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Pancakes & Prayer aims higher for Lent 2026
Providing food and water for 7,300 young people in South Sudan The Pancakes & Prayer Lent Campaign is back for 2026! Last year, Bishops’ Appeal and the Church of Ireland Youth Department (CIYD) partnered with...
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Gingerbread & Generosity raises over £4,000 (€4,700) to help people in need in South America
The Church of Ireland’s Bishops’ Appeal for World Aid and Development and the Board for Ministry with Children and Families are delighted to announce that £4,164 (equivalent to €4,796) has been raised through their...
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A big Pancakes and Prayer thank you from South Sudan
Young people who took part in Pancakes and Prayer in Lent to provide food for school children in South Sudan raised enough funds to feed almost 4,000 children, as this thank you video...
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Houses of Hope – Gingerbread and Generosity Advent 2025
This Advent and Christmas season we invite you to join “Gingerbread and Generosity: Houses of Hope”, a new seasonal initiative created in partnership with SAMS Ireland, the Bishops’ Appeal, and the Board...
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A “Thank you” message from North Argentina
Alec Deane from North Argentina reports on how a project grant from Bishops’ Appeal has made a difference to the indigenous people he works with.
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Young people in the Church of Ireland feed 3,980 children in South Sudan
Success for Pancakes and Prayer Lent initiative! The total raised by the Pancakes and Prayer Lent project has brought in enough money to feed almost 4,000 children in South Sudan for the next...
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Pancakes and Prayer Update
September 2025 Update. Young people in the Church of Ireland feed 3,296 children in South Sudan as a result of the Pancakes and Prayer Lent initiative The total raised by the Pancakes and...
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Church of Ireland diocese raises over £28,000 for the Middle East
Support provided for Tearfund & Anglican Diocese of Jerusalem The Church of Ireland Diocese of Down and Dromore’s special collection to support humanitarian relief in Gaza and the wider Middle East has reached...
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