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Change the World One Conversation at a Time – Dialogue of Friendship Conference

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The 2025 ‘Dialogue of Friendship’ event took place recently, with the theme ‘Listening Well to Build Communities’. These annual events have grown as a collaboration between the Sanctuary in Faith stream and the Church of Ireland Interfaith Working Group. Many thanks to Lynn Glanville, Diocesan Communications Officer for the United Dioceses of Dublin and Glendalough, […]

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Dialogue of Friendship: Countering Voices of Enmity event in Dublin

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With thanks to Lynn Glanville, Dublin and Glendalough Diocesan Communications Officer, for writing up the summary and providing photographs of the event . European countries have to find a way to respond with humanity to migrants, the Revd Bonnie Evans-Hills told a gathering in Dublin on Saturday (May 25). Speaking at an event organised by

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Second annual Sanctuary in Faith ‘Dialogue of Friendship’ Event

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The Sanctuary Faith Stream will again be partnering with the Church of Ireland Interfaith Working Group for this year’s event, with the theme of ‘Countering Voice of Enmity’. Centenary Methodist in Ranelagh, Dublin, which was designated a Church of Sanctuary in 2022, is the venue for the event.  The keynote speaker, The Revd Bonnie Evans-Hills,

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Celebrating World Teacher’s Day October 5th 2023

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To mark World Teacher’s Day 2023, we asked some of our wonderful Sanctuary Ambassadors to share their gratitude for teachers in Ireland. Enjoy the video below! Thank you to Homayoon, Fahmeda, Tika, Khatira, Kinda, Manizha and Hashem for sharing these beautiful personal sentiments and touching words. 🥰❤️🫶🤝😊 The team of Schools of Sanctuary Ireland echoes

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Dialogue of Friendship – Event Explores How Diverse Communities Can Live Together

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‘Hate can unite bad forces – it is important to be anti-hate.’ This was one of the many messages to emerge during the discussion at an interfaith gathering in the Irish School of Ecumenics in Trinity College Dublin on Saturday morning (May 20). Against the backdrop of a series of anti-migrant incidents which have hit

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Register now for ‘Dialogue of Friendship: Living Together in Diverse Communities’

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Booking is now open for ‘Dialogue of Friendship: Living Together in Diverse Communities’, a day conference being organised by the Sanctuary in Faith Stream, in partnership with the Church of Ireland Interfaith Working Group. Date: Saturday, 20 May, 10.30 AM – 3.00 PM Venue: Irish School of Ecumenics, Trinity College Dublin This conference and networking event

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Four New Churches of Sanctuary to be recognised

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

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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

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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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