24.08.2015
Come & C Day to Identify Focus for New Dublin and Glendalough Initiative
The invitation to ‘Come & C’ – the call of Jesus to the first disciples – will be issued throughout Dublin and Glendalough in 2016. The initiative is aimed at the entire United Dioceses and will look at ways of supporting individuals and parishes in their discipleship. It will also encourage people to see that what they do in their parishes nurtures and supports the whole dioceses.
Before the initiative gets underway, there is an opportunity for members of the dioceses to shape the themes of the year at the Come & C Day on Saturday September 12 from 9.30 am to 4.00 pm in The High School, Rathgar.
The day will have a similar format to the very successful Diocesan Growth Forum which took place in The High School in 2012. This time it will provide an opportunity to reflect on the outcome of the Come & C survey which was completed by parishioners last year.
A member of the clergy and four parishioners from every parish in Dublin and Glendalough have been invited to the forum. Facilitated by Dr David Tuohy SJ, they will look at the responses to the Come & C survey against the backdrop of the Five Marks of Mission of the Anglican Communion.
The Marks of Mission are:
· To proclaim the Good News of the Kingdom
· To teach, baptise and nurture new believers
· To respond to human need by loving service
· To transform unjust structures of society, to challenge violence of every kind and pursue peace and reconciliation
· To strive to safeguard the integrity of creation and sustain and renew the life of the earth
Come & C will take place in a very significant year in the life of Ireland and while the nation as a whole is taking stock of the last century and its identity we in Dublin and Glendalough will have the opportunity to examine our own identity. There will be occasion to celebrate what is happening in the dioceses, support and enhance current initiatives and develop new initiatives.
The September 12 event will allow people from all corners of the dioceses to listen to each other’s perspectives, reflect on what is already happening in the dioceses and in individual parishes and draw strength from that and look to the future. Themes for Come & C 2016 will emerge from the discussions which take place. Those present will be asked to share what they have heard on the day with others in their Rural Deaneries and in their own parishes.
If you have not yet responded to the invitation to attend please do so as soon as possible as space is very limited. Contact the Archbishop’s secretary at archdublinoffice@gmail.com.
The Come & C report can be downloaded from the diocesan website by clicking on the link at http://dublin.anglican.org/dioceses/index.php