Divine Liturgy

The Antiochian Orthodox Church will serve Divine Liturgy at St Matthews at 7.00 pm this Thursday 24 September. All are welcome and refreshments will be served afterwards at Silvercraigs Hotel, 27 Palace Terrace, Queens Promenade.
The service will predominantly be in English with a choir singing Byzantine musican and will include some of the the different language groups on the Island - Slavonic, Greek, Romanian, Arabic and Manx. The celebrant will be Rev Fr Irenaeus from The Antiochian Orthodox Church of St Ignatius in Belfast.

Tallis Consort

This Thursday evening Tallis Consort will give a recital in Celebration of the Centenary of the laying of the foundation stone of the Church of Our Lady Star of the Sea and St Maughold in Ramsey. The recital is in the church and will start at 8.00 pm. All welcome to attend.

Table Quiz

On Saturday, 3rd October at Columba Catholic Club in aid of St Ninians Learning Support Unit. 8.00 pm start. Tickets £5 including buffet available from Brian Murphy 627 729 or Josie 406 067

Youth Club

Children from year 6 in all Douglas parishes are welcome to the start of a new year at youth club, starting this Thursday, 19 Sept, from 6.00 unil 7.30 pm at St Columba Club, Circular Road. Family members are welcome.

Racial Justice Sunday

“The Changing Face of Britain and Ireland” is the theme of this year’s Racial Justice Day.

You would have to be blind not to have noticed the way in which these islands have become more multicultural and cosmopolitan over recent years. How do Christians respond to this? Or, more importantly, are Christians bothering to respond?
If we sit back and offer no support to vulnerable sections of society, whatever their origins, then we open the door for extremists to seize the moment and to peddle suspicion, hatred and racism. And this is no distant problem that can be solved from the comfort of an armchair. It’s on our parish doorstep…

Confirmation Conversation

The monthy meeting for the Young People who have been Confirmed will take place on Wednesday at 7.00 pm at the Grotto Hall at St Anthony’s.

Cover Story

St Mary of the Isle 150th Anniversary Celebrations are the cover story in this months Catholic PIC which is available this weekend at the back of Chuch. We have only received a limited number of copies so once their gone their gone.

Christmas Cards

St Mary of the Isle 150 Anniversary Christmas Cards are now avaiable from the Repsository. The cards cost 30p each or a pack of 12 cards for £3.00.