Irish Times Notes
Church of Ireland Notes from 'The Irish Times'
Saturday 15 May 2010
Installation of Dean of Ossory
Next Friday evening in St Canice’s Cathedral, Kilkenny, the Bishop of Cashel & Ossory will institute Canon Katherine Poulton as incumbent of the Kilkenny group of parishes. She will subsequently be installed as Dean of Ossory. The preacher will be the Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church, the Most Revd David Chillingworth.
Canon Poulton is a daughter of the rectory - her late father, the Revd Robert Noble, was Rector of Kilwarlin in Down diocese. After school in Belfast she read theology in Manchester University and trained for ministry in the Church of Ireland Theological College. Following ordination in 1987 she served a series of curacies in Down, Dromore and Connor and, following the appointment of her husband as Rector of Killiney, Ballybrack, in 1999, was appointed curate in Greystones.
Since 2000 she has been Bishop’s Curate in the north inner city Dublin parish of St George & St Thomas. The church, in Cathal Brugha Street has been imaginatively re-developed. As well as serving the local Church of Ireland community it is home to the multi-racial Discovery programme and the Indian Orthodox community. In 2007 Canon Poulton was appointed to the chapter of Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin, and since 2008 has been Central Director of Ordinands.
On Tuesday evening in Mountrath, the Revd Ian Poulton will be instituted to the incumbency of the Clonenagh group of parishes. The preacher at the service will be the Archdeacon of Meath & Kildare, the Ven. Leslie Stevenson. Mr Poulton, a graduate of LSE, was trained in the Church of Ireland Theological College, and ordained in 1986. Following curacies in Down diocese he was Rector of Larne & Inver from 1996 to 1999 before coming to Dublin. He has a particular interest in broadcasting.
This weekend the Church of Ireland Centre for Celtic Spirituality, which is directed by the Revd Grace Clunie, will hold its 2010 conference in St Patrick’s Cathedral, Armagh. The theme will be ‘Ancient Gifts for Modern Times’. Keynote speaker will be the well- known speaker and hymn writer, John Bell from the Iona Community, who will preach at a Celtic Eucharist in the cathedral tomorrow (Sunday) morning.
This evening (Saturday) there will be a classical guitar evening with Professor Charles Willian Pohl in St Flannan’s Cathedral, Killaloe in aid of Churches Recession Aid while in St Peter’s Church, Bandon, the Kansas Wesleyan University Philarmonic will give a concert in aid of the organ restoration. The choir of St Bartholomew’s Dublin will sing choral evensong in Cashel Cathedral, today at 5pm, with a collection for the Bolton Library. In St John’s Coolbanager Co. Kildare, an exhibition marking the 200th anniversary of the schoolhouse is open today, and tomorrow with a service of thanksgiving at 3.30pm. The guest preacher will be Bishop Robin Eames.
Tomorrow (Sunday) evening the Archbishop of Dublin will preach at the GFS Festival Service in Redcross. The Tuam, Killala & Achonry Diocesan Mother’s Union Festival Service will be held at Rahbarron. On Tuesday the Elphin & Ardagh MU service will be held in Drumcliffe.
On Wednesday there will be a lunchtime organ recital in St Mary’s Cathedral, Limerick, by Trevor Selby. In the evening, at 8pm, the Culwick Choral Society will sing Monteverdi’s 1610 Vespers in St Patrick’s Cathedral, Dublin.
On Thursday a bumper auction in aid of Sandford Church, Dublin will be held, with viewing of lots from 7pm in the parish school. In Killeshandra the Kilmore Diocesan MU Festival Service will take place. In St Patrick’s Cathedral, Armagh, Bishop Edward Darling will be the preacher at the Armagh Diocesan Service.
On Friday evening in Devenish parish church, Co. Fermanagh, the Portadown Male Voice Choir will present a musical evening in aid of the Devenish & Boho rectory fund.