Shankill

ST JAMES’ COI, CRINKEN

Worship Service for Sunday, March 12 – The second Sunday of Lent: 11 a.m. – Sunday Praise

RATHMICHAEL COI

Services of Worship on Sunday, March 12 – The second Sunday of Lent: 8.30 a.m. – Holy Communion; 11 a.m. – Family Service followed afterwards with coffee in the Erck Hall ; 7 p.m. – Holy Communion – Lector Vicky O’Brien.

St Patrick’s Day: 11 a.m. – Service of Holy Communion.

Easter Vestry: The Easter Vestry will take place in the Erck Hall following the 11 a.m. Service of Holy Communion on Sunday, March 26,. 14 people will be voted on to the Select Vestry.

The Alpha/In-Between Book Club: The book reviewed and discussed at the February meeting was ‘A Man Called Ove’ by Fredrik Backman. The March meeting takes place on Tuesday, March 28, at which the book for review and discussion will be ‘The Underground Railroad’ by Colson Whitehead.

ST ANNE’S PARISH

Mass Times: Mass is celebrated in St Anne’s Church at 10 a.m. and 7.30 p.m. Monday to Friday (except 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.

Bethany Bereavement Support Group: The Group are running a five-week support programme on Monday evenings, from 8 p.m. to 9.30 p.m. from this coming Monday to Monday, March 27,. If you are feeling the pain of any loss, this series of meetings may offer support and consolation in a place where healing can begin. This is a free service provided by trained volunteers in the community. Venue: St Anne’s Resource Centre – call 01 2822704 for further information or to book a place on the programme.

Shrove Tuesday Pancake Party: Many thanks to all who supported the annual Pancake Party in St Anne’s Resource Centre. The amount raised was €142.30 and this will be donated to the Children’s Hospital, Tallaght. Thank you for your support.

Hospital Sunday: The Hospitality Team welcome you for tea or coffee after this Sundays 10.30 a.m. Mass in St Anne’s Resource Centre.

Life in the Holy Spirit – Praise, Talk, Discussion: Learn more about how you can allow God to work in your life in St Anne’s Resource Centre, Shankill, every Tuesday at 8 p.m. from this coming Tuesday till April 11 Continues next Tuesday, March 14, with: The New Life – Emma Sisk; March 21: Receiving God’s Gift – Marion O’Shea; March 28: Baptism in the Holy Spirit – Joanna Aitkin; April 4: Growth – Teresa Kehoe; April 11: Transformation in Christ – Fr Joe McLoughlin SAC. For further information, please contact the St Anne’s parish office 01 2822277. Book required – €3.50, available in St Anne’s Resource Centre.

Child Safeguarding – Garda Vetting Forms: A sincere Thank You to everyone who has already returned their forms for processing. If you were contacted to collect a garda vetting form, and have not yet collected it, please can you call into the Sacristy over the weekend, or to the parish office during the week to collect it. If you have collected your form already, please can you bring it back to the parish office as soon as possible along with two forms of ID. Anyone, who ministers in any way in our parish is required to complete the Garda vetting process. This includes all priests, Parish Staff, Sacristans, Choir Members, Ministers of the Word, Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion, Collectors, Hospitality Team, Welcome Team, Faith Friends, Parish Pastoral Council, Altar Society, Altar Server Trainers, Baptism Team, Bethany Support Team, Family Liturgy Team, Resource Centre Staff.....etc. All parish volunteers are required to renew their vetting every three years. Thank you to all in advance for your cooperation.

First Holy Communion: Fr John O’Connor will celebrate an ‘Explained Mass’ for all the First Holy Communion children today (Wednesday) in St Anne’s National School and tomorrow (Thursday) in Scoil Mhuire National School. Mass will take place at 11 a.m. in the classrooms. Parents are invited to attend.

Cake Sale – Last Sunday: The Mum’s from the Family Mass Liturgy Group, who held a cake and bake sale last Sunday morning in St Anne’s Resource Centre towards a much-needed new cooker in St Anne’s Resource Centre as the one they have at present is no longer functioning, thank all those who supported this event.

Shankill Pilgrimage to Lourdes – August 23: Staying in Hotel Jeanne D’Arc, five Nights Full Board, €729 per person sharing. Supplement for a Single room. Spiritual Director: Fr Eamonn Monson SAC. For further details, please contact Joe Walsh Pilgrimtours, 143 Lower Baggot St., Dublin two – telephone 01 2410802.

ACTIVE RETIREMENT

The Shankill Active Retirement Association (SARA) meets at 3 p.m. on the third Monday of the month in St Anne’s Resource Centre. New members always welcome.

COMMUNITY GAMES

Registration for art, Handwriting and Athletics will take place this next in St Anne’s Resource Centre – on Saturday from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday from 11.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. Art and Handwriting competition takes place on Saturday, March 26, and Athletics on April 23

BOOK SALE

There was a very attendance at last Saturday morning’s the March First Saturday Book Sale, which supports the Shankill Old Folks Association and Meals on Wheels, which took place in the Shankill Old Folks Centre, Lower Road, Shankill, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. As always there was an excellent selection of books and DVDs available at bargain prices.

The April First Saturday Book Sale will take in the Shankill Old Folks Centre on Saturday, April 1, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. so make a point of calling into the book sale on that Saturday morning and avail of the opportunity to pick up some excellent reading material for the Spring. Donations of books, other than school/text books, accepted on the day.

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 and on alternate Fridays and Saturdays – the library will be open this Friday but closed on Saturday. The library is open on Tuesdays and Thurs- days from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. To renew or inquire about a book call 01 2827801 or email shankillib@ dlrcoco.ie.

HISTORICAL SOCIETY

Last Wednesday tonight Ms. Theresa Hicks was the guest presenter for the March meeting of the Rathmichael Historical Society, the local history society for Shankill, Ballybrack and surrounding area, at 8 p.m. in Rathmichael School, Stonebridge Road (Dublin Road end), Shankill, Co. Dublin, at which she will presented her lecture ‘The Kennedys of Mount Kennedy.’ For the Wednesday, April 5, of the society at 8 p.m. in Rathmichael National School, Rob Goodbody will present her lecture ‘Dublin Bay’ to the Rathmichael Historical Society in Rathmichael National School, Stonebridge Road, Shankill, Co. Dublin. All welcome – admission €4.

In the meantime members of the Rathmichael Historical Society are invited to attend tonight’s (Wednesday) 6 p.m. meeting of the Old Dublin Society in the Conference Room of Dublin City Library and Archive, 138 – 144 Pearse Street, Dublin two, at which Mark Davies, from Oxford, England, will present his lecture ‘King of all Balloons – the first flight across the Irish Sea to Holyhead in 1817 and other escapades’ – admission free; to tomorrow (Thursday) night’s 8.30 p.m. meeting of the Enniskerry History Society in the Powerscourt Arms and Country House Hotel, Enniskerry, at which Frank Tracy will present his lecture ‘The story of Glencree’ – admission €4; to Saturdays Family History Day in Dublin City Library and Archive, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at which several lectures will take place – admission free, and to next Tuesday night’s 8 p.m. meeting of the Genealogical Society of Ireland in Dun Laoghaire College of Further Education, Cumberland Street, Dun Laoghaire, at which Ms. Ciara Kerrigan will present her lecture ‘The National Library of Ireland – The Manuscript Collections of the Genealogical Office’ – all welcome.

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.

SHANKILL GAA CLUB

The club development lotto draw was held last Thursday in Brady’s pub with a jackpot of €1,350. Tickets are €2 each or three for €5.

Our Academy is in action every Saturday at 10 a.m. in St Laurence’s College. Cost is €2 per child, there is no annual subscription and all equipment is provided free of charge. Registration of players (outside of the Academy) and fees will be accepted at the Academy on this Saturday and Saturday, March 25, Our golf classic will be held in Woodbrook Golf Club on Friday, June 30, team of four players €300 and includes a meal. Contact Jimmy Nolan at 087 2633203 the time sheet is open NOW.

New adult players are always welcome contact Kevin at 086 8449902. For more information on the club contact – secretary. shankill.dublingaa.ie, or call 086 4010438. Follow us on Facebook and Twitter.