Irish Times Notes
Church of Ireland Notes from 'The Irish Times'
Saturday 15 January 2011
Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
In preparation for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, which begins next Tuesday, the Church of Ireland’s Commission for Christian Unity and Dialogue has reminded clergy that service material provided by Churches Together in Britain and Ireland is available for free download at www.ctbi.org.uk/weekofprayer.
On Tuesday evening the Archbishop of Dublin will preside at the inaugural service for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity in St John the Baptist Church, Clontarf, where the preacher will be Archbishop Diarmuid Martin. On the same evening the Belfast Cathedrals’ Partnership Unity Week Service will be held in St Peter’s Cathedral where the preacher will be the Bishop of Meath & Kildare who is currently President of the Irish Council of Churches. Bishop Clarke will preach again on Wednesday evening at the Armagh Christian Unity Week Service in St Patrick’s Roman Catholic Cathedral.
On Thursday evening the Vice President of the Irish Council of Churches, Fr Godfrey O’Donnell, from the Romanian Orthodox Church, will preach in the Chapel of Trinity College, Dublin.
There will be an Interdenominational Service of Prayer and Music in Irish on Friday evening at 8pm in Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin, under the auspices of Cumann Gaelach na hEaglaise and Pobal an Aifrinn. The theme of the service will be ‘One in the Apostles’ Teaching, Fellowship, Breaking of Bread and Prayer’ and the preacher will be the Revd David McDonnell. At the same time in Rossorry parish church, Co. Fermanagh, the preacher at the Christian Unity Week Service will be Fr Brian D’Arcy SJ.
This weekend the Chapel Choir of Trinity College, Dublin, will travel to Enniskillen to sing in St Michael’s Roman Catholic Church and in St Macartin’s Cathedral tomorrow (Sunday) where the College Chaplain, the Revd Darren McCallig will preach.
Tomorrow (Sunday) morning the Archbishop of Dublin will celebrate the Eucharist in St Philip’s Church, Milltown and in the afternoon will preside in Christ Church Cathedral at the commissioning of the Revd J.P. Kavanagh as the new DIT Chaplain.
On Tuesday the lunchtime lecture in St Bartholomew’s Church, Belfast, will be given by the Revd Brian Crowe, an NSM in Christ Church parish, Lisburn, who is political advisor to the Stormont Minister for Employment and Learning. ‘Can a Christian vision of the common good inform policy decisions in a time of cuts?’ will address the current issue of government cutbacks in Northern Ireland.
In Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin, on Wednesday there will be an open rehearsal and service from 4.45-7pm for prospective new members of the Girls’ Choir. The choir is open to girls from sixth class to fifth year. It meets on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings in term time and sings Evensong in the Cathedral every week. Those who would like to attend should contact the choir’s director, Rosemary Becher Bryant at [email protected] or at 085 8724722. At 8pm in the Mansion House the Archbishop of Dublin will launch the Friends of St Ann’s Society.
On Friday evening the Bishop of Meath & Kildare will institute the Revd Danien O’Cathain to the Castlepollard & Oldcastle union of parishes while in Ramelton parish church the Bishop of Derry & Raphoe will institute Canon Harry Gilmore as Rector of the grouped parishes of Tullyaughnish, Kilmacrennan, Killygarvan & Glenalla.
On Saturday 22 January the Dublin Living Worship course continues in the Mageough House hall, Cowper Road with a gospel music workshop led by Roisin Dexter and members of the Discovery Gospel Choir. Booking may be made by telephoning 087 6683998.