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Church of Ireland Notes from ‘The Irish Times’
Hong Kong Visit
Trinity College Chapel Choir is on tour in Hong Kong and Macau this week by invitation from the Anglican Province of Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui. The choir will sing at liturgies and concerts in both Hong Kong Island (Saint John’s Cathedral and Ming Hua Theological College as part of its 70th anniversary celebrations) and in Kowloon and Macau including Bloomsday celebrations being hosted by Irish consul Mr Peter Ryan. This visit is building on the strong relations that have been established between Ming Hua Theological College and the Church of Ireland Theological Institute in recent years assisted by Dublin University Far Eastern Mission. The choir will participate in a symposium ‘A Life in Prayer and Music’ where one of the keynote speakers will be Dr Kerry Houston, Director of Chapel Music.
This weekend the Bishop of Porvoo, the Rt Revd Bjorn Vikstrom, and the Diocesan Council of Porvoo will visit the Diocese of Cork, Cloyne & Ross under the auspices of the Porvoo Agreement. Today (Saturday) the Diocesan Synod will be held in Rochestown Park Hotel and tomorrow (Sunday) morning the Bishop of Cork will preside at the Eucharist in St Fin Barre’s cathedral where the preacher will be the Bishop of Porvoo.
Today (Saturday) Mark Duley will lead ‘A Little Organ Trail’ in St Lasarian’s cathedral, Old Leighlin, and this evening (Saturday) at 8pm in St Ann’s church, Dublin, the Mornington Singers summer concert will feature works by Hildegarde of Bingen, Lassus, Tomkins, Bach, Schnikke and Esenvald.
Tomorrow (Sunday) morning RTE will broadcast a celebration of the Eucharist to mark the 300th anniversary of St Michael’s church, Aghold, Co. Carlow. The celebrant will be the Ven. Andrew Orr. In St George’s church, Belfast, as part of the on–going bi–centenary celebrations, the preacher at the 11am Eucharist will be the Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church, the Most Rt Revd David Chillingworth, who is a former parishioner of St George’s.
In Dublin tomorrow (Sunday) afternoon at 3pm, the annual Ecumenical Service will take place at St Colmcille’s Holy Well, Ballycullen, while in St Patrick’s cathedral, at 3.15pm the Friends Festival Service will be held followed by a Garden Party. In St Patrick’s cathedral, Armagh, at 3.15pm, the Revd Andy Heber will preach at the Diocesan Healing Service at which parish visitors will be commissioned, and at 3.30pm the Tuam Mothers’ Union Festival Service will be held in St Michael’s church, Ballina.
Under the auspices of the Irish Church Missions, the T.C. Hammond Theological Lecture will be given in St Catherine’s church, Thomas, Street, Dublin, on Monday evening at 7.30pm. The lecturer will be Dr D.A. Carson from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, Deerfield, Illinois.
On Wednesday the lunchtime recital in St Mary’s cathedral, Limerick, will be given by Celia Donoghue (clarinet) and Ethna Tinney (piano) who will play works by Schumann, Reade and Poulenc, and on Thursday evening at 8pm the Irish tenor, Paul, Byrom, with a 45–piece orchestra from Chicago, will perform the Great American Songbook in Christ Church cathedral, Dublin in support of the Bishops’ Appeal. Tickets may be booked at www.christchurchcathedral.ie. On Friday, Summer Music in Sandford continues at 1.10pm when there will be a recital by Jenny Robinson (recorder), Andrew Robinson (viola de gamba) and David Adams (harpiscord).
Friday is the final day for the receipt of bookings for the CITI Mini Retreat, ‘Handling Conflict in the Parish’, which will be held on 24 & 25 June. Booking details may be had from [email protected]
Church of Ireland Notes from ‘The Irish Times’