Bray
CHRIST CHURCH COI
Services of Worship for Sunday, August 20 – Trinity 10: 8.30 a.m. – Holy Communion Two; 11 a.m. – Morning Prayer. No Evening Service.
HOLY REDEEMER PARISH
Prayer Opportunities: Monday Prayer Group with Exposition – The Presbytery at 8 p.m.; Lectio Divina Group will resume in September; Bray Gathering Charismatic Prayer Group in the Little Flower Hall, Wednesday at 8 p.m.; Silent Holy Hour in the Side Chapel on Friday from 11 a.m. to midday; Taizé style Holy Hour will recommence in the autumn.
Evening Mass: Please note that as our Sacristans will take a break this week, there will be no evening Masses or devotions today ( Wednesday), tomorrow (Thursday), or on Friday.
Mass Cards: Signed Mass Cards are looked after by the priests of the parish and are available ONLY in the parish office or in the Sacristy.
Mid-summer Dues: Please place your summer dues envelopes in the Boxes in the back of the church. Thank you.
Lourdes Collection: The church gate collection last Sunday was a special collection to help bring a sick person to Lourdes. Thank you for your generosity.
Age Action Course: Age Action runs beginner courses in Computers, iPads and Tablets for older people with little or no experience. Learn how to Search the internet, send and receive Emails, shop and book flights using your own device or use those available at the venue. Courses are free of charge and take place in the Parish Centre. Please contact. Pease contact 01 475 6989 if you wish to become a volunteer or book a course.
RCIA: The RCIA, which stands for Rite of Christian Initiation of adults, is a process through which non-baptised men and women enter the Catholic Church. It is also for those baptised in a different faith tradition who wish to become Catholic, or baptised Catholic, but never confirmed.
The RCIA process follows the ancient practice of the church and was restored by the Second Vatican Council as the normal way adults prepare for baptism and confirmation. For anyone interested in finding out more about RCIA, please contact the parish office and leave your name and phone number and Fr Enda will contact you.
Annual Blessing of Graves: Kilmacanogue this Sunday at 3 p.m.; Curtlestown on Sunday, August 27, at 3 p.m.
Sacred Space: Please see sacredspace.ie for daily prayers and thoughts on the day’s scriptures.
How to get in touch with the Holy Redeemer Conference of St Vincent de Paul Society: Members of the Holy Redeemer Conference of the society of St Vincent de Paul can be contacted by writing to the Conference c/o the Parish Centre, Herbert Road, Bray, Co. Wicklow, or by calling the confidential Help Line at 087 9724668.
ST PETER’S PARISH
Hall Bookings and To Book a Mass: To book a room in the Parish Hall or a Mass, please contact Sharon in the parish office at 01 282 9467. Mass cards available at the parish office.
Baptism: Baptisms takes place on the first Saturday of the month at midday. For further information contact Sr. Patricia in the parish office at 01 2829467.
St Columcille’s Hospital, Memorial Service. A memorial service to remember those who died in St Columcille’s Hospital, Loughlinstown, Co. Dublin, from its early days as a workhouse in famine times or more recently as a caring hospital, will be held in the hospital cemetery this Saturday afternoon at 2 p.m.
Used Stamp Collection: Please drop in any of your used stamps into the parish office. They are a great source of income for the missions. Thank you to all who have left their used stamps into the parish office to date.
Young at Heart Dinners: Resume in September.
ST FERGAL’S PARISH
Novena to St Anthony: Every Tuesday Morning during the 9.30 a.m. Mass.
St Fergal’s Gospel Choir: St Fergal’s Gospel Choir are looking for a musician, and for new members. Gospel music is uplifting and inspiring. So, if you are interested in joining the group. please leave your contact details at the parish office. Many Thanks.
St Fergal’s Parish Day Trip to Patrick Kavanagh Centre: Due to lack of interest, this Parish Trip has been cancelled. If you have paid a deposit please collect your refund from the parish office.
Church gate collection This Weekend: The church gate collection this weekend will be in aid of Purple House Cancer Support, Bray. Your support would be very much appreciated.
OUR LADY QUEEN OF PEACE
Villa Pacis Room Booking: Call 01 2760045 or emailvillafas1@ gmail.com.
Website: Please visit our Parish Website: queenofpeace.ie.
Octave of Thanksgiving: This began yesterday (Tuesday) and continues till next Tuesday (August 22). Octave prayers will be said at al Masses. Prayer petition box will be available near the altar. Prayer leaflets will be available.
Midsummer Dues: Thank you to all those who returned their mid-summer dues and to those who helped deliver them. Spare dues envelopes are available in the church porches for anyone who would like to take one.
Hospitality: Hospitality this Sunday August is hosted by Team B.
Perpetual Adorers Needed: We are in serious need at all times for Perpetual Adorers. We have to see that the hours are covered 24-7. Can you please help? If you can commit, please leave your name and contact number in the box provided at the end of the church.
Sa Bhaile Collection: Sa Bhaile, the Bray homeless charity will hold a collection after all Masses this Saturday and Sunday. Proceeds will help Sa Bhaile secure accommodation for homeless people, including families, in the Bray area. Your generosity will be deeply appreciated.
QOP YOUTH CLUB
Queen of Peace Adventure Youth Club members who enjoyed a short trip to Hook Head, County Wexford included Amy, Pauline, Kieffer, Mike, Oisin, and Albert. The day was spent snorkelling, jumping off piers into the sea, and searching for fossils. It is hoped to make this an annual event.
DIVING CLUB
Bray Divers Sub-Aqua Club organised a scuba dive in Greystones Harbour to observe the night time underwater creatures. This was the first club night time dive in the harbour since it was constructed. Many more dives will be organised and the various creatures will be listed to have a comprehensive catalogue. For application to join the club call Albert at 087 66756439, and you could be a diver in a very short time.
BRAY LIBRARY
Bray Library opening hours are – Monday/Wednesday/ Friday/Saturday – 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Tuesday and Thursday – 10 a.m. to 8.30 p.m. Borrowers are reminded that books can be renewed by phone – call 01 2862600. On Saturday morning, James Scannell, Bray Cualann Historical Society, will present a Heritage Week talk ‘August 19 to August 27, 1917, in Bray’ at 11.30 a.m. in the library. All welcome – admission talk.
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. On Thursday, August 24, James Scannell, Bray Cualann Historical Society, will present a Heritage Week talk ‘August 19 to August 27, 1942, in Bray’ at 11.30 a.m. in the library. All welcome – admission talk.
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.
Events this week which may be of interest to members are the Rathmichael Historical Society’s 43rd summer series of Evening Lectures which began last Monday and continues in Rathmichael School, Stonebridge Road, Shankill, Co. Dublin (Junction of Dublin Road and Stonebridge Road, Shankill) nightly at 8 p.m. till Friday. The programme is tonight (Wednesday): The Leo Swan Memorial Lecture – ‘Rath Melsig: The Anglo-Saxons in Ireland’ by An tOllamh Dáibhí Ó Cróiní; tomorrow (Thursday): ‘The Murder of a Tomb: Recent Discoveries at the Hellfire Club’ by Neil Jackman; concluding on Friday with: ‘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;
Also two events next week – the Wednesday, August 23, 6 p.m. Old Dublin Society talk ‘So Many Sweet Flowers: From Clontarf to Killiney – Watson’s Nurseries, 1884-1967’ presented by Ms Bernardine Ruddy, president of the Old Dublin Society, in the Conference Room of Dublin City Library and Archive, 138-144 Pearse Street, Dublin two. Admission is free but booking required – call 01 6744999 or email dublinstudies@dublincity.ie; and the 7 p.m. ‘Dalkey Town and Coastal Walk’ led by Ms Alice Cullen, Dun Laoghaire Borough Historical Society, starting from the car park of the Church of the Assumption, Castle Street, Dalkey, Co. Dublin – all welcome – free.
The Bray Cualann Historical Society commences its Heritage Week programme of talks and walks this Saturday with a talk by James Scannell at 11.30 a.m. in Bray Library, Eglinton Road, Bray, covering ‘August 19 to August 27, 1917, in Bray’, admission free – all welcome, and will be followed on Wednesday, August 23, by a ‘Killarney Road Walking Tour’ led by Brian White which departs from Bray Town Hall at 11 a.m. This walking tour will be repeated on Saturday, August 26, at 3 p.m. departing from the Town Hall. Please wear suitable foot gear and dress appropriately for the weather conditions on the day for these walks. Admission to these walks is free and all are welcome.
On Thursday, August 24, James Scannell will give a short talk ‘August 19 to August 27, 1942’ at 11.30 a.m. in Ballywaltrim Library, Boghall Road, Bray. Admission free – all welcome. This final events takes place in Kilrudery House, Bray, at 3 p.m. on Sunday, August 27, when Brian White will present his talk’ Trains, Planes, Automobiles, and Family Stories from Kilruddery.’ Admission free but booking required via Kilruddery House website. Full information on the Bray Cualann Historical Society Heritage Week programme is available on the Society’s web-site: brayculalannhistoricalsociety.ie.
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.
CHARITY RUN
This Sunday the seventh North Wicklow Motorcycle Enthusiasts’ motor cycle charity run will take place. Registration is €10 for a riders and €20 for a rider and pavilion passenger. Sign in commences at 9.30 a.m. with departure scheduled for 11 a.m. Meet at the Brady Centre, Seapoint Road, Bray. For further information email annualfunrun@gmail. com or see lakers.ie.
SINGERS’ CIRCLE
There’s a warm welcome for all singers (and listeners) at the Bray Singers’ Circle. The next session is this Saturday starting at 9 p.m., in the Tennis Club, Vevay Road, Bray. Every style of song is welcome; feel free to sing unaccompanied or with acoustic self-accompaniment. The subscription is €3. For more information call 087 2302049, email braysc@gmail.com or see Bray Singers’ Circle on Facebook.