Eaglais na hÉireann + The Church of Ireland MALLOW UNION of Parishes
SUNDAY 13 th MARCH 2022
The Second Sunday in 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 for the time being and worshippers will receive the consecrated
bread.
Please continue to make our churches safe for everyone, particularly by using hand sanitizer. Those who wish to continue wearing face coverings are welcome to do so – and please be sensitive to those who wish to maintain social
distancing.
SERVICES TODAY
10.00am THE EUCHARIST in St Mary’s, Castletownroche
10.00am MORNING PRAYER in St Mary’s, Doneraile
11.45am THE EUCHARIST n St James’s, Mallow
Please note there will be retiring Collection
NEXT WEDNESDAY
16 th March St James’s Church, Mallow
11.00am
THE EUCHARIST
Jeremiah 18. 18-20; Matthew 20. 17-28
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NEXT THURSDAY
St Patrick’s Day
17 th March
12.00 Noon
THE EUCHARIST
collections today and Sunday next to be donated to the Church of Ireland Bishops’ Emergency Fund
for Ukraine
2 Cor 4. 1-12; John 4. 31-38
TODAY’S READINGS
Genesis 15. 1-12, 17-18
The word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision, ‘Do not be afraid, Abram, I am your shield; your reward shall be very great.’ But Abram said, ‘O Lord God, what will you give me, for I continue childless, and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?’ And Abram said, ‘You have given me no offspring, and so a slave born in my house is to be my heir.’ But the word of the Lord came to him, ‘This man shall not be your heir; no one but your very own issue shall be your heir.’ He brought him outside and said, ‘Look towards heaven and count the stars, if you are able to count them.’ Then he said to him, ‘So shall your descendants be.’ And he believed the Lord; and the Lord reckoned it to him as righteousness. Then he said to him, ‘I am the Lord who brought you from Ur of the Chaldeans, to give you this land to possess.’ But he said, ‘O Lord God, how am I to know that I shall possess it?’ He said to him, ‘Bring me a heifer three years old, a female goat three years old, a ram three years old, a turtle-dove, and a young pigeon.’ He brought him all these and cut them in two, laying each half over against the other; but he did not cut the birds in two. And when birds of prey came down on the carcasses, Abram drove them away. As the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram, and a deep and terrifying darkness
descended upon him. When the sun had gone down and it was dark, a smoking fire-pot and a flaming torch passed between these pieces. On that day the Lord made a covenant with Abram, saying, ‘To your descendants I give this land, from the river of Egypt to the great river, the river Euphrates.
Luke 13: 31-35
At that very hour some Pharisees came and said to Jesus, ‘Get away from here, for Herod wants to kill you.’ He said to them, ‘Go and tell that fox for me, “Listen, I am casting out demons and performing cures today and tomorrow, and on the third day I finish my work. Yet today, tomorrow, and the next day I must be on my way, because it is impossible for a prophet to be killed away from Jerusalem.” Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it! How often have I desired to gather your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you were not willing! See, your house is left to you. And I tell you, you will not see me until the time comes when you say,
“Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord.” ’
NEWS ITEMS
A CHOMAOINEACH NAOFA A celebration of the Eucharist in Irish will take place to anticipate St Patrick’s Day tomorrow evening (14 th March) at 7.30pm in St John’s Church, Midleton (P25FP62). All welcome.
LENT COURSE The second of four sessions exploring The Gospel According to St Luke takes place in St Mary’s,
Doneraile on Tuesday next (15 th March) at 8.00pm with sessions in Castletownroche and Mallow on subsequent weeks. Please see Lent leaflet for more details. Each session ends with refreshments and a short service of Night Prayer. All are very welcome.
Friday March 18 th – Covid Remembrance and Recognition Churches throughout Ireland will be open 10am -12 to offer people some space to reflect on the losses incurred due to the Covid 19 pandemic.
INTERNATIONAL WOMENS’ DAY Huge thanks to everyone involved in organising the inspiring community celebration that took place in St Mary’s, Doneraile, on Tuesday last, particularly to Mary St Leger for compering the event. Mary writes: “Art for the Heart would like to thank everyone who donated to the Ukraine appeal. Between the " here come the girls" event and the coffee morning, €950 was raised and lodged to the Red Cross appeal.”
CONCERT IN DONERAILE A concert will be held in St. Mary’s, Doneraile on Friday, 29th April next at 8pm. It will feature Slovakian violinist, Vladimir Jablokov, accompanied by his sister, Olga. He has previously headlined performances in the National Concert Hall, INEC and the Cork Opera House. Tickets are €20 each and are available at Centra, Doneraile.
BUILT HERITAGE INVESTMENT SCHEME We are delighted that St Mary’s Church, Castletownroche, has been awarded a grant of €15,000 to assist with the cost of repairs to the tower (the highest value grant awarded by Cork County Council under the scheme this year). Grateful thanks to the wardens for their part in helping to prepare the grant application.
PRAYERS FOR UKRAINE ‘To clasp the hands in prayer is to begin an uprising against the disorder of the world’ (Karl Barth).
The Church of Ireland has published prayers for the people of Ukraine and those displaced by war on the website, which can be accessed at www.ireland.anglican.org/prayer-worship/worship-resources/prayers-in-a-time-of-war-in-the-ukraine
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 Anglican Church of Melanesia.
We pray for all those known to us, including Marjorie Thompson, Olive Kingston, Cliff O’Hanlon,Manuela.
We commend to God’s mercy all who have recently died, remembering especially Ann Ladd, along with those we have loved and lost whose anniversary of death occurs at this time of year, especially Elizabeth Livingstone.
We pray for the people of Ukraine, their leaders & all who are suffering the impact of war. We pray, too, for all Ukrainian people living in Ireland and those arriving here having fled their homeland, giving thanks for the generosity
with they are being welcomed.
KEEPING IN TOUCH
The Reverend
MEURIG WILLIAMS
Rector of Mallow Union
Telephone (022) 21473
mllwyd@aol.com
www.mallow.cloyne.anglican.org
Social-Media Channels
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@MallowUnion
Diocesan Readers
Avril Gubbins (022) 24267
Emmanuel Adebisi
0868467464
SERVICES NEXT SUNDAY
20 th MARCH 2022
The Third Sunday in Lent
Isaiah 55. 1-9; Luke 13. 1-9
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