The Newsletter of St Matthias’ Church

May 2012

TIDINGS 1835-2012

View online at www.stmatthias.ie

5 weeks to go ...

St Matthias’ Fete

Sat 9 th June If you are having a household spring clean or are doing

some de cluttering, please set aside any items that would

suit the many different stalls. And if you have friends or

relatives who for any reason need to clear out items from

houses, please ask them to consider those items for our

Fête. Everything, or almost everything, will be

gratefully received.

We thank all the stall organisers in advance for

volunteering their time and commitment. New helpers

are welcome and much appreciated, please contact

086 254 0146 or any of the respective stallholders (see pp 19

& 22). Bill Fleeton, Fete Coordinator

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Holy Communion at 10.30am Wednesdays 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd, & 30th.

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.

Sunday 9am 10:30am 7pm

6th Holy Communion All Age Worship Holy Communion

13th Holy Communion Holy Communion

Parade Service Lectio Divina

20th Holy Communion Morning Worship

End of Season Sun Club & BBQ

Holy Communion

with healing prayer

27th Holy Communion Holy Communion

Pentecost Open-Air Service

Compline

Jun 3rd Holy Communion All Age Worship Holy Communion

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The Rector Writes... Dear friends

May is a very busy month for us. Please note the following items.

Special Sunday services in May

Sunday May 6th: All age service

Sunday May 13th: Parade Service

We look forward to welcoming the Scouts, Guides, and Cubs to our

10.30 morning service. Young people are especially encouraged to be

a part of this time of worship and celebration.

Sunday May 20th: End of year Sunday Club service followed by a

Sunday Club BBQ in the renovated parish centre. All welcome.

Sunday May 27th: Pentecost open air service at the old church ruin off Killiney Hill

Avenue (the original Killiney Parish Church!). We will be joining together with the

congregation of Holy Trinity Killiney to celebrate Holy Communion. The service will

begin at 10.30am. If you are driving it will be best to park down in the Killiney Dart

Station car park and take the 5 minute walk back up the hill. For those who are less

able there will be limited parking on Marino Avenue. If the weather prevents us

from meeting outside we will gather as usual in St Matthias’.

Parish Centre Renovation

This month will also see the completion of building works to the parish centre. All

that will remain to do will be the flooring and partition doors into the Day Room.

This final piece of work cannot take place until the concrete flooring has dried out

fully (takes up to 6 months). This is an enormously exciting time for us as a Parish and we look forward to many memorable occasions in this wonderful resource in the months and years ahead.

Fete

Finally, please put the date of the St Matthias’ fete in your diary—Saturday 9thJune.

This is a fantastic event in the life of our parish and I hope as many people as

possible will get involved and support it.

See Bill Fleeton’s article for further details

of how you can help.

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If the date you have been scheduled for is not possible please feel free to swap with

someone else on the rota. Please deal directly with the person concerned and

remember to make contact with them in good time!

If you are reading from an Epistle please conclude the reading with the words:

Th is is the Word of the Lord.

If you are reading from the Gospel only use the wording for a

Communion service if it is in fact a communion service. Otherwise please

conclude the reading with the words: Th is is the word of the Lord.

The congregation need only stand for a Gospel reading if it is Communion.

Finally, whether you are reading or leading prayers please remember to

speak slowly, clearly and loudly! Even with a mic’ the volume is not

sufficient for all members of the congregation.

Many thanks for your participation in our worship.

Sunday Reading Prayers

6th Sunday Club

Acts 8: 26-40 Sunday Club

13th

Scouts/Guides John 15: 9-17

Scouts/Guides

20th

Sunday Club Acts 1: 15-17, 21-26 Sunday Club

27th

Niall Stratford Acts 2: 1-21

Clergy

Jun 3rd

Lynda Harvey Romans 8: 12-17

Jeanne Salter

SCRIPTURE READERS AND PRAYER LEADERS

FOR MAY

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A Word From The Curate

Our perception of our surroundings, of the world we live in and are part of, can often lead us to obscure views and opinions.

Is the glass half full or half empty? How we perceive others and how they, in turn, perceive us, in some small way forms part of what we call—society. Think about it— so many of us have views on so many differing facets of life. However, our perception of such issues can be far removed from the truth.

It is so easy to have pre-conceived ideas. Take, for example, Easter. For some, it will signify Bunnies and Easter eggs. For others, it will mean a Cross, an empty Cross, but this is only part of the truth.

I was myself recently reminded that Easter is the Season of a ‘week of weeks’—some 50 days ending at Pentecost.

How do those who are not Christians perceive us? What do we signify? What do we represent or indeed, Who do we represent?

This is an exciting time in the Church year, an exciting time in any

year, even an exciting time in our own lives. We celebrate The

Resurrection, The Ascension and The Coming of The Holy

Spirit. Yes, we are the Easter People.

A thought for each of us in the weeks ahead.

‘You are created in the image of God. You are a God Carrier. You are God’s representative round here.’—

Archbishop Desmond Tutu

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~ Ann Fleeton ~

Jean Paul—St Matthias’ Parishioner

As Jean settles into her new home in Monkstown, we

send our best wishes and we are sure that this next stage in her

life will be happy, friendly and very positive.

Jean is most practical and wherever she saw a need, she

encouraged so many ventures in our Parish.

In the 1970’s, I first met Jean and her husband John

when we attended a series of house discussion groups. The

topics ranged from Christianity and other religions, family life

and philosophy. Alec and Beatrice Reid also contributed and it

was a privilege to be part of this stimulating company.

Tidings, the communication newsletter, has had several

editors, including Jean, and I remember delivering notices to her

house where she produced the monthly editions using a

typewriter, but without computer, printer, email or smart phone.

Jean realised that many young mothers new to the area would welcome an

opportunity to meet and share their experiences and she set up a Mother and

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Toddlers Group in the Parish Centre. Some of these mothers still keep in

touch, they form part of the Church Cleaning rota and we thank them.

Our Annual Fête is a big event and Jean organised it for several

years. She did it with great humour, skill and success no matter what the

weather was like on the day.

Jean and John had a great interest in the creative arts and their family

members include a jeweller, media and graphic artists. They also

encouraged education in the community and wider

community and supported the first educate-together school,

The Dalkey School Project. Their daughters Vanya and

Debbie also represented our parish when they visited St

Matthias’ Parish Gahogo, in Shyogwe diocese in Ruanda.

Sometime after John’s passing, Jean set up the 55

Club whose aim was for members to meet on occasions, to

hear a talk, have a meal together, go to a theatre, or some

daytime outing. The idea is successful, we had travel talks

about South America, a visit to Farmleigh and Nordic

Walking! We hope that Jean will join us at future events.

To move house is not easy. But we know that Jean

has made a practical decision and she will keep in touch.

Her good friend lives close by and Monkstown is a

welcoming community and neighbourhood with many facilities. We have

enjoyed your friendship, Jean, and will continue to do so.

……continued from previous page One Day in the Life of—Jean Paul

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~ Maria Waters ~

Sunday Club met twice in April. Our lesson on April 22nd was called “Fizzy Faith”. Paul’s words in Corinthians 5:17 are "If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creature. The old things have passed away; behold, new things have come." That’s kind of tough for an adult to understand, let alone a child so we used a science experiment to explain what the difference between living without God and living as a good Christian and how happy and alive we feel with Jesus in our hearts.

We demonstrated how a bottle of plain water has no sparkle, no fizz, even though being delicious and healthy to drink it’s not that much fun to look at, as the kids noticed it’s “plain” and “boring” whereas a bottle of sparkling water is full of life, it fizzes, pops makes sizzling sounds and as we found out during the lesson can spray it’s contents everywhere soaking Amy as she was opening it and the other children sitting around the table, the majority of it spraying all over little Clara Maxwell! Thankfully, Clara isn’t afraid of getting wet and we all laughed. It certainly succeeded in demonstrating that when you have God in your heart you are bursting with life and more like the sparkling water that the plain!

St Matthias Sunday Club News

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Maria Waters (087) 785 1735

Roisin McCabe (087) 054 1995

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We will have news soon of our Children’s Day Celebration which

concludes our Sunday Club teachings for the year. Hopefully, depending on the Parish Centre renovations, we will be able to

have our usual BBQ at the end of May (date to be confirmed). We will also be unveiling our plaque to commemorate placement of our

Time Capsule, which will be hidden for 100 years to be opened by the future parishioners of St Matthias’ Church in 2112 so look out for

news of those events.

On April 29th

, Sunday Club

focused on Jesus as The

Good Shepherd and the

importance of following in his footsteps. We had

lots of fun with games and

craft to help us understand

how we can follow Jesus

and how great it is to be

part of his flock. Roisin

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Open to all. Meets monthly 8pm every second Wednesday at “The Graduate”

Lounge (Upstairs), Rochestown Ave, Killiney.

Remaining talks for 2011-12 season

Wed 9th May—The Irish Cottage by Tom Moran

There is a small admission fee of €3 per talk (students/unwaged €2) or; opt for a

season subscription €15 (couples/family €20) admittance to all talks.

Killiney & Ballybrack Historical Society

P l e a s e c o n t a c t : Richard Dolan 087 618 1212

Anna O’Connor 01 285 2817 Tom Moran 01 284 0524.

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PLEASE, PLEASE HELP!

If you are a parent of small children in the church could you

please help us with Sunday Club. It really doesn’t take up a lot

of time and there is nothing more rewarding than seeing the

delight on the children’s faces when they hear a story, create

something to take home, or play games while at the same time

learning about being a true Christian.

You will be trained and your involvement can be as little as ONE

SUNDAY A MONTH—that’s only an hour of your time to keep

Sunday Club running, without your help we cannot continue

and the children and the church will lose something very

valuable.

Please call Maria Waters on 087 785 1735 if you can help.

Thank you.

Please help………Maria Waters 087 785 1735……Roisin McCabe

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At this stage we are quietly confident that the Parish Centre will be available for our Fête on Saturday 9th June.

Progress to date The new extension is now roofed, rendered and plastered.

The children’s time capsule is now installed between the rafters

of this new roof. According to the instructions on the box, it is

not to be opened until 2112.

Fixing of the Kitchen cupboards, floor tiling in the toilet area,

2nd fix mechanical, electrical and carpentry are all underway.

Painting is due to start in the first week in May.

Parish Centre Redevelopment ~ Bill Fleeton ~

Allotments available in Delgany/

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Where do you live?

I have lived on Johnstown Road since I was 2. We lived

in Leixlip before that. We also have a home in

Tipperary where we like to visit.

How long have you been coming to St Matthias’?

I'm attending St Matthias since June 2010 so almost 2

years now.

Where do you sit in Church?

I tend to sit in the back of the church, but finding

myself moving more towards the middle in recent days.

Maybe I'm getting more confident.

What do you most like about St Matthias’?

There is a fantastic community spirit in St Matthias.

People simple go out of their way to make you feel

welcome and at home.

About the Interviewee

A l i c e G e r v i n was born in 1983. She went to Johnstown primary school followed by St Joseph of Cluny Secondary School. She studied Transport Engineering and Motor Industry Management in DIT Bolton Street for 2 years and studied BSc Nursing (Intellectual Disability) in the University of Limerick for 4 years. Alice is currently working as a Staff Nurse with adults with intellectual disabilities. She has a vast array of hobbies such as vintage cars, archery, horse riding, cycling, and go karting. Alice is engaged to Liam and they both love going down to the countryside in Tipperary with her golden retriever Duchess, and rescue dog Toby.

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……continued from previous page Under the Spotlight—Alice Gervin

If you were the Rector, what is the one thing you would like to

change?

Wow, difficult question to answer but it would be lovely

to see more young people come to church but I'm not sure

if I know how one would do it. I'm sure most rectors

have this issue.

Do you ever feel close to God? When do you feel close to God?

What do you do to feel close to God?

I have felt particularly close to God since I began

attending St Matthias and the Alpha Course. I felt

particularly close to God when my uncle died last

summer under tragic circumstances. It was a very

difficult time for the family but I really felt his presence.

I also feel very close to God when out in the countryside,

especially on horseback when out in nature.

What is your favourite Gospel story and why?

This is probably the obvious choice but the story of the

Resurrection would be the part of the Bible that means

the most to me. For a man to have suffered so much for

us is just incredible.

Name one great blessing you got this year so far.

I'm blessed to have such a great relationship with my

family. My extended family are extremely close to me.

My relationship with my parents was strained during my

teenage years but thankfully my relationship is amazing

with them now. Recently a family member recovered

from health issues against all odds which was a huge

blessing. I also feel my dogs are great blessings too.

Do you pray? Do you have a favourite time to pray and when?

Sometimes I pray at night time before I go to bed. If I

hear of someone who needs my prayers I often pray for

them during the day when I think of those people.

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Hobbies & interests

~ Alice Gervin ~

Since I was a very young child I remember always

being fascinated by cars. My neighbours used to find it

amusing asking me the names and engine sizes of cars

on the road when I was six years old. Santa got me a

Barbie Ferrari because the Barbie by itself would have

been too boring for me. I never lost the interest. During

my leaving cert I applied for Intellectual Disability

Nursing, and Transport Engineering and Motor Industry

Management in DIT. Unfortunately I didn’t get the

nursing which was a blessing in disguise at the time

because in hindsight it was possibly no harm to have a few more years of maturing

before I later pursued that career. I did two years of the course and learned a great deal

about both the engineering of cars and the nature of the motor industry. As much as I

enjoyed the course, I felt cars were a hobby and a c a r i n g p ro f e s s io n was to

be my future.

Five years ago during my last semester studying Nursing, I bumped into a man

called Tim in Lidl in Tipperary. We were both purchasing motorbike helmets. Mine was

for go-karting, and his was for his vintage

motorbikes. He spoke about his big

collection of vintage cars, motorbikes, and

tractors which fascinated me. That day I

took his business card, and made a

promise to myself when I got my degree

and a job I’d buy myself a vintage car. I

put great thought into it and remembered

from college that the beetle had one of the

simplest engines. If I was going to learn about the workings of my car along with enjoy

driving it, then it would have to be a beetle. But of course it had to be a nice girly

convertible. I rang up Tim and he helped me pick a car and buy it.

But simply driving the car would not be enough. I wanted to be part of a

community of car lovers so I joined Eircooled (www.eircooled.com). An Irish car club set

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up for people interested in cars with an air-cooled engine. The most common of these

being the vintage Volkswagens, Porsches, Citroen 2CV, BMW Isetta, vintage Fiat 500 etc.

I have only come across Volkswagens and Porsches in the club myself. I joined the club

and did a little research on the vehicle. I bought a 1972 Volkswagen beetle 1302LS

Karmann Convertible, and had it shipped from Holland. Within 3 days I attended my

first event, The Eirepares Show in Monard, Co Tipperary. This is an air-cooled vintage

Volkswagen show which is quite popular. I won my first Trophy for my category at that

event and one every year at that show since. What a great introduction to the vintage

car scene. I met such wonderful people from all walks of life, of every age group and

from as far away as California and Australia. All of whom are very decent, helpful people

who are all passionate about their hobby. At that very show I met my fiancé, Liam,

another Eircooled member. However, it wouldn’t be until a year later before we would

go on our first date.

The Eircooled club was founded in 2006 by a small number of like-minded

enthusiasts. The club had 135 members in February 2007 and has since grown to

approximately 780 to date. Though the club is based on the internet, there are regional

meetings organised by members, the most active region being the Dublin region. We

meet the first Wednesday of the month outside Eddie Rockets in Stillorgan at 7pm which

involves a catch up with friends and general chit chat. We may go for a leisurely drive

after the meeting, and go for a bite to eat in places such as The Goat, or Johnny Foxes.

The ages of vehicles in the club range from the 1950s to 1980s. Many of our

members have had featured articles about their vehicles in international magazines such

as the UK based magazine, VolksWorld. Only last November my fiancé Liam had his

1960 Volkswagen Split Panel Van featured in Volksworld.

It is a wonderful community to be part of and I’ve no doubt I will remain a

member of that community into the future.

……continued from previous page Hobbies & Interests—Alice Gervin on Vintage Cars

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Fête week from Monday 4th

to Saturday 9th

June 2012

On each evening of the week of the Fete, the Parish Centre will be open from Monday 4th to Friday 8th June and goods can be delivered there.

Also by arrangement, Collectors can call to your home as requested and will deliver goods to the Centre for you.

If you have a query, contact Bill @ 086 254 0146.

Books

Books are now being gratefully received for the Church Fete, please leave books at the back of the Church.

To arrange collection of books from your home, please contact Stephen @ 086 600 5117.

Cake Stall

The cake stall committee really needs more volunteers. Please telephone Adrienne @ 086 341 6375 if you can help.

Alternatively, please, please, please bake a cake/ scones/ buns/ biscuits or anything you fancy and bring it along with you on the day of the fête.

It is amazing the difference every small contribution can make.

Thank you—hope to see you there! Adrienne.

Craft and Card Stall

If you have a creative urge and are willing to make some small items, we welcome any contributions and they will add variety to the stall. Items priced under 10 Euro sell best.

For more information ring Ann Fleeton @ 01 282 4247 or email annfleeton@hotmail.com. Thank you.

Teas

Meta Glendon, tel 01 282 6596 or 085 147 1617, would greatly appreciate ‘tray bakes’ or other portions of food for the fete.

Please telephone her if you can help.

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St Matthias’ Fete

Stallholders Contacts List

Books Stephen McKee t: 01 294 0972

m: 086 600 5117

Cakes Adrienne Bedell t: 01 282 6015

m: 086 341 6375

Children’s Clothes Michelle Sullivan t: 01 282 7116

m: 087 775 8718

Pet Equipment Adam Sullivan t: 01 282 7116

Delicatessen Jane Maxwell t: 01 285 2974

m: 087 947 6690

Face Painting Ann Theilemans t: 01 282 6213

Games Leslie Grant t: 01 285 9078

m: 087 975 4034

Garden Pat Fisher t: 01 285 8339

m: 087 629 5558

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Garden Richard Hill t: 285 4507

m: 087 761 9874

Gifts Jackie Hayes t: 01 285 6034

m: 087 289 7414

Good as New Clothes Sammy Farrar t: 01 285 5500

m: 086 319 1685

Raffle Philip Salter t: 01 282 4072

Teas Meta Glendon t: 01 282 6596

m: 085 147 1617

Tombola Mary Hill t: 01 285 4507

Toys Roisin McCabe t: 01 286 6173

White Elephant Ann Wilkey t: 01 282 3704

m: 087 648 2811

&

Vanya Kavanagh t: 01 282 1545

m: 087 931 8933

Wine Ronnie Crampton t: 01 285 1377

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~ Bill Fleeton ~

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Annual

Parish

Raffle

Please SELL the TWO BOOKS OF RAFFLE

TICKETS you get with this issue of Tidings.

Post /Give stubs and money to :

Philip Salter

9 Seafield Road

Killiney

Co Dublin

If you require EXTRA TICKETS pls phone

01 282 4072 or they may be picked up

from the back of the church.

Many thanks to Richard Hill

who has sponsored the

printing of the tickets and to

two parishioners who have

donated prizes.

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F inance Update

Bob Wallace set out

the parish accounts.

T h i s w a s a n

opportunity to iterate

some of the things

which we outlined in

the recent finance

letter that went out

with last month’s Tidings. Whilst we have been able to cover the costs of the

parish centre from the proceeds of the old Rectory, our income needs to

increase to ensure that we can meet our day to day commitments.

Elections to the Select Vestry

Following the recent Easter General Vestry the following elections took

place:

Alistair Doyle has succeeded Eddie Kinlan as Rector’s churchwarden.

Susie Tyler has succeeded Ann Hegarty as People’s churchwarden.

Pat Unger has succeeded Richard Hill as Rector’s glebewarden.

Rob Waters has succeeded Bill Fleeton as People’s glebewarden.

Roisin McCabe has succeeded Jackie Hayes as Honorary Secretary to the Vestry.

Bob Wallace continues as Honorary Treasurer.

Further members of the new Select Vestry:

Adrienne Bedell Maria Waters

Ann Hegarty Alice Gervin

Scott McConnell Vanya Kavanagh

Beverley Grant Chris Stillman

Martin Cuppage Ronnie Crampton

On behalf of the parish I would like to extend thanks to all those who have

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……continued from page 19 Fete Stallholders Contacts List

We had an enjoyable outing with a party of 15 to Farmleigh House on Thursday 19th April.

Farmleigh House was bought from the Guinness Family by the Irish Government in 1999 for 29.2 million euro and spent more than 20 million euro on

renovating it.

President Obama and Queen Elizabeth stayed there on their visit to Ireland last year.

It is an impressive building with lovely gardens, and is set in 78 acres of prime land. The flowers and trees were just perfect for this time of the year.

We also had refreshments in the Boat House Restaurant, which were very tasty and the staff very helpful.

A big Thank You to those who kindly drove there and back and saved some of us from having to make the journey in our own cars.

Notes.

~ Barbara and Terry Bates ~

Gate Sean Hayes t: 01 285 6034

m: 087 677 3425

Fete Coordinator Bill Fleeton t: 01 282 4247

m: 086 254 0146

em: annfleeton@hotmail.com

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Social Clubs

We meet on Friday 4th May 8pm at Susie’s to discuss

British writer Salley Vickers’ “Miss

Garnet’s Angel”. (salleyvickers.com) It

has been reissued as a classic edition

due to its continued popularity; it is

written with poise and wit which belies

the novel’s deeper themes of love,

death, and the growth of the human

spirit. The author writes—I wrote ‘Ms Garnet’s Angel’ out of a potent mix: a love of Venice, and a love of art and

also ancient literature.

The following book we are reading for June will be the double

book (published as one volume) “If This Is A Man” & “The

Truce” by Primo Levi, an Italian Jewish chemist & writer,

chronicling his accounts on the year he spent as an Auschwitz

concentration camp prisoner and on his long odyssey in eastern

Europe to return home after release from Auschwitz,

respectively.

If you would like to find out more about the Book Club, please contact Bill Fleeton at (01) 282 4247.

Forthcoming Club Activities

It was suggested at our last outing to

Farmleigh that we next visit Mount Congreve

Gardens (see their website

www.mountcongreve.com) near Waterford City. This is an

unforgettable 70 acre garden with massed planting of rhododendrons, azaleas,

shrubs and trees all overlooking the River Suir. We propose Thursday 10th or

Thursday 31st May as possible dates. Please let us know soon if you have a

preference. We could meet at the Church car park at 9:30am and travel by car.

We can have tea/lunch en route. Everyone welcome. Please telephone Bill or

Ann at 01 282 4247 or email annfleeton@hotmail.com.

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ROTAS May Sundays 10.30am

6th 13th 20th 27th Jun 3rd

Welcome

Team

Duty

Philip & Jeanne

Salter

Sam & Georgina

Farrar

Stephen &

Pamela McKee

Barbara & Jack

Rankin

Bob & Sheelagh

Wallace

Bell

Ringing Ronnie Crampton Philip Salter Sam Farrar Alan Doherty Eddie Kinlan

Flower Week ending 5th

Clarice Haughton

Week ending 12th

Clarice Haughton

Week ending 19th

Truda McCullagh

Week ending 26th

Truda McCullagh

Week ending 2nd

Sylvia Kinlan

Cleaning

Week ending 5th

Jeanne Salter &

Iris Swift

Week ending 12th

Helen Gerty &

Claris Haughton

Week ending 19th

Vanya Kavanagh

& Adrienne

Bedell

Week ending 26th

Becky Breach &

Sally Anderson

Week ending 2nd

Beverly Grant &

Cathy Malseed

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Inv itat ion f rom Daphne Whelan I am holding a community social night on Sunday May 6th bank holiday weekend. It's in the Tramyard cafe-wine bar in Castle Street in Dalkey at 7:30pm.

Would love anybody that wants to come along would do so! People are asked to bring a friend OR come alone and meet new friends.

The last one was Good … but not enough people came unfortunately.

As there is nothing in it for me other than I enjoy it, the guy that owns the cafe has to put on staff etc, so I kind of need to know numbers before the event. Please let me know if you are coming and for how many people by Friday May 4th.

Many thanks,

Daphne daphne.matthews@hotmail.com

served on the Select Vestry over the past year.

I also want to take this opportunity to say ‘thank you’ to everyone else

who gives of their time and talents to keep our parish working.

You are al l apprec iated enormously .

Rector’s Comments

F rom the ear l ie s t t imes the Church has pr ior i t i sed Sp i r i t -

f i l led B ib le s tudy , p rayer , worsh ip , re lat ionsh ip bui ld ing

and act s o f se rv ice . What do these look l i ke in the 21 s t

century? Th is ques t ion wi l l be at the heart of our

d i scuss ions as we move t owards a p a r i s h

d e v e l o p m e n t p l a n for the next season in our par i sh

l i fe .

Will iam

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Contacts

Parish

Rector Rev Dr William Olhausen 01 285 2228

Parish

Curate Rev Niall Stratford 01 493 7535

Parish

Administrator Maria Waters 087 785 1735

Parish

Treasurer Bob Wallace 01 285 6892

Select Vestry

Hon Secretary Roisin McCabe 01 286 6173

Parish Centre

Coordinator Tanya Olhausen

01 285 2228

085 238 2375

Glebe

Wardens

Pat Unger

Rob Waters

087 223 8255

087 415 9000

Church

Wardens

Alistair Doyle

Susie Tyler

086 608 1223

087 679 7589

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(incoming) Alice Gervin

087 679 7589

087 681 0554