Christian Aid Walk for Water; Service for those with Dementia; Weaving a rainbow of prayer; Zion Parish Dinner; Classical Music in Delgany; Irish rhino-horn gang linked to theft of saint’s heart; Remembering Frederick MacNeice, man of faith and paragon of peace; 2000 sign up for Ossory’s mobile messages; Church wants apology by D’Arcy; Catholic Church escapes controversial new Irish household charge
Christian Aid Walk for Water
The annual Christian Aid Phoenix Park Walk takes place on Saturday April 28 from 2.00 pm to 4.30 pm. The theme this year is ‘Walk for Water’. Christian Aid is highlighting he fact that millions of people walk for water every day and are urging people to give just one afternoon to walk 5k. The start/finish point is at Furze Road which is signposted off the main park road, north of the Phoenix Park Monument. The leader this year is Brendan Nolan, journalist and author of ‘The Phoenix Park – A History and Guidebook’. This year for the first time there will also be a children’s treasure quiz. To register for the walk call (01) 6110801 or email dublin@christian-aid.org.
Service for those with Dementia
Interdenominational Divine Healing Ministries Director Brother David Jardine will be leading a special service for those who have dementia on Monday 14th May 2012, at 8pm in St Anne’s Cathedral, Belfast. The guest speaker for the service will be Revd Niall Griffin, of Rostrevor. Worship for the evening will be led by Stephen McLaughlin and Lisburn Elim Group.
There will be an opportunity to receive personal prayer and anointing with oil at this service, not just for dementia but for any condition. Many people will come into contact with dementia, with Alzheimers disease being one of the most commonly known forms of the disease. It is reported that 750,000 people suffer with dementia in the UK, with 16,000 being under the age of 65. Dementia is a progressive illness for which there is no known cure and only certain symptoms can be alleviated through drug and vaccine treatments. People suffering from dementia are often unaware of the symptoms until progression is such that day to day tasks become impossible and they find themselves dependant on others. Carers often struggle as they see loved ones become withdrawn, sad, fearful or angry, as this disease attacks the brain cells causing communication problems and personality changes.
Divine Healing Ministries offers to pray to an All Mighty God for both sufferers and carers through our telephone prayer line and weekly services. God knows our every circumstance and need and offers His peace and His divine healing into every personal situation. Our recent special services at the Cathedral have provided great comfort and practical advice and we would greatly encourage you to join us on the 14th May at St Anne’s for this service for those suffering with Dementia.
For information: Tel: 028 90311532; Email: divinehealing@live.co.uk
Weaving a rainbow of prayer
The Centre for Celtic Spirituality in Armagh invite you to a day conference to be held on Saturday 2nd June 2012 from 10.00a.m. to 4.00p.m.
The speaker is Mary Fleeson, who works in the Scriptorium of Holy Island Lindisfarne.
Mary has written beautifully illustrated books of Celtic Prayer. In the morning she will speak about the power of the Lindisfarne Gospels and lead an art workshop based on the Celtic Knotwork found in the Lindisfarne Gospels.
In the afternoon she will speak about using the symbols of knotwork as an aid to prayer and the day will conclude with Celtic Prayer in the C of I cathedral.
The cost of the day is 25.00 sterling, including art materials.
For more details see the web-site www.celtic-spirituality.net (where there is also a booking form to download).
To Book Email contact@celtic-spirituality.net Or Phone 02838870667
Zion Parish Dinner
As part of Zion Parish’s 150th anniversary celebrations a special parish dinner takes place on Friday, April 27, at 8.00 pm in Rathfarnham Golf Club. The cost of the evening is €25 per head. Those wishing to include a round of golf before dinner can do so for €50 for both or €35 for golf club members.
Classical Music in Delgany
An evening of classical music will take place in Christ Church, Delgany, in aid of the Old Schoolhouse renovation fund. The concert will feature Geraldine O’Doherty on harp, David O’Doherty on violin, Moya O’Grady on Cello and Edel O’Brien, mezzo–soprano. The concert gets underway at 8.00 pm. Cost: €10
Irish rhino-horn gang linked to theft of saint’s heart
Irish Independent – The 890-year-old relic was stolen last month from Dublin’s Christ Church Cathedral by two men, who prised open the cage that had protected the relic and had been in place since the Middle Ages. It follows the theft of a silver press, containing a relic …
http://www.independent.ie/national-news/irish-rhinohorn-gang-linked-to-theft-of-saints-heart-3088290.html
Remembering Frederick MacNeice, man of faith and paragon of peace
Belfast Telegraph – When the centenary of the Solemn League and Covenant is celebrated in September, there are likely to be few glasses raised to the memory of a Church of Ireland rector who declined to sign, and, who later as bishop, refused to allow a flag over Carson’s …
Sacred texts as 2000 sign up for Ossory’s mobile messages – Kilkenny People
At a time of much debate around the future of the Roman Catholic Church in Ireland one might be forgiven for believing that there is not much good news to be heard. However a closer look at the life of the church in Ossory reveals a very different …
http://www.kilkennypeople.ie/news/local/sacred-texts-as-2-000-sign-up-for-ossory-s-mobile-messages-1-3746411
Church wants apology by D’Arcy
Irish Times – An on-air comment last Friday, by Today FM presenter Ray D’Arcy, “stands as an unambiguous example of media bias against the Catholic Church in Ireland”, said Catholic Communications Office spokesman Martin Long, writes Patsy McGarry.
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2012/0423/1224315051025.html
Presenter D’Arcy refuses to apologise for Church comments
Irish Examiner – Today FM radio presenter Ray D’Arcy has refused to apologise for controversial comments criticising the Catholic Church. that “the Catholic Church, in many ways, had f***** up this country”, had been aimed at the Church hierarchy, and not “people like …
http://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/ireland/presenter-darcy-refuses-to-apologise-for-church-comments-548623.html
Catholic Church escapes controversial new Irish household charge
IrishCentral – Ireland’s bishops won’t have to pay the controversial household charge that has hit every homeowner in the pocket. The Irish Mail on Sunday has revealed that the Catholic Church will not pay a penny in household charges. The Church, widely acknowledged …
http://www.irishcentral.com/news/Catholic-Church-escapes-controversial-new-Irish-household-charge-148429845.html
Irish bishops’ palaces are exempt from homes charge
Daily Mail – The Church, which at one point owned or occupied at least 10700 houses, schools, halls, churches and shops around the country, has an exemption from all property taxes because it is a charity. With 1368 parishes in Ireland – many containing several
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2133331/Irish-bishops-palaces-exempt-homes-charge.html?ito=feeds-newsxml