Mallow Union Newsletter
St. James’ Mallow, St. Mary’s Doneraile, St. Mary’s Castletownroche
January 2016
Rector: Canon Eithne Lynch
022/21473 or 086/2535002
Email: mallowunion@eircom.net
Website: www.mallow.cork.anglican.org
Lay Readers: Avril Gubbins 022/24267
Emmanuel Adebisi 022/20477
Happy New Year to all and all best wishes for 2016. Hope you had a Peaceful and Happy Christmas. By the time you read this we will have had our Carol Services in all our churches (Doneraile today at 3pm), our Concert in Mallow Church, our Christmas Eve and Christmas Day services. Thanks to all who decorated our Churches for Christmas and those who read and supplied music and made all our Christmas Services so special.
Christmas Concert
The Christmas Concert was held in St. James Church on Friday 11th December at 8pm. Thanks to all our Artists Cor Mhagh Ealla, Elaine Canning – Soprano, Dan Twomey – Tenor, Alan Carney – Accompanist, Davis College Choir/Trad Group and Pamela Muganwa. Thanks to all who helped in any way with this concert to make it the great success that it was. Just over €5000.00 was made for parish funds.
Mothers Union
Thanks to all who came out to Charleville Park Hotel on Wednesday 2nd December for a meal. It was a very sociable evening and thanks to the hotel for a wonderful meal and donating a voucher for a prize. Well done to Linda Deane the winner. Also thanks to Linda Deane for giving everyone there a box of mince pies to bring home with them and for making the arrangements with the hotel for the night.
Our next meeting is a trip to Cork bowling on Wednesday 27th January at 8pm. If you are able to go please contact Ruth Sherlock or any other member so that she can arrange numbers on or before Sunday 24th January. You don’t have to be a member of the Mothers Union to go bowling.
Thanks to all who went to Amberley Home on Monday 28th December to sing carols. Thanks to Emmanuel for saying prayers at the end of the singing and to Amberley Home for the tea. All residents were delighted with the singing and especially Bill and Olive Buckley.
Doneraile Maintenance
A variety concert in aid of the Church Building Maintenance Fund will D.V. be held in St. Mary’s Church, Doneraile on Friday 5th February 2016 at 8pm. Admission tickets costing 10 euro each ( includes light refreshments) will be available nearer the concert date from the People’s Churchwardens – Jackie Nagle -Doneraile, Myrtle Forde – Castletownroche and Ruth Sherlock – Mallow. Bookings can be made through Ina Lillis 022-25295 or 087 6921649. The Cahirmee Singers and the Nagle Rice School Choir will be making a very welcome return visit. Munster champion Under 15 melodeon player, Rachel Lynch, and flautist Pat Pearce, Kingston College Musical Director, will provide instrumental music while we will have solo singing from tenor Michael O’ Keeffe accompanied by Edward Winter and Pamela Muganwa Gospel Singer.
World Day of Prayer
This year the World Day of Prayer service will be in Hazelwood Church on Friday 4th March 2016. Time to be confirmed in next newsletter.
Sympathy
We sympathise with Hugh Furney and all the family on the death of his father, Desmond recently in Cloyne.
Cantalk Cancer support group.
Fridays 11am – 12:30pm
1st and 3rd week people with cancer
2nd and 4th week friends and family at Le Chele Centre Mallow
Group number 089 2390863
DIARY FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY
There will be Holy Communion in St. James on Wednesdays morning at 11am
Sunday 3rd January Christmas Carols Doneraile 3pm Simon Community
Wednesday 6th January H.C. And Healing Service in Mallow at 11am (followed by tea with the MU members)
Sunday 17th January Ecumenical Service Mercy Centre Charleville 7.30pm
Wednesday 20th January Vestry Meeting in St. James Hall 8pm
Wednesday 27th January MU Bowling in Cork 8pm
MONTHS AHEAD
Friday 5th February Concert in St. Mary’s Church Doneraile 8pm
Wednesday 10th February Ash Wednesday
Friday 4th March World Day of Prayer service in Hazelwood Church
Sunday 27th March Easter Day
SUNDAY READINGS
3rd January (2nd Sunday of Christmas) White or Gold
Jeremiah 31: 7-14 Psalm 147: 12-20 Ephesians 1: 3-14 John 1: (1-9) 10-18
Castletownroche 10am M.P.
Mallow 11.45am H.C.
Doneraile 3pm Carol Service
10th January (1st Sunday after the Epiphany) White
Isaiah 43: 1-7 Psalm 29 Acts 8: 14-17 Luke 3: 15-17, 21-22
Castletownroche 10am Family Service
Doneraile 10am Family Service
Mallow 11.45am Family Service
17th January (2nd Sunday after the Epiphany) White
Isaiah 62: 1-5 Psalm 36: 5-10 1 Corinthians 12: 1-11 John 2: 1-11
Castletownroche 10am M.P. And Sunday School
Doneraile 10am H.C.
Mallow 11.45am H.C.
24th January (3rd Sunday after the Epiphany) White
Nehemiah 8: 1-3, 5-6, 8-10 Psalm 19 1 Corinthians 12: 12-31a
Luke 4: 14-21(22-30)
Castletownroche 10am H.C.
Doneraile 10am M.P.
Mallow 11.45am M.P.
31st January (4th Sunday after the Epiphany) White
Ezekiel 43: 27 – 44: 4 Psalm 48 1 Corinthians 13: 1-13 Luke 2: 22-40
Castletownroche 11am United Service
7th February (The Sunday before Lent) White or Green
Exodus 34: 29-35 Psalm 99 2 Corinthians 3: 12 – 4:2 Luke 9: 28-35, (37-43)
Castletownroche 10am M.P.
Doneraile 10am H.C.
Mallow 11.45am H.C.
If you have anything to put in the February magazine please give to Diana before the 14th January and for the February Newsletter please give to Diana before Wednesday 3rd February. Email: dianabuckley@eircom.net or mobile 086/1547810 or address Bridgetown, Castletownroche.