Shankill
ST JAMES’ COI, CRINKEN
Worship Service for Sunday, April 29 – Easter 5: 11 a.m. – Morning Praise.
RATHMICHAEL COI
Worship Service for Sunday, April 29 – The Fifth Sunday of Easter: 8.30 a.m. – Holy
Communion; 11 a.m. – Holy Communion with Holy Baptisms; 7 p.m. – Evening Service, Lector Sheila Thompson.
The Alpha/In-Between Book Club: Lily Byrne hosted the April Book Club which met last night (Tuesday) at 8 p.m. The book that members were reading for discussion at this meeting were ‘Joy of Joys’ by Gary Cunningham.
ST ANNE’S PARISH
St Anne’s 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.
Bethany Bereavement Group: Operates Drop-In Centre in St Anne’s Resource Centre on the First Friday of each month at 10.30 a.m. The Bethany Bereavement Support Group is a voluntary ministry. The volunteers are trained to listen and to help the bereaved and grieving.
Your Parish App: We are delighted to introduce our new parish app. This can be downloaded by typing ‘Your Parish App’ into the app store or google play on your device. We are still in the pilot stage and welcome your feedback; you can let us know what you think by emailing us on stan- nesparishprayers@yahoo.com.
Confirmation 2018: The Confirmation ceremony for Scoil Mhuire and Rathmichael will take place this Saturday at 11 a.m.
‘The Family Cube’ – Art of Loving in the Family: These are available in St Anne’s Resource Centre for €10 each. Suitable for children preparing to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation.
Earth Day – This Sunday: To mark Earth Day last Sunday the blessing of a wildflower bed took place outside St Anne’s Resource Centre after the 10.30 a.m. Children’s Mass to mark St Anne’s parish response as a member of Eco Congregations, Ireland to the Pope’s call to Care for the Earth, our Common Home.
Pallottine Pilgrimage to Lourdes – August 7: Spiritual Director Fr Liam McClarey, SAC. €739 per person sharing for five nights full board. For further information please contact Ms Elaine Hogan the parish office in St Anne’s Resource Centre. €200 non-refundable deposit required at the time of booking.
UAC Monthly Meeting: The monthly meeting of the Union of Catholic Apostolate will take place this coming Monday night at 8 p.m. in St Anne’s Resource Centre. Date for Your Diary: Wednesday, May 2, at 8 p.m. in the church – ‘Save Lives, Save the eighth’ with Guest Speakers Niamh Uí Bhriain (Life Institute), Katie Ascough (Pro-Life Campaign), and John Waters (Writer/ Columnist).
CaFE – Catholic Faith Exploration – Bringing Faith Alive: ‘Let it done onto me according to your word’ 5session DVD course commencing on Tuesday, May 1, at 8 p.m. in St Anne’s Resource. Week one – ‘Chosen by God’, week two – ‘The First Disciple’, week three – ‘ Mother of all’, week four – ‘Queen of Heaven’, and week five – ‘Help of Christmas’. Course Booking Fee €5. April Film Night: Takes place this Saturday night at 8 p.m. in St Anne’s Resource Centre with the Goldwyn Production of the musical ‘Guys and Dolls’, starring Vivian Blaine, Marlon Brando, Jean Simmons and Frank Sinatra. All welcome – admission free.
Parish Choirs: New members always welcome for the following choirs – if interested please attend the rehearsals – Adult Choir: 8 p.m. on Mondays in St Anne’s Church; Junior Choir: Before 10.30 a.m. Sunday Mass in the church; Secret Choir: 8 p.m. on Wednesdays in the St Anne’s Church; Male Voice Choir: Thursdays at 11 a.m. in St Anne’s Resource Centre. Tea or coffee served at 10.30 a.m.
Pallottine Pilgrimage to Knock: Takes place on Saturday, May 19, Cost – Adults: €20; Children: €10. Please make full payment at time of booking in the parish office in St Anne’s Resource Centre. Cost includes tea and scone at stopoff on the way to Knock. The bus will leave St Anne’s car park at 7.30 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.
Men’s coffee morning: This 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.
BOOK SALE
The May First Saturday Book Sale, which supports the Shankill Old Folks Association, will take place in the Shankill Old Folks Association Centre on Saturday, May 5, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. so make a point of calling into the book sale during that Saturday morning and avail of the opportunity to pick up some excellent reading material especially for the May Bank Holiday weekend. 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 and open this 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.
On Wednesday, May 9, 16th, 23rd and 30th, there will be a free Creative writing course with Frances Browner from 10.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. during which Frances will show course participants how to gather ideas and bring them to life and much more and will receive feedback from highly experienced tutor who has had her work published and broadcast on radio. Booking required – call 01 282 3081; Email – shankilllib@dlrcoco.ie.
The library will be closed on Saturday, May 5, and Monday, May 7, due to the May Bank Holiday.
HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Indoor monthly lectures of the Rathmichael Historical Society, the local history society for Shankill, Ballybrack and surrounding area, have now concluded and will resume in Rathmichael National School in October when the autumn programme will commence. Before then in August the Society’s week long summer School of Evening Lectures on Archaeology will take place in this venue and details will be announced in due course.
In the meantime some other events which may of interest to members of the Rathmichael Historical Society are tonight’s (Wednesday) 6 p.m. lecture by Dr Michael Pegum on ‘Baggot Street Hospital 60 Years Ago’ to the Old Dublin Society in the Conference Room of Dublin City Library and Archive, 138-144 Pearse Street, Dublin two – all welcome, admission free; the Tuesday, May 1, 8 p.m. lecture by Fr Brian Darcy on ‘The Irish Showband Phenomenon’ to the Kilmacanogue History Society in the Glenview Hotel, Glen of the Downs, Delgany, Co. Wicklow. All welcome – admission €3; and the Thursday, May 3, 8 p.m. lecture by Maurice Manning on ‘General Eoin O’Duffy from heroics to bathos’ to the Mount Merrion Historical Society in the community centre, North Avenue, Mount Merrion, Co. Dublin. All welcome – admission €4/Students €2.
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
The juvenile Academy is back in action this Saturday at 10 a.m. in our new home on Stonebridge Road. Why not give the Academy a try as the coaches are ready and the equipment is waiting and ready to be used, the cost is only €2 per child and there is no annual subscription.
The weather played havoc with the fixture list last Saturday and Sunday week with not many games going ahead.
Well done to our club quiz team which represented Dublin in the Scór national final in Sligo. Our team comprised of Áine Ni Bhrian, Lisa Lawren Mulvaney, Kim Downes, and Jen Mahon, who finished in the top 10 from an entry of over 30 teams. They also met with John Horan, president of the GAA, who we hope will visit Shankill in the near future. Now that the bright evenings are back could all players please check with your team manager for details of training?
Our golf classic will take place in Delgany Golf Club on Friday, June 29. The cost is €300 per team of four people which includes a meal in Brady’s Pub and plenty of craic during the evening. The time sheet is now open so contact Jimmy Nolan at 087 2633203.
Our summer camp this year will be held from Monday, July 2, to Friday, July 6, in a new venue St Laurence College. Its going to be an even better summer camp than last year when we were completely booked out so register your interest with club asap.
Gaelic4Girls – a free six-week programme for new comers to our club aged between 11 and 14 years in currently taking place. It is being held from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Thursday evenings starting tomorrow (April 26) and runs to May31st. Dublin Ladies Senior all-Ireland medal winner Molly Lamb will direct the sessions. Interested? Contact Steve Davis at 087 6414123.
For details of our ladies’ football team 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 are looking for new players which are always welcome – in interested 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. Duncan Stewart lecture Tomorrow night (Thursday) Duncan Stewart – Environmentalist, presenter of RTÉ’s Eco Eye, will give a lecture ‘ How Communities Can Respond to the Global Climate Crisis’ at 8 p.m. in St Anne’s Resource Centre. Tidy Towns
Last Saturday the annual Clean Up Day took place on what was a glorious sunny day. People were asked to clean up their own areas during the morning and then join in and assist with communal areas and projects during the afternoon. At 2 p.m. a workstation was established at the top of Quinn’s Road and outside the Garda Station and volunteers could be seen busy at work throughout the afternoon at various locations. Well done, everyone.
STEAMING THROUGH
This Sunday morning steam locomotive hauled train operated by the Railway Preservation Society will pass through Shankill on its way to Bray between 11 a.m. and 11.20 a.m. from where it will operated two Bray to Wicklow and return steam train trips before returning to Dublin from Bray at 4 p.m.
Tickets for the Bray-WicklowBray trains are €14 Adults; Child €8 and can be booked online via steamtrainsireland.com above or obtained over the counter at the Tourism Centre located in the Civic Offices, Main Street, Bray.