Irish Times Notes
Church of Ireland Notes from 'The Irish Times'
Saturday 13 March 2010
St Patrick’s Tide Celebrations
The celebration of the feast of the nation’s patron saint begins in the Church of Ireland tomorrow (Sunday) evening in St Patrick’s Cathedral, Trim, where the Archdeacon of Meath & Kildare, the Ven. Leslie Stevenson will preach at the Patronal Festival Service. Three new canons, the Very Revd John Marsden, Canon Gerald Field and Canon David Hutton-Bury will also be installed at this service.
On Monday evening at 8pm in Sandford parish church Eleanor Shanley and the harpist Anne Marie O’Farrell will give a concert in aid of the parish church, while on Tuesday evening the John Cox Concert Band Festival will be hosted by St Patrick’s Cathedral, Dublin.
The Dublin Council of Churches has organized an ecumenical celebration on the eve of St. Patrick’s Day to commemorate the coming of Christianity to Ireland and the role of St. Patrick, with readings from Patrick’s historical writings, music, prayer and scripture readings. The event will begin at 7pm outside City Quay Church on the quay side where a rowing boat will land symbols of the arrival of the Gospel through St. Patrick, which will be received in the presence of the Dublin Church leaders including Archbishops John Neill and Diarmuid Martin
On St Patrick’s Day there will be a celebration of the Eucharist in Irish in St Patrick’s Cathedral, Dublin at 8.30 am and at 10.45am the preacher at the Sung Eucharist will be the former Bishop of Southwell, the Rt Revd George Cassidy. At the same time RTE 1 will broadcast a service with the St Patrick’s choirs. In St Patrick’s Cathedral, Armagh, the Revd Elaine Dunne will celebrate the Eucharist in Irish at 9.30am and at the Sung Eucharist at 11.30am the Archbishop of Armagh will be the celebrant and the Dean of Connor, the Very Revd John Bond will preach. The Lord Mayor of Cork and the City Councillors will attend a Civic Choral Eucharist in St Fin Barre’s Cathedral at 9.15am.
BBC Radio 3 will broadcast a live service of Choral Evensong from Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin, at 4pm. This will be followed by the opening, by Professor George Eogan, of an exhibition in the cathedral crypt of works by Dr John Bradshaw, entitled ‘Impressions of Irish History: A Photographer’s View’.
The Bishop of Down & Dromore will preside at the St Patrick’s Day Festival Service in Down Cathedral which this year will focus on sharing heritage and faith with the next generation. The ‘child friendly’ service will be addressed by storyteller and children’s author, Bob Hartman. As usual the service will be preceded by a celebration of Holy Communion in St Patrick’s Memorial Church, Saul, followed by a pilgrimage to Downpatrick.
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Tomorrow (Sunday) morning RTE Radio 1 will broadcast a service for Mothering Sunday led by Mrs Joy Gordon, President of the Dublin & Glendalough Mothers’ Union. In the Chapel of Trinity College, Dublin, the preacher at the Sung Eucharist will be the Revd Clare Herbert, Director of Inclusive Church, which aims to celebrate and maintain the traditional inclusivity of the Anglican Communion. At Evensong in St Anne’s Cathedral, Belfast, the 150th anniversary of the Mission to Seafarers in Northern Ireland will be celebrated. The preacher will be the Revd Tom Heffer, the London based Secretary General of the Mission.
Next Friday evening the Archbishop of Dublin will institute the Revd Alan Rufli as incumbent of the parishes of Clondalkin and Rathcoole. Mr Rufli has been Rector of Holmpatrick since 2001.