Eaglais na hÉireann + The Church of Ireland
MALLOW UNION of Parishes
SUNDAY 22nd August 2021
The Twelfth Sunday after Trinity
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.
Please ensure that our churches are safe spaces for everyone by observing all social distancing and hygiene protocols.
Holy Communion will continue to be administered in one kind only and worshippers will receive the consecrated bread.
Sadly, it is still not safe to enjoy hospitality and refreshments after services. With this in mind, please do not gather together around the church doors to talk after services.
SERVICES TODAY
10.00am at St Mary’s, Castletownroche
THE EUCHARIST
10.00am at St Mary’s, Doneraile
MORNING PRAYER
11.45am at St James’s, Mallow
MORNING PRAYER
NEXT WEDNESDAY
25th August
St Bartholomew
11.00am
THE EUCHARIST in St James’s Church Mallow
Acts 5.12-16
Luke 22.24-30
TODAY’S READINGS
Joshua 24: 1-2a, 14-18
Then Joshua gathered all the tribes of Israel to Shechem, and summoned the elders, the heads, the judges, and the officers of Israel; and they presented themselves before God. And Joshua said to all the people, ‘Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: Long ago your ancestors—Terah and his sons Abraham and Nahor—lived beyond the Euphrates and served other gods. ‘Now therefore revere the Lord, and serve him in sincerity and in faithfulness; put away the gods that your ancestors served beyond the River and in Egypt, and serve the Lord. Now if you are unwilling to serve the Lord, choose this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your ancestors served in the region beyond the River or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living; but as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord.’ Then the people answered, ‘Far be it from us that we should forsake the Lord to serve other gods; for it is the Lord our God who brought us and our ancestors up from the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery, and who did those great signs in our sight. He protected us along all the way that we went, and among all the peoples through whom we passed; and the Lord drove out before us all the peoples, the Amorites who lived in the land. Therefore we also will serve the Lord, for he is our God.’
John 6: 56-69
Those who eat my flesh and drink my blood abide in me, and I in them. Just as the living Father sent me, and I live because of the Father, so whoever eats me will live because of me. This is the bread that came down from heaven, not like that which your ancestors ate, and they died. But the one who eats this bread will live for ever.’ He said these things while he was teaching in the synagogue at Capernaum. When many of his disciples heard it, they said, ‘This teaching is difficult; who can accept it?’ But Jesus, being aware that his disciples were complaining about it, said to them, ‘Does this offend you? Then what if you were to see the Son of Man ascending to where he was before? It is the spirit that gives life; the flesh is useless. The words that I have spoken to you are spirit and life. But among you there are some who do not believe.’ For Jesus knew from the first who were the ones that did not believe, and who was the one that would betray him. And he said, ‘For this reason I have told you that no one can come to me unless it is granted by the Father.’ Because of this many of his disciples turned back and no longer went about with him. So Jesus asked the twelve, ‘Do you also wish to go away?’ Simon Peter answered him, ‘Lord, to whom can we go? You have the words of eternal life. We have come to believe and know that you are the Holy One of God.’*
NEWS ITEMS
SUNDAY 29th AUGUST
As is the custom in this Union of parishes, there is one service only on the fifth Sunday of the month. On Sunday 29th August, the Eucharist will be celebrated at St Mary’s, Doneraile at 11.00am. We are hoping to have the service outside (please start praying for fine weather!) If we are able to worship outside, then we will be able to sing! The Eucharist will be followed by a Parish Picnic. Do bring your own picnic lunch to enjoy after the service. However, dessert and liquid refreshments will be provided. A big ‘Thank You’ to people at St Mary’s Doneraile for this!
CLOSURE of MALLOW BRIDGE although there is no service in Mallow next Sunday, please be aware (especially if you had intended to drive to Doneraile by crossing Mallow Bridge) that it will be closed from the evening of Friday 27th August until Monday evening 30th August when the new boardwalk will be installed.
HARVEST THANKSGIVING Services this year will be as follows:
Doneraile and Mallow: Sunday, October 3rd, 10.00 and 11.45
Castletownroche: Sunday, October 10th, 10.00
MALLOW FARMERS’ MARKET
The Mallow Farmers’ Market will be moving to its new home in the grounds of St James’s Church, Mallow, every Friday from 27th August, 9am – noon. This is an excellent opportunity to engage with the life of the town and support local producers from the surrounding area. We hope to be able to open the church for prayer and reflection on Friday mornings.
CONGRATULATIONS to the Reverend Bryn Byrne, recently moved to our parish from London, on his 90th birthday at the beginning of August. Ad multos annos, Bryn!
ECUMENICAL CELEBRATION On Monday last, the Rector joined with Canon Gerrard Casey, the Catholic priest at Doneraile, to offer prayers and bless a new information point at the cemetery in Kilshannig. The numbers of those attending were limited due to public health guidelines, but it was a great occasion when our two Churches were able to celebrate our shared Christian faith and our belonging within communion of saints ‘in this world and the next.’
FOR YOUR PRAYERS
For Paul, our Bishop; and for the clergy and people of this united Diocese. In the Anglican Communion, for the Anglican Church of South America.
We pray for all those known to us, including Jimmy Sheehan, Thomas, Peter, Nicky, Ned Foott, Melissa, Ann Lysaght, Margaret, Imran, Katie, Pat McDonagh and family, the Burke family, Marjorie Thompson.
We give thanks to God for all who are receiving and administering vaccines.
We pray for all who are on holiday at this time and those whose work and family commitments make holidays impossible.
We commend to God’s mercy all who have recently died, among them Andrew McDonagh, Michael Burke, Ann Evans, Cyril Hoffman, Fr Con Cronin, Phil Morrissey along with those we have loved and lost whose anniversary of death occurs at this time of year. 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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NEXT SUNDAY
29th August 2021 (The Thirteenth Sunday after Trinity)
11.00am THE PARISH EUCHARIST in St Mary’s, Doneraile
Followed by our annual Parish Picnic
Deuteronomy 4: 1-2, 6-9; Mark 7: 1-8, 14-15, 21-23