Irish Times Notes
Church of Ireland Notes from ‘The Irish Times’
Sunday and Weekday Readings 2016 Booklet Now Available
The Season of Advent begins on Sunday 29th November, and so starts a new liturgical year and a fresh cycle of daily Scripture readings. Church of Ireland Publishing has announced that Sunday and Weekday Readings 2016 is now available.
This annual booklet is compiled by the Revd Ken Rue, who says: ‘Sunday and Weekday Readings is designed to help worship planners and lesson readers know the appointed readings for Sundays and weekdays. It is also beneficial for those who wish to follow a personal course of Scripture readings tied in with the Church calendar.’
It may be obtained from Richard Ryan at the Book Well, Belfast (email: [email protected]; mobile: 07581143596), or from Heather Jestin, Church House, Rathmines (email: [email protected]; telephone: +353 (0)1 412 5621). The price is unchanged from previous years at £3/€4 per booklet.
For further information on Church of Ireland Publishing, visit www.cip.ireland.anglican.org
Prayers, which are available in the press releases section of the Church of Ireland website, have been written in association with the United Nations Association Northern Ireland by the Dean of Armagh, The Very Revd Gregory Dunstan, to mark the start of the United Nations’ 70th anniversary year later this month. Churches and faith groups throughout Northern Ireland are invited to use some or all of the prayers close to UN Day, which is today (Saturday).
This week the Bishop of Derry & Raphoe, the Rt Revd Ken Good, will be on a Mission Trip to the Diocese of Butere in Keyna.
Tomorrow (Sunday), the Sunday before All Saints’ Day, has been designated as Bible Sunday and this observance is encouraged by the National Bible Society of Ireland. In the afternoon in St Mark’s church, Aghadrumsee, Co. Monaghan, there will be a Service for the dedication of Gifts at which the preacher will be the Bishop of Clogher, the Rt Revd John McDowell.
The new series of organ recitals in St Patrick’s cathedral, Armagh, continues tomorrow (Sunday) afternoon at 4.15 when the recitalist will be the cathedral’s assistant organist, the Revd Dr Peter Thompson, Rector of Donaghmore, who will play works by Bach, Whitlock, Walton, Sumsion and Widor. Admission is free but there will be a retiring collection to further endow the cathedral choir through the Archbishop’s Choir Fund.
The final lecture in the series on ‘Magna Carta: Rights and Freedoms for Today’ will be given at lunchtime next Tuesday in Christ Church cathedral, Dublin. The speaker will be Dr Alice Leahy, Director and Co–Founder of TRUST who will speak on ‘The Right to a Home’. Admission is free and all are welcome.
On Wednesday the Archbishop of Dublin will conduct and preach at a Commissioning Service in the Church of Ireland Theological Institute where ten first year ordinands will be commissioned as student readers. This is part of the initial aspect of their training. On Thursday Dr Jackson will chair the October seminar of the Irish Missionary Union which will be a celebration of the 50th anniversary of ‘Ad Gentes’. The theme of the seminar, ‘Mission and Dialogue’ will be addressed by Iman Ali al–Saleh and Hugh MacMahon SSC.
In Rathmines Town Hall on Thursday evening at 8pm Dr Raymond Refaussé, Librarian & Archivist in the RCB Library, will talk about Church of Ireland graveyards in Dublin at a meeting of the Rathmines, Rathgar and Ranelagh Historical Society. Thursday will also be the last opportunity to view the ikons exhibition in Christ Church cathedral, Dublin.
Church of Ireland Notes from ‘The Irish Times’