Eaglais na hÉireann + The Church of Ireland MALLOW UNION of Parishes
SUNDAY 6 th MARCH 2022
The First 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 MORNING PRAYER
in St Mary’s, Castletownroche
10.00am THE EUCHARIST
in St Mary’s, Doneraile
11.45am THE EUCHARIST
NEXT
WEDNESDAY 9 th March
11.00am THE EUCHARIST
in St James’s Church Mallow
Jonah 3. 1-10
Luke 11. 29-32
(with a brief reflection) in St James’s, Mallow
TODAY’S READINGS
Deuteronomy 26: 1-11
When you have come into the land that the Lord your God is giving you as an inheritance to possess, and you possess it, and settle in it, you shall take some of the first of all the fruit of the ground, which you harvest from the land that the Lord your God is giving you, and you shall put it in a basket and go to the place that the Lord your God will choose as a dwelling for his name. You shall go to the priest who is in office at that time, and say to him, ‘Today I declare to the Lord your God that I have come into the land that the Lord swore to our ancestors to give us.’ When the priest takes the basket from your hand and sets it down before the altar of the Lord your God, you shall make this response before the Lord your God: ‘A wandering Aramean was my ancestor; he went down into Egypt and lived there as an alien, few in number, and there he
became a great nation, mighty and populous. When the Egyptians treated us harshly and afflicted us, by imposing hard labour on us, we cried to the Lord, the God of our ancestors; the Lord heard our voice and saw our affliction, our toil, and our oppression. The Lord brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm, with a terrifying display of
power, and with signs and wonders; and he brought us into this place and gave us this land, a land flowing with milk and honey. So now I bring the first of the fruit of the ground that you, O Lord, have given me.’ You shall set it down before the Lord your God and bow down before the Lord your God. Then you, together with the Levites and the aliens who reside among you, shall celebrate with all the bounty that the Lord your God has given to you and to your house.
Luke 4: 1-13
Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness, where for forty days he was tempted by the devil. He ate nothing at all during those days, and when they were over, he was famished. The devil said to him, ‘If you are the Son of God, command this stone to become a loaf of bread.’ Jesus answered him, ‘It is written, “One does not live by bread alone.’ Then the devil led him up and showed him in an instant all the kingdoms of the world. And the devil said to him, ‘To you I will give their glory and all this authority; for it has been given over to me, and I give it to anyone I please. If you, then, will worship me, it will all be yours.’ Jesus answered him, ‘It is written, “Worship the Lord your God, and serve only him.’ Then the devil took him to Jerusalem, and placed him on the pinnacle of the temple, saying to him, ‘If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down from here, for it is written, “He will command his angels concerning you, to protect you”, and “On their hands they will bear you up, so t
God to the test.” When the devil had finished every test, he departed from him until an opportune time.
NEWS ITEMS
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. There will continue to be access to the church and hall.
LENT COURSE The first of four sessions exploring The Gospel According to St Luke takes place in St James’s, Mallow on Thursday next (10 March) at 8.00pm with sessions in Doneraile and Castletownroche on subsequent weeks Each session ends with refreshments and a short service of Night Prayer. All are very welcome.
INTERNATIONAL WOMENS’ DAY There will be a celebratory event in St Mary’s, Doneraile on Tuesday 8 th March at 7.00pm and formallyopened by Cllr Deirdre O’Brien, Mayor of Fermoy. If anyone would like to exhibit art or craft, pieces can be dropped off at church today from 4 to 6 pm. All are warmly welcome.
CONGREGATIONAL MEETING There will be a brief meeting at St James’s, Mallow after the Eucharist today. All are very welcome to attend.
SELECT VESTRY & REVISION OF LIST OF VESTRY MEMBERS 2022: March 7 th at 8.00pm in the Parish Hall, Mallow.
CONCERT IN DONERAILE A concert will be held in St. Marys,
Doneraile on Friday, 29th April next at 8pm. It will feature Slovakian violinist, Vladimir Jablokov, accompanied by his sister, Olga. His performances are nothing short of electric and exhilarating, as he brings his fusion of music with playfulness, energy, passion and emotion of gypsy, folk and popular music to life. His repertoire includes the Theme from Schindler's List, If I were a Rich Man and Blue Danube. 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.
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 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 Korea.
We pray for all those known to us, including Marjorie Thompson, Olive Kingston, Betty Lang, 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 who are anxious about their families back home, and for all who will arrive here in the
coming weeks having fled their homeland.
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
13 th MARCH 2022
The Second Sunday in Lent
Genesis 15: 1-12, 17-18; Luke 13. 31-35
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