The Rector writes ‘I celebrated my first year here in Carrigaline Union last Tuesday 11th. It’s really hard to believe that it was a whole year since I was instituted as your rector. The year has flown by and yet in some ways I feel like I have been here for so much longer. I […]
December 17, 2012 in Parish Notices by simon
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Carrigaline Union Services 24th December – Christmas Eve 16.00 Carols around the Crib St Mary’s Carrigaline 00:00 Midnight, Eucharist of the Nativity St Mary’s Carrigaline 25th December – Christmas Day 09.30 The Eucharist St John’s Monkstown 11.00 The Eucharist St Mary’s Carrigaline 26th December – St Stephen 10.30 The Eucharist St Mary’s Carrigaline 30th December […]
December 12, 2012 in Events, Parish Notices by simon
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The Rector writes ‘Compassion is often understood to be ‘pity’ but in reality, compassion is the ability to endure along with someone else, to be able to put ourselves in their shoes, to feel their pain as if it were our own. Compassion is summed up in the words of Jesus when he asked us ‘to […]
December 10, 2012 in Parish Notices by simon
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The Rector writes- ‘Welcome to the season of Advent, a season of wonder and waiting. We will be lighting the first of our Advent Candles today. You’ll notice that there are 5 candles in the wreath. 3 purple, 1 pink and 1 white. Each of the Sundays in Advent has its own ‘theme’, remembering in turn; […]
December 3, 2012 in Parish Notices by simon
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The Rector writes- ‘The annual cycle of the Church’s year ends today with the feast of Christ the King. The year that began with the hope of the coming Messiah last Advent now ends with the proclamation of his universal sovereignty and next week we begin all over again! I read a lovely saying of C.S. Lewis […]
November 26, 2012 in Parish Notices by simon
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