Irish Times Notes
Church of Ireland Notes from 'The Irish Times'
Saturday 3 May 2008
Bishop of Jerusalem to visit Clogher
The Right Revd Suheil Dawani, Bishop of Jerusalem, will begin a visit to the Diocese of Clogher next Thursday at the invitation of the Bishop of Clogher, Dr Michael Jackson. This visit is part of the Macartan 1500+ Project, which celebrates over 1500 years since the death of Clogher diocese’s patron saint, St Macartan. The project, which is coordinated by Clogher Diocese, is financed by the EU Programme for Peace and Reconciliation and managed by the Fermanagh Local Strategy Partnership (FLSP).
The Diocese of Jerusalem extends over five countries, including Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Palestine and Israel. Bishop Suheil became Bishop of Jerusalem on 15 April 2007. His vision for the future of the Diocese is to engage in the ministry of reconciliation and to urge the faithful to join efforts for reconciliation between Israelis and Palestinians. In referring to the importance of Jerusalem, Bishop Suheil emphasizes that he sees it as his duty, and that of all Christians, to make Jerusalem a model for peace between the three Abrahamic faiths.
The Bishop will begin his visit to Clogher by giving a public lecture in the Ardhowen Theatre on Thursday at 8.00pm. Tickets are free of charge and can be reserved by contacting the Ardhowen Box Office on 028 66 325 440.
Tomorrow (Sunday) Canon Enda McDonagh will preach in St Patrick’s Cathedral, Dublin, during his first period of residence as Prebendary of Clondalkin, one of the two ecumenical canonries which were created last year. In St Anne’s Church, Shandon, at 6.30 pm, the Clerks Choral of St Mary’s Collegiate Church, Youghal, directed by Ian Sexton, will sing Compline as part of the Cork International Choral Festival.
On Monday an exhibition of contemporary icons from the Gordon Gallery in Derry will begin in the crypt of Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin, and will run until 10 May.
An Electoral College to elect a new Bishop of Limerick & Killaloe will be held in Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin, on Tuesday under the presidency of the Archbishop of Dublin, Dr John Neill. The see has been vacant since the retirement of the Rt Revd Michael Mayes and comprises the historic dioceses of Limerick, Killaloe, Ardfert, Aghadoe, Kilfenora, Clonfert and Kilmacduagh. In St Mary’s Church, Killarney, at 8.30 pm there will be a recital by the University of Alberta Madrigal Singers.
In the crypt of Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin, the 23rd series of lunchtime lectures will begin at 1.15 pm. This series, which will take place on the Tuesdays in May, is concerned with the restoration of Christ Church in the 1870s. The first speaker will be the architectural historian, Dr Michael O’Neill, who will speak on ‘The George Edmund Street Restoration Campaign’. Subsequent speakers will be the conservation architect, Paul Arnold, the art historian, Dr Rachael Moss, and the historian of the cathedral’s stained glass, Lesley Whiteside.
On Thursday the Irish Centre for Faith and Culture in St Patrick’s College, Maynooth, will host a one day symposium ion ‘Otherness in our Midst: Culture, Migration and Religious Identity’. Among the speakers will be Dr Martin Mansergh TD, Bishop Donal Murray and Professor Michael Conway, the Director of the Centre. As part of the symposium the Michael Devlin Lecture for 2008 will be delivered by Professor Miroslav Volf from the Yale Centre for Faith and Culture, on ‘The Other, Violence and Memory’. Full details may be had from the Irish Centre for Faith and Culture, 18 Dunboyne House, St Patrick’s College, Maynooth (01-7083349) or at [email protected] .