Irish Times Notes
Church of Ireland Notes from 'The Irish Times'
Saturday 24 April 2010
International Ecumenics Conference for Dublin
The Irish School of Ecumenics has announced that in co-operation with the theological journal, Concilium, it will host an international conference in Trinity College, Dublin, from 16 to 18 June.
Entitled ‘From World Mission to Irreligious Witness: Visioning Ecumenics in the 21st Century’, the conference will have three themes – ‘From World Mission to World Christianity and Beyond’, ‘Cultures of Faith and Public Theology: Ecumenical Witness’ and ‘Religious Pluralism and Interreligious Witness’. These themes will be addressed by a wide range of speakers from Europe, North and South America and New Zealand such as Robert J. Schreiter from Chicago, Silvia Scatena from Moderna, and Maria Clara Bingemer from Rio de Janeiro. Among the Irish theologians who will be taking part are Professor Linda Hogan, Dr John D’Arcy May and Dr Maureen Junker-Kenny.
For further information on conference themes, speakers and registration information please visit www.ecumenics.ie.
Those who are unfamiliar with Concilium may sample its contents in the Representative Church Body Library, Braemor Park, Dublin 14, which is, inter alia, the library for the Church of Ireland Theological Institute.
This morning, (Saturday), beginning at 10am, All Saints’ Church and School, Blackrock, Co. Dublin, will have a Springtime Sale in the church grounds in Carysfort Avenue.
In the Robinson Library, Armagh, the Church of Ireland Historical Society will hold its spring meeting. In the morning there will be a paper from Dr John McCafferty on 17th century bishops, and a research paper from Mrs Rebecca Campion on the 18th century Bishop of Derry, Frederick Hervey. After lunch Andrew Johnstone will talk about music in the Church of Ireland and the Revd Dr Ian Ellis will discuss the Edinburgh Conference of 1910.
Those who cannot get to Armagh may be interested in a lecture, under the auspices of the Irish Genealogical Research Society, in Dublin City Library & Archive, Pearse Street, Dublin 2 at 3.15pm. Colum O’Riordan, from the Irish Architectural Archive, will speak about the ‘Dictionary of Irish Architects, Builders and Craftsmen’ an invaluable source for those interested in writing parish history.
This evening (Saturday) at 7pm in the Emmaus Centre, Swords, Co. Dublin, the Church Mission Society Ireland will hold ‘Impact’, its annual celebration for 2010. This will be a celebration event focusing on stories of how God is transforming lives through mission.
Tomorrow (Sunday) morning at 11.15am RTE 1 will televise a Service of the Word for the Feast of St Mark with parishioners from Chrst Church, Spanish Point and St Columba’s church, Ennis and pupils from Villers School, Limerick. The service will be conducted by the Revd Vicki Lynch with the Christian rock band Theophany and Cacophony.
In St Mary’s church, Athlone, at 10.30 am there will be a celebration of ANZAC Day led by the rector the Revd Graham Doyle whose has come to the Church of Ireland from Australia.
In the evening, at 5pm, Cumann Gaelach Na hEaglaise will hold a celebration of the Eucharist in Irish in Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin.
From Monday to Thursday the deacons and priests in their first year from the Diocese of Connor will be on retreat in Rydal Hall, Cumbria. The theme of the retreat will be ’Kriophoros – Shouldering the Lamb’ and the leader will be the Bishop of Meath and Kildare, Dr Richard Clarke.
On Wednesday the lunchtime rectal in St Mary’s Cathedral, Limerick will be given by the mezzo-soprano, Roisin Walsh, who will sing works by Handel, Schubert and Rossini.
There will be a Spring Concert in Sandford parish church, Dublin, on Thursday evening at 7.30pm in aid of the Dublin Simon Community, featuring choirs from Alexandra College, Gonzaga College and the Sandford Parish National School Choir.