Walk of Peace;Papal Nuncio to Address TCD Start of Year Service; A Taste of Swaziland; Clogher Ordination; Protestant survivors of abuse; Schools too focused on religion and Irish
Walk of Peace
Dublin City Interfaith Forum will mark the UN International Day of Peace by organising a Walk of Peace. Leaders of various faith traditions, members of Dublin City Interfaith Forum and other faith communities will gather on Sunday September 23 at 1.00 pm at the Peace Park, Christchurch Place and walk together to the Mansion House, where a welcome address will be given by the Lord Mayor.
The International Day of Peace was established by a United Nations resolution in 1981. In 2002 the General Assembly officially declared September 21 as the permanent date for the International Day of Peace. It is an opportunity for individuals, organisations and nations to create practical acts of peace on a shared date. Dublin City Interfaith Forum (dcif) is a network of people from the different Faith Communities in the City of Dublin. It aims to create awareness and dialogue through building relationships that nurture harmony, and deepen understanding and respect.
Papal Nuncio to Address TCD Start of Year Service
The speaker at this year’s Opening of Academic Year Service, to be held in the Chapel of Trinity College Dublin on Thursday 4 October at 5.15pm, will be the Papal Nuncio to Ireland, Archbishop Charles Brown. The service will be followed by a reception in the Atrium. All are welcome.
Ordained a priest in 1989, Archbishop Brown has worked in pastoral ministry in the Bronx, New York City and also as an official with the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. He was named Titular Archbishop of Aquileia and Nuncio to Ireland on 26 November 2011 and was ordained to the episcopate by Pope Benedict XVI on 6 January 2012.
A Taste of Swaziland
In conjunction with USPG Ireland, Saint Bartholomew’s Church, Dublin, will hold a parish dinner in aid of both parish funds and the work of USPG in Swaziland on Saturday October 6 at 7.30 pm. The event will be held in the Order of Malta Hall on Clyde Road (next door to Saint Bartholomew’s Church) and will be an evening of fun, entertainment, information about the work of USPG in Swaziland, some music and most of all – some great tasting food, some of which will be dishes from Swaziland. It promises to be a great night out for a great cause.
Tickets cost €40 per person and are available from the parish office, by calling the administrator on 01–6688522, or dropping in during the open hours in the week. Tickets will also be available for sale on Sundays after the service in Saint Bartholomew’s Church. There are a limited amount of tickets for this event, so please book and collect your tickets as soon as possible. The event is open to the whole diocese and St Bartholomew’s welcomes everyone to their special evening.
Clogher Ordination
A service of Ordination will take place today Friday 14th September 2012 at 7.30pm in Magheraculmoney Parish Church, Ardess in County Fermanagh, when the Bishop of Clogher, the Rt Revd John McDowell will ordain the Revd Caroline Mansley to the priesthood.
Caroline was born in Northern Ireland but has spent most of her life in England. She studied History at the University of Bristol and re–affirmed her faith at Christ Church, Clifton. She also met her husband Nigel there. They lived in Bristol, Devon and Hampshire before responding to God’s call to return to Nigel’s home town of Bangor, Co. Down in 1997. They have two children: Jessica, 26 years, married to Ross, and Chris, 23 years. Jessica and Ross live in Enfield, North London and Jessica gave birth to Joel in July, which makes Caroline and Nigel a proud Nanna and Papa.
Caroline’s home Parish is St Columbanus, Ballyholme, where she was involved in many church activities, including house groups and Alpha courses. She recently served as Intern Deacon at Willowfield Parish in East Belfast as part of her Masters in Theology degree from Trinity College Dublin. She has a passion to see God’s people grow and be fruitful in serving Him.
She is currently serving as curate assistant in Magheraculmoney Parish in the Diocese of Clogher.
We shouldn’t turn our backs on Protestant survivors of abuse
Irish Examiner – As a member of the Church of Ireland who grew up in Dublin, I have always known this. But in recent times hard evidence is coming out. 219 unmarked graves of babies and children from the Bethany Home were discovered by academic Niall Meehan in …
http://www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/columnists/guest-columnist/we-shouldnt-turn-our-backs-on-protestant-survivors-of-abuse-brby-victoria-white-207336.html
Schools too focused on religion and Irish
Irish Independent – The latest OECD ‘Education at a Glance’ statistics report gives us a good opportunity to examine Ireland’s primary school curriculum in relief against the rest of the developed world. The more you look at the report, the more it raises some telling …
http://www.independent.ie/opinion/analysis/neil-ocallaghan-schools-too-focused-on-religion-and-irish-3227193.html