The Raffle Draw and Cake Sale will take place in The Hub on Saturday 4th
December. Raffle tickets may be obtained at the back of the church.
Please support the cake sale at 3pm.
Parish News
Carol Service
The parish service is planned for 7pm on Sunday 12th December. In light of
current COVID trends, it will be shorter than normal with five lessons and
six hymns.
COP 26
COP26 finished in Glasgow in November, with most countries agreeing to
net zero commitments; reducing forest loss and degradation; phasing out
coal burning; increasing the production of electric vehicles; reducing
methane emissions; wealthier nations increasing funding for poorer nations
to tackle and adapt to climate change. Undoubtedly, some countries could
have promised to do more, but it is hoped that the target of restricting an
increase in global temperature to 1.5⁰C is attainable. Individually, we can
also play our part. Obviously, there are the larger commitments, such as
retrofitting our homes, buying an electric car etc, but our day-to-day
activities also add up and, combined, can make a huge difference. As we
approach Christmas, could we remember the environment and buy
sustainable gifts, where appropriate; maybe buy fewer, better-quality
items (often more cost-effective in the long run), rather than large
numbers of cheaper, poorly made products. One doesn’t have to be a
“grinch” but wasting food and buying endless plastic toys or unwanted
clothes contribute hugely to global emissions. Ireland produces wonderful
food and gifts; if we support these companies, we not only contribute to
the local economy, but fewer air miles and, hopefully, less waste are
involved. May we all enjoy a “green” Christmas.
Compline 1st December 2021
Topic: Compline
Time: Dec 1, 2021 07:30 PM
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PREPARATION
OPENING PRAYER
The Lord almighty grant us a quiet night and a perfect end.
Amen.
A SENTENCE OF SCRIPTURE
Brethren, be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a
roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour: whom resist,
steadfast in the faith. 1 Peter 5: 8, 9.
VERSICLES AND RESPONSES
But thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us.
Thanks be to God.
O God, make speed to save us.
O Lord, make haste to help us.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit;
as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end.
Amen.
Praise ye the Lord.
The Lord’s Name be praised.
THE WORD OF GOD
PSALM
Psalm 44: 1-9
We have heard with our ears, O God, our forebears have told us, ♦︎
all that you did in their days, in time of old;
How with your hand you drove out nations and planted us in, ♦︎
and broke the power of peoples and set us free.
For not by their own sword did our ancestors take the land ♦︎
nor did their own arm save them,
But your right hand, your arm, and the light of your countenance, ♦︎
because you were gracious to them.
You are my King and my God, ♦︎
who commanded salvation for Jacob.
Through you we drove back our adversaries; ♦︎
through your name we trod down our foes.
For I did not trust in my bow; ♦︎
it was not my own sword that saved me;
It was you that saved us from our enemies ♦︎
and put our adversaries to shame.
We gloried in God all the day long, ♦︎
and were ever praising your name.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son ■
and to the Holy Spirit;
as it was in the beginning, is now, ■
and shall be for ever. Amen.
A READING
Luke 11: 29-32
When the crowds were increasing, he began to say, ‘This generation is an evil generation; it asks for a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah. For just as Jonah became a sign to the people of Nineveh, so the Son of Man will be to this generation. The queen of the South will rise at the judgement with the people of this generation and condemn them, because she came from the ends of the earth to listen to the wisdom of Solomon, and see, something greater than Solomon is here! The people of Nineveh will rise up at the judgement with this generation and condemn it, because they repented at the proclamation of Jonah, and see, something greater than Jonah is here!
ADDRESS
RESPONSORY
Stand
Into thy hands, O Lord, I commend my spirit.
For thou hast redeemed me, O Lord, thou God of truth.
POEM
ADVENT ANTIPHONS
From Mary’s sweet silence,
Come, Word mutely spoken!
Pledge of our real life,
Come, Bread yet unbroken!
Seed of the Golden Wheat,
In us be sown.
Fullness of true Light,
Through us be known.
Secret held tenderly,
Guarded with Love,
Cradled in purity,
Child of the Dove,
Come!
Sr M Charlita
VERSICLE AND RESPONSE
The following responsory may be said:
Keep me as the apple of an eye.
Hide me under the shadow of thy wings.
Preserve us, O Lord, while waking, and guard us while sleeping,
that awake we may watch with Christ, and asleep we may rest in peace
THE GOSPEL CANTICLE
NUNC DIMITTIS The Song of Simeon Luke 2: 29-32
1 Now, Lord, you let your servant | go in | peace: ■
your | word has | been ful|filled.
2 My own eyes have | seen the · sal|vation ■
which you have prepared in the | sight of | every | people.
3 A light to re|veal you · to the | nations ■
and the | glory · of your | people | Israel.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son ■
and to the Holy Spirit;
as it was in the beginning, is now, ■
and shall be for ever. Amen.
Preserve us, O Lord, while waking, and guard us while sleeping,
that awake we may watch with Christ, and asleep we may rest in peace.
PRAYERS
Let us pray.
Lord, have mercy upon us.
Christ, have mercy upon us.
Lord, have mercy upon us.
Let us pray.
Lord, have mercy upon us.
Christ, have mercy upon us.
Lord, have mercy upon us.
THE LORD’S PRAYER
Our Father, who art in heaven,
Hallowed be thy Name,
Thy kingdom come,
Thy will be done,
On earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses,
As we forgive those who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation,
But deliver us from evil. Amen.
Blessed art thou, Lord God of our fathers,
to be praised and glorified above all for ever;
Let us bless the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
Let us praise him and magnify him for ever.
Blessed art thou, O Lord, in the firmament of heaven
to be praised and glorified above all for ever.
The Almighty and most merciful Lord guard us and give us his blessing.
Amen.
CONFESSION
A prayerful examination of the past day is undertaken after which the following words of penitence are used
We confess to God Almighty, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit,
That we have sinned in thought, word, and deed, Through our own
grievous fault. Wherefore we pray God to have mercy upon us.
Almighty God, have mercy upon us, Forgive us all our sins, Deliver us
from all evil, Confirm and strengthen us in all goodness, And bring us
to life everlasting; Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
The priest, when present, pronounces the absolution.
May the Almighty and merciful Lord grant unto you pardon and remission of all your sins, time for amendment of life, and the grace and comfort of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
VERSICLES AND RESPONSES
Wilt thou not turn again and quicken us
that thy people may rejoice in thee?
O Lord, shew thy mercy upon us
and grant us thy salvation.
Vouchsafe, O Lord, to keep us this night without sin.
O Lord, have mercy upon us, have mercy upon us.
O Lord, hear our prayer
and let our cry come unto thee.
Let us pray.
COLLECTS
Stir up thy power, O God,
and come among us.
Heal our wounds,
calm our fears
and give us peace;
through Jesus our Redeemer. Amen.
Father in heaven,
our hearts desire the warmth of thy love
and our minds are searching for the light of thy Word.
Increase our longing for Christ our Saviour
and give us the strength to grow in love,
that the dawn of his coming
may find us rejoicing in his presence
and welcoming the light of his truth.
We ask this in the name of Jesus the Lord. Amen.
THE ENDING
DISMISSAL
We will lay us down in peace and take our rest.
For it is thou, Lord, only, that makest us dwell in safety.
The Lord be with you
and with thy spirit.
Let us bless the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
BLESSING
Restore us again, O God of hosts:
show us the light of your countenance
and we shall be saved.
Bless and keep us, this night and always. Amen.
Evening Prayer 24th Nov 2021
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The Gathering of God’s People
The Greeting
The Lord be with you. And also with you.
Sentence
“You are my strength, Lord, I will love you; Under the shadow of your wings protect me”
The Prayers of Moucan, Welsh, eight century
Introduction
There are some hundreds of saints called Colman. The Colman who built the first church at Cloyne in Co. Cork was ordained late in life at the age of 50. He was influenced by Brendan the Navigator as he searched for his vocation. Brendan called him a column or a pillar of the church and also a dove.
Opening Prayer
Let us pray to God the Father, God the Son, and to God the Holy Spirit
whose infinite greatness enfolds the whole world,
in persons three and one, in essence simple and triune,
suspending the earth above the waters, hanging the upper air with stars,
that he may be favourable to sinners who righteously justifies all who err,
who ever-living lives. May God be blessed for ages. Amen. Moucan, Welsh, eight century.
Penitence
O taste and see that the Lord is good; happy are those who trust in him.
Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.
The Lord ransoms the lives of his servants and none who trust in him will be destroyed.
Christ, have mercy. Christ, have mercy.
Come my children, listen to me: I will teach you the fear of the Lord.
Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.
Collect
Almighty God, you have knit together your elect in one communion and fellowship
in the mystical body of your Son, Christ our Lord:
Grant us grace so to follow your blessed saints in all virtuous and godly living
that we may come to those inexpressible joys that you have prepared
for those who truly love you; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Proclaiming and Receiving the Word
The First Reading – Jeremiah 17: 7-10
“Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose trust is the Lord. He is like a tree planted by water, that sends out its roots by the stream, and does not fear when heat comes, for its leaves remain green, and is not anxious in the year of drought, for it does not cease to bear fruit.”
The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately corrupt; who can understand it?
“I the Lord search the mind and try the heart, to give to everyone according to his ways,
according to the fruit of his doings.”
This is the Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God
The Psalm – Psalm 34: 11-17
℟ – The Response – Turn from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it.
Come, my children, and listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the Lord. ℟
Who is there who delights in life and longs for days to enjoy good things? ℟
Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from lying words. ℟
Turn from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it. ℟
The eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous and his ears are open to their cry. ℟
The face of the Lord is against those who do evil, to root out the remembrance of them from the earth. ℟
The righteous cry and the Lord hears them and delivers them out of all their troubles. ℟
The Second Reading – 1 Corinthians 2: 6-13
Yet among the mature we do impart wisdom, although it is not the wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are doomed to pass away.
But we impart a secret and hidden wisdom of God, which God decreed before the ages for our glorification. None of the rulers of this age understood this; for if they had, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.
But, as it is written, “What no eye has seen, nor ear heard, nor the heart of man conceived, what God has prepared for those who love him,” God has revealed to us through the Spirit.
For the spirit searches everything even the depths of God. For who knows a person’s thought except the spirit of the person which is in them? So also no one comprehends the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God.
Now we have received not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit which is from God, that we might understand the gifts bestowed on us by God. And we impart this in words not taught by human wisdom but taught by the Spirit, interpreting spiritual truths to those who possess the Spirit.
This is the Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.
The Gospel Reading – St John 16: 12-15
Jesus said, “I have yet many things to say to you but you cannot hear them now. When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth; for he will not speak on his own authority, but whatever he hears he will speak, and he will declare to you the things that are to come. He will glorify me, for he will take what is mine and declare it to you. All that the Father has is mine; therefore I said that he will take what is mine and declare it to you.”
This is the Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
Few thoughts
Canticle – The Song of Wisdom
Wisdom is the brightness of eternal light, the spotless mirror of God’s power at work, the image of God goodness.
Wisdom is but one yet she can do all things, herself unchanging, she makes all things new.
Age after age, she enters holy souls and makes them friends of God, and prophets, beloved of God as her companions.
Wisdom is more beautiful than the sun, surpassing every constellation of the stars.
Her radiance is greater than the light of day; for day’s light is followed by the night.
Against wisdom no evil can prevail; she reaches mightily from one end of the earth to the other and orders all things well.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit; as it was in the beginning, is now and shall be for ever. Amen.
The Prayers of the People
We pray for the diocese of Cloyne, its bishop, clergy and people. We give thanks for those who have served in its cathedral and all its parishes, remembering among them the life of philosophical learning and virtuous living spend in the diocese for some twenty years as bishop by George Berkeley from 1734-1753.
Almighty God, you called your bishop – Colman to be a builder of churches in Cloyne, giving him such grace that he was known as a pillar of the church and a man of peace: Grant to all who search for their true vocation constancy in their seeking and ready obedience when they discover it; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Prayers for the Church of God, the nations of the world, the local community, those in need and remembrance and thanksgiving for the faithful departed.
The Lord’s Prayer – Our Father who art in heaven ……….
Dismissal and Blessing
God who in days of old gave to this land the benediction of his holy Church, fill you with his grace to walk faithfully in the steps of the saints and to bring forth fruit to his glory:
And the blessing of God almighty the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, be with you and remain with you always. Amen.
Compline 17th November 2021
Topic: Compline
Time: Nov 17, 2021 07:30 PM
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PREPARATION
OPENING PRAYER
The Lord almighty grant us a quiet night and a perfect end.
Amen.
Our help is in the name of the Lord
who made heaven and earth.
A period of silence for reflection on the past day follows.
Most merciful God,
we confess to you,
before the whole company of heaven and one another,
that we have sinned in thought, word and deed
and in what we have failed to do.
Forgive us our sins,
heal us by your Spirit
and raise us to new life in Christ. Amen.
O God, make speed to save us.
O Lord, make haste to help us.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son ■
and to the Holy Spirit;
as it was in the beginning, is now, ■
and shall be for ever. Amen.
HYMN (SAID)
Before the ending of the day,
creator of the world, we pray
that thou with wonted love wouldst keep
thy watch around us while we sleep.
O let no evil dreams be near,
or phantoms of the night appear;
our ghostly enemy restrain,
lest aught of sin our bodies stain.
Almighty Father, hear our cry
through Jesus Christ, our Lord most high,
who with the Holy Ghost and thee
doth live and reign eternally. Amen.
THE WORD OF GOD
PSALMS
Psalm 124
If the Lord himself had not been on our side, ♦︎
now may Israel say;
If the Lord had not been on our side, ♦︎
when enemies rose up against us;
Then would they have swallowed us alive ♦︎
when their anger burned against us;
Then would the waters have overwhelmed us
and the torrent gone over our soul; ♦︎
over our soul would have swept the raging waters.
But blessed be the Lord ♦︎
who has not given us over to be a prey for their teeth.
Our soul has escaped
as a bird from the snare of the fowler; ♦︎
the snare is broken and we are delivered.
Our help is in the name of the Lord, ♦︎
who has made heaven and earth.
Psalm 125
Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion, ♦︎
which cannot be moved, but stands fast for ever
As the hills stand about Jerusalem, ♦︎
so the Lord stands round about his people,
from this time forth for evermore.
The sceptre of wickedness shall not hold sway
over the land allotted to the righteous, ♦
lest the righteous turn their hands to evil.
Do good, O Lord, to those who are good, ♦︎
and to those who are true of heart.
Those who turn aside to crooked ways
the Lord shall take away with the evildoers; ♦︎
but let there be peace upon Israel.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son ■
and to the Holy Spirit;
as it was in the beginning, is now, ■
and shall be for ever. Amen.
A READING
Mark 13: 9-23
‘As for yourselves, beware; for they will hand you over to councils; and you will be beaten in synagogues; and you will stand before governors and kings because of me, as a testimony to them. And the good news must first be proclaimed to all nations. When they bring you to trial and hand you over, do not worry beforehand about what you are to say; but say whatever is given you at that time, for it is not you who speak, but the Holy Spirit. Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child, and children will rise against parents and have them put to death; and you will be hated by all because of my name. But the one who endures to the end will be saved.
‘But when you see the desolating sacrilege set up where it ought not to be (let the reader understand), then those in Judea must flee to the mountains; someone on the housetop must not go down or enter the house to take anything away; someone in the field must not turn back to get a coat. Woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing infants in those days! Pray that it may not be in winter. For in those days there will be suffering, such as has not been from the beginning of the creation that God created until now, no, and never will be. And if the Lord had not cut short those days, no one would be saved; but for the sake of the elect, whom he chose, he has cut short those days. And if anyone says to you at that time, “Look! Here is the Messiah!”[ or “Look! There he is!”—do not believe it. False messiahs and false prophets will appear and produce signs and omens, to lead astray, if possible, the elect. But be alert; I have already told you everything.
ADDRESS
RESPONSORY
Into your hands, O Lord, I commend my spirit.
Into your hands, O Lord, I commend my spirit.
For you have redeemed me, Lord God of truth.
I commend my spirit.
Glory to the Father and to the Son
and to the Holy Spirit.
Into your hands, O Lord, I commend my spirit.
Keep me as the apple of an eye.
Hide me under the shadow of thy wings.
THE GOSPEL CANTICLE
NUNC DIMITTIS The Song of Simeon Luke 2: 29-32
O King most blessed,
on the day of judgement
number us among your chosen.
1 Now, Lord, you let your servant | go in | peace: ■
your | word has | been ful|filled.
2 My own eyes have | seen the · sal|vation ■
which you have prepared in the | sight of | every | people.
3 A light to re|veal you · to the | nations ■
and the | glory · of your | people | Israel.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son ■
and to the Holy Spirit;
as it was in the beginning, is now, ■
and shall be for ever. Amen.
O King most blessed,
on the day of judgement
number us among your chosen.
PRAYERS
Hear my prayer, O Lord;
listen to my cry.
Keep me as the apple of your eye;
hide me in the shadow of your wings.
I will lie down in peace and take my rest,
for it is in God alone that I dwell unafraid.
That you will give us a quiet night and a perfect end:
we pray to you, O Lord.
That you will have mercy upon us and grant us your salvation:
we pray to you, O Lord.
That you will keep us this night without sin:
we pray to you, O Lord.
That you will guard us and give us your blessing:
we pray to you, O Lord.
That you will bring us with all your saints to glory everlasting:
we pray to you, O Lord.
That you would bless those whom we name now….
we pray to you, O Lord.
Let us commend ourselves, and all for whom we pray,
to the mercy and protection of God.
A period of silence is kept.
COLLECTS
God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
bring us to the dwelling which your Son is preparing
for all who love you;
give us the will each day to live in life eternal;
let our citizenship be in heaven with the blessed,
with the whole company of the redeemed
and with countless angels,
praising, worshipping and adoring your Son,
our Lord Jesus Christ,
who sits upon the throne for ever and ever. Amen.
Visit our homes, O Lord, we pray,
and drive far from them the snares of the enemy;
may your holy angels dwell with us and guard us in peace,
and may your blessing be always upon us;
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
THE LORD’S PRAYER
Uniting our prayers with the whole company of heaven,
let us pray with confidence as our Saviour has taught us.
Our Father, who art in heaven,
Hallowed be thy Name,
Thy kingdom come,
Thy will be done,
On earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses,
As we forgive those who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation,
But deliver us from evil. Amen.
THE ENDING
In peace we will lie down and sleep;
for you alone, Lord, make us dwell in safety.
Abide with us, Lord Jesus,
for the night is at hand and the day is now past.
As the night watch looks for the morning,
so do we look for you, O Christ.
May the light of Christ, the King of all,
shine ever brighter in our hearts,
that with all the saints in light
we may shine forth as lights in the world. Amen.
Evening prayer 10th November 2021
Topic: Evening prayer
Time: Nov 10, 2021 07:30 PM London
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Evening Prayer
10th November, 2021.
Preparation
O God, make speed to save us.
O Lord, make haste to help us.
Psalm 126
When the Lord restored the fortunes of Zion, then were we like those who dream.
Then was our mouth filled with laughter and our tongue with songs of joy.
Then said they among the nations, ‘The Lord has done great things for them.’
The Lord has indeed done great things for us, and therefore we rejoiced.
Restore again our fortunes, O Lord, as the river beds in the desert.
Those who sow in tears shall reap with songs of joy.
Those who go out weeping, bearing the seed, will come back with shouts of joy, bearing their sheaves with them.
Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit;
as it was in the beginning is now and shall be for ever. Amen.
Opening prayer
That this evening may be holy, good and peaceful, let us pray with one heart and mind.
As our evening prayer rises before you, O God, so may your mercy come down upon us to cleanse our hearts and set us free to sing your praise now and for ever.
The word of God
Isaiah 2:1-5
The word that Isaiah son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem. In days to come the mountain of the Lord’s house shall be established as the highest of the mountains, and shall be raised above the hills; all the nations shall stream to it. Many peoples shall come and say, ‘Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob; that he may teach us his ways and that we may walk in his paths.’ For out of Zion shall go forth instruction, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem. He shall judge between the nations, and shall arbitrate for many peoples; they shall beat their swords into ploughshares, and their spears into pruning-hooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more. O house of Jacob, come, let us walk in the light of the Lord!
Address
Anthem: The call of wisdom
Lord of wisdom, lord of truth, lord of justice, lord of mercy.
Walk beside us down the years, ’till we see you in your glory.
Striving to attain the heights.
Turning in a new direction.
Entering a lonely place.
Welcoming a friend or stranger.
I am here, I am with you.
I have called, do you hear me?
I am here, I am here, I am with you.
Silver is of passing worth (Silver), gold is not of constant value.
Jewels sparkle for a while.
What you long for is not lasting.
I am here, I am with you.
I have called, do you hear me?
I am here, I am here.
I am with you.
Rulers govern under me.
With my insight and my wisdom.
Those who know me know my love.
Those who seek me find their answer.
I am here, I am with you.
I have called, do you hear me?
I am here, I am here.
I am with you ×2
God, the father and the son.
Holy Spirit, coeternal.
Glory, glory, be ascribed to you.
Now and to the end, to the end of ages.
I am here, I am with you.
I have called, do you hear me?
I am here, I am here.
I am with you, with you, with you.
Will Todd
Prayers of intercession
Prayers may be offered:
for peace
for places of conflict
for individuals & their needs
for all who work in food production and conservation
for all who work in education
for those who mourn the loss of a loved one, or the loss of a way of life
for the work of aid agencies throughout the world
for those living in poverty or under oppression
Eternal Lord, our beginning and our end: bring us with the whole creation to your glory, hidden through past ages and made known in Jesus Christ our Lord Amen.
The Conclusion
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, be with us all evermore. Amen.
Let us bless the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
Remembrance – War Poems
Peace by Rupert Brooke
Now, God be thanked Who has matched us with His hour,
And caught our youth, and wakened us from sleeping,
With hand made sure, clear eye, and sharpened power,
To turn, as swimmers into cleanness leaping,
Glad from a world grown old and cold and weary,
Leave the sick hearts that honour could not move,
And half-men, and their dirty songs and dreary,
And all the little emptiness of love!
Oh! we, who have known shame, we have found release there,
Where there’s no ill, no grief, but sleep has mending,
Naught broken save this body, lost but breath;
Nothing to shake the laughing heart’s long peace there
But only agony, and that has ending;
And the worst friend and enemy is but Death.
Anthem for Doomed Youth by Wilfrid Owen
What passing-bells for these who die as cattle?
—the monstrous anger of the guns.
the stuttering rifles’ rapid rattle
Can patter out their hasty orisons.
No mockeries now for them; no prayers nor bells;
any voice of mourning save the choirs,—
The shrill, demented choirs of wailing shells;
bugles calling for them from sad shires.
What candles may be held to speed them all?
in the hands of boys, but in their eyes
Shall shine the holy glimmers of goodbyes.
pallor of girls’ brows shall be their pall;
Their flowers the tenderness of patient minds,
And each slow dusk a drawing-down of blinds.
COP26
At the end of October and early November, Glasgow will host COP26 (the 26th Conference of Parties, or UN Climate Change Conference). To have any chance of limiting warming to 1.5⁰C, global emissions MUST halve by 2030 and reach net zero by 2050. The IPCC report earlier this year outlined how this can be achieved. Developed countries must help developing countries financially. Critically, the use of fossil fuels must cease. Irish people in theory support initiatives to mitigate against climate change. However, a recent Ipsos MRBI poll revealed that the majority of people polled do not support eight out of nine climate action measures, proposed to reduce carbon emissions, that would affect them personally (higher taxes on energy and fuel; higher taxes on air travel; risk of electricity supply interruptions; ban on building new data centres in Ireland; reducing the size of the national cattle herd; higher property taxes for homes that are not energy efficient; nationwide ban on burning smoky fuels like coal and peat; increasing cost of driving petrol and diesel cars). The tragedy and irony of this viewpoint is that by not making proactive changes to our lifestyles NOW will result in increased hardship in the not-too-distant future – escalating fuel and energy costs; increased floods, droughts and storms; food shortages. It is time now for action, not just lip service.
Ashford Christmas Market
Plans for an Ashford Christmas Market have had to be scaled back due to ongoing Coronavirus concerns.
A joint Raffle is being planned with Ashford Parish with excellent prizes on offer.
It is also hoped to organise a cake sale and to be involved in carol singing in the village.