Irish Times Notes
Church of Ireland Notes for The Irish Times
For Saturday 11 February 2006
Approach at TCD
On Monday evening ?Approach?, a contemporary exploration of faith will be held in the Chapel of Trinity College, Dublin, at 5 pm followed at 7 pm by a question and answer session in the Graduates Memorial Building. The evening will be an opportunity to engage with topics such as aspects of faith in the modern world, the church in contemporary society, does it matter what I believe, and the relationship between faith and knowledge.
The members of the panel at the questions and answer session will be Fr Peter McVerry SJ who is best known for his espousal of the cause of homeless boys; John Samuel, the Pastor of Grosvenor Road Baptist Church, Dublin; Ms Clara Ginter who is a research student in dogmatic theology working on the hermeneutics of George Tyrrell; David Moore, European Advertising Director of Dell; and the Revd Ed Vaughan, Rector of Crinken. The chairman of the panel will be Mr Barry Forde who is a second year ordinand in the Church of Ireland Theological College.
?Approach? is a collaborative venture in association with the TCD Theologcal Society, TCD Christian Union, the Church of Ireland Theological College and 3Rock which is the Dublin and Glendalough Diocesan Youth Initiative.
Full details of this new initiative may be had from www.3rock.net/approach.
Tomorrow (Sunday) morning RTE 1 will broadcast a Service of the Word with the staff and students of the Church of Ireland Theological College. The service will be conducted by the Principal, the Revd Professor Adrian Empey, and the preacher will be the chaplain, the Revd Dr Livingstone Thompson. In Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin, while the cathedral choir is on tour in the USA, the Lassus Scholars will sing at the Eucharist while in the Chapel of Trinity College the lecture sermon at the Sung Eucharist will be delivered by the poet Micheal O? Siodhail. At 11 am in St John?s Church, Sandymount, there will be a service of Confirmation and First Communion at which the Archbishop of Dublin, Dr John Neill, will preside.
Following Evensong in St Patrick?s Cathedral, Dublin, the Assistant Organist, David Leigh, will give a brief recital which will be followed by a launch of his latest organ CDs, Albinoni to Widor and Sounds Synphonic. The discs, which are available in the cathedral shop, will be launched in the Deanery by the distinguished organist and former chorister, Peter Sweeney.
On Monday evening at 8 pm in St George and St Thomas? Church, Cathal Brugha Street, Dublin, there will be a concert by the St George?s Brass Band and guests in memory of Catherine Clare Ardis and in support of the Intensive Care Unit of Temple Street Children?s Hospital.
The Archbishop of Armagh, Dr Robin Eames, will be in Carnteel parish church, Co. Tyrone, on Monday evening to institute the Revd Dr W.T. Long to the incumbency of Carnteel and Crilly. Mr Long has been Rector of St Simon?s, Belfast, since 2003. On Wednesday evening the Primate will institute the Revd Shane Forster, Rector of Donaghmore since 1999, to the incumbency of Ballymore, Co. Armagh.
In St Patrick?s Cathedral, Dublin, on Tuesday Evensong will be sung by the Girls? Choir of the Cathedral of the Holy and Undivided Trinity, Bristol.
On Friday evening at 8 pm in St Mary?s church, Navan, the Meath Diocesan Choir, directed by Doreen Kimberley, will present ?Songs of Praise?. The Dean of Cashel, the Very Revd Dr Philip Knowles, will introduce the hymns and give an organ recital.