Shankill
ST JAMES’ COI, CRINKEN
Worship Service for Sunday, May 20 – Pentecost: 11 a.m. – Morning Praise.
RATHMICHAEL COI
Worship Service for Sunday, May 20 – Pentecost: 8.30 a.m. – Holy Communion; 11 a.m. – Holy Communion; 7 p.m. – Compline, Lectors Irene and Willie Coulter.
Rathmichael Parish Fête: Will take place on Saturday, September 8, from midday to 4 p.m. in the grounds of Rathmichael National School, Stonebridge Road, Shankill.
The Alpha/In-Between Book Club: The Book Club will meet at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, May 29, at.
which the book for May will be ‘He’, by John Connolly. The June meeting will take place at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, June 26, at which the book for June is be ‘Educated’ by Tara Westover.
ST ANNE’S PARISH
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), mid- day, and 6 p.m. Your
Pentecost Sunday – This Sunday: The Secret Choir, who will sing at the 6 p.m. evening Mass on Pentecost Sunday (this Sunday), is appealing again for new members. Rehearsals take place at 8 p.m. on Wednesday evenings in the church.
Church Door Collection: The society of St Vincent de Paul monthly collection will take place after all Masses this Saturday and Sunday.
May Film Night: Takes place on Saturday, May 26, at 8 p.m. in St Anne’s Resource Centre featuring ‘Till the Clouds Roll By’ – A musical of Jerome Kern’s life story, starring Judy Garland, Angela Lansbury, Diane Shore, Frank Sinatra++ more. Admission free.
Novena for Life and Protection of the ‘8th’: We invite parishioners to join us in prayer as we offer a novena to Our Lady, from May 16 to May 24. Novena prayer available on the tables in the church.
Rosary for Life and Protection of the ‘8th’: Will be said every day at 1.45 p.m. in the church during the month of May.
Holy Hour and Protection of the ‘ 8th’: Takes place every Tuesday from 10.30 a.m. to 11.30 a.m. after the 10 a.m. Mass in the church or in the Blessed Sacrament Adoration Chapel. First Communion: Last Sunday morning the children of Ms Dawson’s class in St Anne’s National School received their First Holy Communion at the 10.30 a.m. Family Mass. This Sunday the children of Ms Byrne’s class in St Anne’s National School will receive their First Holy Communion at the 10.30 a.m. Family Mass.
Thank You: Niamh Doyle wishes to express her gratitude towards the parish community after her brilliant success with her recent cake sale to raise funds for her trip to Uganda with UCD Volunteers Overseas. The amount raised was €580.
BOOK SALE
The June First Saturday Book Sale, which supports the Shankill Old Folks Association, will take place in the Shankill Old Folks Association Centre, Lower Road, Shankill between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. on Saturday, June 2.
HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Last Saturday morning the Rathmichael Historical Society, the local history society for Shankill, Ballybrack and surrounding area, was one of several local history societies active in the Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown municipal area which took part in a Local History Societies Day from 10 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. in the dlr Lexicon – Level 3, Haig Terrace, Moran Park, Dun Laoghaire, organised by Anna and Colin Scudds of the Dun Laoghaire Borough Historical Society, which will showcased the work of the local history societies taking part. The next event for members of the society is the Saturday, May 26, ‘Royal Canal Tour’ led by Peter Clarke, details of which have been circulated to members.
The Society’s 44th summer Series of Evening Lectures will take place in Rathmichael National School, Stonebridge Road, Shankill, at 8 p.m. nightly from Monday, August 13, to Friday, August 17.
In the meantime some events which may of interest to members of the Rathmichael Historical Society are tonight’s (Wednesday) night’s 8 p.m. lecture by Dr Séamus Cannon on ‘The Cheevers Family of Monkstown’ to the Dun Laoghaire Borough Historical Society in the Royal Marine Hotel, Marine Road, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin. All welcome – entrance €3; and tomorrow (Thursday) night’s 8 p.m. meeting of the Bray Cualann Historical Society devoted to ‘Printed in Bray: the history of the printing industry in Bray and County Wicklow’ with guest speakers, in the Royal Hotel, Main Street, Bray, Co. Wicklow. All welcome – admission €5; and Saturdays 2 p.m. lecture by Bill Fulton on ‘Generals Died in the Great War’ to the Western Front Association (Dublin Branch) in the Museum of Decorative Arts and History Lecture Theatre, Collins Barracks, Benburb Street, Dublin seven. All welcome – €3 donation appreciated.
GAA CLUB NOTES
The juvenile Academy takes place on a 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.
We are back with our fundraiser ‘Chase the Ace’ draws on Sunday nights in Brady’s. Last week’s €50 prize went to Derek Kavanagh and this week’s jackpot is €800. Tickets are €2 each or three for €5 and are available from club members or in the pub.
Our under-eight, under-10 and under-11 hurling teams had games against Kevins, Good Consel and Naomh Fionnbarra while the girls’ under-10 played Gerladine P Morans and the under-12 team against St Mary’s Saggert. Well done to our coaches and parents for getting all the teams out to their various venues.
Our golf classic is 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 entertainment. 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 of St Laurence College – the cost is €55 for members and €65 for non-members. It’s going to be an even better summer camp than last year when we were completely booked out so register your interest with club ASAP
The Gaelic four girls free sixweek programme for new comers to our club aged between 11 and 14 years continues on Thursday evenings from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. and will finish on May 31 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 – contact Kevin at 086 8449902.