Irish Times Notes14 Nov 25

Church of Ireland Notes from ‘The Irish Times’

CMHI Initiatives

The Church’s Ministry of Healing invites you to join them for ‘Unwrapping the Gift: a Retreat of Prayer and Presence’, on Saturday 22 November, 10am–4pm, in the Dominican Retreat Centre, Tallaght. This will be a gentle. creative, quiet day, as we pause, rest, and replenish ourselves in God’s love. It includes silence; scripture prompts; centring prayer; story–telling; poetry and reflections; creative practices; and woodland wanders. Bookings from €25, to cover meals and costs. Book via www.ministryofhealing.ie

Also from CMHI comes, ‘Windows of Waiting’. Advent is a season of watching and waiting. Through’ Windows of Waiting’, you will receive twelve gentle reflections by email, or WhatsApp. This mix of prayers, poems, guided meditations, and creative ideas will help you to rest, reflect, and prepare room for the coming of Christ this Christmas. Windows of Waiting offers twelve moments of stillness by email: a window to open, a word to hold, a light for your waiting heart. You will receive two reflections each week, across the six weeks of Advent, written and created by Lydia and Catherine. Sign up via www.ministryofhealing.ie

In Christ Church cathedral, Dublin, on Sunday at 3.30pm at Choral Evensong, the 50th anniversary of the commissioning of the first Lay Readers in the Diocese of Dublin & Glendalough will be marked. The guest preacher will the Revd Dr Ginnie Kennerley.

On Tuesday, to mark the 800th anniversary of the canonization of St Laurence O’Toole, the series of free lunchtime lectures continues at 1.10pm in Christ Church cathedral, Dublin, Dr Jesse Harrington of the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, will speak on the ‘Rearing: Hostage to Vocation, Childhood and Ecucation’. The lectures take place in the chapter house building upstairs and is at present only accessible by stairs. For further information on this series, email the cathedral research advisor, Dr Stuart Kinsella, at [email protected]

In St Mary’s cathedral, Limerick, on Tuesday there will be a lunchtime recital of art song by Fiona Linnane at 1.15pm.

As the season of Advent approaches the Dioceses of Dublin & Glendalough has announced the publication  of its Diocesan Cycle of Prayer. Compiled each year by Canon Mark Gardner, it offers the  invitation to pray for every parish and clergyperson in the United Dioceses, every chaplaincy and all of the mission agencies, individuals and organisations the Church of Ireland works through in this place. It also invites you to pray for parishes and organisations in its partner diocese, the Diocese of Jerusalem. The 2025–2026 Cycle of Prayer can be downloaded from the Prayer and Worship section of the diocesan website at https://dublin.anglican.org/prayer-worship/cycle-of-prayer