Bishop of Yei to visit Connor; Killinchy’s rector–elect; Olympic success for Irish Brother; Number contacting rape crisis services surges 11%; Concerns raised over Facebook ‘real money’ gambling app
Bishop of Yei to visit Connor
Bishop Hilary of the Diocese of Yei in South Sudan and his wife Mama Joyce will be visiting Connor from September 25–30.
Connor and Yei formed a partnership in 2006, and since then a number of teams have visited southern Sudan, which became the independent state of South Sudan in July. The most recent visit was by a young team from Lisburn Cathedral who ran youth events in Yei town and Mongo village in the days preceding independence.
Bishop Hilary and Mama Joyce’s itinerary is still being finalised but the Bishop will be speaking at Sudan Focus Evening on Tuesday September 25 at 7.30pm in CMS Ireland’s Belfast offices. He will address what the future holds for the Church in an independent Republic of South Sudan.
A META team from Connor Diocese, led by Bishop Alan Abernethy will be travelling to Yei next January, delivering among other things ministry, youth, finance and administration training and furthering the bonds that have been fostered since the partnership between Connor and Yei was established.
The new Mongo Primary School, in the village where Bishop Hilary grew up, was funded by parishes and individuals in Connor and was opened by Canon Cecil Wilson during a Connor META in July 2010.
Killinchy’s rector–elect
On 27 August, Revd Stanley Gamble will be instituted as incumbent of Killinchy Union in the Diocese of Down, serving the parishes of Killinchy, Kilmood and Tullynakill. He is currently curate assistant of the Parish of Knockbreda.
Stanley is the son of Lisburn couple Stanley (snr) and Oriel Gamble, Ballymacash Road, Lisburn, who are members of St Paul’s Parish Church. As a young man Stanley came under the Christian influence and guidance of the late Revd Dr Canon Kenneth Cochrane and more recently the current rector, the Revd James Carson.
After attending Wallace High School (1993–2000), he went on to Queen’s University Belfast where he read modern history and theology for his Bachelor of Arts degree (2000–2003), before graduating with a Master of Theology degree in 2005.
He trained for the ministry at the Church of Ireland Theological College, Trinity College, Dublin (2005–2007) and was ordained in June 2007 for the Curacy of Knockbreda. During his curacy, Stanley has made a positive contribution to Church of Ireland and Methodist relations, working as a part–time PhD research student under the supervision of Professor Richard Clutterbuck at Edgehill Theological College. He is a member of the General Synod of the Church of Ireland and sits on the publishing committee of the Association for Promoting Christian Knowledge (APCK).
Stanley also plays an active role in the wider community; he is a member of Standing Committee of the Queen’s University Belfast Convocation and in December 2009 he succeeded Rev Gerry Sproule as Grand Chaplain of the Grand Orange Lodge of Ireland.
Stanley is married to former Banbridge woman Sarah (nee Donaldson) and they have one young daughter, Grace.
Olympic success for Irish Brother
Team Ireland is celebrating its first gold medal at London 2012,, but the Irish also had an unlikely part to play in another Olympic victory.Kenyan athlete David Rudisha, who took gold in the 800m final, also became the first athlete to set a new world record on the London track. The 23-year-old is the product of a highly successful training regime set up by an order of Irish missionaries and headed by a 63-year-old Catholic religious brother from County Cork, Colm O’Connell.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-19206279
Number contacting rape crisis services surges 11%
Rape crisis centres are urging Health Minister James Reilly not to cut their funding any more as figures show an 11% jump in the number of people contacting centres last year. The Rape Crisis Network Ireland (RCNI) said demand from those affected by sexual violence increased again in 2011. “Rape Crisis Centres have seen a relentless, year-on-year increase in demand on their services, which are free,” said policy officer Cliona Saidlea
http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/number-contacting-rape-crisis-services-surges-11-203686.html
Concerns raised over Facebook ‘real money’ gambling app
As Facebook launches its first real-money gambling app, Bingo Friendzy, a TD has raised his concerns that children might be able to access it.