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For Diocesan Magazine - March 2012 - notes on Christmas 2011 - February 2012 WHIST DRIVES: remember to check out the pew sheets for the latest on whist drives! Unless otherwise advertised, the third Tuesday will always be a Whist Drive at Cox’s Hall, 9.00pm. Whist drives also at Shandrum Hall, Drinagh, 9.00pm, first Friday of every month.
CHURCH: What happened to Christmas!? Having missed last month’s deadline for the Magazine (many apologies for that!), time for a quick catch-up of the very busy Christmas period that led up to the end of 2011. Good weather was complemented with good attendances at all Christmas services which included: Dunmanway Community Carols – an ecumenical service with our Catholic and Methodist brethren at St Mary’s, Dunmanway. St Patrick’s Catholic Church provided a lovely choir, and Mr Herbie Parsons kindly acted as organist for the evening. Fanlobbus Carol Service: welcomed pupils from The Model School who sang for us, and Mr Melvyn Beamish was our organist for this service. Our own small and valiant band of singers also contributed some solo items to the service. Fanlobbus Crib Service: an encouraging-sized crowd of families and young children attended our Christmas Eve crib service, where we sang Christmas songs, heard the wonderful nativity story – in a slightly different way! – sang ‘Happy Birthday’ to Jesus, and received our own little muffin/birthday cake. Many thanks to Maeve Kingston who assisted with leading the service. Midnight Communion: another highlight in the calendar, again well attended, and our guest preacher was retired Methodist Presbyter, The Revd Derek Poole, who preached a very interesting sermon. Watchnight Service: this Methodist-initiated service was held again this year on New Year’s Eve, in Cox’s Hall, complete with supper, prayer and an opportunity to bring in the New Year with God.
Welcome Back to Rhoda Patterson: our regular organist at St Mary’s, Dunmanway was on sick leave for a while, recovering from an operation; so we are delighted to see Rhoda back in church again, on the organ stool, and leading us in our singing! We thank God for our Diocesan Readers! Sincere thanks are due to David Bourne and Sandra Dukelow for leading Fanlobbus congregations in worship during the Rector’s holiday leave over the New Year Period. It is always a good occasion to welcome visiting Readers to the Union, and their assistance is much valued indeed. Also, of course, to Sam Jennings, Fanlobbus Union Reader who has, throughout the year, provided much appreciated assistance with services and meetings. We are so fortunate in this diocese to have such people generously giving their time in this way.
Back up to date! St Edmund’s, Coolkelure: We were delighted to have another baptism at St Edmund’s on Sunday morning, 22nd January 2012; when Eoin Justin Timothy received this sacrament, first-born to Lorraine (nee Chambers) and Michael Kenneally, Carrigskullihy, Coolkelure. Please keep this family and all our young families in your prayers. Select Vestry Meeting: Monday 12th March. 8.30pm Cox’s Hall. This meeting will be to prepare for the Easter Vestry – Tuesday 24th April. The Accounts will also be ratified during this meeting. Updating the Register of Vestry-Members: if you are currently on this list please ensure your details are correct by checking the Register at back of church (or see your churchwarden). Forms to be included in the list are also available at back of church. Easter Vestry Notice: this will take place on Tuesday 24th April at 8.00pm in Cox’s Hall. All are welcome to attend, remembering that voting is restricted to membership of the Registered Vestry-members. Next Union Joint Service: 29th April at St Mary’s, Dunmanway, 11.00am.
CONFIRMATION 2012: the Fanlobbus Union Confirmation Service will take place on Sunday 20th May at 11am, at St Matthew, Drimoleague. The Rt Revd Paul Colton, Bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross, will be officiating and preaching. Currently we have six children and one adult candidating for confirmation. Please remember these and their families in your prayers as they prepare to make this important step in life.
Classes for the children will begin on Saturday 24th March at 2.30pm, in the Rectory. Please note that attendance at the Bishop’s Confirmation Day on Saturday 28th April, in Cork, is mandatory. Candidates will also be expected to attend the Teaching Eucharist on 15th April at Drimoleague Church, as this is a part of the confirmation training.
Other Important Church Dates: Sunday 18th March: Mothering Sunday Sunday 1st April: Palm Sunday – Holy Week begins. The Holy Week Services are: Quiet prayer and meditation at 9.00pm – Monday at Drinagh, Tuesday at Drimoleague, and Wednesday at Coolkelure. Maundy Thursday: 8.30pm – Holy Communion at St Mary, Dunmanway. Good Friday: 9.00am: Liturgy and Passion of the Cross, St Mary’s, Dunmanway. 8.30pm: Good Friday Union Service, St Mary’s, Dunmanway. Holy Saturday: 9.00pm. Easter Eve Service with Holy Communion at St Edmund’s, Coolkelure. Easter Day: Holy Communion at Drinagh, Drimoleague and Dunmanway parish churches. (Times to be confirmed)
An Evening Visiting the Holy Land: a provisional date for your diary is Thursday 22nd March, either Cox’s Hall or the Meeting Room at Dunmanway Community Hospital. Mrs Maisie Culbert will be sharing photographs and experiences of her recent trip to the Holy Land last year. More details in due course.
World Day of Prayer Service: Friday 2nd March, 8.15pm, All Saints Catholic Church, Drimoleague: Speaker – The Revd Willi Nesbitt. Theme: ‘Let Justice Prevail’. Service compiled by the Christian Women of Malaysia. This service is for all people – women and men. It is, in fact, no longer called ‘Women’s World Day of Prayer’. But remains a service which women in different parts of the world have prepared based on their own experiences of life, where they live. These are issues which involve all of us who are interested in how God works and ministers across the world, regardless of sex, gender or race.
COX’S HALL NEWS: Badminton Club: Cox’s Hall, Dog Utility Class: will take place on Monday evenings at Cox’s Hall. Contact is Martin Murphy 085 1132199. All dog types are welcome for fun and skills. Dance Class: with Dierdre O’Sullivan is now in full swing, Tuesdays, 2.30pm.
BAPTISM: 22nd January 2012, at St Edmund’s, Coolkelure, Eoin Justin Timothy Kenneally, son to |
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