Parish Matters May 2014

    Parish Matters

Sunday 18^th May, 2014

 (5th Sunday of Easter)     

       What’s on this week?

Sunday            18th   Confirmation Service – St. Luke’s Church @ 11.15am

Confirmation Candidates: Seán Coombes, Adam French, Nicholas

Greene, Seán Hayes, Michael Holland, Matthew Jennings, Billy

Kingston, Alexander Lazic, Ian McCutcheon,  Jean-Luc Pittaway,

Stephen Rumley, Andrew Salter and Lynn Sweetnam.

Tuesday          Parish Art Group – The Old Schoolhouse, Blackrock @             10.30am.

Badminton – Marmullane @ 8pm.  All welcome.

Wednesday    Badminton – Marmullane @ 10.30am

Thursday        Boys’ Brigade.  6pm – 7pm  Anchors. 7.15pm – 8.30pm  Junior and Company Sections.

Friday              Douglas Union Select Vestry Meeting – CPH @ 8pm

                                                               This Sunday’s Readings

                                                                        Notices.

The Rural Deanery Inspection of parish property will take place on Thursday, 22nd May.  Inspection Timetable is as follows; St. Luke’s Church & Choir Room –  9.30am, Canon Packham Hall – 10.00am,

Rectory – 10.15am, Curate’s House – 11.00am, St. Michael’s Church & Old Schoolhouse – 11.30am,

St. Mary’s Church & Parish Hall – 12.30noon and Holy Trinity Church & Sunday School Room – 1.15pm.

School House Lunch will take place on Wednesday, 28^th May at 12.30pm in the Old School House, Blackrock.  All welcome.

Family Fun Day & Sale in Ardfallen Methodist Church on Saturday, 31^st May from 2.30pm-5pm. Bouncy Castle, Plants, Face Painting, Bookstall, BBQ and much more.

Installation of Ven. A. Wilkinson as Archdeacon in Ross Cathedral on Sunday 1 June at 11.30am. All welcome.

Attention Golfers ,  Nohoval Church invites you to sign up your team (of 4) for our Heritage Golf Classic, Friday 6th June 2014  to be held at the Cork Golf Club, Little Island. Play and support our church restoration project. Phone Dermot Duggan 086 820 4315 or Joyce Gleasure 086 848 0950.

Annual ladies lunch in aid of Cork Deaf Association smiley summer camp will take place on Saturday, 7th June at 12.30pm in Bunnyconnellans, Myrtleville.  Ticket are €40 for a three course lunch.  Prize for the best dressed lady.  Contact Pauline Hay on 086/0621474 for more details.

Parish BBQ – Sunday 8th June following 11.15 united service in St. Luke’s Church, Douglas. Tickets available from today – adults €10, under 15s €8. Contact Jean Wade (087 6142155), Noel Locke (0868321797), Ivan Johnston (0862573948), Shirley Clarke-Swanton (0872212969) or church wardens for details. Bring friends, family and the sunshine! Good food and fun for all the family.

Items to be included in Pew News should be delivered into Parish Office, emailed to douglasoffice@ccrd.ie  or telephoned into the office phone no 4369578 by Wednesday 6pm. ‘Pew News’ can be downloaded each week from the parish website at www.douglas.cork.anglican.org