Dear Friends
This email is to give you a little further information, and also some resources you might like to use tomorrow on Mothering Sunday, the 4th Sunday of Lent
On the attached pdf file are the readings used for Sunday 22nd March 2020, a reflection on Mothering Sunday and some prayers. If you are unable to open the document send me an email and I’ll resend it in a different format
In addition each weekday Rev. Tony Murphy has kindly organised to mail out a daily resource used through Christian Aid – it gives a Bible passage, a reflection and prayer
We hope these will help assist you with your times of prayer – as families and as individuals. Don’t forget the suggestion of praying at 9.00pm each evening, so that we might also remain in communion of prayer
Below are some general resources to do with the Diocese – these will hopefully keep you in touch with developments as they are announced
Although we cannot be together physically, we can be together spiritually, especially in prayer and to entrust each other to God’s infinite care.
God Bless you in these days and may his peace be with you
Alan
Rev. Canon Alan G. Marley
Priest in Charge
For general information in the diocese in Cork, Cloyne and Ross:
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What is On?
Your bishop and clergy are available to you
Your pastors are not able to visit you in person at the moment but all of them are finding ways to reach out to you to keep in touch.
Clergy are also finding suitable ways for small groups, such as Select Vestries, to consult or to meet online.
The Bishop has been in regular personal contact with the clergy and other ministers in the Diocese to support and encourage them . He has set up a WhatsApp group to assist with urgent contact with clergy, and also a Cork, Cloyne and Ross Ministry Support group on Facebook where ideas are being shared to help us all through this time.
The worship of the Church continues
Ideas are being pooled and a list will be made available in due course about how we will continue to mark the important upcoming seasons:
§ Palm Sunday
§ Holy Week
§ Maundy Thursday
§ Good Friday
§ Easter
What’s NOT On?
§ Church buildings are closed in line with HSE Guidelines
§ Church Services are cancelled in line with HSE Guidelines
§ Schools are closed
§ Church organisations and activities are not meeting other than as locally arranged virtually but not in person
§ All Easter General Vestry Meetings and associated elections are adjourned.
§ As a result all current office holders remain in office.
§ There will be no Safeguarding Trust training sessions for youth workers until further notice.
§ All current Ministers of the Eucharist may remain in office for a further year.
The following specific events are adjourned, cancelled or postponed:
§ Easter General Vestry Meetings and Elections
§ 9th April: Diocesan Chrism Eucharist. Consecrated oils from last year will continue in use.
§ 13th June: Diocesan Synod is being postponed until the autumn
The Diocesan Office is closed – email contact only office@corkchurchofireland.com
All other events are under review subject to Government advice in the days and weeks ahead.