Irish Times Notes
Church of Ireland Notes from ‘The Irish Times’
Saturday 24 September 2011
New Term Begins in CITI
Next Monday lecture term begins in the Church of Ireland Theological Institute.
There will be 17 ordinands in full time training in years one and two of a three year course and a further 13 ordinands are in part time training. The third year students, of whom there are 17, are being ordained as deacon interns and will spend a year dividing their time between working in a parish and continuing their studies in the Institute.
In addition to those who have been selected for ministerial training a further 30 students are involved in the Foundation Year programme, the successful completion of which is an essential prerequisite to selection for training.
The teaching staff of the Institute is unchanged although there has been some re–allocation of responsibilities. The Director is the Revd Dr Maurice Elliott and he is assisted by Canon Patrick Comerford who teaches Anglicanism and liturgy, Dr Katie Heffelfinger who lectures in biblical studies and hermeneutics, the Revd Patrick McGlinchey, part time lecturer in missology, and the Revd Ted Woods who is the part time MTh Internship Co–ordinator. In addition teaching is provided by staff from TCD and the ISE and by visiting lecturers.
Today (Saturday) at 5pm there will be an Experimental Evensong in Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin, involving composer, Tom Lane, the Cathedral Choir and Ailish Claffey and Laura Murphy from Folded Productions. In St Thomas’ Church, Dugort, the Bishop of Tuam, the Rt Revd Patrick Rooke, and the Archbishop of Tuam, the Most Revd Michael Neary, will take part in a Memorial and Healing Service which will begin the marking of the 19th century Achill Mission graves. Some 190 unmarked graves have been identified in the four churchyards and graveyards of the Mission.
In St Luke’s Church, Douglas, Cork, the Flower Festival continues today (Saturday) and tomorrow (Sunday) and concludes tomorrow (Sunday) afternoon with a Harvest Thanksgiving Service at which the preacher will be the Rt Revd Dr John Neill.
Tomorrow (Sunday) has been designated as ‘Back to Church Sunday’ and the Church of Ireland Council for Mission in partnership with the Methodist Church has produced a short DVD on this initiative. The new Bishop of Tuam will preach at the Harvest Festival in St Nicolas’ Collegiate Church, Galway tomorrow (Sunday) morning and in the evening, at 5pm, in Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin, there will be a celebration of the Eucharist in Irish with Cumann Gaelach na hEaglaise.
Tomorrow (Sunday) afternoon the penultimate round of ordinations to the diaconate will take place. In Christ Church Cathedral the Archbishop of Dublin will ordain Yvonne Ginnelly and Martin O’Connor as deacons and John Godfrey, Nichola Halford, Sarah Marry and James Wallace as deacon interns while in St Patrick’s Cathedral, Trim, the Bishop of Meath and Kildare will ordain Keith Marshall as a deacon intern.
The lunchtime recital in St Mary’s Cathedral, Limerick, on Wednesday will be given by pianist, Stuart O’Sullivan.
On Thursday the new Bishop of Clogher, the Rt Revd John McDowell, will preside at his first Diocesan Synod which will be held at St Macartin’s Cathedral, Enniskillen.
Next Friday Philip Talbot retires from his post as Head of Investments and from the staff of Church of Ireland House where he has served for over 44 years. A model of careful professionalism, unfailing politeness and understated dedication, Philip Talbot has embodied that spirit of service to the whole Church of Ireland which has been the hallmark of the staff of the Representative Church Body .