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Summer Santa School
Photo above – At Southwark Cathedral, London, yesterday the Ministry of Fun held a Summer Santa School at the Cathedral. The Dean commented that there were – Lot’s to discuss in this Covid-19 world including how to ensure the elfs socially-distance, face coverings with beards and should hand sanitiser be left out with the mince pies and carrots.
Music note
This evensong voluntary is from one of Armagh’s most famous musical sons, Charles Wood, who grew up on Vicars Hill. The Andante began as a piece for string quartet, and found new life as Wood’s contribution to the collection of organ pieces written as a tribute to C H H Parry.
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Christian Aid meeting PPE need in In Mashonaland
In Zimbabwe, a lack of PPE is one of many issues that have led to a nationwide nurse’s strike. In Mashonaland East, Christian Aid is providing 185 frontline health workers in 30 health facilities with masks & gloves to help them to safely treat people presenting with coronavirus symptoms
“In the midst of the current difficulties, we need to be building a society that will reach out to these who find themselves unexpectedly in dramatic situations and create a culture in which no one is ever driven to despair.” Archbishop Martin
More at – Sunday Homily tinyurl.com/yytsncmt
Rector of Milltown appointed
The Rev’d Captain Geoffrey Walmsley has been appointed to become the Rector of Milltown.
Geoffrey currently serves in the parishes of Dundalk, Heynestown Union, Ballymascanlon Union and Creggan. He also has extensive experience of ministry in other parishes through his service with Church Army.
Geoffrey is married to Christine and they have four children; Sarah, Thomas, Grace and Chloe.
Ordination in Down and Dromore
The Revd Rodney Magennis who has been ordained priest. He will serve as Diocesan Curate with special responsibility for the Grouped Parishes of Aghaderg, Donaghmore and Scarva.
Rodney was ordained by the Bishop of Down and Dromore at a service in Holy Trinity, Banbridge on Sunday 23 August. The preacher was Revd Canon Roland Heaney, rector of Dunganstown Union in the Diocese of Dublin & Glendalough.
Because of guidelines around social distancing, the size of the congregation had to be limited but the service was live-streamed on Facebook. This was the second ordination of the year, but it was the first at which everyone had to wear face coverings, hence some of the unusual photos!
In his sermon, Canon Heaney urged Rodney to, above all, proclaim the gospel. Outside after the service, Bishop David gave that charge to everyone but especially to Rodney’s new parishioners who will share with him in that missional task.
The Revd Rodney Magennis was baptised in his home parish of Drumgath (St. John’s) Church, Rathfriland and confirmed in the parish of Drumgooland (Ballyward). After being made deacon Deacon, he served in the Church of the Transfiguration, Belvoir, Belfast, where the rector is the Revd Adrian McCartney.
A longer read
Daily Telegraph obituary of Rt Hon Desmond Guinness
Well said
Pointers to prayer
Pray today for schools, where many pupils and teachers are returning to a very different place. May their day be full of joy, expectation and happiness, while they adjust to new ways of being a school community.
God in creation
Beautiful start to the day in Warrenpoint. Photo by Jason Ruddy
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