The Rector writes... Why do you bother to go to church at Christmas? Have you ever asked yourself that question? Last summer I read called God’s Belongers: How people engage with God today and how the church can help. It was written by David Walker, the Bishop of Manchester. One of the interesting aspects of this book was his research, through surveys, into people who attended cathedral [...]
This carol was written in November 2017 with all children who are suffering in the world today in mind. The author was born in Cork in 1928 and was ordained in the Church of Ireland. He has served in Canada for most of his ministry and is a well-known author, preacher and hymn writer. CAROL FOR THE CHILDREN Jesus, babe of Bethlehem’s manger, Helpless in your newborn hour, [...]
Sunday St. Michael’s National School Annual Carol Service – St. Michael’s Church @ 11.30am. St. Mary’s Carol Service – St. Mary’s Church, Marmullane @ 7pm. Monday Badminton – CPH @ 8pm. New members welcome. Tuesday Parish Book Club – The Rectory @ 8pm Wednesday Holy Communion – St. Luke’s Church, Douglas @ 11am Christmas Lunch – Old School House Blackrock @ 1pm Bowls – CPH @ 7.45pm [...]
Sunday The Bishop will preside at a special Service of Thanksgiving as the newly installed Speechley organ will be re-dedicated in St Mary’s Church, Marmullane @ 4pm. All are welcome so please support our parishioners in Passage for this celebration. Monday Badminton – CPH @ 8pm. New members welcome. Tuesday Douglas Churches Together event in Douglas Library on Tuesday, 28th November at 11.00am. Talk by Dr Richard Scriven on ‘Christian [...]
Monday Badminton – CPH @ 8pm. New members welcome. Wednesday Bowls – CPH @ 7.45pm Thursday 1st Cork Company The Boys’ Brigade. - CPH @ 6pm - 7pm Anchors. 7.15pm - 8.30pm Junior and Company sections. Parish Prayers in the home of Kieran Hogan's house at 8pm. Contact the curate for more details. Sunday 26th The Bishop will preside at a special Service of Thanksgiving as the newly installed Speechley organ [...]
Monday Badminton – CPH @ 8pm. New members welcome. Tuesday Parish Book Club – The Rectory @ 8pm Wednesday Bible Study 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 Study in the home of Carol Boylan, Moneygourney @ [...]
Sunday Service & Sausages – St. Luke’s Church, Douglas @ 6pm Monday Badminton – CPH @ 8pm. New members welcome. Wednesday Bowls – CPH @ 7.45pm Thursday An Evening of Supper Theatre, A Fishy Business and Gosforth’s Fete - Canon Packham Hall at 7.30pm. Friday An Evening of Supper Theatre, A Fishy Business and Gosforth’s Fete - Canon Packham Hall at 7.30pm. Saturday An Evening of [...]
The Rector writes…… One of the books I have on my shelf is The Voices of Morebath by the celebrated historian Eamon Duffy. It tells the story of a remote and tiny sheep farming village where thirty-three families worked the difficult land on the southern edge of Exmoor in England. Between 1520 and 1574, through nearly all the drama of the English Reformation, Morebath’s only priest, Christopher Trychay, kept [...]
Wednesday Holy Communion - St Luke's Church @ 11am Bible Studies 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. Anam Cara, the organisation that supports bereaved parents, is holding its next monthly Parent Evening on Wednesday 1st of [...]
Monday Badminton – CPH @ 8pm. New members welcome. Tuesday Douglas ChurchesTogether Fake News on Climate Change– Short Talk and Discussion with Revd Elaine Murray, Rector of Carrigaline, Douglas Library @ 11am. Tea/Coffee served before this meeting Wednesday Bowls – CPH @ 7.45pm Thursday 1st Cork Company The Boys’ Brigade. - CPH @ 6pm - 7pm Anchors. 7.15pm - 8.30pm Junior and Company sections. Parish Prayers [...]
