Enniskerry
COUNTY FINAL
All roads will lead to Aughrim early on Sunday next when Enniskerry Junior Footballers take on the mighty Rathnew in the County Final. This young team have trained hard and will not lack guts an early start with a few scores will be needed against an experienced side is needed. Hopefully the Village will be alive on Sunday night to welcome home the County Champions.
HURLING
Enniskerry/Kilmacanogue Junior Hurlers made it to County Final last weekend but were beaten by St Patrick’s of Wicklow.
ENNISKERRY CFR
Enniskerry CFR are in Glendalough on Sunday next to help launch a CFR. More details re time and venue from enniskerryCFR@gmail.com.
DARTS
Last night Powerscourt Arms darts team had their final warm up for the Boro League which starts with a home game against the Willows. Good luck to Joe and his team for 2017/2018.
THE LATE CHRISTY BYRNE
Last week Enniskerry lost a lovely kind man at the age of 90 years, with the death of Christy Byrne of Monastery. May he rest in peace.
POWERSCOURT/KILBRIDE
Services of Worship in Powerscourt for Sunday, October 8 – Trinity 17: 8.30 a.m. – Holy Communion One (Said); 11.30 a.m. – Family Harvest Service, Preacher: Rev Gary Dowd.
Daily Prayer and Open Church, midday and 5 p.m. each day: Powerscourt Church has re-opened for daily prayer. This year there will be two times of prayer, midday and 5 p.m. with the church being open between those times for quiet space and personal prayer.
Services of Worship in Kilbride for Sunday, October 8 – Trinity 17: 10 a.m. – Family Service.
Kilbride Parish Supper Dance: Will be held on Friday, October 20, in Greystones Rugby Club with supper served at 9 p.m. Tickets €25, available from Georgina Masterson at 087 6716745. Your support for this major fundraising event in the church calendar would be very welcome.
ST MARY’S CHURCH
Mass Times: Enniskerry: Sunday Mass at 11 a.m.; Weekday Morning Mass on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays at 10.15 a.m.; Prayer Service on Wednesdays and Saturdays at 10.15 a.m. Holy Days – as announced. Curtlestown: Sunday Mass at 10 a.m.; Glencree: 9 a.m. Mass on the First Sunday of the month; Kilmacanaogue: Sundays and Fridays at 10 a.m. Holy Days – as announced.
Sacrament of Reconciliation – (Confessions): Our Lady Queen of Peace, Putland Road, Bray – Saturday after 10.30 a.m. And 6.30 p.m. Masses; Church of the Most Holy Redeemer, Main Street, Bray – Saturday after 10 a.m. Mass.
The Rosary: The Rosary is recited each morning (before Mass and Prayer Services) at 10 a.m.
Baptisms: Baptisms are now held on the second Saturday of the month in St Mary’s Church, Enniskerry, for parishioners only. Please arrange with parish office. Parishioners are asked to please give two weeks notice if you wish to book a baptism.
Monthly Rosary Group: Meets on the first Monday of the month at 7 p.m. in the Prayer Room in St Mary’s Church.
Legion of Mary – Kilmacanogue Presidium: Meet at 11.30 a.m. every Tuesday in the Sacristy of St Mochonog’s. New members are most welcome. Group recite the Rosary on the first Saturday of each month at midday at the Grotto in the church grounds. Click on the link legionofmary.ie to view website.
Facebook page: Enniskerry, Curtlestown, Glencree and Kilmacanogue are part of the Bray and Enniskerry Pastoral Area. A Facebook page has been created to coordinate any and all activities common to all parishes in the area. So please link in with it and like our page. To find: type Bray and Enniskerry Pastoral Area on your own Facebook page and like it please.
HISTORY SOCIETY
Tommy O’Rourke will open the 3-lecture autumn programme of the Enniskerry History Society at 8.30 p.m. on Thursday, October 12, in the Powerscourt Arms and Country House Hotel in the Village, with his lecture on’ Hedge Schools in Wicklow.’ All welcome to attend – admission €5.
Events coming up which may be of interest to members include tonight’s (Wednesday) 8 p.m. lecture by Finbar Dwyer on ‘The Black Death in the Dublin Region’ to the Rathmichael Historical Society in the Rathmichael National School, Stonebridge Road, Shankill – all welcome;
Tomorrow (Thursday) nights 8 p.m. lecture by Tim Fanning on ‘Paisonos: The forgotten Irish, who changed the face of Latin America’ to the Mount Merrion Historical Society in the Mount Merrion Community Centre, North Avenue, Mount Merrion – admission €4;
Next Tuesday night’s 8 p.m. lecture by James Scannell on ‘DMP Casualties during the War of Independence – Part 3’ to the Genealogical Society of Ireland in the Dun Laoghaire Further Education Institute, Cumberland Street, Dun Laoghaire;
Next Wednesday nights 6 p.m. lecture by John Fitzgerald on ‘The Kearney Hangings at Bohernabreena, 1815’ to the Old Dublin Society in the Conference Room of Dublin City Library and Archive, 138-144 Pearse Street, Dublin two – admission free.
Further information on the Enniskerry History Society and its activities available from John Callan at 01 2867853.
ENNISKERRY LIBRARY
Opening hours are as follows: 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. And 6.30 p.m. to 8.30 p.m. on Tuesday and Wednesday; 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday, and 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday. New members to the Library are always very welcome. Please phone 01 2864339 for further information or to renew books.