DAILY NEWS

CNI Daily Summary, 9th December am

Your rapid overview of today’s news and interests.
IRELAND
Prestige C of I Belfast parish fails to attract rector – twice
Faith of their fathers living still – in the Ulster Rugby squad
Fr Brian D’Arcy gets Lifetime Achievement award
Archbishop McQuaid subject of child sex abuse complaints

GREAT BRITAIN
Get your face in the picture this Christmas
C of E’s ‘naff prayer’ for economy criticised

WORLD
Is the new Bishop of Washington, the Right Rev. Mariann Budde the woman to save the Episcopal Church?
Syria’s Christians ‘caught in the crossfire’
Violence forces Samaritan’s Purse to withdraw from South Sudan refugee camp

MUSIC AND SERVICES
Bronte Music Club – Belfast Community Gospel Choir (BCGC) is hosting an evening of praise this Saturday

TODAY’S BLOG

The problem for the church as Lutheran bishop Mike Rinehart sees it is that “Decisions are made for the benefit of those inside rather than those outside the church.”

PRAY2DAY
A thought, a bible text and a prayer – for busy people