The Parish Eco Group writes ‘‘Christmas is the time for the giving and receiving of gifts. Unfortunately not all gifts are welcome. In Ireland alone last year we gifted planet earth with 100,000 extra tonnes of Packaging Waste and we threw away €42 million Euros worth of food during the festive season. Sobering statistics, but we […]
December 16, 2024 in Parish Notices by Rector
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The Rector writes ‘’The second Sunday of Advent, when we light the second purple candle and we remember the Prophets in our prayer. At the 11am Service today, the Sunday Club children will read the Gospel (version in red) and will do the intercessionary prayers. Thank you to Elvina and Clodagh for preparing them for this. […]
December 9, 2024 in Parish Notices by Rector
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The Rector writes ’Welcome to Advent and a brand-new liturgical year -Year C, when we will hear mainly from the gospel of Luke. Today we light the first of our Advent Candles, remembering the Patriarchs and of course, the Stars on our church spires are already brightly shining!. The ‘Posada’ figures of Mary, Joseph and […]
December 2, 2024 in Parish Notices by Rector
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The Rector writes ‘Today is the last Sunday of this liturgical year, when churches celebrate the Kingship of Christ. Next week we will begin a new liturgical year , Year C, with a special 11am Advent Service in St Mary’s and thank you to the Gallery Singers who have been working hard on this lovely […]
November 25, 2024 in Parish Notices by Rector
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It hasn’t gone away ! A reminder to us all that if you have any symptoms of COVID-19 and feel unwell, you should stay at home until 48 hours after your symptoms are mostly or fully gone and avoid contact with other people, especially people at higher risk from COVID-19 The next parish Fundraiser is on […]
November 21, 2024 in Parish Notices by Rector
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