In the penultimate part of the Rector’s Lenten series of Midweek Messages, entitled “Facing the Future”, he reflects on the “untidy emotions” that surround the one certainty in all our lives: death. Indeed, for some, anticipation of it can blight the present. “Facing Death” can be watched on the parish YouTube channel here
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Religion a force for good and evil
In “Worrying about Religion”, the fourth of the Rector’s “Facing the Future” series for Lent, he reflects on the healthy and unhealthy nature of religion in our world. As the receptacle for our faith, religion is vulnerable to human folly. However, observing the drift away from the church in our “must-fit-me-precisely culture”, he reminds us of the core Christian message about “the triumph of love in every facet of life”. It can be watched here
How would Jesus use a smartphone?
“Living in an Online World” is the third of the Rector’s “Facing the Future” series of Midweek Messages for Lent and can be watched here
‘Loving the Planet’: second reflection on ‘Facing the Future’
Climate change is the focus of the Rector’s second Midweek Message, entitled “Loving the Planet” in his “Facing the Future” series for Lent 2021 here
First of the Midweek Messages for Lent
The Rector, the Rev Gary Dowd, reflects on how we can cope with increasing uncertainty in the first of his “Facing the Future” series for Lent 2021 here
Weekly livestream service on Sundays at 10.30am
The church building and Parish Centre are now closed again, under the pandemic restrictions. However, a service will be livestreamed at 10.30am every Sunday until further notice. The livestream link can be found in the RH corner of this home page. If you are not on the parish circulation list and would like to receive the weekly newsletter, which is emailled out each Sunday at 7am and includes a link for the livestream and for an accompanying service sheet, please contact us at stpaulsdub@gmail.com.
Christmas Day service online only
Our church building and parish centre is now, very regrettably, closed until further notice, due to the coronavirus restrictions. A Family Service for Christmas Day will be livestreamed at 10.30am, see top right of this website home page for link. Happy Christmas!
11am service this Wednesday the last until after Christmas
A 11am service of Holy Communion with Christmas music will be held in the church this Wednesday, December 23rd, which will be the last “in-church” worship until the following Sunday. With deep regret, a decision has been taken to keep the church building closed on Christmas Day and a Family Service will be livestreamed instead. See top right of this page for link.
St Paul’s Musical Advent Calendar
Our organist and choir director Caroline Barnes has collaborated with her three, equally talented sisters to offer a piece of music for 12 days of pre-Christmas, running from last Sunday to Christmas Eve. You will find them on the St Pauls Glenageary YouTube channel here
Three services this Sunday
For the first time since the initial lockdown in March, we return to having three services this Sunday, December 20th. See above right for details and for the link to watch the 10.30am service, which will be livestreamed.