A packed congregation at St Mary’s Cathedral Tuam, witnessed the installation of Very Rev’d.Stan Evans to the Dignity of Provost of Tuam and Rev’d.Andrea Wills to Prebend of Taghsaxon and Laccagh. Followed by tea in the Synod Hall. A great Celebration of commitment and service.
Church of Ireland Notes from ‘The Irish Times’
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It is not often that the Church of Ireland has a best seller but such was the demand for Bishop Harold Miller’s guide to the Book of Common Prayer, The Desire of Our Soul, that it sold out. And such has been the continuing demand for it that a reprint has been necessary. The reprint, with an attractive new cover, has just been released and is available from The Book Well online Christian bookshop.
The book is a companion to the Book of Common Prayer 2004. In this guide, Bishop Miller leads the reader through the different services in the Prayer Book, especially the ones newly introduced in 2004. He enables the reader to understand something of the meaning of the liturgies, the reason why they are as they are, and the way in which they can provide the people of God with words which can deepen both public and personal devotion.
The publication also includes a series of charts laying out the structure of many of the services, and a set of questions at the end of each chapter which may be used for group discussion or personal reflection. As was said by the publishers at the time of the first print–run, ‘When both spirituality and understanding come together, rooted in the Bible, then the worship of the people of God will be attractive and compelling. This book may be one of the helps on the way to that goal.’
This reprint of The Desire of Our Soul is an initiative of The Book Well in conjunction with the Church of Ireland Literature Committee and the General Synod Royalties Fund. The book will appeal to general readers, churchgoers and students alike. It costs €20/£15 and is available via: http://www.thebookwell.co.uk/the-desire-of-our-soul/ or contact The Book Well at info@thebookwell.co.uk or +44 (0)75 811 43596 or by calling at 73 Belmont Road, Belfast, BT4 2AA.
This morning (Saturday) at 11am there will be a gathering at Powerscourt graveyard, Enniskerry, to commemorate the 1916 patriot and trade unionist, Harry Nicholls. Organized by the trade union, IMPACT, the event will include a prayer service, wreath laying ceremony and ‘a few words’.
Tomorrow (Sunday) at 4pm in St Mary’s cathedral, Tuam, there will be installations to the cathedral chapters of St Mary, Tuam, and St Patrick, Killala. The Revd Stan Evans will be installed as Provost of Tuam and Prebendary of Lackan and the Revd Andrea Wills will be installed as Prebendary of Tagsaxon–Laccagh and Prebendary of Killanley and Ardagh. St John the Evangelist church,
St John the Evangelist church, Sandymount, will celebrate its patronal festival of St John before the Latin Gate with Solemn Mass at 6pm when the preacher will be the Revd Andrew McCroskery, Vicar of St Bartholomew’s, Dublin.
The annual ‘Pictures at the Priory’ exhibition will be opened in Kells Priory, Co. Kilkenny, on Bank Holiday Monday and will be open on the following Wednesday and Friday from 7pm until 10pm. This is an important fund raising and outreach project for the Kells union of parishes where the rector is the Revd Martin Hilliard.
The Music in Calary 2016 Series begins in Calary church, Co. Wicklow, on Thursday evening when the Espositio Quartet will perform works by Hayden, Esposito and Schubert. Ticket information may be had at derekneilson@eircom.net
The Bishop of Cork will be in Cardiff on Friday where he will deliver a paper on religion and law in Ireland at a conference to mark the 25th anniversary of the Centre for Law and Religion.
SPECIAL INVITATION
You are all invited to the installation of the Very Revd Stan Evans as Provost of Tuam. This will take place in St Mary’s Cathedral, Tuam on Sunday May 1st at 4.00pm . The service will that of Sung Evensong and the preacher will be the former Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland, – The Rt Revd Alan E T Harper.
Please do come and support Stan and Rosemary on this happy occasion.
On Sunday afternoon our 9 year old granddaughter had a serious accident whilst out riding. She was airlifted to Cork university hospital and then transferred to Crumlin children’s hospital. She has undergone scans and thankfully there is no spine or brain damage.
However she has severe facial injuries and is already under going surgery.
Rosie and I are returning from Spain immediately but we just wanted to update you and ask for your continuing prayerful support which is so appreciated and is already bringing healing. Please also hold her parents – Claire and Jude – in your prayers as they spend these hours at Lisa’s bedside
Pray also for the wonderful caring hands of those in Crumlin.
God bless
Rosemary and Stan
Posted on 11th April 2016 Posted By: Alistair Grimason :- http://www.tuam.anglican.org
More than 30 TKA Candidates for Confirmation met on a very frosty Saturday morning in April at the foot of ‘The Reek’ for their annual gathering and retreat.
Cruach Phadraig, the Holy Mountain of our Patron Saint, was covered in snow as they met and greeted each other at the visitor centre at Murrisk close to Westport.
The plan was to climb the mountain on the Pilgrim’s Path to the oratory on the summit but, while the sun shone in the early morning, the day promised bad and conditions on the The Reek were hazardous, so it was decided to limit the climb to reach just beyond the lowest snowline. Some hardy folk went that far. Others less fit or more wary went only as far as the statue of The Saint. Lunch was provided in the Visitor Centre when all had ( safely ) regained sea level. The day concluded with a short Service of the Word and a talk by Bishop Patrick All in all it was a most enjoyable day, challenging on several levels, and, just as important, ‘none were lost’.
Ruth Finnegan – 1, The Cottages, Church Hill, Clifden
It is with sadness that we report the death of Ruth who died in the loving care of the staff of St Fatima’s Hospital Clifden on Thursday afternoon. Her daughter Lynn was also with her which was a real blessing.
It was Ruth’s profound wish that there would be no church service and there will be a private cremation in Dublin at the beginning of the week.
May she rest in peace.
The day started with a ecumenical dawn service at the boat club – followed by Holy Communion at Christ Church. It was lovely to have so many visitors with us today.
