Pew Sheet – 18th February 2024
The Rector writes ’During Lent, most of us give up stuff …… I myself always give up chocolate but really who benefits from that? – except me obviously! This year (as well as no chocolate!) I have decided to take up the habit of ‘Gratitude’, to actually , consciously , remember daily to be grateful for all that I have and enjoy in my life. I came across a wonderful statement recently and have been boring many people with it … it said
‘Gratitude helps you fall in love with the life you already have.’
(this is from a US woman called Kristen Hewitt who described herself as a ‘Gratitude Junkie’)
but I think it really says a lot about the difference gratitude can make to your general sense of well-being. Like the diagram which I have printed here explains…
first it’s an intention, then an action, then a practice, then a consistency, then a habit and then it’s simply who you are! So this Lent my aim is to become a more grateful person (and also keep off the chocolate!)
We’ll see how we all get on………’
The Rector will be on Retreat from Sunday 18th afternoon until Thursday 22nd evening.
Thank you to the Revd Robert Ferris from Carrigrohane Parish will be covering for any pastoral emergencies during these few days. His contact number is 085-1800720
Thank you also to the Revd Tony Murphy who will look after the Wednesday 21st 10:30am Communion Service
Dates for your Diary
February
21st Mothers’ Union 3pm Parish Hall
26th Owenabue Garden and Flower Club 8pm St Mary’s School
28th Online Zoom Lenten Study begins
– Reading the Apocrypha over weeks. 8pm
March
1st Women’s World Day of Prayer 7pm Our Lady and St John’s Parish Centre. All welcome.
3rd MU Famine Lunch after 11am Service
6th Online Zoom Lenten Study 8pm
13th Online Zoom Lenten Study 8pm
20th Online Zoom Lenten Study 8pm
24th Palm Sunday:
9:30am Morning Prayer in St John’s. Palm & Passion Liturgies
11am Morning Prayer in St Mary’s including Palm Procession, with Palm
Liturgy in the Rectory Grounds before returning for Passion Liturgy
in the church.
25th – 27th Monday – Wednesday of Holy Week:
10.30am Holy Communion in St Mary’s
28th Maundy Thursday:
12 noon Diocesan Chrism Eucharist in St Factna’s Cathedral, Rosscarbery.
7:30pm Maundy Thursday Eucharist in St Mary’s,including washing of feet
9pm until Dawn ‘Night/Gethsemane Watch’ , in St Mary’s Church
29th Good Friday:
10.30am St John’s – Morning Prayer with Litany
12 noon Stations of the Cross in St Mary’s Graveyard with our sister
church of Our Lady & St John
7.30pm St Mary’s – Service of Tennebrae
30th Saturday of Holy Week:
9pm St Mary’s – Easter Vigil Service, Pascal candle lit from outside byre.
31st Easter Sunday:
9.30am St John’s – Easter Eucharist
11am St Mary’s – Easter Eucharist
The Owenabue Garden and Flower Club will host a horticulture talk by Tanguy de Toulgoët,
Dunmore Country School, Durrow, titled “Sustainable Gardening for all”.
Also Horticulture and Decorative Competitions plus Sales Table. On Monday 26th February 2024 at 8pm in St. Mary’s NS, Waterpark, Carrigaline, all are welcome, €7 visitors.
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