Eaglais na hÉireann + The Church of Ireland
MALLOW UNION of Parishes
SUNDAY 17 th APRIL 2022
EASTER DAY
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 FESTIVAL EUCHARIST
in St Mary’s, Doneraile
11.45am FESTIVAL EUCHARIST
in St James’s, Mallow
NEXT WEDNESDAY
20 th APRIL Wednesday in Easter Week
THE EUCHARIST In St James’s, Mallow
Acts 3. 1-10; Luke 24. 13-35
TODAY’S READINGS
Acts 10: 34-43
Then Peter began to speak to the crowd: ‘I truly understand that God shows no partiality, but in every nation anyone who fears him and does what is right is acceptable to him. You know the message he sent to the people of Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ—he is Lord of all. That message spread throughout Judea, beginning in Galilee after the baptism that John announced: how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power; how he went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with him. We are witnesses to all that he did both in Judea and in Jerusalem. They put him to death by hanging him on a tree; but God raised him on the third day and allowed him to appear, not to all the people but to us who were chosen by God as witnesses, and who ate and drank with him after he rose from the dead. He commanded us to preach to the people and to testify that he is the one ordained by God as judge of the living and the dead. All the prophets testify about him that everyone who believes in him receives forgiveness of sins
through his name.’
John 20: 1-18
Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the tomb. So she ran and went to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved, and
said to them, ‘They have taken the Lord out of the tomb, and we do not know where they have laid him.’ Then Peter and the other disciple set out and went towards the tomb. The two were running together, but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb first. He bent down to look in and saw the linen wrappings lying there, but he did not go in. Then Simon Peter came, following him, and went into the tomb. He saw the linen wrappings lying there, and the cloth that had been on Jesus’ head, not lying with the linen wrappings but rolled up in a place by itself. Then the other disciple, who reached the tomb first, also went in, and he saw and believed; for as yet they did not understand the scripture, that he
must rise from the dead. Then the disciples returned to their homes. But Mary stood weeping outside the tomb. As she wept, she bent over to look * into the tomb; and she saw two angels in white, sitting where the body of Jesus had been
lying, one at the head and the other at the feet. They said to her, ‘Woman, why are you weeping?’ She said to them, ‘They have taken away my Lord, and I do not know where they have laid him.’ When she had said this, she turned round and
saw Jesus standing there, but she did not know that it was Jesus. Jesus said to her, ‘Woman, why are you weeping? For whom are you looking?’ Supposing him to be the gardener, she said to him, ‘Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me
where you have laid him, and I will take him away.’ Jesus said to her, ‘Mary!’ She turned and said to him in Hebrew, ‘Rabbouni!’ (which means Teacher). Jesus said to her, ‘Do not hold on to me, because I have not yet ascended to the Father. But go to my brothers and say to them, “I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.” ’ Mary Magdalene went and announced to the disciples, ‘I have seen the Lord’; and she told them that he had said these things to her.
NEWS ITEMS
THANK YOU to everyone who contributed time, skill and energy to the worship during Holy Week and into Easter, and in making our churches fitting places of worship and welcome. Many people have worked hard to enable us to celebrate the events at the heart of our Christian faith during this past week and we are all grateful to one another for our time, our commitment, and our presence at worship. Equally, we are grateful to those who organised and facilitated the young peoples’ activities on Holy Saturday.
WEDDING ANNIVERSARY we congratulate Maryanne and Emmanuel Adebisi as they celebrate the 30 th anniversary of their marriage tomorrow, assuring them of our prayers and best wishes, and thanking them for all they bring to the life of our parishes.
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.
BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION Avril Gubbins celebrates her 70 th birthday this month and extends a very warm welcome to everyone to join her and the family for a service of celebration; Thanksgiving in St Mary’s, Doneraile at 3pm Saturday 30 th April. Any donations received will go towards helping Ukrainian refugees.
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. 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 United Church of Pakistan.
We pray for all those known to us, including Marjorie Thompson, Olive Kingston, Cliff O’Hanlon, Manuela, Ivor, Edna Patterson, Betty.
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 who are anxious because of the rising cost of living, especially those who are struggling to heat their homes.
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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Diocesan Readers
Avril Gubbins (022) 24267
Emmanuel Adebisi
0868467464
SERVICES NEXT SUNDAY
24 th APRIL 2022
The Second Sunday of Easter
Acts 5. 27-32; John 20. 19-31
10.00am THE EUCHARIST in St Mary’s, Castletownroche
10.00am MORNING PRAYER in St Mary’s, Doneraile
11.45am THE EUCHARIST in St James’s, Mallow