Our next Study Group meeting is on 28th May at 7.30pm. Join us in the Parish Centre for Evening Worship, followed by a talk on ‘Saul of Tarsus, Paul the Apostle: a life of opposites’.
Our first Parish Study Evening takes place on Wednesday 23rd April at 7.30pm.
The evening will begin with Worship, and continue with a talk on ‘What Makes John so different to Matthew, Mark and Luke?’
Tea and coffee will be served.
Join us in the Pavilion Room of the Parish Centre at 7.30pm.
There will be fun for all the family at our Family Fun Day and Summer Fête, which will take place on Sunday 15th June.
The Fête will be held in and around the Parish Centre from 2.00 — 5.00pm and will have the usual stalls (no white elephant) and much outdoors fun too.
We will have bouncy castles, alongside burgers and hotdog stalls. This will undoubtedly be a fantastic afternoon and a great way of raising much-needed funds for the Parish. The stalls, like before, will be manned by representatives of the various organisations.
Please make sure to keep this date free in your diary as it is really important for our Parish. As well as being a great Parish get together, the Family Fun Day and Parish Fête will be main means of fundraising this year.
Over the last couple of years we have become involved with the Missionary Society USPG (United Society for the Propagation of the Gospel). In particular, we have linked in with a project in Delhi, India, run by the Delhi Brotherhood, which was set up over a hundred years ago as an extension link from Cambridge University.
The Delhi Brotherhood Project does immensely good work. Many hundreds of young people travel to the city for work.These are as young as 5 or 6 years old. As they reach the main train station in Delhi representatives of the thriving sex industry offer them accommodation and promise them work. Many end up on drugs, on the street as child prostitutes or worse.
The Delhi Brotherhood endeavour to break that cycle by offering these children accommodation in their shelters across the city. Alongside that they educate them in practical ways.The girls are taught sewing and dressmaking. The boys are taught basic computer skills and car mechanics. These are invaluable skills in the bustling city of Delhi.
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Services for Christmas Day
Our Midnight Service starts at 0.00am
8.30 - Festival Holy Communion
10.30am - Huge Birthday Celebration: You are personally invited to the party!
Come help us celebrate with a Festival Parish Family Communion with Children’s Address
Bring your toys along and give thanks for all we get and give at Christmas
On All Saints’ Sunday, 4th November, the day on which we give thanks and prayerfully remember those we love but see no longer, we planted a tree in memory of our dear friend Sam Jackson. The tree was planted in the Church grounds which Sam spent so many hours keeping so well.
A Cheese and wine evening takes place on Friday 23rd November in the Parish Centre. The fun starts at 7pm and all Parishioners are invited to come along and bring a friend.
A Message from The Rector
On Sunday 7th October 2007 we will celebrate the official opening of our new Parish Centre beside the Church. This is a very important milestone in the life of our Parish Family, which is a result of much hard work, prayer and dedication by many people over a long period of time, but in particular over the last two years.
The Parish Centre Calendar is now online.
All parishioners are warmly invited to be part of this great day of celebration and thanksgiving. The day will begin at 10.30am with a Service of Holy Communion, presided over by the Archbishop of Dublin, The Most Reverend Dr John R W Neill, followed by the Blessing of the new Centre, the cutting of the tape, speeches and refreshments.
If you would like to be part of the day but have no transport, please contact me.
I sincerely hope that you will be able to attend, and I look forward to seeing you there.
Yours in Christ,
Derek C Sargent Rector
The Summer Camp was a huge success with all the children having a ball.
The Junior Camp went on an outing to Fort Lucan which was absolutely brill. The water slide was a particular favourite with everyone.
I would like to thank all involved, especially, Susan and her team of helpers , teenagers and adults.
The Rectory family is back from holidays.
Services for 12th August: 10th Sunday after Trinity 8.30am Holy Communion 10.30am Parish Family Communion
Hope to see visitors and new worshippers there.
Due to the bad weather forecast for the weekend the Parish Fun Day, due to be held in Green Lanes, is CANCELLED. An All Ages Service will take place at 10.30 in the Church.
It is a great pity that we have to cancel, but with the weather that’s forecast it was the best decision to make.
Derek Sargent, Rector.