Monthly Archives: November 2020

Hope Dawns is a special online carol service that Church Mission Society Ireland (CMSI) is currently producing for churches and groups throughout Ireland. The service films will be launched on 1st December 2020 and will be available to use throughout Advent. The service features: Stories of hope from the global Church Specially recorded music from cathedral choirs & music groups acrossContinue reading “Hope Dawns”

Bishop David has invited us to set aside Advent Sunday, 29 November, as a Gift Day throughout the diocese. Please see his letter and video below. As St Molua’s will be closed for worship on 29 November and 6 December, you may wish to make your gift by means of an electronic bank transfer, orContinue reading “Advent Gift Day”

A pastoral letter from Bishop David which was read in St Molua’s and other parishes on Sunday 22 November: Beloved in Christ, Grace, mercy and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ be with you and those you love. These are days that stretch all of us, days in which we lookContinue reading “Pastoral Letter from Bishop David”

Dear friends, I hope you are keeping safe and well at this difficult time. As you know church life and life in general has been greatly affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. Just as I write this letter, more restrictions are set to come to us all. You will have heard that churches are to closeContinue reading “The Rector writes …”

It will not be long until we are getting the Christmas decorations out of the attic. We wonder if you, like many of us, love to unpack a treasured Nativity scene that holds special memories Perhaps it is one your children made, or a Crib scene that has been passed down through the generations. ThisContinue reading “Nativity Competition for All Ages”

The Winter 2020 edition of our parish magazine CONTACT is now available to read or download in the Resources section of the website, along with copies of previous editions from the past year or so. We hope you enjoy reading the various articles and resources. Please feel free to share with your friends!

Prayer Spaces in Schools Ireland exists to equip and resource youth workers and Churches to engage in School life through creative prayer across the island of Ireland. It is part of 24-7 Prayer Ireland and a global movement of creative prayer in schools. On Monday 23 November our prayer week for schools kicks off andContinue reading “Prayer week for Schools”

Lectio 365 is a daily devotional resource that helps you pray the Bible every day. The Rector has mentioned before how good this app is, and would very much recommend it to you. She was particularly struck recently by the story of Alphonsus Rodriguez a ‘Hero of Hospitality’ (whose official feast day fell on 31.10.20). OnContinue reading “Lectio 365”