Enniskerry
WINTER WALKS
Enniskerry Walkers bbegin their new season of walks on Saturday, November 10. The Walkers leave from Town Clock opposite Windsors Spar.
DARTS
Powerscourt Arms darts team lost 5-3 after a fixture mix up. The team were at home waiting on the opposition not knowing that the fixture venue had been reversed.
TABLE QUIZ
Enniskerry YC soccer team are hosting another qiz on November 16 in the Powerscourt Arms Hotel.
POWERSCOURT/KILBRIDE
Powerscourt Tomorrow (Thursday): 10 a.m. – Holy Communion in Powerscourt Church.
Services of Worship in Powerscourt for this Sunday – fourth Sunday before Advent: 8.30 a.m. – Holy Communion One (Said); 11.30 a.m. – Holy Communion Two with Holy Baptism.
Services of Worship in Kilbride for this Sunday – fourth Sunday before Advent: 10 a.m. – Holy Communion Two.
ST MARY’S CHURCH
Copies of Altar Lists of the Dead: These are available at the back of the church – please complete and return in envelopes provided. They can be left into sacristy or parish office. Mass is offered on the First Friday of each month for all those whose names are on the Altar List of the Dead.
Annual Mass for the Deceased: Will be celebrated in St Mary’s Parish Church this Friday at 7.30 p.m. All those whose funeral Masses took place in the parish since November 2017 will be included in the Mass and if you have a friend or relative you would like to be remembered please contact Margaret or Joyce in the parish offices so we may include your loved one’s name and light a candle for them.
St Mochonog’s: Calling All Volunteers. We would like to provide tea or coffee and refreshments after Mass in Kilmacanogue on certain Sundays and special occasions. We are looking for volunteers to be part of our hospitality team. If you are interested in helping out please contact the parish office at 01 202 1882. Thank you.
Parish of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Enniskerry, Kilmacanogue, Curtlestown and Glencree: We’re updating Our Parish Website. We are designing a simpler yet feature rich website for our parish that is relevant, simple to use and which reaches out to communicate with you, our parish community.
Christmas Concert: We are delighted to hear that world-renowned soprano Niamh Murray and Concert Choir will return for another wonderful concert series in St Mary’s on Saturday, December 15, and Sunday, December 16, The concerts were completely sold out last year, so to secure your tickets early this year you can call Margaret or Joyce in the parish offices Enniskerry 01 276 0030/Kilmacanogue 01 202 1882.
Legion of Mary – Kilmacanogue Presidium: Meet at 11.30 a.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.
HISTORY SOCIETY
The next meeting of the Enniskerry History Society will take place at 8.30 p.m. on Thursday, November 8, in the Powerscourt Arms and Country House Hotel in the village at which James Scannell will present his lecture on ‘The Torpedoing of the RMS Leinster – October 10, 1918, and Some Wicklow Connections’ – all welcome, admission €5.
The next events that may be of interest for Enniskerry History Society members and supporters are tomorrow’s (Thursday) 8 p.m. lecture by Ruth Ferguson on ‘The original Houses of Belfield’ to the Mount Merrion Historical Society in the community centre, North Avenue, Mount Merrion, Co. Dublin. All welcome – admission €4/Students €2; Saturdays Medal Society of Ireland ‘Medal and Militaria Fair’ from 11 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. in the Knox Hall, Monkstown Village, Co. Dublin, at which visitors can buy, trade, swap or get free valuations/identifications of medals; and next Monday night’s 7.30 p.m. talk by Robert Shaw, The Discovery Programme on ‘Surveying our archaeological landscapes and monuments: 3D documentation challenges and opportunities’ to the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland in the Helen Roe Theatre, Society House, 63 Merrion Square South, Dublin two. All welcome – admission free. Members and
Supporters of the Enniskerry Society are also reminded that the Old Bray Society has published a special limited issue of the Bray Historical Record – ‘First World War Special Issue’ which recalls those from the county who took part in this conflict. Over the counter copies available from the Town Hall Bookshop, 23 Florence Road, Bray.
Further information on the Enniskerry History Society available from John Callan at 01 2867853.
ENNISKERRY LIBRARY
Opening hours for the library located on Church Road, Enniskerry, are – Tuesday and Friday: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.; Wednesday: 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. and 6.30 p.m. to 8.30 p.m., and Saturday: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. New members to the library are always very welcome. Please phone 01 2864339 for further information or to renew books.
MEALS ON WHEELS
Operates in Enniskerry and Kilmacanogue and delivers hot meals every Tuesday and Thursday to older people in their homes. It’s an opportunity to connect with the community and provide a hot meal and social contact call to older people in the area.
We are looking for volunteer drivers who can give up two or three hours twice a month to facilitate this much needed service. Interested volunteers should contact Maoiliosa Kelly at 086 8322466 for further information.