C of I Youth event ANOIS tackles Christian discipleship; Faithful Economics; Church Music Dublin –‘Refreshing Worship’; Media review
C of I Youth event ANOIS tackles Christian discipleship
he Church of Ireland Youth Department in partnership with Dioceses’ across the Republic of Ireland is tackling the whole area of supporting young people and their Christian discipleship under this year’s ANOIS theme of ‘Switch’, (27th to 29th October 2012).
Now in its ninth year ANOIS is a residential weekend for teenagers aged between 13 and nineteen years old held at Kilkenny College, Kilkenny. This year, ANOIS is delighted to welcome as our speaker CIYD’s own staff member JUDE TRENIER (Youth Ministry Development Officer), who will explore many aspects of Christian discipleship through her wide experience of Scripture and its teachings alongside her many years of supporting young people on their questions and issues.
At ANOIS, Jude will talk about what it means to live a good story! If you think of a movie or a story that inspires you, it is likely because it has themes of love, loss, betrayal, hope, meaning, conflict and many other things all of us relate to and even experience on our journey through life. Jude will take a look at the story each of us are living, taking inspiration from the greatest story on earth, to see how we can each live out stories with the kind of passion and meaning that engages us and the world around us!
THE MARK FERGUSON BAND will return to lead worship at this year’s event. Music has been Mark’s passion for a long time; he believes that God is his true passion and so the two worlds of God and music inevitably came together.
As ever, the event itself will also be jam packed with a plethora of activities…from late night disco to chill out zone to hectic activity at the sports hall, there will be ample opportunities for fun, faith and fellowship!
THE ELIMINATOR CHALLENGE is back for ANOIS 2012; activities include Giant Slide, Obstacle Course, Ski Run, Snake Pit, Bungee Run, Human Table Football, Gladiator Jousting, Medieval Demolition, Slippery Sailing, and Basketball Challenge & Shalom Scramble. Will YOUR team be the ‘ANOIS 2012 ELIMINATOR CHALLENGE CHAMPIONS?’
http://www.ciyd.org/news/2012/10/279/
Faithful Economics – Where the Narrow Road Meets the High Street
“Where the Narrow Road Meets the High Street” is the title of a talk in Contemporary Christianity’s series on “Faithful Economics” 20 November, 7.30pm
Thee promotional material states, “Across the UK, the supermarkets are opening at a rate of five per week. Churches are closing at a rate of two per week.
“There are more Clubcards on key rings than there are crosses around necks!
“But do we ever stop and think? Are supermarkets a force for good or a force for bad?
“What do they do to communities? What do they do to the environment? How do they treat their suppliers?
“Do Christians ever think about these things? If not, why not, and what would the Bible say to them?”
The speaker is Colin Neill, a member of Waringstown Presbyterian Church and the author of ‘Turas – a story of strangers in a strange land.’
The venue is 3rd Floor, 21 Ormeau Avenue, Belfast
http://www.contemporarychristianity.net/joomla/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=82&Itemid=121
Church Music Dublin –‘Refreshing Worship’
Church Music Dublin is going local by offering to resource clergy and organists/musicians in the local setting. A pilot meeting is planned for the West Glendalough Rural Deanery area in Timolin Parish Hall on Thursday November 15 at 8.00 pm. This will be a social gathering for local clergy and parish musicians and choir members and will include some liturgical input by the Archdeacon of Glendalough and music resources for Advent & Christmas by Jacqueline Mullen and Derek Verso. This is planned as a fun evening with some useful resources for parish worship. Timolin parish are hosting the event and providing refreshments.
MEDIA REVIEW
Survey into Irish border schools co-operation
BBC news – Parents of schoolchildren living close to the Irish border are to be asked if they would like greater co-operation between schools in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.
A survey will be handed out through Northern Ireland primary and secondary schools within 12 miles of the border.
It could pave the way for more children being educated in one jurisdiction while living in another.
The survey was announced by Stormont education minister John O’Dowd.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-20043682