Bishop’s Bible Week; Tributes to farm tragedy boy, six; Tallaght Flower Festival; Religious orders chased for payout costs;
St George’s celebrating 200 years
Bishop’s Bible Week
The annual Bishop’s Bible Week in Down and Dromore will take place from 27–30 August 2013 and Bishop Harold will once again be the speaker.
Please note the change of start time and venue.
Theme: We’re on a Mission: 4 Bible teachings in the Book of Acts
Venue: Shankill Parish Church, Lurgan
Time: each evening at 7.45 pm
Tuesday 27th August – The Preparation of Prayer
Wednesday 28 August – The Preaching of Penitence
Thursday 29 August – The Pouring Out of The Spirit at Pentecost
Friday 30 August – The Practical Practice
Tributes to farm tragedy boy, six
Belfast Telegraph – Retired Church of Ireland minister Canon John McKegney, who has known the family for years and will preside at Harry’s funeral, said his parents Mark and Alison were devastated..
“They are just in shock,” he said. “I was talking to Mark this morning …
http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/northern-ireland/heart-problem-caused-boys-death-29443556.html
Tallaght Flower Festival
St Maelruain’s Parish, Tallaght, is holding a flower festival and a festival of hands on September 27, 28 and 29.
The flower festival will be designed by Richard Haslam on the theme Circle of Life while the festival of hands will feature knitting and stitching, paper crafts, wood turning, art, photography and lots more.
The festival will run from 11.00 am to 6.00 pm on Friday and Saturday and from 11.00 am to 4.30 pm on Sunday, followed by a closing service at 5.00 pm. Admission is €8 per adult and children under 14 will be admitted for free. A percentage of the profits will be donated to the Tallaght Hospice Homecare Team
Religious orders chased for payout costs
Belfast Telegraph – The Irish government has vowed to pursue religious orders for half the 1.46 billion euro cost of compensating their victims. … Eighteen religious orders were identified by the Ryan inquiry over the decades of abuse suffered by youngsters. The final …
St George’s celebrating 200 years
Irish Independent – The ceremony starts at 8 p.m. and the Church of Ireland community in Balbriggan is welcoming anybody interested in local Christian heritage to celebrate the laying of the foundation stone for St George’s Church which took place on July 23, 1813.
http://www.independent.ie/regionals/fingalindependent/news/st-georges-celebrating-200-years-29440539.html