Pew Sheet – 2nd June 2024

Carrigaline Summer Fete

Dear Parishioners,

It’s that time of the year again! If you’ve attended our Parish Summer Fete before, you know what a big impact this fun event makes on our parish funds as we usually raised over €7,000 each year, with the support and generosity of many parishioners, local businesses and the local community.

With the business community’s help we have been able to put together a fantastic raffle again this year with 26 prizes on offer which we hope everyone will help by getting their friends and neighbours to participate. This year we plan to make this great event a big success again this year with your help.

We’re currently looking for the following donations for our stalls items such as Bric-A –Brac, DIY Tools, Crafts, Unwanted Presents, Toys, Cakes, Costume Jewellery, Plants, Hand Bags, Books, Home Produce etc.

If you have items that need collecting contact Eddie Pierce on 087 2557505 or bring them to the school on the Friday before the event between 4:30 and 7 pm

Tracey & Eddie Pierce

Dates for your Diary

8th June The Parish Fete

will be held in the School grounds 11am till 3pm

(see the front page of this Pewsheet for more details)

15th June Diocesan Retreat

Collegiate Church of St Mary the Virgin, Youghal

10 a.m. (Coffee) 10.30 a.m. to 1.30 p.m. followed by a light lunch ‘Sharing Christ’s Peace in a Conflicted World’ – a retreat led by Brother Tobias of the Society of Saint Francis.

30th June

11am United Service in St Mary’s Church

3.30 pm St Fin Barre’s Cathedral, the Bishop will ordain Andrew Coleman and Eoghan Healy to the

diaconate. Both will serve as deacons in the Ordained Local Ministry.

28th July Parish BBQ after 11am Service

Music Notes 2nd June 2024

Hymns at St Mary’s

385 Rise and hear

324 God whose almighty word

581 I, the Lord of sea and sky

52 Christ, whose glory fills the skies

Here is another historical snippet from the newspapers of the nineteenth century concerning an organist. This story appeared in the Cork Examiner on the 10th March, 1870. The headline read ‘Extraordinary Elopement in High Life.’

“Lady Blanche Noel, daughter of the Earl of Gainsborough, was married on last Sunday at Chelsea Catholic Chapel, by, it is reported, the Rev. Mr. Mullen, to an organist of the plainest possible pattern named Murphy. It appears that Murphy – who is, of course, an Irishman – had been in Lord Gainsborough’s service as an organist, but not very long since he was discharged, and no sooner had he left the country residence of his lordship than her ladyship disappeared. The affair is now in the hands of the Scotland-yard Detective Department. Murphy and Lady Blanche were both traced to Spitalfields. Her father, who is a recent convert to Catholicism, came to town and endeavoured to persuade her to return, but she declined, and on Sunday the marriage took place in legal force. They left the church arm-in-arm, not even a cab being in waiting. The witnesses of the marriage were an old lady’s maid and a former servant. Lady Blanche Murphy is 26, and her organist spouse 23. In upper circles the affair has created quite a sensation and strange stories in connection with the affair are afloat.”

Double disgrace for Lady Blanche – a mere organist and an Irishman too! Let’s hope they were happy together….

Bébhinn 087 228 5965

bebhinnmuire@gmail.com

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