Dear parishioners and friends, Today we start a 6 week period of Level 5 public health restrictions. I know this is going to be hard for many of you, but it is necessary if we are to suppress the spread of Covid-19 and hopefully look forward to the easing of restrictions in December. Please look out for and keep in touch with each other in [...]
Dear parishioners and friends, The discussion in the media in recent days about the increased infection rates of people with COVID-19 is naturally causing concern to many of you. I don't need to repeat the public health advice, except to remind you that the simple actions of handwashing, wearing face coverings, keeping social distance and reducing social contacts, are the ways in which we will overcome this pandemic. The [...]
Dear parishioners and friends, I hope many of you are enjoying the challenge of reading a chapter of Genesis each day since we launched this idea on 10 October. To encourage you, a short video reflection has just been put up on our parish Youtube Channel. This one is by Blackrock parishioner Dr Tim Jackson. Tim is talking about the opening chapters of Genesis which deal with the theme [...]
Dear parishioners and friends, Today (Saturday 10th) is World Mental Health Day. Mental health is acknowledged and discussed more than ever before. It affects people of all ages. Listening and talking to one another can be really helpful. So today I ask you to lift the phone if you need to talk to someone or if you are doing well, then why not call someone you have not seen for [...]
Dear parishioners and friends, We have to come to terms with the fact that for the next few weeks it is likely that our four churches will remain closed for Sunday and mid-week services. But that does not mean that we don't stay connected as a parish community. I have set up two ways that this can be done. The first is the Genesis Reading Challenge. I hope that between [...]
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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 [...]
