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St John’s House
Dublin Diocese
The Priorities Fund has awarded grants totalling over €70,000 towards the refurbishment of this nursing home in Dublin.
The Priorities Fund has awarded grants totalling over €70,000 towards the refurbishment of this nursing home in Dublin.
In 2002, funding of Stg£5,000 was provided for an annual Community Festival in Sixmilecross & Termonmaguirke Parishes. This festival will celebrate both Protestant and Roman Catholic expressions of music and culture.
Funding of Stg£5,000 was provided in 2002 to Shankill Parish Caring Association to enable the centre to continue its work in the areas of reconciliation, outreach and youth ministry and to provide activities for the elderly.
The Priorities Fund gave funding of €5,000 in 2004 to assist with the cost of building a new parish centre, necessitated by changes in population and the needs of ministry.
In 2003 and 2004, the Fund awarded grants totalling €35,000 towards the construction of a new Parish Centre adjoining the church.
The Fund gave €5,000 in 2004 towards the building of a large meeting room on the side of the church, for Sunday School and outreach in the Clonsilla area.
In 2005 and 2006 the Fund awarded grants totalling Stg£75,000 for the Hard Gospel Programme, a major initiative, which has the potential to touch every part of the life of the Church of Ireland.
In 2004, 2005 and 2006 the Fund awarded grants totalling Stg£6,000 to assist with the cost of landscaping a walled garden in the grounds of the See House, to create a place for shared retreats with the Roman Catholic community, prayer days and courses in spirituality.
From 2006 to 2008, this childcare facility for disadvantaged families of all religions and cultures, in the crypts under the church, will have received grants totalling €45,000.
In 2005 and 2006, grants totalling Stg£40,000 were awarded to assist with the refurbishment of the main accommodation block, to enable this centre to continue and expand its range of programmes.