Enniskerry
PADDY COPE R.I.P.
The death took place of Kilgarron Park resident last week. He was a retired member of the Irish Defence Forces he is survived by his wife Maura and family, will also be missed by the neighbours as he helped keeping the area neat and tidy.
GOLF NEWS
The annual weekend away for the Poserscourt Arms took place last month and a new name has appeared on the main trophy the Powerscourt PP Pot the team was ‘well’ ahead of the field.
WALKERS
Enniskerry Walkers will be out on Saturday, October 6, with a walk to Glencree Rock prince william seat. Another outing will take place on October 20.
ENNISKERRY CONNECT
Work continues on the effort to keep our Bus Routes on a daily basis. Thanks to all who have helped to date.
DARTS
The final practice game took place last night ahead of the opening night on Tuesday with a home game.
POWERSCOURT/KILBRIDE
Powerscourt Tomorrow (Thursday): 10 a.m. – Holy Communion in Powerscourt Church.
Services of Worship in Powerscourt for this Sunday – Trinity 19: 8.30 a.m. – Holy Communion One (Said); 11.30 a.m. – Holy Communion Two; Sunday School in the School Hall.
Services of Worship in Kilbride for this Sunday – Trinity 19: 10 a.m. – Harvest Eucharist – (preacher: Fr Dick Dowling)
ST MARY’S CHURCH
Important Notice: Painting will be completed in St Mary’s Church this week.
Sunday Mass. will recommence in St Mary’s this Sunday at 11 a.m. Weekday Masses will resume in St Mary’s next Monday at 10.15 a.m. Parish office open as normal.
St Kevin’s Church, Glencree, Enniskerry: The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass will be offered for the Healing of all Generations this Saturday at 3 p.m.
Christmas Concert: We are delighted to hear that world-renowned soprano Niamh Murray and Concert Choir will return for another wonderful concert series in St Mary’s on Saturday, December 15, and Sunday, December 16, The concerts were completely sold out last year, so to secure your tickets early this year you can call Margaret or Joyce in the parish offices Enniskerry 01 276 0030/Kilmacanogue 01 202 1882.
Date Set For Our Parish Assembly – Tuesday, November 20,: We invite parishioners from every section of the parish, and of all age groups, to consider helping us prepare for our Parish Assembly on Tuesday, November 20, We are forming a group to lead this. Please consider: If you have any ideas/suggestions Please register your interest by giving your contact details to Margaret/Joyce in the parish offices at 01 2760030/01 2021882, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. (Monday to Friday) and one of us will get back to you. You are also welcome to speak directly to any one of us (see list of names below).
Donal Harrington, Coordinator of Catechetical Formation in the Dublin Archdiocese, has agreed to support us in preparing for this. He is also willing to help facilitate our Assembly on the evening of Tuesday, November 20, Donal’s book, ‘Tomorrow’s Parish’ is recommended reading. Contact Sally Phalan (087 4189338; sally. phalan@gmail.com) if you would like to obtain a copy. e are organising this in response to a request from Archbishop Martin. As a follow up to the WMOF and visit of Pope Francis, he has asked every parish in the diocese to organise a Parish Assembly, come up with a vision for the future, and report back to him. As well as thinking about the future of our parish, how we can renew ourselves both personally and as a community, and how we can pass on the Good News to the next generation, please do remember to pray for the success of this important initiative.
Your Parish Pastoral Council: Fr Bernard Kennedy (president), John Welsby (Chair), Celia Flynn, Herman Van den Bergh, Tom Coleman, Carmel McElroy, Sally Phalan, Mairead Murphy, Kathleen Manning and Ottalie Dwyer.
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 resume at 8.30 p.m. on Thursday, October 10, in the Powerscourt Arms and Country House Hotel in the village when Pádraig Laffan will open the au- tumn 2018 programme with his lecture recalling ‘The Lord Anglesea Scandal’ – all welcome, admission €5.
Next events of interest for members are tonight’s (Wednesday) lecture on ‘The Sinking of the RMS Leinster – October 1918’ at 8 p.m. to the Rathmichael Historical Society in Rathmichael National School, Stonebridge Road, Shankill, Co. Dublin; tomorrow’s (Thursday) 8 p.m. lecture by John Murphy on ‘General Seán Mac.
Eoin, The Blacksmith from Ballinalee’ to the Mount Merrion Historical Society in the community centre, North Avenue, Mount Merrion, Co. Dublin. All welcome – admission €4/Students €2; Friday night’s 9 p.m. Night of Sea Shanties and Ballads – ‘Remembering the RMS Leinster through music and song’ with the sick and Indigent Song Club in the Dun Laoghaire Motor Yacht Club, West Pier, Dun Laoghaire – admission €10; Saturdays ‘DLR Living History Family Day’ from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the dlr Lexicon, Moran Park, Dún Laoghaire, Co. Dublin, incorporating a Living History element on the mail boat RMS Leinster; and Sundays 7.30 p.m. RMS Leinster Centenary Concert featuring Rónán Murray, Niamh Murray, Simon Morgan, The Brooks Singers and the CWU Band, in Christ Church, Park Road, Dun Laoghaire. Tickets €10, and the 7.30 p.m. History Ireland Hedge School ‘The sinking of the RMS Leinster and the at sea’ with Philip Lecane, Michael Kennedy, Jeff Kildea, and Bernadette Whelan, chaired by Tommy Graham, in the National Maritime Museum, Haig Terrace, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin. All welcome – admission free – seats allocated on a first-come basis. All welcome – free.
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.
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.