Bray
CHRIST CHURCH COI
Services of Worship for Sunday, March 11 – the fourth Sunday of Lent: 8.30 a.m. – Holy Communion Two; 11 a.m. – Morning Prayer; 6 p.m. – Confirmation Class.
Youth Club: Junior Shack for Primary School Children meet every Saturday from 6.15 p.m. to 7.15 p.m. up to the end of June. Senior Shack for Secondary School Students up to age 17 meets on Saturdays as advertised from 7.30 p.m. to 9.30 p.m. If interested contact Rev Martin O’Kelly 087 2486368. We would like to update our database of parents contact details for Youth Club. Please email your contact details to Christchurchbray@ gmail.com.
Date for the Diary: Classical Piano Delights at Tinakilly takes place at 3 p.m. on Sunday, April 29, in Tinakilly Country House with Deborah Armstrong, back by popular demand. Tickets €25, which cover the recital and afternoon tea, are available from the parish office, Fleurtique, and the Travel Boutique.
HOLY REDEEMER PARISH
Evening Mass: There will be a 7 p.m. evening Mass each day this week weather permitting.
Stations of the Cross: Thursday, March 15, at 7 p.m. replacing evening Mass; and Thursday, March 22, at 7 p.m. replacing evening Mass.
Parking at Holy Redeemer: From Monday to Friday the Holy Redeemer car park is free for Mass goers from 9.30 a.m. to 11.30 a.m. This is also true of Holy Days, Special Church services such as funerals, weddings, First Holy Communions and Confirmations etc. Please ensure you park in the area closest to the Village Gate Arcade to avail of this.
Lenten Talks: Fr John, Fr Ben and their team invite you to join them for a series of talks this Lent. The topics covered will be as follows: Mark’s Gospel (as this is the year of Mark), The Paschal Mystery, Why did Jesus die? and the Resurrection. These will take place tomorrow (Thursday) and on Thursdays March 15 and 22 in the Side Chapel of the Church of the Most Holy Redeemer from 7.30 p.m. to 8.30 p.m. nightly (prompt start and finish). Trócaire: Trócaire boxes are now available in the church porch and the tables around the church.
Lourdes Pilgrimage September 7 to September 12: The parish will once again join the Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes in September. The fully inclusive price is €739 – Single Room supplement is €155 – €180 and is subject to availability. Instalments accepted. Final payment is due June 15 For further details, please see poster in the church Porch or contact Michael in the sacristy on 01 – 286 8649 or 01 – 286 8413.
ST PETER’S PARISH
Confirmation: The next preparation Mass ‘Bright Future.’ will take place this Sunday at 11.30 a.m.
World Meeting of Families 2018: Thank you for your generous contribution of €718.83 for the third National Collection for WMOF2018.
Help from the St Vincent de Paul: Anybody looking for assistance from the SVP please do so by ringing SVP Dublin at 01 8550022.
Young at Heart Dinners: Unfortunately due to the cold weather the Young at Heart dinners will not recommence till further notice.
ST FERGAL’S PARISH
St Fergal’s Parish Trip 2018 to Croatia from May 23 to May 30: This trip covers eight Days and seven Nights, The price includes seven Nights Bed and Breakfast; Dinner on five Evenings at 3* Hotel Delfin; Coach transfer to and from Airport; Tour guide for the duration of the trip, plus three Day Trips: (1): Day Trip to Trogir, Šibenik, and Split; (2): Day Trip to Rijeka; (3): Day Trip to Plitvice Lakes. Cost: €799 per person sharing (based on 26-30 people); €849 per person (based on 21-25 people); €915 per person (based on 15-20 people). Single Room Supplement (€35 for seven nights) If you are interested Booking Deposit of €250 required during the first week in January (non-refundable); A further €150 per person is required by January 30 with the final payment due seven weeks prior to travel. See Posters at the back of the church.
Lenten Let’s Talk Family: As part of our preparation for the World meeting of families and for the six weeks of Lent, you are invited to attend a six-week session called Let’s Talk Family. This Programme is based on the Joy of Love (Pope Francis) and is a gentle approach to looking a little more closely at what love looks like in the context of family. Using engaging short videos, animations and activities to encourage discussion, it will offer families, parishes and wider society an opportunity to think about our vision and hopes for family and marriage, and a chance to rediscover the gift that family is to the world. The programme will also challenge us to reflect on how we can provide greater support for marriage and family in our local communities. In particular, Pope Francis has asked us to think about support for newly married couples and outreach to families in need. We are looking forward to having lively and interesting discussion. Dates: Monday, March 12, Monday, March 19, and Monday, March 26, Venue: St Fergal’s Parish; Time: 7.30 p.m. to 9 p.m.
OUR LADY QUEEN OF PEACE
Hospitality This Sunday: Will be hosted by Team A
Confirmation Preparation Mass: The sixth Confirmation preparation Mass will take place this Saturday at 6.30 p.m. in our church.
Bray and Enniskerry Pastoral Area Early Morning Mass: In addition to the normal weekday Mass time in St Fergal’s, Holy Redeemer, Queen of Peace and St Mary’s Enniskerry, Mass will be celebrated at 7.30 a.m. Monday to Friday in St Fergal’s during Lent.
Parish Pilgrimage to Lourdes: Bookings for our Parish Pilgrimage to Lourdes are now being taken in Villa Pacis (weekdays 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.).
Trócaire: Trócaire boxes are available in the church porches.
St Patrick’s Day Masses: Masses for St Patrick’s Day, Saturday, March 17, are – Vigil Mass, Friday, March 16, at 7 p.m. and on St Patrick’s Day at 10.30 a.m.
Bethany Bereavement: The Queen of Peace Bethany Support Group are holding a church gate collection after all Masses this weekend which is needed to boost our funds due to the loss of our Tusla grant. As all our work is done on a voluntary basis, any money raised will be used towards training and general expenses. We would ask for your support for our collection.
QOP YOUTH CLUB
During the month the Queen of Peace Adventure Youth Club have on their programme a parents meeting, talent competition, walk along the Cliff Walk to Greystones, Big Sugarloaf night walk, and a leaders weekend training seminar in Wexford. There are vacancies for new member’s boys and girls from 10 years of age and upwards. Call Paul at 086 3516630 and your adventure will immediately begin.
DIVING CLUB
Currently Bray Divers are running free introductory courses in the use of snorkelling equipment. All the gear, training, and pool are supplied by the club, and all the participants have to do is to turn up. Three sessions have been completed and a further three are scheduled. The latest one was enjoyed by Cormac, Saoirse, Ryan, and Stephen. Trainers were Emmet and Albert. To avail of the free training call Albert at 087 6756439.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
Happy 50th birthday to Ruth Cooke. The celebration party will be organised as soon as the present weather improves.
CUALANN SOCIETY
Joan Kavanagh will be the guest speaker for the Thursday, March 15, 8 p.m. meeting of the Bray Cualann Historical Society, the local history society for Bray and North Wicklow, society in the Royal Hotel, Bray, at which she will present her lecture ‘Glendalough through the eyes of a camera’ – all welcome, visitors €5. Further information on the Bray Cualann Historical Society programme available on the Society’s web-site:.ie.
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