DIOCESE OF CASHEL, FERNS & OSSORY
Radio Requests
South East Radio
You can now text your requests for the Christian Media Trust’s Sounds for Sunday programme to their new text number
089-2700688
or email presenter Patricia McNally on sforsundaycmt@gmail.com
Don’t forget – Canon Ian Cruikshank provides a reflection for this programme broadcast on South East Radio between 9 a.m. and 10 a.m. each Sunday morning.
CHURCHES OPEN AGAIN
The guidelines
As well as the previous public health guidelines that still stand – social distancing, wearing masks, hand sanitising, opening windows and doors and not gathering around church doors or gates this extra information was given two weeks ago:
Pods of 50 may be permitted
Where the size of the premises or place of worship allows for a capacity of greater than50, this may be permitted only where:
social distancing guidelines are adhered to;
the premises can be sub–divided into distinct sections (cordoned or
marked appropriately) of not more than 50 persons in each section;
there is a minimum of 4 metres between sections;
each section has its own entrance and exit route;
there are separate arrangements for elements of the service involving
close contact, for example in the distribution of Holy Communion;
there is strictly no movement of people between sections before,
during or after the service; and
the premises is well–ventilated.
Funerals capped at 50 regardless of size of premises
There is an increased risk of transmission of the virus where families and communities come together following the death of a loved one. Therefore, numbers at funeral services (and also weddings) is capped at 50 regardless of size of premises.
Notwithstanding the increase in numbers permitted, funerals are still considered private family events and arrangements should not be advertised in newspapers or online.
Funeral services should continue to be live–streamed to help reduce numbers attending.
Attendance at wakes in private homes and at funeral homes remains unchanged i.e. immediate family only and people should be discouraged from queuing to pay respects.
Singing solo is allowed subject to compliance
As with previous re–opening for religious services, congregational singing and choir singing is not permitted. Solo singing with an accompanist is permitted subject to compliance with detailed guidance, available at this link.
Outdoor Worship is not permitted in line with Government restrictions on organised outdoor gatherings.
Drive–in Religious Services may take place outside places of worship (e.g. in a church car park) where all attendees remain in their vehicles and there is no sharing of a vehicle outside the family unit.
Use of religious premises for any other purposes, parochial activities, or community meetings etc. is not permitted in line with Government restrictions on organised indoor gatherings.
These changes were announced today, 28th May 2021:
From 2 June
| Activity | Guidance |
| Accommodation services (hotels, B&Bs, hostels and self-catering) | Can reopen with services restricted to overnight guests |
From 7 June
| Activity | Guidance |
| Visitors to your home | If you are an unvaccinated household you can have visitors from 1 other unvaccinated household inside your home. Vaccine bonus remains in place for vaccinated households |
| Weddings | 25 people can attend a wedding celebration or reception |
| Sport | Outdoor sports matches can take place |
| Gyms and training | Gyms, swimming pools, leisure centres can reopen for individual training only |
| Restaurants and bars | Outdoor services can reopen |
| Organised outdoor events | Maximum of 100 attendees for the majority of venues. Maximum of 200 for outdoor venues with a minimum accredited capacity of 5,000 |
| Live events | Pilot events to take place |
From 5 July (subject to the public health situation at the time)
| Activity | Guidance |
| Visitors to your home | You can have visitors from up to 3 other households inside your home |
| Weddings | 50 people can attend a wedding celebration or reception |
| Organised indoor events | Maximum of 50 attendees at the majority of venues. Maximum of 100 can attend events in larger venues with strict public health measures in place |
| Organised outdoor events | Maximum of 200 attendees for the majority of venues. Maximum of 500 for outdoor venues with a minimum accredited capacity of 5,000 |
- Keep an eye on gov.ie for further clarifications and guidelines in the coming days and weeks.
ONLINE SERVICES – SOME CHANGES
As churches re-open some rectors are continuing online services for the moment and others are not.
Please see the information below for details from some parishes but also check the FB and website links in other parishes to find out about changes in that union/group of parishes. Remember that you don’t have to have a Facebook account to view services on this platform.
Ardamine
Discontinuing Zoom services
Baltinglass
Baltinglass will continue with 10.15 a.m. live Facebook every Sunday
Bunclody
Bunclody Union will continue to upload a Service of Morning Prayer from St Mary’s Rectory. Bunclody from midnight, each Sunday morning. This can be accessed via the YouTube website (by searching for the channel. ‘Rev Trevor Sargent’) and also on the Bunclody Union of ParishesFacebook page.
Carlow
Discontinuing online services
Cashel
Continuing as before
Clonenagh
With the return to public worship there will no longer be regular weekday or Sunday services online, however please remain subscribed as there will be occasional online services in the Clonenagh Group of Parishes broadcast on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/c/prayspot and school assemblies will continue to be broadcast weekly online.
Rev. Victor
Tinahely
The Rector I will be continuing the 1pm Online service while she assess the need for it going forward.
Tullow
The rector hopes to record a service and have it available on Facebook
Wexford
Online services continuing each day
Matins 9.30 a.m.: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday on Facebook and parish Whatsapp group
Holy Communion: Wednesday (time to be confirmed) on Facebook, parish Whatsapp group and on the parish Webcam.
‘Thought for the Week’: Posted up every Monday morning after Matins. On Facebook and parish Whatsapp group
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The list below (in alphabetical order of parishes) gives details of online services available in this diocese this week (links included).
ABBEYLEIX
Online services at 11 a.m. each Sunday See this FB page for details
https://www.facebook.com/abbeyleixandkillermogh/
The Reverend Canon Patrick Harvey
and
ARDAMINE
Zoom service discontinuing
BALTINGLASS
Sunday services will be broadcast via FB live on
https://www.facebook.com/baltinglassgroup
https://www.facebook.com/RevMairt/
Also regular meditations on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=mairt+hanley
At least one prayer at each service is in Irish
The Reverend Máirt Hanley
BUNCLODY
The Reverend Trevor Sargent’s online services are available via his YouTube channel
https://www.youtube.com/user/tsargentgreen
or in YouTube.com search for Reverend Trevor Sargent and you will be brought to his channel.
Services go live from 12 midnight on each Saturday night.
CARLOW
Online service discontinuing
CASHEL
Sundays – A direct link to the podcast of Morning Prayer on Sunday is posted on the Parish Website www.cashelunion.ie each week under Digital Service on the home page. A link is also available on the parish’s Facebook page each week https://www.facebook.com/cashelunion, and can be emailed out along with the parish Pew Sheet to anyone wishing to be added to our mailing list by emailing cashelunion@gmail.com.
The Very Reverend Gerald Field
CLONENAGH
With the return to public worship there will no longer be regular weekday or Sunday services online, however please remain subscribed as there will be occasional online services in the Clonenagh Group of Parishes broadcast on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/c/prayspot and school assemblies will continue to be broadcast weekly online.
Rev. Victor
CLONMEL
The Reverend Canon Barbara Fryday is continuing her online service on Sundays via Soundcloud. The Clonmel Union of Parishes’ act of worship for this Sunday can be accessed via a link on the parish’s Faceboook page
https://www.facebook.com/OldStMarysClonmel/
or website http://oldstmarysclonmelunion.blogspot.com/
Canon Barbara Fryday
DUNLECKNEY
The Reverend Kevin Ronné
The times are as follows:
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 11 a.m.
Wednesday 7 p.m.
Saturday 6 p.m.
See the following for information:
https://m.facebook.com/Dunleckney-Union-of-Parishes-109033024079498/
The Reverend Kevin Ronné
ENNISCORTHY
Enniscorthy & Monart services via webcam.
Live service at 10.30 a.m. each Thursday and 11.30 a.m. each Sunday. No option for playback at the moment so must be watched live.
Services can be viewed from Www.churchmedia.ie and find St. Marys, Enniscorthy.
Or the link can be found on our FB page and parish website
https://www.facebook.com/ireland.anglican.org/
The Reverend Nicola Halford
FERNS
Ferns Union of Parishes now has its own YouTube channel. Click on this link:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdq7w1KjLYcNvZztg5WCgDg
or search for Ferns Union of Parishes on the YouTube search bar.
The Very Reverend Dr Paul Mooney
GOREY
There will be an on-line service from Gorey uploaded each Saturday evening to the parish Facebook page for the period of Level 5.
See https://www.facebook.com/Gorey-Group-of-Parishes-475243015970989/
The Reverend Canon Mark Hayden
KILLANNE
Online services and on CDs are carrying on as normal.
Services of Morning Prayer and Compline available on Sundays and at any time on the parish website – click on link to SoundCloud on www.killanneunion.ie
Also reflections.
As well as church services now being available again:
“By going onto the parish website killanneunion.ie you can find a link that gives different listening options. You can listen to a Full Service recorded by myself with all aspects of a service of Morning Prayer. Or you have the options of listening to, Just the hymns, Just the liturgy, Just the prayers, Just the readings or Just the Talk.
These six options along with a Service of Compline are recorded onto CDs and are available for anyone who can’t obtain internet or would simply prefer a CD.”
Canon Ian Cruickshank
Canon Ian also provides a reflection for the Sounds for Sunday requests programme on South East Radio between 9 and 10 a.m.
*****Send requests for Sounds for Sunday to presenter Patricia McNally on sforsundaycmt@gmail.com
KILLESHIN
The Reverend Robert Stotesbury is now providing Sunday services via the Killeshin Group of Parishes FB page.
See https://www.facebook.com/KilleshinUnionofParishes/
KILKENNY
Evensong is broadcast every Sunday evening at 5.30 p.m. on Community Radio Kilkenny City 88.7 fm and live on their website http://communityradiokilkennycity.ie
An audio link to this service is also uploaded to the Kilkenny Parish Union FB address below.
For details of services see
https://www.facebook.com/KilkennyParishUnion/
and
https://www.facebook.com/stcanicescathedral/
The Very Reverend David McDonnell
LEIGHLIN
Sunday services at 10.30 a.m. are being broadcast via
also daily services:
Weekly Wednesday service at 7.30 p.m. livestreamed on FB. On all other weekdays during Lent and Holy Week there will be a short prayer service to start the day each morning at 7 a.m. (available to view throughout the week)
The Very Reverend Tom Gordon
LISMORE
Services are held each Sunday by Zoom (alternating Sundays : Morning Prayer 11.00 am & Compline 5.30 pm).
Liturgies and Reflections for each Sunday at www.stcarthagescathedral.ie
Videos and Guided Meditations for Lent & Holy Week also on Website.
Also FB and YouTube channel links:
https://www.facebook.com/Saint-Carthages-Cathedral-Lismore-474784722604761/
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeXKc_5hts0xKC0aQn1lhKA
The Very Reverend Paul Draper
PORTLAOISE AND BALLYFIN
FB and YouTube links:
Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/StPetersPortlaoise/?__tn__=~-R
&
YouTube: https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCqF5Fg3z-1qe1k_4SUpwpiA
The Reverend Alec Purser
The Reverend Janet Finlay – Ordained Local Minister
STRADBALLY
Stradbally Union Co. Laois
Weekly service uploaded to YouTube and Facebook at 10.00 for Oct 18th and Oct 25th
All posted on FB:
https://www.facebook.com/StradballyUnionOfParishes/
See also the parish’s YouTube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnygmUSCtj24e86GkP5CdAA/featured?view_as=subscriber
The Reverend Alec Purser
TINAHELY AND CARNEW
1 p.m. Sunday on Facebook live – This service is continuing.
Live streamed via https://www.facebook.com/tinahely.carnew
The Venerable Ruth Elmes
(occasionally with assistance from ‘Eile’ and/or ‘Betsy’)
TEMPLEMORE
An online service will be available each Sunday morning from 9.30 a.m. on the YouTube channel entitled Services: Thurles Templemore and Kilfithmone
This is the link:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChIcafjeTGf1zLrwFZHVrAQ
TULLOW
The Reverend Canon Brian O’Rourke will be continuing to broadcast a live service from
Tullow Group of Parishes each Sunday
See this FB page for details http://www.facebook.com/tullowgroupofparishes
Now also on YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCD82YepI6vD_XHzygQimEDA+
WATERFORD
Our service is available each Saturday at midnight
Link to YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/channel/UC_tfbtxmVMkYyJ23V-MAY7g
A PRAYER AT BREAKFAST reflection each morning at 8 a.m. is also available
or see http://christchurchwaterford.com/
The Very Reverend Maria Jansson
WEXFORD
St Iberius church now has a webcam installed. Sunday service is at 11.15 a.m. and there is a Wednesday Holy Communion service also at 1 p.m. via webcam You can view the services at these time by clicking https://www.ipcamlive.com/stiberiuschurch
Matins also broadcast via FB each day on
https://www.facebook.com/arthur.minion.3
also
Sundays @ 9.30 a.m. the Reverend Conor O Reilly broadcasts a service of Holy Communion live on his Facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/conor.reilly1
Ministry to Schools:
A Thought for the Week, Monday during term time, 10.00 a.m., Chancellor Arthur Minion, live on his Facebook page
School Assembly, Friday during term time, 12.00 noon the Reverend Conor O Reilly, live on his Facebook page
NATIONAL SERVICES
For other Church of Ireland services around the country that you can link in with please click on the following:
Link to www.ireland.anglican.org for details of services available online nationally. Click on Online broadcast services for Sundays and for weekdays.
Also, the BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER can be accessed on line on the Church of Ireland’s national website on the Worship Resources, 2004 Texts page: here
RADIO
South East Radio
Christian Media Trust’s Sounds For Sunday
NEW!
REQUEST TEXT NUMBER
For Sounds for Sunday programme is
089-2700688
CHRISTIAN MEDIA TRUST PROGRAMMES on South East Radio 95.2-96.4fm
Saturday 5th June – Tuesday 8th June
Simply Divine Saturday 5th June 10.04am – 10.30am
Maria Colfer speaks with Peggy Staunton,Artist/journalist, founder-the Mary Anne Foundation;author of books and columns;ABC News network ‘s first woman correspondent in Washington.
And Maria speaks with Bishop Denis Brennan on some recent Celebrations in the Diocese.
Sounds For Sunday 6th June 9.04am – 10.00am
Sounds for Sunday, is presented by Patricia McNally, with reflection from Reverend Canon Ian Cruickshank, and includes requests, hymns and sacred songs.
Sunday Mass 6th June
10.00am
Church of the Assumption,Bride Street, Wexford.
️Sunday Reflection 6th June 8.30pm – 9pm
Fr. Jim Fegan shares reflection and music for the Feast of Corpus Christi.
Music Box Mon 7th June
8.04pm – 8.30pm
Val Galloway treats us to a selection of musical favourites which take us on a journey across the globe.
➕Faith Matters Mon 7th June 8.30pm- 9pm
Sean O’Leary looks at the science and spirit of Water and at the Holy Wells of Wexford.
Diocesan Diary Tues 8th June 8.04pm – 8.30pm
Martin Colfer and Betty Breen speak with Alan Corcoran,Fr. John Littleton and Ellie Walsh on items of interest from around the diocese.
https://www.southeastradio.ie/listen-live/
Send requests for Sounds for Sunday to presenter Patricia McNally on sforsundaycmt@gmail.com
REQUEST TEXT NUMBER
For Sounds for Sunday programme is
089-2700688
TIPPERARY MID WEST RADIO
Dean Gerald Field of Cashel presents Midweek Musings on this station on Wednesday evenings at 6.30 – 7 p.m. Tipperary Mid West Radio is a community radio station serving Tipperary town, Cashel, and south Co. Tipperary on 104.8fm, 106.7fm and online.
Check out http://www.radio.tippmidwestradio.com/
TIPP FM
Canon Barbara Fryday, rector of Clonmel Union of Parishes presents the Sunday Life programme once every 5 weeks on Tipp FM 97.1 between 7 – 8 a.m.
COMMUNITY RADIO KILKENNY CITY
Heidi Good and Fr. Willie Purcell alternate as presenters of Spirit Alive on Saturday
Community Radio Kilkenny City 88.7fm
See http://communityradiokilkennycity.ie/listen-live-back/
Also don’t forget to listen live/listen back to:
SOULWAVES https://www.soulwavesradio.ie/ the organisation that distributes spiritually-focused audio to stations round the country. Lots of topical clips to listen to each week. This week – a tribute to John Hume who died this week.
RTE’s religious programmes by clicking https://www.rte.ie/player/all-programmes/category/Religion
Spirit Radio – listen by clicking on https://www.spiritradio.ie/ as well. You can download the app on your phone also so that you can listen anywhere.