Longford Church re-dedicated; Church Festival of Music; Republican mob attack3ed nuns’ home; Memorial for abuse victims unveiled; Report on Irish agency for children ‘a major step’
Longford Church re-dedicated
Yesterday the Bishop of Kilmore, Elphin & Ardagh, the Rt Revd Ken Clarke, presided and preached at the re–dedication of St John’s church, Clonbrony, Ballinalee, Co. Longford. The church has been closed for seven years while funds were raised by the local congregation to re–roof and repair the building. Clonbroney is part of a group of parishes based on Mostrim, Edgeworthstown where the rector is Canon Janet Catterall.
Church Festival of Music
The 32nd St Barrahane’s Church Festival of Music continues in Castletownshend on Thursday evening when there will be a piano recital by Finghin Collins. At lunchtime in St Peter’s church, Portlaoise, there will be an organ recital by Derek Verso. This is part of a series of concerts organized by the rector, the Revd Stanley Monkhouse, a former organist of St Ann’s church, Dublin. Other recitalist in this summer series, ‘Easy on the ear; Music while you lunch’, will include Mark Duley, Paul Mullen, Charles Marshall, Andrew Burrows, David O’Shea and the rector.
Republican mob attack3ed nuns’ home
A Republican mob has been blamed for attacking the home of nuns in west Belfast on Friday evening. Four masked males entered the Workman Avenue close to an interface and began throwing stones at homes and vehicles. DUP MLA William Humphrey said the attackers were intent on targeting Protestant homes. “The individuals proceeded to attack the first house they came to. I have no doubt that these hooded cowards thought they were attacking the home of a vulnerable Protestant family,” he said. “Instead they have attacked a home lived in by four Catholic nuns.
http://www.newsletter.co.uk/news/local/republican-mob-attacked-nuns-home-1-4081923
Memorial for abuse victims unveiled – Quinn says redress by religious orders very unsatisfactory
Irish Times – Co-operation by religious congregations in making a 50:50 contribution towards redress costs for abuse survivors incurred by the State has been “very slow” and “very unsatisfactory”, Minister for Education Ruairí Quinn has said.
Of the 18 congregations concerned, only one had accepted the Ryan report recommendation that a 50:50 contribution by them was appropriate, he said.
He was speaking in Dublin yesterday at a press conference to announce the winner of a competition to provide a memorial to victims of institutional abuse. Such a memorial was recommended in the Ryan report, published in May 2009.
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2012/0721/1224320529461.html
http://www.thejournal.ie/abuse-victims-memorial-garden-of-remembrance-528457-Jul2012/
http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/memorial-to-pay-tribute-to-abuse-victims-201493.html
Report on Irish agency for children ‘a major step’
Examiner – The new Child and Family Agency to be set up next year will incorporate a range of services, including public health nurses and truancy officers, although its budget has yet to be decided.Launching the blueprint published by the task force on the Child and Family Support Agency yesterday, Children’s Minister Frances Fitzgerald said it represented a “once in a lifetime opportunity” to overhaul the child welfare system.
The task force was chaired by Maureen Lynott and also included representatives from NGOs, government departments, and Gordon Jeyes, the national director of the HSE’s Children and Family Service
http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/report-on-agency-for-children-a-major-step-201483.html