Enniskerry
GAA ACTION
Enniskerry Junior footballers failed to reach County Final last week, falling to eventual winners Hollywood.
BUS MEETING
There will be an up to date review of the great work being done by the members of Enniskerry Connect on Monday next 24th in the Marquee at the Powerscourt Hotel. There is still time for submissions to be heard. Be there early as meeting starts at 7.30 p.m.
TWO STEPS.
Irish Dancing classes aree ongoing on Wednesdays for beginners/intermediate in St Mary and St Gerard’s from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. The well established Fogarty classes continue on Saturdays in Parochial Hall at 10 a.m.
YOGA
Yoga classes take place in the Parochial Hall on Thursday nights from 7.30 p.m. to 8.40 p.m.
SOCCER NEWS
Enniskerry YC have made a good start to their season with wins home and away in their two games.
POWERSCOURT/KILBRIDE
Powerscourt Tomorrow (Thursday): 10 a.m. – Holy Communion in Powerscourt Church.
Services of Worship in Powerscourt for this Sunday – Trinity 17: 8.30 a.m. – Holy Communion One (Said); United Eucharist – Powerscourt – Rector’s Farewell Service.
Services of Worship in Kilbride for this Sunday – Trinity 17: 11 a.m. – United Eucharist – Powerscourt – Rector’s Farewell Service.
Special Event: Commissioning of Ruth Gyves as Diocesan Reader at 5 p.m. on Saturday, September 29, in Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin,
Confirmation 2019: Those considering presenting themselves for confirmation in early 2019 are asked to contact Rev Niall Stratford soon so that the preparation period can be organised.
Congratulations Lara Gillespie: Congratulations to Lara Gillespie, a former pupil of Powerscourt National School, on her gold medal win in the Junior Women’s Points race at the track cycling European Championships held in Aigle, Switzerland, recently. Earlier in the Championships Lara achieved a silver medal in the individual pursuit during which she set a new Irish record.
ST MARY’S CHURCH
Important Notice: St Mary’s Church is being painted this month. Sunday Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m. in St Mary’s and St Gerard’s NS Weekday Masses as follows: Monday/Tuesday/ Wednesday – Mass in church of Ireland, Church Hill at 10.15 a.m.; Friday/Saturday – Mass in St Mochonog’s, Kilmacanogue 10 a.m.
Proposed Parish Assembly: Before the summer Fr Bernard met with parish communities in St Mochonog’s and in Ballyorney/Cookstown/Eagle Valley/ Enniskerry Demesne/Tinnahinch to seek views on issues that as a parish, and faith community, we need to address.
Fr Bernard’s intention to hold similar meetings for other areas of the parish has now been overtaken by a request from Archbishop Martin, as a follow up to the World Meeting of families and the visit of Pope Francis, that every parish in the diocese organise a Parish Assembly, come up with a vision for the future, and report back to him.
In his letter to parish priests the Archbishop poses a number of questions for consideration: ‘Where do we go forward now in the challenge of renewing the faith we carry in our own hearts and renewing the life of the church?’; ‘Which aspects of our dominant culture make it harder for people to understand the message of Jesus?’; ‘Why are we no longer captivating the hearts of our young people with the message of Jesus Christ? Can we teach them to pray?’; ‘How can our parishes respond to these challenges?’
A considerable part of last Tuesday week’s Parish Pastoral Council meeting, the first of 2018/19, was taken up with discussion of these challenges and how we might best meet the Archbishop’s request. We have commenced our initial planning, with a November date in mind, and will keep you informed. In the meantime, we encourage you to begin to think about these and related issues, and to pray for the success of this important initiative – Your Parish Pastoral Council.
Memo for parents and grandparents.: As a follow up to the recent visit by Pope Francis, we are inviting you to make this month a special month of prayer in your families. We are providing all the material you need, which will make it easy for you to give a minute or two in prayer each day for the whole month. Please take a flyer from the back of the church even if you think you won’t persevere. It is worth having a look anyway.
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.
HISTORY SOCIETY
Meetings of the Enniskerry History Society extend their best wishes to Michael Kelliher, who retired from Bray Library recent, for long and happy retirement. Lectures of the Enniskerry History Society resume in October when the autumn 2018 programme will commence and details will be announced shortly.
The next events of interest for members are tonight’s (Wednesday) 8 p.m. lecture by Cormac Lowth on ‘The Sinking of the Leinster’ to the Dun Laoghaire Borough History Society in the Royal Marine Hotel, Dun Laoghaire – admission €3; tomorrow night’s (Thursday) 8 p.m. lecture by Ms Bernardine Ruddy on ‘Watson’s Nurseries: From Clontarf to Killiney, 1884-1967’ to the Bray Cualann Society in the Royal Hotel, Bray – admission €5; this Friday and Saturdays fifth festival of History – 30th La Touche Legacy Weekend in Greystones Golf Club, Greystones, Co. Wicklow. Full information on this two-day event from latouchelegacy.com; Friday night’s Irish Railway Record Society Open Night of their Dublin Hueston Station premises between 5 p.m. and 9 p.m. – all welcome; the Wednesday, September 26, 6 p.m. lecture by Diarmuid Ó Gráda on ‘Georgian Dublin: the forces that shaped a city’ to the Old Dublin Society in Dublin City Library and Archive, 138-144 Pearse Street, Dublin 2; and the Thursday, September 27, 8 p.m. special on-off lecture to the Bray Cualann Historical Society on the Royal Hotel, Bray, by visiting American historian Joseph EA Connell Jr. on ‘Michael Collins and the guerrilla warfare during the War of Independence’ – all welcome, admission €5. Members and supporters are asked to note that the Final Mail Boat Leinster Centenary Event programme organised by the Mail Boat Leinster Centenary Committee can be down be downloaded from leinster2018.com.
Also now out is the programme of events for the Dublin Festival of History 2018, organised by Dublin City Council and managed by Dublin City Libraries, which will run from Monday, September 24, to Sunday, October 7 – details from dublinfestivalofhistory.ie.
Members are also reminded that the Old Bray Society has published a special issue of the Bray Historical Record – ‘First World War Special Issue’ which recalls those from the county who took part in this conflict. Over the counter copies available from the Town Hall Bookshop, 23 Florence Road, Bray.
Further Information on the Enniskerry History Society available from John Callan at 01 2867853.
ENNISKERRY LIBRARY
Opening hours for the library which is located on Church Road, Enniskerry, 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.
MEALS ON WHEELS
The Meals on Wheels service which operates in Enniskerry and Kilmacanogue, delivers hot meals every Tuesday and Thursday to older people in their homes. It’s an opportunity to connect with the community and provide a hot meal and social contact call to older people in the area.
We are looking for volunteer drivers who can give up two or three hours twice a month to facilitate this much needed service. Interested volunteers should contact Maoiliosa Kelly at 086 8322466 for further information.
VICTORIAN FESTIVAL
The festival kicked off on Friday night, September 7, with a truly wonderful evening of music, with warm up act Craic ‘N’ Roll, followed by the fantastic Bagatelle.
Sunday, September 9, dawned a little bit grey and drizzly but soon cleared to lovely autumn sunshine. Joan O’Conner arrived to present the Donal O’Connor Memorial trophy. The inaugural Trophy has been introduced for the first EVFD Soap Box Derby which was a terrific success and was won by a delighted Ben Doran.
The Tug’ O’’ War saw the Rocky’s from Cavan, Ballinastoe team from Wicklow, the Mighty Oaks from Kilkenny, and Castlegregory from Tipperary take part in which the Rockys won the pull, with Ballinastoe in second place. Then two members from each team came together to compete against the Mighty Lakers. Lakers were the winners.
John Roe of Glencullen won the Vintage Tractor, while Eddie Farrell of Walkinstown took the prize for Best Vintage car. John Berry of Bray retained his title for arm wrestling.
So with food stalls, children’s sports, games galore to keep them busy, the sunshine added another lovely aspect, being able to sit around eating and listening to the great music provided by fantastic volunteers. Many thanks to them. The arts and crafts, the vintage cars, the people who joined in the Victorian costume competition all added to a wonderful day. All this and the two charities, Purple House and Open Door, will benefit from it.