Enniskerry
PARISH OF POWERSCOURT WITH KILBRIDE.
Services of Worship in Powerscourt for this Sunday – The Fourth Sunday in Lent: 8.30 a.m. – Holy Communion One (Said); 11.30 a.m. – Morning Prayer. These Services may be subject to cancellation at short notice – keep an eye on the parish website for updates.
Services of Worship in Kilbride for this Sunday – The Fourth Sunday in Lent: 10 a.m. – Morning Prayer Two. This Service may be subject to cancellation at short notice – keep an eye on the parish website for updates.
Irish Trefoil Guild – Guiding for Life: Calling all former leaders of the Irish Girl Guides in Bray and the surrounding area. There is now a Trefoil Guild in Bray. Contact Anne at – braytrefoilguild@gmail.com.
ST MARY’S CHURCH
Parish 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.
Important Notice – Suspension of Masses: Due to the ongoing coronavirus (Covid-19), all Masses and Services for Enniskerry Parish and the Bray Pastoral Area including Enniskerry, Kilmacanogue, Curtlestown and Glencree, are suspended till at least and including Sunday, March 29. While Masses are suspended, the voice of prayer should not be silent. We know that many will want to our churches and pray privately and this will be accommodate where possible. In challenging times like this, people find strength, consolation and hope in prayer. We rediscover the value of the traditional prayers such as the Rosary, the Memorare, St Patrick’s Breastplate etc. We will be working to put prayer resources on our website in the coming days. The Archbishop of Dublin has announced that everyone is dispensed from the obligation to physically attend Sunday Mass while the present emergency persists. Check the RTÉ schedule for broadcast Mass times. Mass is also brought broadcast through EWTN, Radio Maria, channel which can be found in Saorview and Channel 210.
Lenten Sacred Space: Parishioners are invited to click through to our Lenten Sacred Space on the parish website. There will be some lovely reflections and links on the website during Lent.
Volunteers Sought: St Vincent de Paul Society urgently need volunteers in the areas of Dublin, Wicklow and Kildare to work in assisting individuals and families once a week. This will be for about three hours, day or night (whatever suits you best). Full training and support provided – for more information Tel: 01 8198405 or email volunteer@ svp.ie.
Parish of Immaculate Heart of Mary Fund Raising Appeal: Parishioners have received an invitation to donate to the Parish Fund Raising Appeal either by increasing their Direct Debit/Family Offering Envelope donation or by donating through our website. Envelopes are available at the rear of church.
Useful Help Lines: Society of St Vincent de Paul: 01 8550022; Samaritans: 1850-609090; Recovery: 01 6260775; Accord: 01 5053112.
HISTORY SOCIETY
Last Thursday night’s meeting of the Enniskerry History Society, which meets the guidance of its president, John Callan, scheduled to take place in the Powerscourt Arms Hotel, Enniskerry, had to be cancelled as a public health measure and the inconvenience that this sudden cancellation caused is regretted.
This was scheduled to be the final meeting in the Spring 2020 programme of the Enniskerry History Society and it hoped to hold this lecture by Tom Conlon on ‘The History of St Michael’s Hospital, Dún Laoghaire’ in the autumn when hopefully the currently public health crisis has passed. John Callan wishes to thank Brian White and James Scannell, who present the January and February lectures respectively, and the management and staff of the Powerscourt Arms Hotel for their assistance with facilitating meetings.
Further information about the Enniskerry History Society available from John Callan at 01 2867853.
ENNISKERRY LIBRARY
The library is closed till further notice as a public health measure to prevent the spread of.
The Coronavirus (Covid-19). Books may be renewed online and late-return fees will not apply.
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At the Wednesday, March 29, 1905, meeting of the Rathdown Board of Guardians, chaired by Mr Thomas Clarke, Mr Wogan, Enniskerry, wrote stating that at a previous meeting he was awarded so many contracts that he could accept them. It was resolved to award these contracts to the next lowest tenderer.