Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Church Music Workshop
Saturday, 11th July at St Anthony’s with Anne Preston from the Liverpool Archdiocese Music Service. All welcome. To help with the planing please register you interest with the Parish Office by email (parishoffice@:manx.net) or call 675509 during office hours.
Sunday, May 24, 2009
School Visit
As part of the 150th celebrations a school mass will be celebrated at St Mary’s Church at 10.00 am this Tuesday by the students and staff of St Mary’s.
This week the students will also be looking at the history of St Mary’s and parish life.
This week the students will also be looking at the history of St Mary’s and parish life.
Saturday, May 23, 2009
Second Collection for CCN
The Catholic Communications Network provides support for the Bishops of England and Wales in promoting the Gospel in the media. There will be a second collection to support its work at all Masses this weekend.
The CCN depends on your generosity.
Thank you.
The CCN depends on your generosity.
Thank you.
Friday, May 22, 2009
Message for the 2009 World Day of Communications
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
In anticipation of the forthcoming World Communications Day, I would like to address to you some reflections on the theme chosen for this year - New Technologies, New Relationships: Promoting a culture of Respect, Dialogue and Friendship. The new digital technologies are, indeed, bringing about fundamental shifts in patterns of communication and human relationships. These changes are particularly evident among those young people who have grown up with the new technologies and are at home in a digital world that often seems quite foreign to those of us who, as adults, have had to learn to understand and appreciate the opportunities it has to offer for communications.
In this year’s message, I am conscious of those who constitute the so-called digital generation and I would like to share with them, in particular, some ideas concerning the extraordinary potential of the new technologies, if they are used to promote human understanding and solidarity. These technologies are truly a gift to humanity and we must endeavour to ensure that the benefits they offer are put at the service of all human individuals and communities, especially those who are most disadvantaged and vulnerable.
The accessibility of mobile telephones and computers, combined with the global reach and penetration of the internet, has opened up a range of means of communication that permit the almost instantaneous communication of words and images across enormous distances and to some of the most isolated corners of the world; something that would have been unthinkable for previous generations. Young people, in particular, have grasped the enormous capacity of the new media to foster connectedness, communication and understanding between individuals and communities, and they are turning to them as means of communicating with existing friends, of meeting new friends, of forming communities and networks, of seeking information and news, and of sharing their ideas and opinions. Many benefits flow from this new culture of communication: families are able to maintain contact across great distances; students and researchers have more immediate and easier access to documents, sources and scientific discoveries, hence they can work collaboratively from different locations; moreover, the interactive nature of many of the new media facilitates more dynamic forms of learning and communication, thereby contributing to social progress.
While the speed with which the new technologies have evolved in terms of their efficiency and reliability is rightly a source of wonder, their popularity with users should not surprise us, as they respond to a fundamental desire of people to communicate and to relate to each other. This desire for communication and friendship is rooted in our very nature as human beings and cannot be adequately understood as a response to technical innovations. In the light of the biblical message, it should be seen primarily as a reflection of our participation in the communicative and unifying Love of God, who desires to make of all humanity one family. When we find ourselves drawn towards other people, when we want to know more about them and make ourselves known to them, we are responding to God’s call – a call that is imprinted in our nature as beings created in the image and likeness of God, the God of communication and communion.
The desire for connectedness and the instinct for communication that are so obvious in contemporary culture are best understood as modern manifestations of the basic and enduring propensity of humans to reach beyond themselves and to seek communion with others. In reality, when we open ourselves to others, we are fulfilling our deepest need and becoming more fully human. Loving is, in fact, what we are designed for by our Creator. Naturally, I am not talking about fleeting, shallow relationships, I am talking about the real love that is at the very heart of Jesus’ moral teaching: “You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength” and “You must love your neighbour as yourself” (cf. Mk 12:30-31).
In this light, reflecting on the significance of the new technologies, it is important to focus not just on their undoubted capacity to foster contact between people, but on the quality of the content that is put into circulation using these means. I would encourage all people of good will who are active in the emerging environment of digital communication to commit themselves to promoting a culture of respect, dialogue and friendship.
Those who are active in the production and dissemination of new media content, therefore, should strive to respect the dignity and worth of the human person. If the new technologies are to serve the good of individuals and of society, all users will avoid the sharing of words and images that are degrading of human beings, that promote hatred and intolerance, that debase the goodness and intimacy of human sexuality or that exploit the weak and vulnerable.
The new technologies have also opened the way for dialogue between people from different countries, cultures and religions. The new digital arena, the so-called cyberspace, allows them to encounter and to know each other’s traditions and values.
Such encounters, if they are to be fruitful, require honest and appropriate forms of expression together with attentive and respectful listening. The dialogue must be rooted in a genuine and mutual searching for truth if it is to realize its potential to promote growth in understanding and tolerance. Life is not just a succession of events or experiences: it is a search for the true, the good and the beautiful. It is to this end that we make our choices; it is for this that we exercise our freedom; it is in this – in truth, in goodness, and in beauty – that we find happiness and joy. We must not allow ourselves to be deceived by those who see us merely as consumers in a market of undifferentiated possibilities, where choice itself becomes the good, novelty usurps beauty, and subjective experience displaces truth.
The concept of friendship has enjoyed a renewed prominence in the vocabulary of the new digital social networks that have emerged in the last few years. The concept is one of the noblest achievements of human culture. It is in and through our friendships that we grow and develop as humans. For this reason, true friendship has always been seen as one of the greatest goods any human person can experience. We should be careful, therefore, never to trivialize the concept or the experience of friendship. It would be sad if our desire to sustain and develop on-line friendships were to be at the cost of our availability to engage with our families, our neighbours and those we meet in the daily reality of our places of work, education and recreation. If the desire for virtual connectedness becomes obsessive, it may in fact function to isolate individuals from real social interaction while also disrupting the patterns of rest, silence and reflection that are necessary for healthy human development.
Friendship is a great human good, but it would be emptied of its ultimate value if it were to be understood as an end in itself. Friends should support and encourage each other in developing their gifts and talents and in putting them at the service of the human community. In this context, it is gratifying to note the emergence of new digital networks that seek to promote human solidarity, peace and justice, human rights and respect for human life and the good of creation. These networks can facilitate forms of co-operation between people from different geographical and cultural contexts that enable them to deepen their common humanity and their sense of shared responsibility for the good of all. We must, therefore, strive to ensure that the digital world, where such networks can be established, is a world that is truly open to all. It would be a tragedy for the future of humanity if the new instruments of communication, which permit the sharing of knowledge and information in a more rapid and effective manner, were not made accessible to those who are already economically and socially marginalized, or if it should contribute only to increasing the gap separating the poor from the new networks that are developing at the service of human socialization and information.
I would like to conclude this message by addressing myself, in particular, to young Catholic believers: to encourage them to bring the witness of their faith to the digital world. Dear Brothers and Sisters, I ask you to introduce into the culture of this new environment of communications and information technology the values on which you have built your lives. In the early life of the Church, the great Apostles and their disciples brought the Good News of Jesus to the Greek and Roman world. Just as, at that time, a fruitful evangelization required that careful attention be given to understanding the culture and customs of those pagan peoples so that the truth of the gospel would touch their hearts and minds, so also today, the proclamation of Christ in the world of new technologies requires a profound knowledge of this world if the technologies are to serve our mission adequately. It falls, in particular, to young people, who have an almost spontaneous affinity for the new means of communication, to take on the responsibility for the evangelization of this “digital continent”.
Be sure to announce the Gospel to your contemporaries with enthusiasm. You know their fears and their hopes, their aspirations and their disappointments: the greatest gift you can give to them is to share with them the “Good News” of a God who became man, who suffered, died and rose again to save all people. Human hearts are yearning for a world where love endures, where gifts are shared, where unity is built, where freedom finds meaning in truth, and where identity is found in respectful communion. Our faith can respond to these expectations: may you become its heralds! The Pope accompanies you with his prayers and his blessing.
From the Vatican, 24 January 2009
In anticipation of the forthcoming World Communications Day, I would like to address to you some reflections on the theme chosen for this year - New Technologies, New Relationships: Promoting a culture of Respect, Dialogue and Friendship. The new digital technologies are, indeed, bringing about fundamental shifts in patterns of communication and human relationships. These changes are particularly evident among those young people who have grown up with the new technologies and are at home in a digital world that often seems quite foreign to those of us who, as adults, have had to learn to understand and appreciate the opportunities it has to offer for communications.
In this year’s message, I am conscious of those who constitute the so-called digital generation and I would like to share with them, in particular, some ideas concerning the extraordinary potential of the new technologies, if they are used to promote human understanding and solidarity. These technologies are truly a gift to humanity and we must endeavour to ensure that the benefits they offer are put at the service of all human individuals and communities, especially those who are most disadvantaged and vulnerable.
The accessibility of mobile telephones and computers, combined with the global reach and penetration of the internet, has opened up a range of means of communication that permit the almost instantaneous communication of words and images across enormous distances and to some of the most isolated corners of the world; something that would have been unthinkable for previous generations. Young people, in particular, have grasped the enormous capacity of the new media to foster connectedness, communication and understanding between individuals and communities, and they are turning to them as means of communicating with existing friends, of meeting new friends, of forming communities and networks, of seeking information and news, and of sharing their ideas and opinions. Many benefits flow from this new culture of communication: families are able to maintain contact across great distances; students and researchers have more immediate and easier access to documents, sources and scientific discoveries, hence they can work collaboratively from different locations; moreover, the interactive nature of many of the new media facilitates more dynamic forms of learning and communication, thereby contributing to social progress.
While the speed with which the new technologies have evolved in terms of their efficiency and reliability is rightly a source of wonder, their popularity with users should not surprise us, as they respond to a fundamental desire of people to communicate and to relate to each other. This desire for communication and friendship is rooted in our very nature as human beings and cannot be adequately understood as a response to technical innovations. In the light of the biblical message, it should be seen primarily as a reflection of our participation in the communicative and unifying Love of God, who desires to make of all humanity one family. When we find ourselves drawn towards other people, when we want to know more about them and make ourselves known to them, we are responding to God’s call – a call that is imprinted in our nature as beings created in the image and likeness of God, the God of communication and communion.
The desire for connectedness and the instinct for communication that are so obvious in contemporary culture are best understood as modern manifestations of the basic and enduring propensity of humans to reach beyond themselves and to seek communion with others. In reality, when we open ourselves to others, we are fulfilling our deepest need and becoming more fully human. Loving is, in fact, what we are designed for by our Creator. Naturally, I am not talking about fleeting, shallow relationships, I am talking about the real love that is at the very heart of Jesus’ moral teaching: “You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength” and “You must love your neighbour as yourself” (cf. Mk 12:30-31).
In this light, reflecting on the significance of the new technologies, it is important to focus not just on their undoubted capacity to foster contact between people, but on the quality of the content that is put into circulation using these means. I would encourage all people of good will who are active in the emerging environment of digital communication to commit themselves to promoting a culture of respect, dialogue and friendship.
Those who are active in the production and dissemination of new media content, therefore, should strive to respect the dignity and worth of the human person. If the new technologies are to serve the good of individuals and of society, all users will avoid the sharing of words and images that are degrading of human beings, that promote hatred and intolerance, that debase the goodness and intimacy of human sexuality or that exploit the weak and vulnerable.
The new technologies have also opened the way for dialogue between people from different countries, cultures and religions. The new digital arena, the so-called cyberspace, allows them to encounter and to know each other’s traditions and values.
Such encounters, if they are to be fruitful, require honest and appropriate forms of expression together with attentive and respectful listening. The dialogue must be rooted in a genuine and mutual searching for truth if it is to realize its potential to promote growth in understanding and tolerance. Life is not just a succession of events or experiences: it is a search for the true, the good and the beautiful. It is to this end that we make our choices; it is for this that we exercise our freedom; it is in this – in truth, in goodness, and in beauty – that we find happiness and joy. We must not allow ourselves to be deceived by those who see us merely as consumers in a market of undifferentiated possibilities, where choice itself becomes the good, novelty usurps beauty, and subjective experience displaces truth.
The concept of friendship has enjoyed a renewed prominence in the vocabulary of the new digital social networks that have emerged in the last few years. The concept is one of the noblest achievements of human culture. It is in and through our friendships that we grow and develop as humans. For this reason, true friendship has always been seen as one of the greatest goods any human person can experience. We should be careful, therefore, never to trivialize the concept or the experience of friendship. It would be sad if our desire to sustain and develop on-line friendships were to be at the cost of our availability to engage with our families, our neighbours and those we meet in the daily reality of our places of work, education and recreation. If the desire for virtual connectedness becomes obsessive, it may in fact function to isolate individuals from real social interaction while also disrupting the patterns of rest, silence and reflection that are necessary for healthy human development.
Friendship is a great human good, but it would be emptied of its ultimate value if it were to be understood as an end in itself. Friends should support and encourage each other in developing their gifts and talents and in putting them at the service of the human community. In this context, it is gratifying to note the emergence of new digital networks that seek to promote human solidarity, peace and justice, human rights and respect for human life and the good of creation. These networks can facilitate forms of co-operation between people from different geographical and cultural contexts that enable them to deepen their common humanity and their sense of shared responsibility for the good of all. We must, therefore, strive to ensure that the digital world, where such networks can be established, is a world that is truly open to all. It would be a tragedy for the future of humanity if the new instruments of communication, which permit the sharing of knowledge and information in a more rapid and effective manner, were not made accessible to those who are already economically and socially marginalized, or if it should contribute only to increasing the gap separating the poor from the new networks that are developing at the service of human socialization and information.
I would like to conclude this message by addressing myself, in particular, to young Catholic believers: to encourage them to bring the witness of their faith to the digital world. Dear Brothers and Sisters, I ask you to introduce into the culture of this new environment of communications and information technology the values on which you have built your lives. In the early life of the Church, the great Apostles and their disciples brought the Good News of Jesus to the Greek and Roman world. Just as, at that time, a fruitful evangelization required that careful attention be given to understanding the culture and customs of those pagan peoples so that the truth of the gospel would touch their hearts and minds, so also today, the proclamation of Christ in the world of new technologies requires a profound knowledge of this world if the technologies are to serve our mission adequately. It falls, in particular, to young people, who have an almost spontaneous affinity for the new means of communication, to take on the responsibility for the evangelization of this “digital continent”.
Be sure to announce the Gospel to your contemporaries with enthusiasm. You know their fears and their hopes, their aspirations and their disappointments: the greatest gift you can give to them is to share with them the “Good News” of a God who became man, who suffered, died and rose again to save all people. Human hearts are yearning for a world where love endures, where gifts are shared, where unity is built, where freedom finds meaning in truth, and where identity is found in respectful communion. Our faith can respond to these expectations: may you become its heralds! The Pope accompanies you with his prayers and his blessing.
From the Vatican, 24 January 2009
Thursday, May 21, 2009
World Communications Day
The official theme is: “New Technologies, New Relationships. Promoting a Culture of Respect, Dialogue and Friendship.”
In his message for this year’s World Communications Day, the Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI, addresses young people in particular:
“It falls, in particular, to young people, who have an almost spontaneous affinity for the new means of communication, to take on the responsibility for the evangelization of this ‘digital continent’. Be sure to announce the Gospel to your contemporaries with enthusiasm. You know their fears and their hopes, their aspirations and their disappointments: the greatest gift you can give to them is to share with them the ‘Good News’ of a God who became man, who suffered, died and rose again to save all people.
Human hearts are yearning for a world where love endures, where gifts are shared, where unity is built, where freedom finds meaning in truth, and where identity is found in respectful communion. Our faith can respond to these expectations: may you become its heralds! The Pope accompanies you with his prayers and his blessing.”
Communications Sunday Prayer
O God, whose word is truth
and in whose light we see light,
guide those who tell the story
of our times through word and image.
Make them seekers after truth
and advocates of human dignity.
Grant discernment to all
who rely on their labours,
and, as we confront the pain
and promise of this world,
awaken in us a sense of wonder
at your presence
and of longing for your peace.
Please remember the work of communications professionals on World Communications Sunday.
In his message for this year’s World Communications Day, the Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI, addresses young people in particular:
“It falls, in particular, to young people, who have an almost spontaneous affinity for the new means of communication, to take on the responsibility for the evangelization of this ‘digital continent’. Be sure to announce the Gospel to your contemporaries with enthusiasm. You know their fears and their hopes, their aspirations and their disappointments: the greatest gift you can give to them is to share with them the ‘Good News’ of a God who became man, who suffered, died and rose again to save all people.
Human hearts are yearning for a world where love endures, where gifts are shared, where unity is built, where freedom finds meaning in truth, and where identity is found in respectful communion. Our faith can respond to these expectations: may you become its heralds! The Pope accompanies you with his prayers and his blessing.”
Communications Sunday Prayer
O God, whose word is truth
and in whose light we see light,
guide those who tell the story
of our times through word and image.
Make them seekers after truth
and advocates of human dignity.
Grant discernment to all
who rely on their labours,
and, as we confront the pain
and promise of this world,
awaken in us a sense of wonder
at your presence
and of longing for your peace.
Please remember the work of communications professionals on World Communications Sunday.
Coffee Morning
Onchan Methodist Church are hosting a coffee morning on Monday 25th May from 10.30 until 12 noon. Proceeds in aid of the work of Methodist Mission Partner Rev Dr Janet Corlett and in Utila, Honduras. Admission is £1.00.
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Evening Pilgrimage
This Friday, 22nd May, there will be an evening pilgrimage and prayers by candlelight in the grounds of Rushen Abbey.
The evening will begin at 9pm in the Parish Hall of the Abbey Church, Ballasalla, where a simple supper will be available.Everyone is welcome and admission is completely free of charge. There is no need to book – just turn up on the night!After the supper in the Parish Hall, there will be a procession to the grounds of Rushen Abbey for an act of worship and candlelit pilgrimage. The event will conclude in the Abbey Church.(Should it be a rainy evening, the prayers will take place in the Abbey Church.)
For more information, please pick up a leaflet from the Manx Museum in Douglas or visit www.prayingthekeeills.org.
The evening will begin at 9pm in the Parish Hall of the Abbey Church, Ballasalla, where a simple supper will be available.Everyone is welcome and admission is completely free of charge. There is no need to book – just turn up on the night!After the supper in the Parish Hall, there will be a procession to the grounds of Rushen Abbey for an act of worship and candlelit pilgrimage. The event will conclude in the Abbey Church.(Should it be a rainy evening, the prayers will take place in the Abbey Church.)
For more information, please pick up a leaflet from the Manx Museum in Douglas or visit www.prayingthekeeills.org.
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Our Father Banner
To mark the 150th Anniversary of St Mary of the Isle the pupils at St Mary’s School have made the “Our Father” banner which is now hanging near the first Station of the Cross in St Mary’s .
The wall hanging is over eight feet square and has the words of Our Father.
Each pupil of the school, last year, made a letter for the banner. It’s a work of art.
The wall hanging is over eight feet square and has the words of Our Father.
Each pupil of the school, last year, made a letter for the banner. It’s a work of art.
Sunday, May 17, 2009
Hand of Hope Concert
The Salvation Army Douglas will present the "Hands of Hope Concert" next Saturday, 23rd May at the Salvation Army Citadel, Lord Street starting at 7.00 pm.
This will be a musical feast featuring soloists Terence Qualtrough and Karen Elliott with Douglas Salvation Army Band and Timbrels.Tickets are £4 each including refreshments. All money raised will be given to the Manx Register Charity "Hands of Hope" who assist the poor and needy in the Dorohoi area of Botosani County, Romania.
Saturday, May 16, 2009
Sea Sunday
As part of our 150th celebrations, Sunday 12th July will be a day of remembering past and present members of the Parish who have or had connections with the Sea. If you or your family have any history or anecdotes of seafarers could you please contact Mary Carter on 621258.
Friday, May 15, 2009
Praying the Keels 16th to 23rd May
This is the fourth successive year that a week in May has been set aside for ‘Praying the Keeills’. Organised by local churches, ‘Praying the Keeills’ Week includes a varied programme of events, including visits to the Island’s ancient keeills.
Monday, 18th: An illustrated talk by Manx National Heritage Curator of Field Archaeology, Andrew Johnson, will form another part of the ‘Praying the Keeills’ Week event programme at 7.45pm at the Promenade Methodist Church, Douglas. Andrew will talk about the discoveries made at a keeill site at Mount Murray Country Club by Channel 4’s Time Team in 2006. Admission is free and all are welcome.
Friday, 22nd May: An evening pilgrimage and prayers by candlelight in the grounds of Rushen Abbey. The evening will begin at 9pm in the Parish Hall of the Abbey Church, Ballasalla, where a simple supper will be available.
Everyone is welcome and admission is completely free of charge. There is no need to book – just turn up on the night!
After the supper in the Parish Hall, there will be a procession to the grounds of Rushen Abbey for an act of worship and candlelit pilgrimage. The event will conclude in the Abbey Church.
(Should it be a rainy evening, the prayers will take place in the Abbey Church.)
For more information, please pick up a leaflet from the Manx Museum in Douglas or visit www.prayingthekeeills.org.
Monday, 18th: An illustrated talk by Manx National Heritage Curator of Field Archaeology, Andrew Johnson, will form another part of the ‘Praying the Keeills’ Week event programme at 7.45pm at the Promenade Methodist Church, Douglas. Andrew will talk about the discoveries made at a keeill site at Mount Murray Country Club by Channel 4’s Time Team in 2006. Admission is free and all are welcome.
Friday, 22nd May: An evening pilgrimage and prayers by candlelight in the grounds of Rushen Abbey. The evening will begin at 9pm in the Parish Hall of the Abbey Church, Ballasalla, where a simple supper will be available.
Everyone is welcome and admission is completely free of charge. There is no need to book – just turn up on the night!
After the supper in the Parish Hall, there will be a procession to the grounds of Rushen Abbey for an act of worship and candlelit pilgrimage. The event will conclude in the Abbey Church.
(Should it be a rainy evening, the prayers will take place in the Abbey Church.)
For more information, please pick up a leaflet from the Manx Museum in Douglas or visit www.prayingthekeeills.org.
International Dinner Night
The South Douglas Old Friends Association was full last night with many people enjoying the delights of food from around the world prepared by members of St Mary's parish community. We had dishes from many places including the Isle of Man, China, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Malta, Poland, Philippines, South Africa, Thailand and Zimbabwe. There was food to suit all taste buds. And of course there was a wide selection of deserts to finish the meal. Music for the evening was provided by Shenanigans.
It was a wonderful occasion not only from a dining experience but also an opportunity to meet other people from our Parishes.
Thank you to all who supported the evening by preparing the food and attending the event. The International Dinner was part of the celebrations to mark the 150th Anniversary of the opening of St Mary of the Isle in August 1859.
It was a wonderful occasion not only from a dining experience but also an opportunity to meet other people from our Parishes.
Thank you to all who supported the evening by preparing the food and attending the event. The International Dinner was part of the celebrations to mark the 150th Anniversary of the opening of St Mary of the Isle in August 1859.
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
May time tea
The Isle of Man Adoption Society are holding a May Time Tea with entertainment by Cronk-y-Berry School Choir on Thursday, 14th May from 2.00 to 4.00 pm at St Andrew’s Church Hall, Douglas. Ticket cost £4.00 (including Afternoon Tea). Please support.
The Great Adventure
A journey through the Bible in film, discussion and learning at the Grotto Hall at St Anthony's Onchan every Friday evening at 7.45 pm. Everyone welcome
Sunday, May 10, 2009
Christian Aid Week
Christian Aid Week starts today. Here on the Island Christian Aid are aiming to raise £40,000 and it is hoped that the IOM Government will match this amount. The money raised will go to a project in Burundi. Events during the week include:
Sunday, 10th May at 6.30 pm: United Christian Aid service at Trinity Methodist Church. Speakers: Rev Dee Dee Haines and Rosario Advirta (CA Angola Programme Officer).
Tuesday 12th May from 10.00 am to noon: Coffee morning at Port Erin Methodist hall.
Wednesday, 13th from 3.00 to 5.00pm: Fair-trade cakes and yummies at The Well, Broadway, Douglas
Wednesday, 13th at 7.30pm: ‘Quizaid’ at Corrin Hall, Peel. Teams welcome – contact Pauline Davenport 842507.
Friday, 22nd at 7.30pm: ‘Quizaid’ at St Andrews, Douglas. Teams (of 4/6) welcome – contact Joyce Gaskell 813824.
Sunday, 10th May at 6.30 pm: United Christian Aid service at Trinity Methodist Church. Speakers: Rev Dee Dee Haines and Rosario Advirta (CA Angola Programme Officer).
Tuesday 12th May from 10.00 am to noon: Coffee morning at Port Erin Methodist hall.
Wednesday, 13th from 3.00 to 5.00pm: Fair-trade cakes and yummies at The Well, Broadway, Douglas
Wednesday, 13th at 7.30pm: ‘Quizaid’ at Corrin Hall, Peel. Teams welcome – contact Pauline Davenport 842507.
Friday, 22nd at 7.30pm: ‘Quizaid’ at St Andrews, Douglas. Teams (of 4/6) welcome – contact Joyce Gaskell 813824.
Friday, May 08, 2009
Celebrating 150 Years
As you may be aware St Mary’s celebrates the 150th Anniversary of its opening on the 4th August this year.
There are many events and activites during the year to mark the occasion. You will have already seen last November "A year of meditation and prayer" booklet and we had the "Journey to Calvary and Beyond" booklet in February.
This Thursday the parish will celebrate with the International Dinner (tickets still available).
The following are some of the other events that will take place during the year:
Tuesday, 25th May: St Mary’s School Celebration Mass at St Mary’s Church and during this week at school will look at some of the history of St Mary’s.
Sunday, 12th July: Sea Sunday - celebrating the links between St Mary’s and the sea.
Celebration Week 2nd to 9th August
Exhibition and flower festival at St Mary’s.
Ave Maria - a small book of devotion to Our Lady - will be available this week.
Sunday, 2nd August: Childrens Day.
Tuesday, 4th August: 150th Anniversary Mass.
Thursday, 6th August: Songs of Praise Music Evening.
Sunday, 22nd November - Feast of Christ the King.
11.00 am: Latin Mass at St Mary’s.
7.00 pm: Youth Mass at St Mary’s.
November: launch of Music from St Mary’s CD.
These are just some of the events that are taking place. Details of these and other events will be published in the weekly Newsletter.
There are many events and activites during the year to mark the occasion. You will have already seen last November "A year of meditation and prayer" booklet and we had the "Journey to Calvary and Beyond" booklet in February.
This Thursday the parish will celebrate with the International Dinner (tickets still available).
The following are some of the other events that will take place during the year:
Tuesday, 25th May: St Mary’s School Celebration Mass at St Mary’s Church and during this week at school will look at some of the history of St Mary’s.
Sunday, 12th July: Sea Sunday - celebrating the links between St Mary’s and the sea.
Celebration Week 2nd to 9th August
Exhibition and flower festival at St Mary’s.
Ave Maria - a small book of devotion to Our Lady - will be available this week.
Sunday, 2nd August: Childrens Day.
Tuesday, 4th August: 150th Anniversary Mass.
Thursday, 6th August: Songs of Praise Music Evening.
Sunday, 22nd November - Feast of Christ the King.
11.00 am: Latin Mass at St Mary’s.
7.00 pm: Youth Mass at St Mary’s.
November: launch of Music from St Mary’s CD.
These are just some of the events that are taking place. Details of these and other events will be published in the weekly Newsletter.
School Vouchers
The pupils at St Mary’s School are collecting the Tesco for Schools and Clubs vouchers. If you shop there please collect the vouchers and hand in to the School, Parish Office or at Mass each week.
The Wednesday Word
A new, weekly, Scripture and Prayer resource for the 21st Century Church.
In our three churches the The Wednesday Word is available each weekend for you to take home.
Full details about the mission can be found at http://www.wednesdayword.org/.
In our three churches the The Wednesday Word is available each weekend for you to take home.
Full details about the mission can be found at http://www.wednesdayword.org/.
150 International Dinner
As part of the celebrations to mark the 150th opening of St Mary of the Isle there will be an International Dinner on Thursday, 14th May at 7.00 pm at Douglas Pensioners Club, Finch Road. Only 100 tickets available. Music by Shenanigans.
In appreciation of the many nationalities in our church community we wish to have a variety of dishes all supplied by members of our International Church Community. We hope to have Indian, Irish, Italian, Maltese, Phillippino, Portuguese, South African and Zimbabwe. If you would like to offer a dish from your country, main or desert, we would be very pleased to accept.
For tickets or to offer a course please contact Sheila Scott 475990 or our Deacon Graham 495704.
In appreciation of the many nationalities in our church community we wish to have a variety of dishes all supplied by members of our International Church Community. We hope to have Indian, Irish, Italian, Maltese, Phillippino, Portuguese, South African and Zimbabwe. If you would like to offer a dish from your country, main or desert, we would be very pleased to accept.
For tickets or to offer a course please contact Sheila Scott 475990 or our Deacon Graham 495704.
Thursday, May 07, 2009
Lourdes Fund
The Lenten Alms collected at our three churches raised over £1,200 during Lent. The beneficiaries are The KSC Lourdes Fund and The Lourdes Youth Fund each receiveing £620. Many thanks to you all for your generosity.
Sunday, May 03, 2009
A new, weekly, Scripture and Prayer resource for the 21st Century Church
I am writing to tell you about The Wednesday Word. This is a national prayer mission which I am asking you to support. The mission links parishes and schools throughout the country through regular weekly prayer.
Each week the Parish Version of The Wednesday Word will be made available for parishioners to take home with your newsletter. Please do consider starting to pray the Parish Version of The Wednesday Word in spiritual solidarity with many parishioners throughout the British Isles.
And please particularly remember the non-practising families throughout the schools in our countries – that they be touched by the Gospel they read in the Primary School Version of The Wednesday Word and that their faith may be deepened and their lives in Christ flourish.
The Wednesday Word Mission is dedicated to St Joseph, Patron saint of Families and Protector of the Church. In the tradition of the Catholic Church each Wednesday is dedicated to him.
Lord, we ask you to bless our parishes and the many families in our Catholic schools.
Open our eyes to see your glory; open our ears to hear your call; open our lips to sing your praise; guide us on our journey of faith.
We ask this through Christ Our Lord.
St Joseph, pray for us.
Our Lady, Star of evangelisation, pray for us.
Dom Henry Wansbrough OSB
contributor to The Wednesday Word
Each week the Parish Version of The Wednesday Word will be made available for parishioners to take home with your newsletter. Please do consider starting to pray the Parish Version of The Wednesday Word in spiritual solidarity with many parishioners throughout the British Isles.
And please particularly remember the non-practising families throughout the schools in our countries – that they be touched by the Gospel they read in the Primary School Version of The Wednesday Word and that their faith may be deepened and their lives in Christ flourish.
The Wednesday Word Mission is dedicated to St Joseph, Patron saint of Families and Protector of the Church. In the tradition of the Catholic Church each Wednesday is dedicated to him.
Lord, we ask you to bless our parishes and the many families in our Catholic schools.
Open our eyes to see your glory; open our ears to hear your call; open our lips to sing your praise; guide us on our journey of faith.
We ask this through Christ Our Lord.
St Joseph, pray for us.
Our Lady, Star of evangelisation, pray for us.
Dom Henry Wansbrough OSB
contributor to The Wednesday Word
Friday, May 01, 2009
Want to learn more about your faith?
Knowing God Better at the Grotto Hall at St Anthony’s Onchan each Friday evening at 7.45 pm. Good company & fellowship. All welcome.
Church Music Workshop
Saturday, 11th July at St Anthony’s Hall with Anne Preston from the Liverpool Archdiocese Music Service. All welcome.
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