Enniskerry
PARISH OF POWERSCOURT WITH KILBRIDE.
Services of Worship in St Patrick’s Church, Powerscourt for this Sunday – The 3nd Sunday of Easter: All Church Services and activities remain suspended till at least Tuesday, May 5, when the current government restrictions will be reviewed and new updates provided. Keep an eye on the parish website for updates and for details of online services of worship.
Services of Worship in St Brigid’s Church, Kilbride for this Sunday – The third Sunday of Easter: All Church Services and activities remain suspended till at least Tuesday, May 5, when the current government restrictions will be reviewed and new updates provided. Keep an eye on the parish website for updates and for details of online services of worship.
Irish Trefoil Guild – Guiding for Life: Calling all former leaders of the Irish Girl Guides in Bray and the surrounding area. There is now a Trefoil Guild in Bray. Contact Anne at – braytrefoilguild@ gmail.com.
Easter General Vestry Meeting for St Patrick’s Church, Powerscourt: On the advice of the Bishops Office, Easter Vestry will not take this year due to the pandemic.
Easter General Vestry Meeting for St Brigid’s Church, Kilbride: On the advice of the Bishops Office, Easter Vestry will not take this year due to the pandemic.
ST MARY’S CHURCH
Parish Website: The parish of the Immaculate Heart of Mary has its own website. Please.
check out ‘Enniskerryparish. ie’ for the latest information about our parish.
Coronavirus Measures: Masses in our churches are suspended till further notice due to measures introduced by the healthcare authorities limiting attendance at public indoor gatherings. While Masses are suspended, the voice of prayer should not be silent. The Archbishop of Dublin has announced that everyone is dispensed from the obligation to physically attend Sunday Mass while the present emergency persists. Check the RTÉ schedule for broadcast Mass times.
Mass is also brought broadcast through EWTN, Radio Maria, channel which can be found in Saorview and Channel 210. Mass from Knock Shrine is brought each day at midday; Rosary at 7 p.m. and Mass at 7.30 p.m. on knockshrine/watchlive; Mass is also broadcast by web-came from St Mary’s Pro Cathedral Dublin; for a list if churches broadcasting Mass by web-cam go to dublindiocese.ie/ list-of-churches-with-webcamsto-watch-listen-to-daily Mass/.
Weekday Mass is now broadcast by RTÉ NEWS NOW at 10.30 a.m. St Mary’s and St Mochonog’s Church will be open for private prayer each day from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. – please remember to adhere to social distancing requirements.
Maintaining Contact With Our Parishioners: At this time there are many churches across various diocese that are broadcasting Masses through webcams and parish radios. The Enniskerry Parish website has been updated so that our parish community can tune in and engage in a Spiritual Communion – go to enniskerryparish.ie and click on the Daily Mass link on the home page. On the parish website there is a Daily Reflection, a Pastoral Letter from Fr Bernard and Fr Hyacinth along with resources for families and prayers at home during this time. Parishioners will be updated on developments every week via our weekly Parish Link Newsletter which will be available each Friday on the parish website. More resources will be added in the coming days and weeks with Mass resources and spiritual links for all.
Outreach: Two support groups have been set up by local volunteers to help people who are isolated due to the present crisis and need help with food shopping, prescription and medication collection. Parishioners, who would like to volunteer Kilmacanogue are asked to call David Metcalfe at 086 3895627 and for Enniskerry to call Melanie Corrigan at 083 3642439 for further information. Parishioners, who need assistance themselves or know of someone who does, are asked to call either of these numbers.
ALONE COVID-19 Support Line for Older People: ALONE – Supporting older people to age at home – has launched a national support line and additional supports for older people who have concerns or are facing difficulties relating to the outbreak of COVID-19 (Coronavirus) in Ireland. Professional staff will be available to answer queries and give advice and reassurance where necessary. The support line will be open Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., by calling 0818 – 222 024, and hours may be extended to meet the demand.
Useful Help Lines: Society of St Vincent de Paul: 01 8550022; Samaritans: 1850-609090; Recovery: 01 6260775; Accord: 01 5053112.
HISTORY SOCIETY
Month meetings of the Enniskerry History Society, which meets the guidance of its president, John Callan, have now concluded and will resume in October. Further information about the Enniskerry History Society available from John Callan at 01 2867853.
In the meantime a new publication out is the 1920-2020 Centenary Souvenir Edition of Ireland’s Own magazine, the fifth in the Birth of Nation series. Edited by Seán Nolan and Shea Tomkins, more of the articles featured in it include ‘British Struggle to get Messages Across’ by Éamon Ó Buadhacháin, ‘The murder of Tomás Mac.
Curtain’ by T Ryle Dwyer, ‘British Army’s Battleplan’ by Dominic Price, ‘The Government of Ireland Act’ and ‘Violence erupts in Ulster’ by Eamonn Duggan. Copies are currently available from news agents or can be ordered via the Ireland’s Own website – irelandsown.ie; email – iosubs@ irelandsown.ie or call 05391401040.
KILMACANOGUE HISTORY SOCIETY
The May meeting and all subsequent activities by the society have been suspended till further notice.
ENNISKERRY LIBRARY
The library remains closed till further notice. Books can be renewed online – late return fees have been suspended during the period of the library’s closure.
THE COMMUNITY CALL
Last week most households received a copy of the ‘The Community Call’ leaflet. As part of the Government response to the Covid-19 crisis, Wicklow County Council has established Covid-19 Community Call Forum which works with State agencies and community and voluntary to provide supports or service to any vulnerable people who need them such as the collection of essential items like food ,’meals on wheels’, household items, fuel or medicine (in line with guidance), and support for those who are experiencing social isolation or cocooning. The Helpline No. is 1800 868 399 or email covidsupport@wicklowcoco.ie.