MAY 2013
FUNERAL
The funeral of Robert Wright took place on
Wednesday 11th April at 11am. We express our condolences to Robert’s
wife Audrey and family.
BAPTISM On 23rd
April, Holly baby daughter of Stephen
Gallagher and Debbie Marshall was baptised. Please pray for Holly and her
family as she begins her Christian life.
WEDDING
On 6th
April the wedding took place of Dr. Emmanuel Okoro and Mary Ann Ezieinma. We
wish the newly weds every future happiness.
THE SUMMER SALE The date for the
Summer Sale had been set for Sat 25th
May at 10am Please do what you can to make this event a success, donate
items for the stalls, buy, sell raffle tickets, volunteer to help out. Contact
Ronnie Scott, sale co-ordinator 086 804 5090.
PEASE COME ON THE DAY AND GIVE THIS FUNDRAISING EVENT
YOUR SUPPORT!
EASTER
VESTRY The
Easter Vestry (AGM) took place on Sunday 14th April at 11.30pm
following a shortened 11am Morning Prayer Service. The following is a list of those elected to
sit on the Select Vestry on your behalf. Welcome to those who are new to the
Vestry and thank you for all your hard work to those who have retired from last
year’s Vestry.
Church wardens: Rector’s: Joseph People’s: Mary Lucas
Glebe wardens: Rector’s: Billy Gould People’s: Ronnie Scott
Vestry: Jim Bird; Percy Griffin; Laura Fryday; Heather Kennedy; Brian
Good; Catherine Whittle; Olu Segun Kuti; David Harley; Gillian Wells; David
Hutchinson Edgar; Derek Sargent; Mandy Donaldson.
BIBLE
STUDY GROUP The Bible Study
group have moved their meeting time from Wednesday evenings to Wednesday
mornings at 11am. On the first Wednesday of the month the bible study will
follow the Holy Communion Service.
(Unfortunately there will be no Bible Study on 15th May).
ST. MAELRUAIN’S FLOWER FESTIVAL Work is ongoing for the festival which will take place from 27th to 29th
September in the church and halls. The flower festival will be designed by
Richard Haslem and there will be an exhibition of handcrafts in the
parish centre. The festival will open on 26th September with a concert in
the church. We hope everybody will come along and join us for this exciting
event. We are currently fundraising for the festival and would welcome any
donations from friends of St. Maelruains. Perhaps you would like to sponsor an
arrangement for your business or in memory of a loved one. Please contact Janet
at 0872943964 or Regina
at 0861255161 for details. Our web site for the festival is www.stmaelruainsflowerfestival.com
WHIST
DRIVE The next Whist Drive
will take place on Mon 20th at 8.00pm in the Small Hall, all welcome!
CONFIRMATION Confirmation took place in Zion Parish
Church on 21st
April at 3.30pm. Please pray for Emma Cannon, Andrew Cloughley and Prince
Nwakor were confirmed from Tallaght.
MOTHER’S UNION On Monday 8th April we had our AGM and Bring & Buy.
Valerie thanked everyone who attended throughout the year – our programme for
the year was enjoyed by all who attended. All suggestions for next season have
been noted and will be considered at our committee meeting in July.
Our outing on Saturday 18th May Lismore
Castle and Gardens is
getting closer! There are still seats available should you have any extra
friends who would like to come along. .
The cost per person will €61 (which will include morning tea and scones,
entry to the castle and gardens and a four course meal on the way home. Everybody welcome to join us! Full details
available from Valerie 086 8594850 or Miriam 087 2939751.
On 16th April Whitechurch Branch
held an area meeting, which Noelle, Valerie and Miriam attended.
At Council Meeting on 23rd
April, there was particular emphasis on how very grateful the maternity
hospitals are for our knitting for premature and stillborn babies. There are new patterns in the latest copies
of Links. I know all parish knitters are
busy knitting for the Flower Festival but keep it in mind.
CHRIST CHURCH CATHEDRAL
HOLY COMMUNION: Thurs 4th April, Thurs 2nd May, Thurs 6th June at 11.15am
TABLE
TENNIS We have closed up for another
season and hope everybody has an enjoyable summer. Our numbers have been low
for the last few months, so we hope we can encourage more players to join us
next season. Our club is a very relaxed one, and players of all standards are
welcome to come along on Thursdays.
We closed with our A.G.M which was well attended by
our members and there was plenty of discussion and suggestions. We were all
sorry to hear that Andrew Seymour, who was Secretary for about six years
decided to stand down this year. Andrew has always been a loyal member and has
been there every Thursday to help open up and keep us all on our toes. A
presentation was made to Andrew at the meeting and although he is stepping down
as Secretary, we're all delighted to hear he will continue to play.
Regina Donoghue agreed to take over the role of Hon.
Secretary for the coming year. Vivienne Bright continues as Hon. Treasurer.
Committee members are Bobby Wilson and Hilary Cleary. We plan to re open on
September 19th at 8.00pm. Happy holidays all!
BOY’S
BRIGADE Our annual display took place on
20th April. It was a most enjoyable evening. Thank you to Carol Fox, Captain of
the Girl's Brigade who was our inspecting officer . We wish Carol the
best as she retires from Girl's Brigade this year .Well done to all the boys
and their leaders for all their hard work. Our thanks too to Peter
O'Callaghan and the 1st Dublin Co band who played for us on the night.
The following awards were presented:
Anchor Boy Cup: Oscar McDermot. Laughlin Trophy:
Callum O'Dwyer.
Whitten Cup: Johnathan Parkhill. Junior Bible shield:
Callum O' Dwyer.
Squad Cup: Lionel Deverell. Captains Shield: Oisin
McMullin.
Recruits Cup: Jay Nwanze. Bible Shield: Lionel
Deverell. Laughlin Millenium Shield:Callum and Kyle O'Dwyer. In addition, nine
boys received attendance awards: Aaron, Johnathan, Callum, Kyle, Daniel, Sam,
Oscar, Darragh and Ruben. The company also won the batallion drama competition
for junior section boys this year. Well done boys. Well done too, to the "special"
Girl's Brigade team under the guidance of Ruth McAuley for their excellent
display, complete with teddy bears!
We are closed now till September. Thank you to Captain
John Donoghue and leaders Terry Barrett, Terry O'Rourke, Evan McAuley, Mark
Parkhill, Linda McGlynn,Rachael McCoy, Amy Deverell and James Aylward for all
their hard work with the boys throughout the year. Happy holidays all
GIRL’S
BRIGADE The Girl’s Brigade display took place in the Parish Centre on Saturday
27th April. It was a bitter sweet occasion as we were sorry to say
goodbye to Captain Carol Fox who has stepped down after 40 years of loyal
service to St. Maelruain’s Girl’s Brigade company. We were delighted to be able
to make a presentation to Carol of an engraved piece of crystal along with a
cheque. Carol has left the Company in the safe hands of Fiona Monaghan who has
taken over the office of Captain.
PARISH COFFEE MORNING The next parish coffee morning is on Friday the 31st May, 10am - 12noon,
in the Old Hall. Hope to see you all then.
SCHOOL
NEWS
How the time has flown since we returned
after Easter. The third term is always busy and this year is no exception .
The school had a basketball team
represented at the Garda Blitz for primary schools in Tallaght on April 15th
, they played well and enjoyed the experience. Our football team had an afternoon
of football at St. Aidan’s Senior
School playing a series
of matches. Sports Day will be held on
either Friday June the 14th or June 21st
depending on the weather.
Ms Rountree’s Trip to Dublin Zoo was
cancelled on April 25th due to bad weather and it is being
rescheduled. This class will also be going to Corkagh
Park on Friday the 31st of
May and to Tayto Park on June 20th . Ms
Morrow’s Class had a busy second week of term . On Tuesday the 16th
they went to Tallaght Library and on
Friday the 19th they went to Collins Barracks to attend a
workshop on creative writing .This class
will be going a trip to Funtasia in Co Meath with 3rd and 4th
Class on Thursday June 13th . The Junior Infants will be going to Newgrange
on Tuesday May 28th and to Corkagh Park
on Friday June 7th.
There will be a Drug Awareness Programme
for the senior boys and girls starting on and it will run for 6 weeks . It will
be presented by two staff from the Tallaght Drugs Task Force.
We have only 6 pupils graduating from 6th
this year. We will be saying goodbye to them on Wednesday June 26th.
Anti- Bullying Week : April 29th
to May 3rd , PTA Concert
June 21st Parish Church, End of Year Church
Service 11 AM Tuesday June 25th,
Holidays Closing 12pm on Friday June 28th
UPCOMING
EVENTS: Firhouse May Festival, Sunday 19th
May in the Carmelite Convent, Firhouse
Rd 2pm –
6pm.
‘Tallafest’ a 2 day family festival which will be held in Tallaght Village and Bohernabreena on 6th
& 7th July. A great family day out with local guests June
Rodgers and Paddy Darc. Check out their website www.tallafest.com
