Welcome to the Website of Mallow Union of Parishes
Thank you for visiting our website. We are centered on the growing and diverse town of Mallow in North County Cork, beside the River Blackwater, where the spire of St James’s Church is a significant landmark. The area served by this Union of parishes stretches from the Kerry border in the West (taking in the towns of Kanturk, Millstreet and Newmarket); and extends East towards the River Awbeg, where two of our churches are located, in Castletownroche and Doneraile. To the North, we take in the towns of Buttevant and Charleville before arriving at the border with County Limerick.
More widely, Mallow Union are part of the Diocese of Cork, Cloyne and Ross in the Church of Ireland, which is a member of the worldwide Anglican Communion, with over 70 million people in 164 countries, making us the third largest Christian body in the world.
We strive to be communities of welcome and hospitality, where the Eucharist is at the heart of our worshipping life, and our worship of God inspires us to promote care and justice in the wider world.
I hope you will get a sense of who we are as three distinctive and diverse worshipping communities serving different communities. Wherever you find yourself on the journey of faith and life, I trust you will discover things to encourage and inspire you. And I hope you will sense how welcome you are in our churches, as a visitor, as an enquirer, and as a pilgrim.
Meurig Williams, Rector
St James' Church celebrates the Bicentenary in 2024.
COMING UP IN MALLOW UNION
HOLY WEEK & EASTER
There will be a full programme of worship from Palm Sunday to Easter Day. In addition to services at the usual times on Palm Sunday, there will be Night Prayer with a devotional address on Monday 25th March at 8.00pm in St James’s Church, Mallow; and on Tuesday 26th March at 8.00pm in St Mary’s, Castletownroche. On Wednesday 27th March at 11.00am, there will be a celebration of the Eucharist with address in St James’s Church, Mallow. On Maundy Thursday (28th March) at 8.00pm there will be a celebration of the Eucharist with the Washing of Feet and Stripping of the Sanctuary in St Mary’s Church, Doneraile. On Good Friday (29th March) at 8.00pm the Liturgy of Good Friday, with dramatic reading of the Passion according to St John, will take place in St James’s Church, Mallow. On Holy Saturday (30th March) at 8.00pm, the Easter Liturgy, with lighting of the new fire, vigil of readings, renewal of baptismal vows and first Eucharist of Easter will take place in St Mary’s Church, Castletownroche. On Easter Day (31st March) there will be festal celebrations of the Eucharist at 10.00am in St Mary’s, Doneraile; and at 11.45am in St James’s Church, Mallow.
Join us at a Service
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8:00pm
Fri29MarThe Liturgy of Good Friday
St James' Church, Mallow
dramatic reading of the Passion according to St John -
8:00pm
Sat30MarThe Easter Vigil
St Mary's Church, Castletownroche
with lighting of the new fire, vigil of readings, renewal of baptismal vows and first Eucharist of Easter -
10:00am
Sun31MarEaster Sunday Eucharist
St Mary's Church, Doneraile
festal celebration of the Eucharist -
11:45am
Sun31MarEaster Sunday Eucharist
St James' Church, Mallow
festal celebration of the Eucharist -
11:00am
Wed3AprThe Eucharist
St James' Church, Mallow
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10:00am
Sun7AprMorning Prayer
St. Mary's Church, Castletownroche
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10:00am
Sun7AprThe Eucharist
St Mary's Church, Doneraile
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11:45am
Sun7AprThe Eucharist
St James' Church, Mallow
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11:00am
Wed10AprThe Eucharist
St James' Church, Mallow
Latest News
- Monthly Notes: March 2024WHEN CHRISTMAS MEETS EASTER We concluded our Christmas celebrations on the feast of the Presentation of Our Lord (Candlemas) on Sunday 28th January, which is one of the oldest Christian festivals. On that day, the Eucharist at St James’s, Mallow, included the traditional ceremonies at the conclusion of the service, as we marked this turning …
Special events
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9:30am
Fri29MarWeekly Mallow Farmers Market
St James' Church, Mallow
A friendly, community driven market with some excellent produce to buy, runs from 9:30 - 12:30 so come early.
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8:00pm
Fri29MarThe Liturgy of Good Friday
St James' Church, Mallow
dramatic reading of the Passion according to St John
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8:00pm
Sat30MarThe Easter Vigil
St Mary's Church, Castletownroche
with lighting of the new fire, vigil of readings, renewal of baptismal vows and first Eucharist of Easter
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11:30am
Sun7AprJigsaw Club
St James' Church Hall, Mallow
Activities for our younger worshippers in the Parish Hall in Mallow from 11.30am.
This is a weekly opportunity for our younger worshippers to engage with the scriptures in an enjoyable and informal setting and highlights the important connection between work with young people and Sunday worship. -
7:30pm
Sun28AprECUMENICAL WORSHIP
Convent of Mercy
An opportunity for Roman Catholics, Anglicans and Methodists to worship and meet together on the fourth Sunday of each month at 7.30pm in the hall at the rear of the Convent of Mercy, Main Street, Charleville (a few doors down from Holy Cross church).