Church of Ireland
Calry Parish Church
Diocese of Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh
Notice Sheet
26 April 2026 – Easter IV
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.
11.00 am is our monthly service of Holy Communion.
Readings are: Nehemiah 9.6-15, Psalm 23, John 10.1-10
Hymns are: Praise to the Lord 365; How deep the Father’s love for us 224; I, the Lord of sea and sky 581
Mette Jensen Kavanagh is playing for us today.
Sunday School is on today.
3.00 pm St John’s Hospital Holy Communion.
Main Services
| Date | Name | Details |
| 3 May | Easter V | 11.00 am All Age Service |
Tuesday Morning Rectory Group
Tuesday at 11.15 am. We are in week three of the Witness Practicer.
The Alpha Course
The course continues on Wednesday at 7.15 pm in the Catacombs. Just a few weeks left.
Faith Reignited 14-24 May
The programme for the evenings is out. Please think who you could invite.
And for Calry we are planning a Family Fun Afternoon on Sunday 17th May right after church in the garden.
We will need volunteers who are willing to prepare picnic food for sharing. Check with Jennifer Bourke or Hilda Porter.
Easter Vestry Appointments
Select Vestry
Ven Patrick Bamber - Chairperson
David Bourke – People’s Glebe Warden
Jennifer Bourke
Dr Áine Burke
Andrew Fox
David Henry – Rector’s Glebe Warden
Margaret Henry – Treasurer
Ronan Ivers
Snehamol Mathew - Secretary
André Maritz
David North
Temitope Ososanya – People’s Warden
Robert Porter
Charles Roberts – Rector’s Warden
Pam Scanlon
Yvonne Stuart and Hilda Latten are both stepping down from the Select Vestry. We thank them both very much for their service. Yvonne has been on the Calry SV since 1988.
David North joins the Select Vestry for the first time.
Parochial Nominators
David Henry
Temitope Ososanya
Charles Roberts
Yvonne Stuart
PN Supplementals
Daivd Bourke
Jennifer Bourke
Dr Áine Burke
Snehamol Mathew
Diocesan Synod Representatives
Jennifer Bourke
Margaret Henry
Temitope Ososanya
DSR Supplementals
Snehamol Mathew
Hilda Porter
New names added to the General Vestry are Keith and Vicki Clancy.
Achonry and Skreen Group of Parishes Summer Fete
Sunday 3 May, Skreen Rectory (F91 K293), 2.00 – 6.00 pm – stalls, afternoon tea, face painting, bouncy castle.
CEF
Meeting and prayer time regarding a new start for CEF in Sligo – Friday 1st May at 8.00 pm in Sligo Methodist Church. Open to all who care about children’s work in our area.
Points for Prayer:
- Pringles as they wait to find out where they will be for their curacies
- young people preparing for confirmation and the CUs in the Grammar and ATU
- Faith Reignited 14-24 May
I am the gate; whoever enters through me will be saved.
They will come in and go out, and find pasture.
John 10.9