Conference programme: 
 

9.00 – 9.30 am	Registration, coffee
9.30am	Welcome, opening address Richard Hurley, FRIAI, HRHA, chairman, Advisory Commission on Sacred Art and Architecture to the National Episcopal Commission
9.45am	Legislation on the protection of built heritage: how it applies to churches David Keane, FRIAI
10.15am	Conservation and the significance of architectural history Dr Arthur Gibney, PRESIDENT, ROYAL HIBERNIAN ACADEMY
11.00 Coffee	11.30am Liturgy and architecture: ordering space for worship Rev. Patrick Jones, NATIONAL CENTRE FOR LITURGY
12.00	Why research the local history ‘setting’ of your church? Rev. John Crawford,  VICAR, CATHEDRAL GROUP OF PARISHES (ST PATRICK’S)
12.30-2pm	Lunch, Pugin Hall, followed by opportunity to visit the College Chapel (recent restorations) noting restoration project, by Richard Hurley, FRIAI
2.15pm  3-4pm	Researching your local church: case studies from the diocese of Galway Mr Tom Mays, GALWAY DIOCESAN OFFICE  Cherishing our churches: reflections from England Mr. Roy Tricker, CHURCHES CONSERVATION TRUST, ENGLAND

 
Training Workshop I 
Saturday 10 November 2001: How to research church heritage 
Workshop I: 10 November 2001, How to research church heritage. 
Commences 9.30am (registration from 9.00), concludes 4pm. Advance booking essential (closes 7 November 2001). Confirmed speakers / presenters include Sr. Teresa Delaney (Mercy, Western Province Archive) & Dr Barbara Walsh (Leicester), Dr. Clodagh Tait (Fellow, NUI Maynooth), Mr David Sheehy (Dublin Diocesan Archives), and Dr. Jacinta Prunty (NUI Maynooth).  

Training Workshop II 
Saturday 24 November 2001: Presenting the history of your local church / religious house: a professional approach 
Workshop II: 24 November 2001, Presenting the history of your local church / religious house; a professional approach 
Commences 9.30am (registration from 9.00), concludes 4pm. Advance booking essential (closes 21 November 2001). This workshop opens with a session on identifying architectural styles (Dr. John Gilmartin, NCAD), followed by explorations on how to present the results of your research in a professional and appropriate manner: as part of a planning application, article for a scholarly journal, booklet, parish newsletter, web site, poster display or by other means. 

Cost: £20 per person per day. You may download this form, or apply to the National Centre for Liturgy, St Patrick’s College, Maynooth University Campus, telephone: (01) 708 3478; fax: (01) 708 3477; email moira.bergin@may.ie   Bookings close on Wednesday 10 October 2001. Please make cheques payable to the National Centre for Liturgy. 

IRHHA in conjunction with the Department of Modern History, NUI Maynooth; National Centre for Liturgy, St Patrick’s College, Maynooth; Bishops’ Advisory Conference on Sacred Art and Architecture; Association of Church Archivists of Ireland; Wesley Historical Association; Catholic Record Society of Ireland. 
 

Booking form: 

Conference venue: Renehan Hall, Maynooth University Campus 
Name(s) of participants: ____________ 
Address: ________________________ 
___________________________________________ 
Telephone: _____________ 
Email: ____________________ 
Please reserve ______ places for the conference on Sat. 13 October 2001 @ £20 per person. 
Please reserve ______ places for training workshop I, on Sat. 10 November 2001 @ £20 per person 
Please reserve ______ places for training workshop II, on Sat. 24 November 2001 @ £20 per person. 

Attending one day: cost £20; attending all three days: £60 per person. 
 To include lunch, coffee breaks, and handouts. 
Total £ enclosed: _____________ 

The fee, along with the name(s) of delegate(s), must be submitted to the National Centre for Liturgy, St. Patrick’s College, Maynooth University Campus, County Kildare, telephone: (01) 708 3478, fax: 708 3477, email moira.bergin@may.ie on or before Wednesday 10 October 2001. Please make cheques payable to the National Centre for Liturgy. 

Please note that numbers will be restricted. Places will be allocated in order of receipt of application, so those interested are encouraged to apply as soon as possible. 

Overnight accommodation (on campus): participants should make contact directly with the Guest Accommodation office at (01) 708 3726. 

This Conference and associated workshops aims: 

• to increase awareness of our rich church heritage: its architecture, art and history, created as sacred space for worship and as the focus of a local faith community
• to inform (clergy, parishioners, religious and other concerned persons) of current statutory requirements as they apply to church buildings (including religious houses); the Local Government (Planning and Development) Act 1999, and the Architectural Conservation Guidelines (produced by Dúchas / the Heritage Council), for the management of churches (interior, exterior and surrounds) are of urgent interest.
• to foster an understanding of the principles of conservation within the context of liturgical requirements
• to encourage local history scholarship focused around the parish community and local church heritage.

• members of historic churches advisory committees
• parish groups / members of church vestries architects, planners, conservators
• local historians, archivists, liturgists
• clergy and religious with responsibility for church buildings
• members of religious communities
• and indeed all with an interest in sacred art, architecture, liturgy and the history of their local church

Publishers have been invited to set up book displays, to provide participants with an idea of the resources currently available.