Notice board –  1^st March  to 1^st May  2019

Friday 1^st March

7.30pm - Women’s World Day of Prayer Service, Mount Carmel Church, Firhouse.

Saturday 2^nd  March

10.30am to 12pm – Girls Brigade Tiny tots and explorers

10.30pm - Church’s Ministry of Healing, Quiet Day, The Mageough Church, Cowper Rd. Lead by Rev. Lesley Robinson (Rector of Clontarf).

Sunday 3^rd March

8.30am – Holy Communion

11.00am – Holy Communion

Clontarf Choral Competition, St. John’s the Baptist, Seafield Rd West. Junior Competition 3pm and Senior Competition 7pm

Monday 4^th March

8.00pm – Prayers for the Parish, Kitchen of main Hall @ St Maelruain’s Parish Centre

Tuesday  5^th March – Shrove Tuesday

2.00pm -4.30pm - Crafty Chatters 1^st and 3^rd Tuesday afternoon of month September to June at the Small Hall @ St Maelruain’s Parish Centre. Come along and bring whatever craft you are working on or learn a new one! Please join us, everyone is welcome

7.30pm - Bowls Club reopens, main Hall

8.00pm - Bible Study of the readings for the following Sunday, upstairs Parish Hall

Wednesday 6^th March – Ash Wednesay

10.00am - Ash Wednesday Holy Communion and prayers for the sick.

11.00am- Wednesday Weekly Coffee in Rua Red (beside the Library).

7pm onwards – Girls Brigade (Juniors, Seniors, Brigaders & Associates)

8.00pm - Select Vestry meeting in the Long Room of the Parish Centre.

Thursday 7^th March

7.30pm - Safeguarding Trust training for volunteers, St. Ann’s Parish Centre.

8.00pm - Table Tennis club (18yrs and older) Parish Centre

Friday 8^th March

10.00am - Safeguarding Trust training, panel members, St. Catherine’s,Denore Ave.

Saturday 9^th March

10.30am to 12pm – Girls Brigade Tiny tots and explorers

Sunday 10^th March

8.30am - Holy Communion.

11.00am – Morning Prayer

Monday 11^th March

6.00pm – Mothers Union: Our speaker has cancelled at the last minute so we are going to ‘Charlie’s a Clepto’ in the civic 8.15pm. Meeting 6pm for meal beforehand in the civic. Contact Valerie if you wish to go. 

8.00pm – Prayers for the Parish, Kitchen main Hall @ St Maelruain’s Parish Centre

Tuesday  12^th March

7.30pm - Bowls Club, main Hall

8.00pm - Weekly Bible Study, BACI Lenten course, (1)‘Temptation revisited by coming home’ Parish Hall, all welcome.

8.00pm - Safeguarding Trust training for volunteers, Trinity Hall, Redcross.

Wednesday 13^th March

10.00am - H.C. & BACI Lenten course, ‘Temptation revisited by coming home’

11.00am- Wednesday Weekly Coffee in Rua Red (beside the Library).

7pm onwards – Girls Brigade (Juniors, Seniors, Brigaders & Associates)

Thursday  14^th March

8.00pm - Table Tennis club (18yrs and older) Parish Centre

8.00pm - Music Group practice, small hall, singers and musicians welcome.

Friday 15^th March

Saturday  16^th March

10.30am to 12pm – Girls Brigade Tiny tots and explorers

7.30pm - Bowls Club,match night,

Sunday 17^th March

8.30am - Holy Communion.

11.00am – Holy Communion.

Monday 18^th March

8.00pm – Whist Drive in small hall, St Maelruain’s Parish Centre

8.00pm – Prayers for the Parish, Kitchen main Hall @ St Maelruain’s Parish Centre

Tuesday  19^th March

2.00pm -4.30pm - Crafty Chatters 1^st and 3^rd Tuesday afternoon of month September to June at the Small Hall @ St Maelruain’s Parish Centre. Come along and bring whatever craft you are working on or learn a new one! Please join us, everyone is welcome

7.30pm - Bowls Club, main Hall

8.00pm - Bible Study of the readings for the following Sunday, upstairs Parish Hall

Wednesday 20^th March

10.00am - H.C. & BACI Lenten course, ‘Temptation revisited by coming home’

11.00am- Wednesday Weekly Coffee in Rua Red (beside the Library).

7pm onwards – Girls Brigade (Juniors, Seniors, Brigaders & Associates)

Thursday 21^st March

8.00pm - Table Tennis club (18yrs and older) Parish Centre

Friday 22^nd March

10.30am - Last Friday of the month Coffee Morning, Small Hall, all welcome

Saturday 23^rd March

10.30am to 12pm – Girls Brigade Tiny tots and explorers

7.30pm - Bowls Club,match night,

Sunday 24^th March

8.30am - Holy Communion.

11.00am – Family Service

Monday 25^th March

8.00pm – Prayers for the Parish, Kitchen main Hall @ St Maelruain’s Parish Centre

Tuesday  26^th March

7.30pm - Bowls Club, main Hall

8.00pm - Bible Study of the readings for the following Sunday, upstairs Parish Hall

Wednesday 27^th March

10.00am - H.C. & BACI Lenten course, ‘Temptation revisited by coming home’

11.00am- Wednesday Weekly Coffee in Rua Red (beside the Library).

7pm onwards – Girls Brigade (Juniors, Seniors, Brigaders & Associates)

Thursday 28^th March

8.00pm - Table Tennis club (18yrs and older) Parish Centre

Friday 29^th March

10.30am – Parish  Coffee Morning, Small Hall, all welcome

Saturday 30^th   March

10.30am to 12pm – Girls Brigade Tiny tots and explorers

Sunday 31^st March

8.30am – Holy Communion

11.00am – Morning Prayer

Monday 1^st April

8.00pm – Prayers for the Parish, Kitchen main Hall @ St Maelruain’s Parish Centre

Tuesday  2^nd April

2.00pm -4.30pm - Crafty Chatters 1^st and 3^rd Tuesday afternoon of month September to June at the Small Hall @ St Maelruain’s Parish Centre. Come along and bring whatever craft you are working on or learn a new one! Please join us, everyone is welcome

7.30pm - Bowls Club reopens, main Hall

8.00pm - Bible Study of the readings for the following Sunday, upstairs Parish Hall

Wednesday 3^rd April

10.00am - H.C. & BACI Lenten course, ‘Temptation revisited by coming home’

11.00am- Wednesday Weekly Coffee in Rua Red (beside the Library).

7pm onwards – Girls Brigade (Juniors, Seniors, Brigaders & Associates)

Thursday 4^th April

8.00pm - Table Tennis club (18yrs and older) Parish Centre

Friday 5^th April

Saturday 6^th April

10.30am to 12pm – Girls Brigade Tiny tots and explorers

Sunday 7^th April

8.30am – Holy Communion

11.00am – Holy Communion

Monday 8^th April

8.00pm – Prayers for the Parish, Kitchen main Hall @ St Maelruain’s Parish Centre

Tuesday  9^th April

7.30pm - Bowls Club, main Hall

8.00pm - Bible Study of the readings for the following Sunday, upstairs Parish Hall

Wednesday 10^th April

10.00am - H.C. & BACI Lenten course, ‘Temptation revisited by coming home’

11.00am- Wednesday Weekly Coffee in Rua Red (beside the Library).

7pm onwards – Girls Brigade (Juniors, Seniors, Brigaders & Associates)

Thursday  11^th April

8.00pm - Table Tennis club (18yrs and older) Parish Centre

Friday 12^th April

Saturday  13^th April

10.30am to 12pm – Girls Brigade Tiny tots and explorers

7.30pm - Bowls Club,match night,

Sunday 14^th April – Palm Sunday

8.30am - Holy Communion.

11.00am – Morning Prayer

Monday 15^th April

8.00pm – Whist Drive in small hall, St Maelruain’s Parish Centre

8.00pm – Prayers for the Parish, Kitchen main Hall @ St Maelruain’s Parish Centre

Tuesday  16^th April -

2.00pm -4.30pm - Crafty Chatters 1^st and 3^rd Tuesday afternoon of month September to June at the Small Hall @ St Maelruain’s Parish Centre. Come along and bring whatever craft you are working on or learn a new one! Please join us, everyone is welcome

7.30pm - Bowls Club, main Hall

8.00pm - Bible Study of the readings for the following Sunday, upstairs Parish Hall

Wednesday 17^th April – Spy Wednesday

10.00am - H.C. & BACI Lenten course, ‘Temptation revisited by coming home’

11.00am- Wednesday Weekly Coffee in Rua Red (beside the Library).

7pm onwards – Girls Brigade (Juniors, Seniors, Brigaders & Associates)

Thursday 18^th April – Maundy Thursday

8.00pm - Table Tennis club (18yrs and older) Parish Centre

Friday 19^th April – Good Friday

10.00am - Good Friday Ante Communion     Reading of the Passion.

6.30pm - Village Walk of Compassion from the Priory – St. Maelruain’s (TBC)

8.00pm - Good Friday Ante Communion     Reading of the Passion.

Saturday 20^th April – Holy Saturday

Sunday 21^st April – Easter Sunday

8.30am – Easter Sunday Holy Communion.

11.00am – Easter Sunday Holy Communion.

Monday 22^nd April – Easter Monday Bank Holiday

No  Prayers for the Parish, Easter Monday Bank Holiday

Tuesday  23^rd April

7.30pm - Bowls Club, main Hall

8.00pm - Bible Study of the readings for the following Sunday, upstairs Parish Hall

Wednesday 24^th April

11.00am- Wednesday Weekly Coffee in Rua Red (beside the Library).

7pm onwards – Girls Brigade (Juniors, Seniors, Brigaders & Associates)

Thursday 25^th April

8.00pm - Table Tennis club (18yrs and older) Parish Centre

Friday 26^th April

10.30am – Parish  Coffee Morning, Small Hall, all welcome

Sunday 28^th April

8.30am - Holy Communion.

11.00am – Family Service

Monday 29^th April

8.00pm – Prayers for the Parish, Kitchen main Hall @ St Maelruain’s Parish Centre

Tuesday  30^th April

7.30pm - Bowls Club, main Hall

8.00pm - Bible Study of the readings for the following Sunday, upstairs Parish Hall

Wednesday 1^st May

11.00am- Wednesday Weekly Coffee in Rua Red (beside the Library).

7pm onwards – Girls Brigade (Juniors, Seniors, Brigaders & Associates)

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Coopers: 1c and 2c coins will now be rounded up by retailers, why not donate your coins to the parish? There is a ‘Jar’ in the Church, every cent appreciated!  Thank you.

Newsletter March 2019

FROM THE RECTOR

                                                                               

In the middle of January the parish was approached by the Chaplain of Mount Seskin Community College, Patrick Doyle, seeking a sponsorship donation for a new flag pole for the college to be used as a symbol to celebrate the cultures of the students in the college and as a symbol of respect.  The finances were gathered and a new flag pole was erected and on the morning of Wednesday 30^th January there was a ‘Flying the Flag of Culture and Respect Ceremony’ to which I was invited to bless the new flag pole. The Principal of the college spoke about the meaning of the Irish flag which flew for the first week. You will be delighted to hear that the compares rose an Anglican communion ( Church of Ireland) flag and this was the second flag to fly during week two. On each Monday morning, a Student will share on the meaning of each respective flag, it will be raised while playing the National Anthem of that particular Country or an appropriate hymn reflecting that Faith Community. This will cultivate a visual and powerful symbol of education, leading to understanding and respect among the students.

I preached at Christian Unity Week service in St. Mark’s, Springfield on the evening of Friday 18^th January. Fortunately our B.B. Company hadn’t restarted after the Christmas break so they were not deprived of their Bible class!

This year for Christian Unity Week the resources were put together by Indonesian Christians, the largest country in SE Asian, compiling of 17,000 islands with 1,340 different ethnic groups, 740 local languages with a population of 260 million. The religious break down of the people is 86% Muslim, 10% Christian and 4% Buddhist and Hindu. The theme this year for Christian Unity Week was speaking out on ethic and religious diversity, economic justice and religious pluralism. Indonesians live by the principles of solidarity and by collaboration, this means sharing in all aspect of life as brother and sister. These principles are being threatened by the neo-liberal approach to economics which had led to Indonesian’s economic growth which in turn has led to corruption both in business and politics, often with devastating effects on the environment and the marginalised in society. They have a saying ‘a mouse dies of hunger in a barn full of rice’, we can turn this saying to ourselves here in Ireland, one of the richest countries in the world when we look at our crisis with homelessness.

Thought provokingly, when you look at the cover of the booklet produced for prayers for Christian Unity there is a photo of the modern city of Jakarta with it’s shiny high rise buildings but in the foreground you can see the juxtaposition of the reality of life  for many in the city with it’s corrugated sheds in the slums.

On Saturday 23^rd February, following on from my invitation to preach at the Christian Unity Service in Springfield I was asked to speak at a ‘Quiet Day’ in The Priory Retreat House on Jeremiah 29: 11 ‘For I know the plans I have for you, declared the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future’. I used the previous six verses to introduce the verse and the three after to set the tone. I asked the group to form a circle, I had a copy of the reading for each person in the circle and as we read a verse at a time interesting comments were made by those participating, we ended up taking an hour and a half on the exercise rather that the forty five minutes originally planned, with the input from those involved. I was pleased to have been invited to the ‘Quiet Day’ and I think those taking part appreciated my participation.

We will be using the BACI Lenten study series during Lent with the theme for 2019  “Transforming Repentance: Coming Home to God”.

God Bless                                                                                                                                                             William.  

                                                                                                                            

BAPTISM

At our Family Service on Sunday 24^th February we had the Baptism of Eden and also of his parents Abass and Maimouna. We welcome Eden into Christ’s flock along with his Mum and Dad and pray for them to discover God more deeply. The family are new to the parish and have two other sons who have previously been baptised. The service was followed by tea in the Hall and it was lovely to meet with their family and friends.

LENT

During Lent we will be using BACI’s (Biblical Association for the Church of Ireland) Lenten study course at a Holy Communion Service each Wednesday of Lent at 10am. The topics covered are: Temptation – resisted by ‘coming home’; Repentance – turning towards our death, From Roots to Fruits – the barren fig tree; Coming Home – the prodigal son; All my Love – Mary anoints Jesus’ feet.

MOTHERING SUNDAY

Sunday 31^st  March, an opportunity to show your mum how much you care!

CLOCK SPRINGS FORWARD  

The clock springs forward one hour on Sunday 31^st March, put the date in your diary.

ST. PATRICK’S DAY PARADE

This year there will be a parade starting in TU Dublin (ITT) coming out of the pedestrian gate, past our Church, along Main St., passing the Priory and turning left onto the Greenhills Road before re entering the College side gate.

CONFIRMATION

The date for St. Maelruain’s confirmation has be set for Sunday 9^th June (Pentecost Sunday), if you or your child is interested in Confirmation please contact the Rector on 086 803 0239.

SUMMER SALE

The date for the Summer Sale has been set for Saturday 11^th May, you have plenty of time to clear out your cupboards / garages / shed and donate items for the sale! Any unwanted gifts? We will have all the usual stalls, raffle, teas  and refreshments….volunteers always needed, please do what you can to make our Summer Sale a great success!

MOTHER’S UNION / FAMILIES  

We had a very interesting evening on Monday 11^th  February when Colin White from the Irish Kidney  Association came to talk to us about  kidney donation and organ donation in general and how important it is to have the conversation about donation and people's wishes so that after a  tragic accident it makes things easier for the family when they know the person's wishes when the  question is asked regarding organ  donation. Families who have consented to donate a loved ones organs after a tragedy say it gives them great comfort as time goes on. It was the only light in a dark tunnel. We now have Organ donor consent cards and these will be in church if anyone would like to take one. 

Colin also gave us a lot of information about the work of the kidney association and how it helps and gives great support to kidney transplant patients and their families. We had a collection at the end of the meeting which came to €185 for the association so thank you everyone for your generosity to such a valuable organisation.  

Unfortunately our speaker on  ‘De-Cluttering’ has let us down at the last minute so it has been decided in consultation with the committee to go to the Civic  Theatre to ‘Charlie’s a Clepto’ at 8.15pm on Monday 11^th  March,  our usual MU night. The cost of the show is €16.  We will be meeting for tea at 6pm in the Civic before the show.  The meal will cost €17 for 2 courses and €20 for 3 courses. Please let me know if you're coming as soon as possible as time is very short. Sorry for the change of plan but it is outside our control. Hopefully we'll have a good night anyway. Saoirse are looking for kitchen rolls this month.  Thanks very much. Looking forward to seeing you all soon. Valerie

BOWLS CLUB

As we go to print we say ‘Good luck’ to the Miller team who are in the semi finals on Thursday 28th February when they play in Lucan. The teams will be drawn on the night. We are busy with our club competitions and we thank our Captain Alan Stewart for organising these matches. Heather

FLOWER GUILD

The Church will be decorated for Easter on SATURDAY 20th APRIL 2019. All help welcome, no experience necessary, donations of flowers, decorations and greenery much appreciated.                                                                                          Regina

BOYS BRIGADE

If anyone has a boy that may be interested  in joining Boy’s Brigade please come on down we would love to have them.  Friday evenings: Anchors 7pm – 8:00pm     Juniors 7pm - 8:30pm  Company 7pm - 9pm.                                 

GIRLS BRIGADE

If you are interested in finding out more about our Company, please contact Captain Fiona Monahan (086)8519163. 

WHIST DRIVE 

Our next Whist Drive is on Monday 18^th  March  at 8.00pm in the Main Hall. All Welcome!

CRAFTY CHATTERS

Crafty Chatters will meet on the 5th and 19th March from 2 - 4pm in the Parish Hall.   Come along with whatever craft you are working on, come and see what others are creating or just for the chat, all welcome.  Janet

       

                  

 PARISH COFFEE MORNING 

Advance notice of our next few Coffee Morning dates for your diary, 29th March, 26th April, and 31st May.  Lots of coffee, lots of chat, all welcome!                                   Barbara