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Service of Remembrance to be broadcast on RTÉ

On Sunday 8 November a Service of Remembrance will be broadcast on RTÉ 1 television and RTÉ Radio 1 Extra at 11am, led by the National Bible Society of Ireland.

Contributors include Gillian Kingston, former Lay Leader of the Methodist Church in Ireland and President of the National Bible Society of Ireland; Fr Kieran O’Mahony, Augustinian Friar and Biblical Scholar, Board member of the National Bible Society of Ireland; the Revd Dr William Olhausen, National Bible Society of Ireland and Rector of St Matthias, Killiney–Ballybrack; Nick Park, Pastor of Solid Rock Church, Drogheda and Director of Evangelical Alliance Ireland; Dr Julie McKinley, Development Officer for the National Bible Society of Ireland; and Cameron McKinley.

Dr Paul Manook will read the Gospel in Western Armenian and English and give a short interview on his family’s story, with Gillian Kingston.

Music will be provided by Philip McKinley (piano and vocals) and Sophia Wisdom (harp and vocals).

The service will be available after broadcast

Inter-Church Act of Remembrance

An Act of Remembrance will be held in the Church of St Teresa Donore Avenue on Remembrance Sunday 8 November 2020 at 11.45, by kind invitation of the PP Fr David Corrigan, who will take part with the Rector, Canon Mark Gardner, of St Catherine & St James Donore Avenue. The 35th Dublin Donore Avenue St. Teresa’s Scout Group will be represented. Music will be provided by Feilimidh Nunan. The ceremony will be broadcast to the public by webcam on the website of St Teresa’s.

Songs of Praise – Remembrance Sunday

This Sunday, for Remembrance Sunday, Aled is at the Brecon Beacons in Wales, where the armed forces have trained since WWII. Jay meets a military veteran who finds peace in faith and music @BBCOne 1.15 & [ bbc.in/35NQ2K3 ]

Duruflé’s Requiem at Belfast Cathedral

On Remembrance Sunday, November 8, Belfast Cathedral will hold a Devotional Service featuring one of the 20th century’s greatest choral masterpieces, Maurice Duruflé’s Requiem, Op. 9.

The service begins at 3.30pm. Covid-19 restrictions mean seating is limited and will be available on a first come first served basis. Doors open at 3pm.

Duruflé’s Requiem will be performed as an Act of Remembrance by the Cathedral Choir conducted by Matthew Owens. The organist is Jack Wilson, celloist Rosalie Curlett and baritone Adam Reaney.

The service will also feature scripture, war poetry and prayer.

Earlier on Remembrance Sunday, the Dean of Belfast, the Very Rev Stephen Forde, will be a guest on BBC Radio Ulster’s Sunday Sequence programme (from 9am on November 8) speaking about remembrance at this particular time.

National Arboretum –  Wednesday 11 November

On Wednesday 11 November an Armistice Day Service of Remembrance, will be broadcast from the Armed Forces Memorial.

The stream will begin at 10.30am to allow everybody plenty of time to join before proceedings commence. There will be no opportunity for members of the public to watch this service in person.

This will also be broadcast on YouTube for people wishing to watch on their smart TV [ youtube.com/video/0FQ9tLsCZIo/ ]

Remembrance – Many ways to get involved

Although Remembrance will look different this year there are many ways to get involved. See ➡️ https://www.britishlegion.org.uk/get-involved/poppy-appeal

St Katharine’s crosses ‘have blessed many’

As part of its All Saints’ Day Communion Service on Sunday November 1, St Katharine’s Parish Church, Belfast, dedicated 240 handheld crosses which were presented to the Northern Ireland (NI) Hospice the following day.

The rector and volunteer chaplain, the Rev Canon William Taggart, has been involved with the NI Hospice for 20 years, and as part of the parish’s support for him and his ministry, St Katharine’s has presented hundreds of these crosses which are given to the patients by the chaplains.

William has seen first-hand the comfort these small gifts mean to those who receive them as the end of life approaches and words are less important.

The Hospice’s Lead Chaplain, Jim Armstrong, wrote: “I cannot express the impact that these crosses often have on our patients. Just the feeling of something so tangible and comforting brings comfort and relief.

“In these difficult days of restrictions and isolation, the touch of wood resting easily in the palm of the hand is a reminder of a God, who is ever present and abiding.

“Your congregation have blessed many through their thoughtfulness, practical love and generosity. So, on behalf of those whom you don’t know and will probably never meet, I thank you. Only eternity itself will reveal the blessing these crosses will bring.”

Archbishop Eamon Martin – no evidence church gatherings in Ireland are contribute to the spread of Covid-19

The Church is stepping up the campaign to put pressure on the Government in the Republic to allow people to attend Mass in a safe and physically-distanced way.

Archbishop Eamon Martin writes exclusively for The Irish Catholic this week. “Since returning to Mass and the sacraments in late June, thanks to the efforts of thousands of parish staff, volunteers and cleaners, and careful monitoring by teams on the ground, there has been no evidence that church gatherings in Ireland are contributing to the spread of Covid-19 infection.”

Read the full article here: [ https://www.irishcatholic.com/let-your-tds-know-we-need-mass-archbishop-martin/ ]

You can sign the petition here.[ https://www.change.org/p/taoiseach-micheál-martin-lift-the-ban-on-public-worship-in-ireland ]

Well said

Pointers for Prayer

As we hear of increased sickness across the world we look to God our Healer and pray that he will cause many to be restored to health, both through the skill of the medical professions, and sovereignly, through his healing power.

Today we pray for asylum seekers crossing seas to reach safety. Last week, two children died in the Channel and more than 100 drowned off Senegal after an explosion.

Give thanks for the formation of the new Province of Alexandria, which will consist of the Dioceses of Egypt, North Africa, Gambella and the Horn of Africa. Pray for Archbishop Mouneer as he undertakes leadership, with many challenges to face – CMSI

Today we give thanks for God’s beautiful creation. Recently, Australian scientists have discovered a detached reef taller than the Empire State Building at the northern end of the Great Barrier Reef

God in creation

Aerial view at The Temple of the Winds, Castlerock