Shankill
ST JAMES’ COI, CRINKEN
Worship Service for Sunday, December 3,: 11 a.m. – Sunday Praise.
RATHMICHAEL COI
Services of Worship on Sunday, December 3,: 8.30 a.m. – Holy Communion; 11 a.m. – Holy Communion ; 7 p.m. – Compline.
The Alpha/In-Between Book Club: Last night (Tuesday night) Lesley Wallace hosted the
November meeting at which the book for review and discussion was ‘In Order to Live’ by Yeonmi Park. The Book Club will not meet in December.
The Thursday Group: Last Thursday week George and Verna Knaggs hosted the November coffee morning of the group.
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.
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.
The Rosary: Please join us at 2.45 p.m. in the church every Monday to Friday during Novem- ber to pray the Rosary for the Holy Souls.
Wednesday Prayer Meetings: Continue each Wednesday from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. in room four of St Anne’s Resource Centre.
Male Voice Choir: Rehearsals for our Parish Male Voice Choir take place every Thursday at.
11 a.m. There will be tea or coffee available in St Anne’s Resource Centre from 10.30 a.m.
First Friday: This Friday is the First Friday of December and the Blessed Sacrament Adoration Chapel will be open from 10.30 a.m. to 7.30 p.m. Priests will be available on this day 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.
The Life of Jesus: Join Fr Jaimie in St Anne’s Resource Centre every Wednesday morning up till Christmas after 10 a.m. Mass to read and reflect on the mystical writings of Maria Valtorta concerning the life of Jesus in her book ‘The Poem of the Man – God’.
Bethany Bereavement Group: Drop In Centre this Friday at 10.30 a.m. in St Anne’s Resource Centre. The Bethany Bereavement Support Group is a voluntary ministry. The volunteers are trained to listen and to help the bereaved and grieving.
Parish Children’s Nativity Play: Rehearsals will take place this Sunday and Sunday, December 10, after the 10.30 a.m. Mass. The Nativity Play will take place during the Family Mass on Christmas Eve.
St Vincent de Paul Society: The members of the Parish Conference of the St Vincent de Paul Society wish to thank all those who contributed to the recent church gate collection. The amount raised was €2,425.
Parish Advent Retreat: Takes place on Sunday, December 9, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. in St Anne’s Resource Centre with Talks, Reconciliation, concluding with Mass at 6 p.m. For details of the Retreat Programme, please see the notice board at the back of the church. (Please bring a packed lunch. Tea or coffee provided)
Calling Transition Year Students: Your help and assistance is needed to organise the senior citizens’ Christmas party in St Anne’s National School on Friday, December 8, Please leave your name and contact details into St Anne’s Resource Centre if you would be happy to help out.
This Sundays Christmas Fair: The Parish Christmas Fair will take place this Sunday, December 3, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in St Anne’s Resource Centre and is the main fundraiser to provide for the maintenance of our church. Fair co-ordinators Pat Maguire and Martin Walsh thank parishioners very much for the great response to the appeal for ticket sellers.
We still need more as there are a number of areas where we need volunteers. Please contact Martin or Pat if you can help in any way. Please continue to bring Bottles; spirits, wine etc; New or unwanted gifts sets e.g. perfumes, jewellery etc.
Items for our hampers; Toys; Items for the wheel of fortune. We regret that we cannot accept brica-brac items due to lack of space and health and safety concerns. Christmas Raffle tickets may be purchased from the parish office during office hours. This week we are appealing especially to our bakers for cakes which can be left into St Anne’s Resource Centre on Saturday between 3p0m and 5 p.m. and on Sunday morning from 9.30 a.m.
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. The next Holy Hour will take place from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Friday, December 22, after the 7.30 p.m. Evening Mass.
Crosscare: Archbishop Diarmuid Martin is seeking support for a Parish Food Appeal to support the Crosscare Foodbanks. Crosscare work with many individuals and families throughout the Archdiocese, who are struggling to make ends meet. This year the collection will take place on Saturday, December 9, and Sunday, December 10, This will allow Crosscare to distribute hampers in good time for Christmas to hundreds of families. The following items are most needed at this time – Shampoo and Hygiene Products; Soups; Tinned meats; Seasonal Biscuits; Cleaning Products.
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.
Altar Society: If you are interested in joining the Altar Society please call into the parish office.
Men’s coffee morning: The Men’s coffee morning takes place every Friday from 10.30 a.m. to 11.30 p.m. in St Anne’s Resource Centre. Please join us if you are free.
Gluten Free Hosts: Gluten Free Hosts are available for Holy Communion. Please advise the Sacristan if you require one.
Facebook: St Anne’s Parish is now on Facebook. Search for St Anne’s Parish, Shankill; click on ‘pages’ (left hand side under All Results); ‘like’ the page; receive updates directly into your Facebook account.
St Anne’s Parish Website: The parish website is stannespcrishshakill.com.
BOOK SALE
This Saturday the December First Saturday Book Sale, which supports the Shankill Old Folks Association and Meals on Wheels, in the Shankill Old Folks Association Day Centre, takes place between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. as so make a point of calling into the book sale on Saturday morning and avail of the opportunity to pick up some excellent reading material for the Christmas and New Year. Donations of books, which must be in a good and clean condition, other than school/text books, will be accepted on the day. Photographs and memorial cards found in donated books can be collected at the book sale. Supporting the First Saturday Book Sale supports the Shankill Community.
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 – closed this Friday but open on Saturday. The library is open on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. To renew or inquire about a book call 01 2827801 or email shankillib@dlrcoco.ie. The parents and Toddler Group meets on Monday mornings (except bank holiday Mondays and the second Monday of the month), from 10.30 a.m. to 11.20 a.m.
HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Cormac Lowth will be the guest speaker for the Society’s 8 p.m. Wednesday, December 6, meeting in Rathmichael School, Stonebridge Road, Shankill, at which he will present his lecture ‘Richard Bridges Beech – Marine Artist and his Connections with Dún Laoghaire’.
Events coming up which may be of interest to Rathmichael Historical Society members are next Tuesdays 6.30 p.m. talk by James Scannell, The Old Dublin Society, recalling ‘Christmas 1917 in Kingstown and Dalkey’ in Dalkey Library, Castle Street, Dalkey – all welcome, admission free; and next night’s 8 p.m. talk by Rob Goodbody on ‘The Bridges of Wicklow’ to the Kilmacanogue History Society in the Glenview Hotel, Glen of the Downs, Delgany, Co. Wicklow – admission €4.
The 2018 Dublin City Library and Archive Local History Society Group Day which will take place from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, February 24, in the Dublin City Library and Archive, 138-144 Pearse Street, Dublin – details of the programme will be issued in due course. Those wishing to join the Rathmichael Historical Society can do so at the December 6 meeting.
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.
GAA CLUB NEWS
We extend our deepest sympathy to committee member and club coach Mike Brophy and family on the death of his father Michael. Ar dheis De go raibh a hAnam.
The Academy is back in our winter location at St Laurence’s College. Catering for both boys and girls from four to six years of age our Academy is in action every Saturday morning from 10 a.m. to11 a.m. The cost is only €2 per child and there is no annual subscription. Qualified coaches are always in attendance and all equipment is supplied free of charge. So why not come along any Saturday morning and give the Academy a try.
Plenty of action recently as the under-seven and under-10 hurling teams had blitz games as also our under-11 and under-13 girls’ football teams.
The club online shop is alive and working on our web page shankill.gaa.ie To ensure delivery in time for Christmas get your order in ASAP the ladies adult football team is going from strength to strength with all abilities catered for so check out our Facebook page and follow the link to the ladies Facebook group, email stevedavis203@gmail.com or contact Steve at 087 6414123.
The men’s adult football team have ambitions to climb up through the league divisions so new players are always welcome contact Kevin at 086 8449902. For more information on the club, contact, secretary.shankill.dublingaa.ie or call 086 4010438. Follow us on Facebook and Twitter.
TIDY TOWNS
Help Shankill Tidy Towns keep the village looking well. We need volunteers to water plants on a rota once a fortnight. We also need people to do litter picking in their own area. Please ring 087 6750720 or email shankillmatters@gmail.com. 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.