Irish Times Notes
Church of Ireland notes from the Irish Times
Braemor Institute Courses
No sooner has the academic year ended than preparation for the new one begins. Applications are now invited for two courses next October in the Braemor Institute which, under the direction of the Revd Tom Gordon, provides extra-mural study programmes.
The Certificate in Pastoral Studies is a very popular two year course which runs on Thursday evenings with three Saturday study days in each year. The course is open to all who wish to deepen their understanding of some of the key issues in today's church and society. Among the topics covered are bereavement, addiction, sexuality, HIV/AIDS, depression, education, worship and spirituality. There are no examinations and all are welcome.
The RSA Certificate for Youth Workers is an inter-denominational one year course which is part-time and part-residential. The programme combines theory, skills and on-site placements and the certificate is a recognised qualification indicating a high level of competence in youth work. The course covers the developmental needs of young people, programme planning, communication and evaluation. Participants are supervised in placements and the seminars are given by fully qualified and experienced tutors. Details of these courses may be had from the Director, The Braemor Institute, Church of Ireland Theological College, Braemor Park, Dublin 14. Telephone 01-4923695; fax 01-4923082; e-mailTom Gordon.
Today (Saturday) and tomorrow (Sunday), being the weekend of the Drumcree parade, a Vigil of Prayer will continue in St Anne's Cathedral, Belfast. Officiants at the vigil will come from across the community.
This evening (Saturday) the San Luis Obispo Vocal Arts Ensemble from California will give a recital in Christ Church Cathedral, Waterford, where their programme will include Gregorian chant and music by Victoria, Montiverdi and Rossini.
Tomorrow (Sunday) afternoon the annual Farahy Address in memory of the novelist Elizabeth Bowen, will be given in St Colman's Church, Farahy, near Mitchelstown, Co. Cork. The speaker will be Dr Hermione Lee, Goldsmith Professor of English Literature in the University of Oxford.
In Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin, the final concert in the Sundays at Seventeen series will be given by Christ Church Baroque. The programme of works by Bach and Handel will begin at 5.00 p.m..
In Clonmacnoise there will be a celebration of the Eucharist in Templeconnor Church at 4.00 p.m.
The Church's Ministry of Healing will hold its annual Thanksgiving and Gift Day on Wednesday in the Dublin Central Mission, Lower Abbey Street where the preacher will be the Rector of Wicklow, Canon John Clarke.
In Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin Evensong will be sung by the Choir of Downing College, Cambridge.
The Cashel Cultural Festival will be officially opened on Thursday. A part of the programme will be a Flower Festival in the Cathedral of St John the Baptist where there will be a Flower Festival Recital by the Cashel Brass Band on Thursday at 7.30 p.m. The Flower Festival, which has been organised by the Dean of Cashel, Dr Philip Knowles, will be a fund raiser for the Bolton Library which is situated in the grounds of Cashel Cathedral. The Library is a splendid collection of early printed books and manuscripts which was largely assembled by Theophilus Bolton who was Archbishop of Cashel from 1730 until his death in 1744. The building was restored by the late Dean Woodworth and many of its treasures are on permanent exhibition. Under the chairmanship of Mr George Cunningham, a new Board of Management is seeking to secure the future of the Library financially and to develop, in association with the University of Limerick, its academic and intellectual potential.