Diocesan News
Northern European Cathedrals’ Conference takes place in Dublin next week
Christ Church Cathedral and St Patrick’s Cathedral are co–hosting the Northern European Cathedrals’ Conference in Dublin next week. 120 delegates will gather from across Northern Europe from February 12 to 15 to discuss issues relating to the life and ministry of European Cathedrals.
The main theme of the conference is ‘Cathedral Music: A Gateway to God’. There will be a wide range of speakers on the subject including the Bishop of Cashel, Ferns and Ossory, the Rt Revd Michael Burrows, Dr Kerry Houston of Dublin Institute of Technology Conservatory of Music and Drama, David Bremner of Christ Church Cathedral, Nicholas Carolan of the Irish Traditional Music Archives, Dr Margaret Daly Denton of Trinity College Dublin, and the Revd Dr Alan McCormack of Goodenough College in London, who will be the convener.
The Archbishop of Dublin, the Most Revd Dr Michael Jackson, will preach at the opening service in Christ Church Cathedral on Tuesday evening (February 12) at 6pm. This will be followed by the official opening of the conference. The main lectures will take place in Dublin City Council’s Wood Quay Venue.
On Thursday evening (February 14) Choral Evensong in St Patrick’s Cathedral will be sung by the combined choirs of St Patrick’s and Christ Church. This will include excerpts of Handel’s Messiah.
Lunch for two days will be provided by Ellie Kisyombe and her team from Our Table, an initiative which highlights the situations of people who live in Ireland’s Direct Provision system.
Delegates, who represent cathedral musicians, deans and others involved in cathedral life, will come from Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, the United Kingdom and Finland as well as from around Ireland. The conference has been organised by a group headed by the deans of Christ Church Cathedral and St Patrick’s Cathedral, the Very Revd Dermot Dunne and the Very Revd William Morton.
Full details of the conference programme are available at the conference website: www.necc2019.com
For further information please contact:
Diocesan Communications Officer, Dublin & Glendalough
087 235 6472
Mrs Lynn Glanville
dcodublin@gmail.com