“You Can’t Eat a Flag” – Church of Ireland Symposium ; Lord Mayor of Cork to Speak at St Anne’s, on IDAHO (International Day Against Homophobia); Christians Against Poverty; MU Information Evening; Ebooks at The Good Book Shop; Rectory swimming champion
“You Can’t Eat a Flag” – Church of Ireland Symposium on the 1913 Dublin Lock Out to be held at Liberty Hall on 16 November 2013
A Symposium organised by the Church of Ireland Historical Commemorations Working Group is to be held at Liberty Hall, Dublin on Saturday 16 November 2013.
During this ‘Decade of Centenaries’ many will concentrate on the great constitutional issues and events which dominated public life in Ireland in the period 1912–1922. However, these events took place within the context of the circumstances of everyday life for ordinary people in Ireland. For many those circumstances were dominated by economic hardship and social deprivation.
The years 1913–1922 were also years of great Trade Union activity and turbulent relationships between labour and capital. The best known manifestation of this turbulence was the Dublin Lock Out of 1913, an event which continues to have relevance for today. In more recent times, and in a period of equally fraught constitutional crises, John Hume remarked that ‘You can’t eat a flag’ – a sentiment that may have found an appreciative hearing amongst the poor of Dublin. This symposium will seek to examine the Dublin Lock Out of 1913 in its own context but also focus on some of the less well–known people who influenced events or were influenced by them. In this way it is hoped that the historical canvas for commemoration will be broadened beyond constitutional matters. The event will commence at 10.30am and conclude at 3.00pm.
Dr Fearghal McGarry of the School of History and Anthropology at Queen’s University, Belfast (QUB) will give a general historical introduction, followed by an examination of the part played by William Martin Murphy, a very influential employer in Dublin in 1913, by his biographer, Fr Thomas Morrissey SJ.
Dr Valerie Jones, a member of the Church of Ireland in Dublin who has conducted recent research into the Church of Ireland in this period, will look at some of the Church of Ireland personalities who sympathised with the strikers and some who played a role in the events surrounding the Lock Out.
The Symposium will be chaired and facilitated by Mr Kieran Mulvey who is Chief Executive of the Labour Relations Commission and Professor David Hayton of QUB will chair a roundtable discussion. Further details for registering interest in attending this event will be issued closer to the time.
Lord Mayor of Cork to Speak at St Anne’s, on IDAHO (International Day Against Homophobia)
On Sunday 19th May at 10.30 a.m. a Eucharist in St Anne’s, Shandon, will be celebrated to mark IDAHO – International Day Against Homophobia. The Lord Mayor of Cork, Cllr John Buttimer, will speak. The music at the Service will be sung by Choral Con Fusion (Cork’s LGBT Choir) with Joanne Murphy (Flute) and Sandra O’Sullivan (Violin).
All are welcome. In the words used before the start of each liturgy at St Anne’s:
Whoever you are and wherever you are on your journey in faith,you are welcome here.
CAP Church Partnership Day
Christians Against Poverty is holding a Church Partnership Day in Belfast on Thursday 6 June.
These days are a great opportunity to learn more about the heart and vision of CAP and how you might be able to move forward in opening a CAP Debt Centre, running the CAP Money Course in your church or our new initiative to help the unemployed, CAP Job Clubs.
We do ask that your Senior Leader visits us on one of these days before you open a CAP Debt Centre, but anyone who is interested in being involved would be welcome to attend. The day is completely free and lunch will be provided.
Places will be limited, so why not give the Partnership team a ring on 01274 760580 or email them on openacentre@capuk.org to confirm your place.
Venue: Willowfield Parish Church, 149 My Ladys Road, Belfast, BT6 8FE
Registration is from 10.00 am and the event runs from 10.30 am to 3.15 pm.
MU Information Evening for Younger Women
A short time ago the MU Branches of Derryvullen South, Garvary, Derrybrusk, Lisbellaw and Maguiresbridge (Clogher) held an Information Evening for younger women who were not members of the MU. The event was held in the Killyhevlin Hotel. Eighteen young women came along and the Bishop attended.
The evening began with a fork supper and continued with Valerie Stewart explaining what the MU were involved in at Branch and Diocesan level. This was followed by the Young Families Contact, Barbara Clark, informing them of a Young Families weekend which is held each year in the Republic of Ireland. This weekend is subsidised by the diocese and branch concerned. A speakerfrom Women’s Aid explained their involvement with women and children who are in violent relationships. The MU in the diocese provides “overnight” bags to help those concerned who perhaps have to leave home very quickly without belongings.
Ebooks at The Good Book Shop
Richrd Ryan, manager of the Good Book Shop says – We’ve crossed the final frontier and are now dabbling in the sale of ebooks!
If you own a Kindle, iPad or any such ereader, and you download regularly – instead of using Amazon, please bookmark the link below
www.indieebook.co.uk
The Indie ebook shop is run by the same group who deal with the National Book Tokens we sell here in the shop. When you click on the link– with any ebook you purchase, we will get a percentage of the sale! And your purchases aren’t limited to Religious books either!
So whether you’re into Twilight or Dan Brown, a bit of poetry or Watership Down, every purchase you make will help support your favourite Good Book shop!
Rectory swimming champion
At the recent Irish Minor Schools Swimming Championships in Galway, Luke Graham, youngest son of Revd Kevin Graham, Rector of Movilla Abbey,Newtownards (Down diocese) won two gold medals.
Luke was named Irish Minor Schools Champion in 50m backstroke and 50m breast stroke, under 10, having earlier in the year become Ulster Champion in the same strokes. He swims regularly in Ards Amateur Swimming Club.
In a possible first for a Church of Ireland parish a second parishioner, Jos Newell, then achieved gold in the 50m butterfly, under 9, also becoming the Irish Minor Schools Champion. Jos and Luke were swimming for Londonderry PS Newtownards