Newsletter June July and August 2016
FROM
THE RECTOR On
26th May the funeral of Audrey Ruane took place in Foxrock Church.
Audrey was the assistant Matron in Kiltipper Nursing home. She asked that I
take part in her funeral mass, which I was honoured to do. Audrey generally
wore a bright jacket, to suit her bright personality. She was always very good
to assemble my small flock in Kilttipper for Holy Communion, at sometime short
notice, in between the end of activities
and meal time. When I arrived at
Foxrock Church I was pleased to see that I knew the Parish Priest and his
curate who both had formerly been priests in Tallaght, the ‘singing priest’ Fr
Liam Lawton who I had previously met when he was performing in Tallaght and the
Garda Chaplain, Joe Kennedy. My sincere condolences again to Audrey’s sister Bernie
and the Ruane family.
I
attended a 80th Birthday celebration Concert for Colin Mawby on
Saturday 21st May in St.
Ann’s Church the concert was presented by the Friends
of Colin Mawby and RTE Lyric FM with former members of the RTE and National Chamber
Choirs, Fergal Caulfield & The
Leinster Singers performing. As you know The Leinster Singers (Christmas
Concerts) and their director, Ann Feathersone have long been friends with St.
Maelruain’s. Colin has visited us in Tallaght many times while The Leinster
Singers were performing concerts in the church and I have to admit that I was
unaware of the calibre of the musician he is until the evening of his 80th
birthday when I learned that Colin had performed his own works for the
Queen at St Paul's Cathedral, for President John F. Kennedy at Westminster
Cathedral and at St. Peter's
Basilica for Pope John Paul II, so we were in honoured company during his visits to us without being
aware.
May was busy as
usual with the run up to the end of ‘term time’, following the launch of the ‘Buddy
System’ mission statement in Jobstown Community School myself and school
chaplain Paddy Doyle went for a farewell lunch with Alan Morris the departing
Pastoral Assistant from An Solas Methodist Church in Jobstown. I have enjoyed
working with Alan on projects run by the seven ‘Tallaght Churches Together’. We
send our best wishes to him and look forward to working with Rev Katherine
Keogh in the future.
May I take this
opportunity to wish all those sitting state exams the very best of luck, a
stressful time for all. I hope everybody
has an enjoyable summer and long may this lovely weather continue!
God Bless William.
FUNERAL The funeral of George McKim took place
here in Tallaght on Saturday 14th May. We extend our deepest
condolences to his wife Suzette, his children Janette, David, Alison &
Irene and to the extended family and friends.
CONFIRMATION Confirmation service took
place on 8th May in Christchurch Cathedral at 3.30pm. The Tallaght candidates
were Nathan Hutchinson Edgar, Niamh Ezekwe and Emma Moore. It was a lovely service along with 20 or so candidates
from other parishes. It was a beautiful afternoon and it was very pleasant to
able to mingle with the young people and their families outside the Cathedral.
Please pray for Nathan, Niamh and Emma.
MOTHER’S UNION / FAMILIES FIRST Our annual outing this year is a joint Mother’s Union / Parish
outing to be held on Saturday 18th June, please see details below.
PARISH
OUTING
Our Parish outing to Tullynally
Castle on 18th. June is
drawing near. As we have to confirm the numbers by 11th. June, please contact
and pay Valerie (086 8594850 ) by this date to secure a place , as the bus is
filling quickly. The cost is €55 per person.
We will leave the Church at 9.45 sharp, on Saturday
18th June, travel to Tullynally for a tour of the castle and visit the gardens.
Refreshments will be served on arrival. We will travel back to the Bloomfield
House Hotel in Mullingar that evening for dinner before returning home. The
gardens are very accessible with no steps and plenty of opportunities to stop
and stop and rest. Tullynally is home to Thomas and Valerie Packenham and and
the gardens have species of trees from all around the world. Thomas has written
many books on the subject.
Let's hope we have a fine day for the trip and that
you all enjoy the company and the day out.
GIRLS BRIGADE The St Maelruain’s Girls’
Brigade company recently celebrated the end of another very successful session
with an outstanding display and presentation of awards. The members and
leaders will take a break for the summer but will be back in full force on
Wednesday evening September 7th for
girls aged 9 years and older, and Saturday morning September 10th for Explorers aged under 9 years, with
another action packed session of singing, dancing, arts and crafts. We
are now accepting names of new members. For more details, please contact
Captain Fiona Monahan on 086-8519163 or by email monahanf@yahoo.co.uk
TABLE
TENNIS We closed with our AGM and presentation of
trophies . Winner of the Ernie May Shield this year was Andrew Seymour. The
matches for the Ernie May were terrific to watch with some very close
scores, but Andrew
fought hard and won the trophy for the eleventh time ,
a record! The ladies trophy, the St. Maelruain's Trophy was one once again this
year by Ann O' Sullivan. Well done to you both.
The trophies were presented to Andrew and Ann at the
AGM. There was a good discussion and the following were elected for this year. Regina Donoghue,
Hon. Secretary, Vivienne Bright, Hon. Treasurer. Two
committee members are Bobby Wilson and Hilary Cleary.
We will reopen late September, date to be advised
later. Have a lovely summer everyone.
BOYS
BRIGADE
We had a great and enjoyable display this year. The boys did all their families
proud. We had lots of laughs and prizes. Thank you to all who supported the
night. A big thank you to all the parents for their commitment throughout the
year. We are now finished for the summer and will recommence on 23rd September.
We do however have a family fun day planned for the 2nd of July from 11am to
2pm and we would love to see you all there for some more fun and treats.
We are also looking for some support for next years
start of session, we will be in need of a leader, so if you would like to be
apart of our BB team please contact either captains Susan Carroll or Evan
McAuly.
Wishing you all a lovely summer.
WHIST
DRIVE The June Whist Drive is on Monday 20th
at 8.00pm in the Small Hall. All
Welcome!
CRAFTY CHATTERS Summer Schedule 2016 - Crafty Chatters will meet for July and
Aug each Thursday evening from 7 - 9pm in the Parish Hall. Come along and bring
whatever craft you are working on or learn a new one! Please join us,
everyone is welcome
PRAYERS FOR THE PARISH Prayers for the
parish have finished for the summer break.
BIBLE STUDY of the reading for the following Sunday continue on Tues evenings at 8.00pm
upstairs, Parish Hall.
PARISH
COFFEE The
Coffee Mornings have ended and will resume again in September. We
would however, like to send our condolences to Suzette McKim and family on the
loss of George. Although he has not been able to attend our meetings
of late he will of course be sadly missed.
DIOCESAN SUMMER
CAMP The Dublin and Glendalough Diocesan Summer Camp will be held from Mon 4th
July – Friday 8th July in the King’s Hospital School.
The cost is €160 which includes accommodation, food and all activities. The
camp is aimed at children from 10 – 12 years of age (4th – 6th
class). Join in the adventure! Outdoor
activities, multi sports, music, friendships, swimming, art and crafts, talking
faith, fun, games and lots, lots more!!
Amy Deverell is one of the leaders and she’d be happy to answers any
queries you may have or email dublinandglendaloughkidscamp@gmial.com
Booking forms are available from the
Rector. Please keep in mind there are a limited number of bursaries available
to assist families in need: - please contact abigail@christchurch.ie for more
information.
SUMMER SALE We were blessed with glorious weather on the
day of our Summer Sale on Saturday 28th May. I think we were up on
numbers with a queue of people waiting to enter at 10am! Last year we were lucky to have had a donated
first prize therefore taking out the cost of the television the stalls made
much the same as last year, thank you to all. Thank you to Ronnie Scott for coordinating the sale
and to all those who helped on the stalls, with the teas and with the setting
and clearing up – all your help was very much appreciated.
CONCERT The Waterbury
Chorale from Connecticut, USA along with Habemus will be
having a concert in the church on 28th June at 8pm. They will
perform a variety of pieces including contemporary American, Irish traditional,
Gospel and Spiritual. It sounds like it’s going to be uplifting! Proceeds will
go to the Church restoration fund with a suggested donation of €5 at the door.
TALLAFEST Tallafest a Town & Country Fair in
the Village & The Priory, organised and run by Tallaght Community Council,
will take place this year on Saturday 3rd September, program of
events to be announced in July. It always proves to be a fun day for all the
family, put the date in your diary!
PARISH HALL Our parish is 25 years old this year.
We will be celebrating this anniversary on Sunday 25th September
with former Rector, Rev’d Robert Kingston coming to preach at the 11am service.
Sunday Services
8.30am
Service Holy Communion each Sunday. 11.00am Service Holy Communion: 1st and 3rd
Sundays of each month. Morning
Prayer: 2nd and 5th
Sundays of each month.
Family Service: 4th
Sunday of each month.
1st Wednesday
of each month Holy Communion with
prayers for the sick at 10.00am
