{"id":2230,"date":"2017-05-05T10:46:14","date_gmt":"2017-05-05T10:46:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.douglas.cork.anglican.org\/web\/?p=2230"},"modified":"2017-05-05T11:45:25","modified_gmt":"2017-05-05T11:45:25","slug":"parish-matters-may-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.douglas.cork.anglican.org\/web\/parish-matters-may-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Parish Matters May 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Last month we held our two Easter General Vestry meetings. I would like to take this opportunity to thank all those who attended and contributed to the discussion and voting. I thank those who allowed their names to be put forward for election as members of the Select Vestries<\/strong> and congratulate those who were elected for the forthcoming year. I would also like to congratulate those who were elected as Parochial Nominators<\/strong> and representatives to the Diocesan Synod<\/strong> to serve for the next three years. The results of those elections are on the church noticeboards and in this newsletter and I look forward to working alongside these people in the year ahead.<\/p>\n

We live at a time when many voluntary organisations are finding it hard to get people who will take on very necessary and important administrative roles. Fortunately, this is not currently the case in this parish, but if we are not vigilant, there is always the danger that the bulk of responsibility will be left to rest on relatively few shoulders.<\/p>\n

On Sunday 28th<\/sup> May we will be holding our Parish Barbeque<\/strong> after services that day. As usual it will be in the grounds of the Canon Packham Hall and we anticipate a sunny day and warm temperatures! Shirley Clarke is heading up a committee that is organising this event. Please get your tickets promptly as it helps greatly with the planning and catering. They are available from the churchwardens in each church as well as from Aoife Bhreatnach. Further information is available from the posters on display in the churches and from the parish office. In recent years, this has proved to be a very enjoyable social occasion which brings people from our four different churches together. I hope it will be well supported again this year.<\/p>\n

Finally, I end by congratulating Sabrina Cooke-Nivet<\/strong>, one of our parishioners and a diocesan lay reader, on the news that she has been accepted for training for the ordained ministry. She hopes to begin her studies at the Church of Ireland Theological Institute in the autumn. We are delighted that she is embarking on this next stage of her Christian ministry and we will continue to support her over the next few years of academic and pastoral training.<\/p>\n

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Yours in Christ,\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0Adrian.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\"img_590c59bcd8216\"St Luke\u2019s School Notes<\/strong>.\u00a0 \u00a0During the last few weeks our pupils have been involved in a huge variety of activities demonstrating what a broad education our present generation are so fortunate to receive. 4th Class are working on STEAM engineering projects under the direction of Wesley Bateman, Jake Hanafin represented us in the Eason\u2019s Spelling Bee and got through to the final 15, 3rd Class visited the Lifetime Lab to take part in the Marine Explorers\u2019 Programme and our swimmers came 2nd in the Inter-Schools\u2019 Gala. The main event of this term was our triennial school performance \u201cDestination Imagination\u201d. Our pupils entertained full houses of parents, grandparents and friends in the Canon Packham Hall for two nights with a variety of song, dance, drama, and poetry. Each class produced their own item. The performances from Junior Infants right up to 6th Class were superb. Great credit is due to the pupils, teachers, support staff and parents for all their co-operation and hard work in putting a show of this calibre together. Congratulations to all involved.<\/p>\n

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Easter General Vestry Elections<\/strong><\/p>\n

Douglas Union of Parishes <\/strong><\/p>\n

Churchwardens and Glebewardens<\/strong><\/p>\n

Marmullane<\/strong> \u00a0\u00a0 Incumbent\u2019s Churchwarden\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Shirley Clarke-Swanton<\/p>\n

Vestry Churchwarden\u00a0 Alfred Hosford<\/p>\n

Douglas<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 Incumbent\u2019s Churchwarden\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Tom Chambers<\/p>\n

Vestry Churchwarden\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Liam Cotter<\/p>\n

Blackrock<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 Incumbent\u2019s Churchwarden\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jean Wade<\/p>\n

Vestry Churchwarden\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 David Kerr<\/p>\n

Incumbent\u2019s Glebewarden\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Mervyn Hosford<\/p>\n

Vestry Glebewarden\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Benny Hayes<\/p>\n

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Select Vestry<\/strong> – John Kershaw (Hon. Treasurer) Stephen Daunt, Vicky Coomber, Janet Dillon, Kieran Hogan, Anne Hevers, Aoife Bhreatnach, David Perrott, Patricia Bogan, Martin Brennan, Ivan Johnston, Keith Dawson.<\/p>\n

Parochial Nominators 2017 \u2013 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

Stephen Daunt, Vicky Coomber, John Kershaw, Patricia Bogan<\/p>\n

Diocesan Synod Members 2017 \u2013 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

Vicky Coomber, Janet Dillon, Patricia Bogan, John Kershaw, William Perrott, Tim Jackson, Mervyn Hosford, Ivan Johnston.<\/p>\n

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Holy Trinity Church Frankfield<\/strong><\/p>\n

Churchwardens and Glebewarden<\/strong><\/p>\n

Incumbent\u2019s Churchwarden\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ida Lee<\/p>\n

Vestry Churchwarden\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 John French<\/p>\n

Vestry Glebewarden\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 John Kingston<\/p>\n

Hon. Secretary \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Noel Locke<\/p>\n

Hon. Treasurer\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Roger Flack<\/p>\n

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Diocesan Synod Representatives 2017 \u2013 2020 – Peter de Montfort, David Wolfe. \u00a0Due to its trustee status, all parishioners in Frankfield are permitted to attend meetings of the Select Vestry. We thank all those who serve the parish in this capacity. Their commitment is appreciated.<\/p>\n

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A recent photo of the Confirmation<\/strong> which took place in St. Luke’s Church on Sunday 30th April, 2017<\/p>\n

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“Marmullane Church Choir<\/strong> met recently and agreed that we would have a short practice at\u00a06pm\u00a0in the church on the second Friday of the month. Our first practice will be on\u00a0Fri 12th May.\u00a0Any interested singers welcome, and no need for an audition – just join in! Contact Roger Ellis 087 053 9416″<\/p>\n

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A Coffee Morning<\/strong> will be held in St Mary’s Church Hall Marmullane on\u00a0Saturday 20th May\u00a0from 10 -12. \u20ac3 entry which includes tea\/coffee and homemade scone. Raffle, Plants and general sales table. In aid of Hall Restoration fund.<\/p>\n

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St Fin Barre’s Cathedral is hosting a ‘Come and Sing Psalms’<\/strong> event on\u00a0Saturday 20th May.\u00a0Director of Music Peter Stobart will lead all types of singer through music of different genres, but which uses psalm texts (not just chant, but anthems and hymns too). There is a rehearsal at\u00a02pm\u00a0and a break for tea before a service at\u00a05pm. Email:\u00a0directorofmusicsfb@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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A Week of prayer for Christian Unity Service<\/strong> which will be held in Cork Methodist Church, Ardfallen,\u00a0on\u00a0Sunday 28th May at 7.30pm.\u00a0 The speaker will be Dr. Anne Francis. The theme of the service is ‘Crossing Barriers’ which has been prepared by Christians in Germany.<\/p>\n

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1st Cork Company The Boys\u2019 Brigade Display, Promotions & Awards Evening<\/strong> will take place on Thursday 1st June\u00a0\u00a0 Canon Packham Hall, Douglas.<\/p>\n

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RTE TV Broadcast:<\/strong><\/p>\n

The parish has been asked to record a morning service in the TV studios in Dublin on\u00a0Sunday 18 June\u00a0for broadcast on\u00a0Sunday 23 July. It is very unusual for a parish outside the greater Dublin area to be approached to do this, so it is a privilege to be involved.<\/p>\n

The recording will involve approximately 50 people. This includes the choir and other singers, clergy, readers and a congregation. Mark Slade is currently assembling a joint choir involving choir members from all four of the churches in the parish. Over the next few weeks, I will be approaching people to read or be involved in the service in a variety of ways. We will have more to report next month.\u00a0A. Wilkinson<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Rector writes\u2026\u2026 Last month we held our two Easter General Vestry meetings. I would like to take this opportunity to thank all those who attended and contributed to the discussion and voting. I thank those who allowed their names to be put forward for election as members of the Select Vestries and congratulate those who were elected for the forthcoming year. I would also like to congratulate those […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2192,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,5,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2230","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-announcements","category-news","category-newsletters"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.douglas.cork.anglican.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2230","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.douglas.cork.anglican.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.douglas.cork.anglican.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.douglas.cork.anglican.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.douglas.cork.anglican.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2230"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"http:\/\/www.douglas.cork.anglican.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2230\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2252,"href":"http:\/\/www.douglas.cork.anglican.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2230\/revisions\/2252"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.douglas.cork.anglican.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2192"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.douglas.cork.anglican.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2230"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.douglas.cork.anglican.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2230"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.douglas.cork.anglican.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2230"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}