06.06.2020
Trinity Sunday – Christ Church Patronal Service, Archbishop Preaches in Four Churches and Other Worship Opportunities
This Sunday, June 7, is Trinity Sunday. Trinity Sunday is the patronal festival of Christ Church Cathedral and all are welcome to join online on their webcam at 11am – https://christchurchcathedral.ie/worship/video-stream-1/ The service will be celebrated by Archbishop Michael Jackson while the guest preacher will be Dee Huddleston, Church and Community Officer with Christian Aid.
The Archbishop will be preaching four different sermons for Trinity Sunday in four different locations: Arklow, Howth, Zion and St Patrick’s Cathedral, where he is in residence. These services have been pre–recorded and you can view them as follows:
Arklow – Parish Facebook page (group page, request to join)
Howth – Parish YouTube Channel
Zion – Parish Vimeo Channel
Saint Patrick’s Cathedral – Cathedral website
RTÉ Service for Trinity Sunday
A Service of Morning Prayer will be broadcast on RTÉ One television and RTÉ Radio 1 Extra on Trinity Sunday, 7th June, between 11.00am and 11.45am. The service will be led by the Revd Abigail Sines, Dean’s Vicar at Christ Church Cathedral, and the Revd Dr Anne–Marie O’Farrell (harpist) assisted by a small group of musicians. The service will be available after broadcast at www.rte.ie/player/series/service–on–sunday/SI0000002989
Resources for Worship at Home
There are resources for worship at home for Trinity Sunday available on this website here.These include a podcast sermon, which this week is offered by Scott Evans, ordinand and Church of Ireland Chaplain at UCD.
Parish Online Worship
Parishes throughout the dioceses are offering worship online on Sundays and during the week. Details of where the services can be accessed are available in the directory below. Just choose a service and click on the link provided.
Some of the services listed in the directory below are livestreamed and others are recorded and available to watch at any time (and not just on Sunday!). Those on Facebook Live are also available to watch later in most cases. Some parishes are using Zoom for live virtual services and email addresses are provided to obtain the information to join in – all are welcome.
You can scroll down the list below from Arklow to Zion. (Click on the three dots to enter fullscreen to ensure you are seeing all the parishes)
You can download the directory here
We are aware that some people may not be confident online or have access to broadband. If you know someone who would like to watch a service this weekend, copy the link to the service and send it to them as a text message or WhatsApp. Once they have a smartphone they will be able to watch on their phones.