Dear parishioners and friends,

Welcome to our special service of wholeness and healing this morning at 10:45. Our prayer is for healing, for ourselves and for those who cannot be with us. This morning, we especially remember parishioners and friends who are in hospital or ill at home. We pray that we and they will be strengthened by God’s blessing and by our continued prayer and good wishes.

Easter Eggs:     Our annual appeal for donations of Easter Eggs for our friends in the Storehouse, Crinken has begun. Last year, we collected over 250 Easter Eggs during the season of Lent, and these were donated to Crinken, to distribute to needy families before Easter. Please leave your Easter Eggs beside the side chapel altar and thank you for supporting this appeal. It would be really helpful if we could close the appeal on Wednesday 2 April to allow time for the Easter Eggs to be collected by the Storehouse team and distributed.

Schoolhouse Coffee Dock:      The coffee dock area in the schoolhouse is now open on Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 10:30 to 12.30 and you are warmly invited to drop in and have a cup of tea or coffee and a chat. It is also open on Wednesday and Sunday mornings after the 10:45 services. Pamela Iyer Friel would be delighted to hear from any parishioner or friend of the parish who would like to help on the volunteer rota and she can be contacted on 0876624514 or [email protected].   

Schoolhouse Coffee Dock:      The coffee dock area in the schoolhouse is now open on Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 10:30 to 12.30 and you are warmly invited to drop in and have a cup of tea or coffee and a chat. It is also open on Wednesday and Sunday mornings after the 10:45 services. Pamela Iyer Friel would be delighted to hear from any parishioner or friend of the parish who would like to help on the volunteer rota and she can be contacted on 0876624514 or [email protected].  

Lent:  Our Lent services of Compline continue in the Schoolhouse on Wednesday evening at 7.30pm. At these services there will also be a reflection led by the Revd Lindsay Llewellyn-MacDuff, followed by tea or coffee. Our normal Wednesday morning Eucharist takes place also at 10:45.
Theme for Lindsay’s addresses ‘On the Beloved Disciple’
Wednesday 2 April – John 19 – At the foot of the cross
Wednesday 9 April – John 20 – The witness
Wednesday 16 April – John 21 – Eternal life  (held in church)

Holy Week:      Holy Week begins on Psalm Sunday, Sunday 13 April. During Holy Week there will be a celebration of the Eucharist at 10:45 on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, a reflective service at 7.30pm on Wednesday 16 April, at which Lindsay will give her final address, the Maundy Thursday Eucharist at 7.30pm on Thursday 17 April, the Good Friday Devotion at 12 noon on Friday 18 April and celebrations of the Easter Eucharist on Sunday 20 April at 09:00 and 10.45. Our friends in Dun Laoghaire parish have been invited to join us for the Wednesday evening Lenten services in the Schoolhouse.

The Sick:  We continue our prayers in the parish for all who are unwell and the recently bereaved. We also remember those who are in hospital currently and those who are recovering at home from serious illness. Our hearts go out to all who are in need of our continued prayers and support, and we pray that you may have a real sense of the love that surrounds you.

On-line Banking: It would greatly assist our parish treasurer if you would please fill in the line describing what your donation is for and your name also. Sometimes donations are given online without any information provided and it is very difficult to work out who the donor is.

General Financial Support: Thank you for your continued financial support of the parish and for remembering that our work of ministry continues week after week and year after year. We appreciate your generous and supportive giving. There is a collection at every service in the church. Donations to parish funds may also be posted by cheque made payable to ‘Monkstown Parish Church’ to me here at Winton Lodge if you do not have access to online banking. Our Bank of Ireland bank details are: Account Name: Monkstown Parish Church Business Current Account. Account no: 86014381. IBAN IE 17 BOFI 9011 8386 0143 81. If any of our envelope subscribers wish to talk to Ruth Carnegie, she may be contacted at 087 4339367. We now have a direct payment button on the parish website for those who would like to utilize this facility

With love and prayers  Roy