Eaglais na hÉireann + The Church of Ireland
MALLOW UNION of Parishes
SUNDAY 10 th APRIL 2022
Palm Sunday
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. The Church of Ireland is glad to welcome all baptized Christians to receive communion at celebrations of the Eucharist.
Please continue to make our churches safe for everyone.
Those who wish to continue wearing face coverings are welcome to do so.
SERVICES TODAY
10.00am THE EUCHARIST
with Blessing of Palms in St Mary’s, Castletownroche
10.00am MORNING PRAYER
with distribution of blessed Palms in St Mary’s, Doneraile
11.45am THE EUCHARIST
WORSHIP FOR HOLY WEEK
There is a full schedule of services across our three churches to which all are welcome as we enter into this most solemn week of the Christian year Please see overleaf for full details
with Blessing of Palms, Procession; reading of the Passion in St James’s, Mallow
HOLY WEEK WORSHIP
Monday 11 th April : Monday in Holy Week in St James’s, Mallow 8.00pm NIGHT PRAYER
with an address exploring the hymn ‘There is a green hill far away’
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Tuesday 12 th April : Tuesday in Holy Week in St Mary’s, Doneraile
8.00pm NIGHT PRAYER with an address exploring the hymn ‘When I survey the wondrous
cross’
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Wednesday 13 th April : Wednesday in Holy Week in St James’s, Mallow
11.00am THE EUCHARIST with address exploring the hymn ‘O sacred head, sore wounded’
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Thursday 14 th April : Maundy Thursday in St Mary’s, Castletownroche
8.00pm THE EUCHARIST OF THE LORD’S SUPPER with Washing of Feet and Stripping of the Sanctuary
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Friday 15 th April : Good Friday in St James’s, Mallow
8.00pm WORSHIP FOR GOOD FRIDAY with the reading of the Passion according to St John; Proclamation of the Cross
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Saturday 16 th April : Easter Eve in St Mary’s, Castletownroche
9.00pm THE EASTER VIGIL LITURGY with Lighting of the New Fire, Renewal of Baptismal Promises; First Eucharist of Easter
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Sunday 17 th April : Easter Day
10.00am FESTIVAL EUCHARIST in St Mary’s, Doneraile
11.45am FESTIVAL EUCHARIST in St James’s, Mallow
NEWS ITEMS
THANK YOU to everyone who contributed so generously to the retiring collection over the two weeks during Lent for the Church of Ireland Bishops’ appeal to support the people of Ukraine. This has enabled us to send a cheque for over €2,000 to the appeal.
visit to Church of Ireland residents at Brídhaven Home, Mallow,
and looks forward to strengthening the link between the home and our parishes.
CHILDREN’S EASTER WORKSHOP There will be activities for children, centred around the Easter story, in the Parish Hall from 2pm to 4pm on HOLY SATURDAY (16 th April). All are very welcome. For further details please contact Chris Bond 083- 4873227.
THE BISHOP will be consecrating oils for use in the sacramental ministry of the Diocese at the Chrism Eucharist in St Fachtna’s Cathedral, Rosscarbery on Thursday at 12.00 noon, when ministerial vows will also be renewed.
The AGM (Easter Vestry) will be held this year on 25 th April (St Mark’s Day) at 8.00pm in St James’s Mallow.
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.
FUNDRAISER St. Mary’s Church Castletownroche are selling raffle lines for €5 (or 5 lines for €20) to fundraise for the repairs to the Church Tower. If you wish to buy some, or if you are willing to sell some, please contact parishioners in Castletownroche. The draw will take place on Friday 6th May at a Supper in the Community Hall, Castletownroche, at 8pm. Tickets are €20 and must be pre-booked before the 4th May. Contact Hazel Ladd (087/9471182) or Diana Buckley (086/1547810) to reserve your place.
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 Church of Nigeria
We pray for all those known to us, including Marjorie Thompson, Olive Kingston, Cliff O’Hanlon, Manuela, Ivor.
We commend to God’s mercy all who have recently died, especially George Bryan, along with those we have loved and lost whose anniversary of death occurs at this time of year.
We continue to pray for the people of Ukraine, their leaders ; all who are suffering the trauma of war.
We also pray for people working in our hospitals and other healthcare settings as they struggle with the demands presented by rising cases of Covid19.
KEEPING IN TOUCH
The Reverend
MEURIG WILLIAMS
Rector of Mallow Union
Telephone (022) 21473
mllwyd@aol.com
www.mallow.cloyne.anglican.org
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SERVICES NEXT SUNDAY
17 th APRIL 2022 (Easter Day)
Acts 10. 34-43; John 20. 1-18
10.00am THE EUCHARIST in St Mary’s, Doneraile
11.45am THE EUCHARIST in St James’s, Mallow
Please note there is no service in Castletownroche, where the
first Eucharist of Easter is celebrated on Saturday evening at 9pm