Ulster’s Sunday Sequence on August 5.
Garvagh’s annual cross–community SPARK Week is in full swing, and once again this year the organisers of the week–long programme have had to cap the number of participants because the scheme has proved so popular.
Dunfanaghy Parish Hall was packed last weekend, as the parishioners of Dunfanaghy, Raymunterdoney and Tullaghobegley gathered to bid farewell to their departing Rector, the Rev David MacDonnell.
The Representative Church Body Library currently holds 1,114 collections of parish records covering a variety of time spans (some dating back to medieval times, but most from the late 17th Century onwards) and containing a wide variety of sources relating to a multitude of human–interest stories.
Do you need some new ideas for your children’s club or Sunday school? The Children’s Ministry Network has produced a video exploring different ways to tell a Bible story.
The Chief Officer and Secretary General of the Representative Church Body, David Ritchie, and General Synod member Stephen Trew, recently spoke on care for God’s creation at the New Wine Ireland conference in Sligo.
The Representative Body of the Church of Ireland has recently taken delivery of three hives of honey–bees to its offices in Rathmines, and the Church of Ireland Theological Institute has received four hives to situate on its grounds.
Earlier this year, ACPE (Ireland) Ltd, the professional multi–faith body for healthcare chaplaincy training, together with CASC (Canadian Association for Spiritual Care) formally signed an Agreement of Reciprocity at the CASC Conference at Deerhurst Resort, Ontario.
