Dean Paul Bogle leads Morning Prayer for Sunday 18 October, the nineteenth Sunday after Trinity, at St James’ Church, Athboy. We hope you, and your family, are safe and well at this time. Continue reading Welcome to Morning Prayer
18 October 2020 Collect O God, without you we are not able to please you; mercifully grant that your Holy Spirit may in all things direct and rule our hearts; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. The First Reading: Exodus 33: 12-23 Moses said to the Lord, ‘See, you have said to me, “Bring up this people”; but you have not let me know whom … Continue reading Lectionary for the nineteenth Sunday after Trinity
Bishop Pat Storey introduces this year’s diocesan Harvest Thanksgiving service, which is led by parishioners throughout the diocese. Continue reading Meath & Kildare Harvest Thanksgiving Service
A Harvest Reflection This Sunday, 11 October, and the following one were to be our celebrations of Harvest Thanksgiving in St Patrick’s Cathedral, Trim and St James’ Church, Athboy. They would have been different from previous celebrations due to the COVID-19 restrictions. We could not have filled the churches, because social distancing means a reduced capacity, so we could not have involved the school children … Continue reading Reflection for the eighteenth Sunday after Trinity
11 October 2020 Collect Almighty and everlasting God:Increase in us your gift of faiththat, forsaking what lies behind,we may run the way of your commandmentsand win the crown of everlasting joy;through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. The First Reading: Exodus 32: 1-14 When the people saw that Moses delayed to come down from the mountain, the people gathered around Aaron and said to him, ‘Come, … Continue reading Lectionary for the eighteenth Sunday after Trinity
Dean Paul Bogle has shared an update following the Government’s decision to move the country to level three on the ‘Living With COVID’ framework. Now that the country has been placed on level three of the COVID-19 framework, I regret to say that our churches will be closed for the coming three weeks. This means that our Harvest Thanksgiving services will be cancelled. There will … Continue reading COVID-19 UPDATE: Church services cancelled for three weeks
Harvest Thanksgiving Services will be held in St Patrick’s Cathedral, Trim on Sunday 11 October at 11.30am and in St James’ Church, Athboy on Sunday 18 October at 10am. Continue reading Harvest Thanksgiving Services
Reading: Exodus 20: 1-4, 7-9, 12-20 Then God spoke all these words: I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery; you shall have no other gods before me. You shall not make for yourself an idol, whether in the form of anything that is in heaven above, or that is on the … Continue reading Reflection for the seventeenth Sunday after Trinity
4 October 2020 Collect Almighty God,you have made us for yourself,and our hearts are restless till they find their rest in you:Teach us to offer ourselves to your service,that here we may have your peace,and in the world to come may see you face to face;through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. The First Reading: Exodus 20: 1-4, 7-9, 12-20 Then God spoke all these words: … Continue reading Lectionary for the seventeenth Sunday after Trinity
Reading: Matthew 21: 23-32 When Jesus entered the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came to him as he was teaching, and said, ‘By what authority are you doing these things, and who gave you this authority?’ Jesus said to them, ‘I will also ask you one question; if you tell me the answer, then I will also tell you by … Continue reading Reflection for the sixteenth Sunday after Trinity
Trim & Athboy 