Irish Times Notes
Church of Ireland Notes from 'The Irish Times'
Saturday 2 January 2010
New Dean of Ossory Appointed
Canon Katharine Poulton has been appointed Dean of Ossory and Rector of the Kilkenny Group of parishes in succession to the Very Revd Norman Lynas who has moved Bermuda to be Canon Residential in Holy Trinity Cathedral, Hamilton. The institution will take place in St Canice’s Cathedral after Easter.
Canon Poulton is the first woman to be appointed as Dean of Ossory and only the second female dean in the Church of Ireland, Dr Susan Patterson, Dean of Killala, being the first.
Katharine Poulton, a daughter of the rectory (her father, the Revd Robert Noble was Rector of Kilwarlin in Co. Down) was educated at Princess Gardens School, Belfast, and Manchester University and trained for the ministry in the Church of Ireland Theological College. She was one of a small group who were the first women to be ordained deacon in the Church of Ireland in 1987.
After curacies in the dioceses of Down, Dromore and Connor she became curate in Greystones, Co.Wicklow, in 1999. The following year she was appointed as Bishop’s Curate of the Dublin north inner city parishes of St George & St Thomas based in Cathal Brugha Street where she has presided over the development of a vibrant multi-cultural religious community.
In addition to her parochial responsibilities she is chaplain to Mountjoy Prison and chaplain to the Mater and Temple Street hospitals, Central Director of Ordinands and, since 2007, a canon of Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin. Her husband, the Revd Ian Poulton, is Rector of Killiney (Ballybrack) in south Co. Dublin.
Tomorrow (Sunday) morning the Archbishop of Dublin will preach and celebrate the Eucharist in St Audoen’s Church, Cornmarket, and in St Catherine & St James’ Church, Donore Avenue, constituent parts of the St Patrick’s Cathedral group of parishes which is without a vicar pending the institution of Canon Mark Gardener on 12 January. In St Columb’s Cathedral, Derry, the visiting choir will be from St Anne’s Cathedral, Belfast.
Wednesday is the Feast of the Epiphany when the Bishop of Meath & Kildare will institute the Revd Peter Rutherford to the Julianstown union of parishes. Mr Rutherford has been Rector of Castlepollard since 2004 and is Diocesan Director of Ordinands.
On Thursday evening in Kilhorne parish church, Annalong, Co. Down, the Revd Dr Robert Heaney, a former curate of Dunboyne in the Diocese of Meath, and his wife, Dr Sharon Heaney, will be commissioned for work in the Diocese of Dodoma, Tanzania. Both have been appointed senior lecturers in theology and religious studies in the newly founded St John’s Anglican University
‘Living Worship’ a course in music and worship organized by the Dublin & Glendalough Diocesan Music Committee, will be held on four successive Saturday mornings, from 10am to 1pm, beginning on 9 January. The venues will be the hall at Mageough House, Cowper Road, Rathmines, and (on 23 January) Christ Church Presbyterian, Rathgar.
Living Worship explores various aspects of the role of the church musician and aims to show how music can support and add meaning to liturgy. Teaching will be provided by Archdeacon Edgar Swan; organist and choir director Mark Duley; John Bell from the Iona Community and the Wild Goose Resource Group; and the Revd Peter Moger, Church of England Worship Development Officer. Musicians, clergy, worship planners, lay leaders and members of congregations will benefit from the course. Practical music skills are not required to take part.
The course fee is €100 and bookings may be made at 087-6683998