Shankill
ST JAMES’ COI, CRINKEN
Worship Service for Sunday, July 9 – Trinity 4: 11 a.m. – Sunday Praise.
RATHMICHAEL COI
Services of Worship on Sunday, July 9 – The Fourth Sunday After Trinity: 8.30 a.m. – Holy Communion; 11 a.m. – Family Service followed by coffee afterwards in the Erck Hall; 7 p.m. – Holy Communion, Lector – Barbara Fagan.
Alpha/In-Between Book Club: There will be no Book Club meeting in July or August. Meetings will re-commence Tuesday, September 26, The three books for summer reading are.
‘Once we were Sisters’, a memoir by Shiela Koehler; ‘Circling the Sun’. a novel by Paula McLain, and ‘The Stars are Fire’, by Anita Shreve.
The Thursday Group: We will not be meeting in July and August but look forward to seeing everyone in September. Details in the August Parish Newsletter.
Parish Church Grounds: The works to the church grounds are now complete and provide paved access from the parking area outside the church gates to both doors of the church. This allows easy access for wheel chairs, wheeled walking aids and buggies to the church and to the Erck Hall.
Wheelchair access is through the door at the west end of the church which is normally used. The levels necessary to ensure proper drainage of the paved area result in there being a step at the old porch door half way along the south wall.
In the past, traffic was unrestricted as the gates were always open. This caused ongoing damage to the gravelled area, resulting in rutting and potholes and, in autumn, inextricable mixing of wet leaves with the gravel making a horrible mess which was periodically rectified by adding a further layer of gravel on top. Over the years this raised the ground level considerably – more than 34 large lorry loads of a mixture and soil and gravel mixed with leaves had to be removed from the site in the recent works.
The Select Vestry has therefore decided that access of traffic to the church grounds must be restricted. To achieve this one of the gates has been electrified. On weekdays (Mondays to Saturdays) this gate will be kept closed, except, of course, for events such as funerals and weddings. On Sundays for church services the gates will be open but access will be only for disabled drivers and people with restricted mobility. Such vehicles may park in the church grounds but only on the gravelled area.
Parking of cars on the paved area is absolutely forbidden since the obstruction would negate the whole purpose of the paving. However, cars may drive onto the paved area to set down passengers who require wheeled assistance. Signs have been erected to enforce these regulations.
Date for your Diary: The Rathmichael Parish and School Fête will take place in the grounds of Rathmichael National School on Saturday, September 2, from midday to 4 p.m.
ST ANNE’S PARISH
Resource Centre Hours: St Anne’s Resource Centre is open 9 a.m. to 8.30 p.m. Monday to Thursday and on Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Those requiring Baptism/Confirmation certificates or application forms for baptism can obtain them during the above hours. Please note that the parish office is the only place where certificates and application forms can be processed.
Mass Times: Mass is celebrated in St Anne’s Church at 10 a.m. and 7.30 p.m. Monday to Friday (except July, 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. Confessions are heard on Saturdays after the 10 a.m. Mass, between 12.30 p.m. and 1 p.m., and after the 6.30 p.m. Mass. Mass is now broadcast online and can be viewed by logging onto the parish website: stannesparishshankill.com and then clicking onto video link.
Evening Mass: Please note that there will be No Evening Masses for the months of July, August and September. Evening Mass will resume on Monday, October 2, summer Weekday Church Hours: St Anne’s Church will close at the following times over the summer months (July 1 to October 1) Monday to Thursday at 4.45 p.m. and on Friday at 2.45 p.m.
St Patrick’s Chapel, Loughlinstown: The celebration of the Sunday 9 a.m. Mass has now ceased in the chapel and will not resume till essential maintenance has been completed.
Baptism Times: Baptisms take place in St Anne’s Church at 1 p.m. on the first Sunday of the month and at 5 p.m. on the second and fourth Saturdays of the month. A month’s notice is required. Please contact the St Anne’s parish office located in St Anne’s Resource Centre to make your arrangements. Please note that when visiting the parish office to arrange a baptism, the child’s birth certificate should be brought as it necessary to photocopy it for the parish records but it will be returned immediately.
Pre-Baptism Meetings: Pre-Baptism Meetings are held on the last Thursday of every month for parents presenting their children for baptism the following month.
Room Hire – St Anne’s Resource Centre: At present we have availability in the centre for room hire. If you are interested in running your class or course please contact Melissa Tobin at 01 2822777 for further information. Facilities include Free car park, tea or coffee, Use of whiteboard and projector, Flipchart Stands, three rooms available with capacity for 80 people, 25 people, or 15 people.
First Friday: This Friday is the First Friday and the Blessed Sacrament Adoration Chapel will be open from 10.30 a.m. to 1.30 p.m. Priests will be available on Friday to visit the housebound and sick in the parish. Please contact the parish office if someone you know would like a priest to visit them.
Altar Society: A collection for the Altar Society will take place after all Masses this weekend. Due to the generosity of our parishioners, it has been two years since our last collection for the Altar Society. Thank you for all your support.
Adoration of the Most Blessed Sacrament: The UAC hold Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament.
from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. on the 22nd of each month. This is a worldwide initiative by the Pallottine Family to pray for vocations to the Priesthood and the Religious Life. Please join in prayer with the Pallottine Union of Catholic Apostolate to pray for vocations to the priesthood and religious life. For further information contact Pat Maguire at 087 7532780. Please join in prayer with the Pallottine Union of Catholic Apostolate to pray for vocations to the priesthood and religious life.
Sound Engineer: We are looking for volunteers with an interest in sound engineering and who are willing to be trained in the use of our sound system in the church. The role will involve the setting up of and tidying away the sound system before and after Masses that require extra sound for choirs.
Annual Blessing of Graves: Killegar tomorrow (Thursday) at 7.30 p.m.; Kilmacanogue on Sunday, August 20, at 3 p.m.; Curtlestown on Sunday, August 27, at 3 p.m.
Habitat for Humanity Ireland: Thank you to all who contributed so generously to the recent church gate collection for Habitat. The amount raised was €2,601.
July Film Night: Takes place on Saturday, July 29, at 8 p.m. in St Anne’s Resource Centre. The film being screened is Cole Porter’s ‘High Society’ starring Bing Crosby, Grace Kelly and Frank Sinatra with Louis Armstrong with his band. Admission free – all welcome.
Mary’s Dowry Course: This course will take place immediately after morning Mass each Wednesday at 10.30 a.m. in St Anne’s Resource Centre. These short films give the viewer an insight into the lives of English Martyrs.
Ministry: We would like to encourage and appeal to parishioners to consider committing their time towards a Ministry in St Anne’s, beginning in September till June 2018. If interested contact the parish office to arrange Garda Vetting over the summer. Some examples are: Reader, Collector, Welcome Team, Hospitality Team, choir, Altar Society.
Support Network for Separated, Divorced and Re-married People:: A support network for separated, divorced and divorced-and-re-married people has been set up by the St Anne’s Parish community and is open to people of all faiths and none. All communications guaranteed complete confidentiality. Text: 087 3814213 or email listeningear14@gmail.com.
Pallottine Pilgrimage to Lourdes – August 23: five Nights Full Board, €729 per person sharing. Supplement for a Single room. Spiritual Director – Fr Jaimie Twohig, SAC. Please book your place early to avoid disappointment. Booking forms are available in St Anne’s Resource Centre and a deposit of €200 per person is required at time of booking.
BOOK SALE
There was a large attendance last Saturday morning at the July First Saturday Book Sale which supports the Shankill Old Folks Association and Meals on Wheels, July 1 which took place from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Shankill Old Folks Association Centre, Lower Road, Shankill. As usual there was an excellent selection of book, DVDs and CDs at bargain prices available.
The August First Saturday Book Sale will take place in the same venue between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. on Saturday, August 5, 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 summer donations of books, other than school/ text books, accepted on the day. Please note that photographs and memorial cards found in books can be collected at the book sale.
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 is open on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. The library will be closed this Friday and open this Saturday. To renew or inquire about a book call 01 2827801 or email shankillib@dlrcoco.ie.
HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Members and supporters of the Rathmichael Historical Society, the local history society for Shankill, Ballybrack, and surrounding area, are asked to note that the Society’s 43rd summer series of Evening Lectures will take place in Rathmichael School, Stonebridge Road, Shankill (Junction of Dublin Road and Stonebridge Road, Shankill) from Monday, August 14, to Friday, August 18, nightly at 8 p.m. – the Leo Swan Memorial Lecture will take place on Wednesday, August 16, The programme is as follows – Monday, August 14: ‘Everything but the Apothecary – Recent Excavations at Kevin Street, Dublin’ by Alan Hayden; Tuesday, August 15: ‘Tullagh and the burial grounds excavated at Mount Offaly and Cherrywood: social organisation on the cusp of Christianity’ by Gillian Boazman; Wednesday, August 16: The Leo Swan Memorial Lecture – ‘Rath Melsig: The Anglo-Saxons in Ireland’ by An tOllamh Dáibhí Ó Cróiní; Thursday, August 17: ‘The Murder of a Tomb: Recent Discoveries at the Hellfire Club’ by Neil Jackman; Friday, August 18: ‘St Mary’s Abbey and its Medieval Grange farms, Co. Dublin’ by Geraldine Stout. Enquiries: Richard Ryan, email – rmjryan@ gmail.com or call 01 2853960.
Members are asked to note that Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County has published its ‘summer of Heritage 2017’ programme of tours which will run till September 3 Hardcopies are available from branches of the Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown Library Services or downloaded from dlrevents.ie.
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.
ART GROUP
An Art Group meets in St Anne’s Resource Centre every Thursday morning from 10 a.m. to midday. For further information contact Madelon Geoghegan at 086 3487516.
SHANKILL GAA CLUB
Our Academy is in Shanganagh Castle from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. every Saturday. The cost is €2 per child, there is no annual subscription and all equipment is provided free. So why not come along any Saturday morning and give the Academy a try. The club Mini all-Irelands took place last Saturday morning in Shanganagh Castle.
Our summer Camp started last Monday and will conclude this Friday – this event is fully booked. Action last Saturday week when under-nine boys’ football were at home in the castle for two games against St Olaf’s.
The adult football team has ambitions to climb up the divisions so new players are always welcome as we wait for our juvenile players to come up through the ranks, contact Kevin at 086 8449902.
Our golf classic was held in Woodbrook Golf Club last Friday. For more information on the club contact secretary.shankill. dublin@gmail.com or call 086 4010438. Follow us on Facebook and Twitter.
SHANKILL TIDY TOWNS
Come and join one of work teams on Saturday Mornings from 10 a.m. to midday and on Tuesday Mornings from 10 a.m. to midday. Meet outside Brady’s pub.
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.
BOWLING CLUB
Shankill Bowling Club invites ladies and Men to get involved in either outdoor/indoor (lawn) bowling at the clubhouse on Quinn’s Road. Learn a skilful; sport, meet others, great exercise, and have fun. Join now – Monday to Friday 10 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. (outdoor) and Monday to Friday 7.45 p.m. (indoor). Further information from 01 2822740.
South Shankill residents’ associations celebrating the 50th anniversary of its founding with a Buffet Supper in Fitzpatrick’s Castle Hotel, Killiney, on Friday, July 21, at 7.30 p.m. Cost: €30 per person. To book and obtain tickets, contact Joe or Betty Murray at 01 2820069 or 087 6356650.
DOGS ON LEADS
Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council has re-posted notices in Shanganagh Park remindeing all dog owners that all dogs being walked in the park must on a lead and under the control of their owner at all times.