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St. Matthias Newsletter October 2011TRANSCRIPT
The Newsletter of St Matthias’ Church
October 2011
TIDINGS
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Rev William, with fellow facilitators—Tanya, Vivian, Rev Niall, Philip and Jeanne, welcoming
the participants from St Matthias’ and Johnstown Killiney Parish to the Alpha Course on its
opening day on 26th Sep.
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SERVICES FOR OCTOBER
Sunday 9am 10:30am 7pm
2nd Holy Communion All Age Worship Holy Communion
9th Holy Communion Harvest Thanksgiving
(All Age Worship) Lectio Divina
16th Holy Communion Morning Worship Holy Communion
with healing prayer
23rd Holy Communion Holy Communion Compline
30th Holy Communion Morning Worship Holy Communion
Holy Communion at 10.30am Wednesdays 5th, 12th, 19th, & 26th.
St. Matthias’ is a welcoming Anglican church in
South County Dublin, with a vision to live life to the
full. We are committed to sharing the good news
about Jesus through building relationships and
engaging with our community.
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The Rector Writes...
William Olhausen. Here are
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Dear fr iends
A t this time of year we reflect on our relationship with the physical world and
give thanks to God for the good things of the earth that sustain us. The biblical
story has always held together the destinies of God’s people with God’s
creation. The one who made the world is concerned about how we live in it!
Recently, I have been reflecting on psalm 19. The psalm begins with an expression of
praise to God for the beauty of creation: ‘The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands’ (Ps.19: 1-2). For the psalmist, this beautiful and complex
universe is reflected in the revealed character of its creator: ‘The law of the Lord is perfect…’ (Ps. 19: 7f.). To borrow a rather unsatisfactory analogy, God’s law stands in
relationship to the creation as a manufacturer’s instructions stand in relationship to the
thing manufactured. Imagine taking deliv#ery of a brand new Aston Martin (we can all
dream) and ignoring the owner’s manual. We would have that choice but it would not
be the wisest course of action. In the end things might get difficult for us and for the car!
If we receive God’s word (‘laws’ in the words of the psalmist) as the owner’s
manual we will realise that it is given so that we might get the full benefits of life in God’s
beautiful world and avoid unnecessary pain and difficulty for ourselves, others and the
environment. Look how the psalmist speaks about God’s laws. They revive the soul (v. 7), give wisdom (v. 7), give joy to the heart (v. 8) and even enable us to see the world in a
new way (v. 8). Adjectives like ‘trustworthy’, ‘pure’, ‘precious’ and ‘sweet’ attach to God’s
commandments (vv. 9-10).
So I am struck by the way in which the psalmist embraces both the creation and
its creator. In doing so he finds himself at peace with the world. That sort of peace
makes me wonder about my own quality of life and the quality of my relationship with
God. Am I taking the time to reflect on the blessings around me and responding to God
appropriately?
The psalmist understood something of God’s extravagant generosity—an
extravagance in the beauty of creation matched by an extravagance in befriending
ordinary broken people like you and me. In view of all this, how will we express our
gratitude to God this Harvest time? What offerings will we bring? It is right to honour
God with our material blessings but it is equally important to honour God with our time
and our talents. May this be a fruitful
Harvest thanksgiving for the people and
for the world in which we live!
P.S. If you would value an opportunity to chat through any of the issues raised by these thoughts I would be delighted to meet with you.
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The Simon Community ~ Adele Trapnell ~
The Simon Community was founded in 1969 by
students from TCD and UCD to help homeless people
sleeping rough on the streets of Dublin. They began
doing a soup and sandwich run all around the city, and
this service still continues every night of the year. They
have expanded to many parts of Ireland since then.
Simon now has many other services, such as providing
emergency accommodation, offering specialist health
care, running detox centres and drug addiction treatment, helping people find permanent
homes, and supporting them there.
Simon’s mission statement is “to provide high quality services to the most marginalised homeless
persons and to eliminate long term homelessness”. We at St Matthias’ parish have been supporting
them in this difficult task, and below is a list of a few ways we could continue our support.
10 Tips to Help Simon
1 Donate tea, coffee, sugar or other imperishable food for the Simon box at the back of the church.
2 Take part in the “Fun Run” for Simon on Saturday 8th October in Phoenix Park.
3 Small items of clothing to help keep out winter chills, eg, socks, hats, scarves, gloves can be put in our box or beside it, marked “Simon”.
4 With cold winter nights fast approaching, sleeping bags are particularly needed—good used ones or new ones. They no longer accept blankets.
5 Visit the Simon Shop in Dublin for great bargains. It is located at 57 Lr Camden St.
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A Word From The Curate
Mention the word Zoo and often we instinctively conjure up an image of
cages and cement enclosures. Dublin Zoo is one of the oldest zoos in the world but
its approach to zoo husbandry is far from being outdated. Today it is at the
forefront of research, education, breeding and conservation. Very recently I had
the opportunity to visit the newly developed Gorilla Rainforest which is the new
home for the Western Lowland Gorilla. What has been created is a habitat which
allows these beautiful creatures to wander around in safety in a home that is as
close to their natural habitat as is presently humanly possible. Gorillas are, sadly,
only one of tens of thousands of endangered species on earth.
Visiting Dublin Zoo on a wonderful sunny autumnal morning, the following
words sprang to mind; ‘God - your habitat is all of creation’. Being on an
endangered list is not an achievement. There are no accolades, no prizes. If
circumstances don’t change, if ‘positive’ and ‘active’ human intervention does not
happen, it is likely that many species will move from being ‘endangered’ to being
‘extinct’. In other words—GONE FOREVER.
Mention the word ‘Church’ and often an incorrect image is presented—it
can indeed be associated with certain types of cages or enclosures! A perception
exists of ‘The Church’ being outdated and irrelevant. Indeed in some people’s
minds, the Church is unwanted and unneeded. The obvious question is whether or
not the church today is at the forefront of spreading the Good News? Undoubtedly
there are many areas where the Church is ‘endangered’.
Christians and Gorillas have more in common with one another than might
appear to be the case. As we look forward to our Harvest Thanksgiving, we give
thanks to ‘God, whose farm is all creation’ (Hymn 41) remembering that the Gorillas
too are part of that wonderful creation. Without a positive and active role both
could become extinct. After all who is the Church?
With a change of heart and mind many miracles can be performed. Are
you and I caged in? Or have we broken free?
Niall Strat ford
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Please complete a registration form for children coming to Sunday Club, forms available from Maria or Roisin.
From time to time the children play games and are rewarded with treats as prizes (jellies or biscuits). Please let us know if you do not wish your
child to receive a treat or if there are any allergies that we should be aware
of.
Maria Waters (087) 785 1735
Roisin McCabe (087) 054 1995
We Need Costumes!
Sometimes the children perform little plays and it would be really nice if they had costumes to add authenticity to their characters (You can’t be a king without a crown or a Roman Soldier without a plastic sword!).
We are looking for donations for a dress-up box, anything that you
have at home which would be suitable. Thank you!
Sunday Club started a new year on the 11th of September; our theme was “Forgiveness”. It was perhaps a difficult day for me personally to teach a lesson on forgiveness and a lively discussion about the events of that day ten years ago ensued with some of the older children. We used the Parable of the Unforgiving Servant as our background for the lesson and the children did some activities and then acted out the story to a very lively audience.
In the next few weeks we will be getting ready for our Harvest service on October 9th; the children will be practising prayers and songs and also preparing a rather unusual collection box for our offerings of money for the people of Somalia.
We look forward to seeing the children each Sunday and welcome any
newcomers.
St Matthias Sunday Club News
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Children’s Harvest Appeal
Sunday 9th October 2011
This year the younger members of our
parish will be making a monetary
donation to help the suffering peoples
of SOMALIA.
Those attending Sunday Club have made their own
collection envelopes along with a special collection
box.
If you are aware that your child will be absent on
the 9th
October 2011, please, please arrange for
their envelope to be given to the Churchwardens or
myself in advance of this date.
Any one who wishes to make a donation is of
course most welcome to do so. Please feel free to
utilise any envelope.
Thank You.
Niall
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St Matthias’ is pleased to announce the formation of a
new parish panel for Safeguarding Trust, which is concerned with the
safety of youngsters in the parish. The parish is committed to the
protection of all young people when involved in parish activities.
~ Barbara Grace ~
PROMOTING THE POLICY STATEMENT
We will endeavour to safeguard children by
Following carefully the procedures laid down for recruitment and selection of staff and volunteers;
Providing effective management for staff and volunteers through supervision, support and training;
Adopting child protection guidelines through a code of behaviour for staff and volunteers;
Sharing information about child protection and good practice with children, parents, staff and volunteers;
Ensuring adherence to safety procedures;
Reporting concerns to the appropriate statutory authority.
We will also safeguard our workers by
The provision of effective training;
The provision of appropriate resources;
The safeguarding of those who work with children from the consequences of unfounded allegations.
This parish accepts and recognises its responsibilities to develop
awareness of the issues which cause children harm, and to
establish and maintain a safe environment for them. As a
community we are committed to reviewing our policy, procedures
and practice at regular intervals, at least every three years.
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WHY SAFEGUARDING TRUST? At this stage, is it necessary to ask the question?
The Church’s child protection code has been in place for a decade. This means that the thousands of children using Church of Ireland premises for worship and other activities, such as Sunday schools, youth organisations and clubs, are protected from all kinds of abuse, and that parishes are consciously promoting their general safety and welfare.
Our children’s ministry is also only possible because of the commitment of adults who are prepared to work with children and who have been selected, appointed and trained to feel confident that their practices are good and that they are protected from unfounded allegations.
Child protection is however an area of constant development. The
church has moved to include it in its constitution and this has placed a
requirement on bishops and dioceses to ensure that Safeguarding Trust
shall be implemented and adhered to throughout the Church of Ireland as
an integral part of the church’s ministry with children.
Child protection officers have been put in place in each jurisdiction to advise on and provide training, to assist the work of the diocesan evaluation teams and to provide advice and direction in relation to any necessary report about a concern, suspicion or allegation.
In the Republic there have been significant changes in legislation which must be taken into account in training. Access to the Garda vetting service has now been provided to the Church as a voluntary body providing services to children and to the schools at both primary and post-primary levels.
Approximately every three years each parish undergoes an evaluation of how well it is implementing Safeguarding Trust. It is the responsibility of the panel and select vestry to ensure that the parish can answer to the questions put to them in a positive way.
Safeguarding Trust helps us set high standards of care. Parents have a right to expect these standards as they entrust their children to the church. Children have the right to be protected from harm and leaders have a right to be secure in safe practice. The Republic has introduced legislation regarding reckless endangerment of children but Our Lord said 2000 years ago in Matthew 18.6: Whoever causes the downfall of one of these little ones who believe in me, it would be better for him if a heavy millstone were hung around his neck and he were drowned in the depths of the sea! For all these reasons Safeguarding Trust is a vital part of our church’s ministry.
Church of Ireland Board of Education
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This is another extract from an email sent by
Rev Venant and Rev Prosper outlining some
of their parish activities and training—As you
can see thy are a pretty inspiring and dynamic
community! ~ Vanya Kavanagh ~
Now about our Parish activities—we still
have a Kinyarwanda (Rwandan national
language) service and an English Service on
Sunday, and worship once a week in the 6
grassroots churches (cell groups). We are teaching literacy, computer skills and English
language. Due to the entry of our country into the East African Community and into the
Commonwealth, our people are supposed to learn English language. It is officially used in
our country for the education system. It is a new circumstance to which the people must
adapt themselves. There are many people who didn’t grow up using English or learn it from
their studies. That’s why it is very important to teach English at the moment.
For written communication it is now very important to be skilled in using computers. Almost
all jobs are demanding the use of computers and at the moment it is impossible to get a job
without passing a computer exam. Therefore, the teaching of computer skills is helpful to
the people and contributes to reducing the number of unemployed people. The room which
was reserved to the computer class is now used as the office of the diocesan cooperative of
saving and credit, which is called IBYIRINGIRO (Hope). To our advantage, our existing
program of saving and credit union in our parish specifically follows one of the pillars of the
cell groups program of economic improvement of the believers. In fact, the vestry room also
includes the computer class. It is very evident that we are supposed to build other rooms for
the computer class, the English class, and have a room for the literacy class in order to free
up the church which needs rooms for prayer groups, for the vestry, and then the chapel
where catechism must be done, the different types of spiritual training, the choir’s practices
and the Pastor’s office. In addition to that, as long as the Christians number grows the
chapel is becoming smaller. We have a lot of things to do due to the aftermath of the 1994
genocide and several challenges within our community. continued on p20…...
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In ‘Tidings’ for September, we noted that our Planning Application was
submitted on 9th August 2011. However, there are three further
obligations to complete the planning process for the Hall:
1. A disabled access compliance application.
2. A fire safety certificate.
Both of the above require special technical drawings and
reports and these have been submitted by the
Architect on 1st September 2011. The applications
usually take two months to complete.
3. A mandatory physical check and a report on any asbestos
material that may be encountered in the Hall. Fortunately, no
asbestos was found on our survey of the Hall.
Working drawings, a specification and a budget estimate for the project
are being prepared at the moment.
The small scale planning drawings are currently
displayed inside the church.
Parish Centre Redevelopment ~ Bill Fleeton ~
6 Become a fan of Dublin Simon on Facebook, or check out their website dubsimon.ie.
7 “Sing for Simon” by taking part in the 24-hour Carol-a-thon, in Grafton St on Friday 16th Dec.
8 Become a volunteer for Simon, both part-time and full-time positions are available.
9 Host a coffee morning, afternoon tea, or a pub quiz for Simon, or any event of your choice.
10 In our own locality, visit “The Little Charity Shop” in Ballybrack village. They divide their profits between the Simon Community and an orphanage in Haiti and always need donated items.
If you would like to become involved with Simon, or to find out more about their services, you can reach them at (01) 671 5551 or email [email protected].
……continued from p4 10 Tips to Help Simon
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Where do you live?
I have lived in a bungalow on Saintbury Ave in Killiney all
my life except for 8 years when I was working in England
and first married. In 1967, I moved back here with my
husband, Paddy and our first child.
How long have you been coming to St Matthias?
I was baptised in Holy Trinity as geographically we were
part of that parish. But during the war years my parents
moved to St Matthias as they found the steep hill to Holy
Trinity too arduous on a bicycle.
Where do you sit in Church?
Usually on the right hand side of the aisle. When I was a
child we sat in the right transept opposite the choir where
my mother was a member. My brother and I used to laugh
whenever my father’s tummy rumbled and my mother
would laugh too when she saw us.
What do you most like about St Matthias’?
The people.
If you were the Rector, what is the one thing you would like to change?
Shorten the service just a little.
About the Interviewee
C a r o l i n e M u r p h y is very fortunate to be a very active person. Apart from managing a large garden and particularly growing vegetables, she plays golf, keep bees, walk dogs, entertain and generally keep busy. Caroline is also a niece of Samuel Beckett.
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Hobbies & interests
Have you heard the News? ~ Jeanne Salter ~
Tired of hearing about the *ecession, *usterity, *utbacks, *oom
and *loom?
Is your heart aching for something more positive in the
media day by day?
Well look no further!
Tune in to Ireland’s ‘Positive Sound’, the ‘Inspiration
Station’, meeting you at the ‘Crossroads of Life’ with ‘Passion for Life’!
How can this be done? By tuning in to Spirit Radio on 89.9 FM, on-line at
spiritradio.ie or catch up on Twitter or Facebook.
Spirit Radio, Ireland’s first national Christian radio station was launched in
January 2011 and broadcasts 24/7.
Do you ever feel close to God? When do you feel close to God? What
do you do to feel close to God?
I don’t always feel as close to God as I would like to but in
times of trouble I feel very close.
What is your favourite Gospel story and why?
I do love reading the four Gospels. One of my favourite
parables must be The Good Samaritan. But I also love the
stories from the Old Testament and in particular, from
Genesis.
Name one great blessing you got this year so far.
Everyday bring lots of little ones.
Do you pray? Do you have a favourite time to pray and when?
I often pray when I am out walking the dog or working in
the garden. I feel closer to God in the open air.
……continued from previous page Under the Soptlight
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Photos from the 47th
Ballybrack Venture Scout
Summer Camp in Belgium in
June 2011. A great
adventure was had by all!
Thanks to Leader—Jennifer
Hannigan for photos.
Please contact Sean Hayes
at (01) 285 6034 for more
information about Scouts.
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Our next book is by
Muriel Barbery “The
Elegance of the
Hedgehog” and we
shall meet on Friday 14th October
8pm at 9 Bayview Close, Killiney.
The succeeding read will be
“Change of Heart” by Jodi Picoult. If
you would like to find out more
about the Book Club, please contact
Bill Fleeton at (01) 282 4247.
Forthcoming Club Activities
October/November—Visit to theatre,
date to be arranged. Telephone Jean at
(01) 285 2492 for further details.
Wednesday, 7th December—Christmas
Lunch at Glenview Hotel, Glen of the
Downs. Telephone Terry at (01) 285 8461.
If you would like to be included in our
list of email addresses (25 already),
please would you send it to Jean at
Social Clubs
On Friday 8th July 2011, we set off with 18 scouts to Cappanalea Outdoor Education
Centre. We were all extremely excited
(including the leaders!) for the week that
lay ahead. Cappanalea has never
disappointed, although, nor has any
other place we've gone for a summer
camp. When we arrived and set up our
tents, the smell of fresh air confirmed
that we were in fact, on summer camp—
the highlight of the scouting year! The
week included many scouting activities
including rock climbing, kayaking,
swimming, wide games, pioneering and
the biggest highlight of all—climbing
Irelands highest peak, Carrauntoohil. It
was a great week away with great scouts, and great teamwork and we look forward to a
similarly fantastic, if not even better year of scouting ahead. ~ Jamie Aherne ~
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Light r Moments
God granting miracles
A religious man is on top of a roof during a great flood. A man comes by in a boat
and says "get in, get in!" The religious man replies, " no I have faith in God, he will
grant me a miracle."
Later the water is up to his waist and another boat comes by and the guy tells him
to get in again. He responds that he has faith in God and God will give him a
miracle. With the water at about chest high, another boat comes to rescue him,
but he turns down the offer again cause "God will grant him a miracle."
With the water at chin high, a helicopter throws down a ladder and they tell him to
get in, mumbling with the water in his mouth, he again turns down the request for
help for the faith of God. He arrives at the gates of heaven with broken faith and
says to Peter, I thought God would grant me a miracle and I have been let down."
St. Peter chuckles and responds, "I don't know what you're complaining about, we
sent you three boats and a helicopter."
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What makes a hymn ’Gradual’?
When it is sung immediately before the reading of the Gospel. It is
derived from the Latin word ‘gradus’ meaning ‘a step’. So ‘gradually’
originally meant ‘step by step’.
How did ‘Gradual’ came about?
In the earliest churches, there was a raised pulpit (called ambo) on one
side of the sanctuary. The Epistle was read first on the opposite side
and then the Gospel brought to the altar, censed, blessed, taken in
procession with lights and incense, to the ambo. As this was
happening, a cantor would lead the singing of the congregation which
was usually a Psalm or an Antiphon from the step (gradus) of the ambo.
This psalm came to be called the ‘Gradual’. Nowadays, hymns, not
Psalms, are sung but are still referred to as ‘Gradual’ Hymns.
More...
Originating in medieval times, the ’gradual’ concept has been used by
Victorian church architects as ‘best practice’ in the church design
where the church floor rises in steps and so in height, to denote
increasing importance and sanctity as well as for practical reasons of
visibility. So the altar is higher than the chancel or choir, and in turn is
higher than the nave or body of the church. The sanctuary was at the
east end of the church being deemed the holiest place so it was the
highest. The clergy as the interface between people and God were
elevated in-between. This traditional design is now being challenged
by modern worship where the focus is on ‘God with us’ as against a
‘distant’ or ‘out of sight’ God.
The lights and incense provided symbolism—to denote holiness of what
was being read— but also practical functions; to provide the reader
illumination with the light and with the incense, to mask the odour in the
church where majority of the congregation would not have washed or
bathed for sometime!
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Then, on the land where the Church is we plan to reinforce the idea of building a training
centre to fulfil our aim of the Integral Mission according to the vision of creating “The Centre
for Integrated Development and Training Services”. This centre will respond to the needs of
the parishioners and the surrounding community. We train people in the culture of saving
and credit, and try to start small businesses. We train people in food security: how to make a
kitchen garden and grow small animals in order to get organic fertilizer. We also train them in
fighting against malaria, getting health insurance and in prevention against HIV/AIDS, family
planning, reducing infantry mortality and gender equality. Also we are in the process of
mobilizing people to join the cooperatives program.
Many thanks again for your continued support. May God bless you in your work.
Rev. Venant And Rev. Prosper
……continued from p10 News from St Matthias Gahogo, Rwanda
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Check it out!
……continued from p13 Have you heard the News?
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We have recently replaced this set with a new Flat screen model
and would like it to go to a good home. If you are interested, please contact
Chris or Helen Stillman at (01) 285 2084.
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At the September meeting of the St. Mathias‟
Book Club the book under discussion was
“The Help” by Kathryn Stockett.
The story was set in the „deep‟ South of
America before the start of the Civil Rights
Movement.
It was generally agreed that this was a most
interesting read which provided a good insight
into the issue of the black „mammys‟ who
looked after the children of the „white folk‟. It
particularly highlighted the way black workers were treated by white
people at that time. The book was enjoyed by all. ~ Truda McCullagh ~
St Matthias’ held its first-ever Alpha course. It was a great
beginning with over 60 participants from both our parish
and our friends from Johnstown
Killiney Parish, whom we give a very
warm welcome. The evening started
with refreshments of tea and coffee
and lovely desserts baked by our parishioners.
As an ice-breaker, William opened the evening’s session with a joke about
a priest and a farmer which made everybody laugh. A short talk about
Who is Jesus? by Nicky Gumbel, an ordained Anglican priest, vicar and
author and the developer of the Alpha course, was shown on the parish’s
newly installed ceiling-mounted electric projection screen. Then the
participants were divided into four groups of 15, with the facilitators taking
a group each. The groups will remain the same for the entire duration of
the course. The group members should get to know each other and
develop their own dynamics over the coming weeks when the sessions will
delve deeper into the meaning of Jesus’ death, the Holy Spirit, appreciating
the Bible and the role faith can play in our modern lives.
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Alpha Course
Alpha Course will continue to run every Monday this month. The
evening begins with refreshments at 7:45pm and will be finished by
9:30pm. The Alpha Away Day will take place on Saturday 22nd
October 10am-3:30pm.
Parish Prayer Meetings
All welcome. We will meet on Thursdays 13th
and 27th
at 8pm in the
Rectory.
Once-Off Singing Rehearsal for Harvest
Thanksgiving Service
All ages welcome. Please join in to rehearse on Saturday 8th at 3-
5pm in the Church the two World Music songs we will be singing at
the service. Please feel free to bring any musical instruments you
may want to play along with. It should be good fun!
Harvest Thanksgiving Service
Sunday 9th
at 10:30am. We are delighted with Rev Dr Maurice Elliott
to be leading the service. All most welcome.
Safeguarding Trust Panel Training
Thursday 13th
at 8-10pm/am in Stillorgan Parish Centre.
Sunday Club Workers Training
Monday 17th
at 8-10pm at the Red Cross Parish Hall. This is open to
anyone who volunteers to work with children in the parish. For
further details, please contact Rev William.
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