AROUND THE DISTRICTS
CHRIST CHURCH COI
Services of Worship for Sunday, May 6 – Easter six – Rogation Sunday: 8.30 a.m. – Holy Communion One ; 11 a.m. – Holy Communion Two with Holy Baptism.
Nua Course: Continues this Tuesday at 8 p.m. in the Rectory.
Annual Christ Church Garden Fête: Takes place in the church grounds on Saturday, June 9, Youth Club: Junior Shack for Primary School Children meets every Saturday from 6.15 p.m. to 7.15 p.m. up to the end of June. Senior Shack for Secondary School Students up to age 17 meets on Saturdays as advertised from 7.30 p.m. to 9.30 p.m. If interested contact Rev Martin O’Kelly 087 2486368. We would like to update our database of parents contact details for Youth Club. Please email your contact details to Christchurchbray@ gmail.com.
HOLY REDEEMER PARISH
Evening Mass: There will be 7 p.m. Evening Mass today (Wednesday), tomorrow (Thursday) and on Friday.
Dues Envelopes: When returning your Easter Dues envelopes, please place them in the boxes in the walls around the church.
Trócaire Boxes: Trócaire boxes and envelopes can be returned to the sacristy or parish office during the week.
Share Collection: The SHARE collection provides essential pastoral services supporting all parishes. SHARE also provides support to low-income parishes and contributes to initiatives of the Irish Bishops’ Conference.
Lourdes Pilgrimage September 7 to September 12: The parish will once again join the Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes in September. The fully inclusive price is €739 – Single Room
Supplement is €155 – €180 and is subject to availability. Instalments accepted. Final payment is due June 15 For further details, please see poster in the church Porch or contact Michael in the sacristy on 01 – 286 8649 or 01 – 286 8413.
Swedish Vocal Ensemble Concert: The Hässleholm church vocal ensemble, Sweden will perform programme of traditional and sacred choral music under the direction of Conductor Mrs Birgitta Roslund on Sunday, May 13, at 6.30 p.m. in Holy Re- deemer Church. This Concert is free and all are welcome.
CEMETERY SUNDAY
The annual blessing of graves and Mass of remembrance will take place in Shanganagh Cemetery at 3 p.m. on Sunday, May 27,
ST PETER’S PARISH.
Collections at Sunday Mass: Common Fund: The first collection supports the priests of our parish, sick and retired priests, priests in low income parishes, and priests working in special ministries throughout our diocese. Share Collection: The Share Collection provides essential pastoral services supporting all parishes. Share also provides support to low-income parishes and contributes to imitative of the Irish Bishops’ Conference.
Special Mass: A special Mass will take place in St Peter’s Church on Saturday, May 5, at 11 a.m. for the Venerable Edmund Rice, founder of the Christian Brothers and the Presentation Brothers. Christian Mothers: The next meeting will take place on Wednesday, May 2, in the Parish Hall after the 11 a.m. prayer service.
Volunteer Cleaners: Are urgently needed to help clean the church on Thursday mornings for one hour. Please contact the parish office for further information.
ST FERGAL’S PARISH
Trócaire: Please return your Trócaire boxes to the church or the parish office. Many Thanks.
40 days and nights of Adoration: You may be aware that, starting on Tuesday, April 17, and continuing till Saturday, May 26, there will be 40 days and nights of Adoration on top of Croagh Patrick in devotion to the nation. Our Lady Queen of Peace, Bray will dedicate 40 days and nights of prayer in front of the Blessed Sacrament to coincide with the Vigil on Croagh Patrick. We wish to extend a warm welcome and invitation to all parishioners in our diocese to come and join us in Our Lady Queen of Peace, Putland Road, Bray, daily at 3 p.m. till Saturday, May 26, Please Join us in prayer for the nation and Protection of Life.
OUR LADY QUEEN OF PEACE
Divine Mercy Mass: A Divine Mercy Mass will take place this Friday at 8 p.m. in our church. Benediction and Litany of Our Lady: Will take place after the 10.30 a.m. Monday Mass to honour Mary during the month of May.
St Vincent de Paul: The church gate collection this weekend is in aid of our local conference of St Vincent de Paul. The April’s collection amounted to €1,326. Thank you for your continued support.
Vocations Collection: Thank you all for your generosity. €1,124 was donated.
Church Cleaners: We are in need of church cleaners for Wednesdays 11 a.m. to midday. Please contact the sacristy at 01 2723865.
Parish Pilgrimage to Lourdes: Bookings for our Parish Pilgrimage to Lourdes are now being taken in Villa Pacis (weekdays 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.).
Our Lady Queen of Peace summer Project 2018: Our very popular summer project will take place again this July in the Villa Pacis under the supervision of Anne Nolan. Week 1: July 2 to July 6 ; Week 2: July 9 to July 13. Open to children aged eight to 14 years of age. €35 per child per week. Forms can be collected from the Villa Office Mondays to Fridays or contact Anne at 087 7772127. Child protection policy in place.
VARA: The Vevay Active Re- tirement annual Holiday to Cork Will be leaving on May 27 and returning on May 31 Enquiries please in Villa Pacis on Friday mornings between 11 a.m. and midday.
Devotion To the Nation: Started on Tuesday, April 17, at 3 p.m. and will continue till Saturday, May 26, with 40 days and nights of adoration on top of Croagh Patrick. In our parish we are dedicating 40 days and nights of prayer in front of the Blessed Sacrament to coincide with the Vigil on Croagh Patrick. All are very welcome to join us in prayer for our nation and protection of life.
QOP YOUTH CLUB
Paul Temple, Stephen Brierton, and Barry’s night time outing into the woods with 10 members of the Queen of Peace Adventure Youth Club was a great success. They were there for three hours cooking sausages and roasting marshmallows on sticks. At 11 p.m. they cleaned up the area and headed home. Everyone felt that this should be repeated again this summer. Martina and Kathleen organised a girls night with a beautician followed by refreshment and a film. Fifteen girls attended the session. The club is now functioning on Tuesdays at 5.30 p.m. with water sports in addition to events on Fridays and Saturdays, and other days.
SAILING CLUB
Saturday was an important and exciting day for Bray Sailing Club. At around dawn they began the task of launching up to eighteen of their big boats. This involved the use of large tractors and lifting cranes. Pre-recession they would have launched up to double the number. The weather and tide was perfect for the job, and they had a lot of safety personnel on the ground for the occasion.
DIVING CLUB
Bray Divers have a busy programme for the rest of the year. It includes local and national dive venues as well as diving holidays in Lanzarote and the Maldives. There are vacancies for new scuba divers and snorkelers at the present, and now is a good time to join because currently the club fees are the lowest in the country. Training has national and international recognition. For membership details call Albert at 087 6756439 and he would be delighted to talk to you.
DRAWING COURSE
A Beginners Drawing Course starts at Queen of Peace Parish Centre on Wednesday, May 2, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Using proven methods that unlock the creative part of the brain, Nicola Sedgwick show you techniques that will enable you to draw realistically, as well as learning a skill that will last a lifetime.
The eight-week course costs €150. For booking and further information contact Nicola at 085 7396219. Visit nicolasedgwick. com.
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.
Free Beginners Computer Classes will take place in the library from Monday, May 14, to Friday, May 18, class times are 9.30 a.m. to 11.30 a.m. for Session one and midday to 2 p.m. for Session two. To reserve a place on either session call 01 286 2600. This digital skills programme is funded by the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment.
The library will be closed this Saturday May and next Monday due to the May Bank Holiday weekend.
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.
Free Beginners Computer Classes commenced in the library yesterday (Tuesday), and continue today (Wednesday), tomorrow (Thursday), next Tuesday and next Thursday. Two sessions to choose from – Session one runs from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., and Session two runs from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. To reserve a place call 01 272 3205. This digital skills programme is funded by the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment.
The library will be closed this Saturday due to the May Bank Holiday weekend.
CUALANN SOCIETY
The topic for the Thursday, May 17, meeting of the Bray Cualann Historical Society, the local history society for Bray and North Wicklow, society will be an evening devoted to ‘Printed in Bray: the history of the printing industry in Bray and County Wicklow’ which will take place in the Royal Hotel, Bray, at 8 p.m. – all welcome – admission €5.
Further information on the Bray Cualann Historical Society programme available on the Society’s web-site:.ie.
Some events which may of interest to members of the Enniskerry History Society are tomorrow’s (Thursday) 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; next Tuesday night’s 8 p.m. lecture by Dr Maurice Gleeson on ‘DNA and Irish Genealogy: Where to now’ to the Genealogical Society of Ireland in Dún Laoghaire Further Education Institute, Cumberland Street, Dún Laoghaire, Co. Dublin. All welcome – €3 donation; and the Saturday, May 12, Local History Societies Day from 10 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. in the dlr Lexicon, Haig Terrace, Moran Park, Dun Laoghaire, organised by Anna and Colin Scudds of the Dun Laoghaire Borough Historical Society, which will showcase the work of local history societies in the Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council area – admission free.