Diocesan Synod 2011
Down and Dromore's Diocesan Synod was held on 28th June in the new Seagoe Parish Centre, Portadown.
Revd Ruth Patterson, of Restoration Ministries, preached at the Holy Communion service in St Gobhan’s before coffee was served both inside the centre and outside in the sunshine.
Money was the main theme of Bishop Harold’s Presidential Address. He acknowledged that this was an unusual topic but, "money and mission always go hand in hand" and the subject was reflective of the material being presented to this year’s Synod.
The Bishop outlined the diocesan finances but reiterated his belief that, “the parish or fresh expression is always, always, always the coal-face of ministry and mission, pastoral care and teaching - and finances.” Thanking parishes for their faithful giving, Bishop Harold went on to remind Synod of the early church’s transformative attitude to money in Acts 2.