Welcome
The Love and the Peace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with you.
And also with you.
As we come to worship and praise
Father God, we welcome you!
As we come together in friendship
Father God, we welcome you!
As we come to listen and learn
Father God, we welcome you!
As we bring our worries and problems
Father God, we welcome you!
Lord, we invite you into our church,
We invite you into our minds
We invite you into our hearts.
Hymn 34 Hanover
We say sorry for the things we have done wrong
Heavenly Father, I am sorry for the things I have done wrong this week which have pained your heart of love. And for the unkind things I may have done or said that have hurt my family and friends, and even those I find hard to be friendly with. Forgive me Lord for the times I’ve let you down, or myself, or other people, and help me to be my best self. Amen.
We are forgiven
May the God of love forgive us,
lift our burdens from us,
heal and strengthen us by his spirit;
that we may journey in love
to live our lives freely and lightly, Amen.
A reading from the Book of the Prophet Ezekiel.
The Lord God proclaims: I myself will search for my flock and seek them out. As a shepherd seeks out the flock when some in the flock have been scattered, so will I seek out my flock. I will rescue them from all the places where they were scattered during the time of clouds and thick darkness. I will gather and lead them out from the countries and peoples, and I will bring them to their own fertile land. I will feed them on Israel’s highlands, along the riverbeds, and in all the inhabited places. I will feed them in good pasture, and their sheepfold will be there, on Israel’s lofty highlands. On Israel’s highlands, they will lie down in a secure fold and feed on green pastures. I myself will feed my flock and make them lie down. This is what the Lord God says. I will seek out the lost, bring back the strays, bind up the wounded, and strengthen the weak. But the fat and the strong I will destroy, because I will tend my sheep with justice.
This is the Word of the Lord
Thanks be to God
Ezekiel 34. 11-16
Psalm, Dominus regit me (23)
1 The Lord is my shepherd; •
therefore can I lack nothing.
2 He makes me lie down in green pastures •
and leads me beside still waters.
3 He shall refresh my soul •
and guide me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.
4 Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil; •
for you are with me;
your rod and your staff, they comfort me.
5 You spread a table before me
in the presence of those who trouble me; •
you have anointed my head with oil
and my cup shall be full.
6 Surely goodness and loving mercy shall follow me
all the days of my life, •
and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son:
and to the Holy Spirit;
as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be:
world without end. Amen.
A reading from the Revelation given to St John the Divine
After this I looked, and there before me was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language, standing before the throne and before the Lamb. They were wearing white robes and were holding palm branches in their hands. And they cried out in a loud voice:
“Salvation belongs to our God,
who sits on the throne,
and to the Lamb.”
All the angels were standing around the throne and around the elders and the four living creatures. They fell down on their faces before the throne and worshiped God, saying:
“Amen!
Praise and glory
and wisdom and thanks and honour
and power and strength
be to our God for ever and ever.
Amen!”
Then one of the elders asked me, “These in white robes—who are they, and where did they come from?”
I answered, “Sir, you know.”
And he said, “These are they who have come out of the great tribulation; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. Therefore,
“they are before the throne of God
and serve him day and night in his temple;
and he who sits on the throne
will shelter them with his presence.
‘Never again will they hunger;
never again will they thirst.
The sun will not beat down on them,’
nor any scorching heat.
For the Lamb at the centre of the throne
will be their shepherd;
‘he will lead them to springs of living water.’
‘And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.’ ”
This is the Word of the Lord. Revelation 7.9-17
Thanks be to God.
Hymn 346 Angel Voices
Hear the Gospel of our Saviour Christ, according to St Mark.
Glory to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
The apostles gathered around Jesus, and told him all that they had done and taught. He said to them, ‘Come away to a deserted place all by yourselves and rest a while.’ For many were coming and going, and they had no leisure even to eat. And they went away in the boat to a deserted place by themselves. Now many saw them going and recognized them, and they hurried there on foot from all the towns and arrived ahead of them. As he went ashore, he saw a great crowd; and he had compassion for them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd; and he began to teach them many things. When it grew late, his disciples came to him and said, ‘This is a deserted place, and the hour is now very late; send them away so that they may go into the surrounding country and villages and buy something for themselves to eat.’ But he answered them, ‘You give them something to eat.’ They said to him, ‘Are we to go and buy two hundred denarii worth of bread, and give it to them to eat?’ And he said to them, ‘How many loaves have you? Go and see.’ When they had found out, they said, ‘Five, and two fish.’ Then he ordered them to get all the people to sit down in groups on the green grass. So they sat down in groups of hundreds and of fifties. Taking the five loaves and the two fish, he looked up to heaven, and blessed and broke the loaves, and gave them to his disciples to set before the people; and he divided the two fish among them all. And all ate and were filled; and they took up twelve baskets full of broken pieces and of the fish. Those who had eaten the loaves numbered five thousand men.
This is the Gospel of the Lord.
Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
Mark 6.30-44
What do we believe?
We believe in God the Father,
the source of all life, by whom every family in heaven and earth
has been created.
We believe in God the Son,
our friend and brother Jesus, who lives in our hearts through faith
and fills us with his love.
We believe in God the Holy Spirit,
who strengthens us with his power, and makes Jesus known in the world.
We believe and trust in one God: Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
Amen.
Hymn 20 St Columba
We say our Prayers
Sometimes we are selfish and put our own needs before the needs of others. Help us to always try to love others. Amen
Heavenly Father,
Show us how to love and care for others in the same way that you love and care for us. Amen
Heavenly Father,
Help us to see when people need help and to try to help them in any way we can. Amen
Heavenly Father,
Thank you for everything that you have given to us.
May we help others who are less fortunate than us.
Amen
Heavenly Father,
we give thanks for all the gifts we are given.
Help us to see the needs of others.
Help us to be generous in sharing what we have.
Help us to have courage and to be openhearted
in answering the needs of others.
Amen
The prayer that Jesus taught us
To tune our hearts and minds to the love of our Lord Jesus,
let us take the Lord’s Prayer
one phrase at a time.
Where our faith is weak,
Lord teach us to pray:
Our Father who art in heaven
When we are inclined to forget about you,
Lord teach us to pray:
Hallowed be thy name
When we feel pessimistic about our lives,
Lord teach us to pray:
Thy kingdom come
When we find ourselves with troubles or sadness, as well as in joy,
Lord teach us to pray:
Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven
When we forget how blessed we are, compared to many in this world,
Lord teach us to pray:
Give us this day our daily bread
When we are worried about the things we might have done, and find it hard to forgive those who have hurt us,
Lord teach us to pray:
Forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those who trespass against us
We say together
Be with us Lord, as we go out into the world.
May the lips that have sung your praises always speak the truth;
may the ears that have heard your Word listen only to what is good;
and may our lives as well as our worship be always pleasing in your sight,
for the glory of Jesus Christ our Lord,
Amen.
The Blessing
May the Father from whom every family in earth and heaven receives its name strengthen you with his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith and that, knowing his love, broad and long, deep and high beyond all knowledge, you may be filled with all the fullness of God: and the blessing of God almighty, the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, be with you and remain with you always. Amen.
Hymn 652 – Lead us, heavenly Father, lead us
The Parish of Saint Catherine & Saint James with Saint Audoen
Canon Mark Gardner Tel: 01 454 2274 Mobile 087 266 0228
Email: markgardner300@gmail.com
Diocesan Lay Reader: James Kilbey
Parish Reader: Cletus Ogbata
Organist: Olesia Borsuk
Review Distribution: Margery Bell Tel: 01 4542067
Website: stcatherineandstjameswithstaudoen.ie
St Audoen’s Cornmarket, 10.00 Eucharist (every Sunday). During works (ongoing) no music, access through the Visitor Centre. Cars may be parked between Francis Street and Christ Church.
St Catherine & St James, Donore Avenue, 11.30 Service of the Word (Eucharist on the first Sunday of the month). Organist, Olesia Borsuk. Cars may be parked in the Churchyard.
Central Heating
The diesel powered space heater has been moved to St Audoen’s where fortunately it does not stir up the dust. Roaring away like a jet engine it makes a powerful impact on the temperature in the church. The delay in completion of works has been due to the cold which prevents the new render from drying out. Where it can be seen it looks very well and the finish should be fine, all the more so when the surfaces are painted in some months’ time.
Mark Gardner
Spiritual Tourism – Connemara National Park and Kylemore Abbey
The first of the official TLK (Tuam Limerick and Killaloe) Diocesan Spiritual Tourism and Pilgrimage events over in this part of the diocese took place on Saturday 8 February, in Connemara National Park and Kylemore Abbey. Two of us from these (Aughaval) parishes went along for the day and we were not disappointed. For starters, the weather was perfect- nippy but dry, bright and sunny.
Valerie Raitt, (who attends St Audoen’s) TLK Pioneer Minister and developer of the Spiritual Tourism and Pilgrimage ministry, had planned a day that was beautifully balanced, with outdoor and indoor activity, and food for body, heart and soul. The scenery in both locations was magnificent and we enjoyed the opportunity to make Brigid’s crosses and to learn more about the tradition and the person behind the original ones.
It was a bonus to be able to see inside the new monastery at Kylemore Abbey, the first to be built in Ireland (RoI) for 400 years. The abbess and one of the sisters welcomed us warmly and we enquired about retreats and the likes, plus took time to step inside the chapel and to soak in the peace and beauty of this sacred space.
Aughaval Parish website
Church of South India
Our Sunday School has commenced for the new academic year 2025. Vicar Revd Jenu John prayed and shared a thought from the Bible for the Children based on the story of David and his commitment to praise God in all circumstances.
Mrs. Blessy Varghese, who has been appointed as the Head Mistress gave other instructions regarding the Sunday School. Mrs. Smitha Kenson, Mrs. Shiney Baby and Mrs. Ida Susan Jerry are the appointed teachers.
New textbooks, following the curriculum of the CSI Madhya Kerala Diocese, were distributed to the children. Thanking God for our children and seeking prayers for this ministry.
From the CSI Facebook page
Changes on the Way for Newmarket
Work on an interim pedestrian improvement scheme is set to start in January
Dublin City Council is pushing ahead with plans to improve pedestrian space at Newmarket. The City Council is proposing to begin work on an interim pedestrian improvement plan in January, restricting parking and traffic on the historic market square and substantially widening pavements to create a new pedestrian expanse on the south side of the square.
The measures were advertised earlier this year. The work is now expected to take about 6 weeks to complete. The main features of the scheme are:
A large extension of the footpath on the south side of Newmarket in front of the Teeling Distillery. Parking will be removed from this area
Smaller extensions of the footpath on the north side of the square. Parking will also be largely removed here with the exception of two disabled parking bays and a loading area.
The creation of a defined two-way vehicular route through the square. Car access will be fully restricted from the area to the south of the redundant weighstation building.
Re-designation of car parking areas in the west end of Newmarket.
Addition of planters and seating (to follow in spring) and additional cycle parking.
Given the spate of recent developments around the square and surrounding streets, Newmarket is now home to 100s of new long term residents, hotel guests and visitors to the two distilleries in the area. The needs of pedestrians now far outweigh the convenience previously offered by so much parking.
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