Sermons in Music in St Patrick’s; Watoto Children’s Choir in concert at St Nicholas; Bon Jovi and/or Mendelssohn?; Aled Jones is walking off the air; New album and book from Jeremy Camp
Lawrence Wright's Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood and the Prison of Belief looks at the world of the controversial church and the life of its founder, L. Ron Hubbard, who died in 1986.
The trust Jesus places in us to minister
Derry Moderator for Derry Assembly; Gerontologist to speak on Spirituality and Healthcare; MEP Diane Dodds hosts church funding seminars; Large Lion on the Loose in Bray This Saturday; Athy Messy Church Training Day; Watoto Children’s Choir in concert; Two NI MPs back gay marriage bill; Irish view on British vote on gay marriage; Magdalene nuns did their best; Sisters of Charity respond
Bishop calls for prayers for starving consumers and struggling farmers; Churches stepping into void in recession Britain; Common Worship Lectionary app launched; Newcastle cathedral starts next phase of £2.1m refurbishment
The Lib-Dem MP for Brent and former minister, Sarah Teather, a Catholic, explains why she voted against the redefinition of marriage. Only 4 Lib-Dems voted against. Ms Teather’s decision, reached after careful deliberation, is even more striking because of her strong track record on equality as minister.
The Power of Empathy
C of I group support for equal marriage legislation; Support St Fin Barre’s auction, says Flatley; Dun Laoghaire Service of Introduction; ‘Being a woman has never been an issue’ - Rev Heather Morris; New campaigns against cyber bullying launched; Magdalene report
Religion cannot be confined to private sphere - Williams; Churches step in to fill affordable housing gap; Gay marriage: ban on same sex church weddings 'may not be legally watertight’; Church of England 2.0
Ed Curran former editor of the Belfast Telegraph reflects on Nobel prize-winner Seamus Heaney’s - his “searing honesty about a united Ireland is timely as flag protests still simmer”
Becoming like Paul who was converted from works and literalism to grace
Narnia Comes to Bray 2013; Rebuilt hall at Saul heralds new era; 207 Good Samaritans Benefit From Black Santa Sit-out; Derry city parishes to get Messy; 2012 'worst this century' for farmers
Justin Welby confirmed as Archbishop of Canterbury at St Paul's Cathedral; Bishop calls for prayers for starving consumers and struggling farmers; Church of England raises fears over future of RE in schools; Church of England briefs parliament on their opposition to marriage eqaulity; Media review
William Oddie writing yesterday in the Catholic Herald predicts - “Forcing through the same-sex marriage Bill will bring Cameron down: his determination to do it shows how out of touch he has become”
True reverence
The Revd Ferran Glenfield Elected new Bishop of Kilmore
It was announced today that the Episcopal Electoral College for Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh, meeting in Church House, Armagh has elected the Revd Ferran Glenfield, Rector of Hillsborough Parish (Down), as the new Bishop of the United Dioceses. He succeeds the Right Revd Ken Clarke, who is now Director of SAMS Ireland.
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Bishop - Politicians must address flag issues; Next Moderator will have Londonderry links; Electoral College today; Archbishops’ Rome visit; Former bishop of St Alban’s speaks to Belfast conference; New Bi–Lingual Service Book; Carrigaline school mission effort; Training appointments at CITI; Magdalenes hope for an apology after a long fight
Queue of vacant English sees; Justin Welby interview; Village church scores a hit with its silent CD; Conservative party ripped apart by gay marriage vote; No concessions for Tory right in David Cameron’s push for gay marriage; Gay marriage could cost Conservatives power, poll suggests; Two-thirds of Tory MPs could refuse to back gay marriage
At noon today in St Paul’s Cathedral, Justin Welby will be officially confirmed as the 105th Archbishop of Canterbury and Primate of All England. The Daily Telegraph in an editorial last Saturday, February 2, gave this appraisal of the church, faith and society in Britain.
The Person In the Congregation That Is Always Carrying a Clipboard
Forgiveness does not change the past, but it changes the present
Cork Protestant Charity Pays for Re-Opening of Hospital Operating Theatre; UNIQUE programme offers free accredited training course; Moira’s cooks and books raise funds for Ibba; Bishop Mant’s correspondence highlighted online ; Media review
Choral scholarships and choristerships; New Irish events - Belfast to Bray; RSCM Come And Sing Fauré Requiem; Organist appointments; Let It Be Known - the new album from Worship Central
The Parable of the Sower - This is no way to farm
Strong Irish roots of the Archbishop-elect of Canterbury; Cork Youth workers presentation; Room for Art?; Service marks 1953 ferry disaster; Media review - Millions spent on Northern Ireland’s education authority in waiting; Apprentice Boys: Display brings historic siege to life; TD: ‘Allow jobless to volunteer in Third World’; Talks to make Children’s Hospital an all-island facility; Students lash out at plans to change law on universities; 100,000 calls to SVP as Taoiseach says no child should go hungry; Principal hits back at writer who said pupils anti-Jewish
Justin Welby to be confirmed as Archbishop of Canterbury at St Paul’s ceremony; Westminster Abbey to mark the 60th anniversary of The Queen’s Coronation; Lack of support and respect for asylum seekers is shocking, says Bishop of Ripon & Leeds; Catholic Bishops’ briefing on same-sex marriage Bill - full text link; Media review
Alex Kane, a former media officer for the Ulster Unionist Party, writes for the News Letter which published this article on Monday last - January 28. In it he states, “I am very comfortable in my unionist skin. So comfortable, in fact, that I don’t need constant reminders in the form of flags and symbols. I have no difficulty with the fact that the Union Flag only flies on designated days: and I have no difficulty precisely because I remain a unionist and UK citizen every single day, of every single week, of every single month of every single year.”
Every day the world offers itself to be seen. Seeing things with a grateful eye requires attentiveness and engages our imagination
Porvoo Communion Consultation in Dublin; “Together & Different” The Porvoo Communion’s ‘Keys to Interfaith Engagement’ workshop in Galway; C of I - Moravian Church relationship review; New President of Connor MU; Belfast’s Black Santa prepares for Good Samaritans’ Service; Towards the Healing of a Wound - Derry Parish initiative; Media review
Christian Aid, Monsoon partnership to boost Afghanistan’s silk industry; WCC assembly, an opportunity for praying, listening and sharing; Islamist backlash - The storm is just beginning; Condemnation for killing of Brazilian landless rights leader