NEWS BRIEFS

Biennial meeting of the Anglican Celtic Bishops

The biennial meeting of the Celtic Bishops has assembled in Inverness as guests of the Scottish Episcopal Church. The bishops of the Church in Wales, the Scottish Episcopal Church, and the Church of Ireland were received by the Mayor at Town House, Inverness yesterday afternoon. Present from Ireland are the Archbishop of Dublin and the bishops of Meath, Cork, Limerick, Derry, Clogher and Tuam.

Christ Church Cathedral seeks volunteers for tile restoration

Christ Church Cathedral is looking for more volunteers to lend a hand (and some elbow grease!) to help care for the cathedral’s beautiful 1870s–Restoration tiles. On Sunday February 9, they’re looking for as many willing hands as they can find to bring the tiles back to their beautiful natural finish. Please express your interest by contacting [ tiles@christchurch.ie. ]

Celebrating Grandparents

Today will see a lot of Catholic Schools up and down the country celebrating Grandparents by inviting them into school to be part of the #CatholicSchoolsWeek celebrations. Share your photos using the hashtag #CSW2020

Albany visitor to Down

Bishop Bill Love of the Diocese of Albany, USA, came to Northern Ireland specially to attend Bishop David McClay’s consecration in St Anne’s Cathedral on Saturday. He visited the diocesan office this week and Bishop Bill is taking greetings back to Dorn & Dromore’s link diocese of Albany.

Charity Commission NI and safeguarding

CharityCommissionNI tweeted this week – The safeguarding of children, young people and adults at risk of harm are one of the issues which the people of NI are concerned about, according to research. Find out more, and how we are working to gather new data on charities’ safeguarding, data protection and fundraising processes.

Although CCNI does not administer child protection legislation, it aims to increase public trust and confidence in charities and, as part of the registration process, it will always asks organisations working with children for
(a) information about the policies and procedures which they have in place for keeping children safe and
(b) disclosure of Access NI certificates in respect of trustees where the charity is legally entitled to obtain these.
[[] https://apps.charitycommissionni.org.uk/Charity_requirements_guidance/Charity_governance/Managing_risk/protection.aspx ]

Social Justice Weekend for Young People

Tearfund Ireland are organising an exciting weekend in Ovoca Manor for young people looking to become advocates for change.

From March 6 to 8, they will be gathering a group of young people (aged 18–30) for a weekend in Ovoca Manor called Follow Justice.

The Follow Justice Weekend will embolden and empower young Christians to step into their God–given potential to become advocates for change.

They’ll teach you how to run a successful advocacy campaign and help you discover what you’re passionate about. With activities and workshops on social justice topics such as creation care and global poverty, Tearfund will give you examples of social movements and help you discover what you’re passionate about. But ideas are nothing without action, so they’ll help you to come up with your own campaign ideas and support you to achieve these.

If you’re between the ages of 18 and 30 and want to discover how your faith can help you pursue justice through advocacy, Tearfund would love to see you there.

Deadline for registration is February 14. The cost of the weekend (including food, accommodation and a hoodie) is €35 per person. You ca register here –

[[] https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/follow-justice-faith-and-advocacy-weekend-tickets-84725027839 ]

God in creation