A review of services and events
Sat 11 St Barnabas
The Cork, Cloyne & Ross Diocesan Synod will be held in Charleville Park Hotel.
St Patrick’s Cathedral, Dublin – lunchtime recital by Flisnekoret Choir from Finland at 1:00. Normal admission rates apply.
Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin all past choristers are invited to attend a rehearsal at 2pm, culminating in the singing of Evensong at 5pm.
Hillsborough Fort, Co Down. 2-5pm. Picnic by the Lake – a thank you event for Christian Aid collectors and volunteers. All welcome. Brass Band, BBQ, Historical Tours and finally a special Epilogue Service at 5pm in Hillsborough Parish Church let by the Right Revd. Trevor Williams, Bishop of Limerick and Killaloe and Chair of the Christian Aid Ireland Board. Contact Christian Aid 028 9064 8133”
A poetry evening with Seamus Heaney, Nobel Laureate, in Nun’s CrossChurch, Ashford, Co Wicklow, at 7.00pm. Guitarist Eamon Sweeney will accompany Mr Heaney.
Sun 12
The Day of Pentecost – Whitsunday
RTE Radio will broadcast a service of parish communion from one of the last remaining churches without any electricity: Shankill church, Paulstown, Co.Kilkenny, part of Leighlin union, when the celebrant will be the Very Revd Tom Gordon, and the preacher will be the Revd Willi Stewart.
3.00pm – Annual open-air interdenominational service which has customarily been led by both Bishops of Clogher will take place on the historic site of Devenish Island in Lower Lough Erne.
St Patrick’s, Coleraine, Choral Festal Evensong 3.00 pm. It will be sung by ‘Counterpoint’ & The Parish Choir, conducted by Reggie Patterson. Organist – Phillip Elliott MA (Oxon) FRCO. Inaugural Organ Recital by Professor Ian Tracey at 5pm. See reports this site.
Annual Ecumenical Service organised by parishes in the Whitechurch area, Dublin diocese,will take place at St Columcille’s Holy Well, Ballycullen Road, at 3.00pm
Cashel and Ossory Ordination of Priest 7pm, St Laserian’s Cathedral, Leighlin
Alec Purser ( Abbeyleix/Killermogh Union)
Mon 13 – Wed 15 – Herbert O’Driscoll is leading a Preaching Seminar in the new Education Centre in Cork
bruce.pierce@stlukeshome.ie
Mon 13 – Thurs 16 – Fellowship of Contemplative Prayer (Ireland) meets in Dangan Park, Navan, Co Meath
Tues 14 -Mindset – Dundonald. For all involved in teaching the good news of the Gospel to young people. St Elizabeth’s Hall. 7.30pm.
Wed 15 – The lunchtime recital in St Mary’s cathedral, Limerick on Wednesday will be given by pianist Stuart O’Sullivan who will play works by Mozart and Liszt.
The newest Irish branch of the Mothers’ Union is Celbridge, Straffan and Newcastle-Lyons in Dublin diocese and members will be enrolled in Christ Church, Celbridge at 8pm.
Fri 17 – St Patrick’s Cathedral, Dublin – lunchtime recital at 1:00pm by a visiting choir from Norway. Normal admission rates apply.
Sat 18 – St Patrick’s Cathedral, Dublin – lunchtime recital at 1:00pm by a visiting choir. Normal admission rates apple.
Open session at Monkstown, Connor, weekend in Newcastle, Co Down with Inspire Network UK 2.00 − 4.30 pm
Sunday 19 – St Patrick’s Cathedral, Dublin – The preacher at morning service will be the Very Revd C.A. Lewis, Dean of Christ Church, Oxford and at Evensong at the Friends’ Festival Service the preacher will be the Very Revd Victor Stock, Dean of Guildford.
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