Standing Committee & RB
Standing Committee News
From the meeting of 25th January 2000
The Church of Ireland has been asked by the Office of Law Reform (NI) to respond to a Consultation Paper on Divorce Reform in Northern Ireland. The following have been asked to serve on a committee:
The Bishop of Connor, the Rt. Revd J E Moore
The Revd Dr J P O Barry
Professor R A B Mollan
Ms C Burrows
Mr M Davey
Lady Sheil
The committee has been requested to submit a report to the Standing Committee in March 2000.
General Synod 2000 representatives of other churches
Invitations to members of other churches have been issued to:
Presbyterian Church in Ireland
Methodist Church in Ireland
Roman Catholic Church
Coptic Orthodox Church
The Lutheran Church in Ireland
The Moravian Church
The Non-Subscribing Presbyterian Church
The Religious Society of Friends
The Salvation Army
The Greek Orthodox Church in Britain & Ireland
The Episcopal Church of Scotland
The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Sweden as part of the PORVOO Communion
Dr David Stevens, General Secretary of the Irish Council of Churches
Lifelink
Appointment of Delegates to the annual meetings of other churches:
General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in Belfast 5th - 9th June
The Revd Dr I M Ellis and Mr H W Young
Conference of the Methodist Church in Ireland in Belfast 9th - 13th June
The Ven A E T Harper and Mrs R McKelvey
Yearly meeting of the Religious Society of Friends in Dublin 27th - 30th April
Mr G Clarke
Central Communications Board
In the light of the retirement of the Press Officer, the Central Communications Board is undertaking a complete review of communications in the Church of Ireland. A report will be available in March.
Broadcasting Committee
The Bishop of Cork, the Rt. Revd W P Colton and the Revd T W Gordon have been elected members of the Committee.
Secondary Education Committee
The Bishop of Cork has been elected to fill the vacancy left by the resignation of Professor Trevor West.
Role of the Church Committee
The Committee was asked to make a response to a letter regarding Sunday practice. The matter is now being passed to the House of Bishops for pastoral guidance.
Further information from:
THE CHURCH OF IRELAND PRESS OFFICE
Church of Ireland House
61 - 67 Donegall Street
Belfast BT1 2QH
Tel: (028) 9023 2909
Fax: (028) 9032 3554
Email: The Press Office