CHURCH OF IRELAND NOTES
For Saturday 14th October 2000
From: The RCB
Library
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The Genius of William Burges Revealed
The cathedrals of the Church of Ireland are, to varying degrees,
among the architectural glories of Ireland. Large and small, venerable
and modern, they reflect the genius of architects, builders, carvers in
stone and wood, stained glass artists and others. Yet, in many
instances, little is known about the creation of these wonderful
edifices.
A marked exception to this general rule is the case of St Fin Barre's Cathedral, Cork, the French gothic
revival masterpiece of William Burges. Most unusually, a substantial
archive of Burges' work has survived. Drawings for the building and its
fittings and furnishings, cartoons for the stained glass windows,
memorial tablets and floor mosaics, and related documentation are rich
sources for the understanding and appreciation of one of the most
significant images of the city of Cork.
These records are the raw materials for an event in the Cathedral on
Tuesday evening when Richard Wood, in association with the Friends of St
Fin Barre's, will present "An Evening with William Burges".
Some of the archives will be on display and the Cathedral Organist and
Choir will perform music from the Service of Dedication in 1870. Details
of this event may be had by telephoning 021-2963387.
Tomorrow (Sunday) RTE will broadcast Morning Service from
Mountmellick where the rector is the Revd Olive Donohoe. In St Patrick's
Cathedral, Dublin, the Archbishop of Dublin will be the preacher at the
Boys' Brigade Parade Service while the Bishop of Cork will preside at
the Sea Service Service in Ballycotton.
On Monday the Limerick, Killaloe and Ardfert annual clergy conference
will begin in Dingle and continue until Wednesday. The principal
speakers will be the Bishop of Tuam and the Governor of Mountjoy Prison,
Mr John Lonergan.
In Dublin, the Executive Committee of the Representative Church Body
will meet on Tuesday. In Christ Church Cathedral the second in the
series of lunchtime lectures on the theme "Some Archbishops of
Dublin & Glendalough" will be given by Dr James Murray,
Assistant Registrar of Dublin City University, who will speak on
Archbishop George Browne (1536-1554).
Tuesday is the final day for booking a place at the Affirming
Catholicism Ireland conference on "Sexuality, Gender and the
Gospel. A Look at the Issues" which is to be held in the
Theological College on Saturday 21 October. The speakers will be Canon
Kenneth Kearon, Director of the Irish School of Ecumenics, the
Revd Edmond Coulter of Reform Ireland, and the noted
gay rights activist, Senator David Norris.
On Wednesday the Archbishop of Dublin will commission five new lay
readers at Choral Evensong in Christ Church Cathedral. In St Mary's
Church, Castlecomer, the Bishop of Cashel and Ossory will institute the
Revd Tom Sherlock to the incumbency of the Castlecomer group of parishes
in succession to the Revd Andrew Orr who is now Rector of Castleknock,
Dublin.
The third in the series of lunchtime talks in the "I
Believe" series will be given by Senator Mary Henry on Thursday in
St Thomas' Church, Cathal Bruga Street, Dublin. At 4.00 pm in the Church
of Ireland College of Education, the AGM of the Church Education Society
will be held.
On Friday evening the Bishop of Kilmore will institute the Revd
Thomas Doyle to the incumbency of the Killeshandra group of parishes. In
St Macartan's Cathedral, Enniskillen, the noted biblical scholar, the
Revd Alec Motyer, will speak on "Jesus and his Bible". This
will be the first of a series of three talks on "Falling in Love
with the Old Testament". The remaining two talks will be delivered
on Saturday and Sunday, 21 and 22 October.
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