Church of Ireland

Calry Parish Church

Diocese of Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh

Notice Sheet

25 October 2026 – 5^th before Advent

Rector: Ven Patrick Bamber Tel: 071 91 46513. Day off – Monday

Associate Minister: Canon Ronnie Bourke

Curate: Revd Victoria Pringle 089 400 2605. Day off - Friday

email: rector@calry.ie  fb:/calryparishchurch  www.calry.ie

A diverse yet unified community of all ages, sharing the message of Jesus by word and deed in Sligo and beyond.

NB: Clocks go back one hour this weekend.

11 am – our monthly service of Holy Communion is led by Canon Ronnie Bourke. Doris Nairn from Sligo Methodist Church will be playing.

Hymns are:

My Jesus my Saviour (T & P)

386 Spirit of God unseen as the wind

429 Lord Jesus Christ

Readings are: Deuteronomy 34: 1 – 12 & Matthew 22: 34 - 40.

3 pm Holy Communion in St John’s Hospital

7 pm Evening Prayer in Sligo University Hospital

Main Sunday Services in Calry

Tuesday Rectory Fellowship Group

11.15 – 12.30 pm. Do come if you’re free.

Saturday Morning Inter-church Prayer

31^st October: Sligo Baptist Church

Church of Ireland Youth Dept Confirmation Questionnaire

CIYD are hoping to survey everyone who was confirmed since 2017. We need at least 500 responses to get a good data set and from across the Church of Ireland.

The survey is here: https://forms.gle/wK7NkwhRf9yBXaZU9

It's totally anonymous, can be completed by anyone (regardless of age) who was confirmed in the C of I since 2017 and the deadline is 31st December. I have Prof. Leslie Francis and his team lined up to crunch the data and tell us how we can make Confirmation more impactful, but what we really need is data!

Christian Unions

Grammar – Tuesday lunchtimes in The Cabin

ATU – Thursday 1-2 pm in the Sanctuary, Student Services Building – then the main meeting time will move to Wednesdays 5 – 6 pm from 14^th October.

Men’s Event on 14 November

Fermanagh Alive – Worship, Word and Workshops for men in Enniskillen 9.30 am – 12.30 pm organised by five different churches.

Event for NS Aged Children in Sligo Presbyterian Church

Light Party – Friday 30^th October 4.00 – 5.30 pm (no scary costumes please)

Light in the Darkness - Spring to Life Evening of Praise, Worship and Prayer on 31^st October

Saturday 31^st October in Mercy College 6.00 – 8.00 pm - in a similar vein to Praise in the Park in May.

Family of Six Seeking Accommodation

A family of six is looking for a four-bed house to rent in the greater Sligo area. Any ideas? Speak to Patrick.

Sad News

Some Calry parishioners will remember Rev Bill Atkins, former Rector of the South Leitrim Group of Parishes, who has recently died. This is a post from one of his current parishes in the Diocese of Armagh:

The Select Vestry and parishioners of St John’s Parish Church, Caledon, are deeply saddened by the sudden passing of our much-loved Rev Bill Atkins.

For 13 years, Bill faithfully ministered to our church family, and his sudden passing has left us shocked and heartbroken. Throughout those years, we came to know Bill as a man of deep faith, great humility and exceptional kindness.

Bill had an immense knowledge and understanding of the Bible, yet there was never any sense of pride in that knowledge. He shared God’s Word faithfully, always seeking to point others towards Christ. At the heart of his ministry was a genuine concern for people and, particularly, for their hearts and their relationship with God…. At this heartbreaking time, our thoughts and prayers are especially with his wife Jamila, his son Mark and the wider family circle.

Additional Prayer Points

• provision of a new musical director, more Sunday School team and youth leaders
• the formation of a new parish youth group
• the diocese of Kindu – protection from Ebola and fighting and for education and church growth
• the grieving after the mass shooting at a Christian funeral in Jordan on Friday

No one could say a word in reply,

and from that day on no one dared to ask him any more questions. 

Matthew 22.46