Irish Times Notes
Church of Ireland notes from the Irish Times
Historical Society Meets in Armagh
Today (Saturday) the spring meeting of the Church of Ireland Historical Society will be held in the elegant eighteenth century surroundings of Archbishop Robinson's Library in Armagh. The first morning session will feature a paper from Dr David Hayton, who lectures in the modern history department of Queen's University, Belfast, on 'The influence of the High Church clergy in the early 18th century'. After coffee Dr Rowina Dudley will discuss her research into the administration of Dublin parishes in the late 17th century which was largely based on the incomparable riches of the records of the Dublin city parishes in the Representative Church Body Library. After lunch Dr Ruth Whelan, Professor of French in NUI-Maynooth, will speak on 'A life in exile - the French Dean of Killaloe - Jacques Abadie'. Details of the Church of Ireland Historical Society may be had from the Revd Dr W.G. Neely, The Rectory, Crossmore Road, Keady, Co. Armagh BT60 3JY.
Today (Saturday) in St Fin Barre's cathedral the new Bishop of Cork, the Rt. Revd Paul Colton, will be enthroned by the Dean of Cork, Dr Michael Jackson, after which Bishop Colton will preach his first sermon the cathedral as a bishop. The Roman Catholic Bishop of Cork, Dr John Buckley, will lead ecumenical representatives from the Cork churches and the city and county will be represented by the Lord Mayor of Cork and the Cathaoirleach of Cork County Council.
In St Asaph's cathedral, North Wales, a former Bishop of Cork, Dr Samuel Poyntz, will represent the Church of Ireland bishops at the consecration of the Ven. A.E. Pierce as Bishop of Swansea and Brecon.
Tomorrow (Sunday) RTE will televise Morning Service with the congregation of St Patrick's Church, Greystones, where the rector is the Archdeacon of Glendalough, the Ven. Edgar Swann. The Archbishop of Armagh, Dr Robin Eames, will preach in St Mark's Church, Dundela, at a Service of Thanksgiving for the completion of restoration work while in the Chapel of Trinity College, Dublin, the preacher will be the Rector of Antrim, Dr Steven McBride.
The Archbishops of Armagh and Dublin have requested that special collections should be made in churches throughout the county tomorrow (Sunday) for the relief of distress in the Balkans. The Bishops' Appeal has released £10,000 as an immediate response to this humanitarian crisis and further donations may be made to The Secretary, Bishops' Appeal, Representative Church Body, Church House, Royal Hospital, Bloomfield Avenue, Donnybrook, Dublin 4.
On Wednesday the Bishop of Limerick and Killaloe, the Rt. Revd Edward Darling, will institute the Revd Arthur Minion to the incumbency of Shinrone in succession to the Revd Brendan Haythornthwaite who has retired. In St Columb's Cathedral, Derry, the Revd Raymond Stewart, Rector of Castledawson, will be installed as a canon. The Chaplain of Trinity College, Dublin, Dr Alan McCormack, will be in Belfast where he will speak on 'The Church of Ireland in the next Millennium' at a meeting of the joint Christian chaplaincies in Queen's University.
In Dublin on Thursday evening there will be a forum on 'Genetic Engineering Explained' in the Parish Centre, St Brigid's Church, Stillorgan.
The Representative Church Body will return to Church of Ireland House, Rathmines, on 4 May. To facilitate the removal from Donnybrook the office will be closed for business from Thursday 29 April until Tuesday 4 May inclusive. However, due to the transfer and re-establishment of some equipment from Donnybrook to Rathmines it is possible that full working conditions may be affected on Wednesday 28 April and Wednesday 5 May. Telephone, fax and e-mail numbers will be unaffected by the move.