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New life for St Thomas’ Church, Dublin

A group of visionary and energetic university students from across Dublin have come together to re–establish regular worship in St Thomas’s church, which stands at the gateway of O’Connell Street into Dublin’s North East Inner City. Built in 1931 after the destruction of the original parish church in Marlborough in 1922 this distinctive church on Cathal Brugha Street lies in an area which the current Government acknowledges has suffered from ‘decades of under–investment’.

The Student Gospel Music Services, called ‘ONE Dublin’, begin tomorrow (Sunday) evening at 7.30pm. Music will be led by Discovery Gospel Choir and worship and preaching will be led by members of the Anglican Chaplaincy Team at Third Level (ACT3), a network of Church of Ireland Chaplains working in Dublin Universities. Matthew Hewston, Chairperson of Dublin City University’s ‘Kingdom Cafe’ sees, ‘ONE Dublin’ as a ‘movement’, a means of harnessing the passion of students to really make a change in Dublin 1. Its big vision is to bring unity to Dublin’s divisions and see our capital city flourish in a new way. The initiative has been welcomed by the Revd Rob Jones, Chaplain in Dublin Institute of Technology and chairperson of ACT3, who is confident about the transformative impact that students can make to local communities and the city as a whole.

‘ONE Dublin’ Services will take place on Sunday 21st October (Harvest), Sunday 18th November (Remembrance) and Sunday 9th December (Advent) from 7.30–9.00pm in St Thomas’s Church, Cathal Brugha Street, Dublin 1.

Today (Saturday) the annual theological seminar of Affirming Catholicism Ireland will be held in the Church of Ireland Theological Institute. Canon Daniel Nuzum and the Revd Dr Pat Mollan will speak on aspects of ‘The Catholic Activity of Christian Healing’.

Tomorrow (Sunday) morning at 11.15am St Mary’s cathedral will host the Limerick City Civic Service. In the past, this event took place for many years in the Cathedral and as part of the Cathedral’s 850th Anniversary celebrations, the service is being revived. The service celebrates community leadership and civic life across Limerick. Guests in attendance will include the Mayor of Limerick, Cllr James Collins, Councillors, and members of the Judiciary and Oireachtas. There will also be representatives from all walks of life in the City, including the universities, the Churches, the Emergency Services, voluntary societies and schools.

Members of the public are most warmly welcome to attend this special Service, which includes a colourful procession and wonderful music sung by the Cathedral Choir. The preacher will be the Bishop of Cork, Dr Paul Colton.

In Wexford tomorrow (Sunday) morning at 11.15am, in St Iberius’s church, the Wexford Opera Festival Service will be held. The preacher will be the former Dean of St Patrick’s cathedral, Dublin, Dr Robert MacCarthy.

On Tuesday the Archbishop of Dublin will be in Lebanon for a meeting of the Anglican–Oriental Orthodox International Commission which continues until 27 October.

The season of Advent begins on Sunday 2nd December, 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 2019 is now available. This annual booklet is compiled by the Revd Ken Rue, who is a member of the Liturgical Advisory Committee. It may be obtained from Richard Ryan at the Book Well, Belfast (email: info@thebookwell.co.uk; mobile: 07581 143596), or from Heather Jestin, Church House, Rathmines (email: heather.jestin@rcbcoi.org; telephone: +353 (0)1 412 5665). The price is £3.50/€4 per booklet.

For further information on Church of Ireland Publishing, visit www.cip.ireland.anglican.org

 

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