Clontarf Parish, Saint John The Baptist Church

The April 2008 issue of our Parish Matters magazine may be read and downloaded from the Parish Matters page.

We have three services on Easter Sunday this year.

Once again we join with the other Christian parishes in Clontarf to celebrate the Risen Lord at a sunrise ecumencial service. The service takes place at 6.10am at the Yacht Club slipway on Clontarf Road, and all are welcome.

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At 8.30am we have a Festival Holy Communion in our Parish Church on Seafield Road West.

At 10.30am, again in the Parish Church, we have a Parish Family Festival Service with a Children’s Talk - why not join our Parish Family in celebrating Easter - all are welcome.

Our 12 noon service on Good Friday is a youth service by and for the young people of the Parish. The service will be led by Susan Connolly, our Youth and Children’s Pastor, and music will be provided once again by the band Scripture.

All are welcome.

The 2008 General Vestry took place in the Parish Centre on 9th March, after the 10.30 service.

Ted Jones was appointed Rector’s Church Warden, and Lyndsey O’Toole People’s Church Warden.

Nigel Darragh was elected People’s Glebewarden, and is joined by Brendan Bournes-Harpur as Rector’s Glebewarden.

This year’s General Vestry, in addition to electing the Select Vestry, saw the triennial elections for Parochial Nominators and Synodsmen. Full details are available on the Select Vestry page of the website.

2nd March Mothering Sunday
8.30 a.m. Holy Communion
10.30 a.m. Morning Prayer

5th March Wednesday
7.30 p.m. Lenten Wednesday Worship

9th March Passion Sunday
8.30 a.m. Holy Communion
10.30 a.m. Parish Family Communion
12.00 noon Easter General Vestry in Parish Centre

12th March Wednesday
7.30 p.m. Lenten Wednesday Worship

16th March Palm Sunday
8.30 a.m. Holy Communion
10.30 a.m. All-Age Worship with distribution of the Palms

18th March Tuesday in Holy Week
8.00 p.m. Evening Prayer in the Parish Church

19th March Wednesday in Holy Week
8.00 p.m. Methodist Church - Preacher:The Rector

20th March Maundy Thursday
8.00 p.m. Institution of the Lord’s Supper and Stripping of the Altar. Preacher: Rev’d. L. Kennedy-Ritchie

21st March Good Friday
12.00 noon Youth Service with Band
7.30 p.m. Good Friday Liturgy

23rd March Easter Day
6.10am Ecumenical Sunrise service at at The Yacht Club slipway
8.30 a.m. Festival Holy Communion
10.30 a.m. Parish Family Festival Service with Children’s Talk

30th March Easter 2
8.30 a.m. Holy Communion
10.30 a.m. Service of the Word

Our Indian Night, held in the Parish Centre on Friday 29th February, was a great success. 130 people came along and raised €4,060 for the USPG’s Delhi Brotherhood Project.

Click on any image to go to our Flickr site.

Thanks to all who helped, especially Heather, Mandy and Elaine who sold tickets and all who helped set up the Parish Centre and made the night a success.

Thanks also to Breda, Mandy and Linda, Ted and Declan and the Rector for dressing appropriately! (Roll on the next fashion show!)