council for the church overseas

report 2001

composition of council

House of Bishops

Rt Rev Michael Mayes, Bishop of Limerick and Killaloe (chair)

General Synod

Mr Samuel Harper

Dr Peter Trimble

Co-opted by Council

Very Rev Leslie Forrest

Rev Canon Patrick Harvey

Mrs Mary Armstrong

Association of Missionary Societies

Miss Karin Jonsson

Mrs Bobbie Moore

Mr James Myles

Rev Canon Cecil Wilson

Mothers’ Union

Mrs Jessica Clarke

Bishops’ Appeal World Development Fund

Miss Elizabeth Ferrar

Diocesan Representatives

Rev Ian Jonas (Cork)

Rev Eric Culbertson (Armagh)

Rev Mark Taylor (Down, Dromore and Connor)

Rev Peter Galbraith (Down, Dromore and Connor)

Very Rev Patrick Towers (Tuam)

Miss Olga Kerr (Cashel and Ossory)

Rev Michael Wooderson (Meath and Kildare)

Rev Canon Mark Lidwill (Kilmore)

Rev Canon Paul Hoey (Clogher)

Mr George Clarke (Dublin)

Very Rev Maurice Sirr (Limerick and Killaloe)

Rev Canon John Mayes (Derry and Raphoe)

Honorary Secretary

Rev Canon DP Hoey
Magheracross Rectory, Craghan Road, Ballinamallard, Co Fermanagh BT94 2BT

Chair Person

The members of the Council wish to place on record their gratitude to Bishop Edward Darling for his dedication to the work of the Council. The Rt Rev Michael Mayes had been appointed to chair the Council.

Mission Resource Person

Rev Charles Irwin was appointed as the Church of Ireland Mission Resource Person and took up office during September 2000.

Council for Mission

A Joint Working Group of the two mission councils met several times throughout the year. A Joint Conference is planned for autumn 2001 with a view to looking at models of integrating the work of the two mission councils of the Church.

The Churches’ Commission on Mission

During the year the Very Rev PL Towers took over from Miss Karin Jonsson as Church of Ireland representative at the bi-monthly meetings of CCOM. The key themes have been of co-operation between mission agencies, and the need to create a sense of unity with the Anglican Communion by sending people to areas that feel isolated.

All God’s Children

The “All God’s Children” project prepared by five mission societies (MAM, USPG, CMSI, SAMS, Crosslinks) was given support throughout the Church. The project focused on children in 5 different areas around the world.

We Have a Gospel

1,500 copies of the report on the Millennium Mission Conference “We have a Gospel” have been circulated along with a study guide. Over 30 groups requested extra copies.

appendix

missionary society contributions from the
church of Ireland 2000

Where there are blanks no figure was returned

	Donations		Legacies/Gifts
Society	IR£	£	IR£	£
Bible Society (NI)		22,496
Church Army
Church Missionary Society, Ireland	110,586	409,388	736	200
Church's Ministry among the Jewish People		19,883
Church Pastoral Aid Society	2,500	10,900
Crosslinks	20,918	242,128
Dublin University Far Eastern Mission
Dublin University Mission to Chota Nagpur	880	1,375
Fed the Minds, Ireland
Intercon
Interserve
Jerusalem and the Middle East Church		3,070
Leprosy Mission
Mid-Africa Ministry (CMS)	5,640	53,862
Mission to Seafarers (NI)
Mission to Seafarers (RI)	7,434		902
Mothers' Union		100,003
National Bible Society	7,976
Society for Promotion of Christian Knowledge		5,800
South American Missionary Society
United Society for the Propagation of the Gospel
	______	______	______	______
Total	155,934	868,905	1,638	200