The General Council of the South American Mission Society (SAMS) Ireland wishes to appoint a Mission Director. We are looking for someone who has experience of mission and evangelism and is:

• enthusiastic and creative
• gifted in Church leadership
• an effective communicator
• a committed team player

The SAMS Ireland office is located in Lurgan, County Armagh, and the role of Mission Director has a salary linked to the rate paid to a Church of Ireland Rector.

SAMS Ireland is a registered charity and a member of SAMS International. SAMS Ireland works in partnership with the Anglican Church in South America, focusing on the proclamation of the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ and the growth of the Church throughout the world, but primarily in South America, Spain & Portugal.

More information about the work of SAMS Ireland can be found on our website
www.samsireland.com

The closing date for applications is noon on Tuesday 4th March 2025.

For further information and an Application Pack please contact:

Rev Peter Jones
Chairperson of SAMS Ireland 1 Woodford Manor, Newtownabbey,
Co. Antrim.
BT36 6FF

[email protected]

DKEA warmly congratulates Simon and Jennifer Bullock from Annagh Social Farm, Derrylin, Co. Fermanagh who have been awarded funding from the 2024 Black Santa Appeal. It was with great excitement that the Bullock’s attended the Good Samaritan service at Belfast Cathedral this Sunday 2nd February to accept their donation from the appeal.

This year was the 48th annual Black Santa Appeal, where the Dean of Belfast Cathedral, together with the Canons and clergy of the Cathedral sit-out on the steps of St Anne’s Cathedral to raise money in support of Christian Aid and other small charities in Northern Ireland.

The funds which Simon and Jennifer Bullock have been awarded will go towards ongoing restoration works to Annagh House and Barns Aughnacloy, Co. Tyrone. When restored these buildings will provide supported living/ respite facilities for those with a learning disability.

Supported through Bishops’ Appeal’s current appeal for the Middle East

Bishops’ Appeal is pleased to share the news that al-Ahli Arab Hospital, which is administered by the Anglican Diocese of Jerusalem, is continuing to provide essential care and support for people in urgent humanitarian need in Gaza City.

Canon Don Binder, the Archbishop of Jerusalem’s Chaplain, recently remarked: “Although our Ahli Hospital in Gaza City is overrun with the influx of hundreds of sorely wounded patients from the besieged north, there is today a singular sign of renewed dignity and hope: literally a new sign at the hospital entrance, replacing the one destroyed in earlier attacks.

“Please continue to pray and advocate on behalf of Ahli, the only remaining functional hospital in the north, whose overwhelmed staff is under-supplied and facing starvation, even as they work around the clock to save lives.”

In an interview with the Melbourne Anglican, the hospital’s director, Suhaila Tarazi, added: “We don’t discriminate. We are not part of this conflict … Our humanitarian mission is to show the love of Jesus.”  She also explained the extreme pressures on staff: “On certain days, we have no anaesthesia, so the doctors have to do surgeries and amputate parts of the legs of children and injured without it. We suffer from a shortage of sterilisation solutions, so we sometimes use vinegar to clean some equipment.”

Al-Ahli receives around 750 patients daily and is seeking to maintain the services offered before the conflict, such as the early detection and treatment of diseases, as well as caring for the injured.  The hospital recently re-opened a chemotherapy centre and, in co-operation with the Princess Basma Centre in Jerusalem, has also opened a small unit to provide physical therapy for children with cerebral palsy and their families.  A clinic has also been opened in the Khan Yunis refugee camp where staff care for approximately 200 patients each day.

Bishops’ Appeal is running an appeal through Advent and Christmas, supporting the ministry of the diocese and Tearfund partners.  Donations can be made through bank transfer, cheque or parish collections, and details on how to give are available here on the Bishops’ Appeal website: https://bishopsappeal.ireland.anglican.org/give