Irish Times Notes
Church of Ireland notes from “The Irish Times”
Saturday 10 December 2011
Weekend Activity in CITI
This weekend in the Church of Ireland Theological Institute the part–time M. The students will begin their second module for this year. Professor Maureen Junker Kenny, Dr Cathriona Russell and Dr Katie Heffelfinger will be facilitating them in a consideration of ‘Modern and Post Modern Biblical Hermeneutic’. Other aspects of the study programme will include a practical session on voice production, further study in practical work in the areas of exegesis and homiletics, theological reflection’ and the ‘Spirituality of Advent’.
Tomorrow (Saturday) morning those who have enrolled for the Church of Ireland Children’s Ministry Certificate will continue with their third session. In CITI, Ms Lynne Storey will be teaching in the area of ‘ Child Development’ whilst in Lisburn, Co. Antrim, Ms Julie Currie will address the theme of ‘Children and Community’.
On Sunday evening the seventeen Deacon Interns will return to the Institute for their final residential week of this calendar year. In addition to participating in community worship and continuing with research towards their final year dissertations, the Interns will receive two days of teaching and training in youth ministry facilitated by the Church of Ireland Youth Department.
Tomorrow (Sunday) morning RTE Radio 1 will broadcast a Service of the Word from St Mary’s Cathedral, Limerick. The service will be led by the Revd Vicki Lynch with music from Theophany–Cacophany. At 4pm there will be Carols by Candlelight in St Doulagh’s medieval church on the Malahide Road at Balgriffen where the music will be provided by the 1st Coy Boys’ Brigade Brass Band, while at the same time there will be an Ecumenical Carol Service in St Kieran’s Church, Clonmacnoise. In St Patrick’s Cathedral, Trim, at 7.30pm there will be a Diocesan and Community Carol Service with the Diocesan Choir directed by Doreen Kimberley, In St Mary’s Church, Carrigaline, the Bishop of Cork will institute the Revd Elaine Murray to the incumbency of Carragaline union of parishes. Ms Murray has been Vicar of the Kilkenny group of parishes since 2008.
On Monday afternoon the Archbishop of Dublin will preside at the King’s Hospital annual Charter Day celebrations.
The Executive Committee of the Representative Church Body will meet in Church of Ireland House, Dublin, on Tuesday and this will be followed by a meeting of the full Representative Church Body on Wednesday.
One of the more remarkable members of the late 19th century Dublin Church of Ireland community will be remembered on Wednesday evening when In the Fever King’s Preserves. Sir Charles Cameron and the Dublin Slums, by Dr Lydia Carroll and published by A&A Farmar, will be launched by the Dublin City Archivist, Dr Mary Clark in Freemason’s Hall. Cameron, whose family was associated with St George’s Church in Temple Street, was appointed Dublin Medical Officer of Heath in 1874 and is credited with significant reform of public health administration in the city.
On Thursday, in Mitchelstown, the Bishop of Cork will attend Evensong in the Chapel of Kingston College. This will be followed by dinner for the College residents and guests to mark the 250th anniversary of the bequest which founded the charity which provides residential accommodation for the elderly.
At 2pm next Friday the annual Sit–Out for Charity outside St Ann’ Church, Dawson Street, will be launched by the Lord Mayor and the Archbishop of Dublin with the Taney Parish Junior Choir. Different choirs will sing each lunchtime, except Sunday, until Christmas Eve when the Steadfast Band will join members of the St Ann’s parish choir.