Parish Notices Sunday 18th August 2019
Rector’s Holiday Arrangements
The Douglas Clergy will cover pastoral emergencies from 29th July until 24th August. Telephone 086-1664805
Sunday Services:
18th August Morning Prayer, St John’s and St Mary’s : Ms Helen Burke
21st August Holy Communion : The Revd Tony Murphy
Please note that during August the Parish Office will only be open on Wednesday and Friday mornings between 9:15 & 12:15.
The Passage West, Glenbrook & Monkstown GIY next visit is Thursday 22 August at 7:00pm to an Open Garden belonging to Hilda & Sam Beamish at Myrtlehill, Upper Ardmore, Church Hill, Passage West, Eircode: T12 C59H There will also be an art exhibition in the garden by Carol Anne Carroll. Entry fee is at the gate by donation in aid of Mercy University Hospital Foundation & Cardiac Genetics Programme and includes refreshments. Open to general public. Children welcome too. More info call 086 8091627.
St. Mary’s Indoor Bowls Club re-opens on Tuesday 3rd September at 7.45pm in St Mary’s School Hall. New members welcome. For enquiries contact Irene McLoughlin 021 4377298 or Henry Forbes 087 2035000.
Every Great Cork Simon Supper will help raise funds to ensure that those who use their services are provided with the nourishing meals that they need. Their services are pushed to their absolute capacity at the moment. In 2018 11,905 nutritious meals were served at Cork Simon’s nightly Soup Run.
It is very easy to get involved. Simply pick a date, gather your friends and colleagues, grab some food, and make a difference. By hosting a meal, you will be continuing to help the fight against homelessness. Cork Simon would be incredibly grateful to have your support and will provide you with everything you need to organise the perfect Supper.
To get involved visit corksimon.ie/supper or call 021 4929415.
Random Notes CCCXII
The Kitchen’s Closed today
On a certain Sunday morn,
looking forward to a cuppa,
we drifted towards the Parish Hall
but, alas, our plans were scuppered.
A pall of gloom spread over all
on hearing someone say,
“tea and coffee won’t be served
the kitchen’s closed today.”
With dragging feet, we turned away
and to the gate did roam.
No reason now to linger here,
we might as well go home.
Two absent people caused this woe,
the rota had gone astray,
“tea and coffee won’t be served,
the kitchen’s closed today.”
“The Pub With No Beer” was a desolate scene,
described in a well-known verse,
but let me tell you, here and now
of a sight which is far, far, worse.
A congregation, deprived of its caffeine,
wending dolefully homeward away,
“tea and coffee won’t be served,
the kitchen’s closed today.”
MMPC
(A tongue in cheek account of what happened when the coffee rota hit a snag)
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