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Four New Churches of Sanctuary to be recognised

Places of Sanctuary Ireland will be recognising four new Churches of Sanctuary in the coming weeks.  In a wonderful showing of ecumenical solidarity, four churches of different denominations spread right across the island are being recognised as Churches of Sanctuary during the four-week period of Advent, the season of preparation within the church year leading

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PRESS RELEASE: 500 teachers come together to learn about how to welcome Ukrainian refugee children into their schools

PRESS RELEASE Schools of Sanctuary Ireland 500 teachers come together to learn about how to welcome Ukrainian refugee children into their schools   500 teachers from all over the country came together yesterday (23rd March) for a webinar on how to welcome refugee children – and particularly refugee children from Ukraine – into Irish schools.

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WELCOMING REFUGEES FROM UKRAINE AND ELSEWHERE IN OUR SCHOOLS

WELCOMING REFUGEES FROM UKRAINE AND ELSEWHERE IN OUR SCHOOLS Refugees from Ukraine are arriving daily into Ireland and into our schools. Schools of Sanctuary Ireland is a network of teachers, schools, refugees, and communities across Ireland, with a shared aim of helping our schools to welcome, understand, and include refugees. We want to share our

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Dublin Central Mission-Abbey St Methodist Recognised as Church of Sanctuary

Dublin Central Mission—Abbey St Methodist (DCM) received recognition as a Church of Sanctuary as part of a Sanctuary in Faith event which took place on Thursday, 14 October. The presentation was made virtually, via Zoom, by Andy Pollak, acting chair of Places of Sanctuary Ireland, who congratulated DCM for their well-established ministry of welcome and

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News from Refugee Week and Sanctuary Sunday 2021 around Ireland

Great News July 2021 Refugee Week and Sanctuary Sunday 2021 around Ireland A number of churches around the island undertook to mark Refugee Week and Sanctuary Sunday this year. Carrigaline Union of Parishes in the Diocese of Cork has recently begun the process to become a Church of Sanctuary. This year on Sanctuary Sunday, the

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Schools of Sanctuary – Celebration of Awards this morning at Belfast City Hall

Eight more Schools of Sanctuary in Belfast and Derry/Londonderry became Schools of Sanctuary this morning at a very enjoyable ceremony and celebration. The new schools are Ashfield Boys’ High School Botanic Primary School Wheatfield Primary School Dundonald Primary School Euston Street Primary School Blessed Trinity College Scoil an Droichid and in Derry/Londonderry – Holy Child

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