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Disestablishment 150: A Virtual Tour

August 17, 2021 in /by

Heritage Week 2021’s theme is Open the Door to Heritage. Disestablishment 150: A Virtual Tour opens the door to some of the Church of Ireland’s most iconic built heritage. 150 years ago, on 1st January 1871, the Church of Ireland was officially disestablished, meaning it was no longer tied to the Church of England or […]

Sponsored Walk for Kindu DR Congo

August 4, 2021 in /by

Parishioners from Calry Parish are doing a sponsored walk starting on Bank Holiday Monday and running through until Friday 6th. The Miners Way is a 118 km long distance footpath based on the routes that miners took to and from the Arigna mines. Our CMSI link diocese is Kindu. Many Congolese work as miners today, […]

Every Nation, Tribe and People? Race and the Churches in Ireland Research Project

July 19, 2021 in /by

The Irish Council of Churches, Irish Inter–Church Meeting and VOX Magazine, with the support of Evangelical Alliance Ireland, Evangelical Alliance Northern Ireland and Tearfund Ireland are conducting an all-island survey on the experiences of people from ethnic minorities, and attitudes towards ethnic diversity in churches on the island of Ireland. In the last couple of […]

Running the Race – Bishop

July 5, 2021 in /by

At the time of writing, one of the most asked questions in the sporting world is, “Will the Olympic Games go ahead or not”? Tokyo 2020 has already been delayed by a year due to the global Covid-19 pandemic. The games are due to start towards the end of July but opinion is divided. Public […]

Social Media Guidelines

June 9, 2021 in , /by

Social media offers a wide range of opportunities for people to connect creatively and positively with others and share stories about Church life and the Christian faith as a whole. At the same time, the nature of social media means that it is important to think about how we can communicate in this way and […]

Online Church – Practical Lessons from the Frontline

May 24, 2021 in /by

  The Church of Ireland Council for Mission will host a webinar on Zoom on Thursday, 3rd June 2021, between 2.00pm and 3.30pm on ‘Online Church – Practical Lessons from the Frontline’. Over the last year many churches have offered worship online.  Now that we are back in our churches, how could this continue to […]

Voices of the Climate Crisis

May 24, 2021 in /by

The Irish Council of Churches is hosting an online ‘Voices of the Climate Crisis’ event on Tuesday, 25 May 2021, from 10.30am to 12.00noon in collaboration with Christian Aid. The aim of this event is to equip people in church leadership (lay and ordained) to develop their church response to climate change by connecting them […]