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CHURCH OF IRELAND UNITED DIOCESES OF DUBLIN AND GLENDALOUGH The Most Reverend Michael Jackson, Archbishop of Dublin and Bishop of Glendalough, Primate of Ireland and Metropolitan.

JUNE 2022

Archbishop’s Letter

he Gospel for June 1st is a far from easy piece of Scripture for any of us to understand in one reading. It makes the sort of demands of us that Scripture ought to make, however. We are taken into a realm where religion needs to live confidently and to take its risks from time to time, if we are to see and to face God. We are carried into the heart of God, to a conversation between the Son and the Father. The Son is reviewing what he has done within the broad sweep of what he was sent to do on the earth by the Father. If we think about it, we were never told this sort of thing at the beginning of The Gospel and, in a real sense, we have been watching everything unfold without the benefit of an explanation or understanding that might have been very helpful to us. But, then, are we not told that St John’s Gospel is itself a journey from darkness to light? To understand St John 17.11-19, we need to grasp some words from earlier in this passage: … and now, Father, glorify me in your own presence with the glory which I had with you before the world began (verse 5). In coming to earth, it is suggested, Jesus left his personal, divine glory behind. He is now hoping to get it back. This restoration will come primarily through his death on the cross of Calvary. Today’s extended prayer to The Father sets the scene for crucifixion. While living on earth, Jesus unfolded, like a flower, to others a glory that was in the earth and its ways. It was a voyage of disclosure for all with whom he interacted. These others were primarily his disciples, but in reality it was an ever-expanding group, including anyone who wanted to hear or see what he heard and saw. It was a glory that those others had not spotted before and, in this way, the presence of Jesus made the world open up its earthly and heavenly secrets in its everyday things of life. This could be a new way of looking at a wedding feast, a fresh perspective on conversation while drawing water by a well, a different way of understanding the door of sheepfolds which were dotted right across the landscape. God and the everyday were not in competition. They meet in conversation. In theological language, Jesus revealed the sacramental in the everyday. And this is an outstanding gift for any of us to be given and to receive. It genuinely transforms the way in which we see things. It is the hope-filled alternative to cynicism and to negativity. It is the invitation to see a glass as half-full rather than as half-empty. The core of this Gospel reading is to be found in verse 11: … that they may be one, as we are one. It is not so much a rallying cry to ecclesiastical ecumenism, as it is often seen to be. It is an invitation to the children of God living in the world to continue in the world. It is also an invitation to carry on and to carry out the purposes of God now that Jesus has opened their eyes and ears to the divine already present in nature, in decision-making and in other human beings. Integration is another way of looking at unity and often can be the more fruitful way. Integration gives you a real sense of having the freedom to move. Unity all too soon pushes towards uniformity and consensus. Integration makes fewer assumptions about people automatically being able to engage and get on with one another without both sides, or indeed all sides, needing to change and to give more than they take. We stand looking towards Pentecost and beyond. We bring with us everything we have been given in Eastertide. The third voice now awaits us, the voice of The Holy Spirit. † Michael

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Charting Disestablishment 36: In Conclusion and in retrospect iv. By Revd. Robert Marshall

The freedom and responsibility of disestablishment

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or all that the Church of Ireland at the time did not appreciate it, Disestablishment was fortuitous and occurred at a most opportune time.

centuries before the Reformation. At the Reformation codification had been suggested and there were rumblings that this might be attempted by the disestablished Church. It never happened.

have served the church for over 150 years. The form of democracy chosen was indirect and without a mechanism for consulting individual members by plebiscite. Indeed the Constitution does not define membership of the Church such that Archbishop Gregg was of opinion that any person who asserted his membership was a member. That must be read subject to the test that to participate in its structures, members of the Church had to affirm their membership and, in the case of synods, declare they were communicant members.

Disestablishment freed the Church from the shackles of bureaucracy and the necessity to secure parliamentary time to make change. The Church was free to adjust the boundaries of dioceses and parishes, to determine the number of its bishops, to remunerate its clergy on a standardised basis and to revise the Book of Common Prayer. This was published successfully in 1878. Subsequent revisions would follow, the most recent in 2004. The constraint on the decisions of the Church now derives not from Parliament but from the Preamble to the Constitution.

There were rancid discussions at the Convention between different sides but on each occasion when faced with failure, a compromise was found. On 2nd April There are two aspects to this. Firstly, 1870 the concluding day of the first session 1869-1871 was a time of prosperity. of the Convention, the representatives United Kingdom interest rates were falling unanimously stood to adopt a resolution and Irish rents which were then well paid, proposed by The Hon and Reverend W.C. would subsequently decline in the wake of Plunket. It is worth quoting in full as a American competition, and poor harvests conclusion, because it catches not only a in the late 1870’s. The land acts were sense of those times but also of the trust still in the future. These acts introduced and responsibility which falls on those who With the exception of the Preface and fair rent, free sale, fixity of tenure and Preamble, the Constitution can be amended in their own way continue do the work of subsequently state-assisted purchase of the God in the deliberations of the Church: by legislation at the General Synod. On freehold, all of which negatively affected certain matters such as doctrine, rites, ‘That We, the members of this Convention, the capital value of a landlord’s interest. In and rubrics, adoption requires a twocannot separate without joining in a 1869-1871 clerical incomes were at the thirds majority of each order, a safeguard solemn expression of our thankfulness apex of their security, so optimising the not found in the 1870 version of the to the great head of the Church, who, as accruing compensation. Constitution. Otherwise, a simple majority we humbly believe has watched over and Secondly, as disestablishment occurred prior vote has always been required to pass guided our labours manifestly promoting to both land reform of 1871-1907 and the legislation in the General Synod. amongst us the spirit of love, and we trust, War of Independence following the 1916 of sound mind, and preserved us from The Convention was precluded by its Rebellion, the Church was not embroiled in many dangers and difficulties which seemed status from making any alterations in those controversies. Undoubtedly members at the first to beset our hitherto untried ecclesiastical law. Authority to do so had their opinions but they were private path; and that we earnestly pray that if did not devolve to the Church until not institutional, so that the Church did not spared again to meet, we may be assisted disestablishment day when ecclesiastical become a target in either struggle. Had the by the same Heavenly Guardianship and law ceased to exist as law and became church been an established church during part of the imputed contract between the Guidance in completion of the great work the latter period, the struggle might well which has been entrusted to our charge.’ members of the Church. In consequence, have taken on a sectarian as opposed to the constitution makes no attempt to Series Concluded political character. Ireland and the Church define the three orders of bishops, priests were well spared that. or presbyters, and deacons. Unmentioned, A constitution for many seasons the laity were, by implication, those who were not episcopally ordained members The Constitution adopted by the Convention is recognisable in the amended of the Church. The ecclesiastical law, defined by the Act of Union, 1800 as that document which continues to govern The House of Commons Chamber as recorded by of England, was ancient reaching back the Church. The structures established Henry Barraud 1872 (wikipedia)

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PERSPECTIVES ON PREACHING AND TEACHING THE OLD TESTAMENT OFFERED AT SEMINAR

he Church of Ireland Centre at DCU in partnership with colleagues in the School of Theology, Philosophy & Music hosted a seminar on Preaching and Teaching the Old Testament recently. Addressing the topic were Dr Katie Heffelfinger of the Church of Ireland Theological Institute; Dr Brad Anderson and Dr Peter Admirand of the School of Theology, Philosophy & Music in DCU; and Rabbi David Rosen, former Chief Rabbi of South Africa and Ireland who is currently responsible for the interfaith work of the Chief Rabbinate in Jerusalem. Dr Heffelfinger told participants that the Church needed its Old Testament and needed a robust lifegiving relationship that put the Old Testament in a truly important place which allowed it to speak for itself into their lives and ministries. Dr Anderson offered some practical solutions looking at the role of context of the Old Testament, engaging with the critical issues in teaching and preaching and examining the question of Judaism, Christianity and Jewish Scriptures.

The Revd Prof Anne Lodge, Dr Brad Anderson, Dr Katie Heffelfinger, Archbishop Michael Jackson and Dr Peter Admirand.

Seelisberg presenting an update and challenge for JewishChristian dialogue today.

Rabbi David Rosen outlined the ways in which Jewish people engaged with Scripture. He also spoke about Jewish-Christian relationships in the context of two traditions coming out of a common Scripture which they each understood through a different prism.

Drawing the seminar together, Archbishop Michael Jackson said that the four presentations were interconnected but distinct which enabled participants to hear different perspectives and be energised by the central topic. He thanked those who had organised the conference and those who had contributed. The seminar concluded with a time of group discussion and a panel discussion.

Dr Peter Amirand tied in his roles in Jewish-Christian Dialogue as a Catholic theologian by highlighting the 10 points of

Each presentation was recorded and is available on request from the Revd Prof Anne Lodge at anne.lodge@dcu.ie

3. End of year party! Mark the end of your youth year with a party! Have a BBQ, get a bouncy castle, go on a trip….just have fun! Your teens will remember it when they are deciding to come back in September.

ummer is approaching and many of us find that it is a key transitional time for many of our young people. Some children move from primary to secondary school and our older teens head off to college, go travelling, or find jobs.These transitions are mirrored in our church life too and there are things we can do to make that easier on our young people.

1. Confirmation Groups A great way to get a parish youth club started is to continue on from confirmation. The group could meet for games, food and a talk every one or two weeks and in September it can launch as a youth group. 2. Moving up age groups If you have 6th class pupils who are entering 1st year in September, why not invite them along to your youth group one week before finishing up for the summer. Include your older teens in planning and welcoming the new teens to youth club. The same can apply to teens moving from junior to senior youth groups, or for young adults progressing from youth ministry into adult ministry.

4. Launch Party! You can also launch your term time youth work in September with a big event or party. DGYC have lights and sound equipment that can be borrowed, as well as some other resources which can be found on our website. 5. Trips/Fun Days in the Summer Organising the occasional fun day/day in the park/family picnic/ movie night etc can help keep connections throughout the summer months. Emma has lots of ideas for all age groups so get in contact if you need help brainstorming some simple fun days. 6. Summer Camps/Clubs/Events There are lots of camps and clubs happening around the United Dioceses in the summer, and some fantastic events run by other organisations. Keep an eye out for these and bring a group or encourage your young people to go. Use what is out there.We will keep the website updated on these as they come to our attention. Planning ahead and putting a few dates in place before the term ends could make a big impact on your youth ministry in September. If Emma can be of any help, please get in contact. Resources, ideas and contact details can be found on our website www.dgyc.org

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Exploring racism and equality at the core of Church’s mission The scale of their skin colour matters. Immigrants with lighter skin tone are more likely to get a job,” she explained. “I do what I do because beautiful babies, their experiences in life are going to be different because of the texture of their lips, hair and the colour of their skins. All influence how they will get on in the labour market, how they will get on in life, where they can and cannot go.” Dr Ebun Joseph

“There is an institution and this institution is called whiteness. Whiteness protects.” These are the words of Dr Ebun Joseph who was speaking at the ‘Faith and Racial Justice’ Conversation about Mission organised by Dublin and Glendalough Council for Mission. She said that exploring racism and equality is at the core of the church’s mission and urged people to “dig deep in to that conversation to see what the Lord needs us to do”.

On paper it may appear that the labour market is a level playing field and that everyone is equal, she said. But she said racism, discrimination, lack of residency permits, people not being ‘white enough to be Irish’ all worked against people. “Wherever you are, the same group of people are at the bottom of the ladder. Are they lazy or stupid or is there a system of operation that makes it inevitable that they will not succeed?” she asks. “The field is not level. Some people start higher up so they achieve their goals faster than those who start at the bottom.”

Dr Ebun Joseph was the latest speaker in the Conversations about Mission online series. She is director of the Institute of Antiracism and Black Studies, a race relations consultant, lecturer Black Studies and chairperson of the African Scholars Association Ireland (AFSAI). She was a Teaching Fellow at Trinity College Dublin where she taught the undergraduate module on race, ethnicity and identity on the Master’s programme and developed and taught the module on intersectionality of race and gender. She developed the first module in Black Studies and critical race theory in education at University College Dublin.

White privilege is what protects white people from not starting at the bottom of the ladder, she stated adding that she was not saying that white people do not work but that they don’t have to start at the bottom all the time.

She outlined the types of biases people have – affinity bias, attribution bias and conformity bias and pointed to research on how biases on a range of issues, from height to skin colour to gender, affected people’s access to employment.

She suggested that race is about all people. “When we talk about difference, white people think about black people, travellers, etc. But we all are different. Whiteness is difference. Whiteness is put in the centre but we are all part of that difference. When we talk about race, it is all of us. It is not just black people, not just white people,” she said.

“Skin colour matters in Ireland and influences people’s employment outcome.

She asked what happened to white privilege in the church: “In church do we become holy and we don’t do our white privilege thing?” She said there is a place for people of colour in the church, as seen in the Bible. “This is not just diversity. It is a core practice of your faith. You should dig deep into that conversation saying ‘oh Lord what do we need to be doing.’”

In response to a question about bias, Dr Joseph said you cannot tell people they have a bias, you have to show them. “All of us have bias. I show people a three legged chair and ask people if they would sit on it. They say no and I say they are biased towards four legged chairs,” she commented. Another participant pointed out that everyone has bias based on history and experience and a good point to start was to reflect on ourselves. Ebun agreed and said that people should not be afraid to own their bias. “I have a lot of biases but I am aware of them.You need bias to live because if you have to check every chair before you sit down it would be endless. But there is a thin line where bias goes from survival to damaging others. You have to know where to draw that line. If your line is too close to your personal preference then your bias is going to be too high,” she explained. Issues that came up during breakout discussions included: - The need to address our biases intentionally. - The challenge in getting all churches on board. - The lack of diversity in leadership roles. - The need to encourage churches to engage with the issues. - The need to create welcoming spaces. - The importance of modelling from the top, there needs to be leadership. - The need to remove whiteness from the centre of the conversation. Bringing the conversation to a close, the chairperson of the Council for Mission, the Revd Rob Clements said that he hoped the conversation that had been started would ripple out throughout the church as its members discern and learn where God is calling them to be. He thanked Ebun for her thought provoking contribution. The evening ended with a prayer from the Take the Knee liturgy.

Retired Clergy Dinner The Dublin and Glendalough Retired Clerical Group invite all retired clergy, clergy spouses, widows and widowers now living in or with past association with D&G to join them for lunch in the Royal Irish Yacht Club in Dun Laoghaire on Wednesday 15th June at 12.30pm. Lunch will cost €25. Please contact Robert Kingston at rgkingston1946@gmail.com or 089 4001720 or The Lodge, The Mageough, Cowper Road, Rathmines D06N8C7.

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NEWS Summer Music at Sandford 2022 Lunchtime concerts at Sandford Parish Church Every Friday during the summer 1.10pm–1.50pm 27th May

The Early Music Group of Kiili, Estonia, and Marten Meibaum (Baritone/Cello) Vocal and instrumental music from the Renaissance period

3rd June

Jantien Vandenberg (Flute) and Maja Elliott (Piano) Moods, melody and murmurs: music inspired by film, poetry and prose

10th June

Connor Wilcox (Piano) Music by Mendelssohn and Liszt

17th June

Martina Smyth (Organ), in conjunction with Pipeworks Festival Music by Bach, Mendelssohn, Saint-Saëns and others

24th June

Áine Mulvey (Mezzo-Soprano) and Elizabeth Hilliard (Piano) ‘Songs from Connacht’: Art songs by Herbert Hughes set to poetry by Padraic Colum

1st July

Siobhán Kilkelly (Organ) Music by Saint-Saëns, Boëly and Franck

8th July

Marion Creely (Soprano) and Hannaville String Quartet Music by Dvořák, Schumann and Saint-Saëns

15th July

Rónán Murray (Organ) Music by Bach, Whitlock and Vierne, and an improvisation on a submitted theme

22nd July

Stan O’Beirne (Piano) Music by Haydn, Chopin and Rachmaninoff

29th July

Luke Lally Maguire and Órán Halligan (Piano Duo) Music by Debussy, Poulenc, Schubert and Brahms

5th August

Padraig O’Rourke (Baritone) and Michael Grant (Piano) Songs by Vaughan Williams

12th August

Orly Watson (Piano) Liszt’s titanic Sonata in B minor

19th August

Luke Tobin and Gerard Boyle (Guitar Duet) A selection of arrangements for two guitars from Scarlatti to Jarc

26th August

Maria Greenan (Piano) Music by Bach, Brahms, Rachmaninoff and Gershwin

Admission free.

Donations will be divided between the performers and the Sandford Church bell-cote restoration fund.

Through the Archives

The Church Review of May and June 2002 May and June are always busy months in Dublin & Glendalough and a look through the pages of the Church Review of 20 years ago reveals a story that is no different. The front page of the May 2002 edition features members of the Delgany Rural Deanery who went on a day trip to Wales for the princely sum of €12. Representatives from Wicklow, Newscastle, Delgany and Enniskerry parishes took the boat to Holyhead and visited the Deanery of Talybolion and Llifon in Wales for an adventure filled day. Parishioners from the Welsh Deanery made a return visit a few weeks later.

and the decline in the farming community and urges Church leaders and politicians to take action. Meanwhile, President McAleese visited Castleknock National School, the 53rd annual Thanksgiving Service of the Gift of Sport took place in Taney and the Millennium development at the High School Rathgar was opened by Dr Garret FitzGerald.

Inside the May edition there is a report about the launch of ‘People and Steeple’ which was prepared by some parishioners of Whitechurch about the parish and its people. There are also articles on the MU Young Families Conference and the launch of Ireland’s first school based ‘Leo Club’ (a version of the Lions Club for young people) in East Glendalough School. In June 2002, Rathfarnham Parish Youth Choir featured on the front cover with a photo of their trip on Seathrill in Dun Laoghaire. Inside, there were tributes to Archbishop Walton Empey who had announced his retirement. Henry Alexander looks at rural decline

May 2002

June 2002

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Special Black Santa Sit Out Raises €20k for Ukraine Appeal that it was an opportunity to show to the people of the centre of the city that our dioceses are fully behind the people of Ukraine”.

Archbishop Michael Jackson, Richard Wynne, Arthur Vincent, Desmond Campbell and Fred Deane.

Black Santa’s special spring appeal to support refugees from Ukraine arriving in Dublin & Glendalough raised a fantastic €20,000 for the diocesan U&Ukraine Appeal. St Ann’s caretaker, Fred Deane, and volunteers from the parish held the collection outside the church on Dawson Street for five days at the end of April. The appeal was officially opened by Archbishop Michael Jackson and Black Santa also welcomed a visit from the Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney who dropped in to show his support. Thanking all who donated to their appeal for their support, Arthur Vincent of St Ann’s said they had received very generous donations from people on the street and online along with private supporters. He explained why they decided to hold the sit out: “We at St Ann’s felt

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Speaking at the launch, the Archbishop thanked volunteers from St Ann’s for taking to the streets for this special sit out. “St Ann’s sees itself as ‘the church in the heart of the city with the city at its heart’. At a time when so many people who have fled the war in Ukraine are seeking refuge in our city, it has been the natural response of St Ann’s to take action,” he said. “Black Santa is best known for the sit out in the days before Christmas when they collect funds for charities who support the most vulnerable in the city. Now, in the season of Easter, the volunteers once again seek to support the vulnerable, those whose lives have been changed utterly as a result of the invasion of their home country.” He concluded with prayers for peace. St Ann’s caretaker, Fred Deane, led the sit out along with friends and supporters of St Ann’s. As always, every cent donated to the Black Santa appeal goes directly to charity with no deductions for administration. Dublin & Glendalough have committed to responding practically to the crisis resulting from the war in Ukraine. The U&Ukraine initiative will help meet the needs of Ukrainian people arriving in Ireland. In consultation with community representatives and those working with refugees from Ukraine in the Dublin 1 area, the proposal is to utilise St George and St Thomas’s Church on Cathal Brugha Street to support those who have arrived here. It is also planned to facilitate worship in the Ukrainian Orthodox tradition to provide pastoral and liturgical ministry to Ukrainians who have been displaced.

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CELEBRATING A LIVING COMMUNITY

150th anniversary of Holy Trinity Church Castlemacadam

arishioners of Castlemacadam, Ballinaclash and Aughrim gathered on Sunday April 24 to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Holy Trinity Church in Castlemacadam. The service, at which Archbishop Michael Jackson was the preacher, was part of a weekend of festivities which also saw concert in Castlemacadam to celebrate the about 300 people attending a concert in The 150th anniversary of the church. the church. Over €2,000 was raised at the concert for its purpose. The church heralds God’s presence and God’s people in the world,” the Irish Red Cross’s work for the people he said. of Ukraine. The programme included the Avondale Voices choir, Karla and Avril Reflecting on the Gospel reading [St John from Avoca Parish, Emily from Greystones 20: 19 “… Jesus came and stood among Community College and parishioners them and said, Peace be with you…”], Becky, Bruce and John. Erica and Elsa sang a Archbishop Jackson said that the gift of duet and Venetia did a poetry reading. peace was to be cherished and nurtured. On Sunday morning, parishioners gave “We seek peace today as perhaps thanks for all who had gone before them never before in the lifetime of our own and for the worship and witness which generation with the brutality of warfare has taken place in the area since 1430. in Ukraine, with millions of women and After the service a tree was planted in the children dispersed across the world and church grounds to mark the occasion. separated from their menfolk who have no option but to stay and fight. Having just In his sermon, the Archbishop said it was emerged from the deepest and starkest wonderful to celebrate the anniversary Lockdown known to any of us through the of the church. “The church as a living ravages of Covid-19, we now find ourselves and a sharing community of people, knit to be spectators in the arena of war, with together within the love of God the Holy instant communications so sophisticated as Trinity, carries on throughout and in the never before known, that we see atrocities face of political events, regardless of wars as they happen; and also we are responders and rumours of wars; and for countless to human tragedy and helplessness such generations, the church has offered a that we never expected to happen in constancy and a stability in the lives of so a sophisticated and civilized Europe in many people in joy and in sorrow. Events 2022. Peace is more than the absence of affect its working. Events do not distort

war. Peace is a state of settled living that enables young and old to flourish without fear of their own destruction and that enables the common good to be much more than the quest for raw survival or trying in vain to secure dignified burial for the dead,” he stated. He added that on the 150th anniversary of Castlemacadam Church, as they remembered with thanksgiving all who had gone before and their contributions to the life of the church and its community, the gift of peace had been expected but world history showed that it could change in an instant.

Hazel Killeen, Jane Steadman, Jackie Burns, Erica Tully, Janet Kirwan and Renee Reece following the service to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Holy Trinity Church, Castlemacadam.

Archbishop Michael Jackson plants a tree marking the 150th anniversary of Holy Trinity Church, Castlemacadam with the Revd Suzanne Harris, Uta Raab, Janet Kirwan and Bruce Middleton.

Armenian Genocide remembered at Christ Church Cathedral n Sunday April 24 a large congregation gathered in Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin, to mark the 107th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.

Members of the Armenian community in Ireland joined with members of the cathedral community to keep silence and to voice both the pain and the resilience of the Armenian people worldwide. Archbishop Michael Jackson was joined by the Armenian Honorary Consul in Ireland Mr Ohan Yergainharsian and by Dean Dermot Dunne. Armenian Honorary Consul Mr Ohan Yergainharsian, Archbishop Michael Jackson and Dean Dermot Dunne at the khachkar in the grounds of Christ Church Cathedral.

Children were given a special opportunity to express the sorrow and the hopes of the Armenian people and their faith in God. The service concluded at the khachkar which was dedicated in the grounds of the cathedral in 2015, on the Centenary of the Genocide.

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CASTING THEIR NETS IN NEW WATERS

New Rector instituted in Howth T

he Parish of St Mary’s Howth set out on a new adventure on Wednesday April 27 as parishioners and their new Rector began their journey together.The Revd Philip Heak was instituted by Archbishop Michael Jackson at a service which welcomed parishioners and people from the wider community of Howth, clerical colleagues and friends and family, including Philip’s wife, Cristabel.

The Revd Philip Heak was instituted Rector of Howth at a service in St Mary’s Church. Pictured are Archdeacon Neal O’Raw, Bishop Patrick Rooke, the Revd Philip Heak, Archbishop Michael Jackson, the Revd Robert Marshall and Archdeacon David Pierpoint.

The preacher was the Rt Revd Patrick Rooke, retired Bishop of Tuam, who had known Philip since he went to be Rector of Ballymore Parish, Tandragee, in 1988 when Philip was a teenager. He had encouraged him to go forward for ordination and had followed his progress since. Drawing on the Gospel reading [Luke 5: 1-11 ‘Put out into the deep water and let down your nets for a catch’], Bishop Rooke observed that this was an appropriate analogy for the seaside town of Howth. However, he said Simon had caught nothing after fishing all night long but the same could not be said for Philip, having served a curacy in Lisburn and a second curacy in St Nicholas’s, Galway, as Diocesan Youth Officer in Cashel, Ferns and Ossory for six years before moving to Naas as Rector for 16 years.

parishioners.” He added that while a new Rector may do things differently, one of the benefits of a new incumbent is that they challenge parishioners to do new things. He issued four challenges to the parish based on lessons for the church during the pandemic. Firstly, he urged the parish to consider how to build stronger links with the community and ask what networks of support the parish could offer to Howth. He challenged to parish to make good use of new technology. Clergy had learned new tricks during the pandemic and now churches and cathedrals were reaching around the world. He advised people to appreciate what they took for granted. What was lost during lockdowns and the war in Ukraine reminded people of this, he said. Finally, he reminded Philip not to lose sight of what really mattered and to identify his priorities and keep them close. Speaking after the service, Archbishop Jackson thanked all who had helped to prepare for the institution. He said that it was encouraging, after the last two years, that everyone could be together for the service and he encouraged parishioners to take that forward. He thanked Bishop Rooke for highlighting the new Rector’s positive skills and said that the new ministry was a gift to the parish. He thanked the Rural Dean, Canon Lesley Robinson, for her tireless work. Representing the great ecumenical friendship that exists in the Howth area, Fr Gerard Tanham commented that the different traditions in the area had learned from each other and learned what they had in common. Welcoming Philip and Cristabel on behalf of the parish, Carolyn O’Laoire said that the parochial nominators had cast their net wide and were delighted to discover that Philip’s vision and priorities were aligned with the needs of the parish. She said the parish looked forward to seeing his vision for ministry in Howth. Philip told the congregation that he and Cristabel had been overwhelmed leaving Naas and by the fantastic welcome they had received in Howth and beyond. He looked forward to meeting everyone over the coming weeks in an exciting time in the church year.

The Bishop added that Philip’s personable character had endeared him to many and he had no doubt that he would bring much to the life and witness of his new parish and to the community of Howth. “After 16 years, Philip is casting his net in new water. This is an opportunity for personal growth and experience in an attractive and thriving part of Dublin. A new match is being made,” he commented. “The arrival of a new Rector always brings hopes and aspirations. For the new Rector it is a matter of casting the net in deep water and hoping for the best. One never really knows what to expect and it can be overwhelming at first.” He continued: “For Philip and Cristabel, they set out on a new journey tonight. In answering this call as a couple, they are venturing out in faith and they deserve the support of

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Cristabel and the Revd Philip Heak with church wardens Denis Headon and Garett Wrenn.

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Ecumenical Bible Week 2022 –

Registration open now for online events E

cumenical Bible Week 2022 runs from Pentecost Sunday to Trinity Sunday June 5 to 12. The overall theme for this year’s event, which will feature five online events, is ‘A New Pentecost: Moving to the Edges’ based on Acts 10:44 ‘Peter was still speaking when the Holy Spirit came upon all who listened to the word.’

conversation with Christians from various ethnicities and nationalities about what the Holy Spirit is doing in their lives and communities in Ireland.

The symposium on Thursday June 9 is on the theme ‘Listen to the Word’. Presenters, Bishop Michael Burrows, Bishop of Tuam, Limerick and Killaloe; Sean Goan, coordinator Now in its ninth year, Ecumenical Bible Week of Spiritan Mission Animation Ireland and lecturer in biblical theology; and Lorna Gold is led by the Archdiocese of Dublin and the Director of Movement Building at Faithinvest United Dioceses of Dublin and Glendalough will explore how Listening to the Word leads in collaboration with many other Christian us to connect with those on the margins of traditions. The opening event on Tuesday June 7 at 10am society. Presenters of this year’s Thinking Allowed is Morning Prayer broadcast live from the will consider the question: ‘What is my oratory of Tallaght University Hospital and led by Fr John Kelly and the chaplaincy team. personal vision of a New Pentecost?’ Church leaders and others working on the margins On Wednesday evening at 7.30pm, ‘Every Tribe and Tongue’ will celebrate the diversity will give their personal visions of what a new movement of the Spirit might mean in of Christian expression throughout Ireland. today’s world. Presenters are Amy Carey, The Revd Philip McKinley will curate a

CEO of Solas Project; Archbishop Dermot Farrell, Catholic Archbishop of Dublin; Archbishop Michael Jackson, Church of Ireland Archbishop of Dublin; Dr Ebun Joseph Nigerian-Irish lecturer, author and consultant; Fr Ioann Kazadojev. Russian Orthodox Rector of Diocesan Community of St Tikhon, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia in Castlebar; and Barbara Walshe, restorative justice facilitator and mediator. The closing event will take place within the Sunday worship of Inchicore Solid Rock Church on June 12 led by Pastor Emmanuel Might. During this Fr Vasyl Kornitsky of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church and curate in Donnycarney parish will reflect on the readings. Registration is required to attend each event and this can be done on the EBW website www.bibleweek.ie

ARCHBISHOPS OF DUBLIN LEAD WALK OF WITNESS THROUGH BUSY CITY STREETS “As we walk through the streets of Dublin city this Good Friday we think of victims of hate crimes and those who have fled wars and found refuge in Ireland,” the Archbishop said.

Archbishop Dermot Farrell and Archbishop Michael Jackson lead the Walk of Witness from Christ Church Cathedral to St Mary’s Pro Cathedral.

Sympathy expressed with victims of hate crime For the first time since 2019, the Church of Ireland and Catholic Archbishops of Dublin led the Good Friday Walk of Witness through the streets of Dublin this evening (April 14). Archbishop Michael Jackson and Archbishop Dermot Farrell, carried the cross from Christ Church Cathedral to St Mary’s Pro–Cathedral through crowded city streets. Last year, they jointly held short services in both empty cathedrals and walked through the city alone.

“I wish to express my sympathy to the families and friends of Aidan Moffitt and Michael Snee in Sligo. The inhumanity and cruelty of these attacks are rightly to be condemned. I condemn them and have every confidence I speak for the vast majority of people who have seen and heard what has happened in recent days. We carry also the fears of all who are victims of hate crimes and homophobic attacks. “As we journey with the Cross we carry the anxieties and fears of all in Europe and around the world who are displaced as a result of war. This Good Friday sets us alongside the suffering and degradation of the people in Ukraine and all who flee war,” he concluded.

The Walk of Witness began in Christ Church Cathedral with a short time of prayer and reflection with the two Archbishops. During this short service,Archbishop Jackson, gave a brief reflection. He asked participants to carry in their hearts the pain and suffering of those in our city and country, in particular those who have suffered the effects of hate crimes and those who are fleeing war.

Archbishop Dermot Farrell and Archbishop Michael Jackson in St Mary’s Pro Cathedral at the end of the Walk of Witness.

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The Revd Rob Jones addresses the Commission on Ministry debate.

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General Synod meets in person in Belfast The General Synod of the Church of Ireland took place in Assembly Buildings in Belfast from May 4 to 6. This was the first in-person meeting of the General Synod since its meeting in Derry/Londonderry in May 2019. Over the three days, elected clergy and lay members along with the Archbishops and Bishops of the Church of Ireland considered a range of Bills and Motions and received the reports of a number of Church committees. Opening Synod 2022, the Primate of All Ireland and Archbishop of Armagh, the Most Revd John McDowell, delivered his Presidential Address. In the course of his address, he remarked that the Church did its best when faced with the unique circumstances of Covid–19 and thanked everyone who had “worked so hard to get us to where we are now” two years on from the early days of the pandemic. Archbishop McDowell also called for civic society to “encourage and struggle for the common good in partnership with those who govern” following the “atomisation of public space” – a trend related to how social media has developed in recent years. He affirmed that “the backbone of the Church of Ireland throughout this island is the rural parish” and that the Church had a role in working with people in rural communities as we respond to the challenges of climate change. The Archbishop reported on the initial findings of the ethnic diversity, inclusion and racial justice research project which

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he announced at the 2021 General Synod and the need to help people find a place at home in the Church in a world of migration. He spoke on the “distinctive contribution to reconciliation” which members of the Church make as disciples of Jesus Christ, including through engaging with other agencies and groups in society and encouraging people “who seek to bring wholeness to lives that are very damaged and usually overlooked”. The address concluded with an appeal to Patriarch Kirill, the leader of the Russian Orthodox Church, to help to bring the war in Ukraine to a just end, and the Archbishop led the members of General Synod in a prayer for peace in solidarity with the government and the people of Ukraine.

BILLS Two Bills were passed by members. Bill No 1 provides for the General Synod, and the Church of Ireland’s diocesan synods and general vestry meetings to have the flexibility to meet electronically, rather than, or as well as, in person, should it be desirable or necessary for them so to do. Bill No 2 aims to ensure that those who act as parochial nominators are part of the parish for which they are elected as parochial nominators. MORAVIAN CHURCH A motion calling on General Synod to recognise that conditions existed for the

implementation of arrangements providing for interchangeability of ministry with the Moravian Church was passed. Proposed by Bishop Michael Burrows, the motion followed from a resolution of Synod in 2015 and was in accordance with an agreement made between representatives of the Church of Ireland and the Moravian Province of GB and Ireland and endorsed by the House of Bishops in November 2021. Proposing the motion, Bishop Michael Burrows said that in 2015 after a series of conversations with the Moravian Church it was the view of the General Synod that the relationship between the two churches should move forward. Speaking to the motion, Bishop Sarah Groves of the Moravian Church said she was delighted to be at this place at this time. She said that the same proposal would be going to the Moravian Synod in July.

HOUSING CRISIS Members of Synod passed a motion on the housing crisis which was brought by the Church and Society Commission. The motion called on Synod to recognise that helping people affected by the housing crisis must be considered an essential part of the Church’s mission and ministry. It asked the RCB and Standing Committee to work with parishes and dioceses to identify ways in which the Church could directly help those in need and assist the relevant authorities to respond to the crisis.

NEWS Proposing the motion Neville Armstrong said:“on this small island of ours the promise of dignity and contentment remains a distant dream for many. The perfect storm that has been Brexit, pandemic and now the threat of global warfare all conspire to cut off young families, single mothers, people living on the economic margins from the opportunity to live in safety and comfort. We dream of building enduring sustainable communities through social housing but every year our targets are never met and the gap between demand and supply grows ever wider”. Seconding the motion, the Revd Rob Clements said that there was no moral justification for the lack of housing we are experiencing in Ireland today. He said it was a social and economic issue, but it was also a theological and pastoral one. It was important that the Church should speak out and draw attention to those affected, he stated. “Not only does this have immediate impact on the wellbeing of the most vulnerable, positioned at the knife-edge of housing insecurity, but the lack of accessible housing has longterm implications on social cohesion and established societal norms for people of all ages,” he explained.

PIONEER MINISTRY The Working Group on Pioneer Ministry brought forward proposals for pioneer ministry. The move aims to reach more people outside the Church in a way that complements existing ministry within the Church of Ireland. Proposing the Motion, Bishop Ferran Glenfield presented the report of the Pioneer Ministry Working Group. He outlined the key proposals which include: • Establishing a National Leadership structure for Pioneer Ministry. • Engaging with dioceses to promote and prepare pioneer posts.

• Partnership with Church Army to deliver training for pioneer ministers. • Dedicating financial resources from the RCB and dioceses to train and deploy paid pioneer ministers. He said that the report had been endorsed by the House of Bishops, the Standing Committee and the Executive Committee of the RCB. It is planned to establish the National Leadership Structure, largely through secondment, by this autumn. The first pioneer ministers would start training and deployment in 2024. Over the next decade up to thirty paid pioneer ministers and projects would be in operation, he stated.

YOUTH MINISTRY There has been a dramatic shift in youth ministry, in young people themselves, in their culture, and in the Church, National Youth Officer, Simon Henry told members of General Synod. He wondered if ‘crisis’ was too strong a word to describe the post-pandemic situation. “I’ve been pondering this for a while as I speak with many other youth ministry key agencies and workers across the island,” he said. “I firmly believe the church finds itself at a crossroads – the long shadow of the past few years impacted youth ministry greatly with youth workers being furloughed, paid off or volunteers completely disappearing in some cases. There is a large scale volunteer crisis across the entire youth sector, in the UK and Ireland – secular, uniformed, church, all of it. The church and its leaders must respond to this – as well as us as individual followers of Jesus, as members of our local parish, and wider as members of the Church of Ireland. Our job is to pass on the faith we have – are we really doing that as a church?”

MOTION ON INCLUSION Bringing Synod almost to a close was a private member’s motion on inclusion.

Proposed by Simon Elliott and seconded by the Revd Nicola Halford, the motion requested Standing Committee to develop a Church of Ireland policy on welcome and equality, prohibiting discrimination in the Church’s treatment of employees, office holders, volunteers and contractors on the grounds of age, civil status, disability, family status, gender, membership of the Traveller Community, political views, race or sexual orientation, except in specific cases as stated in the policy. After a lengthy discussion on the topic, members of Synod agreed that there should be no vote on the motion and moved on to the next item on the agenda. One of those who spoke in favour of the motion was Stella Obe from Dublin. Having been a member of Synod for 10 years, she said this was her first time to speak as this was an issue she believed in. She pointed out that hers was usually the only black face at Synod but this year, with the attendance of Methodist President, Dr Sahr Yambasu and Pastor Tai Makinde of the Redeemed Christian Church, she was not alone. She said she had spent two thirds of her adult life in Ireland and the first time she had felt discriminated against was within the church. Stella said she was proud to be black and proud of her parish of Castleknock and Mulhuddart with Clonsilla which had people of many different nationalities involved at high levels. “I just don’t want us to continue talking about this and nothing changes,” she said. Many who spoke against the motion said that while the idea of inclusion was well intentioned, they felt it was too much work for Standing Committee to do in the stated timeframe and the complexities and ramifications of such a policy would have to be examined. You can read full reports on the proceedings of General Synod on the Synod website: https://www.ireland. anglican.org/synod/2022/news

CANON ARTHUR BARRETT INSTALLED IN CHRIST CHURCH CATHEDRAL Canon Arthur Barrett was installed as the 12th Canon of Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin, on Sunday May 15 by the cathedral’s Dean, the Very Revd Dermot Dunne.

Canon Arthur Barrett with his family following his installation as 12th Canon of Christ Church Cathedral.

The installation took place at Choral Evensong which was sung by the Cathedral Choir.The service was attended by Canon Barrett’s wife, Brigid, and their family and friends as well as parishioners from Arklow, Inch and Kilbride where he has been Rector since January 2021. He was formerly Dean of Raphoe. He succeeds Canon Olive Donohoe who has retired.

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Milton Keynes is a new city with a soul still waiting to become a city Patrick Comerford The ‘new city’ of Milton Keynes is marking a key anniversary this year. It is 30 years since an order was signed in June 1992, officially dissolving Milton Keynes Development Corporation (MKDC) and handing over the place to Buckinghamshire County Council and Milton Keynes Borough Council. At the time, MKDC was congratulated for having achieved what it set out to do – create a ‘new city’ from scratch. MKDC was formed in 1967, and had built 44,000 houses, planted 14 million trees and shrubs, provided more than 100 km of new grid roads and built 230 km of unique cycling and walking routes known as Redways. At its peak, it employed 1,700 people, including the most visionary architects in Britain. Their master plan had a vision for a ‘city in the trees,’ where no building should be higher than the tallest tree. Although things have changed since, it was radical thinking at a time when multi-storey flats and tower blocks were dominating other large towns, and it offered a model for solving the housing crisis in Britain.

A ‘soulless suburb’ in a green and pleasant land Milton Keynes, with a population of 260,000, is perfectly placed between London and Birmingham, between Oxford and Cambridge. It has been described as ‘an urban Eden’, with 22 million trees and shrubs, more waterfront than the island of Jersey, 200 public works of art, three ancient woodlands and a shopping centre praised widely as the most beautiful in Britain. CHURCH REVIEW

This is a low-density, low-rise city of trees, a place of light industry, high technology and ultra-convenience. It is home to Britain’s first multiplex cinema, first peace pagoda, and the Open University. The Open University suggested the name of MK Dons, chaired by property developer Peter Winkelman, although football fans in parts of London still refuse to forgive him for relocating Wimbledon FC to Milton Keynes. The architects were influenced not only by Los Angeles and Chicago, but also by the grid cities of ancient Greece and China and the rebuilding of Paris in the 19th century by Georges-Eugène Haussmann (1809-1891), with new boulevards, parks and public works. As Milton Keynes developed, press coverage claimed London was being ‘hollowed out’ by Milton Keynes, which was ‘engulfing’ a green and pleasant land. Milton Keynes was said to be ‘lost between designers’ dreams and the creation of a liveable city.’ For more than half a century, it has been derided as a soulless suburb, a centrally-planned city in the heart of ‘olde worlde’ middle England, between the Home Counties and the South Midlands.

Finding the soul of suburban Milton Keynes It is unfair, however, to say Milton Keynes is a suburb without a soul. The surrounding towns and villages have become virtual suburbs, but all have churches that date back to Anglo-Saxon churches or to mediaeval monastic foundations. Watling Street was the old Roman road that crossed England from London to Viroconium Cornoviorum (Wroxeter) and the north-west, crossing the Great Ouse River between Old Stratford and Stony Stratford. The Romans defeated Boudica at Watling Street. Later it marked the border of the Danelaw with Wessex and Mercia, and it became one of the major highways of mediaeval England. Early Saxon hoards were unearthed in Old Stratford in the 18th century, and the

‘Stratford’ part of the village name is AngloSaxon in origin, meaning the ‘ford on the Roman road.’ The ford was later replaced by a causeway and stone bridge, marking the border between Buckinghamshire and Northamptonshire. Old Stratford had no church of its own, and the nearest one was in Passenham, where the dedication to Saint Guthlac (674-715) is rare. About 1,000 years after Saint Guthlac, Francis Hutchinson was the Rector of Passenham in 1706-1727, and was also Bishop of Down and Connor from 1720 until his death in 1739. He was a key figure in the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge (SPCK) and was obsessed with witchcraft and with trying to convert Irishspeaking population of Rathlin Island. Another Anglo-Saxon church foundation survives in Old Wolverton, where the Church of the Holy Trinity incorporates Saxon and mediaeval elements. The old mediaeval church was rebuilt in 18091815, but the new church incorporates a 14th-century central tower. Bradwell Abbey is a large commercial and industrial estate in Milton Keynes. But Bradwell Abbey or Bradwell Priory is also an urban studies centre and an historical monument with the remains of a mediaeval Benedictine priory, founded ca 1154. Bradwell Abbey contains the greater part of the mediaeval precinct of a priory. The small 14th century chapel of Saint Mary – a dedicated pilgrimage chapel – is the only complete building of the original priory still standing and it contains unique mediaeval wall paintings. Today, Bradwell Abbey is an urban studies centre, providing a workspace, library and guidance for visiting international town planners and students studying Milton Keynes. It also hosts school visits to see its mediaeval buildings, the chapel, the surviving farmhouse, its fish ponds and its physic garden, and how they have changed over time.

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An Irish rector and his benevolent sister All Saints’ Church in Calverton, close to Stony Stratford and Passenham, is another early foundation near Milton Keynes. Saint Birinus came to this area as a missionary and became known as the ‘Apostle to the West Saxons.’ He lived in the area before becoming the first Bishop of Dorchester, and organised the parish system in the area before he died in 649. Richard the clerk of Calverton is the first recorded priest or rector, and witnessed a deed with Robert de Whitfield, Sheriff of Oxfordshire, in 1182-1185. The right to nominate the Rector of Calverton was sold with the manor in 1806 to Charles George Perceval (1756-1840), 2nd Lord Arden and an elder brother of the Prime Minister, Spencer Perceval (17621812). Spencer Perceval was assassinated in the lobby of the House of Commons, the only British Prime Minister to have been assassinated. Lord Arden had All Saints’ Church rebuilt between 1818 and 1824, on the foundations of the earlier All Hallows’ Church. Lord Arden’s son, the Revd the Hon Charles George Perceval (1796-1858), came to Calverton as Rector in 1821, at the age of 24. He was a devout High Churchman and a supporter of the Tractarians, and some of the Tracts for the Times were planned if not written at his rectory in Calverton. Perceval’s daughter, Lady Mary Perceval (1830-1891), married the Revd Richard Norris Russell, Rector of Beachampton, near Calverton. She was generous to the Church in Stony Stratford, donating towards building Saint Mary the Virgin Church, now the Greek Orthodox Church on London Road, and funding a new school. Perceval’s eldest surviving son, Charles George Perceval (1845-1897), was born at Calverton Rectory. He succeeded as 7th Earl of Egmont, an Irish peerage title, in 1874 and inherited the family’s vast estates in Co Cork. However, Lord Egmont sold off

many of his Irish estates, including Liscarroll Castle, near Buttevant, in 1889. Kanturk Castle was donated to the National Trust by his widow in 1900. Newport Pagnell has two ancient church sites: the Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, is cathedral-like in its location and dimensions, while Tickford Abbey, a residential and dementia care home, stands on the site of Tickford Priory established for the Cluniac Order.

Midsummer vision shared by architects When the architects were designing the centre of Milton Keynes in the early 1970s, they realised the planned main street almost followed Stonehenge in framing the rising sun on Midsummer Day.

By then, Milton Keynes had become an economic and popular success. The bid by Milton Keynes to become European Capital of Culture in 2023 collapsed in the aftermath of Brexit. And, ironically, the one thing the ‘new city’ of Milton Keynes did not achieve was the right to actually call itself a city. Buckinghamshire is an English county without a city. Now, 30 years after becoming a borough, Milton Keynes is hoping its fourth bid for city status will be successful during Queen Elizabeth’s platinum jubilee celebrations.

They consulted Greenwich Observatory to obtain the exact angle required at their latitude in Buckinghamshire. The Canon Patrick Comerford blogs at www.patrickcomerford.com idealistic young architects then persuaded the engineers to shift the grid of roads a Captions: few degrees, to relate the new city to the cosmos. 1, The ‘new city’ of Milton Keynes is marking a key One solstice, the architects lit an all-night bonfire and played Pink Floyd on the green fields they would soon pave with a paradise of parking lots, roundabouts and concrete cows. The midsummer sun would shine along the 2 km length of Midsummer Boulevard. The Master Plan for Milton Keynes hoped for a town centred around a grid of streets and boulevards about 2 km long by 1 km wide, and in their futuristic vision they imagined light-weight electric cars would become the mode of local traffic.

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2, The alignment of Midsummer Boulevard in Milton Keynes was inspired by discoveries at Stonehenge 3, Watling Street crossed the Great Ouse between Old Stratford and Stony Stratford 4, Saint Guthlac’s Church, Passenham … past rectors include Francis Hutchinson (1660-1739), Bishop of Down and Connor 5, All Saints’ Church, Calverton … Charles George Perceval, an Irish heir, invited the Tractarian writers to his rectory 6, The small 14th century chapel of Saint Mary at Bradwell Abbey

When the Development Corporation was wound up in 1992, the Parks Trust was 7, The Japanese peace pagoda at Willen Lake created to look after the open spaces. Photographs: Patrick Comerford, 2022

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‘LOVE IS THE ONLY MESSAGE FOR SERVING JESUS’ Lord Bishop John Sentamu Lord Bishop John Sentamu was in Ireland at the beginning of May on his first visit here since becoming chair of Christian Aid globally. The former Archbishop of York was the preacher at the Cathedral Eucharist in Christ Church Dublin on Sunday May 1. Archbishop Michael Jackson was the celebrant. After the service he met Christian Aid staff and supporters. Bishop Sentamu began his sermon in song – ‘Hard Day’s Night’ by the Beatles. Drawing on the Gospel reading from St John [21: 1-19] he noted that the disciples had been fishing all night but had caught nothing. For Peter there was unfinished business, he said. He had denied Jesus three times on Holy Thursday by a charcoal fire. Now he had had a hard night’s work and had caught nothing but Jesus turned a hard night into a good day. He told the fishermen to cast their nets again and they pulled them in full of fish. When they came ashore, they realised it was the Risen Lord – he had helped them with their work and had cooked breakfast. Then beside the fire, Jesus asked Peter three times: ‘Do you love me?”

Bishop John Sentamu pictured with Christian Aid Chief Executive Rosamond Bennett (wearing red) and Rev Dr Liz Hughes, Chair of Christian Aid Ireland and volunteers and supporters.

Bishop Sentamu said Jesus drew Peter out. “Peter loved Jesus – always had done, always would… Jesus died for the forgiveness of sins. He does just this with Peter. He forgives him and rekindles him. The ministry of Jesus was given to Peter because he loves Jesus,” he explained. “Love and not affection is the only message for serving Jesus. Actually what matters is that we love him. Our bad days and nights are never too hard to come to Jesus.” He added that when we receive a commission from Jesus, he expects a proactive response from those he has forgiven. Bishop Sentamu reminded the congregation of the words of St Teresa of Avila in ‘Christ has no body but yours, No hands, no feet on earth but yours, Yours are the eyes with which He looks Compassion on this world”. He finished by urging everyone to go together and make him known.

Church of Ireland Launches Clergy Assistance Programme The Church of Ireland has announced a Clergy Assistance Programme to help to improve mental health among leaders in ordained ministry. It will be provided by Health Assured, the UK and Ireland’s largest independent provider of programmes of this type, as part of the Church’s mental health promotion project, MindMatters COI. The programme was announced by Bishop Pat Storey, who chairs the initiative, at the 2022 General Synod meeting in Belfast. Announcing the initiative Bishop Storey remarked: “For those who lead and pastor us, it is vital that there are enough resources to keep them healthy and well. It is to this end that the MindMatters project launches its Clergy Assistance Programme for church leaders, focussing on good mental health and well-being. It is hoped that, in response to the MindMatters survey, clergy will feel more adequately supported. “As with many professions, clergy too have felt isolated and powerless throughout the pandemic – many feel that their very raison d’être was removed. The Clergy Assistance

Programme seeks to give clergy a place and a space to explore their own well-being and is intended to supplement and not to usurp the pastoral care of a diocesan bishop. We hope that this will be a successful contribution to better support and care for those who watch over us.”

clergy, or their spouse, and dependents (aged between 16-24 and in full-time education);

This service will be available free-of-charge to all Church of Ireland clergy for three years thanks to generous financial support from the Benefact Trust (previously known as Allchurches Trust). Key features will include:

•a monthly well-being newsletter.

•up to six structured telephone counselling sessions, per issue, for a member of the

the mental health needs of communities across our island, and was launched in October 2020.

•crisis management and critical incident support; •an online health and wellbeing portal at www.healthassuredeap.com; and

The Clergy Assistance Programme has been put together in response to surveys of Church of Ireland clergy and lay members in May-June 2021, which were commissioned by the Church to document understandings •telephone helplines – available 24 hours a day and seven days a week – offering practical of and attitudes towards mental health. In responses to the clergy survey, 28% of clergy information and emotional support; disagreed (and 18% strongly disagreed) with •a medical information helpline – available on the statement that the Church of Ireland weekdays, between 9am and 5pm; provided them with good support for their •up to six face-to-face counselling sessions, own mental health; by comparison, 20% per issue, per member of the clergy, including agreed and 1% strongly agreed. with applied cognitive behavioural therapy MindMatters COI is a three-year project (CBT) techniques; to raise awareness of, and respond to

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How Mothers’ Union has been involved in helping combat Covid 19 around the world By Jean Denner Dublin & Glendalough Mothers’ Union Mothers’ Union has been working in Partnership with the Anglican Alliance, Dr Sally Smith and her World Health Organisation colleagues, initially about vaccine misinformation. Mothers’ Union enable communities to be well informed when vaccines are available, so they would not be scared to get vaccinated. Both things went hand in hand. Mothers’ Union leaders have been invited to talk and share first hand stories and issues at high level World Health Organisation meetings. Mothers’ Union leaders were also on two World Health Organisation Communities of Practice groups, participating in the development of communication guidelines and setting up the World Health Organisation strategy for ‘engaging religious leaders, faith-based organisations and faith communities in health emergencies.’ The impact of Covid 19 in poorer countries has been catastrophic, they face the same lockdowns as we have, many are unable to access the kind of online provisions that has been the mainstay in richer countries. In these times the work of Mother’ Union

SCÉALA NA nGAEL Beidh seirbhís URNAÍ NA NÓNA againn i Séipéal Choláiste na Tríonóide gach Céadaoin ar a 6.30 tráthnóna le linn téarmaí na hollscoile. Dóibh siúd nach féidir dóibh teacht chuig an Séipéal, beidh an tseirbhís le fáil ar líne. Eolas ó cmccabe1@tcd.ie Beidh seirbhís in ArdEaglais Naomh Fionnbarra i gCorcaigh an Dara Satharn, 11 Meitheamh, ar 12 meánlae. Gach eolas faoin seirbhís sin, agus í le fáil ar line chomh maith, ar shuíomh idirlín na hArdEaglaise, www.corkcathedral.webs.com/worship. Eolas faoi Chumann Gaelach na hEaglaise ar www.gaeleaglais.ie STAIDÉAR AR AN mBÍOBLA: Dúirt mé libh an mhí seo caite nach bhfuil eachtra i stair an tseansaoil a bhfuil fianaise níos cinnte dó ná Aiséirí Íosa ó na mairbh. An té a shéanann é sin, ba chóir dó bheith in amhras gur feallmharaíodh Iúl Caesar an 15 Márta sa bhliain 44 Roimh Chríost agus gurb iad Brutus agus Cassius agus a gcairde a mharaigh é. Glacaimid leis an dara scéal d’ainneoin nach bhfuil fianaise air ó fhinnéithe súl agus cé go bhfuil fianaise níos láidre don Aiséirí, mar atá, fianaise scríofa ó fhinnéithe súl agus – i gcás Naomh Lúcás – toradh taighde ó staraí a raibh deis aige bualadh le finnéithe súl! (Féach Lúcás/ Luke 1:1-4). BÍGÍ AG GUÍ AGUS AG LÉAMH AN BHÍOBLA! GUÍGÍ DON TUAISCEART, DON ÚCRÁIN AGUS DON IOSRAEL! R. SEATHRÚN MAC ÉIN

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and the wider Anglican Communion has been vital. They have empowered churches around the world through supporting the exchange of news, information and understanding. They have connected people together, supported the sharing of resources and enabled churches in different countries to access international expertise provided by the World Health Organisation and other agencies. Responding to the pandemic will continue to demand a global response. Mothers’ Union also working alongside Church and Community Mobilisation Process trained MU members in Tanzania about sensitisation. Prior to the training members had only heard information on the radio and news media. They did not realise the dangers posed by Covid 19. Through the training, the participants learned about the real risks that Covid poses, ‘Long Covid’, at risk populations, new variants, hand washing, social distancing, and the importance of vaccination.Those trained were able to share this vital information with family members and members of their churches. Extracts from the Mothers’ Union Connected Spring 2022 (Members only Magazine)

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Christ Church Cathedral Dean: The Very Rev Dermot P M Dunne (6778099/ dean@christshurch.ie) Dean’s Vicar: The Revd Abigail Sines (6778099/ abigail@christchurch.ie) Diocesan Reader: Mr Bernard V A P J Woods Director of Music: Mr Tom Little (6778099/ tom.little@christchurch.ie) Dean’s Verger: Mr Fred Deane

The Dean writes: The world is getting back to some form of normality, and this is a welcome relief as we experience visitors returning to the cathedral. Our services are back to full capacity, and it is heartening to witness so many people attending our liturgies especially our Sunday Eucharist. The cathedral is now entering a phase of preparation for the celebration of its millennium.We celebrate that millennium in the year 2028. The library, education and archives committee are already active in the preparation of events for that period. This will be a time when we celebrate the life of the cathedral over one thousand years. That celebration will be focussed on the people who contributed through their active service to the life of the foundation, building it up to be the cathedral of the city offering worship, witness and welcome to all who come through our doors. In the millennium celebration we will be honouring the two people who are responsible for building the stone structure of the cathedral in the twelfth century. While recognising the contribution of King Sitric Silkenbeard the founder of the original wooden structure of the cathedral in 1028, we will be also honouring Richard de Clare (Strongbow) and St Laurence O’Toole who is the patron saint of the cathedral and of Dublin. In 2025 we will be marking the 8ooth anniversary of the canonisation of St Laurence at our Patron’s Day on the 14 November. In preparation for both celebrations the cathedral is presently engaged in the preparation of a strategic development plan which will cover the restoration of the fabric. We are grateful to Dublin City Council for its support of the cathedral especially with grants towards the cost of producing a development plan. I am grateful to Mr Frank Keohane, the cathedral’s surveyor of the fabric for his sterling work not only in the preservation of the fabric but also in the preparation of the Strategic Development Plan. At this time the cathedral Board is engaged in a full review of the governance of the cathedral in compliance with guidelines set out by the Charity regulators. The governance committee is responsible for the development of a governance code that will support the life and work of the cathedral as it looks to the future. It is with sadness that we bid a fond farewell to two of our most devoted volunteers who died in the past while. I remember with fondness Eileen Slator who served for so many years as a volunteer of the cathedral. When I arrived as dean’s vicar Eileen and her dear husband Douglas became warm friends of ours. Eileen was a character in the truest sense of that term who loved the cathedral with an affection that was unstinting. I remember also with great fondness Eileen Kennedy who also served for so many years both

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as a volunteer of the cathedral and as a member of the Friends Committee. Eileen was untiring in her commitment and showed her love and affection for the cathedral through being a devoted volunteer and also the many activities she was involved in. She, along with Patricia Sweetman was the events officer of the Friends, a role she took very seriously. Through both ladies’ offices many memorable events were organised and executed in an efficient way. May both Eileens rest in peace and rise in glory. The annual General Meeting of the Friends of the cathedral takes place on Trinity Sunday 12 June after the 11am celebration of the Eucharist, at which our guest preacher will be Dr Peter Admirand, lecturer in the School of Theology, Philosophy, and Music in Dublin City University. The AGM will take place in the Chapter Room and everyone is welcome to attend. I would encourage you to become a member of the Friends of the Cathedral as it is a great and vital support to the life of the cathedral. There will not be the usual salmon and strawberry lunch accompanying the patronal festival but the Friends have organised a special outdoor afternoon tea in the Deanery garden on Werburgh Street on Sunday afternoon 3 July next at 3.30pm. Booking details for the event will be available on the cathedral’s website and social media channels in due course.

Coming Up Refugee Week ‘Journeys of Healing’ Exhibition Creative exhibition featuring poetry and visual art reflections on refugee and asylum-seeker experiences for Refugee Week in Christ Church Cathedral. There will be special free-of-charge evening opening hours 20-22 June. Monday, 20 June Come and view the exhibition free of charge, 18.00-20.00, stay for a cuppa and chat! Tuesday, 21 June Exhibition open free of charge, 18.00-19.00. Screening of ‘Birds with Wishes: Onward Journey’ short film in the Chapter House at 19.00. We’ve followed up with the young artists who created the imaginative ‘Birds With Wishes’ for last year’s Refugee Week exhibition. Wednesday, 22 June Exhibition open free of charge, 18.00-19.00. Informational presentation and discussion about the SafeHaven programme in the Chapter Room, 19.00-20.00. Safe Haven training equips advocates with knowledge and skills to effectively respond and support those harmed by hate and extremism. Presented in partnership with Dublin City Interfaith Forum. Sanctuary Sunday Service Sunday, 26 June, 15.00 (Please note earlier start time) Guest Preacher: Dr Ebun Joseph, Founder and Director Institute of Antiracism and Black Studies, Race relations consultant, Lecturer Black Studies and Chairperson, African Scholars Association Ireland (AFSAI)

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Saint Patrick’s Cathedral The Dean: The Very Revd Dr William Morton (453 9472) Precentor: The Revd Canon Peter Campion (453 9472) Dean’s Vicar: The Revd Canon Charles Mullen (453 9472) Administrator: Mr Gavan Woods (453 9472) Cathedral Manager & Dean’s Verger: Mr Louis Parminter Cathedral Assistant Manager & Safety Officer: Mr Kenneth Hartnett Cathedral Office: Dean’s Secretary & Office Manager: Mrs Rowena Janota Master of the Music: Mr Stuart Nicholson Organist and Assistant Master of the Music: Mr David Leigh Office numbers: Telephone: 453 9472 E-mail: info@stpatrickscathedral.ie Website: www.stpatrickscathedral.ie Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/stpatsdub

and celebrate their Cathedral’s Jubilee in the presence of the Queen.This trip was scheduled to take place at the end of January but with rising case numbers the celebrations were postponed until August at which point we very much hope to be jetting off, second time lucky. We appreciate any help and support that members of the Cathedral Community can give as these tours are wonderful experiences and offer great boosts of confidence, especially given the last couple of years. Please make your cheques payable to Saint Patrick’s Cathedral, marking the reverse “Sponsor a Chorister”. Thank you for all your generosity both now and over the years, it is always very much appreciated.

Canons-In-Residence June 5 The Revd K. M. Poulton June 12 The Very Revd K. R. J. Hall June 19 The Ian Gallagher June 26 Vacant May 28

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The Annual Friends Festival Evensong Will take place on Sunday,19th. June at 3.15pm when the preacher will be the dean of Cork, Very Revd Nigel Dunne MA, B.Th., M.Phil.

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This will be followed by the Garden Party in the deanery garden (by kind permission), the first that we have been able to hold since 2019. We look forward to meeting Friends old and new at what is always a most convivial occasion.

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News from the Music Department: The choristers went on tour to Westport to sing for Canon McWhirter’s parish celebrations at the end of May. It was a wonderful trip and all were made most welcome by Canon McWhirter and her parishioners. At the end of the summer holidays, members of Schola and the Senior Girl Choristers are intending to travel to Roskilde in Denmark to join with their girls

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AROUND THE PARISHES...DUBLIN BOOTERSTOWN, CARYSFORT AND MOUNT MERRION The Rev. Canon Gillian Wharton: Tel: (01) 288 7118 or 087 230 0767 Email: booterstown@dublin.anglican.org Review Distribution: St Philip and St James: June Burgess St Thomas: Denis Beare Parish Website: www.booterstownchurch.ie or

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Services for May see www.booterstownchurch.ie or www.mountmerrionchurch.ie History of the Parishes Michael Lee is compiling a history of our parishes for our forthcoming celebrations in 2024: 2021 - 200th anniversary of the foundation of the Parish of Booterstown 2024 - 200th anniversary of the consecration of St Philip and St James’ Church 2024 – 150th anniversary of the consecration of St Thomas’ Church 2026 - 200th anniversary of the foundation of Booterstown National School Mike has interviewed some of the parishioners of both churches, about their memories, stories and experience but he really would like more stories and photographs. There may be readers of the Church Review who would have stories to tell of our parishes and Mike would love to hear from you. “Do not think that your story is not interesting enough, all will help make up the wonderful different strands that will enrich the colourful weave of the story of these historic churches.” Please email your story/ stories, or contact Mike at mikelee2653@gmail.com

Lenten 2022 Challenge The final amount raised by the Lenten Challenge is €6,600 – thank you to all who donated. We were delighted to send €2,200 each to the Irish Motor Neurone Disease Association, the Blackrock Hospice and the Ukrainian people via the Bishops’ Appeal. Christian Meditation Is on every Tuesday afternoon in the Canon Osborne Barr Room of St Philip and St James’ Parish Centre, 3.30pm-4.10pm. For further information, please contact Irene on 087-2755423 Mount Merrion Ecumenical Golf Society Outing After an absence of two years, we are delighted that the Society is able to have an outing this year. It will take place in Elm Park Golf Club on Tuesday 7th June 2022. The timesheet is in John O’Reilly’s Butchers on Deerpark Road, Mount Merrion. It is also possible to go to the dinner without playing golf and John O’Reilly is the man to talk to!

and St James’ Church on Sunday 15th May 2022. The readings were read by their aunts, Suzanne Bedell and Laoise Coady. Isobel and their cousins helped pour the water into the font. Matthew’s godparents are Sharon Bedell, Caroline Deegan and Rory Kennedy, and Lucy’s godparents are Andrew Sutton, Alannah Goggins and Nessa Coady. We wish Nicholas, Matthew and Lucy every blessing on their journeys of faith.

Confirmation The confirmation for our parishes was held in Christ Church Taney on Sunday 15th May 2022. Patrick Burns, Ralph Cogan, Sam Cole, Sam Dane, Chloe Hiles, Katie Hiles, Joshua Killeen, Abigail Lyons, Theo Phelan, Alice Postma, Piers Postman, Alice Robinson, Iarla Rynhart, Hugo Sellers, Joshua Sherlock-Robertson, Ben Smyth, Anna Tuite, Rory Vaughan, Nicholas Vaughan, Scott Walker were baptised by the Archbishop of Dublin. We wish them every blessing on this significant step on their journey of faith. In Memoriam Suzanne Mary Kilroy née Webb died in St Vincent’s University Hospital on 18th April 2022, after a 6½ battle with cancer. Suzanne was an enthusiastic parishioner who was always ready to help out and get stuck in. Suzanne’s funeral took place in St Philip and St James’ Church on Saturday 23rd April 2022 followed by cremation. We extend our sympathy to her husband Karl, their daughters Kate, Isabelle and Anna, her mother Jackie and her siblings Carolyn, Andrea and Rowan and all the extended Kilroy and Webb families. Interment of Ashes The ashes of William Henry (Harry) Thompson, who died on 5th January 2022, were interred in St Philip and St James’ Garden of Remembrance on Holy Saturday, 16th April 2022. The ashes of Margaret (Peggy) Louise Hodgins née Power, who died on 15th March 2022, were interred in St Philip and St James’ Garden of Remembrance on Sunday 24th April 2022. The ashes of Dorothy Knight née Dyer, who died on 28th October 2021, were interred in St Philip and St James’ Garden of Remembrance on Sunday 1st May 2022.

Sympathy We extend our sympathy to Meriel Armstong on the death of her sister Joy. Congratulations To our former curate, the Rev. Suzanne Harris on her appointment as Rector of Castlemacadam, Ballinatone and Aughrim. Suzanne has been serving there as Priest-in-Charge for the last year or so. We know how blessed they are to have her as their Rector.

Holy Baptism Nicholas Barrie Vaughan, the younger son of Jill and Marcus Vaughan, and brother or Rory, was baptised in St Philip and St James’ Church on Sunday 8th May 2022 at the Sausage Service. As Nicholas is a teenager, he answered the questions for himself, and was supported at his baptism by his family, and those who were classmates at the Confirmation Classes. His uncle, Geoff Lyons, did the reading. Matthew Cris Coady and Lucy Eloise Mary Coady The son and younger daughter of Carol Bedell-Coady and Dáire Coady, and younger siblings of Isobel, were baptised in St Philip

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The Archbishop with the Confirmation Candidates on 15th May

AROUND THE PARISHES...DUBLIN BRAY Rev. Baden Stanley: (Currently on indefinite sick leave) Parish Mobile: 087 948 4407 Lay Minister: David Reynolds 087 918 7792 Parish Office: Tracey Kerr (01) 286 2968 E-mail: christchurchbray@gmail.com Website: www.christchurchbray.ie Review Distributor: Alan Mulligan (01) 286 3511

Thank you We are grateful to Rev. John Marchant for his continuing support of the work of the Parish during Baden’s sick leave. Holy Baptism On Sunday 24th April we celebrated the baptism of Cora Joan Ball, daughter of Emma and Colin Ball.

Baby Cora Ball is baptised

Easter Vestry 2022 Our Easter Vestry took place on Wednesday 4th May 2022. The following were deemed nominated and elected to our Vestry team: Honorary Secretary: Declan Ryan Honorary Treasurer: Joe Roe Rector’s Church Warden: Conor Kenny People’s Church Warden: Francis Harte Rector’s Glebe Warden: George Wilkin People’s Glebe Warden: Graham Spendlove Sally-Anne Fisher Arthur Fortune Anna Hickey Albert Hill Michele McNerney Alan Mulligan Jim O’Connor Ed O’Donovan David Reynolds Robert Sparkes Our sidesperson’s team of Catherine Boyd, June Robinson, Alan Mulligan and Joe Long was reappointed Bill Parker was reappointed as Parish Recorder. Many thanks to Nicola Gray who stood back from the Select Vestry this year after several years of service.

Garden Fete Our Fete is back on Saturday 25th June 10.30am-2.30pm. Grand Raffle, Live Music, BBQ, Teas, Face Painting, Bouncy Castle and all the usual stalls. Look forward to seeing you there! Dates for your Diary Sunday 5th June Sunday 12th June Sunday 19th June Saturday 25th June Sunday 26th June Wednesday 29th June

11am Holy Communion 11am Morning Prayer 3pm Confirmation Service 11am Holy Baptism 10.30am – 2.30pm Parish Fete 11am Morning Prayer 10.30am Recycled Teenagers

Services are In-Church and also available to view live or watch a recording later at: www.churchservices.tv/christchurchbray.

The baptism of Cora Ball daughter of Emma and Colin

CASTLEKNOCK AND MULHUDDART WITH CLONSILLA Rector: Rev. Colin McConaghie Ph: 087 3466140, Day off – Saturday. Email: revcolinmcc@gmail.com Priest Temp-in-Charge: Rev. Dr. Norman Gamble 086 8153277 or email normanegamble@gmail.com Reader: Stella Obe Tel: 087 2237402 Parish Website: www.castleknock.dublin.anglican.org Parish Office: Jennifer McGrath (Mon, Tues, Thurs & Fri 9.30am -1pm - 8200040). Email: cmcparishoffice@gmail.com Review Distribution: Beatrice Richards (8382590). Castleknock National School: Principal Mrs Sandra Moloney (8202611). Sunday Services in June: Clonsilla: 10.00am Castleknock: 11.30am Mulhuddart: 7.00pm (3rd Sunday of the month) St. Brigid Castleknock, all services can be viewed by live streaming, a link can be found through the website.

At the time of writing, we are looking forward to the institution of our new Rector, Reverend Colin McConaghie, on Friday 20th May 2022. Until then we are extremely grateful to Rev. Dr. Norman Gamble, who continues to look after Sunday services, assisted

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AROUND THE PARISHES...DUBLIN by Stella Obe. He will also continue to look after any Pastoral emergencies until the institution. He can be contacted by mobile / text on 086 8153277, or email normanegamble@gmail.com

Bowls We wish all the Association Clubs a happy time during the summer and hopefully we will be back in full action in September rolling the woods and catching up on the chat !! Valerie Greene. Mothers’ Union The cosy corner, the blazing log fire, the setting for our first Dining Out evening since 2019 which was a really enjoyable, happy occasion with excellent food and great craic. Thank you to Valerie Jameson for organising and coordinating the outing. Thanks to all who came and to those who sent greetings.

Zooming The weekly Thursday night Bible Study virtual meetings are continuing under the leadership of Rev. Martin O’Connor. They take place at 8 o’clock and last for approx. an hour and are open to everybody no matter which Parish they belong to. To learn more or join just contact Rev Martin at m.connor91@upcmail.ie. Our thoughts & prayers We remember in our thoughts and prayers the life of Alan Thompson who died in April. Our sympathy goes to Ruth, Wendy and Jaime. His funeral Service took place in St. Patrick’s Cathedral. And finally…. My idea of housework is to sweep the room with a glance. The greatest labour-saving device around the house – tomorrow.

A recent find which I really like: “Don’t walk behind me; I may not lead. Don’t walk in front of me; I may not follow. Just walk beside me and be my friend” – Albert Camus. Hope all MU members can identify with this little poem.

Adam and Abel are walking by the Garden of Eden. “Who owns that Place?” asked Abel. “That used to be where we lived” answered Adam “until your mother ate us out of house and home.”

Wishing you all a happy, healthy and blessed summer till we meet again in September Anne C

Waiter to customer “And how would you like your eggs cooked?” “Does it make a difference to the price?” I asked. “No” replied the waiter. “Then I’ll have them cooked with chips, beans and sausages.” I was doing some decorating the other day and used my stepladder as I don’t get on with my real ladder!

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Gladys Hutchinson and Anne Cadoo receiving their 45 years Mothers Union Certificate, presented by Pat Grey who was Chairperson at the time of them joining.

CLONDALKIN & RATHCOOLE Rector: Rev Alan Rufli 087 997 2401 Email: clondalkin.rathcoole@gmail.com Readers: Mrs Sylvia Armstrong, and Mrs Barbara O’Callaghan. Services: Sunday - St John’s 11.15: Rathcoole 10am, Wednesday - St John’s 11am. Holy Communion

Easter During Lent and Easter all members of the Ministry Team contacted Covid but out now, thankfully, recovered. Holy Week Services too place on Thursday with Holy Communion and Good Friday, both Services in St John’s. We would like to thank a depleted flower arranging team for decorating the church so nicely. Their work is greatly appreciated. Following the joint service on Sunday 1st May the Annual Easter Vestry was held. In his address the Rector thanked all of those who had worked during the Pandemic to keep the Parish going, most of which was by Zoom. He thanked the outgoing Vestry and during the meeting welcomed the new Vestry who will continue the work of looking after our two churches, and the Alms Cottages.

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Rector: Revd Canon Lesley Robinson, telephone 087 909 1561 Diocesan Reader: Mark Acheson, telephone 087 967 4885 Rector’s Church Warden: Kris McCaffrey People’s Church Warden: Ola Obikoya No Church Review Distributor Parish Website: www.clontarf@dublin.anglican.org Twitter: twitter.com/clontarfparish Facebook: Clontarf Parish, Church of St.John the Baptist Parish Centre: clontarfparishcentre@gmail.com Services: Sunday 8.30 (Holy Communion) & 10.30.

The Late Gerald Franck On Easter Monday, 18th April, Ger Franck passed away in St. Vincent’s Private Hospital after a short illness. A beautifully moving funeral ceremony took place in the parish church at which his love for and extensive knowledge of horticulture and bird watching were celebrated before his cremation at Mt. Jerome Crematorium. Our deepest sympathy is extended to Ger’s partner, John, and the Franck and Burbridge extended families. Holy Matrimony Congratulations to Elaine Allen and Fred McCollum who were married in a joyful ceremony in SJB on 11th May, surrounded by family and close friends. Fred’s father, Canon R.G.McCollum was Rector of Clontarf from 1962-1989 and it was great to have his sisters, Heather and Liz taking part, along with Elaine’s daughter, Lindsey O’Toole, and her granddaughters Lucy, Katie and Sophie. We wish the newly weds many years of health and happiness together. Congratulations are also extended to the Rector’s daughter, Nicole, who was married to Neil Gallagher in St. Cronan’s Church, Roscrea, on Saturday 30th April. A joyful and eventful week for the Rectory family, Nicole was conferred with a PhD from TU Dublin

AROUND THE PARISHES...DUBLIN on the previous Monday, having completed a doctoral thesis on Church of Ireland hymnals as social documents! We wish Dr. and Mr. Gallagher life’s richest blessings.

Easter Celebrations We kicked off our Easter celebrations with a gathering outside the church on Easter Eve to light the Easter Fire and Paschal Candle in a short Ceremony of Light, which was also broadcast live on Facebook. Afterwards, those present in person adjourned to the Parish Centre for tea and hot cross buns. Easter Sunday was one of the most wonderfully encouraging days in the life of the parish since the reopening after the covid restrictions. A very large congregation attended the joyful 10.30 service of Holy Communion which was followed by a very successful Easter Egg Hunt, enthusiastically undertaken by the large number of children present. Many thanks to Carole Walsh and John Brierty and members of our Youth Club for organising. Coming Up… At time of writing, we are looking forward to baptising little Nathan O’Briain, second son of Andrea Finnegan and Neil O’Briain, and Lexi Kielty, second daughter of Rachel Waller and Darragh Kielty, over the next couple of Sundays. We are also very excited about a youth club bowling evening in ALSAA Bowl tomorrow and our Parish Picnic and Family Day coming up on Sunday 22nd May at which an ice-cream van will be making an appearance! All that added to a Songs of Praise and hosting a Service of Confirmation and the Church’s ministry of Healing: Ireland’s Annual Service of Thanksgiving, means a very busy second half of May!

you would like to join – all welcome (we already have lots of new friends joining us from outside the parish).

The happy couple, Elaine & Fred, with their families following their marriage on 11th May

Father’s Day This year, Father’s Day is on Sunday 19th June. As always, the Dads present at our two services that day will be receiving a small token of our affection. Songs of Hope - A Night of Uplifting Music in Aid of Ukrainian Refugees in Ireland Tuesday 28th June, 8pm Join Cappella, Discovery Gospel Choir, Rejoice Gospel Choir & Fingal Gospel Choir in the beautiful surroundings of our parish church for a night of uplifting gospel favourites, guaranteed to soothe your soul. Proceeds from the event will go to two Irish charities supporting Ukrainian refugees in Ireland, Doras and the Irish Refugee Council. Tickets: €15/20 available through Eventbrite: https://www. eventbrite.ie/e/songs-of-hope-tickets-320539661757

Two very happy events for the Rector’s family the same week: Dr. Nicole Robinson is conferred with her PhD and five days later becomes Dr. Nicole Gallager!

Doors: 7:30pm | Concert: 8pm

Whist Drives Our monthly Whist Drives continue upstairs in the parish Centre on the first Thursday of each month starting at 7.30pm. Morning Prayer Services Morning Prayer continues online on Facebook and from our webcam, Monday to Friday at 10.30am, unless advertised otherwise. Worshippers are welcome to attend in person on Wednesday mornings. Prayer Group Our parish Prayer Group continues to meet via zoom each Tuesday evening 7.30-8.30pm, with the first Tuesday of the month incorporating a service of Wholeness and Healing. Contact the Rector or check out our weekly email newsletter on Facebook if

CRINKEN CHURCH Rev Trevor Stevenson: Mob: 087 981 2025 Email: trevor.stevenson@fieldsoflife.org Lay Reader: Stephen Gardiner Youth Pastor: Neil Douglas. Mob: 087 646 5281 Email: neil@crinken.com Children’s Pastor: Olly Adams. Mob: 086 088 4959 Email: olwynsadams@gmail.com Website: www.crinken.ie

Dear Friends At our Easter Vestry on Tuesday 26 April I read these words from Isaiah: to share what I feel the Lord is telling me at this time - “See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you CHURCH REVIEW

AROUND THE PARISHES...DUBLIN not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland”. Isaiah 43:19 Behind Crinken, in an area known as Woodbrook, within 10/12 months people will be living in a new housing development of 1400 housing units. This area has been wasteland for at least three years. Just up the road in Shanganagh Castle (a wasteland for over 5 years) 598 social houses will be built, probably next year. As I was told recently by a church leader “you have either a harvest field or a desert behind you, it’s up to you to make it a harvest field. If you do nothing it will be a desert.” And so we have been praying and seeking the Lord on this for some years. We have been talking and praying with different partners about a partnership in sharing the gospel with our new neighbours. The vestry are looking at the idea of employing a community pastor who would encourage us, train us and work alongside us to bring the gospel to our new neighbours. You may remember our Building for the Gospel mission - the first phase were the alterations to the inside of the church itself, the second phase of building for the gospel was the upgrade of the hall and this is the final and most important part of the Building for the Gospel project. The potential is vast and nothing is impossible with Jesus. It is a vision worth going for. “See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland”. Isaiah 43:19 May God bless each one of you as we continue to be His labourers in His harvest field. Do you perceive it. God is making a way. Amen Trevor

Select Vestry At the above mentioned meeting those retiring from the previous vestry were thanked for all their hard work during the previous year. Those elected to office were as follows. Caitlin Bradshaw, Sharon Bradshaw (Secretary), Graham Dawson (Treasurer), Michael Donohue, Basil Good, Narelle Hegarty (Rectors Churchwarden), Gerry Kiernan (Peoples Churchwarden), Diane Lyons, Peter Oakes (Peoples Glebe warden), Maureen Roberts, Geoff Scargill, David Stevenson and Robert Thompson (Rectors Glebe warden). Alpha Course An Alpha course started after Easter thanks to sterling work by Linda Cunningham who invited all the guests. We begin with an evening meal, followed by the film produced by the Alpha team. After the film a lively discussion concludes the evening. We thank God for this group. They are just amazing. Orthodox Easter Our Ukrainian friends staying at the Royal Hotel had requested the use of our kitchens so they could bake bread to give to the 300 Ukrainians staying at the hotel for their Easter which was a week after our Easter. Bread and cakes were produced in large quantities and I was asked to come and bless the bread before it left for the hotel. Olly, Vita and myself were then invited to the hotel so they could say thank you to us as a church and all the volunteers who are helping them at this time. It was a humbling experience for us and very emotional realizing what these lovely people have left behind in their war torn country. They are such a lovely people and we were blessed by just being there and in their presence.

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Crinken Youth Summer camp season is here! We’re so excited to send some of our teenagers along to various camps this summer where they can spend a week away learning about the Lord Jesus without the pressure and responsibilities of school. Residential camps were hugely formative for me because there I met others who also chose to attend a Christian event to have fun and explore faith alongside peers. I also met leaders; older Christians who “gave me the time of day”, they were genuinely caring and interested in my life. They were like that because they knew that Jesus felt this way about everyone; their pastoral care overflowed from His love and they worked hard to teach me the bible in a way I could understand.

CRUMLIN AND CHAPELIZOD Rector - Rev. Ruth Noble: Tel: 01 405 9708 Readers: David O’Halloran and Shona Rusk Review: Philip Deacon (Crumlin). Tel: 442 5867 Mrs. A. West (Chapelizod). Tel: 626 7699 Services: St. Mary’s Sunday 10am. St. Laurence’s Sunday 11.30am.

Confirmation Congratulations to Odhrán Tyrell on the occasion of his Confirmation at Taney Parish on Sunday 15th May. St Laurence’s Church Windows The windows have been renovated and repainted, with the doors, gutters and other iron work painted. Thank you so much to Noeleen Taylor who has co-ordinated and overseen this project. St Laurence’s Books, Bakes and Botanicals Sale Saturday 14th May was bathed in sunshine and we were able to move beyond the small Bandroom in the village up onto the plaza area. Thank you to all those who worked so hard and to those who supported the event.The funds raised are being shared between the cost of the window renovations and the support of Fr Savek in Poland. Supporting Ukrainian Refugees Des O’Carroll from St Laurence’s spent Holy Week with a local Polish NGO working to support Ukrainian refugees, both within Lublin and traveling through the train station. During this time, Des met Fr Slavek and his wife, who receive food and medicines from the NGO. Because of a serious medical condition, Fr Slavek has been allowed to leave Ukraine and he is the only Ukrainian Orthodox Priest in that area of Eastern Poland. He travels a lot to support his traumatised community. However, his car is constantly breaking down and we are hoping to help him to purchase a better second hand car to enable his support of the refugees. Messy Church After the successful event, families gathered again on Sunday 8th May in St Mary’s to continue the exploration of how the disciples came to believe that Jesus had risen from the dead. The next Messy Church will be on Sunday 12th June from 3.30-5pm. Guest Preacher, Sunday 12th June Kenneth Pearce, who has worshipped with us in St Marys for a number of years, has been appointed Professor of Philosophy and Academic Unit Head for the Department of Philosophy and Religion at James Madison University in Virginia, USA. We are looking forward to him preaching and talking about his recent book ‘Is there a God? A debate’ with Graham Oppy. We also

AROUND THE PARISHES...DUBLIN wish him and Lauren every blessing in this new time in your life together and thank you for all you have shared with us over these years.

General Easter Vestries It was lovely to be able to gather again in person for proper General Easter Vestry meetings. As ever, massive thank you to all those who work so hard in particular roles within the parishes and who take responsibility for the practical running of our congregations. Particular thank you to Gerry Spain who has stepped down as Glebewarden in St Mary’s and congratulations to David Taylor who has taken on the role. Thank you to Jean Bovenizer and Kenny Pearce who have stepped down from the Select Vestry in St Mary’s.

Keep in touch Keep an eye on the parish Facebook pages for up to date information and news: St Mary’s Church Crumlin and St Laurence’s Church Chapelizod.

Odhran Tyrell following his confirmation in Taney church on 15th May.

DALKEY Rector - Incumbent Vacant Parish Office: phone: 01 2845941 Email: dalkeyparish@gmail.com Parish Website: www.stpatricksdalkey.com Twitter: @DalkeyParish

Services for June Each Sunday 9.00am Holy Communion (Rite 1) 10.15am Holy Communion (Rite 2) 1st & 3rd Sundays 10.15am All Age Worship, 2nd Sunday 10.15am Morning Prayer, 4th Sunday Every Thursday 10.30am Holy Communion Our Lady’s Manor The Eucharist will be celebrated in Our Lady’s Manor on the 14th and the 28th of the month at 2.30pm. Book Club Please visit our parish website for the meeting details. Or alternatively if you would like an invitation to join the Book Club please contact the Parish Office. A renovated window in St Laurence’s Chapelizod

Centering Prayer We meet for Centering Prayer by Zoom on Monday evenings at 7.00pm. Everyone is welcome. All that is needed is a willingness to sit in silence together for twenty minutes. The Parish Office, or Carol Casey will be happy to send you the Zoom link. “Our energy, instead of being wasted on trivia, will become available to respond to the needs of others and liberation of all that is creative in ourselves.”- from Manifesting God by Thomas Keating Easter General Vestry St Patrick’s Dalkey, Select Vestry, elected April 24th 2022

Browsing the books and plants at St Laurence’s Sale

Rector’s churchwarden: Joe Hughes People’s churchwarden: Dorothy Taylor Rector’s glebewarden: Brian Meyer People’s glebewarden: Dorothy Burrell Secretary: John Ryan Treasurer: Richard Temperley Vestry Members: Henry Rooke; Scott Jungman; Darina Porter; Rupert Bowen; Gael Hall; Vandra Costello; Ken Peare; Mark Tottenham; John Miller; Georgina Sweetnam

Enjoying a cup of tea inside, Chapelizod sale Stephanie Griffin, Ken Furney, Tara Sparling, Muriel Flewett, May Mezza, Maria Mezza, Natalie Griffin

Parochial Nominators: Jean Jago; Becky Jungman; Henry Rooke; John Ryan

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AROUND THE PARISHES...DUBLIN DRUMCONDRA, NORTH STRAND AND ST. BARNABAS Rector - The Revd Garth Bunting: (01 837 2505) drumcondra@dublin.anglican.org Website: www.drumcondra.dublin.anglican.org Services: Drumcondra Church Sunday at 10.00am Friday at 10.15am. North Strand Church Sunday at 11.30am Wednesday at 10.30am

No notes this month.

DUN LAOGHAIRE Rector - Ása Björk Ólafsdóttir: Tel 01 280 9537 Email: rector.asa.bjork@gmail.com Fridays off unless in the case of a pastoral emergency Facebook: Dun Laoghaire Church of Ireland Review Secretary - Mrs. Stella Henderson: Tel 01 280 7168

5th June 10:30 Holy Communion 12th June 10:30 Morning Prayer 19th June 10:30 Holy Communion 26th June 10:30 Family Service Thursday HC1 Services are at 12:05 – until end of July Midweek Holy Communion From the middle of May until end of July our Midweek Thursday Eucharist will take place slightly later than normally, or at 12:05 instead of 11:30. After that we will be back to our normal time again. Thanks to those whose routine is affected. Easter Service went well, all got an Easter-saying on their way in and a small chocolate egg on their way out. Easter symbolises a new beginning and when we have re-evaluated our lives during Lent, we are better prepared to amend our ways and sometimes replace insecurity with positivity. Summer is here and there are bright weeks and months ahead. Bereavement It is with warmth in our hearts that we remember Chris Henderson, late husband of Stella, who died at home on 3rd of May. A Thanksgiving Service for his life took place here on 9th of May. His brother and son gave him a very good sendoff with their true and witty reflections. Chris was a long-standing member of our Church, sang in the choir for many years and is greatly missed. Our thoughts and prayers are with Stella, their sons Ian and Stuart, granddaughters, the wider family and a wide circle of friends. Tea and Coffee after Service In an attempt to get back to some sort of a normality, it is our intention to start having tea and coffee in the car park after some Sunday Services, when the weather/forecast is good. It has been a long stretch without the after-Church-community and we will be happy to open the kitchen door and serve on a table outside. Rev Ása is happy to start it off by preparing before Service, but if any are eager to help out, please contact her. It might even be in the form of bringing something for the table, serving or helping tidy up afterwards. It is Ása’s hope that we will reconnect and be able to welcome newcomers, which has not really been possible for over two years.

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Summer Garden Party We are planning a Summer Party after Church on Sunday June 12th in the Rectory garden. The idea is that everyone brings a plate of something for the table and we will enjoy each other’s good company as well as the refreshments. Please put the date in your diary!

GLENAGEARY Rector: The Rev. Gary Dowd Tel: 280 1616 / 087 926 6558 email garydowd51@gmail.com Parish Centre Coordinator and Bookings: Penny Alexander 087 963 7008 Review Secretary: Mrs Deborah Burke Tel: 285 5486 Sunday Services: 8.15 am 10.30 am and 7.00 pm. Website: http://glenageary.dublin.anglican.org

General synod This writer has never enjoyed synod, but it presented an opportunity this year to spend a few days in Belfast where he had been a (very poor) student forty years ago. Much has changed for the better of course, it seems such a lively and vibrant place these days compared to then. Hopefully the latest political impasse at the time of writing will not undo all the progress of recent years. A couple of us even called into the Europa Hotel which once had the unwanted title of the most bombed hotel in Europe. In the end synod wasn’t that bad after all, and of course it was an opportunity to meet old friends in person for the first time in three years. On such occasions it is always important to remember that if you think someone has aged badly since the last time you saw them, they are probably thinking the same about you!

Funerals 13th April Ronald (Ronnie) McCombe, Naas, Co Kildare and late of Sandycove. Followed by cremation at Mt Jerome. We extend our sympathy to his family and friends. 20th April Trevor Wood, Haddington Lawn, Glenageary followed by cremation at Mt Jerome. We extend our sympathy to his wife Angela, daughter Jenny, sister Shirley and to the wider family and his many friends.

Time to smile Miscellaneous observations on life One who boasts of being a self-made person relieves the Lord of a lot of responsibility. Living on Earth is expensive, but it does include a free trip around the sun every year. You know that indestructible black box that is used on airplanes? Why don’t they make the whole plane out of that stuff? The most effective way to remember your wife’s birthday is to forget it once. Love is grand; divorce is a hundred grand. I had a ploughman’s lunch the other day. He wasn’t very happy about it. A gesticulation is any movement made by a foreigner. As long as there are exams, there will be prayer in schools. Everybody talks about the weather, but nobody does anything about it.

AROUND THE PARISHES...DUBLIN Stairs As you get older, you’ve got to stay positive. For example, the other day I fell down the stairs. Instead of getting upset, I just thought, “Wow, that’s the fastest I’ve moved in years.” Raise needed I told my boss that three companies were after me and therefore I wanted a raise from him. My boss asked what companies wanted me. “Gas, water and electricity.” Sermon A young curate who had just been ordained stepped in to take the sermon at very short notice, because the vicar was ill. At the end of the sermon, he explained apologetically: “At such short notice I’m afraid I just had to rely on the Holy Spirit. Next week I hope to do better.”

HOLMPATRICK AND BALBRIGGAN Rector: Rev. Anthony Kelly, Tel. 8493886 Email: kellyanto@aim.com Asst. Priest: Rev. Tom O’Brien, Tel. 087 650 2504 Email: thobrien@tcd.ie Church Review: Mrs. Margaret Davidson Tel. No. 849 1756 Church Services: 9.30am Kenure; 10.30 Holmpatrick; 12 noon St. George’s, Balbriggan.

Over the last few weeks, parishioners have been watching in dismay as the plaster inside the church building was showing more and more damp and mould. Accordingly, we decided to act as a matter of urgency before further deterioration took place. As a result we engaged conservation specialists to set about remediation and restoration work. Some of the roof timbers were in pretty bad shape. We then realised it was going to be a much bigger job than we had anticipated, but we had no option but to deal with the problem without delay or procrastination. The rotten timber has now been replaced. The cost for this first phase of making the building safe and water-tight, has come in at a little over 24,000 euros. We are now looking at further essential repair work, which will include checking and, where necessary, repointing the joints between the stones on the steeple and the tower. This is specialist work which must be done by conservation experts. Only when the exterior work is completed, can we proceed with the restoration of the interior. We are appealing to our parishioners and to our friends in the wider community for assistance in meeting the costs through donations, ideas, and/or voluntary fundraising events. In July, we will hold a raffle with cash prizes totalling 2,500 euros. Just 200 tickets will be for sale at 50 euros each. Also we have been fortunate to have been awarded a small grant from Fingal County Council which will help. We need the energy and enthusiasm which we know abounds in the people of Skerries. We need fundraising ideas, concerts, recitals, trad sessions, and other events which will attract folk into the church. Rector’s Churchwarden, Gillian Doyle has set up an “I Donate” page, through which donations may be made to our fundraising fund. The link is https://www.idonate.ie/Holmpatrickchurch If you can help or have any suggestions or questions about the Fund, please contact Bobby Swarbrigg on 087 2277563 or email bobswarbrigg@gmail.com

Mothers Union On Tuesday 5th April, Dorothy Hyland welcomed the members of the Mother’s Union into her home for Afternoon Tea. The Lenten Programme over Zoom, organised by Rev. Tom O’Brien, was discussed. It had ended with a very uplifting service of healing in St. George’s Church which included an anointing of Holy Oil. While enjoying delicious Afternoon Tea, Dorothy played her Weber Pianola Piano, and explained the background of the very interesting history of this very special instrument. Everyone had a very enjoyable afternoon singing along to Old Music Hall songs. Sincere thanks to Dorothy (and Cecil) for their hospitality. Next Gathering will be a Garden Party in May (weather permitting). Date to be confirmed.

HOWTH Rector: Reverend Philip Heak Lay Reader: Mr Ron Bass Churchwardens: Denis Headon, Garret Wren Youth Worker: Vacant Review Distributor: Mr Stanley McMullen 8324767 Review Correspondent: Oscar Mooney Email: stmaryshowth@gmail.com Website: www.stmaryshowth.com YouTube: “Howth Parish” Facebook: https//www.facebook.com/howthparish.dublindiocese Live streaming of services: http://Churchmedia.tv/camera/st-marys-howth http:

A warm welcome from our new Rector, Reverend Philip Heak Our new Rector writes and I quote: “Christ is risen. The Lord is risen indeed. Alleluia!” It was a great joy to be instituted as your Rector on Wednesday 27th April. I am overwhelmed by the welcome that both Christabel and I have received and I am grateful to the many who helped with the institution and my first Sunday on the 1st May. As the parish continues to celebrate the season of Christ’s resurrection, I look forward to meeting you as we seek to know Jesus better and make him better known. I’m sure I’ve no need to remind you of the Parish Fete on the Saturday 11th June. This is a major fundraising, social and community event for the parish. It will be brilliant to have you involved, especially after the Covid-19 hiatus. Confirmation is on the 29th May and please remember the candidates in your prayers. As you can imagine, we are still unpacking boxes and learning to live in a new area, so please bear with me for a few weeks while I settle down, get lost and hopefully am found again”. End quote.

A repeated thank you for those the helped at the recent Institution The Institution Service of our new Rector took place on the evening of Wednesday 27th April. Further to the review notes last month, we collectively must thank those that attended and watched online this moving and exciting occasion with clergy from all the denominations in our area in attendance, together with representatives of various local groups. There was a very happy atmosphere helped by the music and singing lead by the wonderful choir, for the first time in so long. We greatly appreciated the opportunity to meet Philip and his wife

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AROUND THE PARISHES...DUBLIN Christabel for the first time. Following the service, everyone commented on the warm welcome and the wonderful cakes and sandwiches kindly provided by parishioners.

Fete Our popular Summer Fete takes place this month on Saturday 11th June from noon. The fete has a reputation as a fun day out for the local community and we are always very well supported and people look forward to coming every year. In addition this year, our new Rector has invited our local Methodist congregation to run a stall and I understand that they have collected a great amount of material to be sold on the day. For those unable to attend the Fete, one can make a donation and also buy lots of raffle tickets. We always have a great many prizes including breaks away! Our cake stall is one of the most popular and we can never have too many! St. Mary’s bakers have a stellar reputation and people travel from far and wide! The most popular cakes are coffee or chocolate sponges, lemon drizzle, victoria sponges and apple tarts. In addition, all kinds of tray bakes including of course brownies and chocolate cookies, chocolate biscuit cake, shortbreads etc and also brown bread. We also need a great many sandwiches and the organisers will be delighted to hear from volunteers for the above or for any of the stalls. Finally, make sure to spread the word near and far as it has been a long time since anyone has attended such an event, so let us hope the weather behaves on the day!

Men’s Breakfast The popular Men’s Breakfast resumed on Saturday 30th April in the White Sands Hotel, Portmarnock. There were 16 in attendance and it is anticipated that there will be two more on the last Saturday’s of May and June before they break for the summer but notification will be issued to people in advance. Social Group This group met on Thursday May 5th at the Parish Centre prior to viewing the Rhododendrons in the Howth Demesne. Tea and biscuits were provided by Jane O’Hara and Mary Downes back at the parish centre and they were delighted to be joined after the walk by Reverend Philip. Sympathy We were very sorry to hear that Suzanne Kilroy died on the 18th of April after a long illness bravely fought. Suzanne was the daughter of Jackie Webb and we offer Suzanne’s immediate family of Karl, Kate, Isabelle and Anna and of course Jackie and her children, Carolyn, Andrea and Rowan our prayerful condolences. Suzanne’s funeral service was held in St. Philip and St. James Church, Booterstown. That’s all folks! Now that a new Rector has been appointed, this review correspondent signs off for the last time.

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IRISHTOWN & DONNYBROOK UNION OF PARISHES Rector: Rev. Canon Leonard Ruddock St Matthew’s, Irishtown 10.30am Live Stream : stmatts.live Website : stmattschurch.ie

A Note from the Rector I was delighted to chair my first General Easter Vestry meeting for Irishtown and Donnybrook Union of Parishes after morning service in St. Matthew’s on Sunday the 24th of April. Thank you to everyone who attended the meeting. It is very encouraging to hear that the parish is in a healthy state spiritually and financially. There are some very exciting plans being worked on to upgrade the fabric, furnishings and fixtures in St. Matthew’s. Getting such a healthy report is a great credit to all of you. When a parish is vacant one of two things tends to happen. A power struggle takes place and things fall apart as a result or, as clearly was the case here, everyone pulled together, building on what was in place and determined to work hard for the future. Thank you to everyone who “kept the flag flying” - well done to you all. I am very grateful to everyone who has agreed to serve on the incoming Select Vestry (listed below). Apart from being a member of the Select Vestry there are many other ways to help and support the parish.Your prayerful support for instance is vitally important. There is tea and coffee after church, music and singing, flowers, keeping the church tidy, your financial support, attending church on a regular basis-all of these help to maintain and support parish life and witness, enhance worship and build a strong sense of parish and community. It is by working together in all of these areas that our parish will continue to flourish and grow. God bless, Rev. Leonard.

Select Vestry 2022/2023 At the Easter Vestry meeting on the 24th April the following were nominated to serve on the Select Vestry for the coming year. Rev. Canon Leonard Ruddock Chairman/Rector: Miriam Hollowed, Rector’s Church Warden: Avril Gillatt, People’s Church Warden: John Wallace, Rector’s Glebe Warden: Steve Griffiths, People’s Glebe Warden: Lindy Farmer, Jonathan Bell, Gordon Kelley, Gladys Raethorne, Claire Wheeler, Dr. Virginia Stewart, Karen Woods, Trevor James. A short Select Vestry meeting followed where Lindy Farmer was elected Hon Secretary and Jonathan Bell was elected Hon Treasurer.

Ceiliúradh’s 30th Summer Concert On the 26th May the Ceiliúradh Choir are hosted their 30th Summer Concert in St Matthew’s Church. The Choir is directed by our esteemed organist John Shera. An eclectic mix of sacred and secular music was delivered in many styles. John Shera also played a wonderful organ solo of Toccata and Fugue in D Minor by Bach. Services for June 2022 5th June - Family Service followed by morning coffee 12th June – Holy Communion 19th June – Service of Morning Prayer followed by morning coffee 26th June – Holy Communion

AROUND THE PARISHES...DUBLIN KILLINEY, BALLYBRACK Parish website: www.stmatthias.ie Rector: William Olhausen Email: rector@stmatthias.ie t. 01 285 2228 Pastoral Assistant: Jeanne Salter e. jeannesalter2020@gmail.com Parish Secretary: Beverley Grant e. stmatthiaskilliney@gmail.com t. 01 236 9555 Compliance Officer: Kate Patterson e. stmatthiaskilliney@gmail.com Communications Officer: Zorana Waters e. zorana.waters@gmail.com Parish Centre: Tanya Olhausen e. stmatthiaskilliney@gmail.com Church Review: James Malseed e. jamesmalseed@gmail.com

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KILLINEY, HOLY TRINITY Rector: Rev. Canon Gary Hastings, Tel: 2852695 E-mail - rector.htkilliney@dublin.anglican.org Website – www.holytrinitykilliney.com Facebook - www.facebook.com/holytrinitykilliney Hon. Secretary of the Select Vestry: Clive Christie, Tel: 2823356 Carry Centre: Information on bookings contact Sandra Moore 087 6291568. Review Notes: Meriel Nuzum, merielnuzum@gmail.com ‘Review Distributor’: Marianne Irvine, Tel: 2858136

Sunday Worship Holy Communion, 8.30am. Rite one/Rite two alternating. Main Service 10.45 am, Holy Communion/ Service of the Word alternating. Thursday Holy Communion Service 10.30 am Services can be viewed online via the website (https:// holytrinitykilliney.com/) or through our Facebook page. From the Rector We are very sorry to part with two wonderful parishioners of very long standing in the parish, both within a couple of days of each other, and both very good friends. Gillian Mollard’s memorial service was on Friday13th May, and it was a fitting celebration of her active life. Pam Russell passed away a couple of days after Gillian, and her funeral was on Thursday 12th May. Her son Shields spoke of her love of fun, mischief, and flowers. They will both be greatly missed and our sympathies are with their families.

continue to wear a mask if you have recently had Covid, as in government recommendations. We have received planning permission for our new entrance after a long wait, and now can proceed to paving the entrance path before we can use it. This is under way, and many thanks to those who brought it all about. Many thanks as well to Mr Henry Irvine for his gift of a number of bird boxes, as mentioned in the parish Wish List in the recent Obelisk. They will be put up in the church grounds. The Vision Committee is hoping to organise a series of Parish Walks, starting later this month. These will be short walks in our local area, some on a Thursday after the midweek Communion, some on a Saturday to suit families. They will be led by Mark Heaton, and will terminate in some place of refreshment. All being well….

Church Opening We plan to open the Church to visitors every Thursday from 2 to 4 pm in September. With the new entrance to the immensely popular amenity of Killiney Hill, and hopefully also to the church grounds, we look forward to welcoming many visitors. They will be able to view the memorials and stained-glass windows, including the famous Harry Clarke window, which reflect some of the lives of Killiney residents to whom Holy Trinity and its grounds (now subject to the ECO congregation project) have been and continue to be a special place. We are looking for Guides to show people around, so please contact David on 086-2659065 if you would like to help and would be available for this relatively modest but important commitment during September. A light-hearted and hopefully useful introduction to what is involved will be arranged for our Guides to add to their enthusiasm nearer the date. Plans are in hand for a local advertising campaign and we look forward to hearing from you with any positive ideas you would like to add.

Sheep Thrills We are knitting lots of jumpers and cardigans for babies and children. All are for sale in the Victorian Tea Rooms, Killiney Hill Park. Eve has come back with magnificent hand-crocheted throws which are currently the height of fashion and for sale. Always looking for wool. Contact Joan 087 2460078. www.facebook .com/ holytrinitykilliney

Evie Maya O’Leary was baptised into the family of the Church on 26th April. Our parish has now acquired an Eco-Congregation Awareness Award, and many thanks to Joan and Caroline for their enthusiasm and work. At the Ladies Guild AGM on 10th May, the Rector was elected Chairperson. I have been called many things before this, but never a lady until now. The world is changing rapidly around us,

Hand-crocheted throw by Sheep Thrills

We are discontinuing the requirement for masks at church services, but if anyone is in any way vulnerable, or feels worried, please continue to wear a mask during services. There are spare masks at the back of the church if you forget to bring one. Please also CHURCH REVIEW

AROUND THE PARISHES...DUBLIN KILL O’THE GRANGE Rector: The Rev. Alan Breen, Tel. 2845930. Lay Reader & Pastoral Worker: Bert Van Embden, Tel. 2820513. Youth Pastor: Jonathan Byford, Tel. (089) 4362287. Children’s and Family Worker: Seb Dungan, Tel. (089) 4723063. Church Administrators: Jane Winning and Caroline Plascott, Tel. 2896442. Church Review: Parish Office, Tel. 2896442. (9 a.m.-1 p.m., Monday to Friday) E-mail: office@kotg.ie Website: www.kotg.ie

Rector’s Letter But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all things that I said to you. Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. (John 14:26,27) Over the past few weeks in many conversations with people, there has been a common thread in each person. Whether it is tiredness, sadness, discontentment, fear, anger, hurt, pain or sorrow, each individual is experiencing a lack of peace. Life has not ‘gone to plan’ over these past few years has it? For all that we have experienced, our peace may have been impacted. As we enter into ‘ordinary time’ in the church year, we begin this month with the reminder of our helper that we all have received, the Holy Spirit. As much as we all have walked, stumbled or crawled through up until now, let us be reminded of who we are and all we have in the Father, through the Son, in the Holy Spirit.

From the Parish Registers Baptism 8th May 2022 Dylan Neill Wall, son of Dmitri and Gillian Wall. We are very pleased to welcome Dylan into the family of Christ’s Church.

KOTG Youth and Children’s Ministry Our youth group, Core is set to attend Summer Madness, a Christian Teen Festival up north at the beginning of July.This event is a great chance for us all to get to know each other a little bit better and hear some amazing messages for our faith, while also enjoying some camping in what we hope is some great weather! We will also be holding a few summer meet up in July and August to catch up and check in. Our kids’ group has had a great time getting our Sunday club up and running along side our Wednesday group and our kids’ group, Maxpack. Running these groups is a lot of fun and has given some of our teens chances to try their hand at leading groups. They will be taking some breaks over summer and are currently looking at what they can do to gather people in between holidays. Here at KOTG Youth we have groups for all ages. If you want to hear more about what we do and how you can get involved, please visit our website to get in contact! Jonathan Byford (Youth Pastor) Seb Dungan (Children’s and Family Worker)

Welcome! We are delighted that two people in training have recently joined us for a month:

“I wish it need not have happened in my time,” said Frodo. “So do I,” said Gandalf, “and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.”

• Timothy Eldon: Tim is from Portadown. He is studying at the Church of Ireland Theological Institute, in preparation for ordination to the Diaconate later this year. He expects to serve in the north.

(J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring)

• John Deane-O’Keefe: John is studying to become a Diocesan Lay Reader. He is a Criminologist and Lecturer in Forensic Psychology, and writes regularly for the Church of Ireland Gazette.

Blessings, Alan

Physical Services Sunday services: Services are as follows: • 9.30 a.m. Holy Communion (in KOTG Parish Church). • 10.15 a.m. Coffee, Fellowship and Prayer (in the school car park). • 11.00 a.m. Indoor Gathering (including Sunday Worship and teaching). Wednesday service: • 10.30 a.m. Holy Communion in KOTG Parish Church. Online Services Our Sunday online services and daily devotionals are on our website www.kotg.ie.

Easter Flashback A picture of the Rector, with Bert Van Embden, at our Dawn Service on Easter Sunday, in Kill Abbey ruins.

Parish Prayer Meeting Online We meet via Zoom each Tuesday at 7.00 p.m. for a short prayer time. Private Prayer The church is open every Thursday for private prayer, from 10 a.m. to 12 noon. Coffee Morning Coffee is served in the Parish Centre every Friday from 10.30 a.m. to 12 noon. All are very welcome: Easter Sunday Dawn Service, Kill Abbey

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AROUND THE PARISHES...DUBLIN KILTERNAN Rector: Rob Clements. Mob 0871496605 e-mail: rector@kilternanparish.ie Parish Reader: Carol Barry carolmbarry@yahoo.ie Parish Administrator: Annemarie McCleane Tel: 2952643 office@kilternanparish.ie Youth Ministry Coordinator: Brian Hickey kym@kilternanparish.ie Children and Family Ministry Coordinator: Lynn Storey lynnstorey14@gmail.com Gathering Grounds Supervisor and Outreach worker: Julie Clements gatheringgrounds@kilternanparish.ie

Patterns of Worship First Sunday of the Month 9:00 Holy Communion 10:00 Sunday Morning in the Gathering Grounds 11:00 Morning Prayer Second Sunday of the Month 9:00 Holy Communion 10:00 Sunday Morning in the Gathering Grounds 11:00 Morning Prayer Third Sunday 9:00 Holy Communion 11:00 Holy Communion 4:00pm Messy Church (booking via Eventbrite) Fourth Sunday 9:00 Holy Communion 11:00 All Together Worship (see more below) 8:00pm Sunday Night at the Gathering Grounds Fifth Sundays will normally follow the pattern of the first and second. Mental Health Awareness Week (9th till 15th May) In recognition of Mental Health Awareness Week, and in response to the Church of Ireland’s focus on mental health through the Mind Matters programme, we decided to take the opportunity to focus on our mental health and wellbeing.

College Placement It was an absolute joy to have Caroline Brennan with us in May. She added so much to us during the three-week placement, and we wish her God’s blessing in her ministry. The Gathering Grounds Welcomes Ukrainian Refugees In partnership with the local community, the Gathering Grounds café is holding ‘meet and greet’ coffee mornings for Ukrainian refuges every second Monday from 10am till noon. Thursdays in Black We are delighted to support the Thursday in Black initiative to raise awareness of violence against women. Hopefully you will see lots of badges in Kilternan. Midweek Holy Communion Tuesdays at 11:30am The service begins at 11:30am in the Kilternan Centre Meeting Room, using the traditional form of the service. Looking forward to seeing you, and maybe you’ll join us for soup after in the Gathering Grounds. Zoom Prayer Meeting on Wednesdays at 8pm You are warmly invited to join us to spend 25 minutes praying every Wednesday. We have been wonderfully encouraged by everyone who joins us to pray. It is a lovely way for us to ‘check in’ as a parish and bring the community’s needs to God. Fete 2022 We have decided to meet in person for a fete on the 11th June. We’d love to see you join us!

We provided a week full of activities for children in the school, with a wellbeing trail. Classes were also joined by a mother and baby who taught us all about empathy and emotion. Out With Toddlers took that opportunity to use a series of sensory wellbeing activities. Aisling O’Neill, a parishioner, and Cognitive therapist gave a presentation in the Gathering Grounds on positive mental health. It was a treat for those who attended! Talking and learning about mental health is for everyone of all ages. We are all aware that the state of our mental health affects all aspects of our lives and that is why we believe the information Aisling shared could be heard by a wider audience in our community! We plan to offer the presentation again.

Mental Health and Wellbeing Trail

Messy Church on the 15th took on a mental health theme, with craft and reflection on Matthew 11: 28. Come to me, all you who are weary and are carrying heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. Again this was a full house!

Sunday Night at the Gathering Grounds This is a monthly ‘café church’ held in the Gathering Grounds. We start with coffee and cake, we worship together, and then we interview someone. In May we were delighted to be joined by Rebekah Fozzard who spoke about the Mind Matters programme.

Mental Health Presentation

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AROUND THE PARISHES...DUBLIN THE KING’S HOSPITAL The Revd. Peter Campion: Tel: 626 5933 (day) 623 2752 (evening) Website: www.kingshospital.ie

Confirmation As we have not had Confirmation for a few years, there was an extra-large class of 2nd, 3rd, 4th and even a 5th year being confirmed this year. There was a wonderful atmosphere of excitement and expectation as this was the first service in three years where parents and families were invited into the school for a chapel service. People were delighted to be united again. As each student was allowed to bring 10 guests, the chapel was full, and the hymn singing was mighty. The archbishop created a wonderful atmosphere drawing together all the strands of the service, as well as noting the difficulties of the past years and the current challenges in the world. The students were all very pleased to confirm their vows from their baptism especially some of the older students who had had to wait longer, thus giving them more time to reflect and appreciate.The tea afterwards give the parents, Godparents and family members the chance to catch up with each other and a number of past pupils lingered in the halls looking at old photographs and reminiscing about times past. Bluecoat Day This was another great day at The King’s Hospital. There were over 1200 people signed up to attend this day which began with a service in the chapel and continued outside on a beautiful day where there were all kinds of sporting events taking place, with lots of fun games, ice cream van, BBQ, Afternoon tea and plenty of talent on show in the Marquee where there were singers, rappers, comedians and dancers ready to entertain the crowd. Mostly, it was just nice being out in the sunshine, meeting together again. Valedictory Finally, we will be able to have an evening that is not online. The last two years have been an exciting challenge and exercise in creativity in trying to put together evenings which would be enjoyable and entertaining, but all from a distance. This year we will be back having a chapel service, followed by a meal with all the 6th Form students and their families. These students have been through an awful lot together, some with personal family tragedy and others who have struggled to make it back to school after the Easter break when they went home to their families in the Ukraine, oblivious to what was about to unfold. The nicest thing about this year is watching them support each other through these challenging times.

With 45 students being confirmed it was difficult to get everyone into the one photo.

THE MAGEOUGH CHAPEL Chaplain: The Rev. Robert Kingston. Mobile 089 400 1720 Manager: David W. Wilkinson. Tel. 497 1620 Sunday Services: 10.45am. Holy Communion – 1st & 3rd, Morning Prayer 2nd, 4th & 5th Wednesday Service: 10.45am.

Easter Vestry Meeting After the midweek service on the 4th May the Annual meeting returned to normal with an in-person session in the church. The Chaplain reported on the years activities and thanked the church wardens, Irene Stephen and Marina Pearson who had acted for over two years during the Covid period. They have agreed to continue as head up the Linen Guild (Irene) and the Flower Guild (Marina). The Manager presented the accounts for the year which were very satisfactory considering the periods during which the church was closed or admission restricted. Janet Edgely was put forward as Chaplain’s Warden and Joanne Banks as People’s Warden and they were thanked for taking on these positions and were assured of support from the many residents who have experience of what is involved. Worship Until the end of June we will continue with the weekly rota of services on Sunday and Wednesday at 10.45am with a Wholeness and Healing service on the first Wednesday, Holy Communion on the third and Prayer services on the other Wednesdays. During the months when the Chaplain had been presiding at some of the early communion services in Whitechurch, Canon Pat Carmody has celebrated Holy Communion on the third Sunday each month for which we thank him sincerely. The Sunday rota is, of course, as per the monthly header to these notes. Study Group This will continue until the end of June as we take a break in July and August each year. We have been having a more open discussion on short passages since Easter which seems to be going down very well. Activities With the good weather we are moving our centre of gravity to the lawn with our afternoon Croquet and refreshments and there will be other events and activities as the summer progresses.

Andrew Crowe, Ruby Lyons, Anna Doyle and Matthew Love- all 4th years

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Social Club At the AGM held on the 4th of May John Robinson was re-elected chair and Stephen Barcroft and Morgan McCreadle were elected as committee members with power to co-opt. John was thanked for the work he does setting out the lawn and croquet set every suitable day and for the Barbecue, Sing-alongs and other events the committee organised. We look forward to the other the other events they are planning.

AROUND THE PARISHES...DUBLIN Music Group There will be two sessions in June on the 13th and the 27th at 3.00pm in the Chapel and all are welcome. We have shorter popular pieces and somewhat more demanding works in alternating sessions. Arts and Crafts These have faltered somewhat during Covid but if we can arrange an exhibition later in the year it may help revitalise things when, all being well, we re-start in September. Look out for more information. Unwell A number of our community have been unwell in recent weeks and we assure them of our ongoing concern for them and hold them in our prayers. How blessed we are to have our Care Co-ordinator and regular GP visits on-site which give great re-assurance. Bereavement Sadly again this month we have three funerals to mention as we have lost two greatly loved members of our community and helped another of our number to say goodbye to his sister. Joan Downes who had made her home in the Mageough for over twenty years passed away after a few days in the Hospice. Her funeral service was held in St. Michan’s Church on Thursday 21st April and many of her friends here were able to attend. We express our sincere sympathy to her family who were able to keep her in her home until her last few days according to her wishes. The following day, Friday 22nd April, we said our farewells to Bobby Wilson who died after a short spell in The Glebe Nursing Home having been cared for at home by Pat and his wonderful family almost to the end. His funeral service was held in an overflowing St. Maelruain’s Church in Tallaght where the Chaplain remembers him heading up the very successful Table Tennis Club, which he did literally for decades. Both families mentioned the support of the various services and individuals who helped them manage for so long within the Mageough. Dorothy McDowall, whose mother loved in the Mageough for nearly thirty years some time back and whose brother Albert Rance lives here now, died in Canada during the Covid lockdown but wished to be buried in the family plot in Mt. Jerome. After many attempts her remains were brought here on the 27th April and after a funeral service in the Mageough Chapel they were interred in Mt. Jerome. We extend our condolences to Albert and all the members of Dorothy’s family.

MALAHIDE, PORTMARNOCK’S & ST DOULAGH’S Rector: Revd Canon David Gillespie Rectory: 01 8061374 Mobile: 0860267528 Email: malahide@dublin.anglican.org Parish Office: Ms Vicki Deacon 0862791615 Organist and choirmaster: Mr Rodney Baldwin 0868356424 Parish Secretary: Nigel Warburton Treasurer: Brian Brown Parish Website: malahide.dublin.anglican.org Service times: (Sundays) St Andrew’s 8.00am & 11.30am. St Doulagh’s 10.00am. (Wednesdays) St Marnock’s Chapel 11.00am.

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THE CHURCH’S MINISTRY OF HEALING Diocesan Chaplain & Chair of the Diocesan Committee: Revd Ross Styles Mobile: 087 9892941 Diocesan Hon Secretary: Jeanne Salter. Email: healing.dgdc@ gmail.com Website: www.wholenessandhealing.org (under reconstruction) Church’s Ministry of Healing: Ireland (central office) Egan House, St Michan’s Church, Church Street, Dublin 7 Administrator: Tel: 01 872 7876 www.ministryofhealng.ie Office Email: hello@ministryofhealing.ie

Weekly Services of Wholeness and Healing Christ Church Cathedral The weekly Service of Wholeness and Healing takes place each Thursday. You are warmly invited to come along. There is an opportunity to pray for those in need and to receive healing prayer. The half hour service is held in the Lady Chapel at Christ Church Cathedral and begins at 12.45pm. St Ann’s Church Dawson Street Should you find yourself in the city on a Tuesday at lunchtime you will be most welcome to attend the 12.45pm Lunchtime Service of Wholeness and Healing at St Ann’s Church, Dawson St. The service is usually 30 minutes in length and prayer ministry is offered to those who wish for healing prayer for themselves or on behalf of someone whose needs are on their heart. Monthly Online Service of Wholeness and Healing You are warmly invited to attend an Online Service of Wholeness and Healing.This takes place at 7.30pm on the first Tuesday of each month, via Zoom and is celebrated by Revd Canon Lesley Robinson of Clontarf Parish.An opportunity for Scripture reflection and open prayer is provided during the service. Upcoming dates are Tuesday, 7th June and Tuesday, 5th July. All are most welcome to join at the following link: Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88 967248402?pwd=b1hkQ1l2b1lXRmdTaU91YVVabHE0Zz09 Meeting ID: 889 6724 8402 Passcode: 395430

Healing Prayer Circle We meet by Zoom for a Healing Prayer Circle, beginning at 7.00pm and finishing by 8.00pm, usually on the second Monday of the month. Zoom lends itself very well to this way of praying. We are apart and yet together. In the lovely book, ‘The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse’ by Charlie Mackesy, we read: ‘Isn’t it odd. We can only see our outsides, but nearly everything happens on the inside.’ Prayer happens on the inside. The transformation brought about in us through prayer happens on the inside from where it flows outwards. Prayer takes many forms but in essence it is relationship with God. We spend time with God and gradually become more aware of God’s presence in every aspect of our lives. In the Healing Prayer Circle we take time to reflect that our body is the temple of the Holy Spirit and that we are greatly loved as we are. We are led through a body scan which allows us to take time to sit with that realisation. We give attention to any part of our body that is calling for our attention, opening ourselves to God’s healing grace. As we receive healing for ourselves we are also allowing healing to flow through us out into the whole world.

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AROUND THE PARISHES...DUBLIN It is a gentle time of prayer, of surrendering into God, known as the Welcoming Prayer. After the Welcoming Prayer we have a fiveminute break, followed by a time of Centering Prayer. ‘But whenever you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you.’ Matthew 6:6 ‘The inner room give us a chance to take a vacation from ourselves. There is nothing so relaxing. It is a much better place to go than Florida, Hawaii, or anywhere else, because it is our thoughts… that give us the most trouble.’ Manifesting God by Thomas Keating Our next Healing Prayer Circle will be on Monday, 13th June 2022. If you would like to join us, please email Revd Ross Styles at stylesross@gmail.com He will be glad to include you in the Zoom invitation.

MONKSTOWN Rector: The Revd Canon Precentor Roy H Byrne Telephone: (01) 280 6596 Email: royhbyrne71@gmail.com Lay Reader: Thelma King Administration Assistant: Liz Neill Watson (01) 214 7714 Office email: monkstownparish@hotmail.com Facebook: Monkstown Parish Church, Dublin

Live Streaming The following is the link to our You Tube channel and all our services may be viewed there either live or later. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCw9yjPMe6ExEvlB8ycfktCg/ videos?view=57

Parish Office Our parish office is fully open and Liz is available Monday to Friday (10:00-1:00pm). The office number is 2147714. Thank you Sincere thanks to Canon Gillian Wharton and the Revd Hilary Duncan who provided cover for emergencies and services which enabled the rector to have a break after Easter. Monkstown Art Exhibition We invite artists to submit up to three original works of art for our exhibition to be held in the KNOX HALL, MONKSTOWN from Friday 26 August – Sunday 28 August 2022. Please contact Liz in the parish office is you would like to receive an entry form for the exhibition. The proceeds of the exhibition will be devoted to the Schoolhouse restoration fund. Schoolhouse Restoration Work continues on the restoration of the schoolhouse and much of the old cement rendering has now been removed from the external walls. It is not possible to leave the walls un-plastered, as it was never intended that the building would be un-rendered, and in any case, the exposed stonework would not withstand the onslaught of wind and rain. The building will be properly lime rendered as it originally was when built. One of the old sash windows has also been fully restored and looks incredible. All salvageable woodwork in the window frames has been carefully preserved and the original hand blown glass has been retained also. CHURCH REVIEW

Schoolhouse Restoration Appeal Auction The Parish Auction in aid of the Schoolhouse Restoration Appeal will take place on Friday 16 September at 7:30pm. We are appealing for donations of antiques and collectables to sell on the night and we would particularly like antique furniture, floor rugs, silver, silver plate, jewelry, paintings, prints, ornaments, tea sets, vintage toys, enamel signage, transport related memorabilia, items of local interest, architectural salvage, garden benches, stone urns, vintage kitchenalia, stamp albums, cigarette card collections, military items including uniforms, medals, WW1 and II items etc, taxidermy, period costume. Please contact Liz in the parish office if you would like to assist us (01) 214 7714. The sick We continue our prayers for those known to us who are sick at this time. Please feel free to add names to the sick list at the door of the church. The names are read during the intercessions at the Wednesday morning Eucharist.

RAHENY AND COOLOCK Rector: Revd. Norman McCausland Priest Assistant: Revd. Canon Aisling Shine Parish Office: office manager - Liberty Finnegan Howth Road, Dublin 5, D05 WF59 Telephone 01 851 2459 Email: admin@allsaintsraheny Review Notes Raheny: Séamus Puirséil Review Notes Coolock: Robert Adams Review Distributor: Charles Craig 086 829 1588

Summertime Summertime, and the livin’ is easy, Fish are jumpin’, And the cotton is high.Whether you prefer Ella Fitzgerald or Lana del Rey version of the classic blues number the first sunny, warm early summer season in three years without the dreads of the Covid pandemic really do lighten the heart. However, Gershwin’s extensive use of the pentatonic scale evokes something of the mood of regret and farewell as we prepare for the Rector’s departure to a new incumbency in Wexford. The normality of Sunday services, funeral, baptisms, end of year events in schools and organisations car boot sales and preparations for the July Strawberry Fair are organised in parallel with preparations for our farewells to Norman, our Rector and to Tara and the family.

Raheny Church and Graveyard Early May saw a major heritage event in All Saints’ Church organized with Dublin City Council on “Raheny through the Ages”. This is part of the “Old Raheny Church & Graveyard Project”. Romeo & Juliet On Sunday, 19 June at 4 p.m. we host Chapterhouse Theatre’s open-air production of Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet on the Rectory Lawn. Tickets are available from the parish office at 01 851 2459 or www.seetickets.com. Open air service Our annual open-air service for both Raheny and Coolock parishes will take place on Sunday, 26 June is being planned as a thankyou service to Norman and a recognition of his contribution to All Saints and St John’s over the past nine years.

AROUND THE PARISHES...DUBLIN Farewell We have been blessed in recent times with the leadership of Reverend Norman supported by Canon Aisling Shine. We include below some brief notes from parishes and school. Mothers’ Union We held our end of season service on Tuesday 3rd May and were delighted to welcome our Diocesan President Ada Lawson and also MU members from North Strand and Drumcondra. Long service certificates for 50 years and 60 years were presented to thirteen of our members. We wish our Rector Rev Norman and Tara best wishes for the future as they move to the Wexford Union of Parishes and thank Norman for his interest in Mothers’ Union over the last nine years. JAM Club and G4J Club Leaders, present members and past members of these Sunday clubs have expressed their appreciation and gratitude to Norman for his support, hard work and good humour during his years in the parishes. He has provided strong and supportive leadership and very welcome hospitality. Springdale School It is with deep regret that we prepare to say goodbye to Revd. Norman. Thanks to his commitment to our school over the last nine years, we have further cemented a much-cherished link with the parishes of St. John’s and All Saint’s Church. Revd. Norman has been a constant presence in our school, forever generous in offering his support and wisdom to our whole school community. He will be sorely missed by all. We hope that he will drop by to ‘make’ the coffee when he gets back to Dublin from time to time. We wish Norman, Tara and the whole family the very best of luck as they begin the next chapter. St. John’s, Coolock Farewell and Thank You Rev. Norman, Tara and Conor! On Friday 29th November 2013 at 8.00 p.m., the Service of Installation began and our then new Rector, Rev. Norman McCausland was warmly welcomed into the Parishes of Coolock and Raheny. There was a wonderful service held in All Saints’, Raheny, followed by a reception in the hall afterwards. We, in Coolock, were delighted to welcome Rev. Norman and his family to St. John’s. Now, nine years later we are sad that Norman, Tara and Conor are to depart from among us and continue the Lord’s work in Wexford. We thank them for their unstinting service, support and ministry in St. John’s. Their time and ministry here have been a great Blessing to us all. We continue to keep the McCausland family in our prayers as they settle into their new home and Parish in Wexford and this new season in their lives.

Norman with Canon Aisling Shine

RATHFARNHAM Rector: Canon Adrienne Galligan Organist: Paul Mullen Choir Director: Jacqueline Mullen Diocesan Reader: Dr. Joan Forsdyke Service streaming oversight: Joan Carty, Gerry Wilson Sunday services: 8am and 12 noon Holy Communion 1; 10.30am in person and live streamed. Available afterwards on the Rathfarnham parish you tube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsoNPjtC4skX-mlKICJ-jA Thursday 10.30am Holy Communion in person or via zoom dial 01-6533897 meeting id. 4038917003 Parish secretary: Andrew Shorten Tuesday - Thursday 9.30am-12.30pm 01-4905543 rathfarnhamparish@gmail.com Review Distributor: Pam Shorten 01-4937179 Parish website address www.rathfarnham.dublin.anglican.org or www.rathfarnhamparishcoi.org

Work in progress We are delighted that our 2 big projects are getting great attention from craftspersons and builders both inside and outside the church. The inner pipes of our organ are visible now that the front ‘cover’ has been removed for ease of access and many a curious parishioner has lingered to observe the workings and plethora of pipes that usually we only get to hear when played on Sunday. While outside we are delighted to see the Remembrance Garden and new access pathway taking shape. Of couse we are mindful that we too are a work in progress as daily the Lord continues to grow us in our faith. Hallelujah!

Schedule of services for June Every Thursday we celebrate Holy Communion at 10.30am. Every Sunday we celebrate Holy Communion 1 at 8am and 12 noon. The 10.30am services on Sundays are as follows: 5th June Morning Prayer 12th June Holy Communion 2 19th June Morning Prayer 26th June Holy Communion 2

Annual Easter Vestry elections and nominations 2022 We are very grateful to everyone who has volunteered to serve the parish on the vestry. Richelle Bailey, Parent, joins Revd Norman McCausland at Springdale Coffee Morning.

Rector’s Church Warden: George Kennington People’s Church Warden: John Deacon Rector’s Glebe Warden: George James

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AROUND THE PARISHES...DUBLIN People’s Glebe Warden: Alan McMillan Hon Secretary: Leslie Deacon Hon Treasurer: Jonathan Mills Select Vestry Members: Kim Bardon, David Deane, David Howe, Valerie Henderson, Gillian Perdue, Philip Middleton, Ross Shorten, Gerry Wilson, Gordon Wright. Alzheimers’ Tea morning and Pop-In Thank you for your support on 5th May where €600 was rasied and many catch up chats were had! Heather, Susan and team.

Rathfarnham Parish Badminton Club If you are looking for a new club or are returning to badminton or want to try the fastest racket sport in the world? Or are looking for an indoor winter sport - we are welcoming new members!

Hannah and Brendan with the bride’s and groom’s assistants and their parents on their wedding day in Trinity College Chapel 30th April 2022

Club nights begin again at the end of August Mondays Ballinteer Community School 8-10 Thursdays Rathfarnham War Memorial Hall 8-10 Contact: Lynn Frost 087 2450391 Email: rpbcirl@gmail.com Website: www.rathfarnhampbc.weebly. com Facebook: Rathfarnham Parish Badminton Club

From the registers Baptism On 8th May Hannah Claire McDonald was baptised by her grandfather Rev Richard Greene at the 12 noon service. Hannah’s parents are Ben and Helen, godparents are Claire Greene and Andrew McDonald. May Hannah know the love of the Lord all the days of her life.

Hannah with her parents Ben and Helen, godparents Claire and Andrew and her granddad Rev Richard Greene who baptised her on 8th May

Funeral In her 99th year, we gave thanks to God for Audrey Willits who died on the 25th March 2022 and her service was held in Mt. Jerome Victorian Chapel on the 23rd April 2022. Burial took place immediately afterwards in Mt Jerome cemetery. To her nieces Ros and Gillian, nephew Nigel and all her family we extend our heartfelt sympathy in their great loss. Marriage We extend huge congratulations to Hannah Browning and Brendan Meighan who were married in Trinity College Chapel on 30th April 2022. We pray they know much joy in their married life together for many many years to come. Memorial Service Family and friends of Mr. Philip Harbron who died in the UK on the 29th March 2020, gathered in Rathfarnham Church on the 22nd April 2022 to celebrate his life. Due to Covid restrictions it was not possible to hold this service earlier. Philip was interred in Mt Jerome cemetery after the service and to his family we continue to offer our prayerful support in their very sad loss.

Amazing progress with new trees in the Remembrance Garden and new pathway to the main door ramp.

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Pipes galore!!!!

RATHMICHAEL CHURCH Rector: Rev’d. Sean Hanily Mobile Phone : 087 184 9825 Email: rector@rathmichaelparish.org Parish Readers: Mrs. Lily Byrne & Mrs. Anne Thompson Diocesan Prayer Minister: Healer Prayer Mrs. Lily Byrne 087 222 9633 Church: Rathmichael Parish Church Times of Services: Sunday 08.30 hrs. 11.00 hrs. 19.00 hrs. Church Review Distributor: Mrs. Carol Bond (01) 282 6391 Parish Office: Rathmichael Rectory, Ferndale Road, Shankill, Dublin D18 NK45. Tel: 01- 282 2803 Office Website: www.rathmichael.dublin.anglican.org Parish Secretary: Mrs. Anne Thompson, Mobile: 086 893 7067 Email: annethompson2824@gmail.com

Almighty God, who on the day of Pentecost sent your Holy Spirit to the apostles with the wind from heaven and in tongues of flame, filling them with joy and boldness to preach the gospel: By the power of the same Spirit strengthen us to witness to your truth and to draw everyone to the fire of your love; through Jesus Christ our Lord.

AROUND THE PARISHES...DUBLIN The above is the Collect of Pentecost. The words remind us of what it is we are called to do as followers of Christ – witness to His truth and draw everyone to His love. Pentecost is one of my favourite feast days in the church year. It is a time for each of us to be renewed by, and through, the Holy Spirit. My prayer is that on this Pentecost Day, the Holy Spirit would come into our hearts and souls and minds, to draw us together as the Body of Christ, and strengthen and encourage us to continue witnessing to the truth and drawing people to the love of Christ in ever new and bold ways. God bless, Sean

Rathmichael Barbeque & Auction This will take place in the rectory garden at 7.30 pm on Friday 17th June. There will be live music and some great food. All are welcome. Tickets are €25 per person, which includes a glass of wine. Spread the word! Tickets available from Geoffrey Perrin and Danielle Fletcher.

Auction Items Auction items have come in and are much appreciated. More are always appreciated of course! We need you to think about what gifts in terms of products or skills or time you can offer. • Products may be something related to your work; surplus piece of furniture; a painting etc. • Skills may be Babysitting for a couple of nights; driving somebody to the airport and collecting on return; providing a trailer load of logs etc. We have a parish with a very wide range of skills and talents so do think about something that you can offer that will be of interest to others. Martin Bernon the Master of Ceremonies at the fete will be the auctioneer and live music is planned. For Auction items Contact either Geoffrey Perrin 087 9174452 geoffreyperrin43@gmail.com Danielle Fletcher 087 2558126 fletcher_danielle@hotmail.com

Confirmation Class We are delighted that our 17 Confirmation Candidates will be confirmed by Archbishop Michael on Sunday 12th June in Christchurch Bray. Please keep them in your prayers at this important time in their walk of faith. Saturday Coffee As always, our ever popular Saturday morning coffee takes place in the Erck Hall or the Church grounds at 11am each week. This has been growing in attendance in recent weeks and we look forward to continue welcoming parishioners and people from the wider community each week. Please spread the word! Parish Fete We are delighted that Rathmichael Fete will return this year, taking place on Saturday 10th September from 12 midday to 4pm. Put the date in your diary and start spreading the word!

RATHMINES WITH HAROLD’S CROSS Rector: Rev Robert Jones Tel: 086 285 4098 Lay Reader & Lay Assistant Pastor: Ruth Gyves Tel: 085 858 2939 ruth@htrinity.ie Lay Readers: Edward Lewis, Scott Hill, Scott Evans Office: Ingrid Brennan Tel: 01 552 1211 info@htrinity.ie Children and Family Ministry: Zoe Hill Worship Ministry: Dilys Jones Organist: Dr. Ken Glass Sexton & Parish Buildings Manager: Jacob Reynolds Tel: 087 797 4604 Church Review: Elizabeth West Tel: 497 3553 Church of Ireland Gazette: Isobel Henderson Tel: 497 2202

The Rector Writes…. As rector I always find it very encouraging to look back over the history of our parish and see how God, like a master Gardener, has tended and cared for Holy Trinity over the years. This month, on the 12th of June at 11am at a joint service for all our three congregations, we will celebrate the 194th birthday of Holy Trinity. So much has changed over the last 194 years in Holy Trinity. I often spend time reading back over the parish magazines and notes and am amazed by so many things; but a few highlevel themes stand out. Firstly, how open to change they were. Secondly, how they always had an enormous focus on building and serving community, both locally and further afield, both inside and outside the parish. Thirdly, the emphasis and focus on their faith was always central. Although so much has changed over these many years, so much remains the same in how we still see our parish being open to change; how we are still focused so much on building community, and that we are a parish that puts our faith first and share it in a fresh way for our time. I want to thank everyone who keeps the wheels of all parts of our parish turning, both those who deliver and those who participate in all aspects.The strain at times has been massive, and the work of rebuilding following the pandemic has been significant. Therefore, my thanks and the thanks of everyone are due to you all. I think as the country has reopened, many churches have struggled and not much has been said publicly about how difficult it has been. I say this not to navel gaze, rather to acknowledge the incredible job that has been done by so many to restore and renew. We as a parish should be extremely proud, but also acknowledge how challenging it has been and that much hard work was and is now being done in the background and foreground by many. It’s a joy to see our parish flourish in many traditional and contemporary ways and our future is very exciting. Please put the service on the 12th of June at 11am in your diaries and join us for a great celebration of what has been and also what will be, as we follow God into all that is ahead. Happy 194th birthday Holy Trinity!

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AROUND THE PARISHES...DUBLIN Youth Our Youth group, led by Gustavo Camargo, meets every Wednesday from 7-8.30pm in the church and also in outdoor locations when the weather is good and our young people get to enjoy football, ultimate Frisbee and even pizza! Email gustavo@ htrinity.ie for more information. Come Together Tuesdays Meeting on the 7th and 21st June in the church for tea, cake and chat. ALL welcome! Children’s Ministry Raising Faith Course - All parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, godparents, caregivers...anyone who has a relationship with a child and would like some support and practical ideas to help inspire and encourage them to grow in faith - please join us for 6 sessions of Raising Faith, on Zoom. With excellent course content from Care for the Family and the opportunity to connect with others from our Holy Trinity community as we consider ways to build strong foundations of faith and explore simple ways to weave faith into the everyday, ordinary moments of life. You won’t want to miss this! Contact zoe@htrinity.ie for further information. Supporting Ukrainians We are no longer taking donations of clothes, toys etc. but supermarket or pharmacy gift cards would be valued if you would like to donate something. Short or long term accommodation is urgently required so if you can offer space in your home, we would be delighted to hear from you. English language classes are being held on Mondays in the church, if you would like to contribute towards these financially, please contact Chloe (chloe@htrinity.ie) Deaths We were saddened at the death of Irene Hughes on the 1st May, at the age of 101. Irene and her husband Bernard were dedicated members of our church for many years, even after moving to Brabazon several years ago. Bernard passed away in 2018 at the age of 98 and Irene continued to live an active life there until a fall curtailed her activity a few weeks before her death. Irene was an amazing woman, always cheerful and positive, and her deep faith in God was an example to many. We extend our sympathy to her sons John and David, to their families far and wide, and to all who knew and loved her.

SAINT ANN WITH SAINT MARK AND SAINT STEPHEN Incumbent Vacant Priest-in-charge Terry Lilburn Tel 086 886 531 Email: pa@stannschurch.ie Church Caretaker: Mr Fred Deane 085-1137647 St Ann’s and St Stephen’s Parish Website: www.stann.anglican.org

Farewell and Welcome On Sunday, 8th May we bade farewell to Lynn and Phil Mills, who have been part of our parish for the last 5 years. We are wishing them every blessing as they move back to their home in Vancouver. Our parish has been enriched by their presence. We particularly remember Lynn in our prayers as she begins the process for ordination to the priesthood. May she continue to know God’s presence. By the time you read this we will have said farewell to Rev. Terry Lilburn and his wife Brenda. Rev. Lilburn has been with us since November, and we sincerely appreciate his unstinting dedication to the parish during those months. His commitment to the parish was far in excess of what could be expected, and we thank him for his care, thoughtful sermons and spiritual presence. We look forward to welcoming Rev. Canon Robert Deane, retired rector of Swords, who will join us in June for Sunday service and on Tuesdays for the service of wholeness and healing.

Ukrainian Appeal We have all been shocked by the devastation that is happening in Ukraine and saddened by the death of so many people and the trauma suffered by the entire population there. Most of us feel helpless and wonder what we can do. Mr. Arthur Vincent and Mr. Fred Deane decided to link with the Bishops’ Appeal for Ukraine and organise a collection. It’s not December, but Black Santa appeared on the street outside St. Ann’s church from 26th to 30th April. The appeal was launched by the Archbishop Michael Jackson on Wednesday 27th. The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr. Simon Coveney T.D. also attended on that day. The appeal raised €20,000. Thank you Arthur and Fred.

Bowling Club Another longstanding member was called Home on 17th April – Joan Downes. As well as winning many trophies and league matches in our Indoor Bowling Club, Joan was a renowned outdoor player with the Leinster Club. We will miss her and offer our sincerest sympathy to all her family members. (PG)

SAINT ANDREW, SAINT WERBURGH WITH SAINT MARY, SAINT MICHAN AND SAINT PAUL AND ALL SAINTS’ GRANGEGORMAN The Venerable David Pierpoint: Tel: 830 4601 Email: pierpoint.david@gmail.com Curate: Vacant Parish Administrator: Mrs. Patricia Parfrey Tel: 872 4154 Email: stmichan@eircom.net Review Distribution: Mr Fran Gorman; Ms. Denise McGowan. Tel: 478 3710

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Archbishop Michael Jackson, Minister Simon Coveney, Fred Deane and Desmond Campbell at the launch of the Black Santa sit out for the Ukraine appeal at St Ann’s.

AROUND THE PARISHES...DUBLIN programme includes a medley of our favourite pieces from the likes of Wesley, Rutter, Brahms, and more. Entry is free, and a sparkling wine reception will follow the show.

Birthday Celebration Professor Akinjide Osuntokun celebrated his 80th birthday on Tuesday, 26 April by beginning the day with a Eucharist in Saint Bartholomew’s Church. Archbishop Michael Jackson, Richard Wynne, Arthur Vincent, Desmond Campbell and Fred Deane

Phil and Lynn Mills with Susie Harrison at the farewell function for Lynn and Phil

He was joined by family and friends gathered from Dublin, Nigeria, and the United States. Professor Osuntokun is often cited as one of the forerunners in the evolution of Nigerian higher education, and we were honoured to host a part of his celebrations.

Services in June The feast of Pentecost will be Sunday, 5 June. We will then mark Corpus Christi on Thursday, 16 June. Please note the earlier start time of the latter (7.00pm), as it will be immediately followed by a BBQ in the parish grounds. All are welcome to join us. Sophie & Chloe Chatziioannidis, Lynn & Phil Mills, Anne O’Regan & Betty Brenna

SAINT BARTHOLOMEW’S CHURCH AND CHRIST CHURCH LEESON PARK The Revd Andrew McCroskery: Vicar - Tel: (01) 269 4813 – vicar@stbartholomews.ie Ben Barnes: Director of Music - music@stbartholomews.ie Andrew Johnstone: Assistant Director of Music music.assistant@stbartholomews.ie Megan MacCausland: Administrator - Tel: (01) 668 8522 admin@stbartholomews.ie Parish Website: www.stbartholomews.ie Facebook: www.facebook.com/saintbartholomews YouTube: Saint Bartholomew’s Church Service Times Saint Bartholomew’s Sunday: 9.00am Said Eucharist | 11.00am Solemn Eucharist | 6.00pm Choral Evensong Wednesday: 12.45pm Said Eucharist Details of music at the services are available on the parish website. Christ Church Leeson Park 1st, 3rd, 5th Wednesday of the month: 10.00am Said Eucharist 2nd, 4th Wednesday of the month: 10.00am Said Eucharist (this service is held at Methodist Centenary Church) St. John’s House, Merrion Road Friday: 10.30am Said Eucharist

Summertime Soirée The choir of Saint Bartholomew’s is proud to present Summertime Soirée: Anthems from the Year on Sunday, 19 June at 6.00pm. The

Eco-Garden Thank you to all parents and children who came on Saturday, 30 April to help create our eco-garden. We had hoped for sunny weather, but unfortunately we had a spot of rain—not so good for us, but great for the seeds! We placed a new bird house, a butterfly shelter, a bee hotel, and a bug hotel.

The children prepared the ground to scatter plenty of wildflower seed and finished the day by making a sign and enjoying some refreshments after all their hard work. We hope that by the end of June, we should have a lovely spread of wildflowers, along with birds and insects to enjoy the new garden area.

Parish Lunch for Christian Aid The custom of holding a parish lunch in May during Christian Aid Week began ten years ago. In 2020 we were defeated by COVID, but in 2021 we managed to hold a picnic on the church grounds. This year, things returned to normal and we were able to hold our parish lunch on Sunday, 8 May. The parish room was decorated with Christian Aid banners and balloons, and we were blessed with splendid weather so that the meal could be consumed outside. We were very happy to once again welcome Dee Huddleston from Christian Aid, who gave an address about the charity’s work during our 11.00am service. The occasion was CHURCH REVIEW

AROUND THE PARISHES...DUBLIN generously supported not only by the diners, but also by some who could not be present. A cheque for a sum in excess of €1100 will be going to Christian Aid.

SAINT CATHERINE & SAINT JAMES WITH SAINT AUDOEN

Choir News We continue to recruit new members for our choir. If you are interested in having your children join, we would love to hear from you. We are recruiting boys aged 6-10 and girls aged 7-17. Please contact our director of music, Ben Barnes, at 087-7825705 or music@stbartholomews.ie.

Canon Mark Gardner Tel: 01 454 2274 Mobile 087 266 0228 Email: markgardner300@gmail.com Diocesan Lay Reader: James Kilbey Review Distribution: Margery Bell Tel: 01 4542067 Website: stcatherineandstjameswithstaudoen.ie Organist: Harry Meehan St Audoen’s Cornmarket: 10.00 Eucharist (every Sunday) St Catherine & St James: Donore Avenue, 11.30 Service of the Word (usually)

We Support Refugee Mums and their Kids in Greece

Holy Baptism At the Church of St Catherine & St James, Tom Oisín and Ben Fiachra, twin sons of Ian Kelly (consultant) and Emer Fitzpatrick (managing director) of Rialto. Godparents, Deirdre Fitzpatrick, Gordon Wilson, Elwyn Kelly and Eoin Fitzpatrick. A happy event! Stumbling blocks The Holocaust Education Trust in association with Dublin City Council has embedded six Stolpersteine (stumbling blocks) outside St Catherine’s NS Donore Avenue. They are in memory o six Irish victims of the Holocaust, Ettie Steinberg Gluck (former pupil), her husband Wojteck and their baby son Leon, Isaac Shishi, Ephraim Saks and Jeanne (Lena) Saks. The stones were unveiled by the creator of the project, Gunter Demnig. Three boxes of aid were posted and received by our chosen organisations in Athens during April. It is hoped that four or five boxes will be ready to post to Greece in late May or early June. It is summer now, and the weather will remain hot until October. A request came in for shorts and t-shirts for boys up to age 10. Babies need short-sleeved onesies or little vests. The usual soap and sanitary pads are always needed, as are knickers for the mums and small children. Please keep in mind that liquids and gels cannot be sent to Greece as the postal service will not allow them. However, pencils, colouring books, teddies, and colouring pencils are always eagerly awaited by the children in the crèches and play areas. As these notes are being written, we’ve learned our recent shipment of 60 toothbrushes arrived, which will be no doubt be quickly snapped up in the free shops. It was with great interest that we read of the resignation of Frontex’s executive director Fabrice Leggeri on 29 April following allegations that the agency was involved in illegally forcing migrants and refugees back from Europe’s borders. Forcing would-be refugees away from a border—known as pushback—before they can reach a country and claim asylum is considered a violation of international refugee protection agreements. Our partners on the ground in Greece have been very aware of refugees being ill-treated and returned to Turkish waters without their consent. Hopefully a new director will see to better respecting refugee rights. There is still no news about our registration with the Charities Regulator, but it continues to amaze us how much support our little charity receives from the readers of the Church Review! If you would like to join our team or need further information, please email newbornknitting@gmail.com or mumsandkidsref@ gmail.com.

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‘Research about Stolperstein locations is usually done by local school children and their teachers, victims’ relatives, or local history organizations. When research on a particular person is completed, Demnig sets out to manufacture an individual Stolperstein. The person’s name and dates of birth, deportation and death, if known, are engraved into the brass plate. The Stolperstein is then inserted at flush level into the roadway or sidewalk, with the intention to “trip up the passer-by” and draw attention to the memorial.The costs of Stolpersteine are covered by individual donations, local public fund raising, contemporary witnesses, school classes, or community funds. Starting in 2005, Michael Friedrichs-Friedländer has partnered with Gunter Demnig to install about 63,000 Stolperstein in 20 different languages.’ Mark Gardner

Meath Street Parish Recently the 12 midday mass, celebrated in St Catherine’s, Meath Street, marked the last farewell to the wonderful Augustinians who have looked after and shared all our joys and sorrows for generations. Fr Niall Coghlan, Fr Ritchie Goode and Brother Bernard are legends here in the Liberties. Fr Michael Mernagh who founded SICCDA the south inner city community development association also. They have been called to serve the Augustinian community elsewhere. Meath Street won’t be the same without them and the debt of gratitude we owe them as a community can’t be measured. May God bless them in their future work and bless the parish also as we face the future without these wonderful men. From Facebook St Jude’s Kilmainham A church spire dating back to 1864 has been put on the market for €495,000 in south Dublin. St Jude’s Spire, Inchicore Road, Kilmainham, is all that remains of a former Church of Ireland building which was demolished in the 1980s, Tony McCullagh. The sale of the site, close to the Irish National War Memorial Gardens and Royal Hospital Kilmainham, has been described by Brock

AROUND THE PARISHES...DUBLIN Delappe estate agents as “a unique and exciting opportunity to acquire a historical landmark, with the potential to create a stunning property”. St Jude’s Church was constructed between 1862 and 1864 by Welland and Gillespie in an early English gothic style, at a cost of £4,000. Saint Jude’s was closely affiliated with the Great Southern & Western Railway which was established to the west in Inchicore in 1846. “The church was sold by Dublin Diocese in the 1980s and was taken down by Desmond Guinness in 1988, who removed the materials to Straffan, to create a steam-traction museum. Only the tower and spire remain at Kilmainham.” Councillor Michael Pidgeon (GP), who lives in the area, described St Jude’s Spire as “a beautiful part of Kilmainham’s history”. “It was once threatened with demolition but was eventually saved and gave its name to the nearby Belfry estate,” he said. Dublin Eye Newsletter.

St Teresa’s Gardens Dublin City Council awaits an application from the Land Development Agency for social and planned cost-rental homes at St Teresa’s Gardens, councillors learnt at a recent meeting. Councillors welcomed the plans but raised concerns about how affordable the homes would be. Part of the site belongs to the Land Development Agency and some (the Bailey Gibson lands) is owned by the developer Hines. “It looks like a fabulous development,” said independent Councillor Cieran Perry, “except for the height. Fifteen storeys in an area like this is absolutely scandalous.” In Ireland, social housing complexes are often run down because councils don’t bring in enough from the rents to maintain them to a high standard. It appears short-sighted to split the cost-rental from the social housing on St Teresa’s Gardens, a site owned by Dublin City Council. “Here is a way to ensure the long-term viability of and management and maintenance of public housing and the government is splitting off the more profitable part,” he says. Dublin Inquirer

Stolperstein (stumbling block)

ST. COLUMBA’S COLLEGE, CHAPEL OF MARK Chaplain - The Rev. Daniel Owen Warden: Mr. Mark Boobbyer Website: www.stcolumbas.ie

Darkness into Light On the 7th of May, a number of pupils and teachers took part in the ‘Darkness into Light’ event in aid of Pieta House, by walking up to the highest point in the College as the sun was rising. This is an effective way of promoting understanding and supporting the work of the Pieta House suicide and self-harm crisis centres. TY Academic Prize Evening Congratulations to the six pupils who made it to the final of this year’s TY Academic Prize Presentation on the 11th of May: Hannah von Bergmann (winner), Rachel Shaw, Calvin She, Cheuk Yin Wong, Cameron McKinley and Hughie Casey. The adjudicator was Mr Alan Cox, Principal of Temple Carrig School in Greystones and a Fellow of the College. Form Prizes Congratulations to this year’s winners of these prizes, awarded for academic performance across all subjects. Sixth Form: Theodora Clare, T.J.Hopkins, Avi Johnston, Marcus O’Connor, Mika Sacolax. Fifth Form: Tomas Casado, Kamilla Murphy, Fiona Noack, Isabel Warnock. Fourth Form: Hannah v Bergmann, Elizabeth Hart, Rachel Shaw, Calvin She, Lorne Walsh, Wong Cheuk Yin.

Baptism of Tom Oisín and Ben Fiachra, twin sons of Ian Kelly and Emer Fitzpatrick

Third Form: Oleana Cowan, Edith O’Brien, Alison Wang, Lucas Weber. Second Form: Stella Borrowdale, Grant Fabian, Johnny Leonard, Safia Walker. First Form: Josefien Hutchinson, Marianne Lee, Jack-Francis McKeon, Alberto Sanchez Nistal.

Sunday Services in Chapel On Sunday 1st May, we enjoyed our first full Holy Communion service for over two years, which was very special. Then on Sunday the 8th of May at Evening Prayer, we welcome back Rev. Steve Brunn, chaplain at T.C.D., who spoke about ‘Influencers’, comparing them to Christ. Our Chapel Charity Collections this month went towards The DSPCA and Pieta House. St Jude’s Kilmainham

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AROUND THE PARISHES...DUBLIN Chapel Services, June 2022 Visitors and friends are welcome to our Sunday Chapel Services in June: Sunday 5th, No Service - June Exodus Sunday 12th, Evening Prayer at 8 pm - Preacher: The Chaplain Sunday 19th, Evening Prayer at 8 pm - Preacher: The Warden

Old Columbans and the current First XI gathered for the annual ‘Leprechauns’ cricket match.

SANDFORD AND MILLTOWN The Revd Canon Sonia Gyles Tel. 497 2983 Rector’s e-mail: sandford@dublin.anglican.org Parish Administrator: Beverley Haren Tel. 086 0386432 (Mon-Thurs 10.30- 12 noon; Fri 8.50 a.m. – 10.20 a.m., term time) Parish e-mail: sandfordandstphilips@gmail.com Parish website: www.sandfordandstphilips.dublin.anglican.org Parish Facebook page: www.facebook.com/sandfordandstphilips Parish YouTube channel: Sandford and Milltown Parishes Sunday Service times: Sandford, 10.00 am St. Philips 11.30 am.

Summer Music at Sandford Sandford Parish will host a series of Lunchtime Recitals every Friday in June, July and August from 1.10 pm to 1.50 pm in Sandford Parish Church. Having commenced on 27th May with The Early Music Group of Kiili, Estonia and Marten Meibaum (Baritone/Cello), the recitals continue as follows: 3rd June: Jantien Vandenberg (Flute) and Maja Elliott (Piano), Moods, melody and murmurs: music inspired by film, poetry and prose 10th June: Connor Wilcox (Piano), Music by Mendelssohn and Liszt 17th June: Martina Smyth (Organ), in conjunction with Pipeworks Festival, Music by Bach, Mendelssohn, Saint-Saëns and others 24th June: Aine Mulvey (Mezzo-Soprano) and Elizabeth Hilliard (Piano), ‘Songs from Connacht’: Art songs by Herbert Hughes set to poetry by Padraic Colum

Pupils and Staff gathered for the Darkness into Light event

SAINT JOHN THE EVANGELIST, SANDYMOUNT Chaplain - Fr Paul Barlow: Tel: 01 516 3457. Mob: 085 2849564. Email: paul.barlow@upcmail.ie Worship: Sung Eucharist every Sunday at 11.00 a.m. Festivals as announced. Web address: www.sandymount.dublin.anglican.org

Easter Vestry We haled our Easter Vestry after the Eucharist on Sunday 1st May. Dr David FitzPatrick and Ms Ann Cuffe continue as people’s and vicar’s churchwarden respectively. Along with the financial report for 2021 we heard that our Lent collections this year amounted to €2435.50 which we have sent to Médecins sans Frontières for their work around the world. Patronal Festival Celebrations We celebrated our Patronal Festival (St. John before the Latin Gate) on Sunday 8th May. Fr Paul preached on St. John as a witness to Jesus (drawing on themes in both the Gospel and Epistle readings for St. John’s Day. He also drew attention to the window showing St. John in the south aisle of the church. Here St. John is shown as a breadless young man carrying an extravagant feather quill, with an Eagle, the symbol of St. John at his feet. Following the Eucharist, we had a ‘bring and share’ lunch together and we were very fortunate to have a fine sunny day to enjoy one another’s company and the delicious food people had made.

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1st July Siobhán Kilkelly (Organ), Music by Saint-Saëns, Boëly and Franck 8th July, Marion Creely (Soprano) and Hannaville String Quartet, Music by Dvorák, Schumann and Saint-Saëns. For further details of July and August recitals please see advert in this edition of Church Review. Admission is free. Donations will be divided between the performers and the Sandford Church bell-cote restoration fund.

Trinity Sunday On Sunday 12th June we look forward to our ‘end of choir year’ service in Sandford Church at 11am. Strawberries and Wine Garden Party This will take place at The Rectory on Wednesday 15 June. Ice-Cream Sunday Returns! On Sunday 19 June we will have a joint Family Service in St Philip’s, hopefully outdoors, at 11am followed by ice-cream! All ages welcome! End of School Year Service We look forward to welcoming members of 5th & 6th classes to Sandford Church on Wednesday 29th June The Garden Gang The Garden Gang continue to meet on Saturdays at 3.30pm at the allotments beside St Philip’s church. We’re delighted that our allotments will feature in the Rathmines Open Gardens on Sunday 12th June from 2pm to 6pm. Sandmill Strollers Meet on the 1st Tuesday of every month. We usually spend about two hours walking at a leisurely pace and end with refreshments.

AROUND THE PARISHES...DUBLIN Join us for good company, being in the open air, enjoying spectacular views and keeping up some exercise. Upcoming walks: June 7th – Bull Island (meet at the second car parking area after the Wooden Bridge) July 5th – Little Sugar Loaf from Belmont Estate (meet at the car park in Belmont Estate) August 2nd – Three Rock Mountain from the Blue Light Pub (meet in the car park of the Blue Light pub) Further details from Margaret Wynne 087 9896726

Prayer Walk Our Prayer Walk is back in the grounds of Sandford Church and St Philip’s Church. Please feel free to drop in for a time of reflection. Sandford Parish Cookbook Contains 101 recipes ranging from Cheesy Bang Bangs and Brown Bettys to Noisette of Lamb and Tasmanian Lemon Pie. Priced at €15 euro (or 3 for €40) the book can be obtained from the parish office (sandfordandstphilips@gmail.com / 086 0386432).

SANTRY, GLASNEVIN & FINGLAS Rev Canon David Oxley: 01 834 1015, 086 8816486 revdwo@hotmail.com Website: www.pappanspeople.wordpress.com www.facebook.com/PappansPeople

The Faithful Departed Helen Atkinson (formerly of Santry, latterly residing in Brabazon House) died on 19th April; she had been ill for some time. A large congregation attended her funeral in St Pappan’s. We extend our sympathy to her family and friends. Confirmation At time of writing we are looking forward to the Confirmation Service in Swords Church on 19th May. The candidates from these parishes (and friends) are: Kate Allen, Lucy Caswell, Emily Hall, Ben Malone, Grace Millar, Mimi Oxley, Sarah Sharpe, Dylan Stunt, Favour, Goodluck & Goodness Godson. We wish them all every blessing as they are confirmed in their following of Christ. The Easter Vestries Have been held, and the results of the elections are given below. We are very grateful to all who volunteer time and talents to serve the parishes in various ways. Finglas Select Vestry 2022-23 Rector’s Churchwarden: Alan Caird People’s Churchwarden: Dilys Caird Rector’s Glebewarden: Alan Caird People’s Glebewarden: David Borland Denise Guidera, Alan Boyle, David Caswell, Gillian Borland, Avril Brady, Joe Knott, Charlie Miller, Stephen Heather, Don Macaulay, Barbara Moran, Pam Collier. Secretary: D. Guidera Treasurer: A. Boyle Santry Select Vestry 2022-23 Rector’s Churchwarden: Ray Neilson People’s Churchwarden: Ronnie Ward People’s Glebewarden: Sonia Sharpe Gwen Neilson, Bea Ward, Hilda Moorhead, Maura Reid, Molly Harris, Sam Griffith, Alan Patton, Daphne Patton, Daphne Whitehead.

Secretary: S. Sharpe. Treasurer: R. Neilson. Stewardship Recorder: Betty Griffith.

Glasnevin Select Vestry 2022-23 Rector’s Churchwarden: James Mahon People’s Churchwarden: Brian Gray People’s Glebewarden: Derek Allen Yvonne Grant, Jane Morgan, Hilary Moore, Richard McVitty, Ken Kelly, Daphne Morgan. Secretary: Y, Grant Treasurer: J. Morgan

Concert Dublin City Council and the Seamus Ennis Centre used St Canice’s to host a concert of traditional music (harp, uileann pipes and sean-nós singing) on 7th May. Book Sale Glasnevin Parish ran a small booksale/coffee morning on 7th May and raised nearly €1200 for Ukraine. We are grateful to all who supported us so generously, and to Glasnevin N.S. for providing the venue. United Service There will be only one service in the parish on 5th June (Whitsunday): Eucharist in Santry at 11 a.m. This will be followed by our annual coffee morning fundraiser for Christian Aid.

STILLORGAN AND BLACKROCK Clergy: Rev. Canon Ian Gallagher Tel: 288 1091 or 086-811 9544 Rev. Robert Marshall Tel: 288 6170 Lay Reader: Hazel Graves Tel: 288 7444 Review Distributors: David Davis (Stillorgan) Trevor Robinson (Blackrock) Parish Secretary: Brenda Sweeney Tel: 288 1091 Tues, Wed and Thurs 9.30 a.m. – 12.30 p.m. Parish Email address: office@stbrigidsandallsaints.com Parish Website: www.stbrigidsandallsaints.com YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/StBrigidsAllSaints Parish Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StBrigids/ Parish Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stbrigidsandallsaints/ Parish LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/st-brigid-s-and-all-saints/

Services in June St. Brigid’s Church Every Sunday 8.30 a.m. Every Wednesday 10.00a.m. All Saints’ Church Sunday 5th June 9.45 a.m. Sunday 12th June 9.45 a.m. Sunday 19th June 9.45 a.m. Sunday 26th June 9.45 a.m. St Brigid’s Church Sunday 5th June 11.00 a.m. Sunday 12th June 11.00 a.m. Sunday 19th June 11.00 a.m. Sunday 26th June 11.00 a.m.

Holy Communion Rite 1 Holy Communion Rite 1 Holy Communion Rite 1 Morning Prayer Holy Communion Rite 2 Morning Prayer Holy Communion Rite 2 Morning Prayer Holy Communion Rite 2 Service of the Word

(Please note the time change in St Brigid’s from 10.45am to 11.00am commencing 5th June.)

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AROUND THE PARISHES...DUBLIN The Rector writes It’s a beautiful day, the sun is shining and it’s beginning to feel a bit like summer. Days like today give people a bit of a lift after a long winter. However, this is not the situation for everyone. The war in Ukraine brings great sadness and hurt to many, the rise in inflation sees households struggle to pay bills. Much sadness has been visited on Parishioners by the death of loved ones. We remember all who struggle with life and encourage those who can to help but also to live life in all its fullness. We remember all those doing exams this month, we keep you in our prayers and wish you the very best of luck. Rev. Canon Ian Gallagher Good Friday Walk of Witness Ian and Father Joe Mullan were delighted to be joined this year by Parishioners from St Brigid’s & All Saints’ and Kilmacud & Mount Merrion on the Good Friday Walk of Witness. The Walk started at St Brigid’s, continued to St Laurence’s Kilmacud, and ended at St Theresa’s Mount Merrion. Easter Day Celebrations We celebrated a wonderful Easter Day together, beautiful flowers, superb music, delicious cup cakes with our Tea & Coffee, followed by our eggcellent Egg Hunt on the St Brigid’s Green! Thank you to everyone involved in making it such a special morning.

Harry Sheppard and Geoff Lovegrove Birthday Celebrations

Rev. Canon Ian Gallagher and Father Joe Mullan

Stillorgan Players Dramatics Society Our 2022 AGM was held on Wednesday, 22nd April in the Hall. We had a good turnout with 22 people in attendance. The Committee is remaining unchanged for the coming year: Chairperson: Ann Rath Treasurer: John Ellaway Secretary: Birgitta Morton Committee: Edwina Scanlon, Robert Lambert, Geoff Lovegrove, Simon Grier, Malcolm Shaw, Dean Hayes, Carol Fitzsimons, Ivan Sheppard As Geoff Lovegrove and Harry Sheppard had recently celebrated birthdays, after the AGM we marked the occasion by singing them both Happy Birthday and having cake! We are having our BBQ for members on Saturday, 25th June at 4.30pm in the Hall and hope to see as many members as possible coming along to what is always a very enjoyable event! We are planning to put on a Play in the Autumn (Covid permitting) … dates to be confirmed.

St Brigid’s Community Garden Stillorgan On a sunny day in April, we welcomed twenty-four Ukrainians to the garden. One of our garden members had access to a bus so their journey was made very comfortable. They spent time decorating eggs, petting the baby guinea pigs and enjoying refreshments while wandering around the peaceful garden. A highlight was feeding our tame robin which delighted the children and adults alike. There was no mention of war or hardship, we just wanted them to have ‘time out’ in a safe setting. A very rewarding experience for us all.

Ukrainian Visit to St. Brigid’s Community Garden

SWORDS, CLONMETHAN, KILSALLAGHAN, DONABATE AND LUSK Rector - Reverend Neal Phair: 01 8956747 / nealphair@hotmail.com Lay Minister: Mrs Addy Patterson 01 8453 984 / addypatterson@gmail.com Parish website: www.swords.dublin.anglican.org Parish Facebook page: www.facebook.com/ swordsdonabateandkilsallaghan

SWORDS BOYS BRIGADE SWORDS BOYS BRIGADE ANCHORS GO UP IN THE WORLD! The 7th Dublin Co. Boys’ Brigade took part in the recent “Climb with Charlie” nationwide Event, in aid of MND Ireland (Motor Neurone Disease) and Pieta House charities. While Charlie Bird was climbing Croagh Patrick, 7th Co. BB decided on the Great Sugar Loaf as our particular mountain. (Along with, it seems, a couple of thousand others!) We got early space in the Car Park(9.30am), and though the mountain was at that point shrouded in mist, it cleared as we climbed, and was completely gone by the time we got to the top, with wonderful views in all directions.

Easter Egg Hunt at St Brigid’s Stillorgan

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AROUND THE PARISHES...DUBLIN Our group of 30 Boys, Leaders and Parents – and a dog – were split into two “squads”, with the Senior Boys and some Leaders and Parents taking a harder route up. Anchors and Juniors, together with their Parents and Leaders, took a somewhat easier route (still with a bit of a scramble in places, especially if you are only 5!) Timing was impeccable, with both groups reaching the top within 5 minutes of each other. “Munchies” at the summit were followed by group photos with our specially handmade Banner (See Photo). The whole group then proceeded down by the traditional route back to a by now overflowing car park. A great time was had by all, and so far almost €500 has been raised for the above mentioned Charities. Well done to all involved!

Girls Brigade Swords Girls Brigade display will take place on Saturday 21st May at 7pm in the Old Borough School Hall. This is always an enjoyable fun evening and the girls get to show off what they have learned during the year and they will also be presented with their prizes by the Rector’s wife, Dr Lucy Jessop. We thank Captain Caren Neale and all those who help with the Girls Brigade in Swords for the amazing work they carry out for the young people of Swords Parish. Holy Baptism The baptism of Jaxon Peter Burnby which took place on Sunday the 1st of May at St Columba’s Church, Swords. Jaxon is the son of Lauren Burnby and Jack Gilhooly who live in Swords. We wish Jaxon God’s richest blessing as he continues in his Christian journey.

Donabate & Lusk Easter Vestry Meeting 2022 Donabate & Lusk Easter Vestry Meeting took place on Wednesday the 27th April at 8pm in St Patrick’s Church, Donabate. We thank everyone who came along and to all who continued in their posts for another year.

Swords, Kilsallaghan & Clonmethan Easter Vestry Meeting 2022 Swords, Kilsallaghan & Clonmethan Easter Vestry Meeting took place on Thursday the 28th of April at 8pm in the Parish Room in Swords Parish Halls. Changes on the night included Eric Wolfe becoming People’s Glebe Warden and Fred Elliott taking on the role as Rector’s Glebe Warden. Also, Rector’s Church Warden, Paul Glendinning, took on the post of Hon Secretary of the Select Vestry and Fred Elliott replaced Billy Goodwin as Treasurer on the Board of Governors of the Old Borough School. We thank the outgoing Secretary, Anne Christine Van Geelan, for all her work as secretary during the year. Words fail to express to Billy Goodwin our deepest and sincere gratitude for his dedication and commitment to the role of Treasurer of the BOG for nearly four decades. Billy has decided to remain on the Vestry and we are delighted to be able to call upon his extensive knowledge for another year. Confirmation 2022 The Confirmation service will take place in St Columba’s Church, Swords, on Thursday the 19th of May at 7pm. We have 17 candidates for Confirmation this year from this group of parishes. They are: Emily Phair, Rachael Vincent, Sophie Middleton, James McGee, Nathaniel Kurek, Freddie Kelly, Nathan Byrne, Ryan Francis, Euan Staveley, Matthew and Molly Kingston, Dylan Heron, Hannah Eastwood, Patryk Martins, Cillian Ennis, Toby Elliott and Samuel O’Leary. We look forward to welcoming the nine families from Santry, Glasnevin and Finglas Parish on the night. Please pray for all 28 candidates who will be confirmed that evening. Swords Gift Day 2022 We would like to thank everyone who contributed to the Parish of Swords & Kilsallaghan Gift Day this year. Your financial support towards parish expenses which are enormous, are very much appreciated. If you haven’t had a chance to contribute yet to the Gift Day, if you could send your contribution to our Treasurer Mr David Snow. His address is: Willowbrook House, Richardstown, Ballyboughal, Co. Dublin A41 ER04. Cheques made payable to: Swords Parish Church. Alternatively, you can send them to the Rector at: The Rectory, Church Road, Swords, Co Dublin K67 V9P0. Also, it would be extremely helpful and really appreciated if you could set up a monthly Standing Order to increase our regular income. The Bank details are available from the Hon Treasurer.Your financial contributions are greatly appreciated and are essential for the day to day running of the parish. Square and Round Tower Swords We are very grateful to Minister Darragh O’Brien who awarded us 85,000 euros from the Community Monuments Grant from his Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage. The total cost of repairing the Square and Round Tower beside St Columba’s Church will be in the region of 250,000 euros. Thanks also goes to Stephen Vincent, who on the behalf of the parish liaised with our Conservation Architect, Margaret Quinlan, to secure this essential funding. The square tower dates from the 13th Century and is the last surviving element of the old monastery church. Swords monastery grew to be one of the most powerful in Ireland. In 1014, the monastery church waked the body of High King Brian Boru as his funeral cortege rested overnight on the way to his burial place in Armagh. The round tower is said to be around 1200 years old. The works on both towers will take place over the next two years and will help to keep them standing for several more centuries.

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AROUND THE PARISHES...DUBLIN the response was that when you are retired, every day is a bank holiday! The Whist Drives are on every third Monday of the month. All welcome!

New Heritage Centre On Wednesday 27th I was invited to a meeting in South Dublin County Council Library regarding a New Heritage Centre. It was run over two sessions and I attended the afternoon one. We have a relatively new CE scheme lady working in our graveyard and as she has a very keen interest in history, she attended the evening session. Church Services for June 5th June – Day of Penecost Donabate 10am Morning Prayer + Sunday Club Swords 11.30am Holy Communion 12th June – Trinity Sunday Donabate 10am Holy Communion + Holy Baptism Swords 11.30am Morning Prayer + Sunday Club Kilsallaghan 11.30am Holy Communion 19th June – 1st Sunday after Trinity Donabate 10am Family Service Swords 11.30am Family Service 26th June – 2nd Sunday after Trinity Donabate 10am Morning Prayer Swords 11.30am Morning Prayer Illness We remember Laura in our prayers at this time.

TALLAGHT Canon William Deverell: Tel: 4621044 (Mobile 086 803 0239) Auxiliary Priest: Rev. Avril Bennett Tel: 628 2353 Parish Secretary: Mrs. Jane Thompson Tel: 462 6006 (Parish Office) E mail: tallaghtparish@gmail.com Website: www.stmaelruains.ie Social media: @StMaelruainCoI Facebook: St Maelruains, Tallaght Parish - Church of Ireland Instagram: stmaelruainscoi Twitter: StMaelruainsCoI Sunday Services: 8.30am and 11am Services continue on Facebook live with 192+ services stored

Good Friday During Holy Week we had our usual daily services and following on with the success (which I spoke about last month) of the Vine Camino Walk around Tallaght it was decided to have afternoon prayers outside in the Graveyard in the beautiful weather on Good Friday. Flower Guild The following morning we had the flower arrangements ‘drop off’ for the decoration of the Church for Easter and we had coffee outside, again in the beautiful sunshine. As I have repeatedly mentioned, we are lucky in St. Maelruain’s to have such a talented group of ladies who do such a gorgeous work in decorating our church for festivals, led by Regina and Vivienne, we are very grateful to all involved and as usual the Church looked spectacular for our Easter Sunday Service. Whist Drive On the bank holiday Monday our Whist Drive was held in the Small Hall, Gerard who organises the evenings previously asked the group if they would like to meet on the holiday Monday and

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Tallaght Intercultural Drop In Centre Those of you who read our notes regularly will know that we gave accommodation to the Tallaght Intercultural Drop In Centre for many years until our space became too small for their numbers. We were delighted to welcome them back in September 2021 as their new accommodation needed refurbishment. On Thurs 28th they returned to their larger premises at Mountain Park and will be able to reach out to those who are new to Ireland and Tallaght including those recently arrived from Ukraine. It was lovely that we were able to house them and we send our best wishes to Sr. Kay and Lynn at the Drop in Centre as they continue their work with new immigrants to Tallaght.

School Tours As life continues to get back to ‘normal’ we were delighted to welcome a group of teachers from the largest primary school in Tallaght for a tour of the Church and grounds on 28th, we now look forward to the return of visits from local schools for tours of St. Maelruain’s. Since the lockdowns and no tours, the questions that the children asked me now seem like a distant memory and I am looking forward to having them back and to answering their queries on the Church of Ireland and about our Church buildings and graveyard. Mother’s Union The Mothers Union met in the Civic Coffee Shop and we had a great turn out on Monday 9th May at 3pm. It was great to see everyone after so long and we had a lovely catch up. We will be meeting up again on Monday 13th June in the Civic at 3pm. We have organised a programme for the next year including a visit to the panto at Christmas. (Look behind you!!!) Watch this space ! Thank you Valerie Easter General Vestry Following Easter we had our Easter General Vestry after a shortened Morning Prayer Service. The Select Vestry and Wardens are: Rector’s Churchwarden: Joseph Jeevanayagon Rector’s Glebewarden: Stephen McKey People’s Churchwarden: Hilary Armstrong People’s Glebewarden: Ronnie Scott

Select Vestry Vivienne Bright, Rebbeca Eddy, Laura Fryday, Brian Good, William Gould, Patrick Hardiman, David Hutchinson Edgar, Heather Johns, Marlene Mollenze, Temi Osinuga, Femi Oshisanya and Derek Sargent. Funerals The funeral of Bobby Wilson took place on 22nd April here in St. Maelruain’s. We extend our deepest sympathies to his wife Pat and to his children Louise, David, Andrew and Stuart and to his

AROUND THE PARISHES...DUBLIN wider family and friends. Bobby was a founding member of our Table Tennis Club and will be fondly remembered by all. We were also sad to have the funeral of Hyacinth Blennerhassett on 4th May, wife of the late Arthur and formerly late Christy Huggard. We send our condolences to her children Alan, Walter, Leslie and Kathleen and to her extended family and friends. Hyacinth will be sadly missed.

Baptism The Baptism of Ryan Byrne took place on 30th April. We welcome Ryan into Christ’s flock and pray for him and his parents Stephen and Alison.

Confirmation We were delighted to have with us the Archbishop, Most Rev’d Dr. Michael Jackson, who lead our Service of Confirmation and Holy Communion on Sunday 15th May. He was assisted by the Rector, The Rev’d Nigel Pierpoint, Rev’d Canon Gillian Wharton, Rector of Booterstown & Carysfort with Mount Merrion, Rev’d Ruth Noble, Rector of Crumlin and Rev’d Suzanne Harris, Rector of Castlemacadam. Our young people are assured of our thoughts and prayers and of the support and love of their families. From Taney Parish: Izzy Corbet, Ciara Culbert, Harry Glennon, Emma Langheld, Nicola Langheld, Jack Larkin, Doireann Lowe, Juliet MacNally, Patrick McNally, Toby Moran, Ava Munroe, Alice Potterton, James Reid, Sam Rothwell, Ella Rowe, Nathan Skelton From Wesley College: Ben Coffey, Alice Gardiner From Rathfarnham Parish: Daniel Burke From Aughrim Parish: Charlotte White From Booterstown & Carysfort with Mount Merrion: Patrick Burns, Ralph Cogan, Sam Cole, Sam Dane, Chloe Hiles, Katie Hiles, Joshua Killeen, Abigail Lyons, Theo Phelan, Alice Postma, Piers Postma, Alice Robinson, Iarla Rynhart, Hugo Sellers, Joshua Sherlock-Robertson, Ben Smyth, Anna Tuite, Nicholas Vaughan, Rory Vaughan, Scott Walker

Outdoor coffee after dropping off Easter Flower Arrangements

Providing the outdoor refreshments

TANEY Rector – Rev Nigel Pierpoint Tel: 298 5491 Lay Reader – Trilly Keatinge Parish Pastoral Visitor and Ordinand – Caroline Brennan The Parish Office – Tel: 298 5491 (Mon – Fri 9.30am – 1.00pm) e-mail – info@taneyparish.ie Website – www.taneyparish.ie Follow us on Instagram ‘taneyparish official’ Follow us on Facebook ‘Taney Parish’ ‘Review Distributor’ – Parish Office Tel: 298 5491

Sunday Services for June 2022 Christ Church, Taney –10.15am Morning Service Midweek Service Holy Communion – Wednesdays at 10.00am. St. Nahi’s, Dundrum – 8.30am Holy Communion and 11.45am Morning Service. Easter General Vestry We thank those who attended the Easter General Vestry meeting on the 24th April 2022. The following people were appointed and elected to office for the ensuing year: Churchwardens in Christ Church, Taney: Gillian Haine (Rector’s) and Ian Geoffroy (People’s) Churchwardens in St. Nahi’s: Elaine Wynne (Rector’s) and Richard O’Donnell (People’s) Glebe Wardens: William Hourie (Rector’s) and Pat O’Doherty (People’s) Select Vestry Members: Miriam Armstrong, Caroline Brennan, Peter Connor, Carol Eggers, Helen Geoffroy, Vivien Hood, Paul Kingston, Graeme Murray,Victoria Singleton, Jill Thorn, Joe Wright

From Crumlin Parish: Odhràn Tyrrell

Plant Sale The plant sale in Taney Parish Carpark last Saturday, 7th May, was a great success. Huge thanks Michael Burgess and his assistants who had a wonderful array of plants and seedlings for sale. Over €800 was raised for Parish Funds. Bake Sale Sunday 8th May Our Confirmation Candidates came together (along with their parents!) to provide tray bakes/cakes for purchase after the 10.15am Service last Sunday. We have a very talented group of Confirmation Candidates and the cakes & traybakes sold fast! They raised a whopping €550 in of ‘As I Am’ (Irelands National Autism Charity). Alzheimer Tea Day A huge thank you to all who supported the Alzheimer Tea Day in the Sinnamon Hall last Thursday 5th May 2022. Over €1,500 was raised for such a worthwhile cause. Sue McConnell and her supporters provided those who attended with some lovely tray bakes. Congratulations to them for all their hard work. A very successful morning indeed. Car Boot Sale – Saturday 11th June This year instead of our annual Fête we will be holding a number of events during the summer in the car park of Taney Parish Centre. As always, we are looking for new volunteers to help on the day and to help with the preparations. If you think you would like to give a hand please give the Parish Office a call on 298 5491. Our Fete for this year only will now take place on Saturday 17th September. More details to follow. We will return to our normal Fete arrangements next year.

Hospital Pastoral Visits Please understand that the clergy are not automatically informed when parishioners are admitted to hospital. If you or a family member are admitted to hospital and would appreciate a visit from a member of the clergy please inform the Parish Office or one of the clergy. Should you wish to receive a visit from the

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AROUND THE PARISHES...DUBLIN hospital Chaplain, please ensure that you state your religious denomination as “Church of Ireland” on admission.

From the Registers Baptisms 8th May 2022 (in Christ Church) Penny Maeve, daughter of Jack & Gillian (nee Bell) McInerney 8th May 2022 (in Christ Church) Nathan Daniel, son of Brian & Emma Lenihan

Funerals 29th April 2022 (in Dundrum Methodist Church) Elizabeth Maxwell Barr Bereavements Our sympathy and prayers are with all who have recently been bereaved, remembering especially: Harry Barr and family on the death of his wife Elizabeth Caroline Barnardo and family on the death of her brother Robert. May those coming to terms with life without a loved one, know the comfort of God’s love at this time.

The Chapel Choir undertook its first trip since the Covid pandemic and sang at the Cathedral of the Redeemer in Madrid by kind invitation of Bishop Carlos Lopez Lonzáno. The Spanish Reformed Episcopal Church has strong historic and ongoing connections with the Church of Ireland. Bishop Carlos invited the chaplain to dinner with Bishop Antonio Ablon from the Philippine Independent Church. The choir presented a concert in the cathedral on Saturday 14 May including music with Irish and Trinity connections: Ina Boyle, Charles Stanford, Robert Prescott Stewart and George Jackson. The cathedral entertained the choir to generous hospitality after a well-attended concert and again after the sung Eucharist (Mozarabic Rite). These may be seen at https://m.twitch.tv/ anglicanspain. Rev’d Steve Brunn entertained the choir for an end of year thankyou barbeque in his house which was a lovely way to conclude the year when the choir was rebuilt after the Covid pandemic. During this academic year we have been able to contribute some musical content in some of the services held in the chapel for Cumann Gaelach na hEaglaise under the leadership of College Chanter Connor McCabe who is completing his Ph.D. in linguistics in College with a special focus on Munster Irish. We will be holding auditions for Organ Scholar and Conductor of the Chapel Choir in June, and we look forward to resuming our regular chapel services in September.

Candidates from Taney, Booterstown, Aughrim, Crumlin and Rathfarnham were confirmed in Christ Church, Taney on Sunday 15th May 2022 by The Archbishop

TRINITY COLLEGE CHAPEL Dean of Residence and Anglican Chaplain: The Revd Steven Brunn Email: brunns@tcd.ie Website: tcd.ie/chaplaincy

The end of the academic year culminated with the annual Trinity Monday service on 25 April.This is the occasion when new fellows and scholars are announced in Front Square by the Provost which was followed by a service of thanksgiving and remembrance. The preacher was the Archbishop of Armagh, the Most Revd John McDowell who is a good friend to the chaplaincy through his support for the Dublin University Far Eastern Mission. The lessons were read by Samantha Sandy (a member of the Chapel Choir) and the Provost. At a reception in the chaplaincy on Trinity Monday, the Director of Chapel Music, Dr Kerry Houston, thanked the conductor of the Chapel Choir (Patrick Kennedy) and Organ Scholar (Niall Barrett). We are enormously grateful for the work of Patrick Kennedy, who was a choral scholar for four years before becoming conductor of the choir. Patrick was unstinting in his duties in this role in the period when we had all rehearsals and services online and more recently when services returned to the chapel building. Patrick previously worked in the parish of Saint Philip in Hong Kong in the summer of 2019. Niall has completed his law degree this year. We congratulate him on that and thank him for his skillful playing of the College organs this year when both instruments are in need of urgent repair!

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TCD Chapel Choir with Bishop Carlos in Madrid

TULLOW The Revd. John Tanner: Tel. 289 3154 Diocesan Lay Minister: Alan Rhodes. Tel. 288 7402 Parish Reader: Sally McEachern. Church Review: Jill Malcolm. Tel.289 3365 Sunday Services: 8.30a.m. and 10.30a.m. Mid-week Service: Wednesdays at 10.30a.m. Website: www.tullowdublin.org

Spring Fair On Friday afternoon 13th May, the parish grounds were transformed into a hive of activity. Tents and Gazebos were erected, tables and display units distributed, and stalls were carefully set out in preparation for our Spring Fair the following morning. The day itself offered the most pleasant of May weather and after finishing touches were applied, the Fair itself began at 10:00am. From the beginning, there was a steady flow of customers – all delighted to be able to once again be part of a ‘normal’ activity. The Fair drew to a close at 1:00pm and both

AROUND THE PARISHES...DUBLIN the counting and clean-up process began. Although everyone felt tired after their days work, there was an enjoyable sense of a job well done. When the counting concluded, everyone was delighted to hear a profit of c. €12,000 had been raised. Well done and thank you to all who helped and supported this event and a special ‘thank you’ to Sandra Ruttle who directed operations with aplomb.

Work party and Gift Day We are planning a Gift Day for Saturday 18th June. Alongside this, and as part of a gift offering, we will be also arranging a volunteer work party for work on the Church buildings and grounds. Volunteers are asked to bring their own tools and equipment if possible. Outreach - Bray Women’s Refuge A delivery of mixed hygiene items, pyjamas and some Easter goodies were delivered to the Refuge just before Easter and were gratefully received. Many thanks for the generous donations. Hilary Cran

Evergreens Walking Club Sunday 8th May Route: South Dublin’s rivers and canals This walk, undertaken in idyllic conditions, could have been described as a tour of the Dublin’s Venetian quarter as we ambled along the banks of the Dodder, the Liffey and the Grand Canal Basin. We walked by Dublin’s fast expanding dockland developments with its many famous international companies installed, and the Central Bank cladded in gold! We stopped for a packed lunch Liffey-side near the 3 Arena and enjoyed refreshments outdoors at the Schoolhouse, Ballsbridge at the end of the walk. Donald Gill

From the Registers Funerals Wednesday 27th April – Alan McEachern Our thoughts and prayers are with Sally, Heather, Jean and their families. May they experience the consolation and hope of the risen Christ in their loss.

WHITECHURCH Rev Terry Lilburn Tel: 086-8865361 Rev. Michael Heaney Tel: 086-2651791 Email: office@whitechurchparish.com Web Site: www.whitechurch.dublin.anglican.org: Parish Office, Tel/Fax: 4934972 (for P.A. & Secretary), Rector’s P.A. Janet Gillis, Monday-Thursday 9.00-1.00p.m. Review: Heather Plummer, Tel: 4944809. SUNDAY SERVICES: 8.00 a.m., 10.30 a.m.

Whitechurch Guides Guide cottage weekend in Enniskerry, back at long last! Guides from Tivoli and Whitechurch enjoyed great weather and outdoor activities including tent pitching, shelter building, trangia cooking, first aid, flag raising, “Kim’s Games” (using the memory and the senses), a blindfold string trail, campfire songs, stargazing and making s’mores. On Sunday we started with a very thoughtful “Guides Own” reflection time organised by our Senior Branch and Patrol Leaders, then off hiking in beautiful Powerscourt next door with some trails and tracking, following a compass, and of course all on far too little sleep and great quantities of excitement and new friendships. With thanks to Rosemary for great menus

and cooking supervision, and to all the leaders for their varying skills and input. We look forward to Regional Camp in June and to the Isle of Man in August. Hoping our Guiding sisters in Ukraine can soon be back enjoying similar peaceful normality.

Whitechurch Brownies Whitechurch Brownies meet every Thursday evening from 6.15 – 7.30 in The Stables. We have been using the Stables since October and the girls love their new home, which has enabled them to continue the Brownie Programme, make friends, earn badges, build confidence and most of all have fun. Over the last few weeks, the girls have been working on their fire safety and engineering badges. The built marshmallow structures (more were eaten then went into the building) as part of their engineering badge. They also made lovely Mother Day gift frame. Brownie’s caterers for girls aged 7-10 and is an all-inclusive organisation (regardless of ability). We are always on the lookout for new leaders / unit helpers, so if you think you could volunteer one hour a week to help the girls reach their full potential, develop their self-esteem and self-confidence, please let me know. I promise it is very rewarding.

Baptism James William Kerr son of Graham and April Kerr was baptised on Sunday 3rd April 2022. We welcomed the Simpson children into the community of believers on Sunday 8th May. Isabella, Arthur and Oliver each stepped up to the baptismal font with Arthur and Oliver following the example of their big sister.

Confirmation Confirmation took place in Christ Church Cathedral at 3:30pm on May 22nd. The candidates had completed their preparation earlier in the month and all passed with honours! Rev. Kevin Conroy While awaiting the appointment of a new rector, we were very privileged to have the Reverend Kevin Conroy appointed to our parish in the interim. The congregation have thoroughly enjoyed Kevin’s sermons and appreciated his kind words, involvement and conversations with us. We were fortunate that Kevin and his wife Olive, who also travelled from Wicklow, got involved with the church, in particular with the youth, in the confirmation classes. We are sorry to see them leave and wish them both all the best on their mission to France, where they are helping in a local parish for a few months. Wishing them both God’s blessings on their travels and into the future.

Changes In Pastoral Care A short note to let you know that from 4th June 2022, Rev. Lilburn will be taking over the celebrations of Sunday morning services as well as pastoral care of the parish until Rev. David Bowles is instituted as Rector of Whitechurch Parish. Terry is well known to many of us in Whitechurch as he spent some time with us as an ordinand in training from October 2008 to June 2010. Since that time he has served in Kilternan, Powerscourt, Rathmichael, Narraghmore Union, and latterly in St Ann’s Dawson St. Our New Rector Revd David Bowles has been appointed our new Rector. David is currently serving in the Diocese of Cork, Cloyne and Ross.Having been ordained a Deacon in 2013, David served as Intern Deacon in Taney Parish for two years. He was appointed Curate Assistant

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Dr. Isaac gives many examples of negative interaction with Christians. He uses his extensive knowledge of the Bible to refute the claims of Christian Zionists that modern Israel is the outworking of God’s promise to the children of Abraham that they would inherit the land. The land belongs to God, not to any tribe, race, religious or ethnic group, or nationality. The United Diocese of Dublin and Glendalough has a strong relationship with the Anglican Diocese of Jerusalem and the Middle East. I believe that this gives us a responsibility to support Palestinian Christians and to open our ears to their cries for justice and freedom from occupation. Listening to voices like Dr. Isaac will help us better understand their plight and the difficulties under which they live. Unfortunately, despite our link with the Diocese of Jerusalem and the Middle East, we hear very little about the lives of Palestinian Christians. It is time we were better informed and the link provides the means to help us.

Celebrating our friend Jill Bailey The church was full on Saturday 16th April to celebrate the life of our friend Jill Bailey. The service was led by the Most Reverend Michael Jackson. Jill was remembered as a good friend, wonderful mother, young-at-heart grandmother, long-standing parishioner, not to mention as an artist, gardener, cook, traveller, rugby lover, royal family watcher and enjoyer of a good picnic. Her daughter, Debbie, delivering the tribute, said that the common theme of those expressing their condolences was love, generosity, laughter, chat, smiles and resourcefulness. Oonagh and Chris Simpson with Isabella, Arthur and Oliver after the children’s baptism

ZION Rector: Vacant Diocesan Reader: Margaret Healion Review: Alan Nairn Review notes: Deirdre Hoey School notes: Sue Barber Parish Office: Tel. 406 4730 Email: zionparish@gmail.com Hours: 9.00am - 2.00pm Mondays and Thursdays Services: Sundays – 9.00a.m. 10.30a.m. Website: www.zionparish.ie

A reflection from Rev’d Martin O’Connor “It is because you are a Palestinian” – the first words of a book I read recently. This was the rational given to Dr. Munter Isaac, Dean of Bethlehem Bible College, by the organisers of a major Irish Mission Conference to explain why they were considering withdrawing his invitation to speak at the Conference. The book, “The Other Side of the Wall,” is Dr. Isaac’s account of his experiences with Christians who reject him and his fellow Palestinian Christians simply because they are Palestinians. (The Conference organisers eventually allowed Dr. Munster to speak.) Dr. Isaac tells of his feeling that he is disqualified from sharing about life in Palestine in many Christian circles and from even leading Bible Studies at Christian Conferences simply because he is Palestinian. He wonders if God deals with different people in different ways based on their ethnicity, nationality, or religion. Reading the book I can understand why he would feel this way because of the way some Christians have treated him and his people.

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Jill came from a strong tradition of family, hospitality, community spirit and doing the right thing. She was a parishioner of Zion from birth and the church played a pivotal role in her life. She was baptised and married here. There were few roles that she didn’t undertake – Church warden, Mothers’ Union, flower guild, vestry, cleaning the brasses and so much more. Some years ago, she saw a glaring need for a Garden of Remembrance, carrying out extensive research, sourcing the correct materials and having it built. For many years she helped to run the parish sale, a vital source of funding – her forte was the plant stall and for months before the sale, there were plants, crates and pots strewn over the garden waiting to go to the sale. Jill attended Rathgar Junior School before heading to Newtown School in Waterford where she met her husband, Cedric. They returned to Rathgar, close to Zion and her family home, where they created a warm and welcoming home for family and friends. Jill was responsible for creating an impressive collection of photo albums filled with happy gatherings both in Rathgar and Windy Ridge in Wicklow. She was a stalwart of Meals on Wheels in Rathgar for over 40 years and ran it for many of those years. Debbie remembered one year an unexpected snowstorm meant that 75 meals were delivered by her and her mum on foot. As the daughter of a tea merchant, a cup of tea was the cure all, but as her father maintained that the contents of tea bags are the sweepings off the floor, it was always tea leaves in Jill’s house. Jill had so many interests throughout her life – she was the first in the family to join Carrickmines Golf Club and spent many happy years playing both in Carrickmines, in Blainroe in Wicklow and throughout Ireland and again, making life-long friends. Jill will be missed by all of us in Zion. We extend our deepest sympathies to Cedric and the rest of the Bailey family.

School News The month of June sees us out and about with school tours resuming. The Juniors will go to Newbridge House in Donabate and the Seniors to Russborough for a day of outdoor sports and

AROUND THE PARISHES...GLENDALOUGH water-based activities. Sports Day also takes place this month and we thank the High School for the generous use of the pitch for that activity. Zion School Family Fridays: We are delighted to announce that we will have started Family Fridays in school! On Friday mornings, we are happy to be able to welcome you back into your children’s classroom between 8.20 and 8.40. This is a fantastic opportunity for the children to show their work that they may have on walls or desks and show you where they are sitting. There are many important skills that the children will learn through the experience of being your “guides” and showing you, their world. In the future, we hope that parents will join us in our assemblies on Fridays. From Monday to Thursday the children will continue to come into school by themselves as we have found that this quieter morning time has developed into a hugely beneficial time for all. The children engage in activities that strengthen relationships, turn taking and social interactive learning and learn independence and responsibility in completing morning tasks and jobs. This has also allowed children to have a chat with the teacher and this helps build this significant relationship. The children start the school day with a set routine that “grounds” them as they transition to school for the day.

From the Rector For incumbents who have multiple churches in their group of parishes, the time around Easter can also be a prolonged season of General Vestry Meetings. In Arklow, Inch and Kilbride, I am very grateful to those who have given many years of dedicated and committed service to their parish through serving on the Select Vestry, but who have decided to take a well-deserved rest. I am also grateful to those who have taken up the mantel, and agreed to serve on the Select Vestry, and in particular new Churchwardens and parish officers. After many years of faithful, diligent and committed service Mr. Jimmy Woolmington has stepped down as Hon. Treasurer of St. Saviour’s Church. We deeply appreciate all of his careful and efficient work in this role. We welcome Mr. Paddy Hall as our new Hon. Treasurer. Signs and symbols of hope, joy and new life are central to Easter, and yet as we take in news from across the world, and even our own island, it is sometimes hard to find hope, joy and new life. But at a parish level I am glad to see such signs. Sunday Clubs are re-opening in both Inch and Arklow. The Saturday night Children’s Services have resumed in Inch. Electrical repair works are at last under way in Kilbride. The choir in St. Saviour’s is finding new life and confidence, and growing in numbers under the direction of our organist Stephen Adams. And we are all benefitting from the range of music now included in our Sunday worship. The new Youth Group for all of our parishes, and in conjunction with the Castlemacadam Group of Parishes, is now up and running. Like buds on the trees, these are all signs of life and growth and are full of potential. They should fill us with encouragement and hope, as we seek to tend and nurture all aspects of our parish’s life. I was delighted and humbled to be invited by the Archbishop to be the 12th Canon of Christ Church Cathedral Dublin. The Installation takes place during the service of Choral Evensong on Sunday 15th May at 3.30pm, and I am very touched to learn that a bus-full of parishioners from Arklow, Inch and Kilbride will be attending. Rev Arthur

Garden of Remembrance

ARKLOW, INCH & KILBRIDE Rector - Rev Arthur Barrett: Tel No 0402 32439 Parish Readers: Pat O’Malley Mobile No 087 780 7809 Mary Dillon Mobile No 087 957 4476 Review Notes: Rosemary Paul. Tel. 087 957 7496 Email: arklowparish1@gmail.com Parish Mobile: 087 9577496 Arklow, Inch, Kilbride Parish(group) and also Parish Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/Arklow-Inch-andKilbride-Parishes-101173059240092 Website: arklowinchkilbrideparishes.com Webcam Link: www.churchmedia.tv /find a church/St Saviour’s, Arklow Review Distributors: Rosemary Paul (Arklow) Irene Condren (Inch) Frances Collier (Kilbride) Services: Sunday - St. Brigid’s, Kilbride, 10.00a.m. Inch 10.00a.m. St. Saviour’s, Arklow, 11.30am. 5th Sunday – United Service

Sympathy We extend our sympathy to Annie Nuzum on the death of her brother. Easter General Vestry Meetings The second of our annual Easter General Vestry Meetings was held on Tuesday 26 April for St Brigid’s Church, Kilbride when the following were elected: Rector’s Churchwarden: Linda Heath People’s Churchwarden: Phil Wood People’s Glebewarden: Tommy Waldron Select Vestry Members: Frances Collier, Mary Dillon, Alice Dobson, Bobby Dobson, John Foxton, Ben Harden, Sylvia Hudson (Hon Treasurer), Rebecca Ivanoff, Alan Pollard, Charlie Pollard, Anne Vigors (Hon Secretary) and Carmelita Wood. The third of our annual Easter General Vestry Meetings was held on Wednesday 27 April for Inch Parish Church when the following Church were elected: Rector’s Churchwarden: Maurice Stevens People’s Churchwarden: Eddie Mackey (Hon Secretary) Glebewarden: Gordon Tutty Select Vestry Members: Irene Condren, Alan Deacon, Liz Duncan (Hon Treasurer), Alfie Hughes, Alison Leader, Peter Mills-Westley, Martha Mitchell, Pat O’Malley, Gloria Proby, Tommy Tutty and Patricia Walters. CHURCH REVIEW

AROUND THE PARISHES...GLENDALOUGH Youth Group The new Youth Group is now up and running, led by Brigid Barrett and Rev. Suzanne Harris, with Rev. Arthur and Lucy Barrett also helping out. In May we had a great night with Unihok in the Hall, rounders outside, and then a discussion time about possible future activities and outings, and of course donuts and popcorn! Some of the Youth Group are heading in to Junior Cert exams, and we wish them all well. Mothers’ Union On a glorious Saturday in May the Mothers’ Union members enjoyed a lovely outing to Cois na hAbhann Garden Centre in Camolin, and enjoyed food and fellowship together, as well as plenty of shopping too, of course! After the summer break, we look forward to welcoming the Rev Suzanne Harris, Rector of the Castlemacadam Group of Parishes, who will be speaking at our meeting on Tuesday 13th September at 8.00pm. All are welcome to attend. State Examinations We remember in our thoughts and prayers all those who will sit the Leaving and Junior Certificate examinations this June.

ATHY, KILBERRY AND FONTSTOWN WITH KILKEA Rector: Vacant. Uth Group Team Leader: Vacant Diocesan Lay Reader: Bill King Parish Centre Bookings: Debbie Coyle. 087 6139293 Newsletter Notes: Nya Phariah 087 7148236 Church Review: Jennifer Lazenby 087 6996171

in Church. I couldn’t make it myself but I heard that the children lifted the roof with their singing of ‘Let My Little Light Shine’. The school has now got 4 new seating pods in the playground thanks to a grant from the Department of Education and a kind donation given to the school last year. These seating pods will now be used to enhance outdoor learning in the school and for other special occasions! The Archbishop Michael Jackson and Anne Lodge visited 4th & 5th class before the Easter break to present the school with copies of the ‘Living Faith Living History’ books. The children worked on this project about Athy Union of Parishes last year with Mrs Deane and it has now been published into a book. We now look forward to finer weather, school tours, sports day, end of year service and our 6th class sale! Karyn Uth Grp returned on Friday 22nd April with lots of music, pizza and chat. It was great to get some new names on the wall and welcome back some old faces! We plan to have another night on Friday 24th June and rumours abound of a planned trip to Tayto Park in the summer. All welcome from 6th class upwards. Hope to see you there! Jane and Adele

Sunday Club Isn’t it lovely to see the daffodils and tulips planted by the Sunday Club in bloom on the way into Church? We had lots of fun in Sunday Club on 3rd April painting Easter pictures, putting the events of Easter week in order and dramatizing it all. The next Sunday Club meet up is on Sunday 8th May. Hope you can join us! Yvonne

New life The stork paid a visit to the Parish. ! Warmest Congratulations to Jonathan and Laura Lynch of Cloney on the safe arrival of their little girl Hannah. A welcome little sister for Adam and Emily and a most welcome Grandchild for Caroline and Brendan Lynch and Rev. Robert Stotesbury . Welcome to Rev. Robert who has recently retired from Killeshin Union of Parishes and has come to live in Athy. We hope you will be very happy amongst us Rev. Robert.

Condolences Deepest sympathy to Muriel and Fred McCann and to Gladys and Gregor Cox and families on the homecall of Muriel and Glady’s brother Percy of Roscrea.

Model School seating pods

May Percy rest in Eternal Peace.

Athy Model School Our Easter performance took place in school on Friday 8th April. Thank you to all the parents and grandparents who turned up to watch and well done to all the children. After a break of two years of performing in front of an audience there were a lot of nerves but as usual the children were fantastic, treating us to Irish songs, some dancing and 3rd -6th class performed tunes on the tin whistle. 5th & 6th class had a great day for their Tag Rugby Blitz in Athy Rugby Club before Easter and Infants, 1st & 2nd class really enjoyed their scooter workshop which was run by Green Schools Ireland. Well done to all the children who read lessons, prayers and helped with the collection on Sunday 24th April for the Family Service

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AROUND THE PARISHES...GLENDALOUGH BLESSINGTON AND MANOR KILBRIDE WITH BALLYMORE EUSTACE AND HOLLYWOOD Rector: Vacant Review Notes: Elva Byrne: Tel: (045) 865260 Parish Office: (045) 891547

Review Distributors: Mrs Olga Stephenson – 0402 36347 Renee Reece and Helen Purser Sunday Services: St. John’s, Aughrim – 09.00 a.m. Ballinatone Church - 10.30 a.m. Holy Trinity, Castlemacadam - 11.45 a.m. YouTube Channel – Castlemacadam, Ballinaclash & Aughrim COI Parishes

Website: www.blessingtonunion.net

Parish Office Number: 0402 36588

Thank you Thank you to those who are conducting services each Sunday.

Recovering from illness/operations We continue to remember in prayer, those who are ill, those who are in hospital and those who are undergoing treatment. We think particularly, at this time, of parishioners, Frances, Mervyn, Lily, and George. May God’s healing touch be on their lives.

We celebrated Easter Sunday with the Rev. Abigail Sines and the reopening of St. John’s Church, Cloughleagh with the Rev. Terry Alcock. Ms. Lisa O’Brien-Corry fills in every other Sunday. Well done to all those who organised, contributed and implemented the restoration of Cloughleagh church. It now looks fresh and even more beautiful.

Easter Vestry Thank you to Archdeacon O’Raw for chairing and thank you to those who have continued to serve in the same capacity for another year. Sympathy We extend our deepest sympathy to Hazel, Rev. Leonard, Gary and Amanda on the death of Hazel’s father, Alan Gillis. Please be ensured of our love and prayers as you cope with another loss. June Services Sunday, 5th - Blessington Sunday, 12th - Ballymore Sunday, 19th - Cloughleagh Sunday, 26th - Blessington All services at 10-30 am.

Mrs. Margaret Stanley, Rev. Terry Alcock and Mrs. Lisa O’Brien- Corry at the first service in St. John’s Church, Cloughleagh after restoration.

CASTLEMACADAM, BALLINATONE AND AUGHRIM Priest-in-charge: Rev Suzanne Harris Email: suziesharris@gmail.com Mobile No. 087 9354869 Diocesan Reader: Ms Uta Raab Lay Readers Mrs Janet Kirwan Mr Bruce Middleton Mr Alan Pierce Review Notes Ms Kay Leeson – 086 8554863 Email kayleeson12@gmail.com

Sympathies We extend our sincere sympathy to Edward and Mervyn Stephenson and the extended Stephenson and Leeson families on the death of their sister Betty Leeson, (nee Stephenson) in England. Sympathy also to Reverend Suzanne Harris and family on the death of her uncle Alan Gillis. Our thoughts and prayers are with all who mourn the loss of a loved one at this time.

Wedding Bells Congratulations to Nikki Walsh and Norman Mitchell who were married in Ballinatone Church. The sun shone on the beautiful Bride and handsome Groom and all their family and friends were gathered on this special occasion to wish them well for the future. Confirmation Congratulations to Charlotte White who was confirmed in Taney Church. Charlotte is boarding in Wesley College in Dublin and so it was nice for her to be confirmed with her friends from school. 150 Celebrations Our 150th Celebrations for Holy Trinity Church, Castlemacadam, finished with a flourish. We had a wonderful concert with the Avondale Voices, Friends of Avoca Parish, Emily from the Greystones Community Choir and our own parishioners singing solos, duets and a poetry reading. The concert raised over 1,000 euros for the Irish Red Cross to help the people of Ukraine. We were delighted when Archbishop Michael Jackson joined us for our United Service in Holy Trinity Church for our final Anniversary Service which included tree planting, delicious refreshments and a Special Cake. Thanks to all who helped in the organising of these events and all who supported our celebrations. Big Birthdays We had three Big Birthdays recently: • Rachel Langrell celebrated her 30th birthday • Avril Welsh celebrated her 93rd Birthday • Frances Sutton celebrated her 95th Birthday Many congratulations and best wishes as they enjoyed their birthdays with their family and friends.

Monthly Parish Coffee Mornings Our May Coffee Morning was kindly hosted by Helen Purser. Our Parish Coffee Mornings take place on the second Monday of each month in various homes. Details in the Newsletter. Craft Group – First Tuesday of the Month Our Craft Group meets on the first Tuesday of the month in the Hartin Hall at 11.00 am. CHURCH REVIEW

AROUND THE PARISHES...GLENDALOUGH Walking Group – Every Thursday Morning Our walking group continues to meet every Thursday Morning at 10.00 am. Arklow Table Tennis Arklow Table Tennis are now meeting every Thursday Evening in the Hartin Hall at 7.00 pm. New members welcome. Castlemacadam Parish Sale and Raffle We had a great day at our Parish Sale in Castlemacadam with many bargains bought, games played and Raffle prizes won. Thanks to everyone who worked so hard setting up, running the games and stalls and tidying up after the event. Thanks also to all who provided items to sell, cakes, bottles, plants, vegetables, prizes and those who attended and supported the Sale. We particularly thank the Woodenbridge Hotel and the Broken Chair Café for their generous vouchers for the Raffle. Wednesday Evenings – Evening Prayer Services Our Midweek Evening Prayer Service continues Online (Zoom) each Wednesday, at 7.30 pm. Details and links are posted in the What’s App Groups for the Parishes. Easter Vestries The Easter General Vestry Meetings for each of our Parishes were held in person and the new members of the Select Vestry appointed. Thank you to all who served for the past year and all who agreed to serve for this coming year. We ask God to bless us all as we seek to serve him in this beautiful part of Wicklow.

Archbishop Michael Jackson planted a tree at the 150th Anniversary Service in Castlemacadam

Rev. Stephen Neill: Tel. (01)628 8231 Mobile 087 232 8172 Email: Stephen.neill@gmail.com Readers: Mrs. Jackie Taylor Tel. (01) 628 8129 Mrs. Cynthia Lang Tel. 086 265 0742 Mr Geoffrey McMaster Tel. 086 606 2910 Mr Brendan Sheahan Tel. 085 764 6699 Review Distributers: Elizabeth Burbridge (Newcastle); Debbie Kelly (Straffan). Service Times: (Sundays) Newcastle 9.00am, Straffan 10.15am, Celbridge 11.30, (Wednesdays)10.00am Celbridge. Website: www.cs-nl.org Parish Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CSNLParish/

Baptisms On Sunday 1st May in Christ Church Celbridge Jess Chrissy O’Hare, daughter of Gordon & Jay of Rathcoffey was baptised – The Godparents were Joanne Biggerstaff & Ross Quinn. We wish Jess Chrissy every blessing in her journey in life and faith. Confirmation Best wishes to our candidates for Confirmation: Alice Stevens, Sophie Stevens, Charlie Kavanagh-Doyle, Ava Fairbrother-Blanc, Adam Morrissey, Lucy Weir, Evan Finnerty, Arthur Hollingshead, Heaven Anasozie & Ewan McKenna.Confirmation takes place in Christ Church Cathedral on 5th June which is Pentecost Sunday at 3.30pm though Evan Finnerty from our group was confirmed on 22nd May, also In Christ Church Cathedral. Bereavements The funeral of John Rogers was held on 23rd March in Christ Church, Celbridge, followed by burial in Donacomper Cemetery, Celbridge. He died suddenly at home in Dalkey and is mourned by his wife Mary and children, Dolly, Darby & Sonja and mother Sonia. He was son of the late Captain Tim Rogers. We sympathise also with Dallas Camier on the death of his brother-in-law, whose funeral took place in Cork and with Adrian & June Empey on the unexpected death at home of June’s brother, Malcolm McCarthy. His funeral took place privately at St. Mary’s Cathedral, Limerick. Deepest sympathy also to Elizabeth Burbridge Waldron and her brother John on the death of John’s beloved partner Gerald (Ger) Franck of Clontarf. We had been praying for Ger for some time and will continue to pray for his family and friends who miss him dearly. May all rest in peace and rise in glory. Lent, Holy Week & Easter Mothering Sunday was celebrated in all three churches in spite of 5K & 10K walks in Straffan! Thanks to all who took part in the narration on Palm Sunday in the three churches. There was a Late Evening Office service in St. Finian’s Church, NewcastleLyons on Spy Wednesday. On Maundy Thursday Holy Communion was celebrated prior to the Stripping of the Altar in Straffan Church, when the church was prepared for the Good Friday Way of the Cross walk the following morning. Walks took place in Newcastle-Lyons, Straffan & Celbridge on Good Friday morning. The Lighting of the Easter Fire took place at Straffan Church on Holy Saturday - Easter Eve - with the lighting of the Easter Candle and the renewal of Baptismal Vows. There was a service of Holy Communion in Christ Church, Celbridge at 11.30 p.m. A large number took part in the ecumenical dawn celebration of the Resurrection at the gates of Castletown, Celbridge at 5.45 a.m., followed by refreshments in the Slip Hall. Holy Communion was

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AROUND THE PARISHES...GLENDALOUGH celebrated in all three churches on Easter Sunday again with the renewal of baptismal vows.Thanks to everybody who helped with readings, provided the music, cleaned and decorated the churches and maintained the church grounds as well as refreshments at the Slip Hall. It was wonderful to be able to get together during Holy Week and on Easter Sunday after three years. The birds joined in the services on Easter Eve and Sunrise!

Car Boot Sales These are held in Straffan Church of Ireland grounds on a fortnightly basis from April to September/October – Dates for June are 11th & 25th. Upwards of 60 stall holders regularly attend and it is a very popular and very sociable local event. Check out the scrummy traybakes and scones etc on the tea stall. Details at https://www.facebook.com/straffancarboot

Easter General Vestry Our annual Easter general vestry took place on 4th May. This was poorly attended, as AGM’s tend to be in these times. However, it was an opportunity for the rector to give an update on the parish post COVID and to thank the many people whose work is so vital to the work of the Parish. The honorary treasurer spoke on the parish finances and presented the annual accounts for the year 2021.The Select Vestry was elected with many of the current members volunteering to serve a further year, including the Churchwardens and Glebe wardens. Two long-serving members of the select vestry did not stand for re-election: Liz Evans who made valuable contributions, particularly in the field of hospitality and care and Jim Cleary, who had served on the vestry as parish treasurer for several years. The rector paid tribute to them for their dedication and service. He also particularly thanked the treasurer for the huge amount of time he gives to the job and the church wardens for their help, Sunday by Sunday. School visit COVID has made visiting schools, hospitals and nursing homes very difficult for the clergy. It was my pleasure to visit 4th class on 5th May. They had prepared a number of difficult questions on matters of theology and the Bible. These were written on a Wonderwall in the classroom and, in the time available, we tried to answer a few of them together.

Baby Jess Chrissy O’Hare, daughter of Gordon & Jay of Rathcoffey was baptised on Sunday 1st May in Christ Church Celbridge

DELGANY The Revd. Nigel Waugh: Tel: 287 4515 Email: delgany@glendalough.anglican.org Sunday Services: 8.30am and 10.30am

Thursday Club Having just returned from a short tour in County Galway, the Thursday Club is up and running again. Our next outings are to Airfield Estate, Dundrum, June 2 and Newbridge House July 7. To book please contact Peter Harrison 086 830 7644

School service The following day, 6th May, there was an assembly in church when senior infants conducted a short service and presentation. This is streamed from the church over the Internet to the school classrooms for the other children to watch. It also has the great benefit that parents can watch in at the time or later by means of a recording. The recordings are password protected and so are only available to the families and school community. Churchyard work party On 7th May, volunteers met in the churchyard to do a morning’s hard work tidying graves, emptying compost bins and generally tidying the churchyard.With the help of a tractor and trailer and a mini digger, all this was achieved in record time and the volunteers enjoyed coffee and cake as reward for their labours. It was a very pleasant morning and we thank all those who took part.

Burial The burial of Dorothy Crooke in Delgany churchyard took place on 25th April. She was living in Drogheda at the time of her death and her funeral service was conducted by Canon Katherine Poulton, Rector of Julianstown. Sympathy We sympathise with Margaret Hill on the death of her mother who lived abroad. Funerals The funeral of Bridget Chapman took place on 27th April. She was in her 90s when she died and had been nursed at home with great devotion by her family for several years.

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The following day, the funeral of Lynne Freeman took place in church. Lynn was in her 50s and died as a result of a tragic drowning accident in Greystones, while swimming with two of her friends. Although not a parishioner, Lynne had taught in Delgany school for several years and was very much part of the school community. Her unexpected death evoked a great deal of sorrow and sympathy for her family from the entire community. Workparty

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AROUND THE PARISHES...GLENDALOUGH DONOUGHMORE AND DONARD WITH DUNLAVIN Rector: Archdeacon Neal O’Raw Tel: 045 404631 Email: revdoraw@gmail.com Diocesan Lay Readers: Ernest Mackey, Myra Moody Lay Readers: Edward Allen, Jon Kirby

Church Services in June 09.00am Donoughmore; 10.15am Dunlavin; 11.30am Donard. First and third Sunday’s: Holy Communion. Second and fourth Sunday’s: Morning Prayer. Bereavements Sympathy on the death of Mrs Mollie Redding, Davidstown, on Saturday, 23 April to Audrey, Geraldine, Doreen, Frances and Shirley, also to her sons in law, grandchildren, great grandchildren, her sister Ruby, sisters in law Betty (Eager) and Sue (Eager), nieces, nephews, all relatives and friends. Molly’s funeral service was held in Donoughmore Church on Tuesday, 26 April and she was laid to rest in Donoughmore Graveyard. Sympathy on the death of Samuel Jones, Ballyreaske on 6 May to his brother Robert, sister-in-laws, nephews, nieces, neighbours and friends. His funeral service took place in Donoughmore Church on Thursday, 12 May with burial afterwards in the adjoining graveyard. Sympathy on the death of Alan Gillis, Grangecon on Friday, 6 May to his children Nigel, Hazel (Ruddock), Barry and Anna, sons-inlaw Leonard (Ruddock) and Stuart, daughters-in-law Catherine and Wendy, grandchildren, great-grandchild, niece, nephews, extended family, relatives and friends. Alan was predeceased by his wife Irene and son Stephen. His funeral service took place on Monday, 9 May in St. Mary’s Church, Baltinglass at 11am, followed by interment in St. John Baptist Churchyard, Stratford-on-Slaney. Garden Open Afternoon on Sunday, 26 June from 2.30pm to 5.30pm at Ruth Fisher’s home, Tober Lower, Dunlavin. All welcome. Donoughmore Summer Fayre will take place on Bank Holiday Monday, 1 August 2022 in Donoughmore. The event will include most of the usual stalls and activities that have been part of the Fete in recent years AND hopefully some new additions. More information on what to look forward to will be published in next month’s Church Review Issue. Mothers’ Union If you have an interest in becoming involved in the local Mothers’ Union please contactViolet Hanbidge at 087 9711457 for information.

DUNGANSTOWN, REDCROSS & CONARY Rev. Roland Heaney. Tel: 0404-41637 E-mail rolyheaney@gmail.com Parish Administrator: Mrs Martina McCartin Tel: 0404-41864 Review: Mrs Phyllis Mates. Tel: 0404-41715 Parish E-Mail: info@redcrosschurch.ie Parish Website: www.redcrosschurch.ie

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out of the pandemic, and although we are being tested in other areas, we can plan and prepare for the future. Someone recently sent me a copy of this prayer that has been attributed to St. Brendan who lived fifteen hundred years ago. As I read it, I was touched by how relevant this prayer is for today.

Prayer of Saint Brendan “Help me to journey beyond the familiar and into the unknown. Give me the faith to leave old ways, and break fresh ground with You. Christ of the mysteries, I trust You to be stronger than each storm within me. I will trust in the darkness and know that my times, even now, are in Your hand. Tune my spirit to the music of heaven, and somehow, make my obedience count for You.” Prayer For Ukraine On Thursday, 16th June, there will be a special time of prayer at 8.00pm in Trinity Hall. As we welcome Ukrainian Refugees to Ireland, including a family to our parish, we want to stand with them and support them in prayer. Exams A number of students from the parish will be sitting their Junior and Leaving Cert exams. We wish them well and pray they will receive the results that will allow them to pursue their future careers. Redcross Summer Sale After a break of two years due to Covid-19, we are once again delighted to be having the Redcross Summer Sale on Saturday, 2nd July from 2.00 to 4.00pm in the grounds of Redcross Church. There will be the usual stalls and activities. Make sure you have the date in your diary. Service Times During June, the service times are as follows:- Conary 9.00am, Dunganstown 10.30am and Redcross 11.30am. Each Sunday evening, there is a Zoom Prayer Time at 8.30pm. For login details, please contact the Rector.

GREYSTONES, ST PATRICK’S Clergy: Canon David Mungavin (01 287 4077) Lay Minister: Frank Connolly (087 121 1575) Website: www.stpatricksgreystones.com Parish Office: 01 2010648. Email: info@stpatricksgreystones.ie Sunday Services: 8:30 am, 10:30 am (followed by coffee), and 5pm Weekday services: Daily prayer: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday at 9 am Wednesday: Holy Communion, 10:30 am, followed by coffee

Church Services Our services have settled into another ‘new temporary’ pattern: Every Sunday: 10.30 am. On 2nd and 4th Sundays: Holy Communion at 11.30 am. On 1st and 3rd Sundays: Evening Prayer at 5.00 pm. Every Wednesday: Holy Communion at 10.30 am. Movement and flow: recovering and striking out Holy Week and Easter marked an encouraging sense of togetherness across the community and the parish as our ecumenical events went off very well and our Easter services saw a full church, thank God. It’s been a long time coming. We

AROUND THE PARISHES...GLENDALOUGH are all well aware that post-Covid Ireland is not exactly the same place as before. It presents us with challenges and opportunities through which we must navigate our way if we are to come out in the right place. We are grateful for a number of new helpers and leaders in Sunday Seekers, as volunteering is not a straightforward activity nowadays, with vetting and SGT. We are grateful for and dependant on the volunteers who are willing to make the significant commitment involved in leading or helping with today’s Children’s Church and other activities. Our Easter Vestry was held on 3 May and around sixty people attended. The evening was enhanced by a delightful supper, thanks to Eve Caldwell, ably assisted by Sarah Jane and Dan; it really was exceptionally tasty! Attendees were also welcomed on arrival by a glass of wine to accompany agendas, minutes and accounts. If there are any colleagues who want to soften the tone at the beloved annual meeting then I would recommend a glass of wine to put the parishioners in good humour and reduce the chances of hair-splitting scrutiny being applied to accounts and reports. It was almost something of a ‘love in’ and everyone seemed to enjoy the meal, fellowship and sharing beyond the formalities of the meeting. Here’s hoping for the same again next year! St Patrick’s National School and Templecarrig School have both been at the forefront of welcoming Ukrainian children as students. We are grateful to all the extra time and effort staff and students have given in order to welcome the children and families into our town. We know that for most of our guests they want to return home sooner rather than later. In the meantime we share their pain and pray for peace and for a return of the sacred space of their family homes, for them and for anyone who has faced such a harsh and brutal displacement from home. One of the warmest analogies of church and faith - when we welcome and reach out as we should try to do - is that it is simply like coming ‘home’. May our churches and communities make strangers welcome and at home whether from Ukraine or across the road; it is one of our highest callings. Our first wedding since all restrictions were lifted was on 22 April when Wendy Adams married Alex Lunn. After two previous dates had had to be postponed, their love and patience finally paid off and they were blessed with the beauty of celebrating in St Patricks with all their friends and family. Our congratulations and best wishes go to them and their families.

Mothers’ Union – ‘Transformation – Now!’ It was lovely to welcome the Manager of Bray Women’s Refuge to our April meeting as our branch members have supported the Refuge for many years. The love, help and care given to distressed women and their children is wonderful. Our members gave the Manager gifts for the Refuge; it is a pleasure to support such a worthy cause. We enjoyed tea, coffee and tasty treats to finish off our lovely afternoon. Knitted items made by members were given to Amy Hourie for the Children’s Hospitals, including large white blankets which were requested by Crumlin Children’s Hospital. We look forward to meeting our new Diocesan President Ada Lawson at our May meeting when Delgany branch will be joining us. Daphne Townsend, Secretary

LEIXLIP AND LUCAN The Rev. Scott Peoples: Tel: 01 624 9147 Mobile: 083 135 7328. Email: peoples.scott@ymail.com Lay Readers: Rosemary Fair, Joe Haughton, Irene Young Parish Office: 01 624 0976 Fax: 01 624 0846 Rector’s day off: Monday.

Holy Baptism We welcomed Noah Atkinson as a member of the Christian family at St. Mary’s on 1st May. It was a good opportunity to welcome wider family members to the service. Welcome guest We welcomed Reverend Mary Jane Levis Kirk to St.Mary’s on Sunday 15th May. Mary Jane is a priest of the Church of Canada and she preached at the service in St. Mary’s. Confirmation Congratulations to all parishioners confirmed in the King’s Hospital Confirmation on Sunday 8th May. It was good to have the opportunity to meet on a glorious sunny day with the confirmed and their families. Present and Online We continue to welcome visitors online and in person with numbers growing in both categories. Thank you to all for the prayerful support coming from both parts of our community of faith. Vestry We welcome our new vestry and new vestry members for the year ahead. Vestry meetings will be held in person from now on with the option for others to join the discussion online Our Young People We remember all our young people as they prepare for exams this summer and trust that they will, through calmness of mind, attain good results.

Wendy Adams and Alexander Lunn were married in St Patrick’s Church on 22 April 2022

On a sad note, the parish and community were devastated by the sudden and tragic death of Lynne Freeman. Lynne taught briefly at St Patrick’s NS. She and her family were such a part of the wider Greystones/Delgany community. Our thoughts and prayers continue to be with Biddy, Julian, Sophie, James and all the family, and with her friends, Joyce and Lynn. Rest in peace and rise in glory. David Mungavin CHURCH REVIEW

AROUND THE PARISHES...GLENDALOUGH NARRAGHMORE AND TIMOLIN WITH CASTLEDERMOT AND KINNEAGH Parish Vacant Diocesan Reader: Mr. Philip Hendy. Tel: 086-8209733 Healer Prayer Group Mrs. Avril Gillatt. Tel: 085-2774619 Church Review Secretary: Judy Chambers (notes for inclusion by 12th of month) Review Distribution: Mr. Philip Hendy. Tel: 059 8636518 Mrs. Charlotte Glynn. Tel: 087-6487331 Mr. John Ubank. Tel: 059 9144176 www.facebook.com Narraghmore Timolin Castledermot & Kinneagh parish

As the parish is vacant, please refer all queries relating to parish administration and pastoral care to the Rural Dean, Rev. Cathy Hallissey, Powerscourt. Mobile no.: 086-3583104. E-mail: cathyjanehallissey@gmail.com.

Easter Services Over Easter, the following services took place: Canon Ginnie Kennerley kindly took the service on Maundy Thursday in Narraghmore at 7.30pm. It was also a special treat to have Bert VanEmbden with us on the night who delighted us with his playing and singing. Ecumenical Sonrise Service – Easter Sunday The annual Ecumenical Sonrise Service took place as usual on Mullaghmast Hill, Ballytore, by kind permission of the Martin family. Easter Sunday (Timolin) A very special thank you to Rev. Abigail Sines, Dean’s Vicar of Christ Church Cathedral who took the service on Easter Sunday morning in Timolin. Thank you also to Suzanne Hendy for playing the organ and all those who decorated the church so beautifully for Easter. Daffodil Day Collection Rainsford Hendy would like to thank everyone who contributed to his Daffodil Day Collection this year. To date, €7,300 has been forwarded to The Cancer Society. Bereavements Our thoughts and prayers are with the following: The Atkinson and Meredith families on the death of Jean Meredith’s aunt, Helena Atkinson, whose funeral service took place on Saturday, 23rd April in St. Pappan’s Church of Ireland, Swords Road, Santry, with burial afterwards in the adjoining churchyard. The Redding and Neill families on the death of Ruby Neill’s sister, Mollie Redding, whose funeral service took place on Tuesday, 26th April in Donoughmore Church, with burial afterwards in the adjoining churchyard.

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Congregation at Sonrise Service Easter Sunday on Mullaghmast Hill

NEWCASTLE, NEWTOWNMOUNTKENNEDY WITH CALARY Rector: Rev. Ross Styles Mobile: 087-9892941 E-mail: stylesross@gmail.com Rectory: 01-2819138 Lay Reader: Caroline Tindal Parish Office: Tel: 01-2819300 E-mail: nandnparishoffice@gmail. com Parish Administrator: Karen Reynolds (Mon-Fri: 1:30pm-5:30pm) 087-2866889 Review Circulation: Pauline O’Sullivan (Newcastle) Jane O’Herlihy (St. Matthew’s), Ethni Seymour (Calary) Review Notes: Gillian Beare Parish Website: www.newcastleparish.org, www. newtownmountkennedyparish.org, www.calaryparish.org Facebook: Newcastle and Newtownmountkennedy: https://www. facebook.com/parish.of.newcastle.and.newtownmountkennedy Calary: https://www.facebook.com/calaryparish YouTube: Newcastle and Newtownmountkennedy with Calary: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCm7w-nz_QsIxD4pEswUY4gA Services: Sunday – Calary 9:30am, St. Matthew’s 10:45am, Newcastle 12pm, Wednesday - St. Matthew’s 10:30am Holy Communion

From the Rector As I sit and write these notes, the day has been beautiful, with blue skies and sunshine. Sunday 22nd May is Rogation Sunday, when we give thanks for the beauty and wonder of creation and ask for God’s blessing upon the fruits and bounty of the fields. We as a parish are planning an outdoor service and picnic, where all three churches can come together to give thanks for the gifts of our natural world and enjoy each others company as we have our picnic. The service is being held beside a lake in the beautiful grounds of Dunran Castle and our sincere thanks to Martin Kelly for inviting us. I do hope that the blue skies and sunshine continue for a week! I hope that you all get the chance to enjoy the beauty of our countryside and I wish you all every blessing for the Summer months. God bless, Ross Memorial Tree On Tuesday 10th May, the children of 3rd and 4th class, St. Francis’ National School, gathered to plant a tree in memory of their classmate and friend, Will Leeson. They helped to plant a Rowan tree in the corner of the graveyard in Newcastle. Our thanks to the teachers and staff in the school and to Andrew and Julie Leeson. Holy Matrimony On Thursday 12th May, friends and family gathered for a very special day in Calary Church, the wedding of Angela Flynn and Paul McRedmond.We wish them every blessing for their future together. Holy Baptism Saturday 7th May was a very special day in Calary church, as friends and family gathered for the baptism of Noah Carstairs. We wish Noah and his family every blessing at this special time. Confirmation Sunday 8th May was also a very special day as the Archbishop confirmed sixteen candidates in Newcastle Church, fifteen from our parishes and one from Bray, with photographs afterwards in the beautiful sunshine! Our sincere thanks to the Archbishop for joining us and we wish all the candidates every blessing as they continue on their journeys of faith.

AROUND THE PARISHES...GLENDALOUGH Gardener’s Question Time On Saturday 14th May, at 7.30pm, there was a Gardener’s Question Time held in the parish centre in Newcastle. Our sincere thanks to Cherry Sleeman and John Stephenson who, alongside the Rector, formed the expert panel. A huge thank you to everybody who attended and thank you for all the excellent questions! It is definitely something we will do again.

Music in Calary The second LIVE concert of our 2022 season will take place at 8 pm on Friday 24 June when there will be a performance by Musici Ireland string quartet together with Eamon Sweeney (guitar). If you would like tickets, which are €18 and €15 for concessions, please ring John (01) 2818146 or email derekneilson@eircom.net

Open Garden Trail On the 18th June we are holding an Open Garden Trail in aid of Newcastle Parish, with the opportunity to visit five gardens in Newcastle and Newtownmountkennedy, a beautiful part of the garden of Ireland, in the heart of Co. Wicklow. The tickets are €25 and tickets and maps will be available from the parish centre, 01-2819300, email nandnparishoffice@gmail.com or from the gardens on the day. Full details will be on our facebook page and website. CastleKidz There are some ECCE places for September 2022 still available, there are also limited afterschool (full and part-time) available. For information please call Joanne on 087-7216929.

The Archbishop and the Confirmation candidates from Newcastle Newtownmountkennedy with Calary on Sunday 8th May

Sunday Club The children meet every 1st and 3rd Sunday during term time. The children have lots of fun studying nature, the wonder of God’s creation and bringing the Bible to life. Youth Group Every Friday at 7.30pm during school term the group meet at the Parish centre for fun and games! Family Service We hold a Family service on the fourth Sunday of each month during term time, where the children and families take part in leading the service. Parish Choir The Parish Choir rehearses for upcoming Holy Communion and special services on Monday evenings in the Parish Centre. New members very welcome. Parent and Todler Group Monday’s from 10am in the Parish Centre, Newcastle Table Tennis Monday’s 7-8pm (Children) 8-9pm (Adults) in the Parish Centre. All new members welcome! Bowls club Thursday’s 8pm Parish Centre. All new members welcome!

The wedding of Angela Flynn and Paul McRedmond in Calary Church

POWERSCOURT WITH KILBRIDE Rector: Rev’d Cathy Hallissey Website: www.powerscourt.glendalough.anglican.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/The-Grouped-Parishes-ofPowerscourt-with-Kilbride-1514315732033467/ Parish Office: (Secretary, Mrs Mandy Berkeley) Tel/Fax: 2863862 Email: powerscourtns@eircom.net

Coffee Newcastle Parish Centre: Coffee mornings each Tuesday at 10:30am.

Review Circulation: Mrs Joyce Roe. Tel: 2862645

Mclean Room, St Matthew’s: Each Wednesday after Holy Communion at 10.30am.

Our services continue in both of our churches listed at the bottom of the section, with particular emphasis placed on St. Brigid’s of Kilbride always having a traditional Church of Ireland Service every Sunday, at now the earlier time of 9.45 a.m. Our all-age service continues on the third Sunday of every month, in St. Patricks Powerscourt at 11.30 a.m.

All are very welcome to join us for coffee/tea and a chat!

Pastoral Care Please call or e-mail Ross to arrange a visit. The Sick We continue to pray for those who are ill in our community. Heavenly Father, we pray for the needs of those who are ill, that they may be restored to health and be healed. We pray for those who comfort and care for them. Father, we pray for your healing love, in Jesus’ name. Amen.

Afternoon Tea in the Parochial Hall Our thanks go to Marjorie Mold and Joyce Roe for hosting a wonderful afternoon tea for the parishioners, on Friday 6th May. Despite the bad weather there was a good turnout and opportunity for people to come together again and connect.

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AROUND THE PARISHES...GLENDALOUGH Plant and Seedling Swap A huge thank you to those who attended and donated to our Seedling and Plants Swap which was held in the Powerscourt Church grounds on Sunday 8th of May. A donation of over €300 was made to The Irish Red Cross Ukrainian Appeal. Our thanks to Gay and Tim Weldon for organising this. Vintage Veteran and Classic Car Show: Sunday 29th May 2022 The grouped Parishes of Powerscourt and Kilbride are delighted to announce that they will be holding a Vintage Veteran and Classic Car Show in the beautiful grounds of Powerscourt Church on Sunday 29th May 2022. We have a great team from the Parish who have come together to support the Show with a range of Stalls including Granny’s Attic (bric-a-brac), Accessories Stall (jewellery, bags, scarves, belts etc); Raffle; a Burger and Hot Dog Stall; Children’s Games; Plant Stall and Afternoon teas. It promises to be a wonderful afternoon for all the family. Online Service We continue our online weekly services which can be found on the parish YouTube Channel, The Grouped Parish of Powerscourt with Kilbride and Facebook page. These short services have evolved during Covid to provide 15 minutes of personal time with God and step out of the framework of the traditional service as all are recorded outdoors. We are grateful to all our readers who participate weekly. Pet Service 19th of June Watch this space for further information on our much-loved annual Pet Service which takes place this year on Father’s Day. Parents and Tots in the Parochial Hall The Numbers are building at the Parents and Tots mornings in the Parochial Hall. Our thanks to the rota of parish parents who co-ordinate the mornings. The group runs every Thursday during school term time in the Parochial Hall, Enniskerry from 9.30 a.m. Weekly Fellowship Our weekly fellowship every Wednesday at 10.00 has a monthly rotation that we feel suits all. The first Wednesday we hold the fellowship on zoom, second Wednesday Holy Communion in Church,Third Wednesday will be Bible Study in the Church or the Rectory, Fourth Wednesday Holy Communion in the Church and the Fifth Wednesday will be a gathering of choice. Sunday Services St. Brigid’s Kilbride: June 5th – Holy Communion 1 June 12th – Morning Prayer 2 June 19th – Holy Communion 2 June 26th – Morning Prayer 2 St. Patrick’s Powerscourt: June 5th – Morning Prayer 2 June 12th – Holy Communion 2 June 19th – All Age Family Pet Service June 26th – Holy Communion 2

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RATHDRUM AND DERRALOSSARY WITH GLENEALY Rector: Rev Brian O’Reilly. Mobile: 086 2230271 Rectory Phone: 0404 43814 Review notes: Heather Sheane. Email: hsheane@gmail.com

Sunday Service Times 09.15hrs St John’s, Laragh 10.45hrs Glenealy Parish Church (1st and 3rd Sundays) 10.45hrs St Saviour’s Rathdrum (2nd and 4th Sundays) 12.00hrs St Saviour’s Rathdrum (1st and 3rd Sundays) 12.00hrs Glenealy Parish Church (2nd and 4th Sundays) United parish services take place on the fifth Sunday of each month. Homemade goody hampers and plant boxes There was a huge response to the home baking hampers and plant boxes. Thanks to everyone who contributed the produce and plants, to those who delivered the goodies, to Helen Binions for coordinating this initiative and finally and most important, to everyone who supported the fundraiser by buying cakes, jams and plants. Well done everyone in St Saviours and Laragh! Coffee mornings in Glenealy Coffee mornings are commencing once again after a gap of over two years - this is a cause for celebration as it is one more example of “normal” life returning in our church community. The first coffee morning will take place on Wednesday 1st June in Glenealy Parish Hall from 10.30 until 12.00. It is planned to hold them on the first Wednesday of each month from now on. Note the change from Thursday to Wednesday. Please come and bring your friends and neighbours for home-baked treats and a chat. Parish Barbecue in Glenealy Yes!!! The famous and very popular Parish Barbecue is back. It will be held on Sunday 19th June in Glenealy Village Hall at 1 pm. Tickets cost €25 per adult and €10 for children. We are looking forward to seeing all our Parish friends after such a long break and we hope for a good turnout. This is always a fun event and it’s also a very important annual fundraiser. There will be a variety of super raffle prizes on the day as well. Please contact Nicola Faull at 086-8260919 for more information and to buy tickets. History of Glenealy Parish Church A parishioner has been enrolled on a course on the decorative arts during 2021-2022 and for her dissertation carried out research into Glenealy Parish Church - its history, architectural style and decorative features. The church, built in 1780, is an architectural gem and the background to its development is fascinating. Hopefully, there will be an opportunity to listen to a talk on the findings of the research at some stage late in 2022. And finally… Spring is here and summer is around the corner. Christina Rossetti describes the season beautifully in her poem entitled Spring. There is no time like Spring When life’s alive in everything. Before new nestlings sing. Before cleft swallows speed their journey back Along the trackless track God guides their wing. He spreads their table that they nothing lack. Before the daisy grows a common flower Before the sun has power To scorch the world uo in his noontide hour.

AROUND THE PARISHES...GLENDALOUGH WICKLOW AND KILLISKEY Rector: The Revd. Jack Kinkead Tel: 086 172 7654 Email: kinkeadj@gmail.com Assistant Priest: The Revd. Ken Rue. Tel: 087 276 6590 Email: kenrue@gmail.com Review Distribution: Mr. Jonathon Patton Tel: 086 739 9591 Mrs. Lesley Rue Tel: 087 281 0478

Wicklow Easter General Vestry The Easter Vestry was held in Wicklow Parish Church on Sunday 1 May. Many thanks to outgoing members Sandra Dunne & Miranda, Harris, who did not seek nomination this year. Congratulations and thanks to those who will oversee the running of the parish for the next year: Debbie Patton (Rector’s Churchwarden), Jim Costello (people’s Churchwarden), Tim Austen (Rector’s Glebewarden), Marc Devereux (people’s Glebewarden), John Clarke, Jenny Costello, Mattanja de Boer, Andy Hasler, Dave Gillanders, Gail Fingleton, Heather Minion, Ivan Shields, Jonathon Patton, Lee Rhodes, Philip Hastie, Tracey Ashley. Wicklow Church Did you know that Wicklow Church is open most days? Feel free to drop in – there is an interesting series of story boards around the church, giving some of its history. Anyone is welcome, and please sign the Visitors’ Book! Concert venue Wicklow Church has a fabulous acoustic, particularly for instrumental music. Please contact Jack, if you are interested to find out more. Baptisms In early May there were two baptisms in Nun’s Cross church, Jake Waldron and Lucillia Sheridan. We pray God’s blessing on their young lives and on their parents and godparents that they be enabled to encourage them in the faith.

Ukraine The Singalong Concert for Ukraine in Nun’s Cross church on 23rd April has raised €3,000 to date (including €920 donated by Hollyanne Armstrong from her sketches). This money will be forwarded to the Bishops’ Appeal for the provision of humanitarian assistance in countries neighbouring Ukraine who have received refugees. The concert included an interview with Tanya Dmytrash who was born in Ukraine. She and her husband, Andriy, have been living in Ireland for many years and her son goes to Nun’s Cross National School. After the war began, she brought her sister and her family and her father to Ireland to live with them. During May, there are special collections each week which will be in aid of the Diocesan Appeal, U & Ukraine.

Ecumenical Bible Week This year’s Ecumenical Bible Week will be happening online. The programme consists of: • Morning Prayer at 10pm on Tuesday 7 June organised by the Tallaght University Hospital Chaplaincy Team. • Panel Discussion with New Irish from various ethnicities and nationalities about what the Holy Spirit is doing in their lives and communities on Wednesday 8 June at 7.30pm. • A Symposium at 2pm on Thursday 9 June with presenters including Bishop Michael Burrows discussing how listening to the Word leads us to connect with those on the margins of society. • Thinking Allowed at 7.30pm on Thursday 9pm with a panel of faith leaders including Archbishop Michael Jackson, Roman Catholic Archbishop Dermot Farrell and Amy Carey of the Solas Project. Panellists will speak about their personal visions of a New Pentecost. • Sunday Worship from Inchicore Solid Rock Church led by Pastor Emmanuel Might. During this Ukrainian Priest Fr Vasyl Kornitsky will reflect on the readings.

School Service It was great to be able to hold the first school’s service for two years in Nun’s Cross church on Friday 13th May. Some pupils and their parents had no previous experience of these joy-filled occasions and the plan is to revert to monthly services during term time. Killiskey Vestry Congratulations and thanks to all who were appointed/elected at the Easter Vestry of Killiskey Parish: Rector’s Churchwarden: Stella Mew People’s Churchwarden: Lesley Rue Rector’s Glebewarden: David Harte People’s Glebewarden: John Smyth

Revd Ken Rue leading the School Service in Nun’s Cross Church on 13 May

Other Select Vestry Members: Lisa Armstrong, Hazel Bayley, Patricia Butler, Bernadette Glover, Scott Golden (Hon Treasurer), Celia Grant, Tim Hicks, Amanda Mooney, Michael Norman, Ivan Sheane, Lucy Tottenham and Freda Yagüe (Hon Secretary). Grateful thanks go to Richard Henderson, the outgoing Rector’s Glebewarden who contributed so much to the Select Vestry over twenty-five years. Hopefully after a well-earned break, he might assist again. Also to Juliet Belton who had served as a Churchwarden and Select Vestry member for a number of years, a lady whose gift for crafts has been used in the service of the parish and who is one of a number of wonderful volunteers in the parish shop.

Dalkey Ukulele Klub performing at the Hollyanne Armstrong presents a Concert for Ukraine in Nun’s Cross cheque for Ukraine from money raised Church by her for charities

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