Irish Times Notes
Church of Ireland Notes from ‘The Irish Times’
Saturday 15 November 2014
‘Ethics of War’ Event
Leading speakers on the subject of war in history will be taking part in an open event on the theme of ‘The Ethics of War’ as a distinctive Church of Ireland contribution to the commemoration of the one hundredth anniversary of the outbreak of the First World War.
The Revd Professor Nigel Biggar, Regius Professor of Moral and Pastoral Theology in the University of Oxford, will speak on the theme based on his recent book In Defence of War, to which Professor Keith Jeffery, Professor of British History in Queen’s University, Belfast, and author of Ireland and the Great War, will respond referring to his recent historical research. The event will be chaired by the historian Professor David Hayton who will open up debate and discussion to the audience.
Organised by the Church of Ireland’s Historical Centenaries Working Group, the free event will take place in the Music Room of Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin at 7.30pm next Wednesday. While the press and general public are welcome to attend this event without pre–registering, it would be helpful if those planning to attend could indicate this in advance by emailing [email protected]
Today (Saturday) the AGM of Affirming Catholicism Ireland will be held in St Bartholomew’s church, Stranmillis Road, Belfast, beginning at noon.
Tomorrow (Sunday) the Bishop of Derry & Raphoe, the Rt Revd Ken Good, will preside at the re–hallowing of St Columba’s church, Draperstown, while in Co. Clare the Very Revd Dr Philip Knowles will accompany and introduce a selection of hymns in Kilnasoolagh parish church, Newmarket–on–Fergus, as part of a series of events for the church roof restoration appeal.
The Independent member of Seanad Eireann, Senator Katherine Zappone, will speak in the Chapel of Trinity College, Dublin, tomorrow (Sunday) at the 10.45am Sung Eucharist. The former CEO of the National Women’s Council of Ireland, is co–founder and co–director of the Centre for Progressive Change, an organisation which promotes an ethical vision that puts community at the heart of public life. Her address is part of the ‘By the Book: Literature for Living’ series of Michaelmas Term addresses. Senator Zappone will speak about ‘Why Be Happy When You Could be Normal?’ by Jeanette Winterson.
Tomorrow (Sunday) In St Patrick’s cathedral, Dublin at Evensong there will be a commemoration of those who lost their lives on Irish ships and at 8pm in the Lady Chapel the Gaudete Singers will perform works of Tudor polophony by Tye, Tallis, Taverner and Sheppard. In St Patrick’s cathedral, Armagh, in association with the William Kennedy Piping Festival, the Pipers’ Service will be held at 5.30pm. At 7pm a Service of Thanksgiving and Re–dedication will be held in St Doulagh’s church, Balgriffin, to mark the 150th anniversary of the re–building of the nave when the Revd Geoffrey Studdart Kennedy was priest in charge. The Archbishop of Dublin, Dr Michael Jackson, will rededicate the church and the preacher will be the Revd Andrew Studdert Kennedy, Rector of Marlborough.
On Tuesday the lunchtime lecture in Christ Church cathedral, Dublin, will be given by Dr Raymond Refaussé, Librarian and Archivist in the RCB Library, who will discuss the cathedral’s portraits. The Very Revd Dr RB MacCarthy will speak to the Munster Retired Clergy in Kingston College, Mitchelstown, and in the evening in Derryloran Centre, Cookstown, the Archbishop of Armagh, Dr Richard Clarke, will host the second of his ‘Archbishop’s Roadshows’ on the theme of ‘Disciples and Apostles’
Church of Ireland Notes from ‘The Irish Times’