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Church of Ireland Notes from ‘The Irish Times’
Saturday 20 June 2015
Diocesan Reader and Lay Minister ‘Mini – Retreat’
The Church of Ireland Theological Institute has announced that a second ‘mini–retreat’ will be held for Diocesan Readers and Lay ministers at the Theological Institute, Braemor Park, Dublin, on 26 and 27 June. Entitled ‘Becoming like Christ. A journey towards spiritual transformation’, it will be led by the Revd Dorothy McVeigh, Rector of Annaghmore parish, a rural parish in the Diocese of Armagh, where she has served for nearly eleven years, bringing a wealth of experience, pastoral care and Biblical insight. Throughout the ‘mini–retreat’, she will examine from scripture how Christ is encountered and experienced, His transformation and renewal.
The cost per participant, including overnight accommodation and meals, will be £40/€50 and without accommodation £20/€25. All bookings must be received by noon on Monday 22 June. To book or receive more information please email: [email protected]
Today (Saturday) the Limerick, Ardfert & Killaloe Diocesan Synod will be held at the Aghancon Community Hall, Aghancon, Co. Offaly, and on Thursday the Down & Dromore Diocesan Synod will take place in the St Comgall’s church, Bangor.
Today (Saturday), under the auspices of the International Divine Healing Ministries, will be a ‘Day of Prayer for the Revival and Renewal of the Faith in this Land’, held in St Anne’s cathedral, Belfast, from 10.30am until 3.30pm, marking the end of six years of an intended seven year cycle of prayer. The theme will be ‘Healing through Forgiveness’. Much of the time will be spent in silence and there will be an opportunity to learn and practice forgiveness. Participants are free to come and go as they wish.
This afternoon (Saturday), at 3pm in St Colman’s church, Farahy, Co. Cork, there will be a recital by the Carducci String Quartet who will play works by Hayden, Shostakovoich and Dvorak, and at 5.30pm the vocal ensemble, Peregryne, directed by Dr Stuart Kinsella, will sing in St Audoen’s church, Dublin, as part of the Spencer Society Conference.
Tomorrow (Sunday) evening at 6pm there will be a Service of Blessing for work undertaken in St Bartholomew’s church, Clyde Road, at which the preacher will be the Archbishop of Dublin. In the Chapter Room of St Canice’s cathedral, Kilkenny, there will be a chamber music recital with soprano, Roisin O’Grady, who will sing works by Purcell and Schubert accompanied by Malcolm Proud. Summer services in Templeconnor church, Clonmacnoise have resumed and will continue each Sunday at 4pm until the end of August.
On Tuesday evening at 7.30pm in Christ Church, Lisburn, there will be another of the ‘Thanks and Praise Roadshows‘. Designed to introduce Thanks & Praise, the new supplement to the Church Hymnal, containing 227 hymns and songs, the roadshows are for everyone – choirs, organists, clergy, vestry members, parishioners – anyone who wants to know more about the book. Thanks & Praise will be published in September and there is a special discount on orders before the end of June.
On Wednesday, the Feast of the Birth of Saint John the Baptist, the Revd Professor Patrick Comerford of the Church of Ireland Theological Institute will preach at the Festal Eucharist in the Chapel of the Hospital of Saint John the Baptist in Lichfield.
On Thursday there will be a lunchtime Healing Service in St Macartins’ cathedral, Enniskillen. The second concert in the ‘Music in Calary Church’ series will be held in Calary church, Co. Wicklow, at 8pm when Kevin and Ellen Jansson will give the Janet Ashe Piano Recital. Further information and tickets may be had at [email protected] or 01–2818146.
Church of Ireland Notes from ‘The Irish Times’