Enniskerry

POWERSCOURT/KILBRIDE

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

Services of Worship in Powerscourt for Sunday, June 10 – Trinity Two: 8.30 a.m. – Holy Communion One (Said); 11.30 a.m. – Family Service and Holy Baptism.

Daily Prayer and Open Church: Began for the summer last Sunday June and will continue through to September. Daily prayer will be offered at midday and 5 p.m. and the church will be open for prayer and reflection between those hours every day.

Services of Worship in Kilbride for Sunday, June 10 – Trinity Two: 10 a.m. – Family Service.

Car boot sales: On Saturday, June 30, the third 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 in Powerscourt Church Paddock from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. For further information contact Robert Allison at 086 3815151.

Christ Church Bray Parish Fête: Takes place this Saturday in the church grounds on Church Road, Bray, from 10.30 a.m. and 2.30 p.m. and is a great family fun filled event.

ST MARY’S CHURCH

Confessions: Are held in St Mary’s after 10.15 a.m. Mass on Saturday morning.

Exposition of Blessed Sacrament: After 10.15 a.m. Prayer Service each Friday morning in St Mary’s.

The Rosary: Is recited each morning at 9.55 a.m. at the Grotto (for the month of May) in St Mary’s.

Curtlestown Cemetery Clean Up: The summer clean-up continues tonight (Wednesday) at 7 p.m. Please bring strimmers, rakes, large bags and plenty of elbow grease. Cup of tea at 8.30 p.m.

Where does the donation I make at Mass go?: First Collection – The first collection goes to the diocese of Dublin to support the Archbishop, Bishops and priests of the diocese, both hose serving in the parishes, Diocesan Administration and the sick and retired priests. Christmas and Easter Due also form part of this fund and also assist in supporting the priests of the diocese.

Second Collection – The second collection goes to the diocese of Dublin for their SHARE fund. This fund supports many of the central services of the diocese as well as providing support to parishes unable to meet their own financial needs.

Pink Envelope – Donations placed in a Pink Envelope and left in either of the baskets stay in the parish and are used to help meet the ongoing cost, currently about €120,000 annually, of running the parish and maintaining its churches and buildings. If you would like the parish to include your Pink Envelope donations in its annual acknowledgement, please just write your name on the envelope. Both the diocese and the parish are sincerely grateful to you for your generos- ity.

Parish Meeting in St Mochonog’s: Thanks to all who attended what was a very positive and constructive community meeting in St Mochonog’s on Tuesday week evening. Among the matters discussed were arrangements for use of St Mochonog’s Hall, lay Ministries and Mass times. While these will be brought to the Parish Pastoral Council we would ask all in the community to think about them over the summer before we organise a follow up meeting in September as Fr Bernard has requested. Fr Bernard is also planning to arrange similar forums for other communities throughout the parish.

Probably most urgently we need to progress the issue of lay participation in, and leadership of, services. Though this may for many still seem somewhat alien it is something that all of our parish communities will inevitably have to embrace if they are to continue to thrive into the future. Particularly we would ask everyone to think about the Funeral Ministry which has been in development now for a number of years in the diocese. In one parish within the Bray Deanery, of which we are part, over 30 people have come forward for training and this is something that we need to establish now in our own parish. Again our thanks to all. Anne/Celia/ Mairead/John.

Parish Pastoral Council meeting: The recent scheduled meeting was recently deferred to enable members to attend the vigil for the late Jastine Valdez and took place last night (Tuesday). This was the last meeting before the summer break.

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.

Holy Redeemer Parish Pilgrimage to Lourdes: Takes place from September 7 to September 12 to September 5 nights – full board in the Hotel Agena. Fully inclusive Price €739. For details contact Holy Redeemer parish office at 01 2868413. Takes place in conjunction with the Dublin Diocesan Pilgrimage.

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 rere of Enniskerry church to display suitable spiritual reading material. Please place money for books in shrines at back or front of church.

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. The next event for members is this Sundays 3 p.m. Free 45-minute tour ‘The Bog Bodies’ in the Museum of Archaeology, Kildare Street, Dublin two, during which participants will have the opportunity to examine Iron Age finds from Ireland’s wetlands including bog butter and the mysterious 2,000 year old bog bodies. No booking required. Places allocated on a first-come basis, meet at reception. Wheelchair accessible.

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.

TENNIS CLUB

Anyone interested in joining the club meet some of the members on Thursday evenings at 7.30 p.m. on the courts in the Bog Meadow for some fun club night tennis. All levels of playing, including beginners, are welcome. Enquiries contact Gilly Carey at 087 1304435. served this Sunday from 9 a.m. till 10.30 a.m. in the Erck Hall and we look forward to parishioners joining with the Sunday Club members for that. A sheet will be in the church Porch and if you intend coming along then please put your name on that very important list and make sure you get your cornflakes. or text Debbie at 087 6471617. Following breakfast we will have our annual Prize Giving Service at 11 a.m. when our young parishioners will have their special service for the end of the year and receive their attendance prizes.

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 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), 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.

World Meeting of Families: Volunteering for WMoF 2018: Volunteers are sought to assist between August 19 and August 28 – See: worldmeeting2018.ie/Volunteer. Host a Pilgrim/Family: If you host pilgrim (s)/family, see: worldmeeting2018.ie/hostapilgrim. Reminder to Register: To guarantee a ticket for the festival of Families, see worldmeeting2018.ie/tickets.

The World Meeting of Families 2018 Icon of the Holy Family: The Icon, which is travelling around the country will visit St Anne’s Parish from Thursday, July 12, to Saturday, July 14.

The Icon of the Holy Family was specially commissioned by the WMoF 2018, written by iconographer Mihia Cucu and assisted by the Redemptoristine Sisters of the Monastery of St Alphonsus, Iona Road, Dublin. (see worldmeeting2018.ie. It is a great privilege to receive the Icon into St Anne’s Parish. We will have a prayer service at the reception of the Icon – more details to follow.

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 stannesparishprayers@yahoo.com.

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.

Child Safeguarding: All those who volunteer in the parish, must undergo Garda Vetting. Please contact Elaine in the parish office for further information. Many thanks to those who have completed theirs already.

BOOK SALE

Last Saturday morning there was a very good attendance at the June First Saturday Book Sale, which supports the Shankill Old Folks Association, held between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. in the Shankill Old Folks Association Centre, Lower Road, Shankill, at which those involved and those attending celebrated the 18th anniversary of this monthly event.

The July First Saturday Book Sale will take place in the Shankill Old Folks Centre on Saturday, July 7, so make a point of calling into it during that Saturday morning and avail of the opportunity to pick up some excellent reading material for the summer.

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, Tuesdays and Thursdays from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m., and on alternate Fridays and Saturdays – The library will be closed this Friday and open on Saturday. 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. Shankill branch librarian Brendan Moriarty will present ‘Ulysses on the South Dublin coast’ at 7 p.m. on Thursday, June 14, in Dalkey Library, Castle Street, Castle Street, Dalkey, Co. Dublin. All welcome – admission free.

HISTORICAL SOCIETY

The Rathmichael Historical Society, the local history society for Shankill, Ballybrack and surrounding area, 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, The next event of interest for members of the Rathmichael History Society is Saturdays ‘Lá na mBan June 9, 1912, ‘between 2.30 p.m. and 4 p.m. in the National Library of Ireland, Kildare Street, Dublin two, including a short talk by historian Maeve Casserly on the importance of Lá na mBan in the campaign for women’s suffrage in Ireland. All welcome – admission free.

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 sponsored took a training break for the bank holiday weekend. Why not give the Academy a try 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.

Chase the Ace draw takes place on Sunday nights in Brady’s. Congratulations to Christine and Andrea O’Dowd, who won the €900 jackpot. Last week’s jackpot was €500. Tickets are €2 each or three for €5 and are available from club members or in the pub.

There was lots of visiting teams to Stonebridge Road last Saturday and Sunday week for matches in Football, Hurling and camogie where there were great skills on show. Pride of place week goes to our under-10 boys’ football team who got to the quarter finals of the Kilmacud blitz from a field of 36 teams.

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 St Laurence College the cost is €55 for members and €65 for non-members. NEWS FLASH – there is going to be a second week for the summer camp details to follow.

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 – please 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.