Noticeboard 18/11/2007

St. Maelruain’s Church of Ireland, Tallaght Village http://www.stmaelruains.ie/
Rector: Rev. William Deverell – 086 80 30 239
Shared Curate Rev Obinna Ulogwara – 495 8710 Auxiliary Priest Rev A. Bennett – 628 2353

Sun 18th, 2nd Sunday before Advent
8.30am Holy Communion
11.00am Girls' Brigade & Boys' Brigade enrolment service.

Mon 19th 8.00pm
Whist Drive in the small hall of the parish centre.

Tues 20th 7.45pm
Music Group Practice in church. Singers and musicians welcome.

Wed 21st 8.00pm
Select Vestry meeting in the Long Room of the Parish Centre.

Sun 25th, Sunday before Advent
8.30am Holy Communion.
11.00am Family Service.

Fri 30th, 7.00pm
CHRISTMAS SING ALONG IN THE PARISH CENTRE.

Sat 1st December
Building blocks children’s ministry all day conference in St. Patrick’s Drumcondra for more info email dublin@buildingblocks.ie

Sun 2nd, Advent Sunday
8.30am Holy Communion
11.00am Holy Communion
3.00pm Advent Discovery Service in Tallaght, Fr. Matthew Philip.

Tues 4th 2.00pm
Board of Management meeting in the Parish School.

Wed 5th 11.00am
First Wednesday of the month Holy Communion with laying on of hands for the sick.

Sun 9th, 2nd Sunday of Advent
8.30am Holy Communion
11.00am Morning Prayer.
4.00pm Diocesan Discovery Committee meeting in the Parish Centre.

Sat 15th 8.00pm
‘Leinster Singers’ Christmas Story Concert in the Church.

Sun 16th, 3rd Sunday of Advent
8.30am Holy Communion
11.00am Primary School Carol Service
7.00pm Nine Lessons & Carols, followed by tea / coffee & mince pies.

CRECHE

There is a Creche available for babies and children up to four in the kitchen of the Parish Centre. No Creche on Family Sunday. Children may be left off after 10.45am. For more info, click here.

CROSSROADS

ARE YOU IN YOUR 20s 30s OR ABOVE? ..ARE YOU BORED?
AT A LOOSE END? AT A DEAD END? AT A CROSS ROAD?
WISH TO SEE NEW FACES AND MAKE NEW FRIENDS? CHECK THIS OUT

Crossroads is based in Dublin, a club for young Church of Ireland people. We have membership of approximately 70 people ranging in age form 25-40 with a mixed 50:50 male: female split.

The club plans a variety of activities each month including weekends away, go Karting, hill walking, horse/greyhound racing, bowling, pitch and putt, visiting historic buildings, theatre nights, musical nights, BBQs and social night out in Dublin and surrounding counties. We have a regular event where we meet on the last Thursday night of each month in the bar of Buswell's Hotel.

Committee members:
David Thomas 085 727 2019,
Doreen Reidy: 086 087 4990,
Mary Daly 087 223 0103,
Sean McCabe 087 944 5722,
Steven McGarry 087 764 7868,
Hazel Williams 087 636 3101,
Robin Cole 086 370 2838

crossroadsireland@eircom.net

St Maelruains Tallaght moves to Blogger

After some prompting, UTV Internet has arranged the server's DNS setting so that the www.stmaelruains.ie address points to our new Blogger site. I apologise for any inconvenience in the few days when the place wasn't about.

We have still to sort out some minor problems with the display of images. If I understand it correctly, we are presently not allowed to hotlink from the storage space at UTV Internet (our hosts), but I have asked them to look into this as it didn't appear to be a problem before and may be just a glitch which has arisen since the "move".

At worst, we can continue to display images using the Blogger account. So, I hope you'll continue to use the site and enjoy your visits here. And thanks for your continuing patience while we get the last few wrinkles ironed out.

For Help on how all this works, please click here.

-- Willie Walsh, Webmaster.

Rector's Letter - Nov '07

A Word from William
At our Harvest service on Friday 12th October we were delighted to welcome the new chaplain to Trinity College Rev Darren McCallig as our preacher. He used the story of the Lepers as an example of how often people forget to give thanks and that Harvest is an opportunity for us to give thanks for the everyday miracles of life.

Thank you to Janet Edgely and the ladies who so beautifully decorated the Church for harvest. We are grateful to Janette Wilson for running a flower arranging class in the Small Hall on Wednesday evenings. Thanks also go to the ladies who provided the tea following the service.

An opportunity has arisen for me to go on a Holy Land tour leaders week. We will be squeezing what should be a ten day holiday into a week. I have never been to the Holy Land before and I am looking forward to seeing the sights. They say if you saw the vertical road to Jericho you might be more compassionate on those who didn’t stop to help a stranger, as the good Samaritan did, as you would be leaving your self open to being mugged. Many who have taken this trip speak of how it helped bring the bible alive for them and subsequently brought more life to their sermons. I will be away from Monday 5th November until Monday 12th but as usual will be available on my mobile phone!

Preparations are under way for our Christmas Sing Along on 30th November in the Parish Centre at 7pm and I look forward to seeing many of you there.

God bless. William

Table Tennis Oct-Nov '07

Thursday nights continue to be busy with three tables in constant use! Then it’s into the kitchen for the chat and cuppa, not forgetting the bikkies to replace the lost calories! We would welcome more new members to the club. We welcome all standards of players and have two teams that play in the United Churches Table Tennis League. However, if you would enjoy an informal game and a good social evening, why not join us on Thursdays in the Parish Centre at 8pm.

We are about to start a knock out competition for the Ernie May and St. Maelruain’s Shield and hope to have a result and shields awarded by Christmas.

Mothers' Union Oct-Nov '07

On Sat 6th October we had what you could call a ‘mini outing’ to Dublin Castle. We met at the LUAS by the Square. We got off at the four courts and made our way across to the castle. As the tours didn’t start until 2pm we had our lunch first in a lovely coffee shop beside the castle gift shop. The coffee shop had kept our tables so we could all sit together. After lunch we had the tour of the castle which was most interesting and I’m sure reminded us of a lot of our history which we may have forgotten.

It was nice to see the rooms where a lot of the state functions and occasions take place. After a very interesting time we all made our way home some of us having more refreshments before going home! Our next meeting is on Mon 12th Nov in the parish hall where there will be a talk by “Teen Line” which is phone line for teenagers. Please bring something for a retiring collection for Teen Line. This meeting is open to anyone who is interested in this topic.

Whist Drive - Nov '07

The November whist drive takes place on Monday 19th in the small hall of the parish centre.

School News - Oct-Nov '07

We are delighted to be able to tell you that we have appointed our new part-time Learning Support Teacher, Ms. Maree MacGuinness.

The Food Dudes Healthy Eating Programme is going down very well, the majority of the children are actually eating both the fruit and vegetables. The rewards are really “cool!”

We had our Harvest Assembly on Thursday 27th September. The children brought in lots of provisions which Rev. William Deverell brought to the Simon Community.

The children from 5th and 6th class went to the European Commission on Friday 28th September. It was a very interesting field-trip and they got lots of information for their projects. We went by LUAS which is a great asset to our school, we take it as much as possible when getting out-and-about.

The Start of Year Service, in Christ Church Cathedral, was very popular this year, most of the senior class attended.

Ms. Edel McGlynn and Ms. Geraldine Healy, Special Needs Assistant (SNA), will take the children from Junior and Senior Infants to Seán Walsh Park on Thursday 18th October for a Nature Walk. Let’s hope the good weather continues.

Once again the children from 3rd to 6th class have been invited to participate in the GAA Cross-country inter-schools event in Valleymount, Blessington on Thursday 25th October. Last year we were washed-out, surely it couldn’t happen again this year!

On Friday 9th November, 5th and 6th class will be going to the Planetarium in Armagh, this is always a great field-trip and the show helps them to really appreciate the skies above them.

Girls' Brigade

With the miserable summer behind us now we are all ready for another exciting year.

We would really welcome any new girls who might like to join in the fun and activity we get up to each week. We have a very varied programme planned, which we hope the girls will enjoy.

We meet for Junior / Senior Section (9 – 14 yrs) on Wednesdays 7.00pm – 9.00pm and Explorer Section (4 – 8 yrs) on Saturdays 11.00 – 1.00pm.

Anyone who would like more information please contact Leader Carol Fox through the Parish Office.

Boys' Brigade

All sections are back in full swing now. We are delighted to welcome Paul, Stephen, Karl, Jonathan, Aaron, Robert and Jordan as new members to the Company and hope they will continue to enjoy Friday nights with us.

Meanwhile, we would like to wish Ian Singleton and Graeme O’Meara the best, as they retire from the company after many years of loyal service. Ian and Graeme have been in BB since Anchor boys and have taken part in all activities and events with utmost commitment. The were both very popular with all the members and staff and we are sorry to see them retire. We wish them well as they head into sixth year and get their heads down as they study for the Leaving Cert. Good luck lads!

Junior section had a great day at the hike around Howth Head with other members of the Battalion. Parents were invited to join the walk and it was a nice way for the parents to get to know each other. The weather on the day was very pleasant, so there was plenty to see from the top. We had a bonus at the end when we visited the harbour, to find up to a dozen beautiful seals merrily swimming around the harbour.
As we understand the fish shops sell food for them, once a ”crowd” appears these clever chaps will come right up to the wall and almost dance! Well worth seeing!

The Founder’s Day was well attended in St. Anne’s. The Rev. Gillian Wharton preached about not judging the book by the cover and how we should look to what is inside the person. She did this with the aid of what appeared to be a tin of dog food which she proceeded to consume to the horror of all present, but of course she revealed that the label only said dog food, but the contents were in fact a very nice cake!

Anchor boys are going to NRGY on November 10th where no doubt they will have great time.

Our own enrolment service will take place on November 18th at 11am. We hope all parishioners, parents and friends will join us for the service to support the boys and the staff in the work they do.

This year the chosen charity for which the company will fundraise is the Make a Wish Foundation of Ireland. The Make a Wish Foundation grants very special wishes to children between the ages of three and eighteen that are trying to deal with a life threatening illness in Ireland. Having a wish come true is magic for a child, magic that means a period of happiness after or during a serious medical treatment. In every wish, the Make a Wish goal is to provide memories of joy and laughter which differ dramatically for the environment of hospitals and treatment.

We will have a retiring collection at the end of our enrolment service as a start of our fundraising. Please come along and support this very worthy cause.

Badminton Club

After a slow start we have had good numbers down since the middle of October. We are delighted to welcome two newcomers this season John and Kats. It is always good to have new people to play with and new people to get to know. This is a badminton club that has as much emphasis on getting to know people as playing badminton. We do play a lot of good badminton games too of course.

Unfortunately, we are without some of our players from previous years for various reasons. We wish Ingrid all the best over the coming weeks as she waits for the arrival of her baby and look forward to her visiting us whenever she can. We wish Daniel a speedy recovery from his knee injury and hope the surgery goes will and he will be back playing badminton with us in the future. We are delighted that Willie had visited us on a couple of nights just for the chat and the cup of tea.

Unfortunately Willie is no longer able to play but he still is a great asset to the club when it comes to sharing news and jokes. Gillian has also taken some time out with a knee problem and we hope that she will soon be restored to good health and back at work and back at badminton. Finally we are missing Aoife this year, Aoife is still in the whole of her health as far as we know but she has moved on now into 5th year and the studies have to come first. So keep up the good work Aoife and there will be plenty of years ahead for playing badminton when the studies are behind you.

Remembrance Day

Remembrance Sunday falls this year on 11th November. We will have a short service with an ‘Act of Remembrance’ at 10.45am, before the 11.00am morning prayer service.

8.30am Holy Communion service as usual.

Baptism

On Sunday 21st October Leah Lizette Orfhlaith Harding-Hoffmeester baby daughter of Liomia and Alroy was welcomed into Christ’s Christian family by the sacrament of Holy Baptism, we pray for Leah and her parents.

(There was probably a hint of jealousy in the air that Sunday as the Hoffmesster’s enjoyed a double celebration, their home country, South Africa, succeeded in winning the Rugby World Cup the previous evening!)

Craft Group

The Craft Group will have hand made cards for all occasions for sale at the Christmas Sing Along on Fri 30th November along with various hand made crafts. There will be home baking for sale also.

Please take note the group is appealing to parishioners to bake a cake for the stall. All funds raised go to the re- slating of the Church Roof. Janet Edgely 451 3924.

Christmas Sing Along

Our annual Christmas Sing Along takes place on Friday 30th November at 7.00pm in the parish centre where we will be joined by the D.C.C. singers.

Please come along and get into the festive spirit – Santa will be paying a visit – enjoy some mince pies, wine, tea and coffee or soft drinks. Come and help make this event a success!!

Ronnie Scott is appealing for donations of prizes for the raffle, wine, mince pies, soft drinks etc for the refreshments.

Operation Christmas Child

This year’s closing date for your filled shoe boxes is Sun 11th November, 2007.

Fill a medium sized shoe box with items that would be suitable for either a girl or a boy (and print on box Male or female and age category) which will be given to a child in a third world country.

Items which may be included: Small Toys:- yo yo, small car, puppet, cuddly toy etc.
Educational supplies:- pens, pencils, rubber, sharpener, pencil case, stickers, note pad etc.
Hygiene Items:- tooth brush, hairbrush, hair accessories, wrapped soap, facecloth etc.
Something to wear:- gloves, scarf, sunglasses, hat, scarf etc.

Please enclose €3 or more in an envelope, (Cheques would be preferred), made payable to Samaritan’s purse. Place the envelope inside the box and secure with an elastic band, please do not seal box as it will need to be checked to meet customs requirements.

Please do not include liquid of any kind, war toys, fragile items or sharp items or books with words.

For more information phone 01 294 0222

Noticeboard 28/10/2007

St. Maelruain’s Church of Ireland, Tallaght Village http://www.stmaelruains.ie/
Rector: Rev. William Deverell – 086 80 30 239
Shared Curate Rev Obinna Ulogwara – 495 8710 Auxiliary Priest Rev A. Bennett – 628 2353

Sun 28th, 21st Sunday after Trinity
8.30am Holy Communion
11.00am Family Service. (Shoe box Sermon). Clocks go back an hour.
Bank Holiday. Rector available on his mobile Ph 086 803 0239.

Sun 4th Nov 2007, 22nd Sunday after Trinity
8.30am Holy Communion
11.00am Holy Communion

Mon 5th 7.30pm
Focus on Family: "Forgiveness" a women's talk in the Stillorgan Park Hotel. For more info phone 806 6288.

Tues 6th 7.30pm
Music Group Practice in church. Singers and musicians welcome.

Wed 7th: First Wednesday of the month Holy Communion with prayers for the sick, transferred to Wednesday 14th November as the Rector will be visiting the Holy Land from Mon 5th - Mon 12th. Rector available on his mobile phone!

Sat 10th 7.30pm
Diocesan Youth (Club) Service in At Anne's, Dawson Street.

Sun 11th, 23rd Sunday after Trinity
8.30am Holy Communion
10.45 Remembrance Day, Act of Remembrance. Return of Shoe Boxes.
11.00am Morning Prayer.

Wed 14th, 11.00am
First Wednesday of the month Holy Communion with laying on of hands for the sick (transferred from Wednesday 7th).

8.00pm Churches Ministry of Healing tri-annual AGM, Overseas House, Belgrave Road, Rathmines.

Fri 16th, 8.00pm
Rector preaching at Healing Service in St. Peter's Kiltegan, Baltinglass.

Sun 18th, 24th Sunday after Trinity
8.30am Holy Communion
11.00am Holy Communion

Mon 19th 8.00pm
Whist Drive in the small hall of the parish centre.

CRECHE

There is a Creche available for babies and children up to four in the kitchen of the Parish Centre. No Creche on Family Sunday. Children may be left off after 10.45am. For more info, click here.

CROSSROADS

ARE YOU IN YOUR 20s 30s OR ABOVE? ..ARE YOU BORED?
AT A LOOSE END? AT A DEAD END? AT A CROSS ROAD?
WISH TO SEE NEW FACES AND MAKE NEW FRIENDS? CHECK THIS OUT

Crossroads is based in Dublin, a club for young Church of Ireland people. We have membership of approximately 70 people ranging in age form 25-40 with a mixed 50:50 male: female split.

The club plans a variety of activities each month including weekends away, go Karting, hill walking, horse/greyhound racing, bowling, pitch and putt, visiting historic buildings, theatre nights, musical nights, BBQs and social night out in Dublin and surrounding counties. We have a regular event where we meet on the last Thursday night of each month in the bar of Buswell's Hotel.

Committee members:
David Thomas 085 727 2019,
Doreen Reidy: 086 087 4990,
Mary Daly 087 223 0103,
Sean McCabe 087 944 5722,
Steven McGarry 087 764 7868,
Hazel Williams 087 636 3101,
Robin Cole 086 370 2838

crossroadsireland@eircom.net

Noticeboard 21/10/2007

St. Maelruain’s Church of Ireland, Tallaght Village http://www.stmaelruains.ie/
Rector: Rev. William Deverell – 086 80 30 239

Shared Curate Rev Obinna Ulogwara – 495 8710 Auxiliary Priest Rev A. Bennett – 628 2353

Sun 21st, 20th Sunday after Trinity
8.30am Holy Communion

11.00 am Holy Communion and Baptism of Leah Lizette Orfhlaith Harding-Hoffmeester, baby daughter of Alroy and Liomia. 75th anniversary of the Churches Ministry of Healing, started by Canon Waring.

3.15pm Boys' Brigade Founders' Day Parade in St Anne's Dawson St.

3.30pm Churches Ministry of Healing, 75th Anniversary service in Christchurch Cathedral.

Tues 23rd
7.30pm Music Group Practice in the church. Singers and musicians welcome.

Wed 24th
8.00pm Beginning of Flower Arranging classes in the small hall by Janette Wilson, running for 5 weeks. Gor more info phone 403 3921.

Sun 28th, 21st Sunday after Trinity
8.30am Holy Communion
11.00am Family Service. (Shoe box Sermon). Clocks go back an hour.
Bank Holiday. Rector available on his mobile Ph 086 803 0239.

Sun 4th Nov 2007, 22nd Sunday after Trinity
8.30am Holy Communion
11.00am Holy Communion

Mon 5th 7.30pm
Focus on Family: "Forgiveness" a women's talk in the Stillorgan Park Hotel. For more info phone 806 6288.

Wed 7th: First Wednesday of the month Holy Communion with prayers for the sick, transferred to Wednesday 14th November as the Rector will be visiting the Holy Land from Mon 5th - Mon 12th. Rector available on his mobile phone!

Sun 11th, 23rd Sunday after Trinity
8.30am Holy Communion

10.45 Remembrance Day, Act of Remembrance.

11.00am Morning Prayer.

Wed 14th, 11.00am
First Wednesday of the month Holy Communion with laying on of hands for the sick (transferred from Wednesday 7th).

PARENTS

T.V video showing Christian cartoons in vestry should your younger children require. Parents may continue to listen to the service on the vestry loudspeaker.

SELECT VESTRY 2006/7

Rectors Churchwarden: Alroy Hofmeester
People’s Churchwarden: Regina Donoghue
Sidespersons: Vivienne Bright
Billy Gould
Glebewardens: Desmond Haine
Ronnie Scott

Vestry Members:

Jim Bird, Vivienne Bright, Miriam Gibney, Billy Gould, Percy Griffin, Carol Laughlin, Noelle Lewis, Mary Lucas, Kathleen McEndoo (Hon. Treasurer) Yvonne McGlynn, Gail Sheridan and Ronnie Wallace.

Thank you to the outgoing the parish officers and vestry members. We appreciated all the work that they put into the smooth running of the parish
Thanks also to those who continue to sit on the vestry and to our new parish officers and vestry members .

CRECHE

There is a Creche available for babies and children up to four in the kitchen of the Parish Centre. No Creche on Family Sunday. Children may be left off after 10.45am. For more info, click here.

CROSSROADS

ARE YOU IN YOUR 20s 30s OR ABOVE? ..ARE YOU BORED?
AT A LOOSE END? AT A DEAD END? AT A CROSS ROAD?
WISH TO SEE NEW FACES AND MAKE NEW FRIENDS? CHECK THIS OUT

Crossroads is based in Dublin, a club for young Church of Ireland people. We have membership of approximately 70 people ranging in age form 25-40 with a mixed 50:50 male: female split.

The club plans a variety of activities each month including weekends away, go Karting, hill walking, horse/greyhound racing, bowling, pitch and putt, visiting historic buildings, theatre nights, musical nights, BBQs and social night out in Dublin and surrounding counties. We have a regular event where we meet on the last Thursday night of each month in the bar of Buswell's Hotel.

Committee members:
David Thomas 085 727 2019,
Doreen Reidy: 086 087 4990,
Mary Daly 087 223 0103,
Sean McCabe 087 944 5722,
Steven McGarry 087 764 7868,
Hazel Williams 087 636 3101,
Robin Cole 086 370 2838

crossroadsireland@eircom.net

Rector's Letter - Oct 07

A Word from William..

When I arrived in Tallaght two diocesan priests took over St. Martin De Porres, Aylesbury, from the Dominicans. The curate, Fr. Derek Farrell who is a gifted musician, had helped with many Christian unity services left last year to work as a ‘parish priest’ among the travelling community. Now Fr Liam Lacy PP will be moving to Kilmacud. During his time in St. Martins he was also given responsibility for Bohernabreena and Holy Rosary although he had a curate in each of the three parishes. I attended his leaving mass on Sunday 30th and then went into town to the service to see the first woman to be ordained in the Church of Ireland, Rev Katherine Poulton of St. George and St. Thomas (next to the Gresham Hotel, O’Connell Street) being made a canon of Christchurch Cathedral along with our own parishioner Rev. Patrick Comerford of the Church of Ireland Theological College.

We recently had Hard Gospel Sunday. Some people nowadays ask “Has the Gospel gone soft with all the talk of love?” but there is nothing soft with loving God with all your heart, soul and mind and loving your neighbour as yourself. The Hard Gospel came out of the Drumcree situation ten years ago when the Church of Ireland was seen, unfairly, as aligned with sectarianism. As time has moved on it is still relevant in modern Ireland as it addresses the issues of racism and helps us to deal with areas of difference that we are called to deal with.

We are looking forward to Harvest and to welcoming our visiting preacher Rev. Darren McCallig. Darren is the new Chaplain to Trinity College and is originally from Claremorris in Co. Mayo. He became involved in the church while a student at Trinity so it should be interesting to hear how he makes Christianity relevant to young people. He spent his curacy in my home parish of Monkstown and I am looking forward to his visit to St. Maelruain's.

God bless. William.

Boy’s Brigade

Boy’s Brigade Founder’s Day Parade is on 21st October in St. Anne’s, Dawson Street at 3.30pm.

We reopen on 5th October and look forward to seeing all members back. We have lots of room for new members and would welcome any boy from the age of four to join us. Anchors and Juniors start at 7.30pm and Company Section at 8.30pm.

Mothers' Union - Oct 07

On September 10th we had our opening service. This was followed by an interesting demonstration of flower arranging by Janette Wilson. We look forward to a varied and hopefully an enjoyable programme this autumn. We start with a visit to Dublin Castle on Saturday 6th - more details on that event in next months Losset.