Online Advent Retreat for lay people and clergy
The Commission on Ministry is hosting, One Step Too Far Away – One Breath Too Near, an online Advent Retreat for lay people and clergy.
When: Saturday 20 November 2021 from 9.30 am – 1.00 pm.
The event is free. For booking or further information, please contact Catherine Smith: catherine.smith@rcbdub.org
Speaker
The Revd Ruth Patterson is a Presbyterian minister, and for the last 29 years has been Director of Restoration Ministries, a non–denominational, Christian organisation committed to peace and reconciliation. In 1976 she was the first woman to be ordained in Ireland. She was the recipient of the Alumna of the Year 2000 award (Edinburgh University/Royal Bank of Scotland), in 2001 an honorary doctorate from the Presbyterian Theology Faculty of Ireland, and in 2003 was awarded an OBE for her efforts in reconciliation.
She has authored five books and numerous articles stemming from her commitment to unity and peace. She is one of four church representatives to L’Arche International and holds the post of Ecumenical Canon in St Anne’s Cathedral, Belfast. She is on the Board of Oneings, a bi–annual publication of the Centre for Action and Contemplation in Albuquerque, New Mexico.