Leaders of Tomorrow Bursary; Photographic Portrait of the Archbishop of Armagh Exhibited; Saint Bartholomew’s Choir to Visit Killiskey; Irish pre-teens gang-raped in initiation rites; Abuse failure ‘shameful’ – Cardinal Brady
Leaders of Tomorrow Bursary
Oval James Insurance Brokers are again invitng applications from our Client Churches for our ‘Leaders of Tomorrow Bursary’.
The purpose behind the Bursary is to provide small grants to individuals/groups who would be undertaking training/research or study into Youth Ministry, Leadership and/or Development who will at the end of their training, put back what they have learnt into their own Congregation.
The bursary is courtesy of Oval James’ Insurer partners Royal & Sun Alliance and Ecclesiastical.
The total amount of funds available is £5,000. Average grants issued since the Bursary began have been in the region of £200.
Examples include:
• 75% grants towards the cost of Youth Ministry and OCN accredited Youth Work
Qualifications
• £150 for a team building event for new Leaders
• £600 to a Church who organised a Youth Leadership Workshop with an outside organisation for their own Church and those within their district
Bursary Grants will not be allocated to ongoing annual subscriptions/training fees, building/capital projects, university fees nor travel.
The closing date for applications is 27 July 2012. It is anticipated that all grant monies will be issued by September 2012.
Application forms can be obtained by making contact with Roisin McClenaghan on 02890 241651 or email roisin.mcclenaghan@ovaljames.com
Photographic Portrait of the Archbishop of Armagh Exhibited
A striking new large-scale photographic portrait of the Archbishop of Armagh, The Most Revd Alan Harper, by Armagh-based artist-photographer Paul Dickinson is currently on show at the Market Place Theatre and Arts Centre, Armagh as part of the 2012 HNDhotography Graduate Show which runs until Saturday 14 July 2012. The Archbishop is depicted in a formal stance in the chancel of St Patrick’s Church of Ireland Cathedral, Armagh.
On completing the portrait, Paul Dickinson said, ‘Having investigated photography from its conception to the present day, I find myself drawn to the abilities of artists from a lost era who convincingly represented society in their own way through paint and canvas. Through my own images, and taking inspiration from the Academic and Rococo movements from the mid 18th century, I am attempting to open up the connections between the two mediums and those associations within society today to prove that although time has passed our personalities, aspirations and beliefs have changed very little. A fundamental need for formal portraiture exists which can be achieved through the medium of photography and hybrid print finishing techniques. The present work with the Archbishop is the culmination of three months work and emulates the work of Reynolds and Lawrence. This formal portrait is designed by nature to have the look and feel of a traditional formal oil painting, yet having been produced photographically it is possible to capture the exact moment in time and therefore provide the viewer with an honest and factual representation. I would like to offer my heartfelt thanks to the Archbishop for his support, enthusiasm and the assistance and access given to me throughout the project.’ View at:
http://armagh.anglican.org/index.php/photographic-portrait-of-archbishop/
Saint Bartholomew’s Choir to Visit Killiskey
The girls and gentlemen of Saint Bartholomew’s Church Choir, Dublin, together with their Director of Music, Tristan Russcher, visit Nuns Cross Church, Killiskey, Ashford, on Sunday June 17 to sing a traditional Service of Choral Evensong at 7.30 pm.
The service in Killiskey Church has been organised by Canon John Clarke and the Revd Ken Rue as part of the preparation for the Confirmation group who are due to be confirmed by the Archbishop later this year.
The music for the service will include some well known congregational hymns, a setting of the Evening Canticles by Irish born composer, Charles Villiers Stanford, and an anthem by Baroque composer and sometime organist of Westminster Abbey, Henry Purcell.
The girls and gentlemen of Saint Bartholomew’s Choir have performed in Cathedrals in Dublin, Armagh, Kilkenny, Cashel and Cork as well as visiting St Mark’s Cathedral in Venice for a concert tour in 2009. Their CD “ And the house was filled with smoke “ recorded in December 2011 will be available for sale after the service.
This will be the second occasion that a Choir from Saint Bartholomew’s Church will have visited Killiskey Church. On a previous occasion the boys and gentlemen performed a concert in aid of the Church Restoration Fund in May 2002.
Irish pre-teens gang-raped in initiation rites
Irish Examiner – Girls as young as 11 living in estates where gangs reign are being expected to take part in initiation ceremonies involving graphic sexual activity, according to a leading child abuse counselling service. Across the country, pre-teens and young teenagers are increasingly expected to perform oral sex on partners, with such activity “normalised” by the prevalence of online pornography. Gang rape is also becoming more common but is not being reported to gardaí due to the stigma attached, said Children at Risk in Ireland’s clinical director, Dr Niall Muldoon.
http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/pre-teens-gang-raped-in-initiation-rites-197304.html
Abuse failure ‘shameful’ – Cardinal Brady
BBC – Cardinal Sean Brady says it is “a matter of deep shame” that the Catholic Church did not always respond properly to victims of child abuse.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-18447650