CATHEDRALS
Cashel: St John the Baptist St Patrick's Rock Sunday 20th March: Palm Sunday. 11.30am Palm Sunday Liturgy and Eucharist. President Preacher: The Dean. Thursday 24th: Holy Thursday. 8.00pm Eucharist, Stripping of the Altar Gethsemane Vigil. Saturday 26th: Easter Eve. 9.00pm Easter Vigil Eucharist. President: Bishop Michael Burrows. Preacher: The Dean
Christ Church Cathedral, Waterford Sunday 20th March.The Sixth Sunday of Lent.(Palm Sunday) 8.30 Holy Communion. 10.00 Holy Communion. Celebrant The Dean. Hymns: 217, 554, 440, 231. Trinity Gospel Choir Daily Communion from Monday to Friday at 1.15pm
Christchurch Cathedral, Dublin Sunday 20th March, Palm Sunday. 11.00am The Cathedral Eucharist sung by the Cathedral Choir. Eucharist setting: Walton, Missa brevis. Motet: Tallis, O sacrum convivium.Preacher: Canon D Gillespie. 15.30pm Choral Evensong, sung by the Cathedral Choir. Responses: Rose. Psalm: 69: 1-20. Canticles: Howells, Gloucester Service. Anthem: Gibbons, Hosanna to the son of David. Monday 21st March. 20.00 Passiontide Concert in aid of Al Ahli Hospital in Gaza Come-and-Sing performance of The Curcifixion by John Stainer sung by The Choir of Christ Church Cathedral and Diocesan parish musicians. Tuesday 22nd March. 18.00 Compline sung by the Lay-Vicars Choral. Psalm: 31: 1-6. Anthem: Tallis, The Lamentations of Jeremiah. Wednesday 23rd March. 18.00 Compline sung by the Lay-Vicars Choral. Psalm 91. Anthem: Casals, O vos omnes. Thursday 24th March, Maundy Thursday. 18.00 Solemn Eucharist sung by the Cathedral Choir. Eucharist setting: Dove, Missa Brevis Missa XI Orbis factor. Psalm: 22. Motets: Sanders, Holy is God from Reproaches Durufle, Ubi Caritas. Friday 25th March. 15.00 Good Friday Liturgy sung by the Cathedral Choir. Lotti, Crucifixus; Victoria, Caligaverunt oculi mei; Sanders, Reproaches; Victoria, Tenebrae factae sunt; John VI of Portugal, Crux fidelis. Saturday 26th March, Holy Saturday. 21.00 Solemn Eucharist sung by the Cathedral Choir. Eucharist setting: Mozart, Coronation Mass. Psalm: 114. Motets: Reid, Victimae Paschali Haydn, Te Deum. Morning Prayer: Monday to Friday at 10.00am. Evening Prayer: Monday to Friday at 5.00pm. The Lunchtime Eucharist: Monday to Friday at 12.45pm in the Lady Chapel. For further information on services and worship resources and to view services on the webcast, log on to www.christchurchdublin.ie. For general information please ring the cathedral office on: (01)6778099.
National Cathedral of Saint Patrick, Dublin PALM SUNDAY 9.15 EUCHARIST said in the Lady Chapel. 11.15 CHORAL EUCHARIST sung by the Cathedral Choir (Boys Mens voices) Briggs: The Truro Eucharist, Moore: It is a thing most wonderful, Mawby: thee we adore, Preacher: The Revd P.K. McDowell, B.A., M.Th., Prebendary of Clonmethan. 15.15 PROCESSION OF PALMS sung by the Cathedral Choir (Boys Mens voices) music by Leighton, Gibbons, Casals Langlais. Monday 17.30 Choral Evensong. Tuesday 17.30 Choral Evensong. Wednesday 11.05 Eucharist, 17.30 Tenebrae. Maundy Thursday 11.05 Eucharist, 17.30 Choral Eucharist. GOOD FRIDAY 11.15 CHORAL MATINS sung by the Cathedral Choir (Boys Mens voices) Responses: Sumsion, Bairstow: Lamentations of Jeremiah, Psalm: 130, Dyson in D: Benedictus, Moore: It is a thing most wonderful, Preacher: The Revd C.W. Mullen, B.Th., Resident Preacher. 14.00 MEDITATION ON WORDS FROM THE CROSS For further information visit www.stpatrickscathedral.ie or telephone 01 453 9472.
Saint Fin Barre's Cathedral, Cork Sunday 20th March 2016 11.15am Choral Eucharist, Blessing of Palms and Solemn Procession Introit: Hosanna to the Son of David - Weelkes Service: Leighton in D Motets: Lift up your heads (Messiah) - Handel God so loved the world - Stainer 3.30pm Choral Evensong Service: Stanford in B flat Responses: Neary Anthem: O Saviour of the world - Goss Voluntary: Master Tallis's Testament - Howells
St Mary's Cathedral, Limerick Sunday 20th March: Palm Sunday (Lent 6). 11.15am: Sung Eucharist (Rite One). Service: Darke in E. Anthems: The children of the Hebrews - Palestrina; Ave verum corpus - Byrd. Hymns: 217, 244, 231, 238. Psalm: 31, vv 9-16. Postlude: Kyrie, Gott heiliger Geist BWV 671 J.S. Bach. 5pm Lacrimosa: Free concert of sacred music, performed by Collegium Chamber Choir. 1900 Choral Evensong. Responses: Ferial. Psalm: 69, vv 1-20. Canticles: Walmisley in D minor. Anthem: Vexilla regis Liszt. Psalm 69, vv 1-20. Hymns 243, 62. Postlude: Chorale No. 3 in A minor - Franck. Monday to Thursday of Holy Week (21st to 24th March). 7.30am: Holy Communion (followed by breakfast). Maundy Thursday: 24th March. 8pm: The Liturgy of the Upper Room. Good Friday (25th March). 12noon - the Three Hours, led by Bishop Kenneth Kearon (the cathedral choir will sing during the final hour, 2 to 3pm).
CHURCH OF IRELAND
Abington Church, Limerick 12 noon. Holy Communion.
All Saints' Blackrock 10.00 am Holy Communion
All Saints' Raheny and St John the Evangelist, Coolock. Palm Sunday. All Saints', 9.00am and 10.00am, Holy Communion. St John's, 11.30. Holy Communion. Wednesday 23 March, All Saints', 7.30pm, Lenten Prayer Service for Christians of Jerusalem. Thursday 24 March, Maundy Thursday, 7.30pm, Holy Communion at St John's. Good Friday, 25 March, 12 noon to 3pm, All Saints' Church open for private prayer and meditation. 7.30pm Liturgy of the Cross, at All Saints'. Easter Sunday, 9.00 and 10am Holy Communion at All Saints'. St John's 11.30am Holy Communion.
Ardamine Group, Co Wexford Monamolin 9.00am (Morning Prayer) Ardamine 10.15am (Holy Communion) Kilnamanagh 11.45am (Morning Prayer)
Arklow,Inch and Kilbride Inch Parish Church 10am. MP (2), St. Brigid's Kilbride 10am. MP (2), St. Saviour's, Arklow 11.30am. MP (2). Holy Week - Wednesday Inch Parish Church 8pm. Maundy Thursday St. Brigid's, Kilbride 8pm. HC (2), Good Friday Ecumenical Service at the Band Stand, Main St. Arklow 1pm. Evening Liturgy at St. Saviour's,Arklow 8pm.
Ballintemple (Dundrum): St Mary's Sunday 20th March: Palm Sunday. 10.00am Palm Sunday Liturgy and Eucharist. Monday 21st: Monday in Holy Week. 8.00pm Holy Communion. President: Canon Patrick Harvey.
Castleknock and Mulhuddart with Clonsilla Services for Palm Sunday: 8.30a.m. Holy Communion, St. Brigid's. 10.00a.m. Holy Communion, St. Mary's. 11.30a.m. Holy Communion, St. Brigid's. 8.00p.m. Evening Prayer, St. Thomas'. Services for Holy Week: Each Morning: 7.30am Holy Communion, St. Brigid's Each Evening: 8.00pm Evening Prayer in either St. Brigid's or St. Mary's
Christ Church Delgany 8.30am Holy Communion;10.30am Family Service; 7pm Holy Communion. Wednesday 8pm Bible Study; Thursday 8pm Holy Communion for Maundy Thursday; Friday 10.30am Good Friday Service.
Christ Church, Dunlaoghaire 9am - Holy Communion Service 2. 10.30am - Holy Communion Service 2. Thursday 24th Holy Communion Service 2 at 11.30am.
Christ Church, Taney Parish 10.15am - Parish Communion Deirdre Lloyd, CMS. 7.00pm Compline. Holy Week Services. Mon 21st 7.15am Holy Communion. Tues. 22nd 7.15am Holy Communion; 8.00pm Tenebrae. Wed. 23rd 7.15am 10.00am Holy Communion; 8.00pm Seder. Thurs. 24th 7.15am Holy Communion; 8.00pm Holy Eucharist. Fri. 25th 7.15am Ante-Communion Litany; 8.00pm Devotional Service The Way of the Cross.
City Church Dublin 5/6 Chancery Place. Palm Sunday, 20th March, 11 am. Good Friday, 25th March, 7 pm, Reflective Service
Clonbeg (Glen of Aherlow): St Sedna's Sunday 20th March: Palm Sunday. 10.00am Morning Prayer. Wednesday 23rd: Wednesday in Holy Week. 8.00pm Holy Communion. President: Canon Patrick Harvey.
Clontarf, Church of St John The Baptist Sunday 20th March, the Sixth Sunday in Lent, Palm Sunday: Holy Communion at 8:00am; Holy Communion with Procession of the Palms at 10:30am (no Sunday Club), followed by annual Lenten lunch (in aid of Christian Aid). Wednesday 23rd March: Morning Worship at 10:30am in the Parish Centre. See www.clontarf.dublin.anglican.org for Easter Week services.
Cork Carrigaline Union. 930am- Morning Prayer St John's Monkstown. 11am- Morning Prayer St Mary's Carrigaline. www.carrigalineunion.org
Donnybrook: St Mary's Simmonscourt Road 10am Palm Sunday. The Holy Communion. Revd. John Marchant
Finglas (St Canice) Palm Sunday: Group Service in Glasnevin. Maundy Thursday: 20.00 Eucharist.
Glasnevin (St Mobhi) Palm Sunday: 11.00 (NOTE TIME) Procession, Passion Eucharist. Good Friday: 10.30 Service of Readings. 11.00 All-age Way of the Cross
Immanuel Church Dublin 28 Bachelor's Walk, Dublin 1 Sunday 20th March, Palm Sunday, 11 am, Service of the Word with Lord's Supper, Rev Eddie Coulter. Good Friday, 25th March, 7 pm. Congregation joining with City Church Dublin in 5/6 Chancery place for a Reflective Service
Immanuel Church Dublin, 28 Bachelors Walk, Dublin 1: Palm Sunday - Service of the Word 11.00am - Rev Eddie Coulter: The Cross of Christ
Irishtown/ Sandymount: St Matthew's Church 11.30am The Holy Communion for Palm Sunday. Revd. John Marchant
Julianstown, Co Meath Sunday 20th March (Palm Sunday) 10.30am Morning Prayer
Kilternan, Kilternan Parish Church 8:30am The Holy Communion 10:30am The Holy Communion Iona Liturgy
Monkstown Parish Church 9.00 a.m. Holy Communion 10.45 a.m. Holy Communion - Canon R. Byrne Good Friday - 2.00 - 3.00 p.m.
Rathmichael Parish 08.30 hrs. Holy Communion. 11.00 hrs. Holy Communion. 19.00 hrs. Compline.
Saint Bartholomew's Church, Clyde Road, Dublin 4 Sunday 20 March 2016 9am Said Eucharist. 11am Solemn Eucharist: Boys and Men. Darke in F. Ives: Ride on. 6pm Solemn Evensong: Chamber Choir. Tallis responses. Lassus: Magnificat Octavi toni. Victoria: Pueri Hebraeorum. Thursday 24 March 2016 7.30pm Solemn Eucharist: Girls and Men. Plainsong Mass XVIII. Durufl: Ubi caritas. Friday 25 March 2016 12.00 Matins: Men. Plainsong setting. Jones: Morte Christe. 1.30pm Liturgy of the Cross: Boys and Men. Victoria: Passion. Victoria: Reproaches. Mass XVIII Agnus Dei. (Additional Holy Week services are listed on www.stbartholomews.ie)
Sandford Church 11.00am - Holy Communion (Joint Service); Wednesday 10.30am - Holy Communion; Maundy Thursday 10.30am - Holy Communion; Good Friday 8.00pm - Evening Service
Santry (St Pappan) Palm Sunday: Group service in Glasnevin. Monday: 20.00 Healing Service. Good Friday: 20.00 Evening Prayer.
St Ann's Dawson Street 11 am Eucharist (HC2). Hymns: 683, 134, 347, 326. Motet: Bruckner Christus factus est. Monday - Friday, Eucharist 12.45pm. Tuesday 12.45pm Eucharist and prayer for healing with laying on of hands. Good Friday 3 hours service with the Rt Rev Dr John Neill, former Archbishop of Dublin. Easter Eve Vigil (with Holy Communion) at 6pm. There will be no service on Easter Day due to the Commemorations for the 1916 Rising. Parishioners are invited to attend with Sandford, Ranelagh at 10 am or St Philips, Milltown at 11.30am. All welcome.
St Audoen Cornmarket 10.00 Eucharist and Holy Baptism. Easter Day, 11.30 Eucharist in St Catherine St James' Church. Preacher, the Rector.
St Bartholomew's Church, Conary, Co Wicklow 9.10am. Morning Prayer. 24 March Maundy Thursday Holy Communion service 8pm. Canon Roland Heaney
St Brigid's Stillorgan 8.30 am Holy Communion 11.30 am Holy Communion
St Catherine St James Donore Avenue 11.30 Liturgy of the Palms and of the Passion. 10.30 Wednesday in Holy Week Eucharist. Good Friday 10.30 service in English and 14.00 in Malayalam. Easter Day 11.30 Eucharist. Preacher, the Rector.
St John the Evangelist, Sandymount Palm Sunday 20th March: 11 a.m. Sung Eucharist with Palm Procession and Proclamation of the Lords Passion according to St. Luke. Holy Tuesday 22nd March: 7.30 p.m. Stations of the Cross. Holy Wednesday 23rd March: 11 a.m. Holy Eucharist. Maundy Thursday 24th March: 7.30 p.m. Sung Eucharist of the Lords Supper with foot washing and stripping of the altar followed by the watch of prayer at the garden until midnight. Good Friday 25th March: 2 p.m. Commemoration of the Lord's Passion. Easter Day 27th March: 11 a.m. Festival Sung Eucharist. www.sandymount.dublin.anglican.org
St Kevin's Church, Dunganstown, Co Wicklow 10.30am. Morning Prayer. Canon Roland Heaney.
St Maelruain's, Tallaght 8.30am Holy Communion. 11.00am Family Service. There will be a service each morning of Holy Week at 10am with a second service at 8pm on Good Friday.
St Matthias, Killiney - Ballybrack 9.00 am Holy Communion, 10.30 All Age Service for Palm Sunday. Monday 8.00 pm Joint Holy Week Service. Tuesday 8.00 pm Service in Holy Trinity Killiney, Wednesday 8.00 pm Service in Christ Church, Dun Laoghaire, Thursday 8.00 pm Holy Communion in St Patrick's, Dalkey, Good Friday 8.00 pm St Paul's, Glenageary, Sir John Stainer's Crucifixion .
St Michael's Church, Pery Square, Limerick 8.30am Holy Communion. 10am Eucharist.
St Nahi's, Dundrum 8.30am - Holy Communion. 11.45am - Morning Prayer Holy Baptism Deirdre Lloyd, CMS.
St Paul's Glenageary Palm Sunday 8.15 am Holy Communion (One) 10.30 am The Liturgy of Palm Sunday 7 pm Holy Communion (Two) Holy Week Mon 21st -Thurs 24th Holy Communion 7.15 am Wednesday 23rd Holy Communion 11 am Good Friday 12 Noon One hour at the cross 8 pm John Stainer's The Crucifixion Mon 21st-Friday 25th Joint Evening Services 8 pm Mon: St Matthias Ballybrack:Tues: Holy Trinity Killiney: Wed: ChristChurch Dun Laoghaire: Thursday: St Patrick's Dalkey Fri: St Paul's Glenageary
St Philips, Milltown 8.30am - Holy Communion; 11.00am - Refer Sandford Church; Monday 10.30am - Holy Communion; Tuesday 10.30am - Holy Communion; Maundy Thursday - 8.00pm - Holy Communion
St Stephen's 1st Sunday of the month 11 am Holy Communion. All other Sundays in St Anns Dawson Street, also at 11 am. All welcome.
Tipperary: St Mary's Sunday 20th March: Palm Sunday. 11.30am Morning Prayer Reading of The Passion. Tuesday 22nd: Tuesday in Holy Week. 8.00pm Holy Communion. President: Canon Patrick Harvey. Friday 25th: Good Friday. 10.00am Morning Prayer Litany.
Trinity Hall, Redcross, Co Wicklow 11.30am. Family Worship. 7.30pm. Sunday evening worship room. Canon Roland Heaney.
Whitechurch Parish 8.00 a.m., Holy Communion. 10.30 a.m., A Service of the Word, Bishop Richard Henderson. 7.00 p.m., Holy Communion. Holy Week Services: Monday 21 March- Thursday 25 March, 8 p.m. Good Friday 26 March: 11.00 a.m., Children's Service. 2.00-3.00 p.m., 'The Last Hour'. 8.00 p.m., Good Friday Liturgy, Bishop Henderson.
PRESBYTERIAN
Arklow Sunday 20th 10.00am. Rev. Jim Carson. Children's programme during the service. Everyone is very welcome. www.arklowpc.com
Blackrock St Andrews 9.45 am.Reverend K P Meyer.Junior Church and Creche.All visitors welcome.
Christ Church Rathgar 11.00 am Holy Communion, Rev. Lorraine Kennedy Ritchie. All welcome.
Dun Laoghaire Sunday 20th March - 11.15am Palm Sunday service. Rev. Chris Kennedy. Crche and children's programmes provided for our ever-increasing number of children Everyone is warmly welcome. For more information visit www.dl-pc.org.
Greystones 11.00am. Rev. Gary McDowell. Palm Sunday Service. Everyone most welcome. Children's Sunday Club programme during worship. Join us for Tea/Coffee after the service. 6.30pm. Palm Sunday Prayer for Holy Week.. Thurs. 24th March. Service at 7.30pm. Good Friday : 7.30pm. Tenebrae Service. Visit us at www.greystonespc.org
Kells Bective Street, Kells, Co. Meath. Morning worship 10am led by Rev. C. Irwin. Visitors very welcome.
METHODIST
Blanchardstown Methodist Centre, Tyrrelstown Town Centre (Behind Netpol) 10.30am Morning Worship - Mr Tony O'Connor. Fri 25th March Good Friday Service at 7.30pm
Bray 9.30am Morning Worship - Rev. Alan Wardlow
Centenary Leeson Park. 10.30am Palm Sunday, Morning Worship - Rev Vanessa Wyse Jackson
Cork South Kerry Killarney 9am 11am Rev Karen Spence; The Gateway, Kenmare 11am Mrs Marjorie Cavanagh; The Lighthouse, Millstreet 6.30pm Rev Karen Spence
Dublin Central Mission Lower Abbey Street, D1. 11.00am Palm Sunday, Morning Worship - Rev Dr Laurence Graham. Wed 1.05pm - 1.35pm Service of Healing Wholeness. Good Friday 12.30pm - 2.00pm Lunch Time Vigil in Abbey Street and 2.30pm Margaretholme, Sandymount Service with Rev Dr Laurence Graham
Dublin Korean Church meeting in Adelaide Road Presbyterian. Palm Sunday at 2.00pm with Rev Dr John Parkin.
Dublin North Palm Sunday Sutton 10am Rev D. Nixon: 4.00pm Service for Carers and the Cared for. Clontarf 11.30am Rev D Nixon: Skerries 12.00pm - Mr J. Brockarie: Joint Lenten Services: Wednesday St Mary's Howth 8pm - Rev D Nixon: Thursday Sutton - Holy Communion - Rev K. Brew: Good Friday - United Service for Sutton/Clontarf in Clontarf at 10.30am
Dun Laoghaire 11am Morning Worship - Rev. Alan Wardlow
Dundrum 10.00am Morning Worship - Rev Stephen Taylor. 11.30am Elevate, Cafe Style Service. Maundy Thursday, combined Service in Rathgar at 8.00pm. Good Friday, combined Service in Dundrum at 8.00pm
Gorey 10.30am. Morning Worship, Rev. Steven Foster
Lucan Palm Sunday, 10.00am Morning Worship - Mrs Gillie Hinds
Rathgar 11.30am Morning Worship - Rev Andrew Dougherty. Maundy Thursday, combined Holy Communion Service with Dundrum in Rathgar at 8.00pm. Good Friday, combined service in Dundrum at 8.00pm.
Tallaght Kiltalawn, Jobstown. Palm Sunday, 11.45am Morning Worship - Mrs Gillie Hinds
Wicklow 11.45 am. Morning Worship - Rev. Ivor Owens.
BAPTIST
Grosvenor Road Baptist Church, Rathmines, Dublin Sunday, 20March 11am: 1 Corinthians 15: 1-22 - Jonathan Shaw. Followed by the Lords Supper. (Crche and full youth and childrens programme available). 7pm: Sunday7 Walking worthy Part 3: New life Ephesians 4: 17-24 Richard McConnell. Friday, 25 March, 10am: Good Friday Meditation Ed Neill. People from all backgrounds welcome. www.GrosvenorBaptist.org
UNITARIAN
Dublin The Unitarian Church welcomes all who wish to worship in the spirit of freedom, reason and tolerance. Dublin Unitarian Church 112 St. Stephens Green West Dublin 2. Services are held each Sunday at 11am. www.dublinunitarianchurch.org and podcasting on iTunes. The service tomorrow will be led by the minister Rev. Bridget Spain on the theme Theodore Parker, Radical Minister All welcome. A short assisted lunchtime service of meditation/recollection is held in the church each Wednesday between 1.10pm and 1.40pm. All are welcome to drop in for all or part of this weekly period of quiet reflection in the heart of a busy city. On Thursday 24th March between 1.00pm and 1.45pm all are welcome to the fourth and last of our current series of Thursday Lunchtime Talks. This series deals with Political and Social Life in the Dublin of 1916 and the speaker this week will be Martin Maguire who will speak on Dublin Protestants in 1916 Friday 25 March - Good Friday This year there will be an important additional element to Dublin Unitarian Churchs annual Good Friday Reading of the Names service. At 11.15 am prominent figures from politics, the media, education and the arts will join members of the congregation to read the names of the nearly 500 people rebels, soldiers, policemen, civilians, children who died in Dublin and elsewhere in Ireland during the week of the 1916 Easter Rising and after. At 12.00 midday will begin the traditional solemn reading of the names of the more than 3,500 people who died in the Northern Ireland conflict from 1966 to the present day. This will be the 16th year of the churchs Good Friday Reading of the Names service, a commemorative event that is unique on the island of Ireland. All are welcome to attend all or part of this act of commemoration which lasts approximately 3 hours.