Dear parishioners and friends Please find the attached link and service leaflet for tomorrow's service. It was to have been the day of confirmation in Douglas and so I refer to that in the service. If your child is part of the current confirmation group you might like to forward this email to the godparents and other family members. The link is also shared on the Douglas Union [...]
Dear Parishioners and friends Please find the attached Order of Service for tomorrow, the 3rd Sunday of Easter and the accompanying video reflection and prayers. I hope you are all keeping well - please feel free to contact me at any time if you require any pastoral support. Here is the link to the video reflection https://drive.google.com/open?id=137eBp5qq0Yg3nHAYrpa 37H0UV2Al2Pq 26 April Easter 3 Every blessing Adrian. -- Archdeacon of [...]
Dear parishioners and friends, Please find attached an Order of Service for tomorrow (19th April). Also included is a video reflection and prayers as well as a family quiz which I hope you will enjoy. In our Gospel reading we hear about Thomas and his questions so I thought you would enjoy a quiz on some famous people who share his name. While I am continuing to keep contact [...]
Dear parishioners, Within the past day or so I have received two useful items of information which I pass on to you. (a) The first relates to an approach I have had from the local Red Cross. They would like to extend the services of the Cork City Red Cross to any members of the community who might benefit from their transport and care facilities. They are offering to transport [...]
Dear parishioners and friends, Although this is still Easter Eve, I am sending you the recorded service for Easter Day as I know some of you wish to have it in good time to send to people abroad. I hope you will find it joyful and encouraging as you think of people across the world celebrating the resurrection in these challenging times. Again I want to thank those who [...]
Dear parishioners Please find attached a service sheet and video link to the service Compline for this Good Friday evening. Compline is a traditional service of night prayer. The words of the service are attached so you can follow it as I read it in the video. You might like to pause the video where indicated and read the psalm and gospel passage yourselves from the sheet. I [...]
Dear parishioners Today is Maundy Thursday when we remember Jesus sharing the Last Supper with his disciples. Please find the attached copy of today's service along with the link to the full recorded service complete with music and imagery. It is only half an hour in length and while I recorded it in the evening to replicate the service we hold each year in St Luke's Church with its [...]
Dear all, It is good to hear from so many of you in response to my emails. While I don't have the opportunity to reply to each individual email, they are all read and those that contain additional information or a request are responded to. It is good to keep in touch. Please feel free to contact me at any time or to phone me if you [...]
Dear parishioners, Please find the attached service for Palm Sunday as well as prayers and my video reflection. You will see that in the videoed prayers the candle has changed from purple to red for Holy Week. The green branches beside the Prayer book remind us of the palms scattered before Jesus. You might like to cut some green branches from shrubs in your garden and have them beside [...]
Dear parishioners and friends, I am writing this on Saturday morning after the Taoiseach's speech last night. I hope that as you all stay at home you will find the attached service, video and other material helpful. The readings are the appointed ones for this Sunday and hold out a message of hope in the midst of our current difficulties.I have also included a children's activity [...]
