Derry ordinations; A vintage bishop traveller; Dublin Installation; College of Preachers; Belfast priest offers talks with Royal Black Institution
Derry ordinations
On Sunday 9th September in St Columb’s Cathedral, Bishop Ken Good ordained Rev Arthur Burns and Rev Naomi Quinn.
Rev Naomi Quinn will serve in the Parish Group for Castlederg and Killeter with her new Rector, Rev Alan Peek. Rev Burns will continue to serve in Glendermott Parish with his Rector Canon Derek Creighton.Arthur Burns has had a long career in nursing. Naomi Quinn has previously ministered in Co Cavan.
The guest preacher at the service was Rev Dr Ron Jackson from Trinity College Bristol.
A vintage bishop traveller
The Rt Revd Michael Burrows, Bishop of Cashel & Ossory will be travelling his United Dioceses once again to raise funds for the ‘Educate for Life’ project in Rwanda (CMSIreland) and Swaziland (USPGIreland) during September and October.
Previously he has travelled by rail and on another occasion visited each church, all 149 of them, to play the organ.
This year he hopes to meet each of his parishes in a designated location, some not merely in a church surround but maybe in a town square or focal point, surrounded by whatever vintage traction and vehicles that can be mustered.
In some case he may even be brought to the location by vintage traction.
Dublin Installation
On Sunday in Christ Church cathedral, Dublin, the Rector of Drunmcondra, the Revd Roy Byrne, was installed as 12th canon. He has been rector of Drumcondra, North Strand and St Barnabas since 2008. The preacher was the dean elect of the Limerick, the Revd Sandra Pragnell. Her sermon is available at :
http://dublin.anglican.org/news/2012/09/Revd-Roy-Byrne-Installed-as-12th-Canon-of-Christ-Church-Cathedral.php
College of Preachers
A conference of the Irish College of Preachers will be held in CITI from Wednesday until Friday when the speaker will be the Revd Barry Forde, Church of Ireland Dean of Residence in Queen’s University, Belfast.
Belfast priest offers talks with Royal Black Institution
BBC – A Catholic parish priest has offered to hold talks with a Protestant loyal order that apologised for any offence caused during one of its parades.
During a Royal Black Institution parade last month, loyalist bands played music outside St Patrick’s Church in defiance of a ruling by the Parades Commission.
The Institution later apologised.
Fr Michael Sheehan said he hoped the “sad events of recent weeks” could be turned into “an opportunity to create a better future for all”.
“My belief that this can be achieved has been greatly strengthened by the open support for your letter from the Orange Order,” he wrote in response to an open letter from the Royal Black Institution.
“I believe a unique opportunity now presents itself for us to work together with all concerned parties to bring about a more peaceful future.
“We have an opportunity to demonstrate with generosity and goodwill that it is possible to reach local agreement on challenging issues on the basis of dialogue, mutual Christian respect and trust.”
Fr Sheehan said he wanted to acknowledge the “sincere spirit of Christian generosity and good neighbourliness” conveyed in the Institution’s letter, where it said its anger was directed at the Parades Commission rather than the Catholic church.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-19549268