Pew Sheet – 7th July 2024

The Rector writes ‘ Thank you for all your good wishes on the recent marriage of my son Conor and

his lovely bride Claire.

So many of you asked to see a photo so here you go.

The service was in the gorgeous Honan Chapel in UCC. Our friend from Carrgaline Parish Fr James McSweeney was the Celebrant assisted by Canon Alan Marley, the Church of Ireland Chaplain in UCC.

It was so nice for me just to sit back in my big ‘Mother of the Groom’ hat and simply enjoy the Liturgy ‘

Music Notes 07-07-24

Hymns at St Mary’s

618 Lord of all hopefulness

607 As pants the hart

197 Songs of thankfulness and praise

492 Ye servants of God

This week we are looking at an issue which arose with the organist Miss Beamish, who was also the schoolmistress, at St Mary’s in Carrigaline which were noted in the Vestry Minute Book.

Easter 1897: “Proposed and resolved that Miss Beamish be appointed at a yearly salary of Eight Pounds to date from 1st January 1897, on condition that in event of her absence for School holidays she provide a substitute.”

1900: “Miss Beamish, through the Chairman, asked the Vestry to pay a substitute for her when absent during School vacations. The Vestry declined to accede to her request on the grounds that when she was appointed there was a distinct understanding that she should supply her own substitute.”

The position of organist had yielded a salary of £12 in 1880 when Thomas Atkins held the post. After the tragic accident in the Atkins family in 1881 a succession of female organists were appointed at a much lower salary of £6 rising to £8 in 1897. I have sympathy for Miss Beamish, she obviously felt she had been asked to provide a substitute but not necessarily to pay them also!

For those of you who love hymns may I draw your attention to the YouTube channel ‘Beauty in Sound’ where the organist Richard McVeigh hosts a ‘virtual church’ on Sunday evenings. He plays hymns for around two hours on Sunday nights live responding to requests from the audience. Well worth taking a look as he is a lovely player and you will hear all your favourite hymns too.

Bébhinn 087 228 5965

bebhinnmuire@gmail.com

Dates for your Diary

Monday 8th July

Mens’ Coffee 10am Carrigaline Court Hotel

Sunday 28th July

Parish BBQ after 11am Service

If you feel unwell, please do not come to church or gather in small groups.

Unfortunately COVID hasn’t gone away !

Thank you for your consideration for others.

Random Notes CDLXII

In the 19th Century, gardening magazines were highbrow publications, contributed to by serious horticulturalists. Lesser mortals were sneered at as being amateur gardeners and woe betide anyone who asked what the editor felt was a silly question.

Listed below are some rather scathing answers:

To W.S. How can you imagine that we can tell the name of a dahlia from seeing a single petal ?

(Cottage Gardener, 1850)

To A.F. Read your Gardeners Chronicle! The Currant-bud Mite has been figured and described repeatedly.

(Gardener’s Chronicle, 1888)