Irish Times Notes03 Jun 17

Church of Ireland Notes from ‘The Irish Times’

Dublin Ecumenical Bible Week

Ecumenical Bible Week 2017 will begin next week with the theme, from Romans 10:17: “Faith Comes by Hearing the Word of Christ.”

Ecumenical Bible Week is a major ecumenical initiative in its fourth year, led by the Archdiocese of Dublin and United Dioceses of Dublin & Glendalough and other Christian Churches in Dublin. It provides a localised programme of reflection on scripture and a number of core events – Thinking Allowed, Symposium, Pentecost Project for children, and online resources.

This year the programme honours the 5th centenary of the Reformation and will begin tomorrow (Sunday) at 7.30 pm in Lutherhaus, Adelaide Road, with Sung Lutheran Vespers. The week will close on Sunday 11 June at 7:30pm in the same venue with a film entitled Martin Luther: Heretic, followed by a reflection and discussion.

This year there will be 23 separate events, 25 presenters in various venues (Holy Cross College Clonliffe, Lutherhaus, Rathgar, Glasnevin, Swords, Arklow, Clondalkin, and Ballyfermot). There will be debate, discussion, talks, music and hopefully lots of participation.

The 2017 Symposium takes place on next Friday 9th at 2pm in the Holy Cross Diocesan Centre, Clonliffe Road, where there will be papers by Prof Tony Lane, Prof Salvador Ryan and a discussion chaired by Archbishop Michael Jackson.  lso on Friday in the same venue, ‘Thinking Allowed’, at 7.30pm, will be a chaired panel representing leaders in the different churches and traditions and an opportunity for audience on the theme, ‘Is the Reformation Over?’

The Pentecost Schools Project 2017 takes place in Ballyfermot and Chapelizod. Pupils are learning the stories of Acts using various creative media and will create a printed booklet. A Launch and Presentation night will take place next Tuesday at 7pm in Our Lady of the Assumption Parish, Ballyfermot.

For more information – www.bibleweek.ie
Facebook – www.facebook.com/bibleweek
Email – hello@bibleweek.ie
Book for Symposium online at www.bibleweek.ie or phone 01–808 7533

Tomorrow (Sunday) afternoon at 3pm, the Day of Pentecost, the annual ecumenical service that has customarily been led by both Bishops of Clogher will take place this year at St Sillian’s Church, Tyholland, Co Monaghan. The Bishop of Clogher, the Rt Rev John McDowell, and the Rt Rev. Monsignor Joseph McGuinness, Roman Catholic Diocesan Administrator of the Diocese of Clogher, will lead the service, together with local clergy. The address will be given by the Most Rev. Noel Treanor, the Roman Catholic Bishop of Down and Connor, who is a native of Tyholland. During the service two young people will give their reflections on Pentecost, and the singing will be led by musicians from the local area. 

The lunchtime organ recital in St Mary’s cathedral, Limerick, on Wednesday will be given by Daniel Battle, Organist of the Sacred Heart Church, Limerick, who will play the famous sonata on the 94th Psalm by Reubke.

On Thursday morning the Archbishop of Dublin will attend the Glendalough Children’s Choir Festival at the Jonathan Swift National School, Dunlavin. This year marks the 200th anniversary of Dunlavin parish church, which was consecrated on 14 October 1817 and the 125th anniversary of the school. Dunlavin is part of a group of parishes in Co. Wicklow which also includes Donard and Domnoughmore. The rector is the Revd Neal O’Raw.

At the A.G.M. of the Dublin & Glendalough Retired Clergy Fellowship held recently in the Glenageary parish centre, the Very Rev. Dr. Robert McCarthy was elected chairman, the Very Rev. Dr. Philip Knowles as Hon. Secretary, and the Revd Robert Kingston as Hon. Treasurer.