Bishop of Swaziland To Visit Limerick; Day of prayer for the renewal and revival of the faith; Crosslinks anniversary; Collapsed PMS chiefs ‘won’t act as company directors’, court hears; Fraud priest gets suspended sentence; US cardinal shuns Irish PM
Bishop of Swaziland To Visit
Bishop Ellinah the newly appointed Bishop of Swaziland, and Africa’s first woman Bishop is to visit Limerick and Killala diocese.
She will be speaking at a gathering on the weekend of Saturday 1st June 2-4pm at the Woodlands Hotel, Adare. This will give an opportunity to hear up to date news about the Luwengo Project and about the wider Diocese of Swaziland.
Bishop Ellinah will also be preaching at services in Limerick City Parish on Sunday 2nd June. 10.00am St Michael’s and 11.15am St Mary’s Cathedral
Day of prayer for the renewal and revival of the faith
Divine Healing Ministries invites you to the annual day of prayer for the renewal and revival of the faith in this land, in St. Anne’s Cathedral, Belfast on Saturday, June 22 (10.30 am – 3.30 pm).
Brother David Jardine says, “This is part of a seven-year cycle of prayer which began in 2009 and finishes in 2016. We believe that God has promised that if we pray faithfully for seven years revival will come at the end of that time. We have some interesting speakers this year”.
10.30 Brian Anderson, Seymour St. Methodist, Lisburn
11.00 Paul Clark, Ulster Television
11.30 Ruth Patterson, Restoration Ministries
12.00 James Burnett, Lowe Memorial Church, Finaghy
12.30 Joan Weir, Divine Healing Ministries
1.00 Pat Collins, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
1.30 David Packie Hamilton, Heaton Christian Fellowship near Stockport
2.00 Oliver Crilly, parish priest of Tamlaght O’Crilly
2.30 Sister Eibhlìn Hegarty, Dominican Sister
3.00 Brother David Jardine, Divine Healing Ministries
Crosslinks anniversary
The Church of Ireland’s missionary group Crosslinks celebrates its 90th anniversary this year.
Crosslinks exists to serve individuals and churches to play their part in God’s mission. To mark the anniversary Crosslinks is holding a conference with evangelical scholar Professor Don Carson at St. Anne’s Cathedral Belfast on 31st January and 1st February 2014. Crosslinks Ireland Team Leader is the Revd. Trevor Johnston.
Collapsed PMS chiefs ‘won’t act as company directors’, court hears
News Letter – Six representatives of the collapsed Presbyterian Mutual Society have agreed not to act as company directors for periods of up to six years, the High Court heard on Friday.
Undertakings given by each of the men has led to a resolution of disqualification proceedings against them.
The Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment was seeking to have them declared unfit to run a company over their alleged role in the PMS.
But on the eve of a planned two-week hearing, a judge was asked to dismiss the case against five directors and the chief executive by consent.
Michael Humphreys QC, for DETI, revealed: “Each of the respondents has given an undertaking not to act as a director for a particular period of time.
“The Department can accept undertakings when it’s expedient and in the public interest. That’s the agreed position.”
Mr Justice Deeny requested the details for each representative, stating that the public is entitled to know.
Under the terms of the settlement Colin Ferguson, who acted as chief executive of the PMS, has agreed to a six-year period.
Four of the directors, David James Clements, David McConaghy, Albert McCormick and Sidlow Samuel McFarland, gave undertakings not to act for four years.
The fifth director, Philip Black, has agreed to a three year period.
Nearly 10,000 Presbyterians lost access to their savings when the Society was forced into administration in November 2008 after a run on its funds. Read more:
Fraud priest gets suspended sentence
A Catholic priest who admitted giving £145,000 of money to a woman is given a two-year sentence suspended for three years. Read more:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-22480676
US cardinal shuns Irish PM
Independent – An American cardinal has accused Taoiseach Enda Kenny of “aggressively promoting abortion legislation” and has refused to attend an event to honour him.
Cardinal Sean O’Malley was to be a guest at the Boston College conferral ceremony in the US city on May 20 at which the Taoiseach will receive an honorary degree.
But in a statement issued yesterday, the cardinal said he would not be attending because “the Catholic Bishops of the United States have asked that Catholic institutions not honour government officials or politicians who promote abortion with their laws and policies”.
Anti-abortion Catholic activists had already targeted the event at the Jesuit-run college at which the Taoiseach is due to give the opening address. Read more:
http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/cardinal-snubs-kenny-for-promoting-abortion-29258614.html