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Where to Find the Text of A Service of Celebration of Wholeness and Healing

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We are often asked about Word or PDF versions of the BCP’s service of A Celebration of Wholeness and Healing by parishes or clergy. Both versions of the text are available to download from the Church of Ireland website, as well as, of course, being in the Book of Common Prayer itself. If you go to https://www.ireland.anglican.org/prayer-worship/book-of-common-prayer/2004-texts and scroll down about two-thirds of the page, you’ll see the option to download version 1 and version 2 of the service. Version 1 is the PDF and Version 2 is the Word document. If you’d like to buy a BCP, you may do so from the Church of Ireland bookstore: https://store.ireland.anglican.org/store/product/164/book-of-common-prayer-desk-edition 

 

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Mindful Art Cafe in Your Parish!

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An article from the US National Library of Medicine notes that community-based art-making, in particular, can enhance mental well-being.
“Art therapy uses integrative techniques to captivate the soul, body and mind in ways that verbal expression alone doesn’t appear to”.
After a hugely enjoyable and creative 4 weeks at St George and St Thomas Church, we are open to invitations from parishes that would like to set up their own mindful art cafes! All you need is a space, some tables, and a small budget to purchase art supplies and provide tea and coffee. Contact Catherine at catherine@ministryofhealing.ie to find out more.
Reference is to Shukla A, Choudhari SG, Gaidhane AM, Quazi Syed Z. Role of Art Therapy in the Promotion of Mental Health: A Critical Review. Cureus. 2022 Aug

Church’s Ministry of Healing: Ireland membership

If you would like to apply to be a member of CMHI, please email catherine@ministryofhealing.ie and ask for more information and an application form! The initial term of membership is 5 years, and we are a company limited by guarantee, which protects members in the unlikely event that CMHI would have to be wound up. Once you send in your form, the membership committee will convene and then we’ll get back to you as soon as possible!