CHURCH OF IRELAND NOTES
For Saturday 6th January 2001
From: The RCB Library
Email: RCB Library
New Priest for St John's, Sandymount, Dublin
Last night (Friday) the Archbishop of Dublin, Dr Walton Empey,
introduced the Revd Kevin Moroney as priest of St John's Church,
Sandymount. Mr Moroney is a priest of the Episcopal Church of the United
States of America who came to Ireland last autumn to be Chaplain-Tutor in
the Theological College.
He was educated at Valley Forge Christian College and the General
Theological Seminary, New York, and before coming to Ireland had been
chaplain and teacher in St James' Episcopal School, Maryland. However, Mr
Moroney is no stranger to this country. As a theological student he served
a three month placement with the Church of Ireland in 1991, working in
Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin, and in Killorglin and Spanish Point where
he had family associations.
Mr Moroney succeeds the Very Revd Maurice Carey, who served in St
John's from 1993 until last year, following his retirement from the
deanery of Cork, and the former Dean of Killaloe, the Very Revd Ernan
Perdue, who served during the vacancy.
St John's is one of the few remaining trustee churches in the Church of
Ireland. It has no parish area but its appeal is to those who value its
style of churchmanship which, in the case of St John's, is catholic. The
nomination of a new priest is in the hands of the trustees who are chaired
by the Dean of Ferns, the Very Revd Leslie Forrest, and the successful
applicant is licensed and introduced by the Archbishop of Dublin.
Today (Saturday) is the Feast of the Epiphany and there will be
a Sung Eucharist in Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin, at 5.00 pm, at which
the Archbishop of Dublin will preside. This evening the choir of Christ
Church Cathedral will join the Palestrina Choir and other vocal and
musical performers in the Pro Cathedral for "2000 Years of Christian
Music", a Jubilee 2000 event in aid of the St Vincent de Paul
Society.
Tomorrow (Sunday) morning the Archbishop of Dublin will preach
in St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin. By virtue of his office he is
Prebendary of Cualaun in the cathedral chapter and in that capacity
preaches in the cathedral on two occasions during the year.
On Thursday a new series of lectures begins in Trinity College, Dublin.
Entitled "East Meets West. Civilizations in Dialogue" the series
is a response by the School of Classics and the School of Hebrew, Biblical
and Theological Studies to the designation by the United Nations of the
year 2001 as the year of Civilizations in Dialogue. The opening lecture
will be given in the Ussher Theatre at 8.00 pm by Professor Sean Freyne on
"East Meets West Cultural Encounters in the Ancient Mediterranean and
Near East". The course will continue on Thursday nights until 6
March. Among the other speakers will be Professor Brian McGing (TCD), Dr
Lovejoy Alexander (University of Sheffield), Professor Gideon Bohak (Tel
Aviv University) and Professor John Collins (Yale University). Admission
to the whole series will cost £30 or £5 for individual lectures. There
are concessions for retired or unwaged people and admission for students
is free.
Christ Church Cathedral Music Foundation will present "A Victorian
Parlour Evening" in the Music Room of the cathedral on Tuesday 16
January. This event is in aid of the purchase of the cathedral's recently
acquired Bechstein piano, and will feature Virginia Kerr, Michael Finlay,
Andrew Johnstone, Mark Duley and members of the Cathedral Choirs. Details
may be had by telephoning 01-6712426.
Copies of the Church of Ireland Directory 2001 are available
from the Religious Education Resource Centre, Holy Trinity Church, Church
Avenue, Rathmines, Dublin 6 (tel. & fax 01-4972821) at £8.50 plus £1.80
postage.
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