Eaglais na hÉireann + The Church of Ireland
MALLOW UNION of Parishes
SUNDAY 20 th FEBRUARY 2022
The Second Sunday before Lent
WEEKLY NEWSLETTER
FÁILTE / WELCOME to everyone who worships in our churches today
Please take a moment to check you have switched off your phone before worship begins.
Holy Communion will be administered in one kind only and worshippers will receive the consecrated bread.
Please continue to make our churches safe for everyone by observing hygiene protocols & wearing face coverings.
SERVICES TODAY
10.00am MORNING PRAYER in St Mary’s, Castletownroche
10.00am THE EUCHARIST in St Mary’s, Doneraile
11.45am THE EUCHARIST in St James’s, Mallow
NEXT WEDNESDAY 23 rd FEBRUARY
11.00am
THE EUCHARIST in St James’s Church
Mallow
James 4. 13-17
Mark 9. 38-41
TODAY’S READINGS
Genesis 2. 4b-9, 15-25
These are the generations of the heavens and the earth when they were created. In the day that the Lord God made the earth and the heavens, when no plant of the field was yet in the earth and no herb of the field had yet sprung up—for the Lord God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and there was no one to till the ground; but a stream would rise from the earth, and water the whole face of the ground— then the Lord God formed man from the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and the man became a living being. And the Lord God planted a garden in Eden, in the east; and there he put the man whom he had formed. Out of the ground the Lord God made to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight and good for food, the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. The Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to till it and keep it. And the Lord God commanded the man, ‘You may freely eat of every tree of the garden; but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall die.’ Then the Lord God said, ‘It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper as his partner.’ So out of the ground the Lord God formed every animal of the field and every bird of the air and brought them to the man to see what he would call them; and whatever the man called each living creature, that was its name. The man gave names to all cattle, and to the birds of the air, and to every animal of the field; but for the man there was not found a helper as his partner. So the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall upon the man, and he slept; then he took one of his ribs and closed up its place with flesh. And the rib that the Lord God had taken from the man he made into a woman and brought her to the man. Then the man said, ‘This at last is bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; this one shall be called Woman, for out of Man this one was taken.’ Therefore a man leaves his father and his mother and clings to his wife, and they become one flesh. And the man and his wife were both naked, and were not ashamed.
Luke 8: 22-35
One day he got into a boat with his disciples, and he said to them, ‘Let us go across to the other side of the lake.’ So they put out, and while they were sailing he fell asleep. A gale swept down on the lake, and the boat was filling with water,
and they were in danger. They went to him and woke him up, shouting, ‘Master, Master, we are perishing!’ And he woke up and rebuked the wind and the raging waves; they ceased, and there was a calm. He said to them, ‘Where is your faith?’
They were afraid and amazed, and said to one another, ‘Who then is this, that he commands even the winds and the water, and they obey him?’ Then they arrived at the country of the Gerasenes, which is opposite Galilee. As he stepped out on
land, a man of the city who had demons met him. For a long time he had worn no clothes, and he did not live in a house but in the tombs. When he saw Jesus, he fell down before him and shouted at the top of his voice, ‘What have you to do
with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg you, do not torment me’— for Jesus * had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. (For many times it had seized him; he was kept under guard and bound with chains and shackles, but he would break the bonds and be driven by the demon into the wilds.) Jesus then asked him, ‘What is your name?’ He said, ‘Legion’; for many demons had entered him. They begged him not to order them to go back into the abyss. Now there on the hillside a large herd of swine was feeding; and the demons begged Jesus to let them enter these. So he gave them permission. Then the demons came out of the man and entered the swine, and the herd rushed down the steep bank into the lake and was drowned. When the swineherds saw what had happened, they ran off and told it in the city and in the country. Then people came out to see what had happened, and when they came to Jesus, they found the man from whom the demons had gone sitting at the feet of Jesus, clothed and in his right mind. And they were afraid.
NEWS ITEMS
LENT begins on Ash Wednesday 2nd March a day set aside to inaugurate this season of preparation for Easter, to encouage one another as we set off on our annual journey towards the cross and resurrection. There will be two celebrations of the Eucharist on this day (with an opportunity, for those who wish, to receive the traditional sign of the cross in ashes) at 11.00am in Mallow and 8.00pm in Doneraile.
ROADWORKS Please be aware that, for several weeks, access to St James’s Avenue in Mallow will be restricted due to construction work. The lower end (from Park Road) will be closed from 28 th February for one month; and the upper end (from Thomas Davies Street) will be closed from 28 th March for a month.
ST BRIGID’S CROSS ARTWORK We are very grateful to Jennifer Hartnett for the gift of three crocheted hangings, bearing the symbol of St Brigid’s cross, for each of the churches of this Union. Jennifer’s work will be received and dedicated at celebrations of the Eucharist on Sundays during Lent.
WOMEN OF FAITH is a webinar on Tuesday 1st March from 7.oopm to 8.15pm, organised by Cork Three Faiths Forum, including involvement by the Women’s Interfaith Council based in Northern Nigeria. Details & Registration information available at https://mailchi.mp/aac79f7a476c/3ff (or from the Reverend Tony Murphy)
WOMENS’ WORLD DAY OF PRAYER There will be an ecumenical service at the Church of St Joseph the Worker, Hazelwood on Friday 4 th March. All are warmly welcome.
INTERNATIONAL WOMENS’ DAY There will be a celebratory event in St Mary’s, Doneraile on Tuesday 8 th March at 7.00pm. All are warmly welcome.
CONGRATULATIONS to Sarah Deane on her graduation at DCU this coming week, without forgetting proud parents Val and Brian!
FOR YOUR PRAYERS
For Paul, our Bishop; and for the clergy and people of this united Diocese. We join with our sister churches of the Anglican
Communion in praying today for The Episcopal Church in Jerusalem & The Middle East.
We pray for all those known to us, including Marjorie Thompson, Olive Kingston, Anne Ladd, Betty Lang
We commend to God’s mercy all who have recently died, remembering especially Vivienne Roycroft, along with those we have loved and lost whose anniversary of death occurs at this time of year.
We pray for those who have suffered disruption across Ireland after the storms of this past week, giving thanks for all who work as part of the emergency services, as well as neighbours and friends who have offered help and relief.
KEEPING IN TOUCH
The Reverend
MEURIG WILLIAMS
Rector of Mallow Union
Telephone (022) 21473
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www.mallow.cloyne.anglican.org
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SERVICES NEXT SUNDAY
27 th FEBRUARY 2022
The Sunday before Lent
Exodus 34. 29-35; Luke 9. 28-36
10.00am THE EUCHARIST in St Mary’s, Castletownroche
10.00am MORNING PRAYER in St Mary’s, Doneraile
11.45am A SERVICE OF THE WORD in Preparation for Lent