Dear parishioners and friends, Apparently 'you're on mute!' was the most often used phrase of 2020. It looks like it will be a prominent one in 2021 too. We use it when we can see the other person on the Zoom call but can't hear what they are saying until they click on the icon to activate their microphone. It takes a conscious decision to communicate fully with another [...]
Dear Parishioners and friends, This Sunday is the day set aside in the church calendar when we remember the baptism of Jesus in the river Jordan by John. If we were in church tomorrow, we might have a baptism or in St Luke's Church host a special service for all those who were baptised in the parish in the past year, after which the leaves from the baptism tree would be [...]
Dear parishioners and friends, As our churches remain closed for public worship, our services each week will be available again online. The link to our Parish YouTube Channel is here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZDmEQt2VvcJI9ErW29vxPA/videos The service for tomorrow will be available from later this evening. I have begun my challenge of walking 5Km every day in January in aid of the parish and other charities. Thanks to those [...]
Dear parishioners and friends, Our churches may be closed, and in light of the statement by An Taoiseach yesterday evening, our ability to travel is now restricted and we cannot meet up with friends and family in the usual way. However that does not mean that as a parish we cannot pull together for the benefit of our mental, spiritual and physical health, while at the same time raising [...]
Dear parishioners and friends, Our annual Crib Service on the afternoon of Christmas Eve always proves very popular with both children and adults. This year we can't hold it due to the public health restrictions. It would not be safe to have lots of children gather around the crib in St Luke's Church and put all the animals and characters in it, as they usually do. [...]
Dear parishioners and friends, I write in relation to our church and online services for Christmas. Please note there are changes this year for obvious reasons as we continue to contend with the Covid-19 pandemic, so please read this email carefully. The service schedule is as follows: Christmas Eve 7pm St Mary's Church, Marmullane (Passage West) 9pm Holy Trinity Church, Frankfield Christmas Day 8.30am [...]
Dear parishioners and friends, Tomorrow is the 4th Sunday of Advent and services will be held in all our churches as below: 8.30am Blackrock 9.45am Passage 10.00am Frankfield 11.15am Douglas Numbers for these services are limited to 50 and face coverings must be worn in accordance with government health advice. Parish Carol Service (20th December) However on this Sunday we would usually also have [...]
Dear parishioners and friends, Yesterday you received an attachment to the email sent from the Parish Office containing the Advent/Christmas edition of Parish Matters. In it the services for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day were outlined. Obviously, this Christmas will be like no other we have experienced and not everyone will be able to attend services in church. While there are two services on Christmas Eve and three [...]
Church Services for Christmas are as follows: Sunday 20 December 8.30 Holy Communion Blackrock 9.45 Service of the Word Passage 10.00 Service of the Word Frankfield 11.15 Service of the Word Douglas Christmas Eve 7.00pm Holy Communion Passage 9.00pm Holy Communion Frankfield Christmas Day 8.30 Holy Communion Blackrock 10.00 Holy Communion Frankfield 11.15 [...]
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