Diocese of Down & Dromore

The Synod is scheduled to commence in Christ Church Cathedral at 10am on the Thursday 6th and to finish at 4.30pm on Saturday 8th.

• The Synod Eucharist will be held in St Patrick’s Cathedral, Dublin on Thursday 6th at 7.00 pm. The preacher will be the Rt Revd Dr Michael Jackson, Bishop of Clogher.

• The Archbishop of Armagh’s Presidential Address will take place shortly after the 10.00am start on the first day, Thursday 6th. The Archbishop will give a press conference in the Cathedral, following up on the themes of his Presidential address, on Thursday 6th May at approx. 12.45pm. 

• Book launch in the Press Room at 12.30 pm on Friday 7th May. Aimed chiefly at young people, and entitled ‘Church of Ireland: Origins, History and Present Day Practice,’ it has been written by Down and Dromore Diocesan Youth Officer, Andrew Brannigan. <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {"Cambria Math"; panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;} @font-face { panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { mso-style-parent:""; margin:0cm; margin-bottom:.0001pt; font-:12.0pt;"Times New Roman","serif";} span.apple-converted-space {} .MsoChpDefault { font-:10.0pt;} @page Section1 {:612.0pt 792.0pt; margin:72.0pt 72.0pt 72.0pt 72.0pt;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} -->

• A Mission Breakfast will be held in St Catherine’s Church, Thomas Street, Dublin on Saturday 8 May at 8.15a.m. A presentation will be given by Mr Trevor Stevenson, Chief Executive Officer of the mission agency Fields of Life.

• The results of the Church’s annual Communications Competition, which rewards the best work of parishes, dioceses and organizations through the production of Church publications, websites and social media will be announced before the final Synod session  at approx. 10.0am on Saturday 8th.

For further information, and for details of any press conferences on subsequent days of Synod, please check with the media centre staff at the Synod.

Synod website

The General Synod’s website is now live. For further information, if required, please visit it

here

. The website will continue to provide useful information and materials on a rolling basis including business papers. Reports and information including a summary of business done will be posted daily during Synod.

Synod Structure

The Synod consists of three Orders: the Bishops, Clergy and Laity. These sit together as two Houses: the House of Bishops and the House of Representatives. The Archbishops and Bishops sit as the House of Bishops. The diocesan synods elect the members of the House of Representatives, who hold office for a triennium. A new triennium began in 2009. The Synod consists of 660 people representing the 12 Church of Ireland dioceses.