Pew Sheet – 3rd August 2025

The Rector writes ‘Thank you to the group of eight people who have agreed to represent the parish in the September Diocesan Roadshow  ‘Charting a Future with Confidence’. The group are Oriel Hosford, John Andrew, Pamela Newenham,  Andrew Gleasure, Hilary Dring, Rowland Njoku, Cecil Poole and Hilary Warren-Perry which I believe represent a real cross section of ages and genders in our parish, We wish them well on the night.   Today at the 11am service, I am greatly honoured to be baptising Anna Jane who is of course our Granddaughter. Welcome to all the Whelan and Murray families and I do hope I can hold it together in a professional way!    After today I am on holidays until 25th August so ’Happy Out’ as they say in Cork!  

The Revd Richard Dring will be available should you have any pastoral issues and his number is above.’

I will see you all for the Barbecue on 31st August.’

Pamela Newenham will be running a Tombola at this year’s parish BBQ, and would be very grateful for donations of prizes such as wine, chocolates, sweets, body creams, candles and other gifts. If you have any suitable items to contribute, please contact Pamela on 0863961770.

PARISH BBQ IS ON SUNDAY 31st AUGUST

AFTER 11AM UNITED SERVICE

IN ST MARY’S CHURCH

August

NO WEDNESDAY SERVICES IN AUGUST

Sunday 31st

          United Service 11am St Mary’s Church followed             by Parish BBQ in the church grounds

September

Sunday 7th

Sunday Club resumes 11am Parish Hall

Thursday 18th

Charting a Future with Confidence Diocesan Roadshow  8pm Parish Hall 

Saturday 27th

Diocesan Synod Bandon Grammar School

Sunday 28th

Animal Blessing Service 11am St Mary’s

October

Saturday 4th

Harvest Supper  7:30pm  Canon McCrea Hall

Sunday 5th

Harvest Thanksgiving Services 9:30/11am

 In advance of the ‘Whist Season’ resuming in October, Henry Forbes and Barney Deane will again hold some Whist Training sessions in the Parish Hall in September. More details nearer the time.

Who made the world?
Who made the swan,

and the black bear?
Who made the grasshopper?

This grasshopper, I mean —
the one who has flung herself

out of the grass,
the one who is eating sugar

out of my hand,
who is moving her jaws back and forth

instead of up and down —
who is gazing around with her enormous and complicated eyes.
Now she lifts her pale forearms and

thoroughly washes her face.
Now she snaps her wings open, and floats away.

I don’t know exactly what a prayer is.
I do know how to pay attention, how to fall down
into the grass, how to kneel down in the grass,
how to be idle and blessed, how to stroll through the fields,
which is what I have been doing all day.
Tell me, what else should I have done?
Doesn’t everything die at last, and too soon?
Tell me, what is it you plan to do
with your one wild and precious life?

+ Mary Oliver