Harvest for the whole Union and where we invite our Methodist friends as well as friends from America and elsewhere will be on 14th October at Kilmeen. We hope everybody across the Union will be present at this service. There will be refreshments afterwards. The Harvest theme will start the two Sundays previous (30th Sept/7th Oct), in the other churches. Harvest includes the whole of life and all year round not just in autumn. At this service we will give thanks for the restoration of the three south windows in the church, shelves for hymn and prayer books given in memory of loved ones. More about this next month.
We have welcomed into the church of God through baptism, Sinead Chloe Baker-Bennett - daughter of Anne and Anthony at Christ Church, Kilmeen on 18th August .
On 8th September we welcomed Killian Walter Henry Conner through baptism. At the same service, his parents Matt Conner and Kate (née Kingston) had their marriage blessed. It was good to so many friends and relatives at both these occasions and we wish Sinead and Killian, with their parents, all blessings in their lives.
On 1st September – we enjoyed a balmy night for the Union BBQ – lots of wonderful food, and great interest over the old photographs of adults in the congregation who were children in the 1940’s, 50’s and 60’s with some even earlier than that. Thanks to all who provided, cooked, helped tidy up and generally enjoyed the evening. It is times like this that the church community of all ages is strengthened and communion made in a different way.
Ballymoney Garden Club with Newcestown Home and Garden Club have started off with a good Autumn programme. The evenings are always advertised in the Sunday notice sheet but as a once off for those who would like to join and haven’t yet (all welcome) – there is a meeting on Monday 1st October 8.30pm at St Paul’s Church Centre with Mary Sweetnam (Ballymoney) and again (same place) on 5th November 8.30pm with Breda Crowley. Members will be involved with the Newcestown Flower Festival on the 19th/20th/21st October.
The Friends of St Mary’s Desertserges.
1) On Tuesday
2nd October Con McCarthy, headmaster of Ahiohill National School
will be giving an audio visual talk ‘A Walk in time through Desertserges. ’
This is a talk (not a physical walk) on the history of Desertserges and
surrounding area around St Mary’s. The presentation is based on the DVD ‘A
Stroll through Desertserges’ made by the school at Ahiohill. The evening is
open to all, there will be light refreshments. Donations to St Mary’s.
2) On Sunday 4th November 3 - 6pm at the BEDA Hall there will
be an Afternoon Tea Dance to the accompaniment of Colum Cronin. This
promises to be an entertaining occasion. Entrance is10 Euros, including
refreshments. Bring the neighbours! People from other Unions are very welcome as
well.
Frank and Valerie Jennings and family sincerely thank everyone for the huge support in raising €6715 for the Cancer Care Unit at Cork University Hospital. This will help make a great difference for cancer treatment, care and cure.
Holy Baptism
18th August - in Christ Church, Kilmeen, Sinead Chloe Baker-Bennett - daughter of Anne and Anthony
8th
September – in St Bartholomew’s Church, Kinneigh - Killian Walter Henry Conner –
son of Matt and Kate.
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