Dear parishioners, I'm sure many of you watched the news last night and saw the statement by An Taoiseach that as a country we are all to move to level 3 restrictions in the government plan 'Living with Covid-19'. This will be a great disappointment to us all but hardly surprising given the fact that case numbers were increasing across the county and country. Now we must do all in our [...]
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Dear parishioners, First of all, thanks to those who attended our Annual General Vestry Meeting for Douglas Union in St Luke's Church on Wednesday evening. Tomorrow the AGM for Frankfield takes place in the church immediately after the 10am service there. Again it will be a short meeting for essential business as I have to be in St Michael's in Blackrock for their Harvest Thanksgiving Service at 11.30am. [...]
Dear parishioners and friends, Tomorrow we are observing Harvest Thanksgiving in three of our churches; St Mary's, Passage West at 9.45; Holy Trinity, Frankfield at 10.00 and St Luke's, Douglas at 11.15. (Next Sunday it will be the turn of St Michael's, Blackrock at their 11.30 service). I am conscious that Harvest Thanksgiving is one of the high points of the year for many parishioners and there will be [...]
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Dear parishioners and friends, Today is National Services Day, and so it was good that at 3pm this afternoon, the bells from some of our churches rang out in tribute to all who serve in our services, as well as for those who continue to work on the front line in our fight against the Covid pandemic. While I have ceased to record worship and reflections for our parish YouTube [...]
Dear parishioners and friends, It is hard to believe it, but exactly six months ago today, the very first confirmed case of COVID-19 was detected in Ireland. It has been a long six months and life is now very different for us all. However we have adapted, and things which were unthinkable before, are now natural and normal. The same is true in the parish. Our churches reopened safely in [...]
Dear parishioners and friends, This week my '3 Minute Thought' is based, not on the Sunday readings but on a person - St Bartholomew. He is someone about whom the gospels tell us very little, yet in church we set a day aside to remember him. St Bartholomew's Day is on 24th August each year. I hope you enjoy my short reflection on him which will be available from [...]
