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Rev Paul Houston
Chaplain
Rector of Clondalkin & Rathcoole

Worship is central to all the activities of the Mothers' Union and every meeting is opened and closed with prayer. Special services are held within the branches, especially on Lady Day (25th March), and each September there is a full Diocesan Service to mark the opening of our year's activities.

In addition a monthly Holy Communion Service is held in Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin at 11.15 am on the first Thursday of every month except January, July and August.

We have a long-established diocesan link with the Diocese of Down and Dromore and many inter-branch links have grown up between us. Therefore at this service as we pray in rotation for all our own branches we also remember their links in Down and Dromore.

 
Month Branch Linked to

September 2009

Stillorgan & All Saints Blackrock
Greystones
Powerscourt & Kilbride
Narraghmore & Timolin 		St Dorothea's
St Gall's, Carnalea
Bright, Ballee & Kinlough
Scarva
October 2009 Rathmines
Clondalkin & Rathcoole
Delgany
St Werburgh's & St Michan's		 Shankill, Lurgan
St John's, Lurgan
Saintfield
Dromore

November 2009

Malahide
Finglas
Tallaght
Kill o' the Grange		 Ballyholme
St Mary's, Newry
Warrenpoint
St Jude's
December 2009 Crumlin and Chapelizod
Coolock
Monkstown
Raheny		 Seapatrick
Orangefield
St Columba's, Knock
Aghalee
January 2010 NO SERVICE - We pray for the members of every branch in the combined Dioceses.  
February 2010 Clontarf
Bray
Zion
Leixlip		 Bangor Abbey
Newcastle
St Christopher's, Seagoe
Knockbreda
March 2010 Rathfarnham
Kilternan
Castleknock
Glenageary 		  
Carryduff
Hollywood
St Comgall's, Bangor
April 2010 Santry & Glasnevin
Taney
Whitechurch
Arklow
Drumcondra & North Strand
Athy		 St Mark's, Dundela
St Donard's
 
Greyabbey
St Mark's, Newtownards
Dromore
May 2010 No service due to All Ireland Synod taking place at this time. Please note changes to normal rota as a result two branches brought forward to April and two branches deferred to June. This will apply for this year only.  
June 2010 Donoughmore & Donard
Skerries
Wicklow
St George's & St Thomas'
Blessington
Castlemacadam 		Dromgooland
Portaferry
Kilkeel
Hillsborough
Ballywalter


The Link Prayer

God our Father, we remember with joy that you are present everywhere in your World and will guide those who put their trust in you.
We pray for the members of the Branch to whom we are linked and for the members of those Branches whom we think of especially today.
Help us to grow in love and understanding of one another and of this land in which we live, so that we may be united in prayer and worship as one family in Jesus Christ, our Lord.
Amen.

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