CHURCH OF IRELAND
Calry Parish Church
DIOCESE OF KILMORE, ELPHIN AND ARDAGH
Notice Sheet
22 March 2026 – Lent V
Rector: Ven Patrick Bamber Tel: 071 91 46513
Associate Minister: Canon Ronnie Bourke
email: rector@calry.ie fb:/calryparishchurch www.calry.ie Day off – Monday
A diverse yet unified community of all ages, sharing the message of Jesus by word and deed in Sligo and beyond.
This is the fifth Sunday of Lent.
11.00 am is a service of Holy Communion.
Readings are: Psalm 130, Romans 8.6-11 & John 11.1-45.
Hymns are: 362 O God beyond all praising; 490 The Spirit lives to set us free; 424 Jesus stand among us
Mette Jensen Kavanagh is playing for us today.
Children will remain in church today, there is no Sunday School.
3.00 pm St John’s Hospital Holy Communion.
Main Services
Date Name Details
29 March Palm Sunday 11.00 am Service of the Word
2 April Maundy Thursday 8.00 pm Service of Holy Communion
3 April Good Friday 12.00 pm Hour at the Cross
followed by inter-church walking with the cross around the town
5 April Easter Day 7.00 am Open air Holy Communion at Lissadell Beach
11.00 am Holy Communion in Calry
Cosy Cats Management Committee Meeting
In the Catacombs on Monday 23 rd at 6.00 pm.
Tuesday Morning Rectory Group
The group resumes on Tuesday at 11.15 am. All welcome!
The Alpha Course
The course continues on Wednesdays at 7.15 pm in the Catacombs.
Next Saturday 28 th is the Alpha Holy Spirit Day. Please pray for all involved.
Select Vestry and Easter General
The next meeting of the Select Vestry is due on Thursday 26 March at 8.00 pm.
The date of the Easter General Vestry (like the AGM) is Tuesday 21 April at 8.00 pm.
Confirmation Preparation
We are meeting after school on Fridays in Calry Rectory.
Saturday Morning Prayer at 8 am – all welcome!
28 March – TREM, Castle St
Free Children’s Easter Event
On Saturday 28 March in Sligo Presbyterian Church 4.00 – 5.30 pm for all National School aged children.
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Don’t forget to enquire about joining the General Vestry if you wish to be eligible to vote at the Easter General
Vestry.
Good News! Bishop Ken Clarke 17 th April
Bishop Ken Clarke is the guest speaker at a special event hosted by the Church of Ireland Evangelical
Fellowship (CIEF) in Calry on Friday 17 th April at 7.30 pm. The theme is ‘What is the good news and why does
it still matter today?’ It promises to be a memorable evening, open to all.
Faith Reignited 14-24 May
This will be an important time for us to focus on outreach. There are two main strands: local events or activities
that each parish or group organises and secondly a series of evenings focussed on challenging questions.
Please pray for this key time and ask for the Spirit’s leading in what we can do in Calry.
Free Suicide Intervention and Prevention Training
For over 18s only. Tuesday 14 th April 6.00 – 9.30 pm at The Showgrounds. Register here.
Oceanview 30 th Anniversary
The CEF Oceanview camp and conference centre is 30 years old this year. A special gathering is planned for
Saturday 13 th June at 3 pm in Rossnowlagh, Co Donegal. For more information or to RSVP go to
www.cefireland.com/oceanview30
The Grammar Christian Union
The young people of the Grammar CU held a bake-sale on Friday in aid of Kindu. It was a great success, in no
small measure because of the kind support of the school community. Well done to all who were involved!
From Open Doors
Prayer for Iran
Heavenly Father, we join with our brothers and sisters in Iran and in the region in calling for peace and
protection for the citizens of those countries. Please protect our church family to be salt and light in the midst of
crisis and may your kindness and mercy be powerfully present. Give wisdom and restraint to all decision-makers
and let hope love and freedom reign in Iran. Amen.
Prayer requests for other nations:
Afghanistan: the Taliban's latest penal code exerts even greater control over women, including
legitimising domestic violence
Iraq: pray for Iraqi believers and other citiizens who are also affected by the ongoing conflict
Nigeria: pray that the state visit of the Nigerian President to the UK will be an opportunity for lasting change
for our church family.
Points for Prayer:
the celebration of Holy Week and Easter
the Alpha Course
Faith Reignited – our Archdeaconry mission
God’s rule and reign to be established in the
world’s conflict zones
And if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you,
he who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies
through his Spirit, who lives in you.
Romans 8.11