Sunday Harvest Celebrations – St. Mary’s Church, Marmullane @ 7pm. Guest preacher is Archdeacon Robin Bantry White. Wednesday Bowls – CPH @ 7.45pm Thursday 1st Cork Company The Boys’ Brigade. - CPH @ 6pm - 7pm Anchors. 7.15pm - 8.30pm Junior and Company sections. Friday St. Michael and All Angels Day St. Michael’s Special School Assembly – St. Michael’s Church at 9am Holy Communion – St. Michael’s Church @ [...]
Tuesday Badminton - Marmullane @ 8pm. Wednesday Bible Studies will be held in the home of Joan Miller, Ballintemple @ 2.30pm Bowls – CPH @ 7.45pm Thursday 1st Cork Company The Boys’ Brigade. - CPH @ 6pm - 7pm Anchors. 7.15pm - 8.30pm Junior and Company sections. Bible Studies in the home of Carol Boylan, Moneygourney @ 7.30pm Parish Prayers – The Curate’s house, Blackrock @ 8pm [...]
Tuesday Parish Book Club– Coffee and a chat in the Maryborough House Hotel @8pm Badminton - Marmullane @ 8pm. Wednesday Badminton –Marmullane @ 10.30am Bowls – CPH @ 7.45pm Thursday 1st Cork Company The Boys’ Brigade. - CPH @ 6pm - 7pm Anchors. 7.15pm - 8.30pm Junior and Company sections. Blackrock Village Festival will take place on Saturday, 16th September from 2pm - 6pm. There [...]
The Rector writes…… During the summer, our rural dean, Revd Canon Dr Daniel Nuzum and his assistant, Roger Flack spent the morning travelling around the churches and other properties in this parish. We are not unique in the Diocese in having a considerable portfolio of buildings to maintain and it remains a constant challenge and priority for the Select Vestry of Douglas Union and [...]
The Curate writes…… The summer is upon us at last! Children have finished school, the exams are over and people are going on holidays. One thing that struck me the most, last year, when I was here for my first summer, was how quiet the parish becomes. Numbers are down at all services and everything seems to grind to a halt. It is a time to [...]
The Parish Office will close on Friday, 16th June for the summer holidays and will reopen on Friday, 8th September. For parish hall bookings please contact the rectory at 4891539. Please check the Parish Website www.douglas.cork.anglican.org and the Parish Facebook Page www.facebook.com/douglasunionfrankfield for up to date parish news over the month of July and August.
TODAY: The choir and some parishioners have been invited to participate in a televised service which will be recorded in the RTE Studios in Donnybrook, Dublin today. The service will be broadcast on Sunday, 23rd July. The Rector thanks the Revd Bruce Pierce for presiding at Holy Communion services in Blackrock at 8.30 and in Douglas at 11.15. Dr Tim Jackson is reading Morning Prayer [...]
Sunday St. Michael’s National School will hold a School Fundraiser in the school grounds following from 12.30. Food, Music, Sales, Activities, Children’s Tables, Mini-Competitions etc. All welcome. Annual Blessing of the Boats at the Passage West Maritime Festival at 2.45. All welcome. Tuesday Badminton - Marmullane @ 8pm. Theatre Suppers – A play reading of ‘A Fishy Business’ CPH @ 8pm. All welcome. Thursday [...]
Rector writes…… This month I am going to suggest that you try this little exercise. Take a moment to notice your pattern of breathing. Breathe in deeply and then sigh to expel the air from your lungs. Do this several times. This is a great stress reliever that helps one relax before getting up to do anything. Breathing deeply and becoming grounded at the centre of our souls is [...]
What’s on in the Parish this week? Tuesday Badminton - Marmullane @ 8pm. Wednesday Holy Communion - St. Luke’s Church, Douglas @ 11am Thursday Frankfield Vestry Meeting – Sunday School Room, Frankfield @ 8pm Friday Holy Communion - St. Luke’s Church, Douglas @ 11am Saturday Holy Communion – St. Luke’s Church, Douglas @ 9.30am Diocesan Synod – Rochestown Park Hotel @ 11am [...]
