Irish Times Notes
Church of Ireland Notes from 'The Irish Times'
Saturday 27 November 2010
South-West English Church Leaders Visit CITI
Next Monday a delegation of church leaders from the south-west of England will begin a three day fact finding visit to the Church of Ireland Theological Institute . The delegation will be composed of the Bishop of Plymouth, the Rt Revd John Ford, the Bishop of Truro, the Rt Revd Tim Thornton, and the Archdeacon of Cornwall, the Ven. Roger Bush. They are engaged in examining ministerial formation and training in their region and would like to consider setting up a catechetical institute to meet the needs of a scattered population in south-east England.
The delegation will meet the Director of CICE, the Revd Dr Maurice Elliott and the ordinands, and visit the RCB Library which provides for the reading needs of the Institute. They will hear from Andrew McNeile , Project Coordinator to the House of Bishop, on how the Church of Ireland bishops planned changes to ministry training and from members of the CITI staff - the Revd Ted Woods will talk about M.Th internships, Dr Katie Heffelfinger will explain the delivery of distance learning modules and Canon Patrick Comerford will discuss the development of worship in CITI.
This weekend the Bishop of Clogher contines his two week visit to Nigeria as the guest of the Diocese of Kaduna. He will visit a number of projects including the Jacaranda Farm Project which has been supported by the Diocese of Clogher, will address several clergy gatherings, and will preach at an Advent Rally.
Today (Saturday) there will be a Quiet Day in preparation for Advent in Christ Church Cathedrals. There will be two identical two hour sessions led by the Revd Garth Bunting and Celia Dunne, beginning at 10 am and 2pm.
Tomorrow (Sunday) there will be Advent Processions by Candlelight in St Patrick’s Cathedral, Dublin, at 3.15pm, in Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin at 5pm and in St Mary’s Cathedral, Limerick at 7pm. The Bishop of Cork will licence and install the Revd Olive Henderson as Chaplain of Kingston College, Mitchelstown, while in Christ Church, Derriaghy, Bishop Samual Poyntz will give the address at a memorial service for the Very Revd Norman Barr, Dean of Connor, 1982-90, and Rector of Derriaghy for almost thirty years.
Next Monday evening in St Flannan’s Cathedral, Killaloe, Mr Sean Donlan, former Irish Ambassador to the USA, will launch the latest in the series of clerical succession lists which have been edited by Canon David Crooks. Clergy of Killaloe, Kilfenora, Clonfert and Kilmacduagh has been published by the Ulster Historical Foundation.
On Tuesday evening, the eve of World AIDS Day, Mr Peter Power TD, Minister of State for Overseas Development, will open a photographic exhibition in the Gallery Chapel in Trinity College, Dublin. ‘Living Positively with HIV/AIDS’, which has been jointly organized by the TCD Chaplaincy and USPG, documents how USPG is working with the Anglican Church to support people living with HIV/AIDS in Namibia.
In preparation for Advent, the beginning of the new liturgical year, a new publication, the last in a series of three, has been produced by the Church of Ireland to encourage more psalm singing in church. Singing the Psalms – Resporial Psalms Set to Simple Chant - Year A sets out the psalms in a clear and easy to use manner. It also contains appendices covering Saints’ Day, Holy Days and the Easter Vigil. The book has been prepared by musicians Alison Cadden and the Revd Peter Thompson at the invitation of the Liturgical Advisory Committee and has been published by Columba Press at €17.99/£12.99.