Announcements
Tuesday Badminton – Marmullane @ 8pm The first reading of the play, ‘A Secret Life’, for the Theatre Supper Night in November will take place at 7:30 upstairs in the Canon Packham Hall. If you are interested please join us. The more the merrier. Wednesday Badminton – Marmullane @ 10.30am Bowls – CPH @ 7.45pm Environmental Awareness Meeting featuring guest Speaker - Tony Nagle, Avian Researcher and Ecologist, together [...]
Tuesday Badminton – Marmullane @ 8pm Book Club – The Maryborough Hotel @ Wednesday Bible Studies in the home of Joan Miller, Ballintemple at 3pm Badminton – Marmullane @ 10.30am Bowls – CPH @ 7.45pm Thursday Boys’ Brigade. - CPH @ 6pm - 7pm Anchors. 7.15pm - 8.30pm Junior and Company sections. Friday Douglas Union Select Vestry – CPH @ 8pm. Wednesday 18th September 8pm [...]
The Rector writes…… Have you ever thought about ordination?...Yes, you! Not the person sitting beside you, or the churchwarden or someone who is a member of a church committee…but you? The reason I put the question directly to you is because often we think modestly that someone else is being called and not us. God calls ordinary people, men and women from all sorts of backgrounds, of different [...]
Newsletter of Douglas Union with Frankfield August 2019 The Rector writes…… On the wall in the sanctuary in St Mary’s Church Marmullane, there is a memorial plaque to the Rev. William Meade. It was erected by his son Rev. Richard Meade, who was in charge of the parish at the time. The Rev William Meade died in the vicarage in Passage West on [...]
The Rector writes…… I take this opportunity to write a thank you letter to you all. On 9th June I marked the silver jubilee of my ordination as a deacon. It was to be a quiet family occasion, but obviously the parish thought differently! I was completely taken by surprise by the size of the congregation at St Luke’s Church that day, and by the fact that a [...]
Notices: End of School Year Services. The end of this academic year will be marked as usual with special church services. For St Michael’s staff and pupils, it will be on Wednesday 26 June and for St Luke’s it will be the following day. In Douglas the guest speaker will be the Revd Cliff Jeffers. We look forward to having him with us. CMS Zambia Trip. As our [...]
Notices: Sunday 9th June – St. Michaels School Summer Fete @ 12.30-3pm. All welcome. Garden café, face painting, barbeque, traditional games, jewellery making, glass painting, raffle, bookstall, plants, cakes etc. Monday 10th June – Holy Communion St. Luke’s Church @ 11am Sunday 16th June – As a result of the annual Methodist Conference taking place in Cork, some of the visiting Methodist ministers are going to be preaching in [...]
Newsletter of Douglas Union with Frankfield June 2019 The Rector writes…… Last month I attended the General Synod of the Church of Ireland, which for the first time ever was held in Derry. It was a long drive from Cork, but well worth the journey. We got a great welcome from the people of Derry and Raphoe, and their bishop, Rt. Revd Ken Good. He is known to [...]
Notices: Wednesday 5th June – Holy Communion, St. Luke’s Douglas @ 11am Saturday 8th June - The Diocesan Synod again this year is being held at the Cork International Airport Hotel. The Eucharist will be celebrated in Holy Trinity Church, Frankfield at the start of the day’s proceedings. Sunday 16th June – As a result of the annual Methodist Conference taking place in Cork, some [...]
Notices: Sunday 26th - The final Ecumenical Bible Meeting will be held in the Sacred Heart Hall, Western Road at 7.30pm tonight, by Dr. Jessie Rogers. No booking required. Donations to cover costs will be welcome. Wednesday 29th – Old School Lunch in Blackrock at 12.30. This is the last lunch before the summer holidays. Thursday 30th – Ascension Day, Holy Communion in St [...]
