Irish Times Notes23 May 25

Church of Ireland Notes from ‘The Irish Times’

Funding Webinar

The Benefact Trust is committed to supporting Irish churches and Christian charities and to help with access to funding will be hosting a free webinar – ‘Everything you need to know about applying to Benefact Trust’ – on Wednesday morning.

The webinar will advise on who Benefact supports and what is funded; how to prepare a strong application that stands out; common application mistakes to avoid; the Benefact step–by–step application process explained, how Benefact supports you every step of the way

Senior Grants Officer Andrew Bass will take participants through everything they need to know and answer all their questions.  Whether you’re new to fundraising or just new to Benefact Trust, this webinar provides the perfect introduction to the Benefact grant opportunities.

Benefact is committed to increasing their support for churches and Christian charities across Ireland – and would love to hear from you. So don’t miss this opportunity to get your questions answered and feel confident about applying.

For more information and to book your place on the webinar please use this link.

The series of lunchtime concerts, Summer Music at Sandford, continues today (Friday) in Sandford parish church, Ranelagh at 1.10pm when Ciarán O’Connell (flute) and Siobhán Kilkell (organ) will play.

Tomorrow (Saturday) Music in Calary will welcome to play at Calary parish church, Co. Wicklow, Anna Cashell (violin) and Aisling Ennis (harp) who will perform at the John Medlycott Memorial Concert at 8pm. To book tickets or for further information, please email [email protected] or ring (01) 2818118.

In Dublin, on Sunday there will be a Blessing of the Animals Service in the Church of St Philip & St James, Booterstown, att 10.30am, and in the afternoon the Archbishop of Dublin will hold a Diocesan Lay Reader Commissioning in Christ Church cathedral beginning at 3.30pm. In St Bartholomew’s, church, Clyde Road, at 6pm there will be a Summertime Soiree with Anthems from the Year. Admission is free but donations in aid of the organ restoration will be welcome.

Booking for the Annual Conference of the Liturgy Association of Ireland is now open via this Eventbrite link. The title of the conference is: Proclaiming and Receiving the Word of God, and the day will have two morning papers, an afternoon panel and a closing act of worship. The speakers will be Dr Luke McNamara OSB and doctoral candidate Pauline Byrne. The conference will be held on Saturday, 31 May, in Renehan Hall, Maynooth, beginning at 10am. 

The Revd Jane Burns has been appointed as the new Rector of the Parish of Holy Trinity, Killiney, in the Diocese of Dublin. A former member of staff of the Representative Church Body, she was ordained in 2022 and served as Deacon Intern in Taney parish. Ordination to the priesthood followed in 2023 and she has served since then as Curate Assistant in Taney parish.