Bray
CHRIST CHURCH COI
Services of Worship for Sunday, June 4 – Pentecost: 8.30 a.m. – Holy Communion 1; 11 a.m. – Holy Communion 2; 7 p.m. – Evening Service.
25th annual Christ Church Garden Fête: Takes place on Saturday, June 10, in the church Grounds from 10 a.m. to 2.30 p.m. and promises to be a great fun filled family events with a Grand Raffle, Live Music, barbecue, tea and coffee, Cakes, Face Painting, Bouncy Castle, Children’s Entertainer, Books, Plants, Toys and many more stalls.
MOZART EXTRAVAGANZA
The Church of the Most Holy Redeemer is hosting a Mozart Extravaganza in conjunction with the Bray Choral Society featuring the Degani Orchestra with Soprano Clodagh Kinsella; Mezzo Soprano Lynda Lee; Tenor Eoin Gilhooly and Bass Tristan Caldwel, this Saturday at 8 p.m. Tickets €20 or €15 concession. Please contact the parish office at the Holy Redeemer for further information.
HOLY REDEEMER PARISH
Bank Holiday Monday: Morning Mass will be at the later time of 11 a.m. There will be no evening Mass.
Thank You: Philly’s Fillies thank all those who supported last Sunday morning’s cake sale after the 9 a.m., 10.30 a.m. and 12 o’clock Masses in the Little Flower Hall in aid of Our Ladies Hospice Blackrock.
Pastoral Council News: This is the last call for anyone who would be happy to join a discernment process with a view to forming our new PP.C. Please write out your personal contact details and place in an envelope for the attention of Fr Dan or Fr Enda which can be left into the parish office or the Sacristy by this Friday.
Important Notice of Change of Mass Times: On Sunday, July 2, the Mass times will be changed to the following: – 9 a.m., 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. Please note there will be no 10.30 a.m. or midday Mass on that date as we are combining the two for 11 a.m.
Exam Mass: A special Mass for students studying for the junior and Leaving Certificate Exams will be held this Sunday at 6 p.m.
Exam Prayer Wall: If you know anyone who is sitting the State Exams this year and would like them included in our Masses please write their name on a ‘post it’ (which is supplied) and place it on the Exam Prayer Wall. All those named on this wall will be included in the Prayers of the Faithful at Masses coming up to and during the exams.
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
First Holy Communion: St Kieran’s First Holy Communion will take place tomorrow (Thursday) at midday.
Bray Churches Together: St Peter’s Parish was represented at the reception last Sunday week to welcome His Holiness Pope Tawadros II and Bishop Anthony of the Egyptian Coptic Church on their visit to Bray. Representatives of various Bray Churches were present. Each received a commemorative plaque from the Pope.
Young at Heart Dinners: Have now ceased and will resume in September.
ST FERGAL’S PARISH
Parish office: The St Fergal’s parish office can be contacted at 01 2860980, email info@stfergalsbray.ie. The parish office is closed to the public on Fridays to allow for administration and Accounts Work to be completed in line with Diocesan requirements.
Parish Fête 2017 Has Been Cancelled: Following a meeting of the Parish Fête recently, it was decided, that taking into consideration the poor attendance at last year’s Fête and the lack of volunteers to help with this year’s event we had no choice but to cancel it for 2017.
As the Fête was the main fundraiser for the parish for the year we have to replace it with something else, so, it was agreed that we hold a Monthly Cake Sale, together with, perhaps, a small amount of bric-a-brac, and a small raffle, to be held in the St Anthony Room. The first of these Sales will take place week ending the June 17 and June 18 and the sale of cakes on this particular weekend, will be combined with the sale of floral arrangements for the Parish Cemetery Sunday, which takes place on Sunday, June 18 (Father’s Day) in Springfield Cemetery at 2.30 p.m.
In order to make this first weekend a success, and to make the Cake Sales which we hope to hold on the last weekend of each month throughout the year, we need Bakers, and we need Buyers. So, if you would be willing to bake a cake (or two) to help us make these fundraisers a success. And remember. Everyone loves a homemade cake. Many Thanks.
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
Parish office: The parish office will close for the week of Monday, June 5, to Friday, June 9, and will reopen as normal on Monday, June 12,. The parish office is normally closed on Wednesdays and Fridays to allow for administration and accounts work to be completed in accordance with Diocesan requirements.
Villa Pacis: Will be closed this Monday – Bank Holiday Monday.
Divine Mercy Mass: A Divine Mercy Mass will take place this Friday at 8 p.m. in our Church.
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. 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.
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.
Craft and Bake Sale: The annual craft and bake sale in aid of Our Lady Queen of Peace Lourdes Fund will take place on Sunday, June 11, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Villa Pacis. Please come along and support this worthy cause.
Lourdes 2017: Our annual pilgrimage departs on September 7 for five nights. Bookings are nowbeing taken in the Villa Pacis.
QOP YOUTH CLUB
Queen of Peace Adventure Youth Club is making the most of the good weather with their recent water sports sessions, a hostel weekend, a climb in Glendalough, and a trip to the Hidden Valley is planned.
All this is possible due to the many dedicated leaders who turn up on a regular voluntary basis to keep the various activities going. Fergal Byrne, who was originally a members is now is now one of the main club leaders who enjoys the club along with his daughter Amy.
DIVING CLUB
Bray Divers welcome this year’s snorkelers Abby Harrington, Roybn Lynch, Ava-May Taylor, Oisin Brady, Nathan Nolan, Ryan Fegan, Alex Barcoe, Tom Scanlon, Conor Harrington, and Aaron Griffith. Their training will include pool and sea sessions, lectures, 10 or more snorkel outings and trips. The club will be taking on two new scuba trainees in the near future. Call Albert at 087 6756439 for details.
WATERSPORTS CAMP
Bray Adventures will run week long camps during July and August. It will include kayaking, raft challenge, surfing, stand up paddle boarding, hill walking, and boogie boarding. Other courses may be organised and tailor designed to suit all kinds of groups and individuals. Call 087 366999, and get into adventure.
BRAY LIBRARY
Bray Library opening hours are – Monday/Wednesday/ Friday/Saturday – 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Tuesday and Thursday – 10 a.m. and 8.30 p.m. Borrowers are reminded that books can be renewed by phone – call 01 2862600. Due to the Bank Holiday weekend, the library will be closed this Saturday and next Monday.
BALLYWALTRIM LIBRARY
Branch opening hours are 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Wednesdays. The library is closed on Mondays and Fridays. Borrowers are reminded that books can be renewed by phone – call 01 2723205.
Due to the Bank Holiday weekend, the library will be closed this Saturday.
CUALANN SOCIETY
Monthly meetings of the Bray Cualann Historical Society, the local history society for Bray and North Wicklow, have now concluded and will resume again in September in the Royal Hotel, Bray when the Society’s autumn programme will commence.
However, the society will be holding five events during Heritage Week in August, details of which are displayed on the Society’s website – brayculalannhistoricalsociety.ie.
In the meantime members are invited to visit the ‘Bicentenary of the Pier’ exhibition on view till the end of June in the dlr lexicon, Haig Terrace, Dun Laoghaire, which provides an illustrated account of the fascinating history of Dun Laoghaire pier over the past two centuries, researched by Colin and Anna Scudds of the Dun Laoghaire Borough Historical Society, with images ranging from the 19th century right up to the present time.
The Dun Laoghaire Borough Historical Society has also published a special booklet ‘A Safe Anchorage: Dún Laoghaire/ Kingstown Harbour 1817-2017’, compiled by the Dún Laoghaire Borough Historical Society Bi-centenary Book Committee of Anna Scudds, Colin Scudds, and Maria O’Flaherty, containing articles relating to the Harbour published in the Society’s annual journal over the past 25 years, and available from various outlets in Dun Laoghaire or directly from the society at – dunlaoghairehistorical.com.
BRIDGE
Bridge is played every Thursday Evening at 7.30 p.m. in the Bray Fishing and Social Club, Strand Road, Bray. Enjoy a game of bridge in a nice friendly atmosphere. All levels of players welcome. Contact Eileen at 086 4076020 – or just drop in by 7.30 p.m. any Thursday.