Sunday (today)  

St. Michael’s N.S. Carol Service – St. Michael’s Church @ 11.30am

11th-dec

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 – CPH @ 7.45pm.

Bible Study Christmas Get-Together in the home of Carol Boylan, Moneygourney @ 7.30pm

 

Thursday

1st Cork Company, The Boys’ Brigade – CPH @ 6pm – 7pm Anchors.  7.15pm – 8.30pm Junior and Company sections.

 

Friday

Coffee Morning – The Rectory @ 10am – 1pm.  All proceeds in aid of UCC Surgeon Noonan Medical Aid for Africa. All welcome.

 

Saturday

Christmas Whist Drive – CPH @ 8pm.

Christmas Concert in St Luke’s Church. See below for details.

 

Old Testament

Isaiah 35: 1-10 p673 (NRSV)

Psalm

Canticle: Magnificat p128 (B.C.P)

Epistle

James 5: 7-10 p228 (NRSV)

Gospel

Matthew 11: 2-11 p10 NRSV

                                                                          

Notices

On Saturday, 17th December, a special Christmas concert will be held in St. Luke’s Church at 8pm.  Tickets are €15 available at the door.  All proceeds will go to Medecins Sans Frontieres, a charity which is doing such vital work in Syria and in the Middle East at present.

 

On Sunday, 18th December Frankfield Carol Service takes place in Holy Trinity Church at 10am and Blackrock’s Carols by Candlelight will be held in St. Michael’s Church Blackrock at 7pm. No 11.30 service in Blackrock next Sunday.

 

Church Cleaning in St. Luke’s Church:  For December volunteers are needed to clean St. Luke’s Church.  Please fill in your name on the clipboard at the back of the church if you can help.

 

We congratulate Douglas Community Association in winning the ‘All Ireland Pride of Place’ competition in the over 5000 categories.  Bill Perrott (a committee member) was present when the award was presented at a Gala Dinner in Belfast recently.