Due to the COVID-19 restrictions, we are continuing with two services (instead of three) in our group of parishes each Sunday; an 8.30 Holy Communion Service in St Thomas’ Church Mount Merrion and a 10.30 service in St Philip and St James’ Church Booterstown.    As we are asked to keep people indoors for the shortest time possible during the COVID-19 pandemic, this service has been shortened somewhat.    The 10.30 service will be live-streamed each Sunday on our YouTube page, and will also be available later that day as a video on our YouTube Page.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkwQ9cDGC_RMoQNYtJBOM6A

The services are as follows:

Holy Communion on the 1st and 3rd Sundays of the month

Morning Prayer on the 2nd Sunday of the month

Family Service on the 4th Sunday of the month

Service of the Word on the 5th Sunday of the month

If you intend to go to the 8.30 service in St Thomas’ Church, please notify the Rector by 12.00 midday, the previous day (Saturday).   All are welcome.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkwQ9cDGC_RMoQNYtJBOM6A

For the past number of years, we have had a special short service on the second Sunday of the month at 18.30 hours, that is primarily geared towards those who play sport or have other activities on a Sunday morning, particularly children.  After the service we have had sausages and potato wedges, hence, the service was originally known as TJP (Time of Joint Praise) using the initials of the three saints connected with our parishes, became known as The Sausage Service.

During the corona virus pandemic, we are continuing with the service online but obviously, we cannot meet for sausages and potato wedges afterwards, hence, it is now known, as The Sausage(less!) Service, but we look forward to it being known again, in the future as The Sausage Service and that we will be able to gather after the service for hospitality and chat.

The Sausage(less!) Service will be on our parishes’ Youtube page on the second Sunday of each month until the summer at 18.30 hours.