Enniskerry
POWERSCOURT/KILBRIDE
Services of Worship in Powerscourt for this Sunday – The Third Sunday before Advent: 8.30 a.m. – Holy Communion One (Said); 11.30 a.m. – Family Service.
Services of Worship in Kilbride for this Sunday – The Third Sunday before Advent: 10 a.m. – Family Service.
All is Safely Gathered In: This Friday night a celebration of Harvest in music, scripture, poetry and prose, takes place at 8 p.m. in St Patrick’s Church, Powerscourt, in the company of the Stedfast Band. Tickets are €10 per person, payable at the door, and includes refreshments after this event.
ST MARY’S CHURCH
New Website: The parish of the Immaculate Heart of Mary has its own website. Please check out ‘Enniskerryparish.ie’ for the latest information about our parish.
Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament: Kilmacanogue – First Wednesday of each month in St Mochonog’s Church, from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.; Enniskerry – After 10.15 a.m. Mass each Friday morning in St Mary’s Church.
Our New Parish Pastoral Council: Thanks are extended to all parishioners who have been praying for the current process of renewal/expansion of our PPC Six new nominations were received. An excellent Training Day was provided by Patricia Carroll (Archdiocesan Office for Evangelisation) for all prospective members, including those with previous experience, in Enniskerry during October. Many thanks to the Powerscourt Arms Hotel for their hospitality and generosity. All those nominated have now made a three-year commitment to serve on the PP Council. We will have a strong group going forward with representation of all three parish communities and a good balance of men and women of varying ages. God has blessed us.
List of Members of the renewed and expanded PPC: Ex officio members: Fr Bernard Kennedy (president), Fr Hyacinth Nwakuna CSSp. Aideen Darcy (Pastoral Co-ordinator for Bray/Enniskerry) Returning members: Tom Carey, Ottalie Dwyer, Mairead Murphy, Sally Phalan, Herman Van den Burgh. New members are Gavin Barrett, Violeta Bollozos, Adrian Buckley, Maura McErlane, and John Kelly. A Commissioning Ceremony the new PPC will take place during the 11 a.m. Mass in St Mary’s Church, Enniskerry, on Sunday November17th. This celebratory Mass will be followed by refreshments and all parishioners are warmly invited to attend.
For All Readers: A training/ refresher day for all readers from the pastoral area (St Fergal’s, Holy Redeemer, Our Lady Queen of Peace, St Peter’s and four churches in Enniskerry) will be held on Saturday November16th. The plan is to up skill and renew your enthusiasm for this very special ministry. This is for all ministers of the word, established and new. The session will cover Preparation, Use of the microphone and voice projection, Content and context of readings; Any practical issues that may need to be addressed. It will be informal and social and we would like as many to attend as possible for a chat and a cuppa. Day and date: Saturday, November 16, Venue: Pastoral Centre, Our Lady Queen of Peace, Bray. Please let me know if you are attending by text to 086 8182241.
Annual Mass of remembrance for those who died during the year: This year’s Masses for those who died during the year will be celebrated on Remembrance Sunday, which is this Sunday, at 10 a.m. in St Monchonog’s Church, Kilmacanogue, and at 11 a.m. in St Mary’s Church, Enniskerry. Invitations will be issued to the families of those whose funerals took place in the parish. All those who had relatives, either from or outside the parish, who died in the last year either are invited to participate and have their loved ones remembered. Please submit their names to one of the Parish Secretaries, Margaret in Enniskerry or Joyce in Kilmacanogue. At the start of the Mass, a family member will be invited to place a photo of their loved one on a remembrance notice board in front of the Altar – standard size inches by four inches/15 by 10 cms – these will remain there for the month of November. They will invited, during the Mass, to carry a lighted candle to the Altar in memory of their loved one.
Remembering Our Ancestors: If you would like a seat plaque placed on the pews in St Mary’s Parish Church in honour of deceased relatives and friends please contact parish office.
St Mochonog’s Kilmacanogue Cuppa Sundays: The Kilmacanogue Hospitality Group provide tea and light refreshments in St Mochonog’s Parish Hall on Sundays after Mass and for various celebrations within the parish. It is always a joy to encourage parishioners to get tighter over a cup of tea and some biscuits or cakes. If you would like to join the team we would love to have you on board. It is a commitment of one Sunday a month for approximately one hour after the 10 a.m. Mass. Please contact Ottalie at 087 9267091 for further information. Have a look at the Rota on the notice board at the back of our church. All voluntary financial contributions donated during the coming month of November will go towards our local senior citizens annual Christmas party. Coffee morning in Aid of Church Funds: A coffee morning, hosted and sponsored by Kingfishers Kitchen in the village was held on Friday, October 18, We are very grateful to Kingfishers, Sadie O’Connell and Mabel Coogan for organising the event, the raffle and encouraging people to attend. Also thanks to Helen Basquel for making the posters and to Rev Cathy Hallisey for attending and entertaining us with her ‘ doggy’, Tom Dalton provided the music and it gave a lovely happy feeling to the event. Thanks to all who donated prizes for the raffle and to all who purchased tickets and attending the morning. Fr Bernard Kennedy.
SCHOOL ENROLMENTS
St Mary’s and St Gerard’s National School, Enniskerry is now accepting applications for enrolment to junior infants in September 2020. Please contact the school for an Enrolment Application Form at 01 2868851; by email info@enniskerryns. ie or download a copy from our website enniskerryns.ie. All applications must be submitted by November 30.
HISTORY SOCIETY
Local historian and author Rob Goodbody will be the guest speaker for the 8.30 p.m. Thursday, November 14, meeting of the Enniskerry History Society, which meets under the guidance of its president John Callan, in the Powerscourt Arms Hotel, at which he will present his lecture ‘Cherrywood Through Time’ and all are welcome to attend what will be a most fascinating presentation from an expert historian on this part of County Dublin.
Some events taking place which may of interested to members and supporters of the Enniskerry History Society are tonight’s (Wednesday) 8 p.m. lecture by Rob Goodbody about ‘Howth Harbour’ to the Rathmichael Historical Society in Rathmichael National School, Stonebridge Road (Dublin Road end), Shankill, Co. Dublin. All welcome – admission €5; tomorrow (Thursday) 8 p.m. lecture by Terence O’Reilly about ‘George Lennon: Man of War to Man of Peace’ to the Mount Merrion Historical Society in the Mount Merrion Community Centre, North Avenue, Mount Merrion, Co. Dublin. All welcome – admission €4/Students €2; Friday night’s 8 p.m. by Professor David Edwards on ‘The military world of Richard Boyle, first earl of Cork, 1603-1642’ to the Military History Society of Ireland in Griffith College, South Circular Road, Dublin eight. All welcome – wheelchair access available; Saturday morning’s 11 a.m. wreath laying ceremony at the Bray War Memorial organised by the Western Front Association, and next Tuesday night’s 8 p.m. lecture by Philip Boucher-Hayes on ‘The Hunt for the Spanish Armada Falcon Blanco’ to the Kilmacanogue History Society in the Glenview Hotel, Glen of the Downs, Delgany, Co. Wicklow – all welcome, admission €3, which has been rescheduled from last night (Tuesday); and next Wednesday night’s 6 p.m. lecture by Anna Devlin on ‘Dublin and the impact of the Economic War, 1932-38’ to the Old Dublin Society in the Conference Room of Dublin City Library and Archive, 138 – 144 Pearse Street, Dublin two. All welcome – admission free.
Further information about the Enniskerry History Society available from John Callan at 01 2867853.
ENNISKERRY LIBRARY
Opening hours for the library 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.
CRAFT FAIR
A Craft Fair takes place in the
Parochial Hall, Enniskerry, on Sundays from 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.
ENNISKERRY 100
At the Tuesday, October 25, 1919, meeting of the Rathdown No. Two Rural District Council in Enniskerry, a sub-division of Wicklow County Council, chaired by Mr Francis Buckley, Patrick Woods, Kilmurray, was awarded the contract to make a double drain 10 yards long where the stream crosses the back road leading from Kilmacanogue to Kilmurray Dispensary, not to exceed £5, having tendered £4.15s the only other tender received was one for £4.17s.6. from Patrick Toole, Enniskerry.