Today is the fourth Sunday of the month, so, as is our pattern, we gather together as a group of parishes in a united service. This being an odd-numbered month! – the united service is in St Philip and St James’ Church.

Please note that there are no 10.00 or 11.30 services today.

However, this is a special service. 

For many years, Florrie Halliday has organised a coffee morning in aid of the Irish Cancer Society. The coffee morning originally began with the late Phyllis Hodgins. Last year, Florrie announced that March 2014 would be her last coffee morning. Shortly afterwards, the late Sue McDonnell and I were having a chat about it, and we felt that it would be wrong to let it go, as so many families in our parishes have been affected by cancer; we thought that as the fourth Sunday of March tends to be near Daffodil Day, that at the united service on that Sunday, we would pray for those who are undergoing treatment for cancer, and for all who are involved in the healing and care of people with cancer; for those undertaking research into the treatment and cure of cancer; give thanks for the recovery of those who have survived cancer, and remember those who have died from cancer, and that the coffee morning in aid of the Irish Cancer Society could take place afterwards in the parish hall.  We are also going to have a Bring-and-Buy Stall in aid of the Irish Cancer Society at the coffee morning.

Sunday 22nd March 2015 in St Philip and St James’ Church at 10.30, followed by coffee morning in the parish hall.

Gillian