Bray
CHRIST CHURCH COI
Services of Worship for Sunday, May 21 – Rogation Sunday: 8.30 a.m. – Holy Communion 1; 11 a.m. – Holy Communion 2; 3 p.m. – GFS Service of Celebration; 7 p.m. – Praise Service.
25th annual Christ Church Garden Fête: Time is counting down to this event which takes place on Saturday, June 10,. Would you like to join the team and the fun of the day, in the runup 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
Thank You: To everyone who joined us last Sunday week at the midday Mass for the Presentation of the Papal Award to Mr Michael Connolly. He was overwhelmed by all the support and good wishes.
Dues Envelopes: When returning your Easter dues envelopes, please place them in the boxes in the walls around the church. Trócaire Boxes Last Call: Please drop any Trócaire boxes or envelopes to the parish office or Sacristy. Trócaire are calling this Friday to collect any outstanding boxes or envelopes. Thank you.
Fr Peter McVerry Trust: Would like to thank all the people of Bray for their continued support for the Trust. Collected and lodged into fund €550.67, January 2016 – February 2017.
Alzheimer’s Tea Day: On Monday, May 8, raised €320. Thank you for your generous support.
Sister Orla Treacy: A Loreto sister living in South Sudan but originally from Bray will say a few words at the end of the 6 p.m. Mass this Sunday. A leaflet explaining the great work Sr. Orla and her Loreto colleagues are doing in South Sudan and the famine crisis they are now facing was available to take home after each Mass last Sunday.
Society of St Vincent de Paul: The monthly collection last Sunday week amounted to €1,640. Once again thank you for your support.
Priesthood Sunday – Called to Serve: The annual collection for the Formation for the priesthood collection at all Masses last Sunday week amounted to €1,286.
Holy Redeemer Parish Radio: If you are no longer using the Holy Redeemer parish radio we would be very grateful if you could please return it to the parish office. Thank you.
Celebration: In early June we will celebrate all Ministries in the parish, and Fr Enda’s Golden Jubilee.
Welcome: We extend a very warm welcome to the children who will join us at the Table of the Lord during the midday Mass this Sunday. May they always feel welcome and at home in our Church Community of Holy Redeemer.
Cemetery Sunday: On Sunday, May 28, Mass and the blessing of the Graves takes place on Sunday, May 28, at 3 p.m. in Shanganagh Cemetery. Please come on foot or use public transport if possible to avoid traffic congestion.
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
Shanganagh Cemetery Sunday: The Mass of remembrance and blessing of the graves will take place on Sunday, May 28, at 3 p.m.
Young at Heart Dinners: Continue this Friday at 12, 30 p.m. Come along every Friday at 12.30 p.m. and enjoy great food and a game of bingo.
Invitation: For those who have attended the prayer service training and anyone involved with children’s liturgy in the Pastoral Area, you are invited to attend a workshop to cover Use of colour in liturgy – Art work and symbolism – Appropriate music and use of technology – Understanding the liturgical seasons. This workshop will also encourage the parallel use of traditional and culturally modern in liturgical services. Date: Saturday, May 13, in the Church of the Most Holy Redeemer, Bray, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Coffee and scones will be on the go all morning and parking permits organised. Please inform the parish office at Holy Redeemer if you are attending so we can have enough for everyone. Looking forward to seeing you all.
SVP: Drop off point for post for the St Vincent de Paul is situated at St Peter’s Parish Bungalow Chapel Lane. If you need to contact the SVP please call 01 855 0022.
ST FERGAL’S PARISH
Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament: On Friday mornings from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Priesthood Sunday: The recent Priesthood Sunday Collection which replaced the usual Share Collection amounted to €1,210. Thank you for your generosity.
Cemetery Sunday: Sunday, May 28, is Cemetery Sunday in Shanganagh Cemetery. You are invited to the annual Mass of remembrance which will take place at 3 p.m. in Shanganagh Cemetery.
Fête: The Parish Fête will take place on Saturday, June 17.
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.
OUR LADY QUEEN OF PEACE
Thank You: Thank you to everyone who has returned their Easter dues. 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.
Benediction and Litany of Our Lady: Benediction and Litany of Our Lady will take place after 10.30 a.m. Mass every Monday during the month of May to honour Mary.
Shanganagh Cemetery Sunday: The Mass of remembrance and blessing of the Graves takes place on Sunday, May 28, at 3 p.m.
Pilgrimage to Glendalough: A Parish Pilgrimage to Glendalough is being held on Saturday, July 1, 8.30 a.m. to 4 p.m. to celebrate the 70th Anniversary of our parish. The pilgrimage, ‘A Journey in Celtic Spirituality’ will be led by Fr Michael Rogers of the Tearmann Spirituality Centre, Glendalough. It will be a day for reflection on life, how our experiences are linked with the bigger story as related in the environment, history and spirituality of Glendalough Valley. Cost is €12 which includes bus and light refreshments. The pilgrimage route will start from the tourist office car park, go up to the upper lake and back along the board walk. Approximately three kms. Mass will be celebrated. Booking is through the Villa office Monday to Friday 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. or after 10.30 a.m. Mass on Sundays with Mr Eamonn Madigan.
First Holy Communion: We pray for the boys and girls who will be celebrating the sacrament of First Holy Communion in our Church this Sunday at 10.30 a.m. Mass and for those who celebrated it last Sunday. May Jesus come and bless you on your First Communion Day. May you feel his loving presence in a very special way. And as you strive to follow in his footsteps,
May He bless your life with many graces and lasting happiness.
Vocations Sunday: Thank you to everyone for their generous contribution to Vocation Sunday, a total of €1,444 was raised
Summer Project: The summer project will run this year from July 3 to July 14 ; Week July 1 to July 3 to July 7 ; Week July 2 to July 10 to July 14. Open to boys and girls 8-14 years. Please see posters in Church porches for more details.
Lourdes 2017: Our annual pilgrimage departs on September 7 for five nights. Bookings are now being taken in the Villa Pacis.
Our Lady Queen of Peace Parish Conference of St Vincent de Paul Society: The designated contact number for those in the parish seeking assistance is 086 2567236.
QOP YOUTH CLUB
Queen of Peace Adventure Youth club has some remaining vacancies for new members. Presently the water sports season is being enjoyed by the membership. Paul has begun putting trainee canoeists through their paces towards gaining proficiency certificates. Membership is open to girls and boys of 10 years of age and upwards. For details call to the boathouse on the Seafront any Tuesday from 5.30 to 6.30 p.m.
DIVING CLUB
This year to date Wicklow Aquanauts (Bray Divers) have organised thirty-one scuba dives. The club trains two divers at a time, using two instructors, and this ensures individual attention. This also removes the need to keep up with a class of trainees, and the learners move through the modular course at their own pace. For more information and application to join call 087 6756439, and you could be a diver before the summer holidays.
CUALANN SOCIETY
Tomorrow night (Thursday) Michael Lee will be the guest speaker for the May 18 meeting of the Bray Cualann Historical Society, the local history society for Bray and North Wicklow, at which he will present his lecture ‘Edward Lee – A Model Employer’ + ‘Lees of Bray’ in the Royal Hotel, Bray. This lecture will focus on Edward Lee who opened his first drapery shop in Bray, Co. Wicklow, in 1885 who unlike many employers at the time had a strong social conscience and a very caring approach towards his employees and was responsible for creating the ½ day mid week closing.
As a member of the Housing Committee of the Bray Urban District Council, Edward Lee oversaw the erection of municipal housing in Bray in 1905 which up to then had been neglected by the council and its predecessor the Bray Township Commissioners. He subsequently served as chairman of Bray Urban District Council and later sat as a member on Blackrock Urban District Council. He also had a strong social conscience and during the 1913 Lock-out profoundly disagreed with the tactics used by William Martin Murphy and other employers against the strikers and was a man of moral courage. 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.
Prior to tomorrow night’s lecture, members of the society are invited to tonight’s (Wednesday) 8 p.m. meeting of the Dun Laoghaire Borough Historical Society in the Royal Marine Hotel, Marine Road, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin, at which Philip Lecane will present his lecture ‘Beneath a Turkish Sky – The Royal Dublin Fusiliers and the assault on Gallipoli’ – entrance €3; and to this Saturdays Friends of Medieval Dublin 19th Medieval Dublin Symposium from 9.30 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. in the Robert Emmet Theatre (Room 2037), Arts Building, Trinity College, Dublin, two. All welcome – admission free.