The People

The people involved in Church21 include several groups: the Team, the Working Group, Key Contributors and the Facilitators

The Team

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Rev Paul Hoey

Chairman of the Working Group

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  • 028 (048 from ROI) 66 329655
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Brigid Barrett

Administrator

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  • 028 (048 from ROI) 66320239

Working Group

The current members of the working group are:

  • Bishop Ken Clarke
  • Rev Paul Hoey (Chairman of the Working Group)
  • Brigid Barrett (Administrator)
  • Carolyn O’Laoire
  • John Tyrrell
  • Rev Ruth Jackson
  • Rev Dorothy McVeigh

Contributors

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Bishop Ken Good

Ken Good, Bishop of the north western diocese of Derry and Raphoe, is a popular speaker and supporter of the Church of Ireland Parish Development Programme.

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Rev Ian Coffey

Director of Leadership Training at Moorlands College, Dorset

Ian will be the keynote speaker at the 2011 Conference and is well known internationally as a writer and speaker in the field of church development.

Facilitators

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Barry Forde

Barry Forde is the Church of Ireland Chaplain at Queen's University, Belfast and longs for God's church to have the courage to live out His mission for the sake of the world.

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Carolyn O’Laoire

Carolyn is married with four children and has three grandchildren. She is a member of St. Mary’s Parish, Howth and has worked for the last seven years as a lay Healthcare Chaplain in The Royal Hospital, Donnybrook. She is a member of the Parish Development Working Group.

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John Tyrrell

John recently retired from full-time lecturing at UCC and is a member of the Parish Development Working Group.

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Rev James Boyd

Rev James Boyd is Rector Holy Trinity Dromore, Co Tyrone. His passion is making Jesus known in a ways that are relevant to the people and places that God has given us.

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Rev Paul Hoey

Rev Paul Hoey is the Chairman of the Church21 Working Group.

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Rev Steve Clark

Steve is rector of the Belturbet Group of parishes in County Cavan, after many years’ involvement in the ministry of healing.

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Ruth Handy

Ruth has many years experience in both business and church consultancy and close involvement with the Church of Ireland Parish Development Working Group.