Enniskerry
PARISH OF POWERSCOURT WITH KILBRIDE
Services of Worship in Powerscourt for this Sunday – The Third Sunday in Lent: 8.30 a.m. – Holy Communion One (Said); 11.30 a.m. – Holy Communion Two
Services of Worship in Kilbride for this Sunday – The Third Sunday in Lent: 10 a.m. – Holy Communion One.
ST MARY’S CHURCH
Coronavirus Covid-19 Guidance for Religious Services: We have been asked by the diocese to observe the measures outlined by the HSE in relation to the Coronavirus as follows – The following should be suspended: The Sign of Peace Handshake, The use of holy water fonts, The practice of receiving Holy Communion on the tongue, The use of shared chalice. Everyone administering Holy Communion should wash their hands or use alcohol based hand gel before beginning.
Holy Communion should be administered into the hands only and not onto the tongue. Please place one hand on the top of the other, palms up, to receive the Host with one hand and to place the Host in your mouth with the other hand.
To minimise the risk of spread of infection, during Holy Communion, the celebrant alone should drink from the Chalice. No one else should drink from the Chalice, including other priests, ministers of the Eucharist and members of the congregation.
By following the essential advice of both hand hygiene and respiratory hygiene, we will create a safer environment for all. In addition, a calm and common sense approach will also help at this time. The full advice given by the HSE is available at dublindiocese.ie.
Ecumenical Lenten Programme 2020: 1). Evening Lenten Series: ‘Peace – Learning to Sit with God’ in Powerscourt Parochial Hall, written and led by Rev Cathy Hallissey on Thursdays March 12, 19 and 26 at 8.15 p.m. 2). Daytime Prayer Sessions – ‘Sitting with the Gospels of Lent’ in Venue one – St Mary’s Church, Enniskerry (Prayer Room) Monday Afternoons: March 9, 16th, 23rd and 30th at 1.45 p.m. Tea and biscuits at 1.30 p.m. (babysitting provided) and Venue two – St Mochonog’s Church, Kilmacanogue Wednesday Mornings: March 11, 18th, 25th, and April 1 at 10.30 a.m. As part of our Lenten observance, Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish is hosting a series of sessions, ‘Sitting with the Gospels of Lent’. There will be five weekly sessions during which people will be invited to participate in a quiet, prayerful reflection on the Gospel reading for the following Sunday. This is an excellent way in which to prepare for Easter and to move deeper into the richness and beauty of the Scriptures. The meetings will be based on the simple but profound approach to reading the Bible, called Lectio Divina. This method is easily accessible to everyone regardless of previous experience. All are warmly welcomed.
HISTORY SOCIETY
Author, historian, and editor of the journal of the Genealogical Society of Ireland, Tom Conlon,
will be the guest speaker for tomorrow (Thursday) night’s 8.30 p.m. meeting of the Enniskerry History Society, which meets the guidance of its president, John Callan in the Powerscourt Arms Hotel, Enniskerry, at which he will outline ‘The History of St Michael’s Hospital, Dún Laoghaire’ in the course of which he will reveal how this hospital was established. All are welcome attend – admission €5.
In the meantime some events taking place which may be of interest to members and supporters of the Enniskerry History Society are tonight’s (Wednesday) 6 p.m. lecture by Ged Walsh about ‘On the Banks of the Dodder’ to the Old Dublin Society in Dublin City Library and Archive, 138-144 Pearse Street, Dublin two. All welcome – admission free; Friday night’s 8 p.m. lecture by Christopher Dorman-O’ Gowan on ‘Egypt saved: the first battle of El Alamein, July 1942’ to the Military History Society of Ireland in Griffith College, South Circular Road, Dublin eight. All welcome – wheelchair access available; Saturdays 3 p.m. Bray Seafront Historical Walk led by Brian White, Bray Cualann Historical Society from the Boathouse Coffee Dock. Free but booking essential via bray.ie; Sundays Bray Vintage Car Display from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. opposite Bray Bandstand; Mondays 3 p.m. Bray Seafront Historical Walk led by Brian White, Bray Cualann Historical Society from the Boathouse Coffee Dock. Free but booking essential via bray.ie; next Wednesday night’s 7 p.m. lecture by Rob Goodbody on ‘The Metals’ in Marlay House, Marlay Park, Rathfarnham, Co. Dublin – admission free but booking essential via dlrheritageevents@dlrcoco.ie; the 8 p.m. lecture by David Doyle on ‘Carriglea House, Kill Avenue’ to the Dun Laoghaire Borough Historical Society in the Royal Marine Hotel, Dún Laoghaire. All welcome – entrance €3; and next Thursday night’s 8 p.m. lecture by Paolo Viscardi on ‘Richard Barrington, Human Science and Animal Science’ in the Royal Hotel, Main Street, Bray, Co. Wicklow. All welcome – admission €6.
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. The library will be closed on St Patrick’s Day.
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In early March 1905 it was announced that the installation of Rev JDE Newcombe, BD, as incumbent for the parish of Powerscourt would take place in Powerscourt Church at 3 p.m. on Friday, March 31, by the Archbishop of Dublin.
CRAFT FAIR
A Craft Fair takes place in the Parochial Hall, Enniskerry, on Sundays from 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.