EDITOR – THE CHURCH OF IRELAND GAZETTE The Board of the Church of Ireland Press is seeking to appoint an editor for the Church of Ireland Gazette. The editor will build on the success of the new Gazette magazine, launched under the editorial leadership of…

Editorial – SOUNDS LIKE HOPE Most of us will be familiar with the work of Habitat for Humanity. Philip Yancey tells the story of how it was founded by Millard Fuller. He describes him as “a millionaire entrepreneur from Alabama whostill speaks with a cotton-fieldstwang. Rich but…

Editorial  – POLITICAL TURMOIL AND PEACEMAKING One dictionary defines turmoil as “a state or condition of extreme confusion, agitation or commotion.” ‘Turmoil’ is a word that could be used to describe what we are observing on many political fronts at the moment, with a sense of division…

Online Edition released on Tuesday 8th January  Editorial – START WITH WHY Home News 4 CORNERS FESTIVAL RETURNS ONCE AGAIN TO BELFAST ARMAGH DIOCESAN MISSION WEEKEND MORE WOMEN NEEDED IN SENIOR CHURCH ROLES? ARCHDEACON IN ANNUAL SIT OUT FOR CHARITY KILMORE, ELPHIN & ARDAGH DIOCESE A YEAR IN REVIEW…

Primate talks personally about faith The following is an interview with Archbishop Richard Clarke, conducted by Alf McCreary (Belfast Telegraph). How and when did you come to faith? I grew up in a Church of Ireland rectory, so faith and belief were always part of…

Caring for the planet – a mark of mission This year, the Church of Ireland passed a motion at General Synod, the effects of which have rippled across Ireland and beyond. It was a motion to divest from all fossil fuels. Synod decided overwhel- mingly…