New diocesan publication; Stedfast Association; Archive of the Month; Media review – Archbishop Armstrong threatened over Kincora issues; One in ten NI young ‘cannot cope’; Minister Creighton calls for ‘rational debate’ over abortion issue; Papal Nuncio’s call to fight against abortion
New diocesan publication
A new publication is being launched by the Diocese of Derry and Raphoe on Monday 7th January. 6,000 copies of Growing Deeper will be distributed across the diocese, and beyond.
Growing Deeper has been written by members in the diocese. “It is designed to help people with personal reflection as they journey into 2013. It has been written and designed in a way that is easily accessible to all ages.”
Stedfast Association New Year Bible Class
The Stedfast Association of former members and friends of The Boys’ Brigade in the Republic of Ireland holds its annual New Year Bible Class in St Brigid’s Church, Castleknock Road, Castleknock, Dublin 15 on Sunday January 6 at 3.30 pm. The address will be given by Mark Acheson of the 12th Dublin Company. Music will be by The Stedfast Association Brass Ensemble. Light refreshments will be served after the Bible Class.
‘Archive of the Month’ at the RCB Library
The registers of Newtownbarry (Bunclody) Union transcribed and indexed by the Anglican Record Project are now online
Family historians with ancestry in the vicinity of Bunclody, County Wexford, and its related parishes along the north-western boundary of County Wexford with County Carlow, will be particularly pleased to view the first Archive of the Month for 2013 at the Representative Church Body Library. This sees transcripts of the surviving parish registers of baptism, marriage and burial for the parishes of Newtownbarry (alias Bunclody), Kildavin, Kilrush and Clonegal online for the first time, together with a useful index to all of the names recorded for each of the four parishes.
Like those for Delgany (launched last November) the painstaking task of transcription has again been carried out by Mark Williams, who has worked heroically for almost two decades, giving rise to the Anglican Record Project. Now for the first time, people searching for families in Bunclody union from the late-18th century to the early part of the 20th century, can use the easily searchable pdfs to assist in their research.
From the RCB Library, Dr Susan Hood who co-ordinates the Archive of the Month initiative, said ‘we are delighted to continue this collaboration with Mark Williams and the Anglican Record Project, to make more widely available the invaluable genealogical information contained in parish register in our custody – in this case the parishes in Bunclody Union via the Church of Ireland website’.
To view the Anglican Record Project and gain access to the Bunclody union register transcripts see: www.ireland.anglican.org/library/archive
For further information about the collections of parish registers in the RCB Library please contact:
Dr Susan Hood
RCB Library
E–mail: susan.hood@rcbdub.org
For information about Anglican Record Project please contact:
Mr Mark Williams
Email SWilli8922@aol.com
MEDIA REVIEW
Archbishop Armstrong threatened over Kincora issues
News Letter – UK government papers recently released report that Archbishop John Armstrong told the UK ambassador to Ireland that he had received threatening phone calls whilst the Kincora scandal was breaking
http://www.newsletter.co.uk/news/headlines/kincora-file-conspicously-absent-from-government-records-1-4630077
One in ten young ‘cannot cope’
BBC – One in 10 young people in Northern Ireland feel they cannot cope with day-to-day life, a survey by a charity suggests. See also report in GB news today
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-20882504
Volunteers needed in NI to mentor offenders in job search
News Letter – Extensive report on major inter-agency initiative led by Probation Board. Training and support will be available for volunteers.
http://www.newsletter.co.uk/news/headlines/volunteers-wanted-to-help-offenders-get-back-to-work-1-4635682
Minister Creighton calls for ‘rational debate’ over abortion issue
The Junior Minister was responding to “vicious, personal and horrific” letters she has received from pro-life and pro-choice activists recently.
http://www.thejournal.ie/creighton-abortion-letters-737860-Jan2013/
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2013/0102/breaking12.html
Papal Nuncio’s call to fight against abortion
Examiner – Address follows Vatican policy.
http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/papal-nuncio-urges-society-to-fight-against-abortion-218337.html