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Kilternan Church of Ireland Parish, Kilternan, Dublin 18. Rector: Rev Rob Clements; Phone: 01-295-5603 (H); 01-295-2643 (O); Email: rector@kilternanparish.ie; Web: www.kilternan.dublin.anglican.org; Parish Office Opening Hours: Monday to Friday 9.00am to 1.00pm

where we feel we have a spiritual home.

MMMM y passions in ministry are in church growth and development, faith formation and pastoral care, youth and family ministries, and excellence in worship

both traditional and modern. I sense this is an exciting

time in the life of Kilternan, with much good work done,

and much still to do. There are many opportunities for

growth, not just numeric growth, but growth in faith and

in our capacity to serve. With the prompting of the

Spirit, we have a wonderful opportunity to build an in-

clusive community together that transforms and shapes

the world around us.

WWWW e bring with us a love for the outdoors, coffee shops, film (movies as Julie would call them), mu-sic, micro-brews, food and travel. Julie has a love for

running, which I’m afraid despite her efforts, has not yet

passed on to me!

WWWW e will be counting down the days till we join you. Be patient with us as we inevitably get names mixed up and clumsily stumble through some of the Kil-

ternan traditions. Even when we make mistakes, it will

be with the best of intentions.

AAAA lready we want to thank the vestry and glebe war-dens for the hours spend readying the rectory. My appreciation also goes to the nominating committee for

their openness and diligence, and for the support pro-

vide by Michelle in the church office. I’m also so thank-

ful for the years of ministry, service and stewardship

given by Canon David Moynan and his leadership team.

Yours in Christ, Rev Rob Clements and familyRev Rob Clements and familyRev Rob Clements and familyRev Rob Clements and family

GGGG ood people of Kilternan, how excited I am to be writing this letter to all of you! We feel tremen-dously blessed to be joining with you in the life and

ministry of Kilternan Parish.

IIII n time we will get to know you and you will get to know us. We look forward to sharing our lives with you. But until then, let me tell you a little bit about us

and what our passions are.

IIII realise that I keep saying ‘we’. That’s because we come as a package, and often a noisy and exuber-ant one at that. Julie and I have three children, Sophia

(5), Gideon (2), and Micah (5 months) so chances are

you will hear us before you see us. Julie’s background is

in counselling / psychology, though her hands are cur-

rently full with the little ones. We both share a vision of

reaching out to families in creative ways as we explore

what it means to be the family of God together. This is

a vision I believe we share with you.

IIII grew up in inner city Belfast where I worked as a youth and community worker. Growing up during the troubles I developed an enthusiasm for cross com-

munity ecumenical work which I still maintain today. In

2004 I moved to Seattle which is where Julie is from.

There I worked as the director of a non-profit called

Seattle Goodwill, supporting individuals with barriers

to life and learning. After four great years in Seattle, we

moved to Dublin where I was employed in Drug and

Alcohol service while completing two master degrees,

one in Equality Studies and the other in Theology. In

ministry I continue to find that my background in the

social sector serves me well.

IIII began my process of discernment for ordained ministry in the Episcopal Church, U.S. where we were heavily involved in St Mark’s Cathedral. In Dublin,

Booterstown and Mount Merrion became our home

parish under the guidance of Rev. Gillian Wharton.

Upon being accepted into the church, I served my dea-

con year in Rathfarnham Parish, before being ap-

pointed Curate in St Macartin’s Cathedral, Enniskillen.

We are very pleased to be moving back to Dublin,

FROM THE RECTOR’S PEN:FROM THE RECTOR’S PEN:FROM THE RECTOR’S PEN:FROM THE RECTOR’S PEN:

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PARISH REGISTERS

Holy Baptism

Sunday 27th December 2015

Chloe Belle, daughter of Glen Taaffe

and Sarah Willis

Sunday 24th January 2016

Harry Douglas Leslie, son of Philip

and Sandra McQueston

“May God establish, strengthen and

settle each one of these little ones in

the Christian faith”. BCP 2004 p.376.

Would you like to join

the team of volunteers

who, on a rota basis,

clean the Church every

week?

If you are able to help, please

provide your contact details to a churchwarden or

to Patricia Clements – thank you.

Patricia can be contacted at 087 737 6887 or

glenmachan@eircom.net

ROTA— FEBRUARY TO APRIL

13th February — Monique Tomkins

20th February — Alison Wilkie

27th February— Lorna & David Copeland

5th March— Noeleen & Stan Arnold

12th March— Ailish & Ed McPhillimy

19th March— Avril Kinlan

26th March— Alan O’Sullivan

2nd April— VOLUNTEER WANTED

9th April— Suzanne Beattie

16th April— Audrey & Aidan Gordon

Over the past month, thanks go to the following

who carried out the Church cleaning –

Amanda Hopkins, Sarah O’Farrell, Nickie Cox and

Alice Carey.

COFFEE AFTER CHURCH ROTA

On the first and third Sundays of the month volun-

teers, on a rota basis, provide coffee and tea (and

eats) after the service on Sunday morning. This is

the sort of work which we all take for granted, and

would miss only if it didn’t happen.

THANK YOU - Our thanks go to Ann

Walsh who, for the past three years,

has arranged the Coffee After

Church rota. We, as a parish, have

benefitted from Ann’s efficiency and

powers of persuasion. We would

also take this opportunity to thank all who have

given their time to serve the refreshments after ser-

vices - your willingness and support is greatly appre-

ciated.

NEW ORGANISER - Cathriona Fitzsimons has very

kindly offered to take over from Ann to organise the

Coffee After Church Rota. Please do not be shy at

contacting Cathriona to ask how you can help; you

do not have to wait until she contacts you. You will

find her contact details below.

ROTA— FEBRUARY TO JUNE

Founders Day —- Kilternan Scouts

21st February (Heather Niland)

Mothering Sunday— Bruce Fitzsimons

6th March & Darryl Brislane

20th March— VOLUNTEERS WANTED

3rd April— Tompkins and Hopkins

Families

17th April— Court Family

1st May— VOLUNTEERS WANTED

15th May— VOLUNTEERS WANTED

5th June— Nikki & Karl Reid

19th June— VOLUNTEERS WANTED

Please contact Cathriona Fitzsimons on 085

7181188, if you can help to keep this important so-

cial aspect of our community going. Thanks!

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PARISH ORGANISATIONSPARISH ORGANISATIONSPARISH ORGANISATIONSPARISH ORGANISATIONS THE KILTERNAN PARISH FLOWER & CHANCEL GUILD IS

LOOKING FOR YOUR HELP—FLOWER ARRANGERS NEEDED

Would you be able to do a flower arrangement to sit in the alcoves behind the Holy Table

once or maybe twice a year? You don’t have to have done any flower arranging courses or

be naturally brilliant at it – a simple bunch of flowers in two vases all it takes.

If you are interested, please contact the under signed to find out more.

Fern Jolley

Email: fern.jolley@gmail.com Tel: 087 623 9447

Monday February 22nd, 8.00 pm

Michael Ryan will give a talk entitled "A View from the Hill" (Killiney

Hill)

Monday March 14th, 8.00 pm

A talk by Paul Harvey from Windy Ridge Nurseries entitled "Favourite

Herbaceous Plants".

Monday April 25th 8.00 pm

A talk by Kieran Lawlor from Doyles Nursery and Garden Centre entitled "Success with House Plants".

Anyone seeking more information re the gardening club should contact the Chairman, Trevor Storey, 087 2377583.

Non-members are welcome. Fee €5 .

The Board of Management:

The Board of Management has begun its new term of four years. The parents’

representatives were voted in at our AGM in November. The Board of Man-

agement is made up of the following:

Fred Appelbe – Acting Chairperson; Carol Barry – Community Representative; Gráinne Darlington – School Princi-

pal; Oisín O’Farrell – Parents’ Representative; Sue Pedlow – Patron’s Representative; Olivia Rigney – Parents’ Rep-

resentative and Board Treasurer; Ruth Thorpe – Teachers’ Representative and Board Secretary; Billy Tomkins –

Community Representative

Assemblies:

We continue to hold assemblies in the hall every Monday and Thursday morning at 8:50am. Typically, Monday

assemblies are a brief chat about the week accompanied by a song and a prayer while Thursday assemblies are

often taken by classes or individual teachers in addition to the announcing of the recipients of the Principal’s

Award. As always, the door is open to all of you to join us on any or all of our assemblies. The rota for Thursday

assemblies for the rest of the term is as follows:

February 11th—Senior Infant Assembly; February 25th—Junior Infant Assembly; March 3rd—Singing Assembly;

March 10th—Third and Fourth Class Assembly, The Easter Rising.

Ms Kathryn Jermyn:

We are delighted to have Kathryn, a 4th

year student from the Church of Ireland College of

Education, with us. This is the first year that the Bachelor of Education degree course has be-

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come a four year course. As part of that 4th

year, students find themselves a

school to take them on a ten week block, similar to an internship. During this

period, the student teaches in two classrooms – 5th

and Senior Infants in our

case in addition to becoming involved in the life of the school – attending staff

meetings, shadowing other teachers, taking a role in our Green Schools pro-

gramme. Kathryn is half-way through her time here and has done superb

work and we wish her well with the time she has left here and in her future teaching career.

Green Schools and Biodiversity—An update from the Green Schools Committee Biodiversity Project

The Green Schools Committee is currently working on attaining a 5th

Green Flag for Kilternan, the theme for this

flag is Biodiversity. Biodiversity is simply the living creatures and life that surrounds us, and the flag helps us to

learn about, appreciate and value the life around us every day. Prior to Christmas, despite the weather, we did get

some projects completed:-

☺ 5th Class built a wormery out of a wheelie bin, which is now in place in the back yard. The class has a rota and

the bin is checked every week to see if it needs more food or water. Classroom food waste is composted via

this process, which is working well at the moment!

☺ 6th class have built two hedgehog habitats out of pallets, pine cones, leaves, straw and twigs. We had a class

about hibernation and what you can do in your own garden to provide areas for small animals to hibernate.

☺ 1st class made the mini gardens, which are at the front door at the moment, showing that you can create a

garden with a few herbs anywhere, even if you don't have an actual garden, maybe a balcony or front step.

In January and February the plan is as follows:-

☺ 4th class will make some nesting balls for the birds out of wire, which will be stuffed with materials birds typi-

cally use to make nests. We will also be making bird feeders and talking about supporting the birds through-

out the coming months. This class will take on ensuring that the bird feeding stations are always supplied and

that there is a fresh water supply available. NB feeds will all be NUT free.

☺ Junior and Senior Infants will be Seed planting. In our efforts to get as many nectar rich flowering plants in

place as possible we will be starting to plant seeds late Jan early Feb including foxgloves, sweet pea, borage,

lavender and lots more.

☺ 3rd class will be making a shallow pond in mid to late February in an effort to attract frogs which will hopefully

lay spawn in March time. Hopefully we will be able to watch the stages of frog development and learn about

their life cycle.

☺ 2nd class will be building some bee hotels, for pollinators to rest and hibernate in.

Weather permitting we also hope to get the flower beds painted and then order some top soil and compost and

get these beds ready for sowing later. If you would like to try our projects at home, please look at the green

schools page on our school website www.kcoins.ie.

Many, many thanks to Katie Holland and Leigh Morton for all their Green School work.

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Sixth Class making Hedgehog Habitats.

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PARISH ORGANISATIONSPARISH ORGANISATIONSPARISH ORGANISATIONSPARISH ORGANISATIONS KILTERNAN PARISH LTC

Autumn saw the usual activities in the tennis club – the annual championships with the finals

and barbeque supper on 10th

October, participation by a men’s and a ladies’ team in the DLTC

Senior League, another ladies’ team in the morning Charity League and the AGM on 12th

No-

vember. During this time we welcomed new members Dan and Irina, Sandra, June, Maire,

Liz, Eileen and Gillian.

Before Christmas the ladies dined out upstairs at the Step Inn and the usual post-Christmas tennis with mulled

wine and mince pies became table tennis with seasonal refreshment!

Because of the all-weather nature of the courts and the provision of excellent lighting, play normally continues

throughout the winter, ice and snow permitting! The artificial grass surface was laid in 2002 and is now showing

signs of wear and damage from the overhanging trees. Plans are in hand for all 3 courts to be resurfaced as soon

as weather permits. Meanwhile, members will use the bottom 2 courts only. Winter League matches for men’s

and women’s teams, scheduled to be played at “home”, have been rearranged.

Applications for membership are invited and contact may be made initially with John – 087 681 5197 or

ryan3rock@gmail.com. Or come and say “hello” during ladies’ morning on Mondays or club night on Tuesdays.

Mary White.

KPLTC Hon. Sec.

087 9877377 or famwhite@eircom.net

Mixed Doubles’ finalists L-R Iris Carnegie, Dillon Robinson, Wendy Bothwell and Oisín Roe

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Men’s Doubles’ finalists L-R Dillon Robinson, Gordon Pullen, Adrian Tuthill and Christian Kraeft

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14th May, 2016

TTTT ime has flown by since the 9th

May, 2015 and we

find ourselves at the start of planning for the

Fete 2016,

TTTT he committee is now in its 5th

year of operation

and we would gladly welcome some new blood

to our team.

IIII t is vital for the success of the Fete that we get the support and involvement of the entire parish. Funds generated form the Fete assist both the School

and the Parish and make up the shortfall which oc-

curs.

PPPP lease remember the Fete is not only a day to raise funds but also a gathering of parishioners,

parents family & friends of the school and the wider

community of Kilternan, Sandyford and further afield

to come together and share a cup of tea, purchase an

item from the bric-a-brac, bring home some treats

from the cake stand, purchase a plant for the gar-

den……

IIII f you have any ideas, recommendations or sug-gestions please don’t be shy come and share your thoughts / ideas with us.

IIII n the course of the next few weeks we will be sending out flyers asking for help in different ar-eas of the fete please help where you can.

WWWW e badly need people to come and assist with the running of stalls. We cannot rely as always on the same people each year. Please contact the

parish office or email address below.

olive.walker@obeeco.ie

grainnedarlington@eircom.net.

IIII n the meantime fingers crossed for a dry day on 14th May, 2016 Yours in Fete organisation

Olive Walker

086 220 0153

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086 268 5865 (Local Taxi Service)

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Daffodil Day Coffee Morning In Aid Of

The Irish Cancer Society

Friday 11th March

9.30—12.30

At 22 Glenbourne View

Leopardstown Valley, D 18

ALL WELCOME

BRING A FRIEND!

Monique & Billy Tompkins

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What Is The Best Or Most Appropriate What Is The Best Or Most Appropriate What Is The Best Or Most Appropriate What Is The Best Or Most Appropriate

Manner In Which I Can Support The Manner In Which I Can Support The Manner In Which I Can Support The Manner In Which I Can Support The

Parish Financially?Parish Financially?Parish Financially?Parish Financially?

AAAA s times and people’s circumstances have changed over the years and in the current eco-nomically difficult period people’s ability to support

the parish financially may also have changed. The flip

side is the parish must continue to meet its cost of

ministry, the upkeep of buildings, lighting and heating

and its diocesan assessment.

PPPP eople can only be expected to contribute as gen-erously as individuals or families can afford. Methods of supporting the parish financially are given

below. I hope they set out the position in a manner

that allows you to see how you can be part of this.

Annual Subscription:

WWWW here, before 31st

December each year, a contri-

bution is made to the parish.

Envelope Scheme:

PPPP arishioners who worship regularly in church may obtain envelopes which cover each Sunday of the year. Using the envelope weekly enables parishioners

to spread their giving over the year.

Standing Order:

LLLL ets face it, many do not get to church on a regular basis and may find setting up a bank standing or-der the easiest/most appropriate method of finan-

cially supporting the parish. N.B.

à Each of the above methods allows the parish to

credit ‘giving’ to individuals. Where such giving is

€250 or over the parish can claim a tax rebate

from Revenue in respect of both PAYE and Self

Assessed contributors.

à Dummy envelopes can be requested for those

who like to “put something” on the plate at collec-

tion time in church.

Plate Giving in Church:

WWWW hile we continue to “take up a collection” at services on Sundays – and we are grateful for monies given – this is now the least beneficial means

of supporting the parish as it is not accountable to

individuals and tax rebate cannot be claimed by the

parish.

Supporting Parish Events:

FFFF rom time to time the parish puts on events and activities – for example the annual May Fete, the

Cappella Choir Concert in October and the American

Supper Party in November. The proceeds of these

events are essential in helping the parish meet its an-

nual expenditure. Congratulations and thank you to

all who played their part in such fundraising and social

events.

Dear Parishioners,

Kilternan Parish: Income meeting Operational

Costs

Our Parish is currently entering an exciting year

with a new Rector (Rob Clements) joining us in

April as well as the commencement of final design

work and construction of the new Parish Centre.

However, the Parish needs to ensure that its in-

come meets operational costs. During 2015, we

saw a reasonable drop off in collections versus

2014 (including envelopes and monthly/quarterly/

annual contributions). The Select Vestry is con-

cerned that as we approach a challenging construc-

tion period, during which fundraising activities may

be limited, that Parish finances may run into a sig-

nificant deficit.

The Select Vestry would like to ask Parishioners to

continue to support the Parish finances in what-

ever way possible so that we enter this new period

on a sound financial footing.

In terms of construction costs for the new Parish

Centre, we are very lucky to have received gener-

ous donations from certain individuals to get the

project up-and-running. This has been supple-

mented by the sale of 3.2 acres adjacent to Glebe

House. Under the Constitution of the Church of

Ireland, these funds can be applied against future

building or similar projects. However, this surplus

capital cannot be used for the day-to-day running

of the Parish.

On behalf of the Select Vestry, we thank you for

your continued support.

Yours faithfully,

Harry Simpson

Treasurer

On Behalf of the Select Vestry

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Update On Development Of TheUpdate On Development Of TheUpdate On Development Of TheUpdate On Development Of The

Parish CentresParish CentresParish CentresParish Centres

Dear Parishioners,

AAAA s many of you will have heard the Parish has completed the sale of a portion of the Glebe Lands. This is wonderful news for the Parish as it has

put us in a position to forge ahead with the building of

our Parish Centre on the main Church grounds.

TTTT he Select Vestry would like to take this opportu-nity to update you on the progress and antici-pated timelines for the development of the Parish

Centre.

TTTT he Parish has been granted Planning Permission, and the Fire Safety and Disability Access Certifi-cates were received in January. On behalf of the Par-

ish the Select Vestry has engaged our Design Team of

Professionals to prepare Tender Documentation for

the building works.

AAAA Building Sub Committee from the Select Vestry has been established and will interact with the Design Team on behalf of the Parish. The first meet-

ing between the Design Team and the Building Sub-

Committee took place at the beginning of February in

the Parochial Hall. This is a busy period for the Design

Team with a significant body of work to be completed.

When the tender documents have been prepared the

building works will be tendered and a Registered

Building Contractor appointed to carry out the build.

AAAA tremendous effort has been made by many members of the Parish and particularly The Rev-erend David Moynan to get us this far. The Building

Sub Committee and Select Vestry are very much look-

ing forward to informing and updating Parishioners as

key milestones are met during the Project and sharing

these exciting times with all!

Kind regards,

Your Select Vestry.

Stage 1: Engagement of our Design Team - Completed!

Stage 2: Development and completion of Tender

Documentation - Commenced.

Stage 3: Issue of Tender Documentation to Registered

Building Contractors.

Stage 4: Return of Tenders from Building Contractors.

Stage 5 - Summer of 2016: Appointment of Building

Contractor

Stage 6: Works on site commencing in the Autumn of

2016!

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Register Of Vestry PersonsRegister Of Vestry PersonsRegister Of Vestry PersonsRegister Of Vestry Persons

IIII n January each year there is an op-portunity to “sign up” as registered vestry members of the parish. Those

registering in this manner are called

“Registered Vestry Persons”.

IIII n view of the census held in all Church of Ireland church’s on the 3rd, 17th and 24th November 2013, perhaps January 2016 will have greater significance

and people will wish to be registered as members of

Kilternan Parish. To this end two forms have been

printed on the back page of this issue of Kilternan

Klips:

AAAA “Resident” member of the parish is one who lives within the parish boundaries and who wor-ships in and supports the parish and its activities.

AAAA n “Accustomed“ member of the parish is one who lives outside the parish boundaries but

who worships in and supports the parish and its activi-

ties.

WWWW hat or who is a Parishioner? This is a question that regularly exercises the Rector and some-times others, for example the Church Wardens when

with the Rector, they must adjudicate on who has bur-

ial rights in the parish graveyard! A practical defini-

tion of a parishioner is:

One who regularly worships in the parish church:

Who supports the parish financially:

And who is involved in parish activities.

I hope this “definition” embraces you and that if you

are not already a registered vestry person you might

wish to complete one of the two forms on the back

page of Klips, returning it on the collection plate in

Church early in January 2016.

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hosting this years’ service, it was very much appreci-

ated.

OOOO n Saturday, 19th

December the church was deco-

rated for the Christmas festival with the Christ-

mas tree erected in its usual spot to the left of the altar,

and the Advent candle stand moved to the other side

with the Crib receiving the Holy Family in preparation

for the big day.

TTTT he following day was the Parish Carol Service with nine carols and nine readings lead by Carol Barry. The church was full and it was lovely to see many fami-

lies with additional members who had started to return

for the holidays. After the service some wonderful

mulled wine and more festive goodies were served over

in the hall – with the chocolate decorations going down

a treat with the younger members of the congregation.

The First Holy Communion Service of Christmas was

held on Christmas Eve at 11.30pm with the Rev Canon

Adrian Empey officiating and Carol Barry helping him. As

the congregation came out, the rain that was to be a

feature of Christmas day had just started which meant

that there were none of the traditional greetings as peo-

ple dashed to their cars to keep dry! The Family Service

on Christmas morning, led by Canon John McCullagh

was full to capacity as usual and everyone managed to

keep dry despite the weather.

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2222 015’s Christmas season in Kilternan Church of Ire-land parish commenced on Sunday, 29th November - The First Sunday of Advent with Morning Service led

by Carol Barry. That evening the season really got going

with a Candlelit Advent Evensong directed by Kevin

O’Sullivan who was accompanied by the Kilternan Parish

Choirs. The church had an extra special glow which was

created by the beautiful candle arrangements that were

placed in the windows and on the altar, along with the

Advent candles, the first of which had been lit that

morning.

TTTT he congregation were treated to some wonderful singing and new arrangements of old favourites which Kevin and his colleague David Wilcock had col-

laborated on. They were also had an opportunity to

hear some brand new melodies and tunes that have

been included in the new hymnal “Thanks and Praise”

which the parish launched that evening. A wonderful

evening was topped off by mulled wine and festive

goodies in the parish hall afterwards. Many thanks to

Kevin and our wonderful Choirs.

SSSS unday, 13th

December there was a Community

Carol service held in St Mary’s, Sandyford and we

would like to thank the parishioners of St Mary’s for

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TTTT hank you to all who were involved in the season’s preparations, for all their hard work and time – Kevin O’Sullivan and the Junior and Senior Choirs; Fern

Jolley and Patricia Clements, the flower arrangers: eve-

ryone who cleaned and tidied the church and helped

decorate it for Christmas. Thanks also to the church

wardens and their helpers; Mandy and Helen and the

catering committee for the wonderfully moreish mulled

wine and goodies they provided.

AAAA huge thanks also to Carol Barry, Canon Adrian Empey, Canon John McCullagh and Canon Fred Appelbe and all the clergy who were on duty over the

Christmas season.

AAAA s we get ready for a new year ahead in the parish we would like to wish everyone a very happy and peaceful new year as we all look forward to the arrival

of our new Rector Rob Clements his wife Julie and their

young family and welcoming them into our Parish.

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Kilternan Parish Christmas Season Kilternan Parish Christmas Season Kilternan Parish Christmas Season Kilternan Parish Christmas Season

2015 2015 2015 2015 contd.contd.contd.contd.

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Thank you for sharing your Christmas with a child in

need!

IIII rish Christian charity Team Hope, best known for the Christmas Shoebox Appeal, collected 212,002 Christmas Shoebox gifts from its 2015 appeal. It’s a

fantastic response and up a significant 25% on 2014.

These gifts were so kindly donated by people in Ire-

land since September and have been sent to needy

children in Eastern Europe and Africa as well as to

some refugee children in Belgium, the Netherlands

and Germany.

TTTT eam Hope delivers shoebox gifts to the neediest of children regardless of their religious or politi-cal beliefs or ethnic background. Since we started,

over three million children have received a shoebox

gift from Ireland. These shoebox gifts have brought

smiles, laughter, some hope and a little of God’s love

to children in twenty four of the world’s poorest coun-

tries. Children living on the margins of society, who

think that they have been forgotten and when a shoe-

box arrives, it shows that someone knows and even

cares for them!

EEEE ven though I’ve been to Romania before with teams distributing Christmas Shoebox gifts, this was my first time to Hunedoara, a very economically

depressed industrial city in the centre of the country.

The needs there were as great as I’ve ever seen them,

so the children and their families needed all the hope

and love we could give through these gifts.

IIII t was cold, damp and foggy as we visited a com-munity living by the river in Hunedoara. Corneliu our partner told us that people in the city don’t even

realise that there are families living in these situations.

The track is bumpy, mucky and littered with debris.

Shacks are scattered around the place – looking at

them you wonder how folk survive in the harsh Roma-

nian winters when snow comes and temperatures can

fall to -10C. One thing is certain with the wind and

rain which we experienced in Ireland this winter,

these shacks would not have survived the storms.

AAAA nna, a 14 year old girl invited me to her home. Home was a shack up a muddy hill, with no run-ning water or electricity. We entered to find ourselves

in a sparsely furnished but very tidy living room.

Anna, with her beautifully plaited hair, asked us if we

would like to take a seat. Anna told us that she lives

with her parents and her 18 year old brother. Both

parents work at menial jobs. Anna goes to school and

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Anna

Three Refugee Girls From Iraq

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she loves biology and maths. I told her that she must

be very clever, and Anna said yes and that she would

like to go to college and be a doctor.

SSSS he loved her shoebox especially the school sup-plies! Anna is definitely a beacon of hope in this community, a lovely young teenager determined to do

the best she can and make a difference in this world.

IIII n Timisoara, we had the opportunity to meet some refugee children from Iraq, Iran, Congo, So-malia and Afghanistan. They clapped along as we sang

Jingle Bells, some grinning from ear to ear, others not

quite sure just what was happening! I met Ali, a little

10 year old boy from Congo. Ali told me that he

missed the sunshine and was freezing in Romania. He

wore a thin little t-shirt and jacket and was so happy

to get all the gifts in his shoebox. Three teenage girls

from Iraq were very excited to get jewellery, makeup,

sweets and lots of other gifts in their shoeboxes. All

these refugee children were based in a refugee centre,

waiting on their papers to be processed before they

were moved on to Germany, France, UK or America.

Some were obviously still quite traumatised, but the

brightly wrapped shoebox gifts from Ireland stood out

as a beacon of hope and love for these children.

IIII t is twenty years since the Christmas Shoebox Ap-peal began in Kilternan with fourteen shoeboxes! It’s been an incredible journey and I would like to

(Continued from page 12) thank everyone in Kilternan Parish and School for all

their love and support over the years for the Christ-

mas Shoebox Appeal. Your shoebox will mean far

more than you could imagine to a child who has very

little. It might not change the world, but it might just

change the world for one child.

Carol Hennessey

Team Hope

Ali—a little boy from the Congo

Anna at home

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TTTT aking up residence there he appointed his own Vestry (what Rector who wouldn’t love to do this). He was smart enough to include an architect, an engi-

neer and a good fund raiser. I remember visiting him

and he showed me his church – an empty shop.

NNNN ext a hall/church and finally the church itself but he never included a spire – if only he had. He later became Rector and Canon at St Patricks Church in

Monaghan and is still whole and hearty. It was his

church we were looking for. By coincidence Alasdair

Jackson’s (of this parish) father taught the Rev

Livingston at school.

WWWW e are lucky to have in Kilternan our very own ar-chitect who is shortly going to develop our new parish facilities as he has so successfully in many other

parishes.

IIII recently went to a past members of the Boys Bri-gade Annual Service which was held in St Mary’s Parish Church in Crumlin and was surprised to learn that

it by Dublin examples was fairly new having being built

in 1942 a difficult thing to do in war time (by the Rev

Walter Burrows who later became Rector of Taney and

Father of Bishop Michael Burrows). The church was con-

structed of Dublin made yellow bricks and of an attrac-

tive modern design.

TTTT he music at the service was provided by the Sted-fast Brass Band (ex B.B. boys) sometime later I re-called a story (probably not true) of a foreign lady with

poor English and a Salvation Army Brass Band. She used

to come and listen to the band playing and always con-

tributed fairly generously when the collection box went

around. So one day the Salvation Army Captain said to

her do you have a favourite hymn you fancy, she replied

– yes I have and its him with the big drum!! so the story

goes. NC

By the way of some useless information if you look at

the Illustrated History of the Church of Ireland published

last year you will find that under the United Dioseses of

Dublin and Glendalough there were fifty eight churches

illustrated. Of these twenty two had spires, twenty two

had towers, eight had simple belfries and six had none.

So the obvious conclusion is that is you are looking for a

Church of Ireland church you are looking for a building

adorned by one of the above 90%. (Probably the same

with other Christian Denominations).

SSSS o it came to pass that some of us had to attend the funeral of an elderly family member in Lisburn, St Columba’, Derryvolgie Parish. Having negotiated the

multitude of roundabouts between the M1 and Lisburn

we were pointed to the suburbs. We went up and down

the road many frustrating times, no spire was to be

seen. Finally we saw a

small sign pointing into a

housing estate what

looked like a school - it

was the church – no

spire. It dawned on us

that in Northern Ireland

there were many more

new churches built since the war than in the South,

needing neither spires or bell towers – very costly to

maintain. So all was well in the end.

SSSS ometime later the little grey cells started to work and I

remembered that I

knew the man who

was responsible for

the spire that never

was. But that is not

the end of the story by

any means.

TTTT he curate who assisted at our wedding in Enniscorthy

was one Rev Bertram

Livingston who having

spent his earlier years

in the Motor Trade went on to the ministry and later

became Rector of Carrickmacross. Then in early 1960

was asked to go to the developing residential area be-

tween Lambeg near Belfast and Lisburn and found a par-

ish there.

The Missing SpireThe Missing SpireThe Missing SpireThe Missing Spire

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The Friends of Christ Church Cathedral

The Friends’ Office, Christ Church Cathedral, Christchurch Place, Dublin 8 Mobile:087 7906062 Email: cccdubfriends@gmail.com

SPRING BULLETIN

January 2016

Tuesday 23 February: - The Chapel Royal Dublin Castle, Meet at Dublin Castle reception at 1.45 pm. Please book by 16 February.

Tuesday 1st March: - St Laserian’s Cathedral Old Leighlin Co Carlow.

Train from Connolly Station 10.15 a.m. arrive Carlow 11.15 a.m. Coach to the Cathedral arriving approx 12 noon for tour.

Suggest Coffee on train. Lunch at 2 pm in Teach Dolmain, main course around €10. Cost €15 (including coach and donation to Cathedral)

Please book by 23 February.

Flowers in the Cathedral: - The Friends Committee is interested in hearing from people who would like to help re-introduce a weekly flower arrangement and undertake its mainte-nance during the week. Flowers are provided by donations from members of the Friends. If

you can help please contact the Friends at the above address.

Membership Renewal: - Have you renewed your membership recently ?

It would greatly assist us if you have not already given us your email address if you would do so bearing in mind the rising cost of postage.

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Thank You Note to All Parishioners from Trust Dear Una, Can you please pass on our sincerest thanks to all in Kil-

ternan Parish for the wonderful collection of toiletries

and clothes you delivered to us on Friday. Wishing you all a peaceful Christmas and a happy New

Year. We know you will remember us and the people

who use our service in your prayers. Regards Jeanette O’Brien TRUST www.trust-ireland.ie

MakeMakeMakeMake----AAAA----Wish Ireland Annual Wish Ireland Annual Wish Ireland Annual Wish Ireland Annual Wish Day Wish Day Wish Day Wish Day

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!

Make-A-Wish® Ireland has one simple aim – we

grant the wishes of children aged between 3 and

17 years living with life-threatening medical condi-

tions to enrich the human experience with hope,

strength and joy and create extraordinary memo-

ries for them and their families.

Volunteers are needed for WISH DAY, our annual

fundraising day, on Friday 8th

April 2016.

There are a number of ways you could get involved

and support us:

à select a location nearby and volunteer to sell

our badges there for the day

à hold a coffee morning or bake sale in aid of

Make-A-Wish

à hold a Jersey Day or a similar themed day in aid

of Make-A-Wish

Money raised on the day goes to continuing to

grant wishes to our brave wish children.

If you can commit to the full day or even a few

hours selling our badges, please visit

www.makeawish.ie to register online. Alternatively

contact Emma Horgan emma@makeawish.ie or call

01 205 2012 for mo re detai l s

On behalf of everyone at Make-A-Wish; our wish

children and their families, thank you for your sup-

port, we really do appreciate it.

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Kids KornerKids KornerKids KornerKids Korner

Love one another as I have loved youLove one another as I have loved youLove one another as I have loved youLove one another as I have loved you

FebruaryFebruaryFebruaryFebruary 14th is a very special day for people in llllove. It’s St. Valen-tine’s Day and each year on this day couples send Valentine cards, flowers and gifts to those they love. I love StarburstStarburstStarburstStarburst sweets, I love all the flavours but my favourites the strawberrystrawberrystrawberrystrawberry ones. When I’m with my friendsfriendsfriendsfriends and I offer them a sweet they choose the flavour that they like the most. They can be very picky about the flavour they choose. My experience is that when I do this, I almost always end up with the ones nobody else likes, like the limelimelimelime Starburst! I don’t know why others won’t choose the lime sweets, maybe it’s because they don’t like the taste, taste, taste, taste, or the colour of the sweet or the even the wrapperwrapperwrapperwrapper. Whatever the reason, I always end up with the lime sweet that nobody wants. But like I said I love all o f the sweets, so I eat the lime ones anyway! Sometimes we treat people the same way as children treat these sweets. Like when children play games, some children are always the last to be chosen. Maybe it is because they are just a little bit different. Perhaps they have a physical handicap or maybe their skin is a different colour. Whatever the reason might be, the other children just won’t choose them. Have you ever been the one that wasn't chosen? It isn’t a very good feeling, is it? We all need to remember that Jesus Jesus Jesus Jesus loves ALL ALL ALL ALL the children and He said, "Love each other as I have loved you." If you are ever the one that is left out, don't worry, Jesus loves you just as much as He loves the other children. He loves us all!

Dear Father,

Help us to remember that Jesus taught us to love one

another just as you loved him and as he loved us. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.

Y H Y S J A F R I E N D S W S

B V W U B P E U N T P T D W S

H Q W D W P B P C I A T R L D

V M Y E P M R Q C R J S B C V

K O G A D U U F B I S C T V Q

C E R L C N A U Z Z P V C E V

O W N L P X R D T A D L B O E

L B C I Y S Y C Q Q U B O Z X

S C U M T S C I R N F M Y P K

T W W E V N C J Z T S P R X R

C A M H M J E S U S Q O I K G

C C P Y S N Q L D M Q N Y A V

L O M F K S T R A W B E R R Y

U V I U C Y C N M V B N B M H

C P J M F M H F Y A S C D I C

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You will need: a sheet of white card, paint and brush, and lots of news-papers for the floor.

Instructions:- 1. Most importantMost importantMost importantMost important———— ask an adult for some help 2. Cover your working surface with newspapers

3. Paint the ball of your foot and your toes with paint and then press them on your card. Repeat this as many times as you want. 4. if the finished toe print paper looks a bit messy, wait until the paint is dry, cut out the toe prints

and glue them to another piece of card. Decorate with smiley faces or glitter.. 5. To finish , write your message on the card, here are some suggestions:- Jesus loves me toeJesus loves me toeJesus loves me toeJesus loves me toe----tallytallytallytally Jesus toeJesus toeJesus toeJesus toe----tally loves you!tally loves you!tally loves you!tally loves you! I toeI toeI toeI toe----tally love you!tally love you!tally love you!tally love you!

Code breaker!Code breaker!Code breaker!Code breaker!

Jesus commanded us to do this, see if you can work it out!Jesus commanded us to do this, see if you can work it out!Jesus commanded us to do this, see if you can work it out!Jesus commanded us to do this, see if you can work it out!

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KEEPING IT GREEN KEEPING IT GREEN KEEPING IT GREEN KEEPING IT GREEN –––– A NOTE TO ALL READERS: A NOTE TO ALL READERS: A NOTE TO ALL READERS: A NOTE TO ALL READERS:

If you would prefer to read/or receive your Kilternan Klips online……… If you would prefer to read/or receive your Kilternan Klips online……… If you would prefer to read/or receive your Kilternan Klips online……… If you would prefer to read/or receive your Kilternan Klips online………

Please let the parish office know.Please let the parish office know.Please let the parish office know.Please let the parish office know.

CHURCH REVIEW

CCCC hurch Review subscription for 2016 is now due. The subscription is unchanged at €40. Can you please forward me your subscriptions as soon as possi-

ble if you have not already done so.

IIII f any Parishioners would like to start subscribing to the Church Review please let me know and I will arrange it. Many thanks. Daphne Athey

Phone: 01 295 5614 or 087 955 8829

CALLING FOR USED POSTAGE

STAMPS!

IIII f you have any used stamps please leave them in the back of the church – these will be passed onto The Leprosy Mission Ireland.

CONFIRMATION

CONFIRMATION Christ Church Bray – at

3:00pm on 6th March 2016 †

TTTT his year our Confirmation candi-dates are joining with the Rath-michael parish candidates in preparing

for their confirmation under the guid-

ance of their Youth Leader Jonathan By-

ford. Please keep them in your prayers as they take this

important step along their Christian road.

EASTER VESTRY THIS YEAR’S EASTER VESTRY MEETING

WILL TAKE PLACE ON

TUESDAY 15TH

MARCH AT 8:00PM

IN THE PARISH HALL

UPDATE PARISH EMAIL LIST:

IIII f you are not receiving regular emails from us in the parish office, please send your email address to: office@kilternanparish.ie so we can add you to our list.

JOTTINGSJOTTINGSJOTTINGSJOTTINGS

TIREDNESS

It is pleasant indeed to shut one’s eyes When fatigue assails the mind

And yield oneself to a pleasant snooze, A balm for all mankind.

I recall car journeys from the west In the evening of the day

When tiredness would descent on on And awake ‘twas hard to stay.

I’d stop for coffee along the road As a way to seek relief.

It helped to get out and walk about But the effects were somewhat brief.

Opening the window to feel the draught Was another ploy I used

Or slapping my face from time to time, Stinging and feeling abused.

At other times an ice cream cone Could give up to an hour’s respite But best of all, pull off the road

And go out like a light.

Ten to thirty minutes sleep Will do a world of good.

The journey can be resumed refreshed And in a happier mood.

William D December 2015

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ANYWAY

People are often unreasonable, illogical, and self-centred

FORGIVE THEM ANYWAY

If you are kind, people may accuse you of self-ish, ulterior motives BE KIND ANYWAY

If you are successful, you will win some false friends and some true enemies

SUCCEED ANYWAY

If you are honest and frank, people may cheat you

BE HONEST AND FRANK ANYWAY

What you spend years building, someone could destroy overnight BUILD ANYWAY

If you find serenity and happiness they may be jealous

BE HAPPY ANYWAY

The good you do today, people will often forget tomorrow

DO GOOD ANYWAY

Give the world the best you have, and it may never be enough

GIVE THE WORLD THE BEST YOU’VE GOT ANYWAY

You see, in the final analysis, it is between you and God

Mother Teresa

HOLY WEEK SERVICES

Tuesday 22nd March @ 8:00pm -

Ecumenical Healing Service with Rath-

michael in the Parish Church of Kilternan.

Wednesday 23rd

March—

Spy Wednesday— @ 8:00pm

Service in Kilternan

Thursday 24th

March - Maundy Thursday Sacred Drama jointly with Kilternan Parish to be

held in Rathmichael Parish Church

Friday 25th

March – Good Friday

@ 10:00am &

@ 8:00pm

Service in

Kilternan

Sunday 27th

March – Easter Sunday

Services at 8:30am & 10:30am

JOTTINGSJOTTINGSJOTTINGSJOTTINGS

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ProductionTeam: Daphne Athey, Phone 01-295-5614; Sandy Colclough, Phone 01-295-0547; Christine Kennedy, Phone 01-295-0350

(FORM No. 2)

Declaration of Registered Vestryman of the Church of Ireland as

A RESIDENT

I, of ,

do hereby solemnly declare that I am a Member of the Church of Ireland, and that I am usually resident at

in the Parish or District of

In the Diocese of , and that I am not

registered as a Vestryman in any Church or Chapel within the same Parish or District as an accustomed

Member of the Congregation.

Name,

Address,

Dated day of 20

(FORM No. 3)

Form of Declaration by an Accustomed Member of a Congregation

I, of ,

do hereby solemnly declare that I am a Member of the Church of Ireland, and that I have for the past three

calendar months been, and now am, an accustomed member of the Congregation attending the Church or

Chapel of in the Parish or District of

In the Diocese of , and that I am not

registered as a Vestryman in any other Church in Ireland as an accustomed Member of the Congregation.

Name,

Address,

Dated day of 20