CHURCH OF IRELAND
Calry Parish Church
DIOCESE OF KILMORE, ELPHIN AND ARDAGH
Notice Sheet
29 March 2026 – Lent VI Palm Sunday
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.
NB: Remember that clocks go forward on Sunday morning at 1 am.
This is Palm Sunday and the beginning of Holy Week, sometimes known as the Week of All Weeks.
11.00 am is a Service of the Word.
Readings are: Psalm 118.1-2 & 19-29, Isaiah 50.4-9a & Matthew 21.1-11.
Hymns are: 217 All glory, laud and honour; I will offer up my life; 223 Hosanna; 238 Ride on, ride on
Mette Jensen Kavanagh is playing for us today.
Sunday School is meeting today.
3.00 pm St John’s Hospital Evening Prayer.
Main Services
Date Name Details
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
Spring to Life (inter-church) events for Holy Week
Monday 30 th – Friday 3 rd early morning prayers 8.00 – 8.30 am in Sligo Baptist Church (Cartron)
Good Friday 3 rd April - Reflective Walk led by Matthew Boardwell in Hazelwood at 10.30am
Holy Saturday 4 th April prayers 8.00 – 9.00 am Sligo Methodist Church.
Easter Sunday 5th April - Sunrise Worship Service on Lissadell Beach at 7am.
Decorating and Cleaning the Church
We will need plenty of help to decorate the church for Easter Day. This will happen on Holy Saturday (4 th ). And
the church will need to be hoovered, swept and polished. Please put your name down for a slot on Saturday.
Sign-up sheet at the back of church.
Tuesday Morning Rectory Group
Tuesday at 11.15 am. All welcome!
Youth Pizza Night
Young people are invited to a youth night in Calry Rectory 7.00 – 9.30 pm. There will be DIY pizza, games,
video and time to reflect on Holy Week. Any one of secondary age is welcome. Please text or email Patrick if
you plan to be there.
The Alpha Course
The course continues on Wednesday at 7.15 pm in the Catacombs.
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
A planning meeting to consider what we aim to do will be held in Calry Rectory on Thursday 9 th April at 8.00
pm.
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
Bishops’ Appeal
During Holy Week please consider giving something extra to the Church of Ireland’s world aid and development
programme called Bishops’ Appeal. Special envelopes are available in church. Its main partners are Christian
Aid, Fields of Life, Tearfund, SAMS Ireland and CMS Ireland.
Condolences
There was very sad news in the week of the murder of Eric Ford’s cousin Patrick (55), his wife Stacy and her son
Jacob Lambert in Crete Township, Illinois.
Points for Prayer:
the celebration of Holy Week and Easter
Faith Reignited – our Archdeaconry-wide
mission
God’s rule and reign to be established in the
world’s conflict zones
The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone;
the Lord has done this, and it is marvellous in our eyes.
Psalm 118.22-23