Irish Times Notes
Church of Ireland Notes from 'The Irish Times'
Saturday 14 August 2010
Inter-Faith Conference Planned for Dublin
The challenges and opportunities of inter faith relations in twenty-first century Ireland will be the focus of a special conference to be held in the Church of Ireland Theological Institute in Dublin on Wednesday 1 and Thursday 2 September. The conference which is organised by the Inter Faith Working Group of the Church of Ireland’s Commission on Christian Unity and Dialogue will feature national and international experts, visits to local places of worship and a conference dinner attended by both Archbishops of Dublin as well as representatives of other faiths.
The Bishop of Clogher, Dr Michael Jackson, who is chairman of the Inter Faith Working Group, said: ‘The aim of this conference is to open up areas of understanding and of difference particularly at points and places where people of many Faiths meet. These include educational and healthcare institutions; civic occasions; birth and initiation, marriage and the rearing of children; end of life and burial matters’
‘We expect that, as well as representatives of the twelve dioceses of the Church of Ireland, there will be ecumenical and Inter Faith participation; involvement on the part of chaplains to second and third level educational establishments and hospitals and residential homes together with those working on RE curricula and other persons who are interested.’
The line-up of speakers includes: Clare Amos (Co-ordinator of the Anglican Communion’s Network for Inter Faith Concerns); the Ven. Michael Ipgrave (Archdeacon of Southwark); Joanna Udal (Archbishop of Canterbury’s Secretary for Anglican Communion Affairs) and Brendan Leahy (Professor of Systematic Theology at St Patrick’s College, Maynooth).
The cost of the conference is €50 / GB£40 (residential) or €30 / GB£24 (non-residential). A small number of places are still available. For further information or to register to attend please contact the Revd Darren McCallig at 01-896 1402 or [email protected].
Today (Saturday) Evensong in Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin, will be sung by the Girls and Men of All Saints Church, Northampton who will also sing the services tomorrow (Sunday).
Tomorrow (Sunday) morning at 10.45am RTE Radio 1 will broadcast a service with the Church’s Ministry of Healing from St John the Evangelist Church, Orangefield, Belfast, The service will be led by the Revd Dr Par Mollan and the theme will be ‘He Cares for You’
On Tuesday evening the Men of Note from Ontario will give a concert in St Nicholas Collegiate Church, Galway, and they will sing again on Friday evening in St Multose’s Church, Kinsale.
The Friends of St Patrick’s Cathedral, Dublin, will have an outing on Wednesday afternoon to Rathfarnham Castle where there will be an opportunity to view the fine 18th century interiors by Sir William Chambers and James ‘Athenian’ Stuart.
On Thursday the DIT Conservatory will hold a lunchtime concert in St Stephen’s Church, Mount Street Crescent, Dublin, where the performers will be Niamh McCormack (soprano) and Derek Moylan (piano) while in the evening in Castletownshend, Co. Cork, the final recital in the St Barrahane’s Church Festival of Music will be given by the Three Irish Tenors.
In St Anne’s Cathedral, Belfast, in response to public interest a barrel to receive donations for Pakistan is available. In addition, copies of a commemorative edition of the order of service for the funeral of snooker star, Alex Higgins, with the poem read by his daughter, tributes from colleagues and the address by the Dean of Belfast, are available for £4 including postage. The proceeds will go to the Cancer Centre.