Christ Church: Funeral of Dean Desmond Harman

[Christ Church Cathedral Dublin]

C H R I S T  C H U R C H  C A T H E D R A L  D U B L I N
T h u r s d a y  2 0  D e c e m b e r  2 0 0 7
_____________________________________________

F U N E R A L  O F  D E A N  D E S M O N D  H A RM A N
______________________

The funeral service for the Very Reverend Desmond Harman,
dean of Christ Church will take place tomorrow, Friday 21
December 2007 at 11.00am in the cathedral. The archbishop
of Dublin, the Most Reverend Dr John Neill, will preside at the
eucharist, at which the preacher will be the Venerable Edgar Swann.
The cathedral choir will sing Duruflé's 'Requiem'. The burial service
afterwards will be private. A book of condolences has been opened
at the west end of the cathedral.

The dean died unexpectedly in hospital on the morning of Tuesday 18
December where he was receiving treatment after a heart operation.
The archbishop sent deepest sympathies and condolences on his 'own
behalf and on behalf of the clergy and people of the Dioceses of Dublin
and Glendalough', to Sue Harman and their three children, saying that
'the loss of a loving husband and father will be profound, all the more
so, so close to Christmas'. He described Dean Harman’s death as 'a
huge loss to the Dioceses and the Church as a whole', having served
in ministry for over forty years and said he would be remembered as
'a gentle and caring pastor.'

Dean Harman was born in 1941, educated at Sligo Grammar School,
Trinity College Dublin, and ordained in 1967. He served as curate of
Taney, rector of Santry and Glasnevin (1973-86), rector of Sandford
and Milltown (1986-2004), canon of Christ Church (1991-2002), treasurer
(2002-4), and dean with the incumbency of the Christ Church Cathedral
Group of parishes (2004-7). He was the driving force behind the Bishop's
Appeal, editor of the Dublin & Glendalough 'Church Review', and the
Church of Ireland contact for the Porvoo Communion. Respected and
trusted by colleagues, he was elected an Honorary Secretary of the
General Synod in 1999.
_____________________________________________

Tributes to Dean Harman can be found online at:
http://dublin.anglican.org/pr/2007/pr071218-death-dean-cc.html
http://ireland.anglican.org/index.php?do=news&newsid=2064
_____________________________________________

All are most welcome to attend all cathedral services and events.
Details of these can usually be found online at:
http://cccdub.ie/whatsnew/diary/diary.html
_____________________________________________

See the Dean's Vicar's Review of December 2007:
http://cccdub.ie/whatsnew/review/review.html

'The Reflecting City' documents Dublin's reconstruction:
http://www.reflectingcity.com

Visit Cultivate, a new cultural centre in Essex Street West,
http://sustainable.ie/cultivate

Why not visit Dvblinia, the medieval exhibition, or their
new website available at: http://www.dublinia.ie.

Visit the CATHEDRAL SHOP online now at:
http://christchurchdublin.ie/shop/
_____________________________________________

Those who do not wish to receive this periodic mailing from
Christ Church Cathedral Dublin, Ireland need only reply to
email at cccdub.ie and ask to be removed from the list.
Alternatively, they may subscribe or unsubscribe themselves at:
http://justus.anglican.org/mailman/listinfo/cccdub
______________________

Stuart Kinsella, Web & Email Editor
webeditor at cccdub.ie
Christ Church Cathedral Dublin
www.cccdub.ie