Pew Sheet – 24th March 2024

Monday – Wednesday  of Holy Week: 

10.30am Holy Communion in St Mary’s

   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

   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 Tenebrae— A meditation on the Passion with readings and music

   Saturday of Holy Week:

9pm St Mary’s – Easter Vigil Service, Pascal candle lit from outside byre.

   Easter Sunday:

9.30am St John’s – Easter Eucharist 

11am     St Mary’s – Easter Eucharist

Dates for the Diary

April   

11th  Annual General Vestry (Easter Vestry) 7:30pm Parish Hall

May   

5th   Choral Festival, visiting Choir 11am United Service St Mary’s Church.   Rogation Sunday , distribution of Sunflower Seeds

12th   Confirmation Service 11am United Service St John’s Church

(no service in St Mary’s Church)

19th   Pentecost   Sunday Club Prizegiving at 11am Service

June

8th   Parish Fête in St Mary’s School

There is  a box at the back of  St Mary’s Church for the next week for Easter Egg

donations for Cuan Lee , the women & children’s refuge centre in Cork City. Thanks!

Decorating of St Mary’s Church on 30th Saturday of Holy Week at 10am.  All help appreciated

or if anyone would like to drop in flowers or greenery or an arrangement that would be great too.

Contact Joy if this time doesn’t suit and an alternative arrangement can be made. 087 2559844

CALLING ALL GIFTED PHOTOGRAPHERS!

We are looking for photos of St John’s Church and environs to add to the existing wall display in the

Parish Hall. Contact Jonathan Fleury or William Warren-Perry

The Owenabue Garden and Flower Club will host their ‘Spring Show’

with a Floral Demonstration by Mary O’Keeffe AOIFA titled “All things bright and beautiful”

Includes Horticultural Competitions

On Monday 25th March 2024 at 8pm in St. Mary’s NS, Waterpark, Carrigaline,

All welcome, €7 visitors.