Saint Bartholomew’s Church is pleased to welcome the St. Cecilia Singers on Saturday, 13 May at 8.00pm to perform Beethoven’s Mass in C, plus additional pieces for choir. Tickets are €20 and may be purchased at the door, or call 086-233-6118 for tickets and more information.
There will not be an evensong service this Sunday, 16 April.
Please note that there will not be a 10.30am Wednesday Eucharist service on 19 and 26 April. The midweek Eucharist resumes as normal from Wednesday, 3 May.
9.00am Said Eucharist
11.00am Solemn Eucharist, including the blessing of palms and a reading of the Passion
5.00pm Choral Evensong
7.30pm A said service of Compline
7.30pm A said service of Late Evening Office
10.30am Said Eucharist
7.30pm Tenebrae, the ‘service of shadows’ that includes readings, prayers, and music by candlelight
7.30pm Solemn Eucharist, a sung service that marks the institution of the Lord’s Supper and the events that followed when Jesus finished the meal with his disciples. After the service comes the watch, a period of silent prayer and reflection.
12.00pm Choral Matins
1.30pm The Liturgy of Good Friday, including the reading of the Passion, the litany of Good Friday, the veneration of the cross, and Communion from the reserved sacrament
The church will remain open from 12.00pm-3.00pm on Good Friday.
You are welcome to drop in at any time during this period.
7.30pm The Great Vigil of Easter, a sung service beginning with the lighting of the Easter candle around the Paschal fire. We will renew our baptismal vows and celebrate the Eucharist together in anticipation of the morning joy of Easter.
9.00am Said Eucharist
11.00am Solemn Eucharist of Easter Day, a sung service with timpani and trumpets to accompany the choir and organ in joyous celebration of the resurrection
There will not be a service of Choral Evensong on Easter Sunday.
We are excited to host the organ competitions once again for the Feis Ceoil’s annual competitive festival of classical music. The performances take place Thursday, 30 March in Saint Bartholomew’s. This competition is open to the public and is free of charge. There are four categories within the competition, and you are welcome to drop in at any time for a listen:
For more information, please visit the Feis Ceoil website.
The Gaudete Singers return to Saint Bartholomew’s on Saturday, 11 March at 8.00pm to perform a selection of 20th century American choral music from the repertoires of Leonard Bernstein, Samuel Barber, and William Schuman. Tickets are available at the door for €20; concession €15; students €5. All tickets include a glass of wine or soft drink after the show.
For more information about the Gaudete Singers, please visit their Facebook page here.
Ash Wednesday falls on 22 February. There will be a said Eucharist at 10.30am and a solemn Eucharist at 7.30pm. Both services will be held in Saint Bartholomew’s, and both will include the imposition of ashes.
Friday, 3 MarchThe World Day of Prayer service is held annually on the first Friday in March. It is a worldwide ecumenical movement that brings together Christians of many traditions to observe a common day of prayer. It is also the largest ecumenical movement in the world organised by women. The churches in the Ballsbridge/Donnybrook branch take it in turns to host the event, and this year the service will be held at Saint Bartholomew’s.
Each year, a different country arranges the worship based upon a particular theme. For 2023, the service has been prepared by the Christian women of Taiwan, who chose as their theme I Have Heard About Your Faith, a passage from Ephesians 1: 15-19. All parishioners and friends (and not just women!) are warmly invited to attend. Please do come along and show your support for this important event in the parish. Following the service there will be refreshments in the side chapel, to which everyone is very welcome.
Amergin Fire is the debut album of composer Ciara McElholm, released during lockdown to great critical acclaim. We are delighted to host the official launch of the album on Saturday, 25 February.
McElholm comes from a long line of traditional fiddle players that stretches back to Glenties in Donegal during the famine. Reinventing and reinterpreting her rich Irish musical heritage within a modern context, the concert is a celebration of past, present, and future. As McElholm puts it: “This music was bequeathed to me from my father and his people. I came late to composition and I will hit my 50th year on the night of 25 February. I can think of no better way to celebrate the last 50 years than this. It’s my statement of intent for a bright future. With choral compositions, cello, piano, pipes, and fiddle, fasten your seatbelts for a musical extravaganza, a night to remember, and a celebration of life itself.”
Tickets may be purchased here.
Our Advent giving tree appeal raised €1300 for two charities this year, the Peter McVerry Trust and the Simon Community. We are very grateful to all those who pledged throughout the season of Advent. Thank you all for your generosity and support for the work of these two important charities.