K KnocKlyon Nevus Hi ST. COLMCILLE'S PARISH NEWSLETTER - MAY 1988

ALL ON A SUMMER S DAY

HAIL MARY!

Outside the window, the landscape was a mix-ture of vibrant colour and scorched browns — orange and lemon trees mingled with the purple lilac, the bougainvillea, bright nastur-siums and, in the distance, the bare bleak par-ched hills. The hot sun blazed down relentless-ly and a heat haze danced on the water below, turning it into patches of dark blue, light blue and a curious shade of pale green.

The little white house where she lived was perched on the hill overlooking this breath-taking scene. "This little house" she said "belongs to J o h n " . "He brought me here after the death of my Son. I've always been fond of Galilee — it is so peaceful and it reminds me so much of Him". She paused. "I used to come here often in the past. 1 suppose you could say I've spent the most of my life in this part of the world. I was born in Nazareth, you know. So was my father. He was quite a wealthy man — a sheep farmer — and my mother, Anna, came from Bethlehem.

My parents were good people, very much part of life in the Temple. They divided their incomc into three portions; one for the service of the Temple, one for the poor and the stranger and one for their household. When I was five years old, I was presented as a handmaid in the Temple. I had to climb five of the fifteen steps that separate the men from the women in the Temple and there I dedicated myself to serve my God, within the walls.

In many ways, the Temple was a school. The handmaids became skilled in many accom-plishments — reading, spinning and making the tapestries, and always learning the laws of God. When I became a young woman, the High Priest informed me that I must marry. That was how I met Joseph and we became bethrothed.

We lived in Nazareth. I looked after the house while Joseph carried on his trade. We were both descendants of the House of David and that's why we had to go to Bethlehem to register. I rode there on a donkey. It was very near the time for Jesus to be born. There were hundred of people looking for lodgings. One of the innkeepers took pity on me and said we could sleep in the lower cavern where the animals lived and that was where Jesus was born.

Looking back, I realise that there is a plan in life for each of us. If we had not gone to Beth-lehem, we might never have gone to Egypt. By going there we saved the life of my Son. The journey was quite exciting. It took us six weeks to get there. We went through the hilly country of Judea, along the road to Joppa and then by the coast, always in sight of the Medi-terranean. Fruit trees were in abundance and we caught fish in the little rivers and streams. Heliopolis was a very busy place, Jews, Greeks, Assyrians and many others came there to seek employment — carpenters, masons, labourers and tradesmen of all kinds.

We moved on to Matarea. It was much quieter there so we pitched our tent in a grove of sycamores. It was an idyllic place and there Jesus grew and learned to talk. We stayed for two years and only moved back home after the death of Herod. It was sad to leave Matarea. I still remember the palm trees black against the sky — the brown hawks, the sugar cane, the camels, shabby, proud, walking along the caravan road.

Our years in Nazareth were the happy years. Our only sadness — the death of Joseph. Jesus had grown in stature and in holiness. All too soon came the moment I had dreaded — the day He said goodbye to me. His journey had begun. I did not follow Him. I stayed in Naza-reth and prayed. Sometimes I would hear of His miracles and preaching. It was only towards the end, when He was in trouble, that I went to Him. In Jerusalem He needed me.

It 's over now. Five years have passed since last I saw Him, but now I am at peace.

Eileen Casey

KNOCKLYON BADMINTON CLUB

Require New Members of J to C Standard for 1988/89 Season.

We play on Monday and Wednesday nights in the Old Bawn Community School Sports Hall.

We have also made application for time in the new Knocklyon Youth Community Centre.

Subscription Rates per annum are as follows:

League Members £65.00 Non-League Members £45.00 Student Members £20.00 Junior Members (over 16 years & under 18 years on 1.9.88) £10.00

For further information please contact either of the following: Phyllis Russell, 941166 or Peter Jordan, 941829.

GREENFINGERS TO BE A TRUE CHRISTIAN Isn't it really gratifying to see so many people out in their gardens at present? Mind you, the fact that the majority of them are lying prostrate and armed wi th nothing more lethal than a bottle of Ambre Solaire number four, does introduce a niggling doubt as to their horticultural pretentions.

However, let me show you how, wi th a little work and outlay now, you can save yourself a considerable amount of t ime and energy in the future.

Most gardens come complete wi th the ubiquituous, if necessary, compliment of borders which, while designed wi th the best of intentions, quickly degene-rate into masses of tangled vegetation into which tennis balls, wheel barrows and even children wil l occasionally go missing!

My advice is — start again. The first principle is to avoid straight lines and instead introduce a sweeping curve that aesthetically is far more pleasing to the eye. (In order to get the sweep right, use a length of rope or garden hose to simulate the edge and view it f rom different aspects). For plants, consider a selection of evergreens choosing them for contrast in both colour and foliage. There are a large selection of blues, greens, golds etc. and all garden centres wi l l have an extensive range to choose from. Place plants in juxtaposition to those of a different format in order to create an inte-resting and appealing arrangement. These plants are slow to spread so future pruning, spraying or dead-heading wil l not be necessary.

Heathers in varying shades can be underplanted, preferably in groups of three or five (always keep groups to an uneven number). These wil l spread to form dense blocks of colour, smothering all potential weeds and acting as a perfect foi l for the taller ever-greens.

Always incorporate a general purpose fertiliser and dig in plenty of peat moss, to produce a nice loamy soil. Before finally planting, spread out all the plants in their containers and move them around freely unti l fully satisfied wi th the composition of your creation. Finally, water well after planting and again during the first few weeks until they establish themselves in their new quarters.

Now, pull up the deck chair and reach for the Ambre Solaire.

KNOCKCULLEN DELIVERY TEAM:

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The early Christian Community is the model for all Christian Communities. "They remained faithful to the teaching of the Apostles, to the brotherhood, to the breaking of bread and to the prayers'/The faithful all lived together and owned everything in common; they sold their goods and possessions and shared out the proceeds among themselves according to what each one needed. They went as a body to the Temple every day but met in their houses for the breaking of bread.

Not so long ago in Ireland it was very di f f icul t and even dangerous to practice the faith. Catholics were forbidden education, forbidden to own property, forbidden to travel more than five miles without a permit, forbidden to attend Mass. But in spite of all this, the Christian Faith flourished. We still sing of the "Fai th of our Fathers".

But nowadays, complacency seems to have set in. For many people today, there is no joy in being a Christian not to mention being Catholic. For many, going to Mass on Sunday is a chore rather than a choice. It's more pain than privilege. Religion for many is not so much a way of life as a system of worship. We have become stuttering and lukewarm Catholics.

Even in our own Christian Community in Knock-lyon we see the signs of the times. We started off wi th great enthusiam and vigour. We gathered round to build our Church and School. We formed Com-mittees and volunteered for everything. Now it is very di f f icul t to f ind a volunteer for anything. We have contributed generously to build a wonderful Youth and Community Centre but there are no volunteers to run the Summer Project. There are hundreds of children anxious to take part but no-one to help. One section of our Community rejoices that they have won the privilege of keeping out the under-privileged from our neighbourhood. On the other hand they contribute generously to a charitable cause. There seems to be a kind of "a la carte" Christianity. It's funny how easy it is to justify everything we do in the name of Christ.

It's funny how much a £1 is in Church and how litt le in Superquinn.

It's funny how long an hour is at Mass and how short when we are enjoying ourselves.

It's funny how ugly a bus stop looks outside our house and how we don't even notice it outside our neighbours'.

It's funny how hard it is to f ind words in prayer and how easy to talk to pur friends.

It's funny how easy it is to f ind an excuse for missing Mass and how dif f icul t to miss a night out.

It's funny alright — but it's worrying too!

Fr. Chris Conroy

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JACKPOTS AND ALL THAT . . . You may have heard of Tom Paxton, an American songwriter, folk singer. I know little about him but for some reason or other, the catchy tune and lyrics of one of his songs sticks in my mind - "A dog called Patch". His little daughter joins him in this delight-' ful duet. It goes something like this: "My dog called Patch, who goes scratch, scratch, scratch. .

The scratch thing is currently big in our country, the wicked thought occurred to me that Tom's song might even become our national anthem! The lottery lark is O.K. in moderation but some aspects of the present craze, bordering on frenzy, is scarcely healthy. You are probably familar with the score. For instance you uncover three thousands and you're in business, you win a thousand. But get two thousands, which is common enough, surprise, surprise! - but of course it does not produce the goods, just tantalising enough to keep you trying for the impossoble dream.

I see a parallel here between lotteries and weather predictions. Late Spring, early Summer is the time for the hardy annual Summer predictions. There is this guy down the country or perhaps somewhere in Eng-land; women as yet don't seem to be in the predicting business. Anyway, this guy or guys, crops up religious-ly each year. Our predicting friend, who rightly or wrongly, has the reputation of being very accurate, know from the mountains near him, what is going to happen, or is it the crows nesting high, or the dolphins basking near shore, or this or that tree sprouting leaves before that or this tree!

The predictions generally, in the mode of fortune telling, are optimistic which immediately makes one, in the light of hard experience, suspicious. A few minor hitches are mentioned, to give an air of authen-ticity - early June will be overcast and fairly wet and cool, but from then on right through July and well into August, it will be warm, fine and a lot of sun.

What goes wrong? For instance the crows might be nesting high but again surprise, surprise no great summer following. However, nothing daunted our forecaster friends turn up again without fail, the fol-lowing year. My explanation is this, like the lotteries, any one of the good weather omens does not produce the goods. There has to be the right combination of good omens. But there could be so many permuta-tions and combinations here, that perhaps it is only the Lord knows the correct answer, giving meaning once again to the time honoured saying: "It's a fine day, Thank God."

This theory could be extended through life and the only one who really knows the correct combinations is the Lord, another way of saying all the answers to life's mysteries lie in Him.

The Lord's jackpots might seem to be equally rare, in the words of the Psalmist, life is mostly "emptiness and pain", but the important difference is that in time the Lord's jackpot is a certainty and the Lord has buckets of time. The problem may be with us, who may not have enough time for Him, "the person who is too busy to have time for the Lord, that person is simply too busy"!

Pat Fitz

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L. to R. Paul Rochford, Clodagh Quinn. Evelyn Rochford and Paul Donnelly are part of a team from Templeogue Swimming Club leaving on the 29th May to take part in an Open International Gala in Stuttgart. We send them our best wishes.

MORE SPORT The following won medals in the Dublin N.A.C.A.I. Championships 1988: John McWeeney, Knockcullen Gold Emma Sheehan, Coolamber Gold Colin Moynagh, Knockcullen Silver Ann Masterson, Knocklyon Woods Silver Three members of the boys' Under 12 relay team were from Knocklyon and won Gold Medals. They were: John McWeeney, Knockcullen Kevin King, Knocklyon Woods Derek Saville, Knockcullen All the above are members of the Brothers Pearse Athletic Club who have their track in Cherryfield where the Community Games were held on 15th May 1988. Brothers Pearse A.C. is open for Mem-bership to all athletes, 7 years and upwards, including adults.

VENUE: Cherryfield TIME: Tuesdays & Thursdays at 7.30 p.m.

LANSDOWNE DELIVERY TEAM

Grainne Cummins, Stephen Keane, Mary O'Connor

N A O N R A L A N G A E L A C H

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IDRONE MONTESSORI SCHOOL Opening September 1988

Bookings are now being taken For further information please contact:

Annette Redmond at 943124

ROSE THINGS CULINARY

Sitting in t h e C h u r c h , I had p r o m i s e d myse l f n o t t o c ry N o t t h a t Rose w o u l d have m i n d e d . She d i s l i k e d hyprocrisy a n d s e n t i m e n t a l i t y b u t I t h i n k she w o u l d probably have k e p t her tears f o r t h e p r i v a c y o f her own home. N o , I d i d n o t w a n t t o c l o u d m y eyes o r m i nd d u r i n g these last p r e c i o u s m o m e n t o f f a r e w e l l .

T h r o u g h o u t her i l lness she had f o u g h t so h a r d , a n d it seemed i n c o m p r e h e n s i b l e t o m e t h a t she had lost her bat t le t o r e m a i n p h y s i c a l l y a m o n g s t us. She d i d n ' t want t o be a h e r o i n e , she j u s t w a n t e d t o s tay a l ive, t o be w i t h S h a y , Ian and G e m m a , t o d o a n d e n j o y t h e simple t h i ngs o f l i fe . Rose w o u l d have a p p r e c H H | ^ H | own funera l , t h e f l o w e r s , t h e e m o t i o n s , b u t B all the s i nce r i t y . She had k n o w n t h e fac ts o f h i ^ H H H I for a long t i m e and had m a d e her o w n w ishes k n o w n to those c lose t o her .

The Readings asked us t o keep her in o u r conve r -sations, ou r m e m o r i e s o f her in g o o d a n d bad t imes . In the last w e e k s o f her l i fe , Rose d i s p l a y e d a cou rage and a t r u e a n d deep s p i r i t u a l i t y t h a t c o u l d a l m o s t be felt phys i ca l l y . She t a l k e d a b o u t s imp le t h i ngs and made every -day a r rangemen ts , b u t above all t he spiritual gu idance o f Fr . D a v i d W e a k l i a m was some-thing she t reasured . We had t a l k e d so m u c h a b o u t her illness in t h e ear ly days b u t t o w a r d s t h e e n d , mere looks and nods we re m o r e m e a n i n g f u l t h a n w o r d s .

How can y o u say g o o d b y e t o s o m e o n e y o u love? There is never e n o u g h t i m e . Even n o w , I s t i l l reach f o r the'phone, o n l y t o rep lace i t in d i sbe l i e f . S t a n d i n g by her f ina l res t ing p lace in B o h e r n a b r e e n a , at t h e f o o t o f the D u b l i n m o u n t a i n s , I c o u l d hear her t e l l i n g m e n o t to waste p r e c i o u s t i m e in s o r r o w b u t t o l ive l i fe t o t h e f 0 0 l . Rose, i t is y o u r t i m e t o keep us in y o u r p rayers . You w i l l never be f o r g o t t e n .

Terri Kenny

ST. COLMCILLE'S PARENTS' ASSOCIATION

With the schoo l year d r a w i n g t o a c lose w e fee l i t is an oppor tune t i m e t o w r i t e a f e w l ines c o n c e r n i n g t h e activities o rgan ised b y o u r c o m m i t t e e .

It s tar ted back in O c t o b e r w i t h t h e H a l l o w e e n disco w h i c h was a huge success w i t h t h e y o u n g c h i l d -ren. Th is even t was f o l l o w e d b y a t a b l e q u i z in N o v e m -ber at t h e T e m p l e o g u e T e n n i s C l u b . H i g h l i g h t o f t h e year has t o be t h e f a s h i o n s h o w , w h i c h was ve ry w e l l attended. A l o t o f ve ry hard w o r k w e n t i n t o t h e preparat ion f o r t h i s event . F u l l m a r k s t o J o h n Kennedy and his t e a m at S p a w e l l f o r p r o v i d i n g a venue i d e a l l y ' s u i t e d f o r f a s h i o n shows. T h e a tmos-phere was t e r r i f i c o n t h e n i gh t . F o r p e o p l e w h o had never w a l k e d t h e r a m p b e f o r e t h e teachers a n d m o t h e r s did a marve l l ous j o b in m o d e l l i n g t h e o u t f i t s . E q u a l l y good were t h e c h i l d r e n w h o m a y cons ide r m o d e l l i n g as a career f o l l o w i n g Spawe l l . M a n y t h a n k s t o o n e a n d al l who he lped t o m a k e th i s n i g h t such a m a r v e l l o u s success.

A c k n o w l e d g e m e n t s are d u e t o D a i r y l a n d , Beechams and A l f r e d B i r d and Sons f o r t h e spo t pr izes and raffle.

The even ing was a r e s o u n d i n g success f o r b o t h enjoyment a n d f u n d ra is ing.

T h e nearest t h i n g t o I r ish C o o k i n g In t h e Japanese r e p e r t o i r e is w h a t t h e y cal l T e m p u r a . T e m p u r a is a m e t h o d o f d e e p - f r y i n g f o o d and t he re are m a n y Japanese res tau ran ts t h a t specia l ise so le ly in t h i s t y p e o f c o o k i n g . I p i c k e d u p a l ove l y rec ipe f o r C h i c k e n T e m p u r a w h i c h I t h i n k y o u w i l l l i ke .

As a lways , a w o r d o f w a r n i n g — deep f a t f r y i n g is p o t e n t i a l l y t h e m o s t dange rous m e t h o d o f c o o k i n g . So d o n ' t a l l o w any ve ry y o u n g asp i r i ng che fs t o p repa re f o o d in t h i s w a y , unsupe rv i sed and d o n ' t ever w a l k away f r o m a h o t f a t f r y e r unless i t has an a u t o m a t i c c u t - o f f .

Y o u w i l l need a b o u t 3 oz o f c h i c k e n m e a t per p o r t i o n . So y o u c o u l d b u y t h e b o n e d breast o f c h i c k e n in t h e shop , i f y o u have p l e n t y o f m o n e y t o spend , or else y o u c o u l d b u y a 21/alb c h i c k e n , b o n e i t o u t a n d y o u s h o u l d get 6 reasonab le p o r t i o n s o u t o f i t . W h i l e I a m r e l u c t a n t t o say i t does n o t m a t t e r i f t h e c h i c k e n gets h a c k e d t o b i ts , as l o n g as y o u s l i t and p u l l a w a y t h e sk i n and c u t al l t h e f lesh o f f t h e b o n e in pieces t h e size o f a g o o d f a t sard ine , t h e d ish w i l l w o r k .

W h e n al l t h e c h i c k e n is c u t u p , s p r i n k l e o n a tab le-s p o o n o f cas tor sugar, a l i t t l e sal t and p l e n t y o f soy sauce (Japanese). C h o p a w h o l e leek ve ry f i n e , a c l ove or t w o o f gar l ic — d e p e n d i n g o n y o u r f a m i l y ' s tas te — a n d m i x w i t h t h e c h i c k e n .

M a k e a ba t te r o f 3 eggs, Valb o f f l o u r a n d s o m e sake, w h i t e w i n e or wa te r t o m a k e a ve ry l i g h t b a t t e r and a t e a s p o o n o f soy f o r f l a v o u r . Beat w e l l . Q

Heat t h e deep f a t u n t i l ready f o r c o o k i n g — 1 7 0 C o r u n t i l i t sizzles w h e n y o u p u t s o m e t h i n g i n t o i t . T a k e care a n d d o n ' t le t i t get t o o h o t .

P u t t h e c h i c k e n , leek and gar l ic in a deep b o w l . S p r i n k l e w i t h a b o u t 2 t a b l e s p o o n s o f f l o u r a n d m i x . Pour t h e ba t te r o n t o t h e c h i c k e n , j u s t e n o u g h t o cover i t a n d m i x u p very g e n t l y .

L i f t o u t t h e pieces o f c h i c k e n coa ted w i t h t h e leek and ba t t e r and d r o p i n t o t h e h o t f a t one by one. C o o k u n t i l g o l d e n b r o w n . L i f t o u t w h e n t h e y f l o a t t o t h e t o p , d r a i n w e l l and serve as soon as poss ib le .

Paddy the Chef

OUR READERS WRITE . . . A t last w e have a v is ib le sign t h a t w e are soon t o get o u r l o n g a w a i t e d bus serv ice o n t h e K n o c k l y o n R o a d . T h e bus s tops w e r e e rec ted last week so t h e bus can-n o t be t o o fa r b e h i n d .

H o w e v e r , I have been t o l d by a n e i g h b o u r t h a t s o m e o f t h e res idents o n t h e p r o p o s e d bus r o u t e have o b j e c t e d t o t h e p l ac i ng o f bus s tops o u t s i d e t h e i r houses. T h i s means t h a t t h e y have had t o be p laced a t p o i n t s o n t h e r o u t e t h a t are n o t as c o n v e n i e n t f o r bus users as t h e sites o r i g i n a l l y se lected. S u r e l y t h i s c a n n o t be t r u e . T h e h o m e o w n e r s c o n c e r n e d c o u l d n o t be so sel f ish as t o o b j e c t t o a bus s t o p t h a t m i g h t be o f b e n e f i t t o a n e i g h b o u r w h o m i g h t n o t be t o o ag i le^or , a c h i l d g e t t i n g a bus t o schoo l , o r m a y b e t h e y are.

Y o u r s s i nce re l y , ( n a m e a n d address w i t h E d i t o r )

FEIS WINNERS

Congratulations to Ruth O'Connell (U.10) Catherine Mulvey (U.11) and Aoife Moynihan (U.6) from the Niamh and Emer O'Neill School of Speech and Drama, who were 1st prize winners in their age categories in the White friar St. Feis.

CABINET MAKER We repair all types of Furniture, Chairs etc.

ALSO Upholstery Work carried out

Specialist in Restoring Antique Furniture Telephone 527533

HANDYMAN A V A I L A B L E Grass Cutting, Window and Chimney Cleaning

Hedge Trimming, Lawns laid, Patios/walls built, Painting, Rubbish Removed.

TELEPHONE: 945209

KEY TO SUCCESS

Congratulations to Colm Russell, Coolamber Park and Andrew Synnott, Lansdowne Park who were winners in the Under 13 Piano Competition at White friar St. Feis.

AIDAN COYNE FUND The final event, on the Aidan Coyne Fund , a golf out ing and dance took place at Stackstown Golf Club on Sunday, 8th May. Weather condi-tions for the golfers were ideal al though the golf generally lef t a lot to be desired. Well done to Joe and Noreen O'Grady who showed up the field.

The dance that evening to a live band, was a t r emendous success and even our popular vegetable man, Padraig won a spot prize.

A special thanks to Knocklyon Communi ty who have suppor ted all events at considerable expense. The fund now stands at £12 ,500 . It is expected to meet costs to date and in the immediate fu ture . Again many thanks for your support .

Aidan Coyne Committee

PARISH WEEK Make a note of the dates - June 26th to 30th . Commencing with Open-air Mass at 11.00 a.m. on 26th June. * Family Sports Day * Pet Show * Quiz * Fancy Dress * Bonfire * Ladies' Soccer * Bingo * Gents' Soccer

* Social Night to round off the week. Lots of fun for all the Family!

Remember the dates — June 26th to June 30th PUT IT IN YOUR DIARY NOW!

KNOCKLYON BADMINTON CLUB SUMMER CLUB

Every Wednesday night until 27 th July 1988 -8 .00 to 11.00 p.m. Venue: Old Bawn Communi ty School Sports Hall. Admission: £2 .00 per night. GRADE: G to C standard. Should you require any fu r the r in format ion , please contac t : Phyllis Russell, 941166

ch iidreni corner

This month we are back with another competition. We have given the jumbled up names of famous film stars - past and present - and we want you to arrange them in the correct order. Get your entries in before Monday 13th June, and we will give £5 to the first correct one opened. ALUP WEN NAM E YMRL TRESEP HREILCA HPLCAIN ETE VS QCEUEMN RABBRA A TESDRINS TUDINS AFNMOHF

THE YOUTH CLUB wo most important meetings of the Knocklyon

Youth Club take place on Monday May 30th in the Parish Centre. The first, a SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING, is to determine the ownership of the Community Centre and the organisation and running of the Centre. The second, the ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE YOUTH CLUB, will report on the progress of the Youth Club over the past year, and plan for a future, free of the burden of planning for, and implementing, the completion of the Community Centre. The incoming Committee will be able to concentrate its efforts on the expansion of the Youth Club.

The Youth Club Committee is proposing a man-agement structure as follows: Ownership of the Centre to vest in a Company limited by guarantee, not having a share capital - in effect, in a trust for the Com-munity of Knocklyon. The Company will be called: KNOCKLYON YOUTH AND COMMUNITY CENTRE LIMITED.

Management of the Centre to vest in a Board of Management to be structured as follows:

Four persons nominated by the Company; four persons elected by general Meeting; one person nom-inated by the Diocesan Trust; one person nominated by the Co. Council.

The function of the Board of Management is to organise the use of the Community Centre, catering for the needs of the clubs and people of Knocklyon.

The Youth Club, with broader facilities available, can be revitalised and extended as to membership and scale of activity. To do this new Youth Leaders and Committee Members are needed.

Decisions made on May 30th will shape the destiny of both the Centre and the Youth Club. If you want to be part of that destiny you must be in the Parish Centre on May 30th and play your part.

Gavin Faherty and Gareth O'Hagan being invested by Derek Fox

Delivery Team for Westbourne Lodge, The Rookery and Scholarstown - Declan Walsh, Shane O'Donoghue,

Niall Clancy, Helen Sherry.

THE XAVIER GOODWIN DRAMA SCHOOL WILL HOLD A

SUMMER DRAMA COURSE DIRECTED BY XAVIER & EILEEN GOODWIN

The Course will include Improvisat ion, Speech, Playreadings, Make-up, Craf twork . Workshop in Mime & Movement directed by Ciaran Gray (Mime Centre, London)

Stage Dance directed by Doreen McFeeley - Reg. Teacher Royal Academy of Dancing. A Conducted tour of the Abbey Theat re

1. Mon. 4 th July to Fri. 8 th (incl.) — 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. — Ages 8 to 12 years 2. Mon. 11th July to Fri. 15th (incl.) — 10 a.m. to 3 p .m. Ages 12 to 18 years

VENUE: St. Patrick's Girls School , Ballyroan, Templeogue FEE: £25 per Course Please bring packed Lunch and wear comfortable clothes.

APPLICATIONS TO: Xavier Goodwin Drama School - By Monday 6th June TELEPHONE: 946747

HOTLYON Good Cause! T h a n k y o u t o e v e r y o n e in t h e S e n i o r S c h o o l w h o con -t r i b u t e d t o t he I .S.P.C.C. b o x l e f t in t he o f f i c e . A t o t a l of £ 4 3 . 0 0 was c o l l e c t e d .

Good Work! Well d o n e t o al l t h e c h i l d r e n w h o give a h e l p i n g h a n d w i t h keep ing t he schoo l g r o u n d s a n d gardens in such exce l len t o r d e r .

Good Trip! I t 's a l ong w a y f r o m K n o c k l y o n t o C h i n a , b u t r e c e n t l y two peop le f r o m t h e area were m e m b e r s o f Pres ident H i l l e ry ' s p a r t y o n his S t a t e v is i t t he re . F r a n k K h a n o f Lansdowne and J i m B r e n n a n o f D e l a f o r d , t r ave l l ed a long w a y t o be i n t r o d u c e d t o each o t h e r ! M a y b e one of t h e m w i l l w r i t e a b o u t t he i r e x p e r i e n c e f o r t h e News le t te r .

Good Deed! A f u r t h e r 17 b o y s f r o m the Wednesday Pack led by Derek F o x and G e r r y P o u n c h were inves ted in a cere-mony in the J u n i o r S c h o o l o n 2 0 t h A p r i l (See p h o t o page 6) .

Good Games! The A t h l e t i c s F i n a l t o o k p lace in C h e r r y f i e l d on Sunday 1 5 t h M a y — a g l o r i o u s s u n n y day . T h e organ-isation o f each even t was h a n d l e d mos t e f f i c i e n t l y a n d a w o r d o f praise mus t go t o t h e C o m m i t t e e respons ib le The e n t h u s i a s m o f a l l t he c h i l d r e n w h o p a r t i c i p a t e d made the a f t e r n o o n a mos t e n j o y a b l e one — even though the c o m p e t i t i o n was t o u g h . K n o c k l y o n n o w has a very s t r o n g t e a m o f a r o u n d 30 a th le tes head ing for S a n t r y in J u l y , a n d we w i sh t h e m al l t he best o f luck.

Good Neighbours! Chr is topher B a r n e w a l l o f D e l a f o r d Park w ishes t o thank his n e i g h b o u r s and f r i e n d s f o r t he i r great k i n d -ness d u r i n g his recent i l lness. A Mass is be ing o f f e r e d for the i r i n t e n t i o n s .

Good M o r n i n g ! A c o f f e e m o r n i n g w i t h B r i n g and B u y Cake Sale w i l l be held at G o r t M u i r e C o n f e r e n c e C e n t r e o n S a t u r d a y 11th June f r o m 1 0 . 0 0 a . m . — 1 .30 p . m . Proceeds in aid of C a r m e l i t e Z i m b a b w e Miss ions . Good Boys! A c o m b i n e d t e a m of teachers f r o m the t w o schoo ls recently w o n t he D u b l i n Teachers 7-a-side soccer League. U n d e r t h e s k i l f u l l eadersh ip o f G a b r i e l C u d d y

n m h® u C O n i b L n ? d t a l e n t s o f B r i a n M c G a b h a n , J o h n D. M u r p h y , Pa t r i c k O ' M a h o n y and T o n y S w e e n e y t he h i m

QP / ° v e ? v e r y s u c c e s s f u l , los ing o n l y one game in

rnmn.oVl® , L e a 9 u e - T h e y are n o w f i r m f a v o u r i t e s t o complete a League and C u p d o u b l e . Good Girls! The Camog ie season is n o w over a n d t h e schoo l t e a m did very we l l c o m i n g t h i r d in t h e i r sec t ion Spec ia l congratu la t ions t o L o r n a W h y t e and G r a i n n e Co lgan who have been se lec ted f r o m the schoo l t o p lay o n t h e

Coonev C t h ^ / p a n e J - C o n g r a t u l a t i o n s also t o T r i o n a ^ £ y , t J ? f L r coach . M a n y t h a n k s t o t h e paren ts who fe r r ied t he c h i l d r e n t o a n d f r o m matches . p a r e n t s

Good Tune! Congratulations also to E m i l y C o n w a y who travelled last weekend and competed very admirably with the n ? ! m b f r S ° f t h e P a r k l i n g e r s a n d Miss C r e a m e r ,

m the Chora l c o m p e t i t i o n in Ches ter

NEWSLETTER INFORMATION Items and advertisements for inclusion in the June issue of the newsletter should be handed into the Presbytery by Friday 10th June. The newsletter wi l l be circulated from June 23rd. After the June issue the newsletter wi l l not be going to press again until September.

To book advert space contact Pat at 947493 before June 10th. As advert space is l imited, it is important that you book yours early to avoid disappointment.

If you have any news for our Hotlyon just drop a note into the Presbytery marked "Newsletter Hot lyon" .

I .C.A. Our A.G.M. was held on 3rd May. A large number of past and present members attended. Refreshments were enjoyed by all. We meet on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of the month. New members are welcome Venue: Community Centre. Time: 8.30 p.m.

NEW PARISHIONERS Shane Cassidy, , 46 Woodlawn Pk., Deirdre Frances Maria Farrelly, 55 Scholarstown Rd.f Anne Theresa Gri f f in, 44 Knocklyon Green, Sean Patrick Kennessy 34 Dargle Wood, Niamh Aislinn Kennessy, 34 Dargle Wood, Ashling Mary Durcan, 146 Coolamber Pk Eleanor Mary Mortimer, 96Scholarstown Rd., Darragh Peter Keenan, 39 Beverly Downs, Fiachra Murphy 37 Beverly Downs, Leanne Mary Phillips, 17 Knocklyon Court, Daniel William Kissane, 76 Coolamber Park Donal Conan O'Shea, 8 Knocklyon Heights, Ciara Louise Errity, 5 Templeroan Avenue, Lisa Ann Ward 8 Beverly Avenue.

CHURCH SHOP Religious oujects, Mass cards etc., are available from our Church Shop after all Masses on Sundays and weekdays. See our display cabinet for a sample of what is available.

KNOCKLYON 112th SCOUT UNIT -DRAW RESULTS

£100 - Whearity, 5, Idrone Park, £50 - Curran 6, Knocklyon Avenue. £25 - O'Brien, 71 Glenvara Pk.'

KNOCKLYON GOLF SOCIETY Recent outings at the Heath and also Laytown and Bettystown have produced many winners. Unfor-tunately, we cannot include every successful player but here is a small selection.

HEATH: 1st Tony Heavey 2nd Barney Sheedy 3rd Frank Marconi

LAYTOWN AND BETTYSTOWN:

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