Shankill
ST JAMES’ COI, CRINKEN
Christmas Eve – Sunday, December 24: 11 a.m. – Morning Praise; 4 p.m. – Kids carols.
Christmas Day – Monday, December 25: 9.30 a.m. – Holy Communion; 10.30 a.m. – Family Worship.
Worship Service for Sunday, December 31 – Christmas 1: 11 a.m. – Morning Praise.
RATHMICHAEL COI
Sunday, December 24 – Christmas Eve: 8.30 a.m. – Holy Communion; 11 a.m. – Morning Prayer (Rite 1); No 7 p.m. Evening Service; 11.45 p.m. – The First Communion of Christmas.
Monday, December 25 – Christmas Day: 8.30 a.m. – Holy Communion; 11 a.m. – Family Service; 11.45 a.m. – Holy Communion. No Evening Service.
Services of Worship on Sunday, December 31 – The first Sunday of Christmas: 8.30 a.m. – Holy Communion; 11 a.m. – Holy Communion. No Evening Service.
The Alpha/In-Between Book Club: The Book Club will not meet during December and their next meeting takes place on Tuesday, January 30, at 8 p.m. The books for this review and discussion at this meeting are – ‘Elinor Elephant is Completely Fine’ by Gail Honeyman and ‘ Plainsong’ by Kent Haruf.
HOLY TRINITY COI, KILLINEY
Christmas Timetable: Sunday, December 24 – The fourth Sunday of Christmas: 10.45 a.m. – Moring Prayer. Christmas Day: 8.30 a.m. – Holy Communion; 10.45 a.m. – Festival Eucharist.
ST PATRICK’S COI, DALKEY
Christmas Timetable: Sunday, December 24 – Advent 4: 11, 15 p.m. – Eucharist. Christmas Day: 9 a.m. – Eucharist; 10.15 a.m. – Eucharist.
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.
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 photo- copy 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.
Thank You: To everyone who contributed to and attended this year’s joyful Carol Service last Wednesday night in the church and helped to make it such a wonderful occasion.
Pray for Vocations: Please join us tonight (Wednesday) for a Holy Hour which will take place in the church from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. to pray for vocations to the priesthood and religious life. We pray also for John Regan (Pallottine student) who was ordained Deacon last Saturday in Corduff, Blanchardstown.
Baptism Commemorative Cards: To mark the World Meeting of Families 2018, the parish will be offering a commemorative card to the family of each child who receives baptism in the coming year. The Purpose of this card is to highlight a message about baptism from Pope Francis’ The Joy of Love, where he says: ‘For God allows parents to choose the name by which He Himself will call their child for all eternity’.
Tidy Towns calendars for 2018: Now are available now in St Anne’s Resource Centre. Cost. €5.
Christmas Offerings: The Christmas Dues envelopes are available at the back of the church.
Christmas Cards: A variety of Christmas cards are available in St Anne’s Resource Centre. We also have Christmas Octave Mass Cards (Daily Mass from December 25 to January 1) for €6 each.
Thank You: Thank you to all those who helped out at the recent senior citizens’ Party. We would especially like to express our sincere gratitude to the three Transition Year students for their help and to St Anne’s National School, who hosted this year’s Christmas party.
Youth 2000: We invite all 16- to 35-year-olds to come to St Anne’s Resource Centre for the next meeting on Monday, January 8, from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. to gather for adoration, prayer and reflection under the guidance of Fr Jaimie. The meetings are followed by a cup of tea and social from 9 p.m. to 9.30 p.m.
St Anne’s Parish Library: There is a wonderful selection of religious/spiritual books available to borrow – free of charge in the foyer of St Anne’s Resource Centre. Opening hours: Monday to Thursday: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Friday 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Hospitality Sunday occurs on the second and fourth Sunday of each month after 10.30 a.m. Mass. Books will be on display and available to browse/borrow at that time also.
Christmas Activity for Altar servers and young Ministers of the Word: We are organising a Christmas Activity for our Altar Servers and young Ministers of the Word. The group will meet in Dundrum at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, January 2, for Ice Skating, followed by McDonalds for lunch. The cost per child will be €10 as the parish will subsidise the remainder. To register, please complete the permission form (available from the sacristy) and return to the parish office before this Friday.
Parish Children’s Nativity Play: The Nativity Play will take place during the 10.30 a.m. Family Mass this Sunday.
Prayer for the eighth on the eighth day of each Month: We invite parishioners to give private adoration in the Blessed Sacrament Adoration Chapel on the eighth day of each month to pray for the protection of the unborn.
Christmas Timetable: Sunday, December 24 (Christmas Eve) – Masses at 8 a.m., 10.30 a.m. and midday. Christmas Vigil Masses – 6 p.m. (Children’s Mass), 8 p.m., and 10 p.m. Christmas Day – 8 a.m.,9 a.m.,10.30 a.m. and midday. No Evening Mass. Tuesday, December 26 – St Stephen’s Day – Mass at 10 a.m. only. Wednesday, December 27, to Friday, December 29 – Daily Mass at 10 a.m. only. Saturday, December 30 – Masses at 10 a.m. and 6.30 p.m. Sunday, December 31 – 8 a.m., 10.30 a.m., midday and 6 p.m.
BALLYBRACK PARISH
Christmas Timetable: Sunday, December 24 – Christmas Eve Vigil Masses: 7 p.m. in St Columbanus Church, Loughlinstown and Church of the Apostles, Balybrack. 8.30 p.m. – Carol Service in SS Alphonsus and Columba Church, Ballybrack, followed by 9 p.m. Mass. Christmas Day: 9 a.m. Mass in St Stephen’s Church, Killiney, 10 a.m. in SS Alphonsus and Columba Church, 11 a.m. Mass in St Columbanus Church, Loughlinstown, and midday Mass in the Church of the Apostles, Ballybrack.
DALKEY MASS TIMES
Christmas
Timetable
at Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Dalkey: Sunday, December 24 – Christmas Eve: 6 p.m. – Vigil Mass for Christmas; 8.30 p.m. – Carol Singing followed by ‘Midnight Mass’ at 9 p.m. Christmas Day: Masses at 8.45 a.m., 9.45 a.m. (Family Mass), 11.15 a.m., and 12.30 p.m. No Evening Mass.
BOOK SALE
The January First Saturday Book Sale, which supports the Shankill Old Folks Association, will take place in the Shankill Old Folks Day Centre, Lower Road, Shankill, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. so make a point of calling into the book sale that Saturday morning and avail of the opportunity to pick up some excellent reading material for the 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.
The library will close this Friday at 5 p.m. and re-open on Tuesday, January 2, at 2 p.m.
HISTORICAL SOCIETY
The next meeting of the Rathmichael Historical Society, the local history society for Shankill, Ballybrack, and the surrounding area, will take place at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, January 3, in Rathmichael School, Shankill, at which the AGM of the society will take place and will conclude with a presentation by John Lennon covering ‘The History of Main Street, Dundrum’. All welcome to attend – admission €4. Those wishing to join the Rathmichael Historical Society can do so this 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 NOTES
There was great excitement at the Academy last Saturday week morning as we had a visit from Santa, who had a present for every boy and girl in the club. The Academy is taking a break and will resume training in St Laurence College at 10 a.m. on Saturday, January 20.
Our committee and members would like to wish one and all a happy and peaceful Christmas. We are having a fundraising bag pack in Dunnes Stores Cornelscourt on Saturday, December 30, from 10 a.m. we need to have as many people as possible to help with the event.
The annual general meeting will be held in St Anne’s Resource Centre Shankill at 8 p.m. on Monday, January 29. Notice of motions or nominations for the committee must be submitted in writing to the secretary before the end of December 2017.
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.
GOAL CHRISTMAS RUN
The Goal Christmas Run takes place on Christmas Day at 9.30 a.m. in Shangannagh Park and from 10 a.m. to midday in Kilbogget Park, Ballybrack.