A review of services and events
SEPTEMBER
Sat 3
This weekend in Cahir Castle there will be a commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the death of Lt Col Richard Butler Charteris, the last of the Cahir Butlers. The Butler–Charteris Memorial Lecture will be given this morning by the Dean of St Patrick’s Cathedral, Dublin, Dr Robert MacCarthy, and tomorrow eveningat 5pm there will be Choral Evensong in St Paul’s Church.
Damer Court in Phibsboro will hold their annual fundraiser, an Autumn Fayre / Bumper Auction today from 14.00–17.00.
Sun 4
11th after Trinity
St Patrick’s cathedral, Dublin – Very Rev Dr Stephen White, Dean of Killaloe, will be installed as Chancellor.
Connor: Ordination 3.30pm St. Colman’s, Dunmurry
Deacon – Melissa Jeffers; Deacon Interns Iain Jamieson (St Michael’s), Alistair Morrison (St Colman’s) , Jonathan Campbell Smyth (Ballywillan)
Christ Church, Dublin – Launch of Junior Organ Scholarship Scheme in memory of Dean Desmond Harman at Evensong. 3.30pm
Cashel & Ossory Ordination 7 pm
St Mary ‘s Enniscorthy
Deacon Intern Jon Scarffe (Enniscorthy/Monart Union)
Mon 5
Archbishop of Dublin celebrate the Eucharist before the AGM of the Theology Circle in CITI
Derry & Raphoe – institution of the Revd Ivan Dinsmore as Rector of the Ardstraw group of parishes.
Tues 6
St Bartholomew’s Church, Belfast, – a lunchtime lecture will be given by the rector, Dr Ron Elsdon, on ‘Does Creation have a Future?’
Wed 7
Revd Adrian Green will be introduced as Bishop’s Curate of Mount Merrion, in the Diocese of Down, at 7.30pm.
Meath & Kildare Ordination of Deacons 8pm in Castro Petre Church, Edenderry
Deacon Intern Martin O’Kelly (Edenderry)
Clogher Ordination of Deacon Intern, Stephanie Woods
Irish College of Preachers annual conference at CITI. The principal speaker will be Dr Michael Green, Head of Evangelism and Apologetics at Wycliffe Hall, Oxford.
In London Dr Steven McBride, Archdeacon of Connor, will preach at the Eucharist in the Church of St Botolph without Bishopsgate where the Revd Dr Alan McCormack, formerly Dean of Residence in Trinity College, is Rector. Dr McBride and Dr McCormack will dine at Lambeth Palace on the preceding evening, at the Annual Feast of the Nikaean Club.
Thurs 8
The Birth of the Blessed Virgin Mary
The Ordination and Consecration of The Very Revd Patrick Rooke as a Bishop appointed to serve in the Dioceses of Tuam, Killala and Achonry will take place in St Patrick’s Cathedral, Armagh at 4pm.
Fri 9
Revd Chris Matchett will be instituted as incumbent of St Mark’s, Newtownards, in the Diocese of Down, at 8pm.
Sat 10
Mageough Home Coffee Morning and Bring and Buy Sale from 10am – 12noon. Variety of stalls. Admission €3 including coffee. Cowper Road, Rathmines, Dublin 6 – adjacent to Cowper Luas Stop. All welcome. For more information, contact Valerie Duncan, telephone: 087 6400542
Sun 11
Leopardstown Park Hospital in Foxrock are holding their annual garden Fête on Sunday 11 September 2011 from 13.00–17.00.
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