BRAY

CHRIST CHURCH COI

This Sunday's Services of Worship - The Fifth Sunday of Lent: 8.30am - Holy Communion One; 11am - Holy Communion Two; 12 Noon - Confirmation Class.

Post Confirmation Group: Meets on Sunday in the choir stalls after the 11am service. This is open to anyone who has been confirmed in the past few years.

Mid-Week Lenten Communion: Today (Wednesday) at 11am.

Parish Super & Karaoke Evening: This will take place on Saturday evening at 7pm for 7.30pm in St. Andrew's National School, Ages 15 and over. Cost is €10 per person which includes Supper and a glass of wine. All very welcome.

THE SSAFA Sale: This will take place on Thursday April 10th from 10.30am to 1pm in The Grainstore, Kilruddery House, Bray, by kind permission of Lord and Lady Ardee. Entrance fee per adult €6 - children and car parking free. Free tea and coffee in The Grainstore. Stalls include white elephant, raffle, cakes, plants, jewellery, tombola, clothes, plants, books, delicatessen, woodturning, country produce. Screwtape Letters: Insights from the Screwtape Letters continues in The Bridge Café, Castle Street, Bray, at 8pm on Tuesday night. Tea/coffee and chat from 7.30pm. HOLY REDEEMER PARISH

Lenten Weekday Mass Times in the Bray Pastoral Area: 10am & 7pm Monday to Friday in the Church of the Most Holy Redeemer; 7.30am & 9.30am Monday to Friday in St. Fergal's Church, Ballywaltrim; 10.30am Monday to Friday in Our Lady Queen of Peace; 7.30am and 11.30am Monday to Friday in St. Peter's, Little Bray; 10.15am to Monday to Friday (excluding Wednesdays) in St.Mary's Church, Enniskerry.

Church Gate Collections: The Dublin Diocesan Children's Pilgrimage to Lourdes collection amounted to €2475 -thank you again for your generosity.

The Cystic Fibrosis Association would like to thank everyone for their generosity recently - their church gate collection amounted to €997.

Lourdes 2014 - 7th to 12th September: The parish will again join the Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes in September. The fully inclusive price is €707pps. Booking forms are available in the sacristy or at the Parish Office - return the form with a deposit of €100 to secure a place.

Medjugorgje 2014: Departing from Dublin October 15th . Price €619 including return day flights from Dublin - 7 nights on half-board basis near St. James' Church. Full religious programme operated by Marian Pilgrimages. For details contact Margaret O'Brien on 0863234751.

Hi-Rez Youth Centre: It is with great sadness that we have to announce that Dermot O'Brien, our Youth Development Offi- cer, is leaving us after 5 and a half years of excellent service. It in Holy Redeemer Parish that Dermot was first inspired to become involved in working with young people.

Since his arrival, he took on the challenge of managing and developing our parish youth centre, Hi-Rez, an achievement he can rightly reflect on with a deep sense of pride. Over these years, Dermot has developed relationships with our young people and has shared the wonderful positivity they have all brought to Hi-Rez since it's beginning. Under his leadership, our parish youth centre and our young people have rightly received many accolades from near and far.

Dermot will be with us until April 20th and will continue his involvement with Celtic Youth in the Little Flower Hall. We would like to take this opportunity to wish Dermot every blessing and success in his future endeavors and to sincerely thank him for his achievements and dedication to Hi-Rez Youth Centre. Our Lady Queen of Peace Parish Mission, Bray, Continues: The Our Lady Queen of Peace Parish Mission Parish Mission continues until Friday. Led by St Patrick's Community. Mission Masses: Monday to Thursday 10.30am and evening sessions Monday to Friday.

Bray Flower Club: Mary Johannes will be the guest demonstrator for tomorrow (Thursday) nights 8pm meeting of the Bray Flower Club in the Little Flower Hall, Bray. Admission €5. All welcome. ST. PETER'S PARISH

Parish Office: The Parish Office is open Monday to Friday from 9am to 1pm. If you wish to book an Anniversary Mass or Wedding, please contact the Sacristan Carol Smith in the sacristy between 9.30am and 10.30am.

Mass Times: Monday to Friday at 11am; Saturday at 11am and Vigil at 7.30pm; Sunday at 10am and Family Mass at 11.30am.

This Sunday's Annual Mass for the Sick for the Bray and Enniskerry Pastoral Area: This will be celebrated in Our Lady Queen of Peace Church, Bray, this Sunday at 3pm.

Lenten Weekday Mass Times in the Bray Pastoral Area: 10am & 7pm Monday to Friday in the Church of the Most Holy Redeemer; 7.30am & 9.30am Monday to Friday in St. Fergal's Church, Ballywaltrim; 10.30am Monday to Friday in Our Lady Queen of Peace; 7.30am and 11.30am Monday to Friday in St. Peter's, Little Bray; 10.15am to Monday to Friday (excluding Wednesdays) in St.Mary's Church, Enniskerry.

Christian Meditation: Christian Meditation has resumed in Fr. Ben's house at 9.45am on a Thursday morning. Also there is meditation group in the Sacristy on a Tuesday evening at 7pm. Please contact Sr. Patricia in the parish hall for details.

St. Peter's Parish Conference of the Saint Vincent de Paul Society: The Emergency Number for the local conference of Saint Vincent de Paul is 087 7772 132, please leave a message and somebody will return your call as soon as possible. Meetings take place on Tuesday evenings at 8 pm. Address: Unit 1 Sunnybank Industrial Estate (behind Costcutters), Dargle Road, Bray. ST. FERGAL'S PARISH

Early Morning Mass during Lent: In addition to the normal weekday Mass times in St. Fergal's, St. Peter's, Holy Redeemer, Queen of Peace & St. Mary's Enniskerry, Mass will be celebrated at 7.30am Monday to Friday in St. Fergal's during Lent, beginning Ash Wednesday March 5th and concluding on Wednesday 16th April.

St. Vincent de Paul April Collection: In view of the Advocate Collection on the weekend of 12th /13th April, there will be no collection for the St. Clare's Conference of St. Vincent de Paul for the month of April. Thank you for your support.

The Real Easter Egg: Out of the 10 million chocolate Easter Eggs sold each year in Ireland, The Real Easter Egg is the only one with the Easter story in the box. It is Fairtrade and donates to charity. What is in the box? . There are 3 crosses on the box, Mark's Resurrection text in the lid, a free 24 page Easter storybook, a high quality Belgian milk chocolate egg (125g) and a pack of Chunky Buttons (25g). www.realeasteregg.ie. Cost €5.00. If you would like to order one of these eggs please leave your details & payment to the Parish Office.

Parish Trip to Bucharest: Final Meeting takes place on Wednesday 30th April at 7.00p.m. in the Church. A representative from Marathon Travel & the tour guide, who is from Bucharest, will answer any questions you may have regarding the trip.

Grand Summer Raffle: Tickets will go on sale from this weekend. Tickets €1 each or a book of 6 for €5.The draw will take place at the Parish Fete in St. Fergal's Senior National School on Saturday 14th June 2014.

Easter Mass Bouquet Cards:The intentions of those receiving the cards will be remembered at the 9.30a.m. Mass on Easter Monday. Available from Phyllis & the Parish Office. OUR LADY QUEEN OF PEACE

Lourdes 2014: Our annual Lourdes Pilgrimage this year will take place from September 7th to September 12th , Price €707. Bookings can be made through the Parish Office on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday or Friday mornings. Deposit of €50 when booking.

Join us for a Parish Mission: Join us for our Parish Mission which continues until this Friday and is “A great opportunity to find meaning in our lives “- given by St. Patrick's Community. Mission Masses Monday to Thursday 10.30am. Evening Sessions Monday to Friday 7.30pm.

Confirmation 2014: Our Lady Queen of Peace candidates will be confirmed this Saturday at 1pm. The celebrant will be Very Rev. Larry Breen, Moderator of the Bray Parish Pastoral Area. We pray for all the candidates and this families on this special day of Christian commitment.

Papal Letter: Copies of a letter which Pope Francis has written to Christian families in light of the upcoming Synod of Bishops are available in the Church for anyone who would like to take one.

Parish Radio: If you know of someone who is housebound and in need of a Parish Radio, please contact the Parish Office between 9am and 1pm Monday/Tuesday/Thursday/ Friday. The Parish Office is closed on Wednesdays. Call 01-2745497. A nominal fee of €25 applies.

Lenten Weekday Mass Times in the Bray Pastoral Area: 10am & 7pm Monday to Friday in the Church of the Most Holy Redeemer; 7.30am & 9.30am Monday to Friday in St. Fergal's Church, Ballywaltrim; 10.30am Monday to Friday in Our Lady Queen of Peace; 7.30am and 11.30am Monday to Friday in St. Peter's, Little Bray; 10.15am to Monday to Friday (excluding Wednesdays) in St. Mary's Church, Enniskerry.

Music and Movement for Babies & Toddlers: Thursday mornings in the Villa Pacis - contact Emma on 086-309 4896.

Annual Mass for the Sick for the Bray and Enniskerry Pastoral Area this Sunday: The Bray and Enniskerry parishes extend a cordial invitation to all, especially the sick and the elderly to attend a Mass and Anointing of the Sick this Sunday at 3pm in this church.

Divine Mercy: Due to the Parish Mission the Divine Mercy Mass will not take place this Friday.

Hospitality Team: The team for this Sunday is ' Team F '.

Choice Theory Focus Group: Meets every 2nd Monday in the Villa Pacis from 7.30pm to 9.30pm. Contact Maureen at 086-8756603.

Bingo: Every Monday in the Villa Pacis from 2pm to 4pm. All welcome - come along and enjoy.

Coffee Dock: The Coffee Dock in the Villa Pacis is open Monday to Friday between 9am to 12.30pm.

Bugisi Mission Project: Working on the Missions in faraway places can be a bit lonely. The parish priest, Fr. Janusz Pociask, from our Twin-parish is from Poland and the money our parish sends to Bugisi in shared between him and Sr, Anne. If anyone would like to write to him his address is n - Fr. Janusz, Bugisi Mission, Box 47, Shinyanga, Tanzania, East Africa. QOP YOUTH CLUB

Last swimming pool night for the Queen of Peace Adventure Youth Club members was enjoyed by 48 boys and girls. Next sessions will begin in November. April events will include officers training weekend, Dargle Valley night walk, girls beautician evening, and boys camp out night. Club boathouse on the seafront will be decorated within the next few weeks before the weekly water sports begin. New leaders are required. Interested persons may call Albert on 087 6756439. DIVING CLUB

Bray Divers have organised the first pool training class for four Senior Snorkelers, eleven Junior Snorkelers, and the second class for five Snorkel Guides. Some of them have already commenced sea training, and hopefully testing will occur at Easter. The club is preparing for the official opening of the diving season at Hook head at Eastertime. ACTIVE RETIREMENT

Vevay Active Retirement Association (VARA) are having their annual holiday to Westport, Co. Mayo, from May 25th to May 29th. Bookings can be made in the Villa Pacis on Friday mornings between 11am and 12.30pm. Deposit required (non refundable). ANXIETY/PANIC SUPPORT

The anxiety and panic support group meet on Wednesday evenings in the Ballywaltrim Community Centre at 7.30 until 9.30pm. We provide a support service leading to recovery from all anxiety disorders or panic attacks. All are welcome. For current dates and time contact Michael Groves on 087 9144775 or 01 2868018. BRAY LIBRARY

Normal opening hours for Bray Library, Eglinton Road, Bray, are 10am to 1pm & 2pm to 5pm Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday and 1 p.m. to 8.30pm Tuesday and Thursday. Enquiries and renewals: 01-286 2600 or email: braylibrary@eircom.net.

Bray Library hosts 2 Book Clubs: The Family Book Club ages 8 - 12 and parents meets on a Saturday at 2.45pm; The Adult Book Club meets on a Wednesday at 11am. Please ask the library staff for the next meeting date of each of these groups. Borrowers are reminded that books can be renewed by phone. BALLYWALTRIM LIBRARY

Normal branch opening hours are 10am to 1 pm and 2pm to 5pm on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, 2pm to 5pm and 6pm to 8pm on Wednesdays. The library is closed on Mondays and Fridays and Bank Holiday Saturdays. To avail of the library's newspaper on microfilm, please phone 01-2723205 to reserve time on the microfilm viewer and printer. Borrowers are reminded that books can be renewed by phone. CUALANN SOCIETY

Last Monday night Brian White, Chairman of the Bray Cualann Historical Society, the local history society for Bray and North Wicklow, was the guest speaker for the March 8pm meeting of Chairman the Clondalkin Historical Society in Aras Cronain, Waterly Lane, Clondalkin, at which presented his lecture on ‘ The Shamrock Fund of WW1', an outline of which was published in this paper last week.

Members of the Bray Cualann Historical Society have been to attend this Saturday's Dublin City Library and Archive Family History which runs from 10am to 4pm covering a variety of genealogical subjects.

Members also have invited to attend tonight's (Wednesday) 8pm meeting of the Rathmichael Historical Society in Rathmichael School, Stonebridge Road, Shankill, at which Patricia Butler will present her lecture ' Wicklow Through the Artist's Eye '.

During April the Bray Cualann Historical Society will hold two events - On Wednesday April 16th James Scannell will present a lecture recalling ' Easter in Bray 100 Years Ago (1914) ' in Bray Library, Eglinton Road, at 11.30am. Admission free.

The April meeting of the Society will take place on Thursday April 24th, and not Thursday April 17 , which is Holy Thursday, at 8pm in the Bray Chamber of Commerce House 10 Prince of Wales Tce, Quinsboro Road, Bray, at which James Scannell will present his lecture ' Saving the Drowning Sailors - the MV Kerlogue Bay of Biscay 1943 Rescue '. All welcome to attend.