The concepts of Sanctuary and Hospitality are prominent in many different religions and espressions of faith. We seek to build support for the City of Sanctuary movment and to engage faith communities in helping to make our city a place of welcome for those seeking sanctuary.
“It is my hope that Dublin City of Sanctuary will continue to develop and become a pivotal point for inclusive and social interracial interaction in building bridges amongst people of all races and immigrants in Ireland through art and culture in the integration process where hatred is expensive and love is cheap, knowing and believing all we need is love and sanctuary.”
Joe, Artist
Within the Faiths Stream, we encourage local faith leaders and communities to become part of the Sanctuary network through a process of learning, embedding, and sharing. This process is intended to lead faith communities to engage in practical acts of friendship and solidarity.
We provide guidance and encouragement for faith groups to achieve a Places of Sanctuary designation. We follow a learn, embed and share process.
We particularly encourage faith communities to mark Refugee Week in June each year in some way.
If your church, mosque, synagogue, meeting or group is ready to embark on its Sanctuary journey please do contact us using the form on the right.
Abigail Sines
Revd Abigail Sines is the Dean’s Vicar at Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin. Abigail holds a Masters in Theology having studied Theology at Belfast Bible College and the Church of Ireland Theological Institute. Abigail and the team at Christchurch cathedral foster inclusion of people seeking international protection in the community.
Dublin Central Mission—Abbey St Methodist (DCM) received recognition as a Church of Sanctuary as part of a Sanctuary in Faith event which took place on Thursday, 14 October. The presentation was made virtually, via Zoom, by Andy Pollak, acting chair
Christ Church Cathedral organised a number of events across Refugee Week (14-20 June), a mixture of in-person and online events, and in collaboration with others who are active across the Dublin City of Sanctuary network. The ‘What’s the Story? Lives
Revd Abigail Sines is the Dean’s Vicar at Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin. Abigail holds a Masters in Theology having studied Theology at Belfast Bible College and the Church of Ireland Theological Institute. Abigail and the team at Christchurch cathedral foster
Places of Sanctuary Ireland recently organised a seminar entitled ‘Trauma-informed Pastoral Care’, for clergy, lay chaplains and pastoral workers who work with refugees and asylum seekers within their worshiping communities or in the context of their wider social outreach. Below
