Enniskerry
GAA NEWS
Enniskerry were well represented at the County Convention on Monday night. Anyone interested in Scor should get in touch with any member of the club.
DARTS
Powerscourt Arms Darts team rescued a draw last Tuesday night thanks to another late win by Paddy ‘Bull’ McCabe.
POWERSCOURT/KILBRIDE
Powerscourt Tomorrow (Thursday): 10 a.m. – Holy Communion in Powerscourt Church.
Services of Worship in Powerscourt for this Sunday – Advent 3: 8.30 a.m. – Holy Communion One (Said); 11.30 a.m. – School Nativity Service; 12.30 p.m. School Christmas Fair in the School Hall; 1 p.m. – Church Lunch in Powerscourt Arms Hotel.
Services of Worship in Kilbride for this Sunday – Advent 3: 10 a.m. – Holy Communion One.
Carol Singing in Aid of the Simon Community: This Saturday in Powerscourt House from 3 p.m. to 4.30 p.m. Please do come and join us. Further information available from Rev Niall Stratford.
Carol Singing Next Monday: Carols around the Hills and Valleys begins at Powerscourt Church at 7 p.m.
Services of Worship in Powerscourt for Sunday, December 23 – Advent 4: 8.30 a.m. – Holy Communion One (Said); 11.30 a.m. – nine Lessons and Carols School.
Services of Worship in Kilbride for Sunday, December 23 – Advent 4: 10 a.m. – Morning Prayer Two.
Christmas Timetable: Christmas Eve: 11.30 p.m. – Midnight Eucharist (Powerscourt). Christmas Day: 8.30 a.m. Holy Communion One with Hymns (Powerscourt);10 a.m. – Festival
St Mary’s – This Week: The Rosary is said at 9.55 a.m. before Mass each morning in St Mary’s Prayer Room. Mass tomorrow (Thursday), Friday and Saturday at 10.15 a.m. Prayer Service today (Wednesday) at 10.15 a.m. Mass in St Mochonog’s at 10 a.m. on Friday. Exposition of Blessed Sacrament after 10.15 a.m. Mass on Friday morning in St Mary’s. Mass in St Mochonog’s at 10 a.m. on Friday.
A Very Special Advent Calendar Online: Some daily spiritual treats and surprises for Advent. It is easy to get caught up in the Christmas rush and forget what this beautiful season is really about. A different kind of preparation can nourish our souls and refresh, or even transform, our lives – and for those of us with children, it can be a precious time to grow closer both to God and to each other. Open your computer or mobile phone and google ‘Irish Catholic Bishops Advent Calendar 2018’ for a treasure of resources that are different every day. Your children will enjoy ‘opening the door’ with a click. Like all good Advent Calendars, you are only allowed to open one door each day – in fact, peeking ahead is not possible as the ‘doors’ remain locked till early in the morning of the right day. But you are allowed to go back and explore any of the doors from previous days that you may have missed opening. What kinds of surprises await you? Lovely pictures; a short ‘Thought for the Day’ audio reflection; a short music video; a link to the beautiful scripture readings from Mass, presented with pictures and followed by a reflection; suggestions for ‘Random Acts of Kindness’, Advent prayers or blessings; a substantial extract from Pope Francis’s writings or homilies; and much more. You could take a short time daily with your family, a longer time as an individual. Enjoy. Happy Advent. From Your Parish Pastoral Council.
Sacrament of Reconciliation – (Confessions): Our Lady Queen of Peace, Putland Road, Bray – Saturday after 10.30 a.m. and 6.30 p.m. Masses; Church of the Most Holy Redeemer, Main Street, Bray – Saturday after 10 a.m. Mass.
Christmas Concert: World-renowned soprano Niamh Murray and Concert Choir will return for another wonderful concert series in St Mary’s on Saturday and Sunday this weekend, commencing at 7 p.m. each night. The concerts were completely sold out last year, so to secure your tickets please can call Margaret or Joyce in the parish offices Enniskerry 01 276 0030/Kilmacanogue 01 202 1882.
God’s Housekeepers: Please think about helping us to clean St Mary’s. We really need help to keep the church looking as good as it is at the moment. Your help would be much appreciated. Cleaning takes place after 10.15 a.m. Mass on Monday mornings for approximately one.
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St Mochonog’s: Calling All Volunteers. We would like to provide tea or coffee and refreshments after Mass in Kilmacanogue on certain Sundays and special occasions. We are looking for volunteers to be part of our hospitality team. If you are interested in helping out please contact the parish office at 01 202 1882. Thank you.
Purple House Cancer Support: Christmas Cards are on sale from Sadie in the sacristy in St Mary’s. Price eight for €5.
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
Tomorrow night (Thursday) the December meeting of the Enniskerry History Society will take place at 8.30 p.m. in the Powerscourt Arms and Country House Hotel at which Carmel Cullen will present her lecture ‘The History of Delia Murphy’, one of Ireland’s most famous singers – all welcome, admission €5. This is the final lecture in the Enniskerry History Society’s 2018 autumn programme.
Members and Supporters of the Enniskerry Society are also reminded that the Old Bray Society has published a special limited 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.
Annual journals have also been published by the Greystones Archaeological and History Society, the Wicklow Historical Society, the Dun Laoghaire Borough Historical Society and the Kilmacud-Stillorgan Local History Society and can be obtained by contacting them directly.
Further information on the Enniskerry History Society available from John Callan at 01 2867853.
ENNISKERRY LIBRARY
Opening hours for the library 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.
The Meals on Wheels Service operates in Enniskerry and Kilmacanogue and 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.
SENIOR CITIZENS CHRISTMAS PARTY.
The Old ICA senior citizens Christmas party will be held on Saturday, January 12, in the Parochial Hall (beside Poppies) at 3 p.m. Please contact Rosemary at 087 2608933.
The AGM held last Wednesday will re-convene on Wednesday, January 16, 2019, for the main purpose of electing a club secretary. An executive committee will then be elected.
Newtown lotto rolled over to €2,600, numbers drawn were 5, 7, 10 and 11. There were seven match-three winners who won €60 each. Please buy a ticket to be in with a chance to win and also support our club.