CHURCH OF IRELAND NOTES
For Saturday 16th October 1999
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RCB Library
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Theological Lectures in Trinity
The School of Hebrew, Biblical and Theological Studies in Trinity
College, Dublin, has begun a lecture series on the theme "Theology
at the Turn of the Millennium. Unanswered Questions and Prospects".
This series of eight lectures will examine the achievements and
shortcomings of twentieth century theology and address the new issues
that face humanity as the new millennium approaches.
The series was opened last week with a lecture from Professor Sean
Freyne, Trinity College, Dublin, on "Millennium, Jubilee and
Jesus" and this week's speaker will be Professor Gregory Baum,
University of Montreal, whose topic will be "Does religion still
Alienate?".
In the following weeks there will be contributions on ethical matters
from Dr Denis Carroll, Trinity College, Dr Linda Hogan, University of
Leeds, and Dr Vincent McNamara, Kimmage Mission Institute, while
Professor James Mackey, University of Edinburgh, Dr Donald Bruce, Church
of Scotland, and Dr Gabriel Daly, Trinity College, will consider aspects
of science and theology.
The lectures will take place on Thursday evenings and further details
may be had from the Secretary of the School of Hebrew, Biblical and
Theological Studies, Trinity College, Dublin (tel.: 01-6081297.
Tomorrow (Sunday) RTE will broadcast Morning Service from
Gorey, Co. Wexford, where the rector is the Revd Charles Mullen. The
Archbishop of Armagh, Dr Robin Eames, will dedicate gifts at the Harvest
Thanksgiving at Woodchapel while the Bishop of Cork, the Rt. Revd Paul
Colton, will visit Doneraile and Mallow. The first Choral Eucharist of
Michaelmas term will be held in the Chapel of Trinity College, Dublin,
where the preacher will be the Chaplain, Dr Alan McCormack.
In St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin, the Annual Founder's Thanksgiving
Service of the Dublin Battalion of the Boys' Brigade will be held at
3.15 p.m. The preacher will be the Rector of Carlow, Canon Gary Dowd,
and the collection will go to the Brigade International Extension Fund.
On Monday the Bishop of Limerick and Killaloe, the Rt. Revd Edward
Darling, will preside at the annual Clergy Conference in Dingle. The
conference continue until Wednesday.
The third in the current series of lunchtime lectures in Christ
Church Cathedral, Dublin, on the theme "The Future of the
Church" will be given on Tuesday at 1.15 p.m. The speaker will be
the Bishop of Meath and Kildare, Dr Richard Clarke, on the topic
"The Future of the Church of Ireland". In Church House,
Armagh, the Armagh Diocesan Synod will be held.
On Wednesday the Bishop of Derry and Raphoe, Dr James Mehaffey, will
preside at the Diocesan Synod in the Synod Hall, Derry, while in Dublin
there will be a meeting of the Executive Committee of the Representative
Church Body.
The third in the series of lunchtime talks in the "I
Believe." series will be held in St Thomas' Church, Cathal Brugha
Street, Dublin, on Thursday at 1.10 p.m. when the speaker will be the
broadcaster, Mr Gerry Ryan. Admission is free and a soup and cheese
lunch will be available. Voluntary contributions will be accepted for
the Simon Community and the Samaritans.
Canon Patrick Towers, Rector of Nenagh, has been appointed as Rector
of Galway and Oughterard in succession to the Very Revd Dr Robert
MacCarthy who is now Dean of St Patrick's, Dublin. Canon Towers received
his theological education in King's College, London, and after a period
in Japan returned to England where he was successively Vicar of
Winterbournes (Salisbury) and Chaplain of Oundle School Peterborough. He
came to Ireland in 1982 as Rector of Rathkeale and has been in Nenagh
for ten years. His institution will take place on 13 January 2000.
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