If
you have not visited our parish website, please do so; not just once, but
regularly. All activities, together with information from other parishes, can
be found there. Also, if we need to ever cancel an event; this will be the
place to find out one way or the other!
For
diocesan information; google “Church of Ireland” and you will find the links to
all parishes on this island. So, there will be little or no excuses for saying
you did not know where you could worship on any Sunday in Ireland.
If
you want something posted on our parish site, you need to ask me or my daughter
who is also working with some other parishes to help them get up to speed. Our
Diocesan Communication Officer; Margaret Hawkins is doing a fantastic job in
bringing our diocesan site up to speed and is there to help us spread our news!
If
you should be getting your newsletter by email and it has not arrived – text
your email address to me – if you change your address, let me know!!!
Thank-you
to those who supported us in our recent family bereavement. It was very much
appreciated.
May
I wish you and yours a Peaceful & Happy Christmas and a Healthy and Peaceful 2017!
Barbara
Safeguarding Trust – Garda Vetting is now done electronically. We are about to
form a new panel and we are also encouraged to Garda Vet a portion of our
Select Vestry. For those who do not have a computer, there is a way of
submitting the form through the parish liaison officer. In order to progress
this new way of applying for vetting, we now have a service contract with
Church House. There has been some confusion about transference of roles between
parishes and other organisations. This is not yet available to us. So,
unfortunately, if you are vetted for a particular role in one place, you need
to be vetted again for working with other organisations!
Singing group – Will meet in Old St Marys on Fridays 4th & 18th
November
and Friday, 2nd
December 2016 @ 8.00pm
All welcome – this is an opportunity to learn new
hymns and sing old ones in a relaxed atmosphere.
Place 4U - Charity Coffee
Mornings on Friday mornings
Greeting Cards – Greeting cards with pictures of all our 5 churches are available in
each church at €2 each. The inside is blank to
facilitate personal greeting
Confirmation – The Bishop has set a
date for Clonmel on 25th June 2017. Classes will begin after
Christmas. Please, let me know if you have a young person who wishes to be
confirmed or if you, yourself wish to be Confirmed. If there is no indication
of any candidates for 2017 before 20th December; I will need to
inform the Bishop that he can remove our date from his diary!
Tus/Fas – Our Tus participant has resumed working with us under a different
arrangement.
Mariancourt – The Rector attended the Christmas Party there. As usual it was a really
happy and fun afternoon. All facilities in the wonderful residential unit in
the centre of Clonmel is, at the moment,
full!
Christmas Fair – Thank-you to those who worked so hard to make this annual event
a success. It takes up a lot of time for some during
bthe precious weeks. It is such a pity so many parishioners do not support our
efforts to be community and to keep our heads above water. Thank-you to all who
participated in so many ways!
CHURCH SERVICES
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Oct – Nov '16
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St Pauls, Cahir
9.30am
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Holy
Trinity Fethard
9.30am
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Old
St Marys
Clonmel
8.30am
11.00am
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Tullaghmeelan
11.00am
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Dec
11th
Advent
3
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Carols
@ 7.30pm
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M.P.
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H.C.
H.C.
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H.C.
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Dec
16th Friday
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Carol
Service in Old St Mary's, Clonmel @ 7.30pm
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Dec
18th
Advent
4
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M.P
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Carols
@ 7.30pm
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H.C.
H.C.
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Worship
in other church
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Dec
24th
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Christmas
Eve - 1st Eucharist of Christmas in St Paul's Church, Cahir @
11.30pm
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Dec
25th
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H.C.
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H.C
H.C
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Worship
in other church
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Jan
1st
New
Yr
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No
8.30am Service
Central
Service of Holy Communion in
St Paul's, Cahir @ 10.00am*
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Jan 6th
Epiphany
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H.C
– Old St Mary's, Clonmel @ 10.30am
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Jan 8th
Epiph1
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H.C.
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M.P.
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H.C.
M.P.
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H.C.
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Weekday Wednesday Service – Service at 10.30am in
Old St Marys – Refreshments
afterwards
Congratulations! - To David & Anne Marie Kingston on the birth of Orla, a little
sister for
Aoife.
Baptism
- Soni Ene, daughter of Chioma, decided she wanted to be Baptised a
little while ago. And so, on Sunday, 4th
December she made her own vows and received Holy Communion for the first time
in Old St Mary's. We pray that she may grow in faith and in the love of her
Lord.
Bereavements - We extend our sincere sympathy to Kieran McLaughlin and his
family on the death of his father
in Omagh, NI
Charles Edward (Charlie) Thorogood died after a short illness in South
Tipperary General Hospital on 23rd October 2016. We offer our
sympathy to his son, Gary. His funeral will took place on Friday, 4th
November in Old St. Mary's @ 11.00am. Cremation will tke place at the Island,
Cork afterwards.
Keith Frederick Mason died, after an illness borne with foritude and
patience, in South Tipperary Hospital on 30th October 2016. His Funeral
Service took place in Old St Mary's, Clonmel on Thursday, 3rd November 2016. Cremation took place at the
Island, Cork. We offer our sympathy to his widow, Vera, children, Alan &
Claire, grandchildren and sister, Elaine.
Diocesan Readers' Commissioning – Mrs Ann Gill & Mr Ger James were
commissioned as Diocesan Lay Readers on the evening of Advent Sunday in
St Laserian's Cathedral, Leighlin during an amazing Advent Eucharist. They and
six other, one posthumously, received their certificates in Christian Studies
from the Pontifical College, Maynooth on the same evening. Any body can do this
course for their own benefit or as a pathway to further studies. Speak to the
Rector if you would like to try it. The new course has just begun, but you may
be allowed join if you ask asap. Ann did her training in this area and you will
be seeing her again!
Board of Management Training – Ms Wallace and I attended a training evening for
Treasurers of Primary Schools one evening about a fortnight ago. It was
very good and applied really to anybody working in similar environments. There
was lots of revision, enlightenment and sound advice!
Sunday Life -This is an hour-long programme on TippFm which is broadcast from
7- 8am on Sunday mornings. It usually comprises music,
reading and interviews. We keep it light as most of our listeners have just
woken up!
Your
Prayers –
Please remember those who are unwell, at home & in hospital. At
this
time we need to pray, especially, for peace.
Whist Drives - Ken Harris organised the Monster Whist Drive; which
was held on
11th November. The
attendance was small, but , with many generous donations, the final result was
€750; which is now in our hall account. Thank-you Ken and all your helpers and
donors!
A whist drive is quite relaxing,
sociable evening with a nice supper and all for €5. Contributions to the
supper, prizes and raffle, please; even if you do not play!
Friday - 9th December 2016 @ 8.00pm sharp
Friday
- January 2017
Friday -
February 2017
Tipperary Protestant Orphans
Society -This is one of the Church of Ireland's
charities for those in need. It is organised by county
and is about 200 years old. Funds are, at this stage, low. Rector's make
recommendations.
Diocesan Board of Education – This is also a Church of Ireland charity and is
organised by diocese with clergy & teachers as
members. Once again funds are low. We once had an annual collection. This
committee organises the annual school's services.
Marshall Beresford Grant – We applied for help in replacing the perished coving
over the east window in Old St Mary's and will receive
€250 as a grant on completion of the work and, as is usual, on presentation of
receipts. We can expect payment of the grant in late Spring 2017.
Concert – Clonmel Rugby Club - 13th December 2016 in OSM this
concert is Sold
Out !
Diocesan
Magazine –
For those of you who have been receiving this monthly
magazine, the price for 2017 is €40 for 10
copies – If anybody else would like to read about all that goes on in the
parishes of our diocese, please ring me immediately as I need to place our order
asap. Do not forget to give me you payment – they need to be pre-booked!
Cleaning
& Flowers in our Churches – Where there are Tus/Fas participants, cleaning for ordinary Sundays is usually done by them – this is not the case
in Old St Mary's! Remember, your church needs to be clean and tidy;
particularly for Sunday worship. Flowers should not be left to one or two
parishioners to do – volunteer!! New rotas will be put in place asap!
Heating
– Churches
are old and lack insulation – turning the heating on for hours on
end
does not make the building warmer than it does for running it for a maximum of
one hour before worship/events! If you close the doors on entry and leaving the
heat will be most effective!!!!
Assessment
– Is
due with the Diocesan Treasurer on 31st December 2016. We all
expect our churches and clergy to be there for
us when we need them. In order for this to happen, we need your support!
East
End of Old St Mary's – The new coving will be completed and the east wall
painted before Christmas. It will cost some
more than originally thought.
Envelopes & Assessment – Just a reminder that in taking part in the envelope
scheme, you need to fill all envelopes and to indicate
whether you wish the contents of your envelopes to be divided between Sunday
collections only or shared between Sunday collections & Assessment. Receipts will be issued as soon as possible
early in 2017. In 2015 those of you who
filled out the tax relief forms reduced our liability for Assessment by €3,500
– if more of you did that, we would get much nearer to achieving our full Assessment.
Variety
Concert –
This concert was organised by STAC and was the last of the
series
of commemoration events for the centenary of the 1916 Rising to be held in
Clonmel. A variety of organisations took part, the Clonmel Rugby Club Choir,
Bellevue Performance Academy, Kelly Longergan, the Gordonaires, Banna Cluain
Meala & Trad music with Emma & Jenny. It was a most enjoyable evening!
