The Rector writes…… This year, New Year’s Day falls on a Sunday. In our church calendar, 1st January is always set aside as the day when we remember the Naming and Circumcision of Jesus. No doubt like all young parents, Mary and Joseph looked forward to the future with joy and excitement as they held their baby in their arms and gave him the name Jesus. As we journey [...]
Christmas Eve Crib Service – St. Luke’s Church, Douglas @ 4pm Holy Communion – St. Luke’s Church, Douglas @ 11.30pm Christmas Day Holy Communion – St. Michael’s Church, Blackrock @ 8.30am Holy Communion – St. Luke’s Church, Douglas @ 9.15am Holy Communion – St. Mary’s Church, Marmullane @ 9.45am Holy Communion – Holy Trinity Church, Frankfield @ 10am Holy Communion – St. Luke’s Church, Douglas @ 11.15am [...]
Sunday (today) Frankfield Carol Service – Holy Trinity Church, Frankfield @ 10am Carols by Candlelight – St. Michael’s Church, Blackrock @ 7pm. Monday St. Luke’s School Senior Carol Service – St. Luke’s Church @ 7.30pm Badminton – CPH @ 8pm Tuesday St. Luke’s School Junior Carol Service – St. Luke’s Church @12 noon Badminton - Marmullane @ 8pm. Wednesday Badminton –Marmullane @ 10.30am Holy Communion – [...]
Sunday (today) St. Michael’s N.S. Carol Service - St. Michael’s Church @ 11.30am St. Mary’s Church, Marmullane Carol Service @ 7pm. Monday Badminton – CPH @ 8pm Tuesday Badminton - Marmullane @ 8pm. Parish Book Club – The Rectory @ 8pm. Wednesday Badminton –Marmullane @ 10.30am Holy Communion – St. Luke’s Church, Douglas @ 11am Christmas Lunch – Old School House Blackrock @ 1pm Bowls Club [...]
Sunday (today) St. Michael’s N.S. Carol Service - St. Michael’s Church @ 11.30am St. Mary’s Church, Marmullane Carol Service @ 7pm. Monday Badminton – CPH @ 8pm Tuesday Badminton - Marmullane @ 8pm. Parish Book Club – The Rectory @ 8pm. Wednesday Badminton –Marmullane @ 10.30am Holy Communion – St. Luke’s Church, Douglas @ 11am Christmas Lunch – Old School House Blackrock @ 1pm Bowls Club [...]
The Rector writes... It’s official: Truth is dead. Facts are passé. The Oxford Dictionary has selected “post-truth” as 2016’s international word of the year, after the contentious “Brexit” referendum and an equally divisive U.S. presidential election caused usage of the adjective to skyrocket, according to the Oxford University Press. The dictionary defines “post-truth” as “relating to or denoting circumstances in which objective facts are less influential in shaping [...]
Monday Badminton – CPH @ 8pm Tuesday Badminton - Marmullane @ 8pm. Wednesday Badminton –Marmullane @ 10.30am Holy Communion – St. Luke’s Church, Douglas @ 11am Bowls Club – CPH @ 7.45pm. Thursday 1st Cork Company, The Boys’ Brigade are carol singing in Lapp’s Court @ 7pm Old Testament Isaiah 11: 1-10 p650 (NRSV) Psalm 72: 1-7, 18-19 p672 (B.C.P) Epistle Romans 15: 4-13 [...]
Church Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Marmullane 18 20 0 20 Blackrock 47 42 12 50 Frankfield 61 49 48 65 Douglas 92 101 238 129 Totals 218 212 288 264 The above figures relate to the number of census forms returned at our services each Sunday in November. Sometimes this falls short of the recorded congregation in the Preachers’ Book, as some people opted [...]
20th November, 2016 Church Male Female Total St Michael’s 8 4 12 (8.30 only) St Luke’s 93 145 238 (Songs of Praise, but 46 forms not returned. Total congregation – 284. Passage No service Frankfield 23 25 48 Totals 124 174 298
Sunday Service & Sausage – St. Luke’s Church, Douglas @ 6pm Monday Badminton – CPH @ 8pm Tuesday Badminton - Marmullane @ 8pm. Wednesday Badminton –Marmullane @ 10.30am Holy Communion – St. Luke’s Church, Douglas @ 11am Monthly Lunch – Blackrock Old School House @ 12.30pm Bible Study in the home of Joan Miller, Ballintemple @ 2.30pm Bowls Club – CPH @ 7.45pm. Thursday 1st [...]
