Noticeboard Sunday 2nd August to 4th October 2020

Noticeboard Sunday 2^nd August to 4^th October 2020  

 

 

Sunday 2^nd August

        

8.30am - Holy Communion RETURNED with social distancing measures in place.  Service will take place in Small Hall so the church will be sterile for 11am service. Will not be on FACEBOOK live

   

11.00am - Holy Communion RETURNED to Church with social distancing measures in place also on FACEBOOK live, please see note below

 

 

Tuesday 4^th August

8.00pm - Bible Study of following Sunday readings via Zoom details Wm. 4621044

 

 

Wed 5^th August

 10.00am - 1^st Wed of the month HC with prayers for the sick RETURNED to Church with social distancing measures in place, also on FB live. Please see note below *

Sunday 9^th August

8.30am - Holy Communion RETURNED to Church with social distancing measures in place.  Will not be on FACEBOOK live

   

11.00am - Morning Prayer RETURNED to Church with social distancing measures in place also on FACEBOOK live, please see note below *      

 

 

 Tuesday 11^th August

 8.00pm - Bible Study of following Sunday readings via Zoom details Wm. 4621044

   

 

Sunday 16^nd August

        

8.30am - Holy Communion RETURNED with social distancing measures in place.  Service will take place in Small Hall so the church will be sterile for 11am service. Will not be on FACEBOOK live

   

11.00am - Holy Communion RETURNED to Church with social distancing measures in place also on FACEBOOK live, please see note below

 

 

Tuesday 18^th August

8.00pm - Bible Study of following Sunday readings via Zoom details Wm. 4621044

 

Sunday 23^rd August

8.30am - Holy Communion RETURNED to Church with social distancing measures in place.  Will not be on FACEBOOK live

   

11.00am - Family Service RETURNED to Church with social distancing measures in place also on FACEBOOK live, please see note below *      

 

 

 Tuesday 25^th August

 8.00pm - Bible Study of following Sunday readings via Zoom details Wm. 4621044

   

 

Sunday 30^th August

        

8.30am - Holy Communion RETURNED with social distancing measures in place.  Service will take place in Small Hall so the church will be sterile for 11am service. Will not be on FACEBOOK live

   

11.00am -  Morning Prayer 2  RETURNED to Church with social distancing measures in place also on FACEBOOK live, please see note below

 

 

Tuesday 1^st September

8.00pm - Bible Study of following Sunday readings via Zoom details Wm. 4621044

 

 

Wed 2^nd September

 10.00am - 1^st Wed of the month HC with prayers for the sick RETURNED to Church with social distancing measures in place, also on FB live. Please see note below *

 

 

 

Sunday 6^th September

        

8.30am - Holy Communion RETURNED with social distancing measures in place.  Service will take place in Small Hall so the church will be sterile for 11am service. Will not be on FACEBOOK live

   

11.00am - Holy Communion RETURNED to Church with social distancing measures in place also on FACEBOOK live, please see note below

 

 

Tuesday 8^th September

8.00pm - Bible Study of following Sunday readings via Zoom details Wm. 4621044

 

 

Saturday 12^th September

 

7.00pm - 2^nd Sat Taize Style Ecumenical Vine service Facebook Live only, no congregation, keeping the church sterile for 11am service on Sunday. Facebook Live on @stmaelruainscoi

 

 

Sunday 13^th September

8.30am - Holy Communion RETURNED to Church with social distancing measures in place.  Will not be on FACEBOOK live

   

11.00am - Morning Prayer RETURNED to Church with social distancing measures in place also on FACEBOOK live, please see note below *      

 

 Tuesday 15^th September

 8.00pm - Bible Study of following Sunday readings via Zoom details Wm. 4621044

   

 

Sunday 20^th September

        

8.30am - Holy Communion RETURNED with social distancing measures in place.  Service will take place in Small Hall so the church will be sterile for 11am service. Will not be on FACEBOOK live

   

11.00am - Holy Communion RETURNED to Church with social distancing measures in place also on FACEBOOK live, please see note below

 

 

Tuesday 22^nd September

8.00pm - Bible Study of following Sunday readings via Zoom details Wm. 4621044

 

 

Saturday 26^th September

 

7.00pm - 2^nd Sat Taize Style Ecumenical Vine service Facebook Live only, no congregation, keeping the church sterile for 11am service on Sunday. Facebook Live on @stmaelruainscoi

 

 

Sunday 27^th September

8.30am - Holy Communion RETURNED to Church with social distancing measures in place.  Will not be on FACEBOOK live

   

11.00am - Morning Prayer  RETURNED to Church with social distancing measures in place also on FACEBOOK live, please see note below *      

 

 

 Tuesday 29^th September

 8.00pm - Bible Study of following Sunday readings via Zoom details Wm. 4621044

   

 

Sunday 4^th October

        

8.30am - Holy Communion RETURNED with social distancing measures in place.  Service will take place in Small Hall so the church will be sterile for 11am service. Will not be on FACEBOOK live

   

11.00am -  Holy Communion  RETURNED to Church with social distancing measures in place also on FACEBOOK live, please see note below

 

 

 

           

 

 

Notes:

 *On return to Church please be assured that while the services will still be posted online, only the Rector and the Ukulele player will feature on camera.

Since the start of the pandemic the clergy have been advised to receive the wine in Holy Communion on behalf of the congregation and I would quite understand if people want to receive the bread spiritually especially as you will be wearing facemasks indoors.

 

*Sunday 8.30am Holy Communion Services cancelled until restrictions are lifted on 29^th June 2020

Select Vestry (8^th April) and Easter Vestry (19^th April) postponed due to Corona Virus

 

Please read re: reopening:
Churches will open their doors again on 30th June with services starting 5th July unless we are advised otherwise. We plan on resuming with our 8.30am Holy Communion service without hymns. At this service we normally had less than fifteen people so we don’t anticipate that social distancing will be a problem, this service is quiet and meditative. As our 11.00am services resume I expect there will be some reluctance for parishioners to congregate.

We plan on having every third pew in use with two meters dividing non household members.

Photographs to give an idea of what social distancing at two meters will look like in church,

If numbers require, we can use our porch and vestry which are wired for sound and we also have the option of using our halls where we can broadcast the service live. We will use sheets instead of hymn books and prayer books. So, plans are in place for keeping everyone safe while still being able to come together as a parish community. As guidelines recommend facemasks should be worn while congregating indoors. Please see photos highlighting social distancing in Church. When people are exiting, we envisage opening both doors at entrance of church and will encourage people to leave the building quickly and have a chat outside in the open air. Regarding Holy Communion, I will wear a mask for the consecration and distribute in the aisle and I will quite understand if people want to receive spiritually.

 

 

All activities suspended till restrictions lifted

Bible Study will continue on zoom for now

 

All Services via Facebook Live till restrictions lifted

Link to service will be available on Parish website later in day of recording.

 

 

 

 

School News - December 2007

The Parents’ Association will be organising the Christmas Bazaar again this year. It will be held on Friday 7th December in the school hall. There will be a raffle also. The money which is raised at this event, helps to defray the cost of transport on the various field-trips that are undertaken
during the year.

The children from 6th class organised a Halloween Party for the school on Friday 26th October. It was a great success and the money raised, €258.85 was sent to the RTE People in Need Telethon. Well done to the class.

Phase 1 of the Food Dudes Healthy Eating Programme is now finished and we have entered Phase 2. The children each received a really smart pair of lunch-boxes one each for the fruit and vegetables which they bring in from home. It really is incredible to see the improvement that has been made. Let’s hope it continues.

No doubt you have noticed the publicity around the initiative being undertaken by the Office of the Ombudsman for Children called “The Big Ballot.” The whole school has been involved in this. It is an interesting idea whereby the children learn about the function of the Ombudsman for children and get an opportunity to vote on issues which are important to them. The findings will be published in due course.

The school collected 35 shoe-boxes for the Samarian’s Purse Operation Christmas Child Appeal. This is down on last year, but every little helps.

The ReadaThon for MS Ireland, is still on-going so we have not got a final figure as yet.

Our Home/School/Community Liaison Co-ordinator, Ms. Marion Hefferon ran a parenting course which was well supported. There will be a Christmas Craft Class during the month.

The Tesco Tokens collection went well this year and we have enough tokens to get the new indoor tennis net that we needed.

Ms. Annette Boles will be taking the children in 3rd and 4th class to the Helix on Thursday 13th December to see Alice in Wonderland. Ms. Edel McGlynn and Ms. Caroline Rountree will be taking the Junior and Senior Infants and 1st and 2nd class to see Santa and the Snowtown Meltdown in the Helix on Wednesday 19th December. The children in 5th and 6th class will be going to Newgrange Heritage Centre on 4th December.

The School Carol Service will be on Sunday 16th December.

Some of the classes are planning a concert on Thursday 20th December, so it’s going to be a busy run-up to Christmas!