Bray
CHRIST CHURCH COI
Services of Worship for Sunday, April 16 – Easter Sunday: Easter Sunday: 6 a.m. – Bray Churches Together Dawn Service; 8.30 a.m. – Holy Communion 1; 11 a.m. – Family Service/ Holy Communion two.
Holy Week Timetable: Wednesday, April 12,: 8 p.m. – Evening Prayer. Thursday, April 13 – Maundy Thursday: 8 p.m. – Tenebrae. Friday, April 14 – Good Friday: 10 a.m. – Bray Head Way of the Cross; 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. – Vigil Service; 8 p.m. – Passion.
Mothers’ Union – Christian Care for Families: Meets next Monday night (April 10) at 8 p.m. in the Parish Life Centre.
25th annual Christ Church Garden Fête: Takes place on Saturday, June 10,. Would you like to join the team and the fun of the day, in the run-up to the Fête or helping with the tidy up? All offers of help, whether for a couple of hours or more would be very much appreciated. This is the main parish fundraiser and we need YOUR help to ensure that the fête is a huge success. Please leave your name and phone number on the sign-up sheet at the back of the church or leave a message on 2862968 and we will get back to you.
HOLY REDEEMER PARISH
Parish Pastoral Council News: We thank all the parishioners who shared their thoughts with us on the PPC Renewal days recently. We are now collating the information which will be shared with you on Tuesday, April 25, from 8 p.m. to 9.30 p.m. in the Youth Centre. All are welcome with refreshments afterwards.
Last Sundays Church Gate Collection: Was in aid of the Irish Kidney Association to assist its work of promoting Organ Donor Awareness and providing support services for those suffering kidney failure and their families. Thank you for supporting this collection.
Coffee Dock: The Coffee Dock closed last Monday for the Easter Break and will re-open on Monday, April 24, We wish all our regulars a very Happy Easter and extend a big thank you to all our volunteers.
The World Meeting Of Families: The recent weekend collection amounted to €1,529. Thank you for your very generous sup- port.
Lourdes Pilgrimage – September 7 to September 12: The parish will once again join the Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes in September. The fully inclusive price is €725pps. Single Supplement €150 – Limited Single Rooms Available. Installments accepted. Final payment is due first week of July 2017. For details, please see poster in the church Porch or contact Michael Connolly in the sacristy at 01 2868649 or at 01 2868413.
ST PETER’S PARISH
St Peter’s Parish Holy Week Timetable: Tomorrow (Holy Thursday): 11 a.m. – Morning Prayer; 7.30 p.m. – Solemn Mass of the Lord’s Supper Followed by Adoration at the Altar of Repose till 9 p.m. in the Parish Hall. Good Friday: 11 a.m. – Morning Prayer; midday – Stations of the Cross; 3 p.m. – Solemn Celebration of our Lord’s Passion; 7.30 p.m. – Prayer around the Cross. April 15 – Holy Saturday: 10 a.m. – Morning Prayer; 9 p.m. – Easter Vigil. Easter Sunday: Masses at 10 a.m. and 11.30 a.m.
Young at Heart Dinners: None to this Friday.
ST FERGAL’S PARISH
Holy Week Ceremonies 2017: Today (Wednesday): Masses at 7.30 a.m. and 9.30 a.m. Tomorrow (Holy Thursday): Morning Prayer of the church at 9.30 a.m.; Mass of the Lord’s Supper at 7.30 p.m.; Prayer before the Altar of Repose 8.15 p.m. to 8.45 p.m. finishing with Night Prayer. Good Friday: Morning Prayer of the church at 9.30 a.m.; Stations of the Cross on Bray Head (Starting in Queen of Peace at 10 a.m.); Stations of the Cross (for children etc.) at midday in St Fergal’s.
Celebration of the Lord’s Passion at 3 p.m.; Reconciliation Service at 7.30 p.m.; Night Prayer at 8.15 p.m. Holy Saturday: Morning Prayer of the church at 9.30 a.m.; Confessions from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. and which the church will close at 11 a.m. for Easter Vigil preparations. Easter Vigil at 9 p.m. Easter Sunday: Ecumenical Dawn Service at 6.30 a.m. at Bray Head. Masses are 8 a.m. and 10.30 a.m.
Reconciliation Services in Bray: Today (Wednesday) in St Mary’s Enniskerry at 7.30 p.m.; On good Friday in St Fergal’s at 7.30 p.m. and on Holy Saturday in the Church of the Most Holy Redeemer, Bray, from midday.
The World Meeting of Families Collection: This recent collection which replaced the Share Collection amounted to €1,070. Thank you for your generosity.
The St Vincent de Paul Sunshine Fund Collection: The annual Advocate Collection for the Sunshine House took place last weekend. Each year the fund provides much needed holidays for approximately 1,000 of Dublin’s less fortunate children. Your kind support is greatly appreciated.
Parish Trip 2017 to Seville: From May 27 to June 3-8 Days and seven Nights Trip. The price includes seven Nights Dinner, bed and Breakfast at 4* Hotel America Seville Coach transfer to and from Airport. Tour guide for the duration of the trip. Plus three Day Trips: (1): Day Trip to Córdoba; (2): Day Trip to Cádiz; (3): Day Trip to Ronda. Cost: €959 per person sharing (based on 31-35 people); Cost: €935 per person (based on 36-40 people); Cost: €925 per person (based on 41-50 people). Single Room Supplement – (€196 for seven nights). There are a couple of places left on this trip, If you are interested Booking Deposit: €325 required this week (refundable, if minimum persons required are not met). Final payment due seven weeks prior to travel. See Posters at the back of the church.
Easter Mass Bouquet Card: The intentions of those who receive these cards will be re- membered at the 9.30 a.m. Mass on Monday, April 17, Cards are available from the Sacristy and the parish office.
OUR LADY QUEEN OF PEACE
Easter Closure: The parish office will close at 1 p.m. tomorrow (Holy Thursday) and will re-open on Monday, April 24,.The Villa Pacis will close Good Friday and Easter Monday only.
Easter Dues: Thank you to everyone who has returned their Easter dues. There are still some Easter cards left to deliver, if you can help, please call to the sacristy. Easter dues can be returned to the sacristy or the parish office. Spare envelopes are available in the church porches for anyone who would like to take one.
Last Weekend’s Church Gate Collection: Was in aid of the St Vincent de Paul Sunshine Fund. Each year, the Sunshine Fund provides much needed holidays for approximately 1,000 of Dublin’s less fortunate children. Your continued support is greatly appreciated.
Holy Week Timetable 2017: Today (Wednesday): Mass at 10.30 a.m. Tomorrow (Holy Thursday): 7 p.m. – Mass of the Lord’s Supper, followed by Adoration at the Altar of Repose till Midnight. Good Friday: – A day of Fast and Abstinence – Stations of the Cross to Bray Head commencing in the church at 10 a.m.; also, Stations of the Cross in the church at 10 a.m.; Solemn Celebration of the Lord’s Passion at 3 p.m. Holy Saturday:– Easter Vigil at 9 p.m. Perpetual Adoration continues after the Vigil Mass. Easter Sunday: – Ecumenical Dawn Service (Bray Head car park) 6.30 a.m.; Easter Sunday Masses – 10.30 a.m. and midday. Easter Week (Monday, April 17, to Saturday, April 24) Mass at 10.30 a.m. Weekend Masses as usual: 6.30 p.m. (Vigil), 10.30 a.m. and midday.
Individual Confessions: (Our Lady Queen of Peace) – Holy Saturday (.10 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Communal Penitential Services: Tonight (Wednesday) in St Mary’s, Enniskerry; On Good Friday in on St Fergal’s Ballywaltrim at 7.30 p.m. and on Holy Saturday in the Church of the Most Holy Redeemer Bray at midday.
Bugisi: There will be a collection this weekend after all Masses in aid of our twin parish Bugisi in Tanzania. Your support is greatly appreciated.
Lourdes 2017: Our annual pilgrimage departs on September 7 for five nights. Bookings are now being taken in the Villa Pacis.
QOP YOUTH CLUB
Queen of Peace Adventure Youth Club will not function on Friday, April 7, as all the leaders will be away on a training seminar. Additionally the club will be closed on Good Friday, and it will open again on Friday, April 21. The committee wish all the members a very happy Easter.
DIVING CLUB
After Easter Bray Divers Sub-Aqua Club will take on two new trainees. Training will be in Shoreline Swimming Pool in Greystones, and the lectures will be in the club premises in Greystones Harbour. Now is the time to get ready to be a diver in time for the holidays. Call Albert at 087 6756439, and you will soon be diving.
BRAY LIBRARY
The library will be closed Good Friday, Holy Saturday and Easter Monday due to the Easter break.
BALLYWALTRIM LIBRARY
The library will be closed Good Friday, Holy Saturday and Easter Monday due to the Easter break.
CUALANN SOCIETY
Last Thursday morning James Sscannell, PRO of the Bray Cualann Historical Society, the local history society for Bray and North Wicklow, presented a talk ‘Easter 1942 in Bray, Co. Wicklow’ in Ballywaltrim Library and on Friday morning talk’ Easter 1917 in Bray, Co. Wicklow’ in Bray Library, looking backing at events in Bray in 1942 And 1917 respectively.
The April meeting of the Bray Cualann Historical Society takes place in the Royal Hotel, Bray takes place at 8 p.m. on Thursday, April 20, at 8 p.m. in the Royal Hotel, Bray, at which Tom Conlon will present his lecture looking at ‘Victorian Kingstown – A Town Divided’. All welcome to attend. Tom will have copies of his book on this aspect of Kingstown/Dun Laoghaire history with him for anyone looking for a copy of it.
Annual Membership of the Bray Cualann Historical Society is €15 and covers two Adults+2 Children, and can be taken out at any meeting of the society. Admission to lectures is €5 visitors – members free.
Events coming up for members of the Bray Cualann History Society are 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 James Scannell will present his lecture ‘The Light That Failed – The 1957 Dundrum Railcar Collision’ – all welcome, admission free;
to next Tuesday night’s 6.30 p.m. Dublin: One City One Book lecture by James Scannell in the Conference Room of Dublin City Library and Archive on ‘Captain Hermann Gortz: The German WW2 Intelligence Gatherer, who landed in uniform’ – admission free;
the 8 p.m. lecture by Liam Clare on ‘Aviation in North Wicklow and South Dublin’ to the Foxrock Local History Club in the Foxrock Parish pastoral centre at the rere of Foxrock RC Church – admission €5.