4 October 2026 – Trinity XVIII

    …rejoice in the Lord your God, for he has given you the autumn rains because he is faithful. He sends you abundant showers, both autumn and spring rains, as before. The threshing floor will be filled with grain; the vats will overflow with new wine and oil. Joel 2.23-24

    4 October 2026 – Trinity XVIII

    Posted on 5 October 2026 Posted By: Calry Church Categories: Calry Church, Notice Sheets

    Church of Ireland
    Calry Parish Church
    Diocese of Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh
    Notice Sheet
    4 October 2026 – Trinity XVIII
    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.

    4.00 pm - the Parish Harvest Thanksgiving Service takes place on Sunday afternoon followed by tea in the Catacombs. Thanks very much to everyone who has contributed in any way. We are delighted that a choir from Carbury NS will be singing. We also welcome a Ukrainian singer Vikalira who will sing two songs accompanied on the bandura. Our guest speaker is Rev Alan Mitchell retired minister of Sligo Presbyterian Church and known to many of us in Calry. Richard his oldest son will be leading the Calry choir.

    3 pm Evening Prayer in St John’s Hospital.

    NB: There is no morning service this weekend.

    Main Sunday Services in Calry
    Date Name Details
    11 October Trinity IXX 11.00 am Service of the Word – Revd Victoria Pringle
    18 October St Luke’s Day
    Trinity XX 11.00 am Service of the Word – Bishop Ferran and Revd Victoria Pringle
    25 October 5th before Advent 11.00 am Holy Communion – Canon Ronnie Bourke

    Offering
    The plate collection today will go towards the ministry of our link diocese of Kindu in DR Congo. We have been in a partnership with Kindu for 11 years and have supported a number of projects. They are requesting help now to build a new church in the city of Kindu. Currently they are saving for construction material.

    Sligo Food and Furniture Bank
    Offerings of food will be brought forward during the first hymn. These will be given to Sligo Food Bank. To find out more about their very worthwhile work go to: (20+) sligo food and furniture bank - search results | Facebook

    Tuesday Rectory Fellowship Group
    We are continuing our OT series on Tuesdays at 11.15 – 12.30 pm led by Revd Victoria. Do come if you’re free.

    Saturday 8 am Inter-church Prayer Meeting
    10th October: Sligo Methodist Church
    17th October: Drumcliffe

    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 14th 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.

    Other Harvest Thanksgivings

    Today
    Drumcliffe 7 pm

    Sunday 11th
    St John’s Cathedral 4 pm
    Kinlough 7 pm

    Friday 16th
    St Anne’s Strandhill 8 pm

    Sunday 18th
    Boyle 4 pm – Agricultural Chaplain Rachel Cox leads a special afternoon Harvest celebration
    (see flyer for more details).

    Friday Events for NS Aged Children in Sligo Presbyterian Church

    Kids’ Connect Club – Fridays 16th and 23rd October 4.30 – 5.30 pm
    Light Party – Friday 30th October 4.00 – 5.30 pm (no scary costumes please)

    Spring to Life Praise and Prayer on 31st October
    Saturday 31st October at Sligo Regional Sports Complex, Cleveragh 6.00 – 7.30 pm - in a similar vein to Praise in the Park in May.

    Annual Leave
    The Rector will be on leave from 5th – 20th October. During that time if you need a clergy person, please contact Revd Victoria on 089 400 2605.
    Flowers
    Thank you to everyone who has helped to decorate the church for Havest. The flowers and foiliage used in the church today are all local. Some are from the garden of Noel Deignan here on the Mall, kindly contributed by his family as they mark his passing.

    Congratulations!
    Graeme, David and Jennifer’s son, was married to Amy last weekend.

    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
    guidance for our Diocesan Synod on Saturday 10 October

    …rejoice in the Lord your God, for he has given you the autumn rains because he is faithful. He sends you abundant showers, both autumn and spring rains, as before. The threshing floor will be filled with grain; the vats will overflow with new wine and oil. Joel 2.23-24