Church News Ireland – September 22

Image of the day – Guardian of the glass

+People and Places
Priest and biker friends support for Lough Swilly lifeboat
Listen to Treasure Ireland’s stained-glass event in Derry
Christmas Crafts at St John’s Newcastle
Knitted Bible journey at Carrickfergus
Major European ecumenical bodies meet in C of I Theological College

+News reports
Churches march in New York to declare no faith in fossil fuels
Anthony Reddie: first Professor of Black Theology in 900 years at Oxford

+In the media
UNESCO World Heritage Council recognises 51 Commonwealth war cemeteries and memorials
Common Travel Area: Calls for rule changes for non-EEA citizens
Queen’s University buys two more city sites for student rooms
Tributes after death of ‘funny and kind’ BBC NI journalist Dan Stanton
Law Society criticises Legacy Act as ‘attack on rule of law’ ahead of conference
Red Arrows soar over Paris with their French partners
Derry-born actress Roma Downey pays tribute to ‘beloved’ late brother Fr John Downey

+Poem for today
September by Helen Hunt Jackson

See – AA CNI SEPTEMBER 22