Diocese of Down & Dromore

07 Oct 2011

A Pastoral Letter from the Bishops of the Church of Ireland

For some time the bishops of the Church of Ireland had planned to undertake a review of their Pastoral Letter of 2003 on human sexuality.  The recent debate in the Church of...

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07 Oct 2011

New Clerical Honorary Secretary elected

The Down and Dromore Diocesan Council has elected Revd Canon David McClay as  Clerical Honarary Secretary replacing The Rt Revd John McDowell, now Bishop of Clogher.

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07 Oct 2011

The Draysons settle back into Northern Argentina

Arrival of the fittest

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07 Oct 2011

Advent book from St John’s College, Nottingham

The new St John’s College Advent Book for 2011 entitiled, ‘These Words of Mine…Readings & Prayers through Advent,’ is now available direct from the college at £4.99 per copy.

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05 Oct 2011

Bishop Michael Nazir–Ali appeals to Iranian President to prevent execution of Christian pastor

Bishop Michael Nazir–Ali has appealed to the President of Iran to intervene to save the life of an Iranian Christian pastor who has been sentenced to death for apostasy.

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05 Oct 2011

A statement from the Archbishops and Bishops of the Church of Ireland

We met over three days in an atmosphere of prayer and worship to reflect on current disquiet in the Church caused by disagreements on the matter of human sexuality. We...

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05 Oct 2011

Archbishop to pay a pastoral visit to the Church of the Province of Central Africa

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams is embarking on a week–long pastoral visit to the Church in Malawi, Zimbabwe and Zambia at the invitation of the Archbishop of...

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05 Oct 2011

Conflict & Mediation Training Course–bursary for faith/pastoral workers

Mediation Northern ireland are running an 8 week course in Conflict and Mediation. The normal price for this training is £1,550 but they are offering 8 bursaries for people in...

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