CHURCH OF IRELAND NOTES
For Saturday 21st August 1999
From: The
RCB Library
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MacFirbis Centre Opened at Kilglass
On Monday the new MacFirbis Centre in Kilglass, Co. Sligo, which has
been named in memory of the bard who had a school in the area, will be
officially opened by the Bishop of Tuam, Killala and Achonry, Dr Richard
Henderson. The aim of this project is to develop a commercial sound
recording and rehearsal facility and to provide basic training in sound
engineering and music technology.
The building has been constructed with the aid of a FAS scheme which
was supervised by Norman Reid, the rector's churchwarden in Kilglass,
and the project has been supported by the International Fund for
Ireland. The Centre is owned by the Church of Ireland parish of Kilglass
and stands on a site which was purchased by the parish in 1990 opposite
the parish church. It is run by a cross community committee and provides
a centre for community activity in an area in which no other community
facility previously existed.
Such projects display a commendable vision and commitment which
emphasise a vibrancy in the Church of Ireland in rural areas which
receives much less attention than is its due.
The official opening has been scheduled to follow the Humbert Summer
School which ends on Sunday when the former Archbishop of Dublin, Dr
Donald Caird, will give the annual Bishop Stock sermon. The sermon is
named in memory of Joseph Stock, Bishop of Killala from 1708 to 1810,
who achieved fame by the publication of his Narrative of What Passed at
Killala during the French Invasions of 1798. The theme of this year's
event is "Twentieth Century Ireland. The Balance Sheet".
Today (Saturday) the Cantabile Singers from Surrey will sing Evensong
in Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin, where they will sing the services
tomorrow (Sunday).
Tomorrow (Sunday) morning RTE will televise a studio service with
members of the Mothers' Union from various parts of the country. The
service will be conducted by the Revd Doris Clements, an auxiliary
priest in the Killala group of parishes, and the address will be given
by the All Ireland President of the Mothers' Union, Mrs Thelma Mehaffey.
The parish of St Bartholomew, Dublin, where the rector is the Revd John
McKay, will celebrate its Patronal festival and the preacher at the
Solemn Eucharist will be the Revd Ruth Adams, curate of Omagh, who was a
student reader in St Bartholomew's. In Clonmacnoise there will be a
celebration of the Eucharist in Templeconnor Church at 4.00 p.m.
Further afield the Choir of St Andrew's Church, Malahide, under the
direction of Rodney Baldwin, will sing the services in St Asaph's
Cathedral, Wales, while in St Gregory of Nyssa Episcopal Church, San
Francisco, the Chaplain of Trinity College, Dublin, Dr Alan McCormack,
will preside and preach.
In Dublin, on Wednesday evening there will be an organ recital in St
Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin, given by Alex Mason, Sub-Organist of the
Chapel Royal, Hampton Court, London. On Friday there will be a lunchtime
recital by the Choir of Coventry Cathedral in St Ann's Church, Dawson
Street and Evensong in Christ Church Cathedral will be sung by the
choir, Pegasus, from London.
On Friday at Corrymeela Knocklayd, a house in Armoy, Co. Antrim,
which is run by the Corrymeela Community, the second "Walk
Together. Pray Together" event begins. This will be a weekend
offering an informal experience of getting to know people from differing
religious traditions while walking through the Ballycastle/Armoy area.
There will be short prayers in the morning and evening using Corrymeela
liturgies. Details may be had by telephoning Corrymeela Knocklayd at
(08) 012657-51521.
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