International Liturgical Consultation in Dublin; Individuals sought to train as ‘Diocesan Evangelists’ ; Harry was bright-eyed and outgoing, mourners hear; ICTU: Bethany compensation ‘unjust’; Crosslinks Conference 2014; Events this week
International Liturgical Consultation in Dublin
Next Monday the International Anglican Liturgical Consultation will be holding its meeting, which will continue until Wednesday, in Dublin.
The ‘Dublin Gathering’, which has been organized by the Revd Alan Rufli, Rector of Clondalkin, will be held in the King’s Hospital School, Palmerstown. The theme of this Consultation will be ‘Rites relating to Healing and Reconciliation’. During their visit to Dublin the delegates will have the opportunity to visit and worship in both Christ Church cathedral and St Patrick’s cathedral. The Consultation was last held in Dublin in 1995.
The International Anglican Liturgical Consultations (IALCs) gather liturgists and liturgical theologians from the Provinces of the Communion for focussed study of particular liturgical issues and for the building up of Communion life through the sharing of resources and insights across the Provinces. The Consultations are the official network for liturgy of the Anglican Communion, recognized by the ACC and the Primates’ Meeting, and holding first responsibility in the Communion to resource and communicate about liturgy on a communion–wide basis. Historically, the Consultations developed as Anglicans met alongside the congress of the international and ecumenical society Societas Liturgica.
Individuals sought to train as ‘Diocesan Evangelists’
The Diocese of Down & Dromore in Association with Through Faith Missions, is seeking to recruit men and women to train as ‘Diocesan Evangelists’.
The training course is accredited by St John’s College, Nottingham and can be taken over either a 2 year or 3 year period.
This distance learning, practical course in Evangelism is taught by evangelists and will equip participants with skills in evangelism.
It includes an exciting core unit on ‘The Life of the Evangelist’, which provides face to face contact between students and some of the best evangelists in the UK and in Ireland.
This is a high quality course which will require a full day (not a set day, but a day of your choice) every week from those in training. The course will cost £2,500 and in the case of those selected by the Diocese of Down & Dromore for training, half of the cost will be met by the diocese. It is envisaged that the remainder will be shared between the participant and their parish.
Those wishing to work in Down & Dromore as Diocesan Evangelists are invited to apply in the first instance by contacting Mary in the Bishop’s Office (mcoles@diocoff-belfast.org) and sending her a copy of your most recent CV, together with a covering letter, which should include the contact details for two referees.
In addition, please arrange for your rector to send a reference for you directly to Mary.
The deadline for applications and receipt of the requested information is Wednesday 21 August 2013.
Successful candidates will commence the course in January 2014 and the diocese will attempt to help find concurrent voluntary or paid placements as evangelists in Down and Dromore.
Interviews for potential candidates will be held in early September.
Harry was bright-eyed and outgoing, mourners hear
News Letter – A six-year-old boy who died suddenly while helping his grandfather on the farm lived a short but joyful life, mourners at his funeral have heard.
Harry Starrett was remembered as a character who brought his parents enormous pride when he came along as their first-born and grew into a young boy, Canon John McKegney told those gathered at St Mark’s Church in Armagh on Friday.
The sudden death, when Harry collapsed in the milking parlour while working with his grandfather Robert on their Ballynahonemore Road, happened where the young boy was happiest, the minister said.
“Above all he loved the farm – he was never happier than when helping his father or grandfather – just as he was doing when he died on Tuesday. He was a quick learner and quickly learned about the way of farm life.
“Although he thought of himself as a ‘wee man’ rather than a ‘wee boy’ he was, as his picture clearly shows, a bright-eyed, outgoing child with a ready smile – full of trust, full of wonder and full of hope.”
The family was praised for the way in which they had handled the tragic death of Harry’s uncle Thomas, whom he was named after.
“Thomas who was killed in an accident 15 years ago and buried on Christmas Eve,” he said. “That compounds the family’s grief. In the years since Thomas’ death the family members have borne their loss with dignity and with the strength that comes from their deep and tested faith.”
Harry leaves behind his parents Mark and Alison, grandparents Robert and Edna Starrett and Kenneth and Vanessa Muldrew, as well as brother Ben and sisters Rebecca and Phoebe.
The congregation gathered yesterday marked the love and respect within which Harry was held, Canon McKegney said.
“It was a life of quality rather than quantity; a life full of joy,” he said. “It is life which has left many precious memories.”
http://www.newsletter.co.uk/harry-was-bright-eyed-and-outgoing-mourners-hear-1-5327361
ICTU: Bethany compensation ‘unjust’
BBC – The Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) has criticised the Irish government for not providing redress for survivors of the Bethany Home.
Bethany was a home in Dublin mainly for Protestant women sent there for a range of offences or because they were pregnant and unmarried.
David Begg, ICTU General Secretary, has written to Irish justice minister Alan Shatter.
In the letter, he called the decision “insulting” and “unjust”.
“It must be revisited in light of the incontrovertible evidence that the State failed to protect children from neglect and abuse there,” he said.
He added that providing redress would have a positive impact on the men and women whose lives had been irreparably damaged there.
“The government’s proposal to provide ‘modest funding’ towards a memorial has been characterised by the survivors as insulting and we find it difficult to disagree.”
Mr Begg said the death and neglect in Bethany Home should be recognised.
“As an all-island non-sectarian organisation congress insists that fairness be applied to vulnerable Protestant children who have not received equitable treatment from the Irish state.
“We appeal to you to reconsider the decision.”
The Irish government ruled out giving compensation to former residents of the Protestant-run home who said they suffered years of neglect and abuse earlier this week.
Read more:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-23464985
Crosslinks Conference 2014
Crosslinks annual conference takes place from Friday January 31 to Saturday February 1 2014. This year they will welcome Dr Don Carson as guest speaker at the Crosslinks’ Day Conference. Dr Carson is research professor of New Testament at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Illinois. He is a prolific thinker, author, bible scholar and exegete and has a very keen interest in world mission.
The conference, entitled ‘The Uniqueness of Christ’ intends to affirm and explore the conviction that Jesus Christ is the only means of salvation in the context of a religiously pluralistic society and, sometimes church. The conference will provide a strong biblical foundation and renewed confidence in Christ as the only Saviour and Lord, as well as highlighting current threats to this position and, consequently, a weakening rationale for mission and confidence in the Gospel.
There will be five sessions at the conference:
Friday
19:30–21:30 Jesus the Only Redeemer
Saturday
09:30–11:00 Jesus the Unique Messiah
11:30–13:00 Jesus the Unique Son of God
15:00–16:00 Q&A
16:30–17:30 Jesus the Unique Word of God
The conference, which will cost €30, will take place at St Anne’s Cathedral, Belfast, with a crèche and children’s programme available on the Saturday.
For further information, please contact Valerie Ellis, email: vellis@crosslinks.org, tel: 028 9079 6028 or visit www.crosslinks.org/exclusive
The week ahead
Today (Saturday) and tomorrow (Sunday) the choir of St Aidin’s Episcopal Church will sing Evensong in St Patrick’s cathedral, Dublin, while on Wednesday the St Patrick’s cathedral choir will begin a trip to Durham.
Tomorrow (Sunday) the William Lauder Memorial recital in St Patrick’s cathedral, Armagh, at 4.15pm, will be given by Emma Gibbons, Director of Music in St George’s church, Belfast who will play works by J.S. Bach and the contemporary Dutch composer, Ad Wammes.
The lunchtime recital in St Peter’s church, Portlaoise, on Wednesday will be given by Paul Mullen from Dublin while in Castletownshend on Thursday evening at 8pm Fiona Kelly (piano) and Jean Kelly (harp) will be the performers at the St Barrahane’s Church Music Festival. On Friday Tanya Sewell (mezzo–soprano) and Alison Young (piano) will perform songs and arias by Mozart, Gounod and Elgar, among others, in Sandford parish church at lunchtime.
On Friday evening at 8pm in Kilbixy church there will be a lecture in aid of church funds by Professor James Friend on leprosy and TB. – Irish Times