June 2016 | Dublin Unitarian Church

June 2016 at the Dublin Unitarian Church

People take pictures of the Summer, just in case someone thought they had missed it, and to proved that it really existed.
Ray Davies

Sunday Services in June 2016

June 5 Service led by Rev. Bridget Spain
June 12 Star Man – Keith Troughton
June 19 Looking To The Future – Rev. Bridget Spain
June 26 Favourite Readings – Rev. Bridget Spain

11am at Dublin Unitarian Church

Also . . . .
Wednesdays at 1.05pm
Lunchtime Service of Reflection – facilitator Pam McCarthy
www.meetup.com

All welcome.

Sermons, childrens’ stories and meditation prayers from all Sunday services are recorded and can be accessed from our website on the Recordings page . There are also three podcasts on the I-Tunes Music Store with the three sections updated weekly. Search there for “Dublin Unitarian Church”.

Church Clubs & Groups Meeting in June 2016

Walking Club

The walking club like to get out and walk places roughly once a month through the year.

The next planned walk is a guided tour of Kilmacurragh Arboretum on Saturday 25th June. The rendezvous is 11.30 at the coffee shop in Kilmacurragh but, as usual, it is important to tell Marcus in advance (see below) if you are coming so he knows who he is expecting to meet.

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Facilitator – Marcus McInerney

Book Club

The Book Club meets on the last Wednesday of the month (29th June this month) in the vestry of the church (enter by the furthest right door on the front of the church – if locked, knock on the right to the right of it) at 7.45pm.

This month they are reading An Officer And A Spy by Robert Harris.

The club greatly enjoys welcoming new members.

Facilitator – Jennifer Flegg

Theatre Club

Patrick Rogers has initiated a new social club opportunity for congregation members who might like to go to the theatre offering to organise tickets and meeting interested people for something to eat ahead of a show – If you are interested in joining him or hearing more about events as they are arranged, do make contact by e-mailing email hidden; JavaScript is required

Facilitator – Patrick Rogers

Thursdays at Lunchtime

As part of a general push to open up the church more often to the public, Thursdays at lunchtime have been spotted as an ideal opportunity for small cultural and historical events. After two successful series of talks (both podcasted from the recordings page on our website), we are currently running music recitals in this slot. Thursday from just after 1 to just before 2. Admission free. All welcome. Details below.

Film Club

Apologies for missing the June Film Club night with this e-mail. Film Club will now take a Summer break till the first Wednesday of September when they will reconvene at the Lantern Centre on Synge Street to watch a new programme of interesting films in good company.

Publications

The church have published two volumes of all issues of Oscailt published in 2005 and 2006. These are available from the church directly for €15 each.

The church has also recently unveiled a new greeting card featuring a sketch of the church by longtime congregation member George McCaw. This can be purchased in the church after service or online.

The cards, as well as other books of sermons and childrens stories published by the church are available from the website and we take payment through Paypal.

Events In The Church – June 2016

From Friday 17th June (on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays for two months, we are happy to welcome Cormac Beglaey and his team from Tunes In The Church. Having run for many years at St. Nicholas’ Church in Galway city, we are excited to see the possibilities that may unfold over the next few months. Tunes In The Church is a series of educational and fun traditional music concerts featuring some of the finest traditional musiciains in the country. As well as a main set from a different musician each night, the evening is also interactive offering a tour of the church as well as an opportunity for the audience to ask musicians questions about the music and their instrumentes. A fantastic opportunity to enjoy high quality music or introduce

Thursday 2nd June
Music at the Unitarian Church 2016
Patrice Keegan (organ)
1pm
Admission free

Patrice will play music on the restored organ by Bach, Reger, Boëllmann and others.

Thursday 9th June
Music at the Unitarian Church 2016
Ciarán O’Connell (flute)
Siobhán Kilkelly (organ)
1pm
Admission free

Saturday 11th June
Pierce Turner
Doors 7.30pm
Tickets €25 from www.tickets.ie

Award winning Irish Musician Pierce Turner returns from Manhattan to launch his much talked about new CD “Love Can”t Always Be Articulate”. Recorded in a New York Church, the album has a bigness that one doesn’t hear anymore in our small digital studios. Everyone knows the power of a Pierce live performance and this is a rare chance to see for yourself. Pierce is excited to include the churches’ organist and the restored pipe organ in this performance – a really vibrant dynamic mixture of sounds and textures is evident on the album and he is looking forward to displaying that with the renewed capabitilies of the instrument at the church.

Support on the night will come from The Remedy Club

Pierce’s band will consist of:

Josh Johnston on organ and piano
Garvan Gallagher on bass and vocals
Michael Egan on guitar and vocals
Aileen Mythen on vocals and percussion

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Thursday 16th June
Music at the Unitarian Church 2016
Songs for Bloomsday
Sandra Oman (soprano)
Niall Kinsella (piano)
1pm
Admission free

Friday 17th June
Tunes In The Church 2016
Dermy Diamond
8pm
Tickets €15 from www.tunesinthechurch.com