Kilcoole
FUN IN THE PARK
Keep Kilcoole Tidy invites children and families from Kilcoole for an open day at Little Tern Park on Saturday, July 7, from midday to 5 p.m. The day will feature bouncy castles, face painting, puppet shows and of course playing with friends and classmates. We hope to see you all there to celebrate Tidy Towns and the fantastic work put in this year by our many volunteers.
ST ANTHONY’S CHURCH
St Anthony’s Church, Kilcoole will celebrate its 50th Anniversary on July 29 this year with Mass at midday in Kilcoole. As part of our year of celebration we would like to do a photo display of events taking place in the church over the past 50 years. It would be wonderful if you could share some photos of your church celebrations with us.
Photos should be clearly named with contact details and can be left in the sacristy in Kilcoole or email to stanthonyschurch50@gmail.com. We appreciate any photos and we will ensure that all photos are returned safely.
BINGO
Come join us for Monday Night Bingo in St Patrick’s Hall, Kilcoole. First game at 8 p.m. €10 per book (to include loose sheet and jackpot game). Extra loose sheet €1. Raffle Tickets on sale on the night. All welcome to attend.
COMMUNITY CENTRE
The centre is available for bookings (e.g. classes, meetings, birthday parties). Bookings can be made via email kilcoolecc@ gmail.com or by phone 01 2872017. The office is open on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and is closed for lunch between 12.30 p.m and 1.15 p.m.
INDOOR BOWLS
Bowls takes place every Thursday evening at 8 p.m. in St Patrick’s/Forrester’s Hall. New members are welcome. Why not give it a try.
PARENT/TODDLER GROUP
All are welcome to come along to the parent and toddler group at the community centre from 10.30 p.m. to midday every Wednesday. €2 per child.
NOTES
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ST ANNE’S PARISH
Resource Centre Hours: St Anne’s Resource Centre is open 9 a.m. to 8.30 p.m. Monday to Thursday and on Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Those requiring Baptism/Confirmation certificates or application forms for baptism can obtain them during the above hours. Please note that the parish office is the only place where certificates and application forms can be processed.
Mass Times: Mass is celebrated in St Anne’s Church at 10 a.m. and 7.30 p.m. Monday to Friday (except during July, August and September). Weekend Mass times are Saturday 6.30 p.m. Vigil Mass and on Sunday at 8 a.m., 10.30 a.m. (Family Mass), midday, and 6 p.m. Confessions are heard on Saturdays after the 10 a.m. Mass, between 12.30 p.m. and 1 p.m., and after the 6.30 p.m. Mass. Mass is now broadcast online and can be viewed by logging onto the parish website: stannesparishshankill.com and then clicking onto video link.
Mass Time Change: Until the end of September there will be no celebration of the Monday to Friday 7.30 p.m. Evening Mass.
Bethany Bereavement Group: Operates Drop-In Centre in St Anne’s Resource Centre on the First Friday of each month at 10.30 a.m. The Bethany Bereavement Support Group is a voluntary ministry. The volunteers are trained to listen and to help the bereaved and grieving.
First Friday: This Friday is the First Friday and the Blessed Sacrament Adoration Chapel will be open from 10.30 a.m. to 2.45 p.m. Priests will be available on this day to visit the housebound and sick in the parish. Please contact the parish office if someone you know would like a priest to visit them.
The World Meeting of Families 2018 Icon of the Holy Family: The Icon, which is travelling around the country will visit St Anne’s Parish from Thursday, July 12, to Saturday, July 14, The Icon of the Holy Family was specially commissioned by the WMoF 2018, written by iconographer Mihia Cucu and assisted by the Redemptoristine Sisters of the Monastery of St Alphonsus, Iona Road, Dublin. (see worldmeeting2018.ie 63666069 3799356338 and sdata=AbqvGPonyPr9posp
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It is a great privilege to receive the Icon into St Anne’s Parish. The Icon will arrive in St Anne’s Church around 2.30 p.m. on Thursday, July 12, and will leave on Saturday, July 14, after the 10 a.m. Mass.
World Meeting of Families Closing Mass – Sunday, August 26,: The parish has booked a bus (55 seats) for those who would like to attend the Mass in the Phoenix Park on Sunday, August 26, The 55-seater bus is now fully booked. However, we may book a 65-seater bus if we receive enough bookings. The deadline for booking a place on the bus today (Wednesday). Please contact the parish office to book your place on the bus. The price will be approximately €20 per person. Departure time to be confirmed closer to the date.
Please note: The parish office has been allocated tickets for those travelling on the bus to the Mass in the Phoenix Park, which will be distributed on the day. There is no need to obtain a ticket online if travelling on the parish bus. Parishioners making their own way to the Mass in the Phoenix Park will need a ticket, which is free of charge and available now on the WMOF website: worldmeeting2018.ie.
Union of Catholic Apostolate – UAC.: The next meeting will take place on Monday, September 24, Hospitality Sunday: The Hospitality Team would like to invite those attending this Sundays 10.30 a.m. to St Anne’s Resource Centre after it for tea or coffee.
Have You Downloaded the New Parish App?: An easy way to keep up to date with the news and events in the parish. You can also send in a prayer request and it will be included in the Prayer of the Faithful on Sunday. There is a reflection and daily Scripture Readings. To download type in ‘Your Parish App’ to the playstore. We are still in the pilot stage and welcome your feedback; you can let us know what you think by emailing us on stannesparishprayers@yahoo.com.
Pallottine Pilgrimage to Lourdes – August 7: Spiritual Director Fr Liam McClarey, SAC. €739 per person sharing for five nights full board. For further information please contact Ms Elaine Hogan the parish office in St Anne’s Resource Centre. €200 non-refundable deposit required at the time of booking.
Cemetery Sundays: This Sunday at 3 p.m. in St Patrick’s Cemetery, Glencullen; and Sunday, July 22, at 3 p.m. in Kilgobbin Cemetery, Sandyford.
Men’s coffee morning: The Men’s coffee morning takes place every Friday from 10.30 a.m. to 11.30 p.m. in St Anne’s Resource Centre. Please join us if you are free.
Gluten Free Hosts: Gluten Free Hosts are available for Holy Communion. Please advise the Sacristan if you require one.
Facebook: St Anne’s Parish is now on Facebook. Search for St Anne’s Parish, Shankill; click on ‘pages’ (left hand side under All Results); ‘like’ the page; receive updates directly into your Facebook account.
St Anne’s Parish Website: The parish website is stannespcrishshakill.com.
BOOK SALE
This Saturday the July First Saturday Book Sale, which supports the Shankill Old Folks Association, takes place between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. in the Shankill Old Folks Centre, Lower Road, Shankill, so make a point of calling into it during that Saturday morning and avail of the opportunity to pick up some excellent reading material for the summer. Dona- tions of books, which must be in a good and clean condition, other than school/text books, will be accepted on the day. Photographs and memorial cards found in donated books can be collected at the book sale. Supporting the First Saturday Book Sale supports the Shankill Community.
SHANKILL LIBRARY
Opening hours for Shankill Library are 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays, Tuesdays and Thursdays from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m., and on alternate Fridays and Saturdays – The library will be closed this Friday and open on Saturday. To renew or inquire about a book call 01 2827801 or email shankillib@dlrcoco.ie. The parents and Toddler Group meets on Monday mornings (except bank holiday Mondays and the second Monday of the month), from 10.30 a.m. to 11.20 a.m. Historical Society
The next event for members of the Rathmichael Historical Society, the local history society for Shankill, Ballybrack and surrounding area, is this Sundays day trip to Carlow for a guided tour of St Willibrord, Patron Saint of Luxenbourg, and his connections with Co. Carlow, and will include visits to Rath Melsigi, St Laserian’s Cathedral and Holy well in Old Lieghlin, the Cathedral in Carlow Town and Carlow County Museum. Details are per the circular sent to members.
Articles featured in the current Spring/summer Articles featured in this issue of the Dublin Historical Record, which has the wider world of Dublin’s industrial business and economic life as a common theme, include ‘Around the Town’ by Dr Séamas Ó Maitiú; ‘The Leading Manufacturing Firms in 1920s Dublin’ by (Professor) Frank Barry; ‘Dublin’s precious relic recovered’ recalls the recovery of the heart of St Lawrence O’Toole stolen from Christchurch Cathedral, Dublin, in 2012; ‘The lost village of Milltown and its houses’ by Patrick Salmon; ‘ Buried in the archives: A history of Dublin undertakers and their records from the late eighteenth century to the present’ by Lisa Marie Griffith and Ciarán Wallace; ‘ A Huguenot in late seventeenth century Dublin: the world of David Cossart and his family’ by (Professor) Raymond Gillespie; ‘So Many Sweet Flowers: From Clontarf to Killiney – Watson’s Nurseries 1882 – 1967’ by Bernardine Ruddy; ‘Three Whiskies and a Coffey’ by Kurt Kullmann; ‘World War one servicemen from Capel Street, Dublin’ by Clare Beausang; ‘Pre-Famine Dublin: A Calamity Waiting to Happen?’ by Vincent Ruddy; ‘The Friar’s Walk, Tallaght’ by Tomás Maher; ‘The case of the Fenian Joe Poole’ by Robert Delaney; and Book Notices and Reviews. Copies of this issue of the Dublin Historical Record can be ordered from the Old Dublin Society by emailing: olddublinsociety@gmail.com.
In August the Society’s 44th summer Series of Evening Lectures will take place in Rathmichael National School, Stonebridge Road, Shankill, at 8 p.m. nightly from Monday, August 13, to Friday, August 17, ICA Guild.
The guild meets on the second Monday of the month at 3.30 p.m. in St Anne’s Resource Centre. Craft Morning takes place in St Anne’s Resource Centre on Tuesday mornings from 10.30 a.m. and 12.30 p.m. Culture outings are held at different times throughout the year. New members always welcome – contact Patricia O’Connor at 282 0733.
FIRST RESPONDERS
Want to become a volunteer and learn to save a life? New members welcome. No First Aid experience needed. Full training provided. Contact shankillcfr@ gmail.com, visit Facebook@ shankillcfr or shankillcfr.ie.
GAA CLUB NOTES
The juvenile Academy is in action every Saturday at 10 a.m. in Stonebridge Road. All equipment is provided free of charge and the cost is only €2 for each child. There is no annual subscription. So why not come along and give the Academy a try.
Many thanks to Sherry Fitzgerald for their partnering with our under-10 girls’ Football and Cmogie teams. In the ‘Chase the Ace’ draw in Brady’s Ado Hickey there was a winner of the jackpot for €650. Last week’s jackpot was €500. Tickets are €2 each. Well done to our 10 new coaches who just completed the Foundation Coaching course they are very welcome.
Great skills on show last Saturday week morning by the unde – eight camogie team who travelled to Clanna Gael-Fontenoy, the under-10 hurlers were at home to Faughs which was a cracker of a game and the under-11 boys’ footballers were away to St Finian’s. In the afternoon the under-eight girls had a football blitz which included FoxCab and Thomas Davis in Stonebridge Road. The under-nine girls were away to Fox-Cab for a blitz.
See our web site or Facebook pages for details on the club or contact GPO Steve Davis at email stevedavis203@gmail.com or call 087 6414123.