News from Thursday 15th May

• Competition Winners at Synod
• Winner of the Caption Competition
• Press Release - Website wizard launches the ark
• Press Release - Mothers Union President warns family life crumbling
• Press Release - Churches right and responsibility in Education
• Press Release - A Divided Church is in no position to preach reconciliation
• Unity “does not necessarily mean uniformity” – report of the Committee for Christian Unity
• Press Release - Pupil features in "Moving On" textbook
• Youth ministry “bearing fruit” – report of the Church of Ireland Youth Department
• “Stand up and get out of the rocking chair, and attempt great things for God” – Mission councils report
• Press Release - Competition judges look behind the covers
• Education debate highlights concerns over teacher shortages, school buildings and curricular review
• All-Ireland warden needed for Ministry of Healing
• Sixteen Bills become Statutes
• Motion limiting tenure withdrawn
• Press Release - Bishop points to massive education backlog

The following reports are courtesy of the Revd Gregg Ryan of the Church Times

• Racism could replace Sectarianism in Northern Ireland
• Shortage of Protestant schoolteachers in Republic
• Defeat for Board of Nomination revision
• Concern over lack of schools’ inclusion in State capital spending

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News from Wednesday 14th May

• "The Hard Gospel" - The Scoping Study report
• Press Release - "Church tackles sectarianism: No sitting on the fence"
• Legislation for Clergy Severance Fund
• Boards of Nomination - regulations changed
• News on the Pensions Board report
• Liturgy as a “weapon of mission” - Bishop Clarke
• "Management and Leadership" - Representative Church Body report
• Presentation on Sectarianism Scoping Study - "The Hard Gospel"
• Standing Committee report covers many aspects of Church life
• News on The Bishops’ Appeal for World Development
• News on The Church in Society Committee
• Environmental Issues
• The work of The Priorities Fund
• Report on Disability guidelines
• The “thorny subject” of synodical reform
• Press Release - "We can't live in a cocoon" – Bishop Jackson
• Ministry: “of the people, by the people and for the people”
• Press Release - "Ministry mobilisation is underway" – Bishop of Derry

The following two reports are courtesy of the Revd Gregg Ryan of the Church Times

• Sectarianism one of biggest issues for Church of Ireland
• New Book of Common Prayer due next year

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News from Tuesday 13th May

• News report on the Presidential Address
• Business at the first morning of Synod
• News on Liturgical Bills
• News on Bills to amend the Constitution
• News report on Bill No 1
• Report on Liturgical Bills 1 - 8

The following four reports are courtesy of the Revd Gregg Ryan of the Church Times

• Archbishop Eames’ address to Synod
• Archbishop Eames on Short resignation
• Archbishop Eames on the "Stakeknife" revelations
• Republican achievements must be acknowledged - Archbishop Eames