Irish Times Notes
Church of Ireland notes from ‘The Irish Times’
Saturday 10 May 2014
‘Worship for the City’ to Celebrate Dublin’s Social Action Project
The Dublin and Glendalough Diocesan Committee for Social Action is organising a service of ‘Worship for the City’ which will be held in St Werburgh’s Church, Werburgh Street (across from Christ Church Cathedral) tomorrow evening (Sunday) at 6.00 pm.
The service aims to bring people together in a Christian, non–denominational fellowship to celebrate the great social action that is being carried out in the city, showcase some of the activity taking place and inspire others to get involved.
The service will include hymns and worship songs interspersed with reflections and brief talks. It will open with a welcome from the Archbishop of Dublin, Dr Michael Jackson. Contributions will come from Brother Martin of the Capuchin Friary on Church Street, Dublin, Joe Donnelly from the Anchorage Project in Ringsend, Kelda Barnes from the Darndale Childcare Project, the Tiglin Women’s Group and the Solas Project.
Everyone is welcome to attend the service and the organisers are offering people the opportunity to register at www.automsoft.com/worshipforthecity
Today (Saturday), the final day of the General Synod, the Bishop of Cashel, Ferns & Ossory, the Rt Revd Michael Burrows, will be the guest speaker at a Men’s Breakfast in St Ann’s Parish Centre, Dublin. Breakfast will be served at 8.30am after which the bishop will speak on a topic of his own choice. Entrance is via Schoolhouse Lane, off Molesworth Street.
Tomorrow (Sunday) morning at 11.45am on RTE Radio the Revd Dr Philip Knowles will lead a Service of Reflection. ‘Music in May’ continues in St George’s church, Belfast, with an organ recital by Donal McCann at 6pm which follows Choral Evensong at 5pm. In St Peter’s church, Formby, in the Diocese of Liverpool, the Revd Anne Taylor, formerly curate in Rathfarnham, will be inducted as vicar.
On Monday Canon Patrick Comerford will be at Lichfield cathedral, giving a lecture and leading a tour of the Cathedral Close .The Close is an integral part of cathedral life in Lichfield, and includes the houses of the bishop, the dean, the residentiary canons, the cathedral offices and bookshop, as well as two smaller courts, each known as the Vicars’ Close, which once housed the vicars choral. Many of the houses date back to the 14th century or earlier, and famous residents in past include the poet Anna Seward and the medical pioneer Erasmus Darwin, grandfather of Charles Darwin. Professor Comerford is Lecturer in Anglicanism, Liturgy and Church History, the Church of Ireland Theological Institute. His lecture and tour, ‘Cathedral Close Stories,’ which starts at 7 p.m., have been organised by a local history society, Lichfield Discovered.
Canon Comerford will be speaking again on Wednesday evening when at 8pm he will be co–launching, with Professor Patricia Lysaght, a new publication, The Moravian Burial Ground at Whitechurch, County Dublin, by Dr Rosemary Power, in Whitechurch Old Schools. The launch will be preceded by a tour of the graveyard at 6.30pm. In St Mary’s cathedral, Limerick, the lunchtime recital will be given by Helen Houlihan (soprano) and Irina Dernova (piano).
On Thursday evening ‘Music in Calary’ continues with a recital in Calary parish church, Co. Wicklow, at 8pm by Donna Gallagher (soprano), Rebecca Draisey–Collishaw (oboe) and Niamh Kinsella (keyboard) – tickets at [email protected]
The AGM of the Sunday School Society for Ireland will be held on Thursday 22 May at 1pm in Church of Ireland House, Church Avenue, Dublin 6. All members are welcome to attend. More information may be had from, [email protected] or 021 435 8226.
Church of Ireland Notes from ‘The Irish Times’