Singing Group –

Tues, 12th April in Old St. Mary’ @ 8.00pm. New voices are always welcome –whether you want to sit near the organ or not! We practise well known hymns etc and learn new ones.

Select Vestry Meeting –

Next meeting – Tuesday, 5th April 2011 @ 7.00pm in the Rectory – main item on the agenda will be the 2010 accounts.

Easter 2011

Easter 2011 – The Rev Dr Richard Buxton, retired assistant Warden of St Deniol’s
Library, Hawarden, Wales (Gladstone’s Library) will be with us during Holy Week this year. The Bishop has requested that we celebrate Holy Week and Easter in a special way Easter is the most important Festival of the Church Year – without Easter we would have no Christian faith

I hope as many of you as possible will take part in as much of this celebration of Easter as possible. I also hope that parents will bring their children to as much as possible. It is important that they experience the life & worship of the Church into which they have been baptised as possible.
Easter is the time of Baptism and the Baptism of an adult or child at the Easter Vigil would give true meaning to our celebrations.

Palm Sunday, 17th April – The Way of the Cross – in Old St Mary’s Churchyard @
11.00am – Children & Adults will make banners representing the
14 points in the story of Jesus’ Passion, Death & Resurrection
during Lent.

This series of readings & prayers will be followed by a Celebration of Holy Communion in the church – in the event of inclement weather the complete Service will take place indoors.

Monday, 18th April – Service of Compline in St. Paul’s, Cahir @ 8.00pm

Tuesday, 19th April – Service of Evening Prayer in Holy Trinity, Fethard @ 8.00pm

Wednesday, 20th April – Service for Spy Wednesday in Tullaghmeelan Church at 8pm

Thursday, 21st April – Celebration of Holy Communion for Maundy Thursday in Old St
Mary’s @ 8.00pm – this will include the washing of feet –
volunteers, pleasr!

Friday, 22nd April – Good Friday – Liturgy in St Paul’s, Cahir @ 9.30am

Liturgy in Old St Mary’s @ 12.00noon - “The Seven Last Words” – this series of readings, prayer & music lasts 3 hours & people are welcome to attend for the duration or to come & go during that time – this liturgy represents the 3 hours Jesus was on the cross.

Liturgy in Holy Trinity, Fethard @ 8.00pm
Saturday, 23rd April – Easter Eve – Ecumenical lighting of the Paschal Candle at Old St Mary’s followed by the Easter Vigil with renewal of Baptismal Vows & Holy Communion and Night Watch – the latter part lasts until the last person goes home!


Sunday, 24th April – Easter Day – 8.30am – HC – Old St Mary’s, Clonmel
9.30am – HC – St Paul’s, Cahir
9.30 am- HC - Holy Trinity, Fethard
11.00am –HC – Old St Mary’s, Clonmel

General Easter Vestry & Triennial Elections –

Will take place in Old St Mary’s Church of Ireland, Clonmel, on Thursday, 28th April 2011 @ 7.30pm

Bring & Buy –

This annual event is planned for the 1st Sunday in June, in the
afternoon. It is always a great success, but it does need everybody’s
support.

Whist Drives –

These take place on the 2nd Friday of each month in the Sisters of Charity
School hall, across the road from Old St. Mary's Church of Ireland, Clonmel. It is a great night of fellowship in the relaxed atmosphere of a
game of whist.
Friday, 8th April @ 7.45pm
Friday, 15th April - @ 7.45pm – Meals on Wheels

Sharing with & Resourcing Others –

The Rector, as Diocesan Warden of readers, recently facilitated an evening with diocesan readers & the Rev Canon Liz Beasley, bishop’s Assistant, Hawaii. She was here in Ireland to learn about how we train people for ministry as they have done very little since Hawaii was evangelised in the 1860s. We all learned a lot!

Installation of Canons –

The Rector was installed as Treasurer of St. Canice’s Cathedral, Kilkenny on Wednesday,15th March @ 3.30pm.
The Rector of Abbeyleix was installed as Chancellor and the Deans of Leighlin & Waterford were installed as Canons.

Holy Trinity Fethard–

The mesh grids are now in place on all the church windows and the “vestry” window that was destroyed in the 2009 break-in has been replaced.

World Day of Prayer –

This took place in St. Oliver’s Church this year on 4th March. The service was written by the women of chile. It was well attended and the church choir led the singing. It was good that parishes outside Clonmel Urban area are now involved in this annual ecumenical venture.

Study Evening –

Wednesday, 13th April @ 8.00pm in the Rectory, the Rev James
Mulhall, will lead an evening of study on St Matthew’s gospel. This is the gospel we are reading this year. James is a talented teacher. Please support this evening!

Concert –

On Friday, 25th March Old St. Mary’s, Church of Ireland, Clonmel was packed for Kelley Lonergan’s “exhibition” recital. She was joined by Mum, Derek Ryan 9Baritone) and
friends in a memorable evening of wonderful music.

Drop in Coffee morning –

Saturday, 16th April 2011 – just drop into the Rectory for a cuppa, scone & a chat from 10.30am – 12noon. Donations to the Hall Restoration Fund

Envelope Scheme –

Our new “envelope scheme” has got off to a very encouraging start with an increase already in the numbers over our old scheme. Those who take part in this effort to help people plan their giving and to realise that they have a part to play even when absent will fill an envelope each week, whether in church or not.

We are going to assume that people have sat down and planned their giving and that what is put into the 1st envelope is what will be given each week.
You may decide to include your Assessment in your calculation, but you need to write on your 1st envelope which part of giving your envelope represents – this will enable us to distribute your giving among the areas of giving – collections, Assessment.
Be aware that “special collections will not be included in your envelope.

Safeguarding Trust –

The latest newsletter explains who should be contacted by the Parish Panel in the event of an incident or suspicion of an incident of abuse of minors coming to the knowledge of the Parish Panel. The members of the Parish Panel in this parish are :
The Rector: Tel 052 6187464/086-2750735
Mrs Suzanne Mulhall: Tel 051 646984
Mr John Chamney Tel 0862455739
If you suspect that a child (anybody under 18 years of age) has/is being abused on Church property, the appropriate action is to speak to a member of the Panel who will then follow the appropriate procedure.

Schools’ Festival Service –

The Service for this year in Cashel, Waterford & Lismore area of our diocese will take place in Cashel Cathedral on Friday, 11th June @ 11.00am

Sunday Life –

Every Sunday morning @ 7.00am, presented by clergy of South Tipperary
– music, readings & meditation.

Baptisms, Marriages & Funerals –

For any of these events to take place in any of the Churches within Clonmel Union of Parishes you must arrange by appointment with the Rector – for weddings please remember the legal requirement is that you must make contact more than three months before the proposed date of wedding.

Bereavement –

We sympathise with the family of Sara Fennell, a faithful and devout Church member, who died peacefully after a long illness borne with Chrisitan fortitude and faith. She rested in St. Paul’s Church, Cahir, where she was a regular and active member of the congregation, on the night of 26th March, and her funeral Service took place in Old St. Mary’s on the following day. The full church was testimony to the high esteem in which she was held. Burial took place in St Patrick’s churchyard, Inishlounaght. May she rest in peace.