Enniskerry
HAPPY NEW YEAR
To all readers and contributors we wish you all a Very Happy New year.
SENIOR CITIZENS PARTY
The annual Christmas party for the Old Folks/senior citizens of the Enniskerry Area takes place in the Parish Hall in the village opposite Town Clock at 3 p.m. on Saturday.
DARTS
Powerscourt Arms Hotel Dart team were all playing in the Borough League Doubles Event last night. The league resumes next Tuesday night away to Magic Carpet.
POWERSCOURT/KILBRIDE
Powerscourt Church Tomorrow (Thursday): 10 a.m. – Holy Communion.
Services of Worship in Powerscourt for this Sunday – first Sunday after the Epiphany – The baptism of Our Lord: 8.30 a.m. – Holy Communion One (Said); 11.30 a.m. – Family Service.
Services of Worship in Kilbride for this Sunday – first Sunday after the Epiphany – The baptism of Our Lord: 10 a.m. – Family Service.
ST MARY’S CHURCH
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 hour.
Parish Of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Enniskerry, Kilmacanogue, Curtlestown and Glencree: We’re updating Our Parish Website. We are designing a simpler yet feature rich website for our parish that is relevant, simple to use and which reaches out to communicate with you, our parish community.
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.
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 Meeting of the Enniskerry History Society will resume tomorrow (Thursday) at 8.30 p.m. in the Powerscourt Arms and Country House, Hotel, Enniskerry Village, at which noted historian and author Chris Corlett will present a lecture looking at ‘Powerscourt in the Middle Ages’ – all welcome, admission €5,
Other events which may be of interest to members and supporters of the Enniskerry History Society tomorrow (Thursday) night’s 8.30 p.m. lecture by Chris Corlett on ‘Powerscourt in the Middle Ages’ to the Enniskerry History Society in the Powerscourt Arms and Country House Hotel, Enniskerry – all welcome, admission €5; and Friday night’s 8 p.m. lecture by Marcus de la Poer Beresford on ‘Marshall William Carr Beresford – the ablest man I have seen with the army’ to the Military History Society of Ireland, Griffith College, South Circular Road, Dublin eight. All welcome, admission free – wheelchair access available; and next Tuesday night’s 8 p.m. lecture by Harry Bradshaw ‘John Feeney, Forgotten Irish Tenor from Mayo’ to the Foxrock Local History Club in Foxrock Parish Pastoral Centre, rere Foxrock RC Church, Foxrock, Co. Dublin. All welcome – admission €5.
Members and supporters of the Enniskerry History Society are asked to note that January 12 is the last date to obtain a copy of the Old Bray Society’s special issue of the Bray Historical Record – ‘First World War Special Issue’ which recalls those from county Wicklow, who took part in this conflict 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 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. Due to the Christmas/New Year break the library is closed today (Wednesday) and will re-open this Friday.
MEALS ON WHEELS
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 PARTY
The Old ICA senior citizens Christmas party will be held this Saturday in the Parochial Hall (beside Poppies) at 3 p.m. Please contact Rosemary at 087 2608933.
Starting back Tuesday, February 5 – Tuesdays mornings 10.30 – midday at the Brockagh Centre, parents, babies and toddlers get together, have lots of fun weeks with art and crafts and make new friends. It is also a great way to meet and socialize with parents, especially if you are new to the area. Contact us at 0404 45600 at the centre for more information.
Children, teens, and adults will enjoy Taekwon-Do, a Korean art of self-defence. Benefits include improving confidence, respect, discipline, awareness, concentration, channeling aggression, balance, coordination, speed, reactions, fitness and health. Call Master Kenneth Wheatley at 087 2547347 for further information. Classes are on Tuesdays at 7.45 p.m. to 8.45 p.m. (seniors and teens). Children’s classes are on Tuesdays at 6 p.m. to 6.45 p.m. (4-7 years), 6.45 p.m. to 7.45 p.m. (8-12 years).
BASKET WEAVING WORKSHOPS
Learn to make a traditional round basket using willow. Suitable for both beginners and improvers. The next full day workshops are taking place on Saturday the 19th and January 26 in the Brockagh Resource Centre, Laragh from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. You can contact local basket maker and artist, Aoife Patterson 087 9773622 or email info@wicklowwillow.ie wicklowwillow.ie to find out more about her Spring workshops in 2019.
PILATES CLASSES
Starting back Monday, January 7 – Evening Pilates classes will begin on Mondays at 7 p.m., starting on January 7 in the Brockagh Resource Centre, Laragh. Thursday mornings classes will continue for now at 10 a.m.
Pilates strengthens core muscles, improves muscle control, flexibility, strength and tone, as well as alignment and breathing. Zara Elkinson has trained and qualified through the STOTT Pilates Method of Movement. This method combines modern theories of exercise science with spinal rehabilitation, which gives a safe
Starting back Thursday, January 10 – Our very popular Chair Yoga class will take place on Thursdays from 11.30 a.m. to 12.45 p.m. Chair Yoga is suitable for almost everyone and helps students find balance and calm in everyday life. The class takes students through centering and breath-work, followed by postures that let the joints move through their range of movement while seated or through use of the chair while standing. Call Louise at 087 6032202. (booking is essential).
FREE COMPUTER COURSE
A free five-week digital skills computer course will be coming soon (depending on no.s). Topics covered include online banking, apps, online government services, email, shopping online, online TV players, podcasts, photographs, security and much more. This course is for beginners or someone who is rarely online and wants to up skill. Call the Brockagh Resource Centre at 0404 45600 or email laraghit@ eircom.net.