Enniskerry

GAA ACTION

The game against Shillelagh was not played last weekend. The team are out west against Hollywood this week. Congrats to Wicklow Senior footballers on their win over Offaly on Sunday.

DARTS

Powerscourt Arms Darts team finished up their year on Tuesday against top 2 team Bray Fisherman’s in the League.

COMMUNITY GAMES

Enniskerry Community Games Athletic Finals take place on the Greystones Track on this Saturday.

POWERSCOURT/KILBRIDE

Powerscourt Tomorrow (Thursday): 10.30 a.m. – Holy Communion in Powerscourt Church.

Services of Worship in Powerscourt for Sunday, May 20 – Pentecost: 8.30 a.m. – Holy Communion One (Said); 11.30 a.m. – Open Air Festival Eucharist with the Archbishop – followed by 200th School Anniversary Family Fun Day.

Services of Worship in Kilbride for Sunday, May 20 – Pentecost: 10 a.m. – Holy Communion One.

Powerscourt Church Easter General Vestry: The annual General Vestry for Powerscourt Church took place in April at which the following were elected and appointed for the coming year – Rector’s Church Warden: Joyce Roe; People’s Churchwarden: Keith McKee; Rector’s Glebewarden: Richard Bird; People’s Glebewarden: Ric Pasquali. Select Vestry Members – Johnny Honner, Derek Elders, Judy Cameron, Marjorie Dalton-Doran, Robert Neill, Graham McMullin, Marion Mac.

Govern, Andrew Ramsey, Barbara Davis (Hon. Secretary), Harry Williams, Derek McCleane, John Davis (Hon. Treasurer). At the end of the Rector’s address Archdeacon Rountree gave notice that he would be retiring from the parish and full time ministry on September 30 this year.

Powerscourt School 200th Anniversary: Powerscourt National School is celebrating its 200th anniversary this month, which is a wonderful achievement. For almost 195 years the school operated from the same building, making it the oldest continuously used school building in Ireland. The school moved six years ago from the oldest school building to the newest and the first passive school building in Ireland. That has been a very successful move and the school has continued to grow and is heading for nearly 100 pupils, more than twice the size it was 20 years ago. The 200th celebrations began last Sunday culminating this Sunday – Pentecost Sunday – when the Archbishop will join us for an outdoor service followed by a Fun Family Day at Powerscourt Church. There will be a 200th Celebration Soiree in Powerscourt House and Gardens this Friday from 7 p.m. Tickets are on sale from the school, or contact Adrianne Pullen at 086 8382594, Natasha Devereux at 086 1714905, or Grainne Austin

Enjoying the 200 year celebration at the Old Schoolhouse, Enniskerry was Jade Macken at the story telling in the old school room

at 087 8321824.

Kilbride Select Vestry: Kilbride Easter Vestry took place last month. The new Rector’s Churchwarden is Gordon Lennox; Jenna Rothwell is thenew People’s, and Terry Long is Glebewarden. The Select Vestry is Rory Connaughton, Claire Crowther, Stephen Crowther, Ruth Dodd, Conor Dorcey, Margaret Dorcey, Rachel Fraser, Jacinta Long (Hon treasurer), Anna Masterson, Georgina Masterson (Hon secretary), Etienne Murphy and Vivian Stratford.

Mothers’ Union – Christian Care for Families: A coffee morning and Plant and cake sale will take place at Powerscourt Rectory on Saturday, May 26, from 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. All welcome – please bring a friend. This is our only fundraising event so we ask members, parishioners and friends to please come along and support us. We hope this will as enjoyable and sociable as it was last year.

We wish to thank everyone who donated to our Move In Start Up box. This will be delivered to our Diocesan Trustees, who will forward it on to Focus Ireland. Each branch is asked to supply one box per year and we are glad to be part of this excellent project.

Car boot sales: The second of these in aid of Powerscourt parish funds, which are held on the last Saturday of the month from April to August, will take place on Saturday, May 26, in Powerscourt Church Paddock from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. For further information contact Robert Allison at 086 3815151.

ST MARY’S CHURCH

Sacrament of Reconciliation – St Mary’s: Confessions are held after 10.15 a.m. Mass on Saturday morning. Exposition of Blessed Sacrament after 10.15 a.m. Prayer Service each Friday morning. The Rosary is recited each morning at 9.55 a.m. in the Prayer Room. The Rosary Group meet on first Monday of each month.

Right to Life: The Statement of the Irish Catholic Bishops Conference on the right to life of the unborn child is available at the back of the church, please take one home.

The Rosary: Will be recited each morning at Our Lady’s Grotto in St Mary’s for the month of May. It will commence at 9.55 a.m. before 10.15 a.m. Mass/Prayer Service.

Kilmacanogue Parish Community: A meeting will be held on Tuesday, May 29, from 7.30 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the Parish Hall for parishioners of Kilmacanogue to discuss issues relating to the parish. Co-ordinators of the meeting will be John Welsby, Celia Flynn, and Fr Kennedy, PP All parishioners are invited to attend and if you cannot attend but would like to raise any issue please contact any of the above through the parish office.

Child Protection: Garda Vetting Forms must be filled out by all parish personnel and volunteers working with children and vulnerable adults. This is a legal requirement. If you are a volunteer and have not received a form, please contact the parish office, who will forward same and will assist in photocopying your ID and required Utility Bill if you return form by hand.

Used Stamps: Barnardos Children’s Charity are looking for used stamps. The money raised through the sale of these stamps will go directly towards their work with vulnerable children here in Ireland. If you would like to leave your used stamps in an envelope in the basket at the back of the church we will forward them to Barnardos at regular intervals.

Please Note: Only official Dublin Diocesan Literature and Posters may be posted on the Noticeboards in our churches and distributed in our Church Grounds.

St Mary’s and St Gerard’s School car park: For security reasons the Enniskerry school car park must be closed after 11 a.m. Mass in St Mary’s. Can you ensure that if you are the last person leaving the car park after 11 a.m. Mass that you close the gate.

Bookstall: A bookstall has been placed in the rear of Enniskerry church to display suitable spiritual reading material. Please place money for books in shrines at back or front of church.

Holy Communion Dates for the parish of Immaculate Heart of Mary 2018: First Holy Communion – Kilmacanogue: this Saturday at 10 a.m.; Curtlestown: Saturday, May 26, at 11 a.m.

Legion of Mary – Kilmacanogue Presidium: Meet at 11.30 a.m. every Tuesday in the sacristy of St Mochonog’s. New members are most welcome. Group recite the Rosary on the first Saturday of each month at midday at the Grotto in the church grounds. Click on the link legionofmary.ie to view website.

Facebook page: Enniskerry, Curtlestown, Glencree and Kilmacanogue are part of the Bray and Enniskerry Pastoral Area. A Facebook page has been created to coordinate any and all activities common to all parishes in the area. So please link in with it and like our page. To find: type Bray and Enniskerry Pastoral Area on your own Facebook page and like it please.

HISTORY SOCIETY

Meetings of the Enniskerry History Society, which meets under the guidance of its president John Callan, have now concluded and will resume in October when the autumn 2018 programme will take place, and planning on this is currently under way. Information on the Enniskerry History Society available from John Callan at 01 2867853.

Some events which may of interest to members of the Enniskerry History 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.

ENNISKERRY LIBRARY

Opening hours for the library are – Tuesday and Friday: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.; Wednesday: 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. and 6.30 p.m. to 8.30 p.m., and Saturday: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. New members to the library are always very welcome. Please phone 01 2864339 for further information or to renew books.

WALKING ASSOCIATION

The Enniskerry Walking Association was formed in 2004 to protect traditional walking routes in the area and to promote walking for recreation, for health, as a safe alternative to car use, and to help us all to learn more about our locality.

Our popular Tuesday evening walks usually meet at the Spar in Enniskerry at 7 p.m.; Saturday walks meet at 1.30 p.m. All, who are interested, adults or children, are most welcome. Walks vary in length but most last between one-and-a half and two-and-ahalf hours; some (but not all) involve a bit of climbing. Please wear appropriate warm and rain-proof clothing, and proper walking boots for the occasional muddy or rocky track.

Note: we have made some changes to the information on this list of walks. Please read all information to avoid disappointment. In the interests of walker’s comfort and safety participants are asked to respect the directions of the walk leader and stay between the leader and the anchor person.

Next Tuesday:. Bray Head circuit – two hours. Meet Outside Spar 7 p.m. or Raheen Park car park on Bray Head at 7.20 p.m.; Tuesday, May 29,: Carrigolligan, Mine Chimney and Summit. Two hours ‘ROUTE VARIATION’. Meet outside Spar, 7 p.m. or park in Carrigolligan car park at 7.20 p.m.; Tuesday, June 5: Ashford. New Walk. Details to be confirmed. Meet Outside Spar at 7 p.m.

Please send ideas for walks to EWA by email below with following info: From where to where, how long in hours, where to park. Feel free just to turn up (sharp) on any of the Saturday or Tuesday walks.

If you want any further information, phone Niall Lenoach, EWA chairperson (087 9284934) or Noel Barry, EWA secretary (286 0043).email enniskerrywalking@ gmail.com.

NB – This is a community activity organised by volunteers who accept no liability for injuries or loss caused to participants in any of the above walks.