Enniskerry
POWERSCOURT/KILBRIDE
Services of Worship in Powerscourt for Sunday, April 9 – The sixth Sunday in Lent – Palm Sunday: 8.30 a.m. – Holy Communion (Said); 11.30 a.m. – Liturgy of the Palms and Reading of the Passion.
Women’s World Day Of Prayer: I would like to thank all those who took part in the Women’s World Day of Prayer service in Powerscourt church on March 3. Thanks to all the readers from the six churches; to Helen for the music; to Elizabeth and the tea and cake providers, and to the cleaners-up. The service went well and the singing was great. We were able to send €240 for the fund which supports various charities worldwide – Judy Cameron
Daily Prayer and Open Church, midday to 5 p.m. each day: Powerscourt Church will reopen for daily prayer at the beginning of Holy Week, next Monday (April 10). This year there will be two times of prayer, midday and 5 p.m. with the church being open between those times for quiet space and personal prayer. We are making this change because the afternoon seems to be most popular time for visitors and it also makes the best use of our team of volunteers who mind the church and lead the prayer. If you would like to help, please give your name to the parish clergy for inclusion in the rota. You will enjoy the quiet space for yourself and make a very valuable contribution to the community near and far.
Thursdays in Powerscourt Church: 10 a.m.: Holy Communion and Prayer for the sick.
Services of Worship in Kilbride for Sunday, April 9 – The sixth Sunday in Lent – Palm Sunday: 10 a.m. – Liturgy of the Palms and Reading of the Passion.
Easter General Vestries: Last night (Tuesday) the Powerscourt Easter Vestry took place while tomorrow (Thursday) the Kilbride Easter Vestry will take place.
Holy Week Timetable: Monday, April 10: Daily Prayer and Open Church begins in Powerscourt Church; Wednesday, April 12,: 8 p.m. Holy Week Service of Wholeness and Healing in Kilbride Church; Thursday, April 13 – Maundy Thursday: 10 a.m. – Holy Communion and Prayer for the sick in Powerscourt Church; 11.30 a.m. – Chrism Eucharist in Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin; 7.30 p.m. – Seder Meal in the School Hall. Good Friday – April 14: 3 p.m. Ecumenical Way of the Cross begins in St Mary’s Church and finishes in Powerscourt Church; 4 p.m. – Good Friday Meditation in Powerscourt Church. Saturday, April 15: 10 a.m. Decoration of Powerscourt and Kilbride Churches for Easter. Sunday, April 16 – Easter Day: 6.23 a.m. ‘Sonrise Service’ begins in Old Church, Powerscourt followed by breakfast in the School Hall; 8.30 a.m. – Holy Communion One – Powerscourt; 10 a.m. – Festival Eucharist – Kilbride; 11.30 a.m. Festival Eucharist followed by Easter Egg Hunt – Powerscourt.
ST MARY’S CHURCH
Sacrament of Reconciliation – (Confessions): St Mary’s – Enniskerry: Saturday after 10.15 a.m. Mass; Our Lady Queen of Peace, Putland Road, Bray – Saturday after 10.30 a.m. and 6.30 p.m. Masses; Church of the Most Holy Redeemer, Main Street, Bray – Saturday after 10 a.m. Mass.
Advocate collection for the Sunshine House: Takes place takes place this weekend.
Parish Pastoral Council: Meets at 7.30 p.m. in the parish office.
Holy Week Timetable: Wednesday, April 12,: 7.30 p.m. – Easter Reconciliation Service – St Mary’s. Holy Thursday – April 13: 10.15 a.m. – Morning Prayer in St Mary’s; 7.30 p.m. – Mass of the Lord’s Supper – St Mary’s (Adoration follows till 9.30 p.m.). Good Friday: 10.15 a.m. – Morning Prayer in St Mary’s; midday – Stations of the Cross – St Mary’s; 3 p.m. – Ecumenical Way of the Cross (Commencing at St Mary’s and walking to St Patrick’s, Powerscourt); 7.30 p.m. – Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion – St Mary’s. Holy Saturday: 10.15 a.m. – Morning Prayer in St Mary’s; 9 p.m. – Easter Vigil Mass – St Mary’s. Easter Sunday: 9 a.m. Mass – St Kevin’s, 10 a.m. – Mass St Mochonog’s and 10 a.m. Mass in St Patrick’s; 11 a.m. – Mass in St Mary’s.
Lenten Ecumenical Discussion Group: Theme – Pilgrimage – (Walking with Jesus through Lent) in Powerscourt National School continues tonight (Wednesday) at 7.30 p.m. for 8 p.m. Tea and biscuits will be served at 7.30 p.m.
Lenten Prayer Service: Every Wednesday till tonight (Wednesday) in St Mochonóg’s at 10 a.m. ‘Allowing parishioners and visitors a space for penitential reflection’, led by Parish Liturgy Group.
The Rosary: The Rosary is recited each morning (Monday to Saturday) at 10 a.m. (before Morning Mass and at 7 p.m. in the Prayer Room in St Mary’s on the first Monday of the month.
World Meeting of Families Collection: Will take place this weekend at all Masses and will replace the Share Collection.
Baptisms: Baptisms are now held on the second Saturday of the month in St Mary’s Church, Enniskerry, for parishioners only. Please arrange with parish office. Parishioners are asked to please give two weeks notice if you wish to book a baptism.
Helpers Wanted: God’s Housekeepers are looking for help on Monday mornings for half an hour from 10.45 a.m. to 11.15 a.m. to clean St Mary’s Church, even if you cannot commit to every week, every second week, once a month, all help appreciated.
Legion of Mary – Kilmacanogue Presidium: Meet at 3.30 p.m. every Tuesday in the Sacristy of St Mochonog’s. New members are most welcome. Group recite the Rosary on the first Saturday of each month at midday at the Grotto in the church grounds. Click on the link legionofmary.ie to view website.
Parish Shop: St Mary’s Church Shop (at rear of Church on the left) opens after all Masses. All occasion cards, prayers, statues available plus items, for baptisms, weddings and other Special Occasions.
Facebook Page: Enniskerry, Curtlestown, Glencree and Kilmacanogue are part of the Bray and Enniskerry Pastoral Area. A Facebook page has been created to coordinate any and all activities common to all parishes in the area. So please link in with it and like our page. To find: type Bray and Enniskerry Pastoral Area on your own face book page and like it please.
GOLF CLASSIC
The Enniskerry Joint Parishes Community golf classic will take place at Powerscourt Golf Club on Sunday, April 30,. Supporting: Enniskerry Joint Parishes, Charabanc, Enniskerry. Format – Double Shotgun Start, team of four, Rumble (2 to count), Full Handicaps. Tee Times 9.30 a.m. or 2.30 p.m. Cost – Team of four – €400.
Tee/Green sponsorship €150. Book now to avoid disappointment. Contact John Prosser 087 2439592, Ricky Rountree 087 2767564, Marcus Magnier 086 2555161, Barbara Davis (Char- abanc) 086 8056817, Dara Connolly (GAA) 086 1741050.
HISTORY SOCIETY
There is one more meeting of the Enniskerry History Society which will take place on Thursday, April 13, at 8.30 p.m. in the Powerscourt Arms and Country House Hotel in the Village, at which which John Lennon from the Dundrum and District Historical Society will present his lecture on ‘The story of Airfield, Dundrum.’ All welcome – admission €4.
Members of the Enniskerry History Society are also invited to the following lectures being held by local history societies which include tonight’s (Wednesday) 8 p.m. meeting of the Rathmichael Historical Society in Rathmichael School, Stonebridge Road, Shankill, at which Rob Goodbody will present his lecture on ‘Dublin Bay’ – admission €4; tomorrow’s free 30-minute 11.30 a.m. talk by James Scannell of the Bray Cualann Historical Society in Ballywaltrim Library, Boghall Road, Bray, looking back at ‘Easter 1942 in Bray, Co. Wicklow’ – all welcome; the 8 p.m. April meeting of the Mount Merrion Historical Society in Mount Merrion Community Centre, North Avenue, Mount Merrion, Co. Dublin, at which Neal Doherty will present his lecture ‘The Complete Guide to Statues and Sculptures in Dublin’ – admission €4; Fridays 11.30 a.m. Free 30-minute by James Scannell from the Bray Cualann Historical Society in Bray Library, Eglinton Road, Bray, looking back at ‘Easter 1917 in Bray, Co.Wicklow’ – all welcome; and to next Wednesdays 6 p.m. meeting of the Old Dublin Society in the Conference Room of Dublin City Library and Archive, 138-144 Pearse Street, Dublin two, at which there will be a lecture ‘The Light That Failed – The 1957 Dunrdum Railcar Collision’ – all welcome, admission free.
Further information on the Enniskerry History Society and its activities available from John Callan at 01 2867853.
ENNISKERRY LIBRARY
Opening hours are as follow: Tuesday and Wednesday – 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. and 6.30 p.m. to 8.30 p.m.; Friday – 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. to 5 p.m., and Saturday – 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. The Book Club will be continuing and will meet on the last Wednesday of every month. New members to both the Library and Book Club are always very welcome. Please phone 01 2864339 for further information.
SCHOOLHOUSE FOR ART
The Easter holidays are just around the corner and the Schoolhouse for art is the perfect place to keep your kids busy during the School break. With two weeks of art camps for kids from ages five to 15 the Schoolhouse for art has you covered. Week 1: Monday, April 10, till Thursday, April 13; Week 2: Tuesday, April 18, till Friday, April 21,. From 10 a.m. till 2 p.m. each day.
Our junior camps will cater for children ages five years to nine years. Each week will include making new friends, playing games and not to mention the making of many masterpieces to decorate the walls at home. Our senior camp will cater for 10 years and over. Our senior camp tutor will have many projects to work on and the group will get to experiment in a wide range of mediums including paint, pencil, pastel and clay to name a few. Our camps are €100 per week. We also offer sibling/ cousin discount of €95 per week. Book your place online at schoolhouseforart.com or call us at 01 2869594.
VICTORIAN FIELD DAY
The annual general meeting of the Enniskerry Victorian field day will take place next Tuesday (April 11) at 8 p.m. in the Schoolhouse for art in Enniskerry village. This follows preliminary work by the outgoing Steering Committee over the past few months in which a new venue has been arranged for the event on the lands of Syl and Mary Fenlon Bourke at Monastery, who also host the Kilmacanogue Horse Show.
The field day will be held on Sunday, September 10, with a Social Event in the Marquee on Friday, September 8,
Grateful thanks are extended to the Heatley family, the original driving force of the event, and who have hosted this very successful festival for the past number of years.
While the Joint parishes appoint representatives to the Steering Committee in the persons of Archdeacon Rountree (Powerscourt
Parish) and Kieran Conlon (St Mary’s Parish) the rest of the steering committee will be elected at the AGM. The outgoing chairperson (Frank Walsh) and treasurer (Marcus Hunt) are willing to stand again and further nominations including one for an Hon. Secretary are invited.
At the AGM the key members of the working subcommittees will also be appointed. The sub-committees cover the following areas: Entertainment – Friday Social Event, raffle, children’s games etc; Event Management and Side Shows; Sponsorship and Public Relations; Finance; Craft Fair; Food Fair; Traditional Sports; Vintage Show Logistics and site planning; Hospitality.
Nominations for Steering Committee and leaders of subcommittees should be lodged with the current chairman, Mr Frank Walsh before this Friday (April 7) by emailing frankwalshsol@eircom.net. The activities of the Victorian Festival and its committees are subject to the governance of the Enniskerry Joint Parishes Trust.
GAA CHARITY MATCH
Easter weekend will see our annual mixed GAA match being held, an event usually played at Christmas but this year we will play it over the Easter weekend in Kilgarron, and we ask all players and spectators to donate €5-10 which is then given to the Enniskerry senior citizens group. Date and time of match TBC, please keep an eye on our Facebook page for further updates.