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I was struck early in the New Year, while leafing through a newspaper, to find the followingstatement: Happiness and vulnerability are often the same thing. It was not a religious paper and inno way did the sentiment it voiced set out to be theological. However, it got me thinking, as oftenI find to be the case with certain things which say something from their own context into anotherand quite different context, about something important to me. It is the tension and the resolutionbetween happiness and vulnerability, in the specifically Christian context in which we findourselves: Lent and Easter. Yes – already! Ash Wednesday this year is on February 13th. We are not readily conditioned to hold together happiness and vulnerability. Much of our

culture militates against this. However, towards the end of last year, I witnessed an unforgettableexpression of both coming together. It was in the packed Cathedral of St Mark in Cairo, where Ihad the opportunity to attend the enthronement of the new Coptic Orthodox Pope. He came into the basilica dressed in the black garb of a monk. He sat alone, ahead of his formalenthronement, with the God of Christian history and contemporary complexity, surrounded bythousands of fellow human beings. He sat on a chair. It might have come from any suburban orrural dining-room and he wept – in public, on television. Not many ‘leaders’ do this, or can do this.It was an utterly counter-cultural thing to do. The interesting part is that all present took it in theirstride. His happiness and his vulnerability flowed from his desire to serve the people of the world.Happiness and vulnerability; laughter and woundedness; joy and pain – these

are not glib couplets. Long before the time when Jesus Christ lived onearth, ancient Greek poetry came up with the one word: bittersweet todescribe love. Christianity has found it very difficult to engage andintegrate with this side of life and has spawned untold complexities forinnumerable people across countless continents, in avoiding this realissue. There are, of course, important distinctions between divine andhuman love. There are also wonderful and blessed overlaps. We nevershould destroy the latter for the sake of the former. And this, I sense,is where Lent and Easter can and do help us in holding together,lovingly and tearfully, happiness and vulnerability. This drama of salvation works itself through by people and by places.

Individuals who reflect characteristics which are very much like ourstoday find themselves meeting Jesus on the relentless, restlessroad to Jerusalem. His journey spawns incomprehensionand anger; it also spawns release and belonging. Actionand emotion intermingle as this journey culminatesin Jerusalem itself. Christmas incarnation findsnew meaning and energy in challenginginstitutionalized holiness. It is the consistent, ifterrifying, conviction of Jesus Christ thatphysical death and spiritual life are what hecame to be and to do. For me, Good Fridaymust always be held in tension with TheRoad to Emmaus. Easter Day is the fulcrum.It enables both to have integrity. Let us, asthe children of God, engage, both forourselves and for others, with theinteracting of happiness and vulnerability.Let us not be frightened to weep in theservice of either or, even better, both.

† Michael

COVER STORY:The Archbishop-elect ofCanterbury, Justin Welby with hiswife Caroline. In an exclusive articlethis month, Patrick Comerford tracesthe Archbishop’s Irish ancestors andfinds the house in which his ancestorslived in Celbridge. Photo: © LambethPalace / Picture Partnership.

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THE BISHOP OF DURHAM, the RightRevd Justin Portal Welby, is due to beenthroned as the 105th Archbishop ofCanterbury on 21 March. I first met the new archbishop at the meeting of

the Anglican Primates in Swords, Co Dublin, in2011. I was the chaplain at the meeting, and thenew archbishop, who was then Dean of Liverpool,was one of the facilitators. Later, he invited me topreach in Liverpool Cathedral, and we met againbefore he became Bishop of Durham.As Archbishop of Canterbury, he is the

spiritual leader of the Anglican Communion, andhe will probably crown the next British monarch. His Christmas sermon placed poverty at the

heart of his priorities. He has been critical ofthe wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, supported theOccupy protests at Saint Paul’s Cathedral, andhas not been fooled by the smooth talking ofbankers. He has asked whether companies cansin, and sits on the Parliamentary Commissionon Banking Standards. He favours women bishops, but supports

“the Church of England’s opposition to same-sex marriage.” However, he has spoken outstrongly against homophobia and says he is“always averse to the language of exclusion,when what we are called to is to love in thesame way as Jesus Christ loves us.”But, who is Justin Welby?

From oil to ministryJustin Portal Welby was born in London on 6

January 1956, the son of Gavin Bramhall JamesWelby and Jane Gillian (née Portal). Theydivorced in 1959, when he was three, and hewas brought up by his father. At Eton, hiscontemporaries included the Tory ministerOliver Letwin, and Charles Moore and DominicLawson, former editors of the Daily Telegraphand the Sunday Telegraph. From Eton, he went to Trinity College

Cambridge, where the Master was his mother’suncle, ‘Rab’ Butler, a former Conservative deputyprime minister. At Cambridge, he met CarolineEaton, later a classics teacher; they would marryin 1979 and have six children. He was 21 whenhis father died in 1977. He graduated a year laterwith a BA in history and law, and then worked inthe oil industry for 11 years. During five years in Paris with Elf Aquitaine, he

became fluent in French and a Francophile.Tragedy struck in 1983 when his seven-month-old daughter, Johanna, died in a car crash inFrance. “It was a very dark time for my wife

Caroline and myself,” he said later, “but in astrange way it actually brought us closer to God.”Back in London in 1984, he joined Enterprise

Oil, with interests in West African and theNorth Sea, and started going to Holy TrinityChurch, Brompton. When he began consideringordination, the Bishop of Kensington, JohnHughes, told him: “There is no place for you inthe Church of England. I have interviewed athousand for ordination, and you don’t come inthe top thousand.”He received a BA in theology in Durham and

was ordained in 1992. After 10 years in parishministry in Warwickshire, he became a canon inCoventry Cathedral in 2002 and co-directorfor International Ministry. His peace work atCoventry saw him shake hands with warlordsand being held at gunpoint in Africa.

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DISCOVERING THE IRISH ANCESTORS OFTHE NEW ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURYPatrick Comerford

In 2007, he became Dean of Liverpool, one ofEngland’s largest and most deprived cathedrals.He doubled attendances, abseiled from theroof, and allowed John Lennon’s Imagine to beplayed on the cathedral bells – despite the line“imagine there is no heaven.” He alsoencouraged a “Night of the Living Dead”service on Halloween, when a man rose from acoffin to represent the Resurrection. He once fell into a fit of giggles during a

reading from Leviticus that mentions a badger.As a mark of affection, Liverpool Cathedralgave him a small carved rock badger that heplaced on the tip of his bishop’s crook when hebecame Bishop of Durham in 2011.

German Jewish rootsArchbishop Welby’s father, Gavin Bramhall

James Welby, was born Bernard Gavin Weiler inRuislip, northwest London, in 1910, the son of a

Left: Archbishop Justin Welby… due to be enthroned next month (Photograph ©Lambeth Palace/Picture Partnership). Right: Archbishop-elect Justin Welby andCaroline Welby with their children Peter (23), Hannah (17), Eleanor (20), Katherine(26), and Tim (28) with his wife Rachel (Photograph: Mercury Press and Media).

Left: Lambeth Palace… the London residence of the Archbishop of Canterbury(Photograph: Patrick Comerford). Centre: Trinity College Cambridge… JustinWelby was an undergraduate while his uncle Rab Butler was Master (Photograph:Patrick Comerford). Right: Liverpool Cathedral… Justin Welby was Dean from 2007to 2011 (Photograph: Patrick Comerford).

From left: Gavin Welby… the archbishop’s elusive father; The town of Osterode am Harz in Hanover, ancestral home ofArchbishop Justin Welby’s father; The Weiler family shop in Osterode the late 1800s; Celbridge House, Co Kildare… birthplaceof Sir William Napier (Photograph: Patrick Comerford); Castletown House, Co Kildare… the Napier family sought refuge in1798 (Photograph: Patrick Comerford).

After Christmas, I visited Celbridge, CoKildare, the home over 200 years ago of thethree Lennox sisters. They were the daughters ofCharles Lennox (1701-1750), 2nd Duke ofRichmond and a grandson of King Charles II, andthe heroines of Stella Tillyard’s book Aristocrats.• Lady Emily Lennox (1731-1814) marriedJames FitzGerald (1722-1773), 1st Duke ofLeinster, who lived at Carton House and builtLeinster House, Dublin. They were theparents of Lord Edward FitzGerald.

• Lady Louisa Lennox (1743-1803) marriedThomas Conolly (1738-1803). He inheritedCastletown House, Co Kildare, from hisgreat-uncle, William Conolly, Speaker of theIrish House of Commons;

• Lady Sarah Lennox (1745-1826) marriedColonel George Napier (1753-1804). ‘Donnie’and Sarah Napier moved into CelbridgeHouse in 1785; a few months later, their son,Sir William Francis Patrick Napier (1785-1860), was born there on 17 December 1785.Celbridge House, now known as Oakley

Park, was built in 1724 by the Vicar ofCelbridge, the Revd Dr Arthur Price, laterBishop of Clonfert, Bishop of Ferns andLeighlin, Bishop of Meath and Archbishop ofCashel. In 1785, the house became home to theNapier family, and in 1798 they sought safetywith their neighbours and cousins, the Conollysof Castletown House.Sir William Napier’s daughter, Elizabeth,

married Philip Gore, 4th Earl of Arran, an uncleof Bishop Charles Gore, editor of Lux Mundiand founder of the Community of theResurrection. Elizabeth’s descendants includethe Duke of Devonshire, who owns LismoreCastle, Co Waterford.Sir William Napier’s granddaughter, Rose

Leslie Napier, married Edward Portal, and theirgranddaughter is the mother of ArchbishopJustin Welby. Oakley House is now part of the Saint

Raphael centre run by the Saint John of Godorder. I wonder whether the new Archbishopof Canterbury will return to Ireland to visit hisancestral home in Celbridge.

Canon Patrick Comerford lectures inAnglicanism, Church History and Liturgyin the Church of Ireland TheologicalInstitute and is a canon of Christ ChurchCathedral, Dublin.www.revpatrickcomerford.blogspot.com

he married Doris Sturzenegger. But thechildless marriage soon ended in divorce, andGavin kept their marriage a secret for the restof his life. Back in London, he established “Gavin

Distillers,” exporting whisky to America, andselling his own blend, “Gavin’s Gold Label.” Hestood as a Conservative in Coventry East in1951, but was defeated by Labour’s RichardCrossman. His sister Peggy married the LabourMP Lester Hutchinson (1904-1983) whoopposed the NATO treaty.Gavin Welby married Jane Gillian Portal in

1955, but they divorced in 1959. He wasengaged briefly to the actress Vanessa Redgrave,then 23. But she ended the engagement afterher parents, Sir Michael Redgrave and RachelKempson, warned that Gavin wanted her tobecome a stay-at-home mother for his son,Justin (then 4).

Irish ancestorsArchbishop Welby’s mother, Jane Portal, was

once a personal secretary to Winston Churchill.In 1975, she married Charles Williams, a senioroil executive and banker. He became a Labourlife peer in 1985 as Baron Williams of Elvel. The Portal family are of French Huguenot

descent and can be traced to mid-15th centuryFrance. Lady Williams is a niece of the late RabButler (Baron Butler of Saffron Walden), and Ithought the new archbishop might have Irishancestry through her grandfather, Sir MontaguButler. I traced these Butlers back through the Very

Revd George Butler (1774-1853), a headmasterof Harrow and Dean of Peterborough. That familyprovided another interesting link with Liverpool:Dean Butler’s eldest son, Canon George Butler(1819-1890), was a headmaster in Liverpool formany generations and his wife was the saintlysocial reformer Josephine Butler (1828-1906).But I could only trace these Butlers to a

family in Worcestershire in the mid-16thcentury, and found no connections with theKilkenny Butlers. If the new archbishop hadIrish links, I had to search elsewhere.

Celbridge connectionsI returned to the story of the Portal family,

and found that the archbishop’s maternalgrandmother was Rose Leslie Napier. I wasfamiliar with the story of Sir Charles JamesNapier, an Irish general who was Governor ofKephalonia and who played a role in the GreekWar of Independence. He was a first cousin ofthe 1798 leader Lord Edward FitzGerald, and Iwondered whether Rose was descended fromthe same family.

Photographs of Celbridge House by Patrick Comerford. Photographs of Archbishop of Canterbury © Lambeth Palace/Picture Partnership

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German-born Jewish immigrant, BernardWeiler, who moved to London in the late1880s. But Justin Welby did not learn about hisfather’s background until English newspapersdelved into his background. While Gavin Welby was making his fortune in

New York selling whisky, his cousins facedpersecution in Nazi Germany. The Weiler familycan be traced back to Simon Weiler, whobecame a citizen of Havover in 1836 andstarted a department store in Osterode amHarz. The business was inherited by his sonHerman Weiler.When Herman died a wealthy merchant in

1884, his sons sold the shop and four of them –Siegfried, Max, Ernest and the archbishop’sgrandfather, Bernard Weiler – moved to Londonwith their mother, Amalie, and set up WeilerBrothers, importing ostrich and osprey feathers.Amalie died in Hampstead in 1914 and wasburied in the Jewish cemetery in Golders Green.A fifth brother, Dr Julius Weiler (1861-1937),

remained in Germany and founded a leadingpsychiatric clinic in Berlin. His family villa wasfilled with Louis XV furniture, French tapestriesand Old Master paintings.Julius Weiler’s son, Dr Gerhard Weiler,

pioneered techniques in microscopic analysis;his wife, Dr Grita Thoemke, was an expert inanaesthetics. When Hitler seized power in1933, Gerhard fled to England and worked in alaboratory at Oxford University. He stayed withhis uncle Siegfried, the last surviving Weilerbrother to leave Germany, before the wholefamily, including Gerhard’s wife and father, thenfled Nazi Germany. In a twist of irony, when World War II broke

out, Gerhard was classified as an “enemy alien”and spent several months in an internment campnear Liverpool. After the war, he ran a privateforensic laboratory in Oxford. When Gerharddied in 1995, he left much of his art collection tothe Ashmolean Museum in Oxford and funded alanguage prize at Roehampton University.Meanwhile, the archbishop’s grandfather,

Bernard Weiler, saw his business collapsewhen the fashion for ostrich feathers fadedwith World War I. Faced with discrimination,he hid his German-Jewish roots and changedhis name to Welby. His son, born BernardGavin Weiler in 1910, became Gavin BramhallJames Welby in 1914. Gavin Welby was a teenager when his

mother Edith (James) lost her small fortune inthe 1929 Wall Street Crash. She gave him £5and put him on a boat to New York. There hemade his fortune supplying leading Manhattanhotels with whisky during prohibition. In 1934,

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Cowper Care was established in 1998 and is a ‘Not for Profit’ organisation. we are part of The Church of irelandunited Dioceses of Dublin and Glendalough. The Charity was founded to provide care, on an inter-denominational basis, as part of a pastoral response to an ageing population. it was also an objective to providesupport and assistance for other Charitable Bodies operating Nursing homes or Sheltered Accommodation andstruggling to cope in a rapidly changing care landscape.

Our dynamic and progressive Nursing home group offers an exciting opportunity for the right candidates todevelop within our organisation. Our residents and their needs are our driving force as we strive for excellencewhere we provide responsive care for our residents, encourage independence, support the highest possiblequality of life and provide an environment where our residents may live and die with dignity.

we wish to strengthen our existing teams by appointing:

Care Manager/Director of Care in the Dublin AreaJob Summary:

As part of our continuing commitment to providing the best care to our residents we are now inviting applicationsfor the position of Care Manager / Director of Care. The appointee will undertake the role and responsibilitiesof the Person-in-Charge in line with the health Act 2007, related regulations and standards published andpoliced by the health information and Quality Authority (hiQA). The appointee will work as part of a team withshared responsibility for the management of the Nursing home. reporting to the Clinical Director, you will berequired to provide and manage a professional care and nursing service while actively contributing to thedevelopment of the Nursing home, its residents and staff.

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An excellent career structure is offered to the successful candidates with on-going professionaldevelopment. DOHC pay scales apply. Applications to Magda Janta, Office of the Chief Executive,Cowper Care, 37-39 Cowper Road, Rathmines, Dublin 6. Email mjanta@cowpercare.ie. Garda Vetting /Police Clearance will be required for the successful applicant. Closing date 28 February 2013. CowperCare is an equal opportunities employer.

From the desk(s) of 3Rock Youth…

A massive congratulations to our veryown Susie Keane who got married Dec 29th,2012 to Paul Keegan, thus now- Susie Keegan.Prior to the wedding I sat down with Susie

and asked her, why do you do youth work?

Susie: “There is something that drives me to want

to see young people know they were made todo more than just exist. Giving them the timeto ask questions that could impact who theyare, what they think about God, life, etc. and tosee that they can go a lot further than theythink possible. It’s the 'fire in the belly' that getsme every time and keeps me motivated. WhenI think its too frustrating or "they never listen"or "why do they keep doing the same thingsover and over again" that I suddenly realise thatthey are always trying to reach other peoplesexpectations of them without first having theirown expectations. I love youth work because they can teach me

so much more about what’s going on in theculture I'm living in and show an honesty thatsometimes is hard to swallow, but very needed.I'm not here by chance, I'm a youth workerbecause I believe I was called into it and forthat, I will continue to give and do my best.“

The Pre-Confirmation Days are plentyand coming fastFebruary 9th: St. Ann & Taney February 16th: Fingal & St. MaryFebruary 23rd: North East GlendaloughMarch 2nd: Monkstown North & South March 16th: West GlendaloughFor more details see www.3rock.net or

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Drewstown House, Co. Meath. It’s two full daysof activities, fun, late night scavenger hunts,music, friendship and team building andexploring your faith!

Book now with your Rector!

Thank you again for your continued prayersand support as we endeavor to see Jesus activein the lives of this generation.

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The Church of Ireland opposes abortion inprinciple but recognises that there areexceptional cases of ‘strict and undeniablemedical necessity’ where it is and should be anoption, Archbishop Michael Jackson stated in asubmission to the Joint Oireachtas Committeeon Health. The Archbishop and Samuel Harper,Lay Honorary Secretary of the General Synodof the Church of Ireland made the submissionas part of three days of public hearings on theimplementation of the Government decisionfollowing the publication of the Expert GroupReport into matters relating to AB & C v.Ireland. Submissions on the moral issuessurrounding abortion were made to theOireachtas committee on behalf of a numberof other faith groups including the IrishCatholic Bishops’ Conference, the MethodistChurch in Ireland, the Presbyterian Church andthe Jewish and Muslim communities as well asby Atheist Ireland. During two previous days ofhearings, submissions were made by legal andmedical experts. The Archbishop said that there were a wide

variety of sincerely held and conscientiousviews within the Church of Ireland as to whatconstituted the ‘exceptional cases’ in whichabortion would be acceptable. But hecontinued that there would be agreement thatthese included cases where the continuation ofthe pregnancy posed a risk to the life of themother. He said that the Church of Ireland hadwelcomed the Supreme Court judgement inthe X Case which held that an abortion wasconstitutionally permissible where thecontinuation of the pregnancy poses a ‘real andsubstantial risk’ to the life of the mother.However, he said that the legal situation hadnot been clarified since and statutoryprovisions (particularly sections 58 and 59 ofthe Offences Against the Person Act 1861)remained in effect providing for criminalsanctions of women who have abortions andthose who assist abortions. “Without entering into the issue of whether

abortion should be available in circumstancesbeyond those outlined in the X-case (on whichthere are a variety of opinions within theChurch of Ireland), we agree that legal clarity isrequired to enable women and medicalprofessionals to make informed decisionswhere the continuation of a pregnancy poses a‘real and substantial risk to the life of the

mother’ and as such the Expert Group reportand the Government’s decision to provide alegislative and regulatory framework areoverdue and welcome,” he stated. The submission stated that the issue was one

of exceptional human complexity andsensitivity and that the Church of Ireland was aSynodical Church which developed policyguided by the prayerful consideration anddiscussion of bishops, clergy and laity.Therefore, because of the limited time-scaleinvolved in providing a written response, thedocument presented at the hearing could onlybe considered a preliminary response, theArchbishop and Mr Harper said. The mainpoints raised in their submission were:• The Church of Ireland emphasises the rightto life and this includes the equal right to lifeof the mother and of the unborn child. TheChurch of Ireland further honours thenatural human desire to celebrate and toprotect new life.

• The Church of Ireland opposes abortion butacknowledges that there are exceptionalcases of ‘strict and undeniable medicalnecessity’ where it is and should be anoption.There is a variety of opinion withinthe Church of Ireland on what constitutes‘exceptional cases’ but agreement that itincludes circumstances where thecontinuation of the pregnancy poses a realand substantial risk to the life of the mother.

• In the context of the Church of Ireland’sprevious comments on abortion about theneed for legal clarity, it is agreed that theposition in the State at present is veryunclear and unsatisfactory, and unfair topregnant women and medical professionalswho deserve to be able to make critical,clinical decisions in a secure and wellregulated medical framework. Accordingly,the decision by the Government to seek toprovide clarity on the issue is welcome.

• It is agreed that where there is a strict andundeniable medical necessity requiring theending of a pregnancy at a later stage, wherepossible, this should be done in a mannerthat preserves the life of the unborn, withoutcompromising the life of the woman. Thisdiagnosis should be made expeditiously andshould be formally notified to the woman.This will require legislation as medical councilguidelines on their own will not necessarilyhave this effect.

• Special provision should be made foremergency situations where the continuationof the pregnancy occasions a risk to themother’s life that it real, substantial andimminent.

• The clauses of the 1861 Act requiresamendment or repeal in the light of thepresent situation.Drawing the presentation to a close,

Archbishop Jackson read from a statementfrom the Mother’s Union as he said he wasconscious that they were two menrepresenting the whole Church. “For themoment we must continue to keep the lines ofcommunication open and listen, really listen, aswell as talk, inform as well as undertake to beas informed as we can be from as manydifferent sources and view points as possible.We must trust in the medics and trainedprofessionals and as we try to pick our waythrough the maze, recognise that one sizedoesn’t necessarily fit all and that anydiscussions and way forward may have to beregularly reviewed as the world continues toevolve around us,” the statement read. Following the hearing, the Archbishop and Mr

Harper said: ‘We were grateful for theopportunity to participate in today’s publichearings… We expressed our appreciation ofthe open approach adopted by the JointCommittee in today’s hearings and also, ourcommitment to the process of ongoingstructured dialogue between the Churches andthe State.’

Church of Ireland Position on Abortion Statedat Oireachtas Committee Hearings

Arcbishop Michael Jackson and SamuelHarper, Honoray Lay Secretary of theGeneral Synod of the Church of Irelandoutside Dail Eireann following theOireacthas Hearings on abortion.

The 2013 edition of the Dublin and Glendalough DiocesanDirectory has now been published. A number will be circulatedfree of charge to every parish in the diocese. These are intendedto go to the Rector, readers, parish treasurers, secretaries andmembers of the select vestry. Copies are available for anymember of the diocese who requests one. They are availablefree of charge from the Diocesan Office in Rathmines or by postfrom the editor, 8 Elsinore, Delgany, Greystones, Co Wicklow,for the cost for the cost of postage, €2.

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Over 50 people from various parts of Irelandgathered in The Exchange in Gardiner Streetfor a seminar on church planting in the newyear. There were many present from Dublin andGlendalough, including people who had plantedchurches themselves. But the event was alsoattended people from the west of Ireland andNorthern Ireland including the Bishop of Tuam,the Right Revd Patrick Rooke and the Bishop ofDerry and Raphoe, the Right Revd Ken Good.All had gathered to find out more about churchplanting and to explore new opportunities. The seminar was organised by Andrew

McNeile of the Diocesan Growth Committeeand Sean Mullen who runs Third Space, a placewhere people can gather and talk in Smithfield.It was addressed by the Bishop of London’sadvisor on church planting, Ric Thorpe. Hefocused on a wide range of topics which wereraised by the audience. These included: how tostart a church plant, how to reach young peopleand bring church in the 21st century, the makeup of a church plant, church planting inindustrial or workplace settings, how much ofthe original denomination must be held on to inthe church plant, partnership, discipleship,crossing cultural boundaries, the characteristicsof a church planter or leadership team,diocesan support, the transition from churchplant to mature plant and the theological basisfor church planting. Opening the seminar, Ric Thorpe

acknowledged that he was an Englishman whohad started a large church plant in London.People said that could never happen in Ireland,he said, but added that he could tell them theprinciples that were transferrable as they wereBiblical principles.

LOCAL STORIESTo provide an example of church planting in

Dublin, the Revd Rob Jones told of hisexperience of starting a new church communitywithin the existing parish of Holy Trinity,Rathmines, with rector, Canon Neil McEndoo.He said they started by gathering 40 or 50people who met each Sunday in a closedcontext before launching at Easter 2011. Hesaid that people who came to the newcommunity were people who had drifted from

faith, people who had no faith and people whowere drifting through Ireland who came fromother parts of the world for work. Mr Jonessaid they now had between 100 and 150 peoplecoming and had 10 small groups operating inthe parish. In the Holy Trinity context, he saidthey had tried to mix the old and the new. Simon Kirkpatrick told the story of Urban

Junction in Blackrock which started 15 yearsago. Based in a Methodist Church in Blackrock,a group of people decided to start a dance clubfor teenagers. The majority of young peopleattending came from two local authorityhousing estates in the area. “There were scarytimes when the police and ambulance werecalled. There were fights and underagedrinking,” Mark recalled. Over time the agerange involved grew. The teenagers came first,then the younger sisters and brothers and thenthe parents. “We didn’t really have an aim. Wejust wanted people to know Jesus that wouldn’tgo to [conventional] church. We’re 15 years oldnow and we’ve started a Sunday evening servicebut our goal was always the Saturday nightdance club and not the Sunday night,” heexplained. They have recently started a Sundaymorning service and have a number of othersmall groups for example computer classes,homework clubs and drop in groups.

LONDON EXPIERIENCERic Thorpe told the gathering that he came

from a marketing background. Having become aChristian in university, he eventually left thehuge company he worked for to work in abookshop at Holy Trinity Brompton in London’swealthy Knightsbridge where he later became acurate. In 2004 the opportunity arose to planta church for the Bishop of London in St Paul’sin Shadwell in the Borough of Tower Hamlets ineast London – an area near the docks whichhad been heavily bombed in the Blitz and whichwas home to several deprived housing estates. There had been three churches in the area,

all with congregations of about 10 people. Ricwas given St Paul’s and the other two were toclose. He took 100 people from Holy TrinityBrompton (which had a community of about2,500 people at the time) to the new church –80 of those already lived in east London while

the rest moved there. Since 2004, St Paul’s hasplanted two other churches and are about toplant a third. Each time they send about 20people to the new church. “It is very costly doing church plants. You

have to give your best away and you are leading,preaching training and bringing in people all thetime. But for the church plant to survive youneed to give away your best,” Ric explained.“Obviously with 25 people going our income[at St Paul’s] is going to go down but you can’toutgrow God.” He said that when they plant anew church, they aim to honour the past andtry to keep the existing service going for theexisting community to help them navigate thechange for the present and build for the future. St Paul’s is in a “very challenging missional

environment” but there is a lot of opportunity,Ric said. Within seven months of arriving, theytook the pews out of the church and made theinside much lighter. “We wanted to create anenvironment where people could feel welcome,”he said. The new interior was also more flexibleand could be used for different purposes.

INVITATION AND MISSIONHe then spoke about getting people to come

to church and pointed out that only a certainpercentage of people would respond to aninvitation to come. It was necessary to findmany different ways of inviting people. Thesecould include courses, parties, services andleaflet drops. However, Ric said it was notenough simply to try to attract people to thechurch. The next step was to get small groupstogether to become missional. “When you livein the community you have to bring the wordof God to people,” he said adding that theywere now planning to go into the housingestates and start prayer groups or coffeemornings – anything to gather people together. Taking questions from the floor, Ric said that

it was possible to merge an old and new servicein a church plant setting but he suggested thatit was a slower and more painful process thanmaintaining the original service in a church andstarting a new one. “For me, I feel driven by thelarge numbers of the lost. I want to find otherways of reaching them and I don’t believe theservice is the way to do that. Some people find

Invitation and Mission Vital to Bring NewPeople to Church – Dublin Seminar Hears

Left: the Revd Ric Thorpe giving his presentation at the church planting seminar at The Exchange, Gardiner Street. Centre: SeanMullen addresses the church planting seminar in The Exchange. Right: The organisers of the church planting seminar AndrewMcNeile and Sean Mullen with Ric Thorp, the Bishop of London’s church plant advisor, in The Exchange in Gardiner Street.

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their Christian faith in small groups and nevergo to a service,” he commented. The most important thing when planting a

new church is to get a team together, he said.The leadership team should be made of: • A leader who needs to know they are aleader and take responsibility. This, he said wasa spiritual gift which needed to be recognised.“You’ll know they are a leader because peoplewill follow them,” he explained.

• An assistant leader who can keep thingsgoing if the leader is on holidays.

• A worship leader who is responsible for halfthe service as music is important if youngpeople are to be involved.

• Someone whose focus is on youth andchildren as the most successful long termplants have families in them and if childrenare not looked after in church then familieswill go elsewhere.

• An administrator who can take care ofoperational matters and plan for the future. The members of the team may not

necessarily be paid staff but once the team isformed then they can gather people. When asked how the strategy would work in

rural Ireland where it could be too much of aculture shock for disaffected Roman Catholicsto come to the Church of Ireland, Ric said thatthey should ask people how they would like toexpress their Christian faith and “how wouldwe need to be for you to come to worship withus?” “Go to them and say ‘how can we helpyou’. It’s not an easy thing but the evangelist cando this. The evangelist doesn’t think about theinstitution,” he explained. “Most people whodon’t come to church don’t trust the church.We need to stop thinking institutionally andparochially and say how can I help you to findfaith in God?”Ric said that an individual could only do a

certain amount and it was important to releasemission. He said that this meant trainingmissional leaders or discipling others whowould in turn disciple more people as St Pauldid. He said that any leadership role thatexisted within the church should have anapprentice which was being trained up so thatthey can then carry out that role. He said it wasalso important to have a network for leaders toprovide support and to create a learningcommunity. The planter also had to ensure thathe or she was accountable, he added.

The Biblical Association for the Church ofIreland launched its Lent 2013 Bible StudyResource on Gender Justice at the Church ofIreland Theological Institute, Braemor Park,Dublin 6. Commending the resource, theorganisation’s patron, Archbishop MichaelJackson said: "These Bible Studies on GenderJustice emerge in the Season of Epiphany foruse in the Season of Lent. They are most helpfulin our human grappling with light and darkness,glory and suffering in biblical and theologicalways. It is early enough in 2013 for parishes andcommunities to embrace them”.“The studies take a positive trajectory which

leads us through from Genesis 1: 27 toGalatians 3:28. They are nonetheless far fromnaïve about a bigger and brutal picture; and Iquote: ‘It would be to deny the complexity ofhuman existence if we did not take the time toexplore more fully the problematic and painfulexperiences of why gender relations go wrong.’… The imperative is laid down for us to holdtogether intellectual engagement and the

beginning of modelling communities in whichjustice between the genders is a reality. We havea long way to go before we have even started, Isuggest,” he added.This set of five Bible Studies pairs passages

related to the theme of gender justice from theOld Testament and the New Testament eachweek, offering reflections, notes and questionsfor group discussion. It is hoped that each onewill help participants consider how these textsof scripture may challenge and inspire us today.The particular themes for each week are as

follows: 1) Pushing social boundaries2) Sin, responsibility and justice3) Gentile women in Nehemiah and Acts4) Power, abuse, victimhood and mutuality5) Destitution, determination and inspirationA selection of prayers on the theme and a

bibliography are included for use throughoutthe series; also a questionnaire whichparticipants are asked to return as requestedby the ACC’s Bible in the Life of the Churchproject, which has asked member churches toreflect on this theme as well as on EconomicJustice, which was our subject last Lent.These materials were written and compiled

for BACI by Dr Katie Heffelfinger, Dr DavidHutchinson Edgar, Revd Canon Dr GinnieKennerley, Revd Dr William Olhausen, Dr JasonSilverman, Revd Canon Helene Steed, and MsJacqui Wilkinson.The Bible Study Resource was also formally

launched in the Good Book Shop in Belfast bythe Rt Revd Harold Miller. BACI is pleased to announce that the

Archbishop of Armagh, the Most Revd DrRichard Clarke, has graciously agreed to act asco-patron of BACI with Archbishop Jackson.The resource is available both in printed form

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The Dublin and Glendalough DiocesanCommittee for Social Action has taken on a newfocus in the last year. Last year the committeedivided into two strands. The new CommunityAction Group wing of the committee is focusedon urban issues with a particular emphasis onthe Solas Project with operates in Dublin’s innercity. The other, reflecting the make up of thedioceses, is focusing on the rural perspective. Therural committee provides an element ofcontinuity from previous years but it also aims tohighlight issues facing the rural communities inthe dioceses. Two meetings have been organisedthis month in East and West Glendalough atwhich people will be able to bring issues affectingthem to the attention of the committee. The National Economic and Social Forum has

identified a number of groups as being at anincreased risk of poverty in rural areas. Theseinclude unemployed people, women, peoplewith disabilities, older people, migrants, localauthority tenants, and lone parents. Ruralcommunities are also threatened with theclosure of small schools, post offices and Gardastations. “Much of what forms the fabric of ruralcommunities is under threat,” explains thechairman of the committee, the Revd IsaacDelamere. “The price of petrol and diesel is sohigh and event the pub is under threat,removing a key place were people in ruralcommunities meet. All of that erodes rural life.”

RURAL MEETINGSThe committee has organised two meetings –

one in East Glendalough and one in WestGlendalough with the aim of bringing peoplefrom rural communities together. The EastGlendalough meeting takes place on ThursdayFebruary 7 in East Glendalough School inWicklow town at 8.00 pm. The WestGlendalough meeting takes place on February28 in the Jonathan Swift National School inDunlavin at 8.00 pm. Alan Gillis will introduceboth meetings and they will be facilitated byRuth Handy.Each rector has been invited to attend the

meetings and they have been asked to nominate

two people to come with them but there is alsoan open invitation to anyone interested inhighlighting rural issues to attend. It is hoped thatsenior members of the diocese will be presentto take the issues on board and a report will bepresented to Diocesan Councils afterwards. “This will be an exercise in listening on the

part of the Church and will provideopportunities for round table discussion wherepeople can identify the issues affecting them intheir communities and consider how theChurch might address these issues,” Isaac says.“We hope to address the disconnect that existsbetween rural parts of the dioceses and Dublinand provide a broad understanding of ruralissues. The different issues from each side ofGlendalough will be reflected by the peopleattending the meetings.”

INFORMATION DISSEMINATIONTraditionally, the dissemination of information

was the core operation of the committee andfor many, despite the age of Google, havinginformation on where to turn for help in timesof crisis is vital. Therefore the role of providingfocused and pertinent information to those in

need in Dublin and Glendalough continues to beimportant. The means of conveying thisinformation are to be updated with a new pagedevoted to the Social Action Committee beingrolled out on the diocesan website(www.dublin.anglican.org). The page will containinformation and contact details for a wide rangeof support organisations. Hard and digital copiesof the list will be will circulated to all parishesand the committee also intends to produce aposter for church notice boards with thecontact details of the principal support agenciesavailable to people in times of crisis.The committee is very aware that many

parishes are engaged in social action initiativeswithin the parish, the wider community,nationally and even internationally. Aquestionnaire was distributed to parishes lastyear inviting them to outline the social actioninitiatives that they are involved in. Theinformation provided will give a picture of whatis happening throughout the dioceses.It is hoped that the information can be used

to develop a directory of parish based socialaction initiatives which will be featured on thenew social action web page so that peoplelooking for a mother and toddler group orsenior citizens activities in their area would beable to access this information easily. The goal isto create an online resource that will beavailable to clergy and the people of thedioceses. Canon Ardis has also contributedwork he has carried out providing a theologicaland spiritual basis for social action based on aseries of Biblical reflections.

COMMITEEApart from the chairman, the committee is

made up of Mildred Beresford (HonorarySecretary), Canon Ted Ardis, MarjorieMcClatchie, Ruby Morrow, David Whyte, NigelWarburton and Judith Lee. “We want to urge everyone to work

together as church in combating socialexclusion and give to people facing multipledisadvantages the supports and tools they needto turn their lives around,” Isaac concludes.

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DELGANYThe Revd. Nigel Waugh. Tel. 2874515Assisting Clergy: The Revd. Harry Lew. Tel. 087 6288049Email: delgany@glendalough.anglican.orgReview Distributor: Peter Harrison. Tel. 2874270Sunday services: 8.30am, 10.30am, 7pm.

Christmas ServicesChristmas is but a dim memory at this time of year. However it is

nice to reflect on the full church, lovely flowers and warm services ofthe Christmas period. The children’s carol service was standing roomonly. The traditional carol service, which this year was an ecumenicalservice, was also well supported. We welcomed Father Liam Belton, thelocal parish priest, who took part in the service. The Christmas EveHoly Communion and the main services on Christmas Day had verylarge numbers also. The junior choir, the main choir and the singinggroup Reflections all took part in the Christmas services and addedgreatly to our enjoyment.

Holy BaptismOn Sunday 30th December Eric Michael, son of Andrew Colhoun and

Dagmara Wieloch, was baptised. At the same service Harry Luke, sonof Ciaran and Jackie Campion was also baptised.

On Saturday 5th January George John, son of Niall and LoisMcCartan was baptised in church. This service was conducted by Lois’suncle, the Reverend Noel Battye.

On Sunday 13th January Harriet Dorothy O’Connor Wortley, daughterof Ian Wortley and Lynne O’Connor was baptised at the 10.30am service.

FuneralThe funeral of Elspeth Gailey took place in church on Wednesday 9th

January at 12pm. Elspeth was not a parishioner but almost 200 peopleattended her funeral as she was very well known in equestrian circles.For many years she was the equestrian correspondent of the Irish Pressand was a senior show jumping judge. Our sympathies go to herbrother, her sister and her great friend, Eleanor Fox.

ConfirmationOur parish Confirmation has been postponed until next year. It will

now take place in the spring of 2014.The number of parishioners who are interested in confirmation this

year is small and, for some of these, the date of the confirmation servicewas proving difficult for various reasons.

A number of other children, who do not currently attend church,expressed interest in taking part. By postponing for a year it will givethese families an opportunity to participate in church life if they wishto do so and this will make the confirmation more meaningful.

Children currently in 6th class will be in first-year secondary schoolnext year and will not be too old for confirmation. Combined with nextyear's 6th class, this should give us a useful number for confirmationclasses and other youth events next year.

CrècheThe crèche began on the 13th January. This is for younger children

and is to allow parents to attend church without their young childrenif they choose to do so. We had a crèche some years ago, which closedwhen the numbers of young children dropped, has now been restartedas we have large numbers of young children at present. There is a rotaof volunteers at the moment but if you would like to take part pleasecontact Meg Elliott.

CoffeeWe always have coffee after the family service on the 3rd Sunday of

the month. We now have Coffee after church on the 1st Sunday of the month as

well. It is a nice opportunity to meet our fellow parishioners, and,particularly to greet newcomers.

Churchyard LightsThe new lights for the churchyard car park are now installed and in

use. These are an important safety feature and a great help for anyoneparking their car in the churchyard in the dark evenings.

Readers RotaThere has been a great response to the appeal for volunteers to read

lessons on Sunday mornings. Readers have been appointed from nowuntil the month of June. If you would like to put your name on the list.Please contact Brian Glanville glanvilb@indigo.ie.

DONOUGHMORE, DONARDWITH DUNLAVIN

Rector: Revd Olive E. HendersonTel: 045 404631Lay Minister: Ernest MackeyParish Readers: Myra Moody, Edward Allen, Jon Kirby

Christmas 2012Christmas was very well celebrated in all ends of the parish with

excellent attendances at all services. The Children’s Carol service inDonoughmore was especially moving with the children acting out thecrib story, unrehearsed. Thanks to the parents for your help in dressingyour children for the service.

Christmas in the CountryThis event was an excellent evening of music, song, verse and

readings, followed by refreshments in the hall. The excellent attendancemade the occasion very special. Thank you to Adrienne and all whohelped in any way.

Santa WonderlandSanta came on his annual visit to Donard again this year. Many children

came to visit him. Thanks to all the organisers for two wonderfulafternoons, both for the children and adults.

Confirmation 2013Confirmation preparation continues for our young adults. The next

preparation classes take place on Saturday 9th and 23rd February. Thecandidates are preparing for and will be leading the service inDonoughmore Church on Sunday 24th February at 11.30 a.m. The classplanned for 9th March is cancelled due to the entrance exam inBaltinglass secondary school being held on the same day. Pleaseremember Allen, Owen, Conor, Amy, Alex, Daniel, Aaron, Elly, James, David,Rowan, and Dean in your prayers as they prepare for their confirmation.

SickWe continue to remember and pray for all who are sick. Especially Lily

Crampton, Irene Moody and Canon Mervyn McCullagh who in hospital.

EngagementCongratulations to three couples who announced their engagement

over the Christmas season. Sharleen Moody and Gordon Warren, NiallMoody and Irene Patterson, David Murphy and Denise McNamara.Cupid sure was busy and I hear he was busy in another household too!

BirthCongratulations to George and Olive Finlay on the birth of their

granddaughter, and to Mrs Kathleen Finlay a great granddaughter, a littlegirl to Pamela and her husband in Meath.

CongratulationsJon Kirby, our parish reader, celebrated his BIG birthday on Christmas

eve. Rosemary Mills is also celebrating a BIG birthday this month.Congratulations to them both. Happy Birthday also to Lily Cramptonwho is celebrating her 88th birthday on 3rd February.

Whist DrivesDunlavin whist drive will be held in the parish hall on Thursday 7th

February at 8.30 pm. The next whist drive is on 7th March. Everyonewelcome.

Donoughmore whist drive will be held in the old school hall onFriday 22nd February at 8.30 p.m. Everyone welcome.

Youth Group – ‘dclub’The ‘dclub’ is for all young adults aged 11 to 16 (6th class to Junior

cert years) and takes place on the second Saturday of the month and isheld in Donoughmore Hall from 8 – 10 pm. The next meeting will beon 9th February.

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AROUND THE PARISHES...

Ash Wednesday – 13th FebruaryThere will be a service of Holy Communion in Donoughmore Church

at 8 pm

Lenten ServicesThere will be a service every Wednesday evening at 8 p.m during Lent,

using the following rota – Ash Wed 13th Feb – Donoughmore; Wed 20thFeb – Donard; Wed 27th Feb Dunlavin; Wed 6th March – Donoughmore;Wed 13th March – Donard; Wed 20th March – Dunlavin.

DUNGANSTOWN, REDCROSS& CONARY

Rev. Roland Heaney. Tel: 0404-41637. E-mail: heaneyr@indigo.ieYouth Worker: Alan Breen. Tel: 0404-41864Parish Administrator: Mrs Deirdre O’Callaghan. Tel: 0404-41864Review: Mrs Phyllis Mates. Tel: 0404-41715Parish Email: info@redcrosschurch.ieParish Websites: www.redcrosschurch.iewww.stkevinsdunganstown.iewww.saintbartholomews.ie

Spring TimeWith February comes the stretch in the evenings and the signs of

new life in the countryside. Buds appear on the trees, first flowers pushthrough the ground and new lambs arrive in the fields. Farmers aregetting the ground ready to plant the seed as the work begins onproducing another harvest. We naturally expect it to happen this waybecause after all that is the way the seasons work. Winter is past andsummer is approaching. Yet in church life, we go through the differentseasons of the church but do we expect things to change? DuringFebruary we will be entering into the season of Lent but are weexpecting a harvest from it? The church must be in the business ofspiritual harvesting and therefore we should be doing everything wecan to ensure that the harvest is brought in – people’s lives transformedby the love and salvation of Jesus Christ. The ground needs to be madeready and the best place to begin is in our own hearts.

Ash WednesdayThere will be a short penitential service in Conary Church on

Wednesday, 13th February at 7.30pm.

PrayerIf we really want to see God at work we need to pray. Although many

people pray privately, and this is great , there is something verypowerful about corporate prayer ,when a group of people meettogether with a real purpose in prayer. A prayer meeting takes place inRedcross Church on Wednesday morning at 9.30am and a Men’s prayermeeting takes place on Thursday morning between 7.00 and 8.00am.

HealingTrinity Hall is open every Thursday evening from 7.00pm to 8.30pm

for anyone who wants to come and receive prayer for healing or forany other personal need. Everyone is welcome.

Christian BurialThe parish was deeply saddened to hear the news that Mrs Kathleen

Bradshaw of Shroughmore House had passed away peacefully, buttotally unexpectedly on Christmas morning. Kathleen was a faithfulmember of Conary Church and very seldom missed attending Sundayservices and helping at the parish sales etc. Her family are well knownin the farming community and this was reflected by the large numbersattending the funeral service on Friday, 28th December at St.Bartholomew’s Church, Conary with the burial in the adjoininggraveyard. Our thoughts and prayers are with her friends and family,especially her children Mervyn, Robert, Gillian and Jennifer, theirspouses, all the grandchildren and extended family.

MarriageCongratulations to Ian Bradshaw who was married to Julie Corcoran

on Monday, 31st December in Avoca. We wish them every blessing andhappiness in their future life together.

Carol ServicesIt probably now seems a very long time since Christmas but we

would like to thank everyone who took part in our Carol Services over

the Christmas period and especially for the very generous collectionswhich were given to St. Vincent de Paul, Protestant Aid, Pact and theLeprosy Mission.

GREYSTONESClergy: Rev. David Mungavin. Tel: 287 4077.Lay Minister: Frank Connolly. Tel: 087 121 1575.Review Secretary: Mrs. Carolyn Gray. Tel: 2874412.Website: www.stpatricksgreystones.ieParish Office: Tel: 201 0648. Email: stpatricksparish@eircom.netSunday Services: 8.30am; 10.30am, followed by coffee; 5.00pm.Wednesday: Holy Communion at 10.30am, followed by coffee.

The New Year began with the Epiphany of our Lord falling on aSunday which is almost as welcome as Christmas falling on a Sunday. Weface a number of challenges in the coming year : the first sods will bedug in the building of Temple Carrig School. The Interim Board, chairedby Garrett Fennell have made very good progress , one of the mainpriorities is to appoint the Principal in the coming year as it is perceivedvital that this crucial role is filled while so many ongoing decisions arebeing made. The Parish Centre continues to be a busy place hosting twopre schools and various groups ; we are fortunate to have a really goodteam to keep things ticking over nicely.

Greystones is a growing town and the National Schools are presentlyover subscribed which is why extra class rooms are in the process ofbeing planned to accommodate the growth in the community.

In the parish we hope to continue being a welcoming place to thefaithful, the seeker and the new comer alike. Our worship is thefoundation of parish life , around this we build our busy lives findingtime for the right things ; the people who need us and those whom weneed. By this our community is hopefully nurtured and sustained.

The Select Vestry facilitated the sale of a church property in earlyDecember which will benefit our financial planning in the coming year.We also plan to continue to consider outreach and stewardship in theparish as an ongoing theme.

We are grateful to those who work with children and youth week byweek. The confirmation group met first on the Epiphany and continue tomeet until the Confirmation on 3rd March. The programme will be ledby Kirsty Lynch , youth worker in Christ Church, Bray and we also lookforward to the input from 3Rock ; the Fun Day and post confirmationweek end away in June. The Bugle Club and Sunday Seekers are alsocentral to our encouragement of fellowship and faith in the young.

The Choir, so ably led by Jacqueline & Paul Mullen, produced a greatvariety of music and carols over Advent and Christmas : we lookforward to more in the new year.

We look forward to ordinand Kevin Conroy joining us on placementfor the coming months and later in the year we welcome (home) IanHorner to be our Intern Deacon for the coming academic yearbeginning in August/September.

Carol ServiceWe had our lessons and carol service on Sunday 16th December and

it was a beautiful candle lit service. The choir and congregation sangeach carol with such clarity. After the service, Rev. David Mungavin andRobert Mowatt jointly presented Ms. Diane Carroll from the BrayLakers with a cheque for €4,000. This was our donation towards thiswell known local charity from the proceeds of the Parish Fair, held inOctober. This is a central feature of our annual charity work.

Soup and Sandwiches LunchThe next Soup and Sandwiches Lunch to be held in St. Patrick’s

Worship and Recreation Centre will be on Tuesday 19th March 2013from 12.30 pm until 2 pm. Do come and join in the fellowship and enjoysome home made soup, and sandwiches.

Parish Register – Funeral5th December 2012: Derek Smyth.Our sympathy to his family and friends.

Baptisms9th December 2012: Jamie Marshall Winstanley.9th December 2012: Ruby Anna Felton.30th December 2012: Logan Eoin Dunn McCauleyWe welcome these little ones into the fellowship of Christ’s Church.

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LEIXLIP AND LUCANThe Rev. Scott Peoples. Tel: 01-624 9147. Mobile: 083-1357 328.Email: peoples.scott@ymail.comLay Readers: Rosemary Fair, Joe Haughton, Irene YoungParish Office: 01-6240976. Fax: 01-6240846.Rector’s day off: Monday.

Good newsJust before Christmas Bord Pleanala gave the go ahead for the new

school at St.Edmunsbury. It has been a challenging time for the schoolcommunity waiting for the decision to be taken. The tendering processwill begin soon with the hope of being in the new school before yearend or early 2014. We rejoice in this great news and acknowledge thelong journey of persuasion, coaxing, meeting and most of all praying hascome to this positive conclusion.

ChristmasIt was great to see full churches for carol services and other

celebrations over Christmas. It was particularly good to renew contactswith former parishioners visiting from a distance.

Our two school carol services were full to overflowing and next yearwe may need three occasions to include children and parents. To allwho worked so hard to bring each service alive sincere thanks.

Panto!Yes it was and now it is behind us! The panto 'Three Musketeers'

played out to full houses each performance and it was terrific to seejunior members from years past taking leading roles. Particular thanksis due to Laura Erskine and Patricia Pasley who directed and producedthe performance.

BaptismsWe welcomed Donnchadh Buttner in St.mary's on the 6th January,

Kym Copperthwaite there on 30th December, and Chisom Nwaejimand Seren McCaffrey in St Andrew's on 23rd December and the 2ndDecember repectively. We welcome them all and assure them of ourprayer support in this community of faith.

Parish Supper DanceThis takes place on 16th February and details about tickets etc can

be got for the parish office.

AttendanceIt is heartening to see the increase in attendance and giving towards

the end of the year. Many have made commitments of time andresources and others have reassessed their commitment as well. To allwho give of presence and resources we express our appreciation.

NARRAGHMORE AND TIMOLINWITH CASTLEDERMOTAND KINNEAGH

Rector: Rev. Isaac Delamere. Tel: 059 8624278Readers: Mr. Philip Hendy. Tel: 059 8636518

Mrs. Avril Gillatt. Tel: 059 8624974Review Distribution: Mrs. Beatrice Hendy. Tel: 059 8636518

Mrs. Charlotte Glynn. Tel: 059 8623167Mrs. Elsie Ubank. Tel: 059 9144176

Parish Website: www.narraghmoretimolincastledermotkinneagh.com

Bible Reflection GroupA meeting for those who follow the daily bible reading notes will take

place in the rectory on the 25th of February at 8:00pm. If you wouldlike to receive daily bible reading notes please let Avril Gillatt know.

Pastoral CouncilMeets 18th February at 8:00pm in St. James School hall. Everyone

welcome. At this meeting we will be organising St. Patricks day, MotheringSunday as well as our easter services and discussing parish renewal. Ifthere is anything else you would like included on the agenda please letthe Rector or Avril Gillatt know.

Mothers UnionMeets 19th February in Ann Hendys Home. Topic: “Care of your eyes.”

World Day of Prayer ServiceFriday 1st March at 8:00pm in Crookstown church. The theme of the

service is “ I was a stranger and you welcomed me”. The service wasprepared by the Christian women of France. Everyone welcome.

Tidy Towns Cake sale: On Sunday the 10th of February following theten o’clock service in Timolin after which we have tea in the hall therewill be a cake sale to raise funds for tidy towns. There will also be a cakesale following twelve o’clock mass in Moone. All support would begreatly appreciated. Castledermot Local History Group invite you to a talk by

author and historian David Ryan on "John St Leger and theGrangemellon Hellfire Club" to be held at 8pm on Tuesday 26thFebruary in Castledermot Community Centre. Entry 2 euro (membersfree). Membership fees for 2013 are now due (10euro).

Team HopeOn behalf of "Team Hope Christmas Shoe Box Appeal" I would like

to say "Thank You" to all who helped: covering boxes, filling boxes andgiving generously of money, toys, hats, gloves, buckets of tennis balls andlots more. Although we are suffering from recession, this year was thebest yet; 78 boxes plus money for transport were delivered to thedepot on the Curragh. All of our boxes went to Eastern Europe thisyear. Thank you very much.

Rowan Stanley

Messy Church Training Day & IntroductionMessy church is an opportunity to learn about the Christian faith in

a family friendly fun environment. It involves looking at a story from thebible through a selection of messy crafts which children, parents ,grandparents and teenagers can make together. This is followed by ashort time of worship followed by a meal together. A training andintroduction day is being organised by the Athy Union of parishes onthe 23rd of February in Athy Parish centre from 10:00am – 3:00pm. Itwould be great to have some representatives (adults and teenagers)from the parish attend this day. If you are interested in going please letthe Rector know asap.

Whist DriveWe welcome Avril Maher and Gladys Neill as the new co-ordinators

of whist. It is an important source of funding for the parish as well asproviding an opportunity for people to meet socially. We wish themwell and assure them of our help and support. Whist will take place inTimolin Hall on Saturday the 9th February at 8:30pm.

WeddingsWe congratulate Ross Ashmore and Brid Fogarthy who were married

on the 5th of January 2013 at St. Michael’s Church Killenard Co Laois. Wewish them both every happiness and joy for the future. We also lookforward to the marriage of Heather Thompson, Ballyraggan, Rathvilly toPhilip Rothwell on the 23rd of February in St James Church Castledermot.

EngagementCongratulations to Matthew Hendy and Claire Turner who announced

their engagement at Christmas.

BereavementsWe extend our sympathy to Lawrence Coogan on the passing of his

father, to Jennifer Glynn on the recent loss of her mother and to EdelO’Neill on the loss of her father. Within the parish Audrey Dawes fromPrumplestown House, Castledermot died on the 15th of December.The following reflection was written by her daughter Gethyn and toher and the family we extend our deepest sympathy.

The funeral of Audrey Dawes took place at St. James’ Church,Castledermot on 22nd December, 2012. The service, befitting to thestatus of the lady herself, was enlivened by a spirited recollection of herlife by Mr. Herbie Brennan which was enjoyed by all.

Audrey both started and ended her life within the walls ofPrumplestown House, Castledermot and those grey stone walls werethe bookends to her life. Although she travelled the world with herhusband, Dick, a serving officer, she remained centered on Castledermotand Prumplestown and the open front door of Prumplestown whichwas always the home that she came back to.

When Audrey and Dick started their family they were living inPrumplestown Mill and that was where their daughter Gethyn was

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born. When Dick retired, and having lived for some time near Roscrea,Audrey again found herself back in Castledermot, this time living inPrumplestown gatelodge. This was a good time for Audrey. She lovedto entertain and did it well while Dick could spend time walking andriding the farm. There they stayed happily until the death of her fatherin 1980. At that time, she and Dick moved up to the “Big House” whereAudrey took care of her mother until her mother’s death and she andDick continued to administer the house and farm.

Dick died in 1998 and Audrey continued to live alone atPrumplestown. She was devoted to the house and the place, saying thatshe was looking after it “for the family”. An avid gardener, her gardenwas her pride and joy and there she found enormous pleasure andcomfort. Prior to her illness she was a familiar figure in Castledermot,a great character, somewhat firm in her opinions!

Audrey was a generous but discrete benefactor of St. James’ Church.The past two years have been a struggle as Audrey fought increasingly

poor health. The joy in her life was having her grand daughter close byand the frequent visits of her two little great grandsons. She slippedaway gently from sleep on the evening of Saturday, December 15th. Asa final tribute her family were able to meet her long-time wish that shebe carried out of Prumplestown feet first, just like her father before her.

HospitalWe remember in our prayers Helen Condell, Elsie Ubank and Dorothy

Leonard who are in hospital at the time of writing. We are delighted thatPearl Stanley is home from hospital and making good progress.

February Services 3rd Feb. 10:00am Kinneagh MP/ Ark meets

10:00am Castledermot MP followed by tea11:30am Narraghmore HC

9th Feb. 8:00pm Kinneagh HC10th Feb. 10:00am Timolin HC followed by tea & cake sale

in support of Tidy Towns11:30am Castledermot HC

13th Feb. 11:00am Timolin HC with prayers for Healing8:00pm Narraghmore Ash Wednesday service

17th Feb. 9:00am Narraghmore HC10:10am Kinneagh family service followed by tea11:30am Timolin family service

24th Feb. 10:00am Narraghmore (traditional) MP followedby tea

11:30am Timolin MP11:30am Castledermot HC

1st March 8:00pm Crookstown Church World Day ofPrayer service

3rd March 10:00am Kinneagh MP/Ark meets10:00am Castledermot MP followed by tea11:30am Narraghmore HC

NEWCASTLE ANDNEWTOWNMOUNTKENNEDYWITH CALARY

Rev. W. Bennett. Tel. 2819300; 087 9480317Email: bennettwilliam1@gmail.comLay Readers: Mrs. C. Tindal, Mr. Michael CrowlyParish Administrator: Ms Karen Reynolds. Tel. 087 2866889Review Circulation: Mrs. C. Valentine (Newcastle);Mrs. J. O’Herlihy (St. Matthew’s); Mrs. E. Seymour (Calary)Review Notes: Ms L. StringerParish Websites: www.newcastleparish.org,www.newtownmountkennedyparish.org / www.calaryparish.org

Message from the Rector’s DeskIt always amazes me to realise how many people are regularly

involved in the daily, weekly or monthly running of our parishes. Theseinclude all the organisations from creche, parent and toddler, Sundayschool, summer camp, youth club, confirmation classes, buildingcommittee, select vestries, organists, choir members, the volunteerswho clean and put flowers in the churches, the choosing of readers forSunday and Wednesday worship, our two loyal and faithful lay readers,

the organisers of table tennis and bowls clubs, those who have taken onthe very much appreciated and important role of visiting andbefriending the elderly, those who ensure that there is a healthy sociallife and fellowship in providing the opportunities for friendship at theTuesday drop in for coffee and Thursday lunches in the Cottage, and ofcourse we also have that bunch of unpredictables in the drama groupwho are brave enough to give their punters a laugh even if it is whenlines are forgotten! The list could go on but I want to say a very bigthank you to all who encourage by word or deed and who use yourgifts for the benefit of these parishes and for God's glory.

This has been a very different year for me than I would ever haveexpected. Lying in a hospital bed in March, being forced to abandon youin the Parishes with no access to a phone, but I realized I did not haveanother option. During the early days, when things were very uncertainand visitors were not allowed, I had plenty of time to think. It was thenthat I really valued being able to trust in God no matter what theoutcome. For me the truth of Scripture in the promises of God becamevery real and the 'Peace of God which transcends all understanding'was a very strong reality. As I look back on the experience I see it as avery positive one in a number of ways. For me personally I proved thereality of the presence of God no matter what the future held, but theresponse of people was a real source of encouragement. Under thewatchful eye of Canon Fred Appleby the parishioners took up thebaton and ensured that ministry, at all levels, continued and developed.

I count myself very privileged to be your Rector. As we leave one yearbehind and embark on new challenges my hope and prayer is that ourexperience of faith will grow deeper, that our fellowship together willgrow closer, that our vision for the future will rise higher and that ourlight from the Gospel will shine brighter! I wish you all a very happy andpeaceful 2013.

God Bless,William

Calary

Carol ServiceThe parishioners at Calary would like to thank all of their friends and

neighbours for joining them at the annual Carol Service on Sunday 23December and to let them know that the collection amounted to over€1,200, and was sent to Simon.

ChristeningLucy, daughter of Karen and Micheal Guiney and granddaughter of

Jean and Patrick Wall was christened in Calary on Sunday 6th January.Karen, Micheal and Lucy live in the UK and it was lovely to see themback in Calary again.

World Day of PrayerThis event will be held in Kilbride Church at 8pm on Friday 1st March.

Newcastle and Newtownmountkennedy

Memorial ServiceTrix Fox of Ballyvolan, Newcastle passed away peacefully in

Greystones Nursing Home. A service of thanksgiving was held inNewcastle on Saturday 24th November. Our sympathy to all her familyand friends and particularly to Jackie and Mark.

WeddingDermot Ryan and Catherine McElwain tied the knot on the 3rd of

November. Congratulations to them both.

Christmas Cottage Outing According to reports afterwards, a great day was had by all, the

highlight being the horse and gig ride around the sights of Dublin. Thiswas followed by mulled wine and afternoon tea in the Westbury. Lotsof satisfied customers!

CongratulationsCongratulations to Pat Milligan who will celebrate his 90th birthday

in January and who remains as charming as ever! Happy birthday Pat!

Clubs & OrganisationsThe Creche is open in the Rectory Cottage during all morning

services in Newcastle church. All pre-schoolers welcome. The Parentand Toddler Group meet every Monday morning from 10.30am. in theRectory Cottage. Information from Wendy at 086 8478415. The YouthClub will meet on the first and third Fridays of the month. Informationfrom Paul at 085 7871541. Time Out continues to meet on Tuesday

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evenings at 8pm. in the Rectory Cottage. The Bowls Club continue tomeet every Thursday at 8pm. in the school and Table Tennis continueson Mondays at 8pm. in the McLean Room.

Newcastle ChoirThe choir will begin rehearsals again in February for the season of

Lent and for Easter. New members are always welcome.

And finallyA word of thanks to all for the efforts made for our Christmas

worship including the Sunday School Children, Parish Choir, Organists,Lay Readers, Church decorators and the very busy Church Wardens.All of the services were special in their own way and the Christmasmessage was carefully carried on for another year.

POWERSCOURT WITH KILBRIDERector: The Venerable Ricky Rountree. Tel: 2863534Email: rbrountree@gmail.comCurate Asst: Rev Terry Lilburn. Tel: 086 8865361email: terrylilburn@gmail.com Website: www.powerscourt.glendalough.anglican.orgParish Office: (Secretary, Hazel Thompson) Tel/Fax 2863862 Email: powerscourtns@eircom.netReview Circulation: Mrs Joyce Roe. Tel: 2862645

Congratulations to Jimmy Echlin, parishioner of Powerscourt whocelebrated his 100th birthday on Sunday 30th December. A specialgathering of relatives and friends met with Jimmy in the Glenview Hotelthat day to enjoy each other’s company and cut the special cake. Jimmylives independently in his own apartment in Bray supported by his nephewand close friends. We wish him many more years of active health.Thank you to everyone who helped make Christmas special in the

parish, especially those who prepared and decorated the churches, themusic and assisted with the services. It was wonderful to see so manywho had returned home for the holiday period and to have the childrenand young families so involved.The Gospel Choirs have returned for rehearsals during January

and the junior and teen choirs will sing at the next Family Sizzle serviceon Sunday 17th February at 5.00pm in Powerscourt Church. Thesenior choir have gathered together and await the appointment of anew musical director.

Mustard Seed, Sunday Children’s Ministry, are meeting again sinceSunday 20th January and meet in the School Hall each Sunday at11.30am, except for the Family Service day on the 2nd Sunday of themonth. Children attend church for Junior Church at 11.30 and thenmove to the Hall for their special activity and then the adults join themfor coffee following the morning service in Powerscourt Church.Kilbride Church will hold a fund-raising Table Quiz on Saturday

9th February at 8.00pm in Bray Sailing Club. Tables of 4 at €40 (€10 perperson) are invited to participate for a first prize of €200 & second prizeof €100. There will be a raffle and a supper will be served. The quiz willbe limited to 12 tables, so book early by phoning Rory at 086 2544482.Ash Wednesday service will be held in Kilbride Church at 8.00pm

on Wednesday, 13th February.

Parish Registers – Holy Baptism23rd December: Harvey Dermot Ward; Iveagh Wren Slazenger.

RATHDRUM & DERRALOSSARYWITH GLENEALY

Canon John McCullagh. Tel 0404 43814 E-mail: Rathdrum@glendalough.anglican.orgReview notes: Heather Sheane

Carols in the Monastic CityIt may or may not have been St Augustine of Hippo who said he who

sings prays twice but the saying had a special resonance when thecommunities gathered in the cathedral ruins in Glendalough for thenow annual carol singing. We had permission to sing from theauthorities but prayer was specifically precluded. This curiosity arisesfrom the Irish Church Act passed some 150 years ago.

A special cribThe children in St Saviour’s under the guidance of their teacher Mrs

Doyle made a special set of clay crib figures for the porch in St Saviour’sfor display on the day of the school Nativity Service. They were soadmired that they remained in situ until the feast of the Epiphany wasover. Santa made an appearance both in the school where his rapportwith the children was noted and again in the Rectory where he greeteda large number of pre-school children. The fact that his girth differedbetween visits and that one pre-schooler greeted him as grandpamerely added to the general gaiety.

Turas Gleann Dá LochCumann Gaelach na hEaglaise kindly invited the rector to participate

in their evening reflection following their pilgrimage to Glendalough and(according to the Rector himself) with even greater courtesy theydidn’t comment on his execrable pronunciation. It is always a privilegeto welcome visitors to this holy place.

Christmas decoration Each of our churches seemed to reach a new standard as the

decorative skills of the ladies brought a sense of beauty and wonder tothe adornment of the buildings. In St John’s, the oil lamps wereelectrified, thanks to the generosity of a parishioner and the firstEucharist of Christmas had a very special glow of warmth and welcome.Father Oliver brought not only greetings from our neighbours in StKevin’s but a lantern of peace which had originated from a light lit byIsraeli and Palestinian scouts. The Rector had brought our greetings toSt Kevin’s earlier in the evening when Christiana Delamere was one ofthe children who placed the baby in the crib. Dick Mahon made a specialstand for the paschal candle using his metalworking skills and we thankhim for recognising the need and undertaking the task so it wasn’t untilit was in place that we realised what had been done.

BaptismsThere were two baptisms in Glenealy Church, one on the Sunday

immediately before Christmas and the second on the Sunday afterChristmas. One of the traditions is that the congregation reaches outlike Anna and Simeon to touch the newly christened infant as the babyis paraded by the rector. We welcome Isobel Chloe Codd, daughter ofJimmy Echlin’s 100th birthday cake.

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Members of 24th Company Coolock Girls’ Brigade following their Enrolment in St. John’s on 16th December 2012.

Above: Jimmy Echlin, of Powerscourt Parish, at his 100th birthday party.Right: Mr. Frank Luce celebrated his 90th Birthday with Canon Fred Appelbe inRathmichael Church in December.

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Members of Wicklow and Killiskey Parishes’ Church 21 Committee with the Mayor of Wicklow, Cllr Mervyn Morrison, at the launch of the parishes’ ‘A Church forAll’ brochure in Wicklow Parish Church.

Charlie and Stanley Nangle, formerly of Third Company Boys’ Brigade, outsideSt Brigid’s Church, Castleknock, following the Stedfast Association’s New YearBible Class.

Reg Darby, Arthur Vincent, George Woods and Philip Daley following theStedfast Association’s New Year Bible Class which took place in St Brigid’sChurch, Castleknock.

Jack Daley (formerly 1st Company Boys’ Brigade), Cynthia Daley (past Girls’ Brigademember) and Willie Clarke (formerly 2nd Company Boys’ Brigade) attended theStedfast Association’s New Year Bible Class in St Brigid’s Church, Castleknock.

Jenny Grindle and her son, Alex, with Mary Wilson, Christine O'Connor andChuck Ugwu at the first united service in St Ann’s.

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RTE Children’s Christmas Service with Rathfarnham parish children.

Vicar of St Ann’s Church, Dawson Street, the Revd David Gillespie, carries on collecting at the Black Santa Sit Out despite the media scrum behind him surroundingthe presence of the two Archbishops of Dublin, Dr Michael Jackson and Dr Diarmuid Martin, who had arrived to help with the collection for the appeal which ranfor nine days up to Christmas Eve.

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Church Music student Matthew Breen from Taney; organist Barbara Hall fromKillarney; organ student Inga Hutchinson from Killeigh and Gaeshill; and organistRachel Pike from Tuam; with the Revd Dr Stanley Monkhouse at Church MusicDublin’s Living Worship Course which took place in the Mageough Hall.

Helen O’Toole, deputy organist at Kilternan; Jonathan Wilson a student on theArchbishop’s Course; and Margaret Leonard, organist from Chapelizod at ChurchMusic Dublin’s Living Worship Course in the Mageough Hall in Rathmines.

The rectory family with volunteers Keith Connaughton and Alan Murphy with the dragon during the construction of the sets for the Narnia Festival which runs inChrist Church Bray during Lent.

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Sarah Jane and Ian and Anna Lilian Meredith, daughter of Jennifer andIan into the fellowship of Christ’s church.

BereavementVera Inglis, nee Webster, grew up in Ballyknocken in Glenealy and

loved to return to visit the home place with her family. Her passing wasnot only a cause of grief for her family in Castleknock and for herbrothers George and Albert in this parish but to her other siblings andmany friends and former neighbours.

Review notesIf you wish to order or cancel the Church Review for 2013 please let

John Armstrong or Lin Ryan know in good time.

Reminder re new times for Church servicesThe new times for Sunday morning services are as set out below. This

new schedule, which was introduced on Sunday 6 January 2013, willoperate for six months. At the end of that period there will be theopportunity to review the pattern.

The monthly evening service will continue and normally will be onthe second Sunday of the month at 7pm with the venue rotating amongthe three churches.

Times of Morning Worship from Sunday January 6, 2013St John’s Church, Laragh 9amSt Saviour’s Church, Rathdrum 10.15amGlenealy Parish Church 11.30am

Pattern of WorshipThe service pattern will remain unchanged with Laragh and Glenealy

having celebrations of Holy Communion on 1st and 3rd Sundays andRathdrum on 2nd and 4th. The alternate Sundays will take the form ofMorning Prayer. Service of the Word will normally be used on the fifthSunday.

Special services – dates for your diaryLenten services will commence on Ash Wednesday in Glenealy at

7.30 pm and the World Day of Prayer will be marked in St John's onFriday 1st March. There may be a service in Rathdrum on Thursdayevening 28th February.

WICKLOW AND KILLISKEYRector: Canon John Clarke. Tel: 0404 67132.Associate Vicar: The Revd. Ken Rue. Tel: 087 2766590.Review Distributors: Mrs. Frances Douglas. Tel: 0404 67137 (Wicklow).

Mrs. Vera Webster. Tel: 0404 40299 (Killiskey).

Geoffry TottenhamThe death of Geoffry Tottenham, after a long illness courageously

born, was a cause of great sadness to us all. Geoffry was only fifty yearsof age. For the last twenty years he was involved in every aspect ofParish life in Killiskey. He was a member of the Nuns Cross SchoolBoard of Management, of the Select Vestry. and he took on extraresponsibilities as Chairperson of the Finance Committee and of theSocial Committee. He took an active role on the highly successfulChurch Windows Committee which steered the Restoration Project tosuch a successful conclusion. As a farmer and landowner he was knownfor his care of woodlands, and as a fisherman he competed in and wonmany competitions. Geoffry had a gift of steering committees in theright direction, through thoughtful analyses and wide ranging ability tosee others points of view. He will be sorely missed. The overflowingcongregation in Nuns Cross Church for his funeral on Saturday 12thJanuary was a tribute to his wide range of friendships and to theadmiration in which he was held. To every member of his family weoffer our deepest sympathy at this time: to his mother, Alicia Lucy, hisbrother Charles, sisters Mick and Clare, and most especially to his wifeLucy and his children, Joanna and Edward. Every member of the familyhas been supportive during Geoffry’s long illness and our prayers arewith them now and into the future.

Alastair Scott Farnes (“Mac”)Alastair Scott Farnes died on the second of January. He had with

humour and patience been dealing with ill-health and with the continuous

need of dialysis for some years. He had just undergone a kidneytransplant when he sadly died in hospital. Our deepest sympathy is withhis wife Ruth, son Alasdair and to his sister-in-law Margaret Bloomer.

Women and friendsThe World Day of Prayer Service is likely to be on Friday, 1st March.

The service has been drawn up by women from France and is beinghosted in Wicklow this year by the Roman Catholic Church. We planto hold services for the schools as well.

Mothers’ UnionLook out for details of our Annual Birthday lunch in mid March. All

welcome. 108 and counting….!

Fashion ShowThis is to be held on March 8th, at Clermont. Tickets will be available

soon.

ConfirmationThe Confirmation classes have started – we expect to have over

twenty candidates once more! The Confirmation Service will be heldon Sunday 24th March at 3.30 pm.

Sunday ClubsWe are very grateful Michelle Hasler for organising the Sunday Club

in Wicklow.

Tiglin CentreWe look forward to having a visit from members of the Teen Challenge

to our churches.

Coffee Mornings at the HubCoffee mornings for local projects. continue on a monthly basis on

the last Monday of each month.

ChristmasIt seems a long time since the beautifully decorated churches,

children’s singing, and full congregations! As ever we are indebted to alarge number of people for ready help and quiet behind-the-sceneswork. Thank you everyone – as they say “You know who you are!”

LentLent begins with services on Ash Wednesday: 10.30am Holy

Communion in Wicklow and Evening Prayers in Killiskey at 7.30pm.

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