Times of plenty, hunger and waste The Torah was very clear at Harvest time: leave the edges of your fields for others to glean, rest the land and from your bounty tithe for the benefit…

St Patrick’s cross stands again on the hill of Down An imposing St Patrick’s cross stands once more on the hill of Down, in the grounds of Down Cathedral and against the backdrop of the…

Youth ministry matters To mark International Youth Day in August, Kaitlyn Hyde, who works with her husband Daniel in the Youth Ministry Team for the US- based Episcopal Church’s diocese of Albany, reflects on the…

Church highlights child poverty Church volunteers are stepping in to provide food and support for struggling families as cuts to public spending impact on child poverty, the Church in Wales said during an event at…

Remembering Omagh Hundreds of people attended separate services in Tyrone and Donegal on Wednesday 15th August, held to mark the 20th anniversary of the Omagh bombing in which 29 people and two unborn babies lost…

Errislannan church rededicated after vandalism Many will recall the sense of outrage and deep hurt that descended upon the people of Errislannan Peninsula in October 2017, when they found Holy Trinity church dreadfully vandalised. Windows…

What we leave behind A quick look at the statistics for plastic pollution is sobering. Every year the world uses 500 billion plastic bags; Each year, at least eight million tons of plastic end up…

When Church gets ‘Messy’ In the discussions about fresh expressions of Church (fxC – or ways in which Christians are forming new communities in new contexts to reach new people), the name ‘Messy Church’ has…

Cyber-attacks: How to protect your church from cyber risk The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) EU 2016/679 is a regulation in EU law on data protection and privacy for all individuals within the European Union…

Population explosion – how will local churches respond to major housing development? Up to 50,000 new houses are to be built in 14 locations in Greater Dublin in the next five to 10 years. These…