Bray
CHRIST CHURCH COI
Services of Worship for Sunday, June 17 – Trinity 3: 8.30 a.m. – Holy Communion One; 11 a.m. – Holy Communion Two.
Annual Christ Church Garden Fête: Took place last Saturday morning in excellent sunny weather from 10.30 a.m. to 2.30 p.m. in the church grounds and was a great fun family day out with lots of bargains and side attractions. The organising committee extend their sincere and most grateful thanks to all those who supported this vital annual parish fundraising event.
Parish Camera Club: Meets next Monday night at 8 p.m. in the PLC Choral and Organ Concert – Sunday, June 24: Takes place at 8 p.m. in Christ Church Bray, in which the Gaudium Choir of the parish of the Holy Redeemer directed by Pat Carey and accompanied by David Leigh, organ, will give a concert of choral and organ favourites. The programme will be a fascinating mix of sacred music spanning 1000 years and secular music from many parts of the world. David Leigh, the assistant organist in St Patrick’s Cathedral, will play a number of popular organ works including Bach’s Toccata and Fugue in D minor and Widor’s famous Toccata from his Organ Symphony No five. Admission €10. Tickets available from the parish office on 286 2968, The Travel Boutique on 276 8114 and Fleurtique on 281 3931 Also available from the church Wardens after or at the door.
Remembering those who came back: Each November, Christ Church Bray remembers those with connections to Bray, who died in both World Wars. In this Armistice centenary year, we also hope to include stories of those people who returned from the Great War (1914-1918) and what course their lives took afterwards. We are seeking personal stories, photographs, letters etc. for possible inclusion in our remembrance exhibition which will take place in Christ Church, Church Road, Bray in November 2018. If you have such stories to share and are willing to allow copies of photographs/letters etc. be included in the exhibition, please contact the Christ Church parish office at 01 2862968 or email christchurch-bray@gmail. com by August 1.
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 christchurch-bray@ gmail.com.
HOLY REDEEMER PARISH
Date for your Diary – June 24: Due to the Parish Feast Day on Sunday, June 24, Masses will be as follows: 9 a.m.; 11 a.m. – Feast Day celebration; 6 p.m. Please note there will be no 10.30 a.m. or midday Masses as we are combining both at 11 a.m. Our Feast Day Mass will be held at 11 a.m. followed by music, tea, coffee, strawberries and cream, refreshments and ice cream on the lawn. Further details to follow.
Evening Mass: There will be 7 p.m. evening Mass today (Wednesday), and on Friday. Tomorrow (Thursday) a Liturgy will replace the 7 p.m. Mass.
Choral and Organ Concert on Sunday, June 24,: The Gaudium Choir of the parish of the Most Holy Redeemer directed by Pat Carey (the ‘First Sunday’ choir re-named) will give a concert of choral and organ favourites on Sunday, June 24, at 8 p.m. in Christ Church, Bray. The programme will be a fascinating mix of sacred music spanning 1,000 years and secular music from many parts of the world. David Leigh will play a number of popular organ works including Bach’s Toccata and Fugue in D minor and Widor’s famous Toccata from his Organ Symphony No five. Admission is €10 and proceeds go to Open Door.
Exam Prayer Wall: If you know anyone who is sitting the State Exams this year and would like them included in our Masses please write their name on a ‘post it’ (which is supplied) and place it on the Exam Prayer Wall. All those named on this wall will be included in the Prayers of the Faithful at Masses coming up to and during the exams.
Exam Prayer Cards: These are available for students and those who wish to pray for them: Take a multi coloured prayer card if you are a student sitting the exams or if you wish to give/send one to a student. Take a cream coloured prayer card if you would like to pray for someone.
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.
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.
St Peter’s Little Bray, blessing of the Graves: Takes place on Sunday, July 1, at 4 p.m.
Young at Heart Dinners: Have ceased and will resume in September – date to be announced.
Christian Mothers’: The Christian Mothers’ meetings have ceased for the summer. They will resume again in September. Date to be advised.
ST FERGAL’S PARISH
Cemetery Sunday: Takes place this Sunday at 2.30 p.m. in Springfield Cemetery with a Mass of remembrance and blessing of graves.
Triduum in honour of St Anthony: The Triduum in honour of St Anthony concludes today (Wednesday) in St Fergal’s Church, Ballywaltrim. The feast of St Anthony of Padua takes place today (Wednesday). The Triduum will be conducted by Fr Larry Behan. Mass will take place at 9.30 a.m. and 7.30 p.m. Confessions will be available after Masses. There will be Novena Prayer and blessing with a relic of St Anthony at each Mass and blessing of Lilies at Mass today (Wednesday). For more information call the parish office at 01 2860980.
OUR LADY QUEEN OF PEACE
Prayer Intention Book: A book to remember our young people sitting exams is in front of the Ambo, we pray for them and wish them all well.
Parish Pilgrimage to Lourdes: Bookings for our Parish Pilgrimage to Lourdes are now being taken in the Villa Pacis (weekdays 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.).
Cemetery Sunday: A Mass of remembrance and blessing of the graves will take place in Springfield Cemetery Killarney Road, Bray, this Sunday at 2.30 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.
QOP YOUTH CLUB
Queen of Peace Adventure has a fantastic programme of activities. There were over onehundred-and-twenty events planned for this year, and Paul Temple advises that so far all is going to plan. There is a need for more qualified canoe instructors to assist Paul and John with the trainees in the water on Tuesday nights. Persons willing to lend a hand may call Paul at 086 3516630, and he will be delighted to hear from you.
DIVING CLUB
There are approximately two thousand scuba divers in the country at present. Before the recession there were about three thousand. Bray Divers are very keen to help bring the numbers up to the past high number. For this reason the cost of joining the club and the training has not been increased in the last three years. The club has the latest purpose built premises which is the newest in the country. Training is tailor made to suit candidates. For more information call Albert at 087 6756439 and you could be a diver in a few short weeks.
YOUTHREACH
Bray Youthreach run full-time courses leading to QQI certification for students aged 16 to 20 years who have left school early. (training allowance payable). We are holding an open morning and coffee morning this Friday morn- ing from 10 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. till 12.30 p.m. We are located at Sunbeam House, Vevay Road, Bray (opposite entrance to Seacrest). Phone 01 2869598.Come along to our open day and check out what we have to offer you.
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.
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.
CUALANN SOCIETY
The next events of interest for members for the Bray Cualann Historical Society, the local history society for Bray and North Wicklow, are tomorrow night’s (Thursday) talk by Shankill branch librarian Brendan Moriarty on ‘Ulysses on the South Dublin coast’ at 7 p.m. in Dalkey Library, Castle Street, Castle Street, Dalkey, Co. Dublin. All welcome – admission free; and this Saturdays 2.30 p.m. lecture by Philip Lecane ‘Torpedoed. The Sinking of the RMS Leinster’ 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.
The society will be holding a number of events during Heritage Week 2018 which will run from Saturday, August 18, to Sunday, August 26, and details of these will be announced shortly.
Further information on the Bray Cualann Historical Society programme available on the Society’s web-site:.ie.