News & Events :: Saint Patrick's Cathedral Armagh

Saint Patrick's Cathedral hosts many events throughout the year. Please see below for all the latest news and information on upcoming events.

Celtic Spirituality Event August 20, 2010
Day Pilgrimage to Mellifont, Newgrange and Monasterboyce. Please book in advance c/o Rev Grace Clunie tel: 028 38 870667.

Celtic Spirituality Event
Sat 16^th & Sun 17^th Oct

Study weekend with Sean O’Duinn OSB, author of ‘Where Three Steams Meet’ a foundational study in Celtic Spirituality. The weekend also includes a visit by coach to Nendrum, one of the best preserved Celtic Monastic sites in Ulster. Please book in advance c/o Rev Grace Clunie tel: 028 38 870667.

Special Services in Cathedral
Sun 3^rd Oct at 11am

Harvest Thanksgiving

Sun 3^rd Oct at 3.15pm

Friends Festival Service

Thurs 12^th Oct at 10am

Pre-Synod Eucharist

Sat 23^rd Oct at 3.30pm

Royal Irish Fusiliers Service

Men’s Society Events
Tues 28^th Sept at 8pm

Visit to No.5 Vicars’ Hill and talk by Ms Carol Conlin.

Tues 26^th Oct at 8pm

Meeting with other N.I. branches at the North/South Secretariat Building, English Street, Armagh with a tour of the new building and a talk on the work of the Secretariat.

Youth Event
Armagh Diocesan Youth Council invite young people to join them for an evening in the Cathedral. This will involve a talk on an aspect of ‘character’, this year’s theme for their events. There will be a short act of worship with appropriate musical accompaniment.

Organ Recitals
There will be Organ Recitals on the following Sundays:-

Sunday 19^th September at 4.15pm

Sunday 10^th October at 4.15pm

Cathedral Concert
The Florida Methodist Choir will be performing in the Cathedral on Wednesday 15th. September at 8.00pm.

Lay Vicars Choral Meeting
There will be a meeting of the Lay Vicars Choral on Wednesday 20th October at 8.30pm.

Chorister’s Parents Meeting
The annual meeting of the chorister’s parents will take place on Thursday 16th September at 8.00pm in the Music Hall

Choir Barbeque
The Cathedral choir will be having a barbeque after evensong on Sunday 5th September at 4.30pm.

European Heritage Open Days
As part of European Heritage Open Days, the Cathedral, Armagh Public Library and No.5 Vicars’ Hill will be open to visitors as follows:-

Cathedral

Sat 11^th Sept 10am – 6pm with tours at 10.30am, 12.15pm, 4.15pm and a children’s tour at 2.00pm

Sun 12^th Sept 12.30pm – 3.15pm & 4pm – 6pm with a tour at 4.00pm and a children’s tour at 2.00pm.

Organ recitals

Sat 11^th at 11.30am & 5.15pm

Sun 12^th at 5.15pm

Armagh Public Library

Sat 11^th Sept 11am – 6pm

Sun 12^th Sept 2pm – 6pm

No.5 Vicars’ Hill

Sat 11^th Sept 11am – 6pm

Sun 12^th Sept 2pm – 6pm

Cathedral Concert August 19, 2010
The Astley Youth Band will be performing in the Cathedral on Monday 30th August 2010 at 7.00pm. There will be a retiring collection of which the proceeds will go towards the Cathedral Development Appeal 2010-2012.

Children’s Booklet
A new Children’s booklet on the Cathedral has been published. The Dean and Chapter would like to thank Mr David Brown, Church of Ireland Youth Officer, and Mr Paul Harvey Jackson for their help with putting this booklet together. Please click on the following link to view.

St Patrick’s Cathedral Children’s Booklet

CATHEDRALS’ PARTNERSHIP June 23, 2010
The Cathedrals’ Partnership between St Patrick’s Church of Ireland Cathedral and St Patrick’s Roman Catholic Cathedral was launched on St Columba’s Day with a walk between the two Cathedrals.

The Partnership aims at strengthening and extending the bonds which exist between the two Cathedral communities. Through this Partnership, it is hoped to make the two Cathedrals symbols of mutual understanding and reconciliation in the City of Armagh and beyond.

Speaking about the Partnership the Dean said ‘We live and work in close proximity and are involved in many of the same things in the two Cathedrals. Sometimes it seems as if we are walking along parallel lines that never intersect. The Partnership will afford us opportunities to meet for worship, study and fellowship. Cathedral ministry is specific and different. Both Cathedral communities have much to learn from one another.’

Charles Wood Summer School 2010
Sunday 22/8/10 to Sunday 29/8/10

Events in the Cathedral are as follows:-

Sun 22nd Aug at 8pm

Organ Recital by David Hill and Stephen Hamill in association with The Dunleath Organ Scholarship Trust.

Wed 25^th Aug at 5pm

Choral Evensong led by the Charles Wood Singers.

Thurs 26^th Aug at 5pm

Choral Evensong led by the Charles Wood Singers. This will be recorded for BBC Radio 3 – members of the congregation are asked to be seated by 4.40pm.

Fri 27^th Aug at 8pm

Gala Concert by the Charles Wood Singers and Boys’ Choir.

Sun 29^th Aug at 11am

Sung Eucharist led by the Charles Wood Boys’ Choir

Sun 30^th Aug at 5pm

Festal Evensong led by the Charles Wood Singers and Boys’ Choir

For other events see the Charles Wood Summer School Programme available in the Cathedral or visit their website on www.charleswoodsummerschool.org.

Ordination to Priesthood June 16, 2010
The following were ordained priest on Friday 11/6/10: Elizabeth Cairns; William Anderson; Johnny McLoughlin; & Amelia McWilliams.