CHURCH OF IRELAND NOTES
For Saturday 18th December 1999
From: The
RCB Library
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The fifth volume in the Representative
Church Body Library's series of Church of Ireland registers of baptisms,
marriages and burials has been published. The Register of the Cathedral
Church of St Columb, Derry, 1732-1786 has been edited by Dr Colin
Thomas, Reader in Geography in the University of Ulster at Coleraine.
St Columb's Cathedral, the core of which was built between 1628 and 1633,
is Derry's oldest surviving building and its registers, which date from 1642,
are invaluable sources for the history of the city. The first register, covering
the years 1642 to 1703, was printed in 1910, and the second register, for
the years 1703 to 1732 was edited by Dr Thomas and published by the RCB Library
in 1997.
As Dr Thomas points out in his introduction to this latest Derry volume,
church registers contribute uniquely to both institutional and family history
by enabling parishioners and scholars to reconstruct the changing fortunes
of a community and the life cycles of individuals. In short parish registers
are a must for both local historians and genealogists.
The Register of the Cathedral
Church of St Columb, Derry, 1732-1786, edited by Colin Thomas,
is available through bookshops or direct from the RCB Library, Braemor
Park, Churchtown, Dublin 14 at £9.95 or £11.95 including
postage.
Tomorrow (Sunday) RTE will broadcast Morning Service from Christ Church Cathedral,
Waterford, where the dean is the Very Revd Peter Barrett. In Christ Church
Cathedral, Dublin, the lay reflection on "A Faith for the Third Millennium"
will be given by Dr David Croke from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland.
The Archbishop of Dublin, Dr Walton Empey, will preside at the Ecumenical
Civic Carol Service in St Ann's Church, Dawson Street, while the Bishop of
Tuam, Dr Richard Henderson, will visit Galway for the Civic Carol Service
in St Nicholas' Collegiate Church. The Bishop of Cork, the Rt Revd Paul Colton
will preside at the carol services in St Fin Barre's Cathedral, Cork, and
St Colman's Cathedral, Cloyne. In St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin there will
be a Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols for which tickets are not required.
On Monday evening the Archbishop of Dublin will be in Christ Church Cathedral
for the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols while the Bishop of Cork will
be Rosscarbery for the festival of carols in St Fachtna's Cathedral. The carolling
will reach its climax with the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols in St Patrick's
Cathedral, Dublin, on Christmas Eve. Admission to this service is by ticket
only but it will be broadcast live on RTE beginning at 4.00 pm.
A welcome alternative to the familiar round of carol services will be the
performance of a medieval advent play in Galway on Tuesday, under the auspices
of the Galway Early Music Group. The first performance, at 4.00 pm, will follow
a procession through the city to St Augustine's Church from where there will
be another procession to St Nicholas' Collegiate Church for a second performance
at 4.30 pm. It is intended to hold the performances in the open air but in
the event of bad weather the plays will be staged in the churches.
Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin, is inviting applications for the Guinness
Organ Scholarship which is available for one year beginning in September 2000.
The scholarship is intended for organ students wishing to gain experience
in all aspects of cathedral music, either before or after their university
or music college courses. The cathedral choir is a mixed adult ensemble that
regularly broadcasts, makes recordings and undertakes tours. Accommodation
is provided. Details may be had from Mark Bowyer, Music Secretary, The Chapter
House, Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin 8.
Church of Ireland Notes appear in the Irish
Times whose web site may be found at
http://www.ireland.com/
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