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KILTERNAN KLIPS Building community, strengthening worship, growing in service The quarterly newsletter of Parish, Co.

The Rector on ... The culture of invitation

This summer the Clements family people we have just met. spent twelve nights in a tent in a ‘... the central It got me thinking about our campsite 45 minutes west of St message of the culture of invitation in the church. Malo in France. We love camping. In church it is very easy to ensure In fairness, camping in France is Gospel is privacy, as we quite literally close fairly easy, with heated swimming the door on those outside. Why do pool, hot showers and fresh bread at invitation. we do this? Maybe out of fear of hand. ‘Come and what they might think of us in the Camping is one of those ‘post-Christian’ Ireland? Perhaps experiences that you simply have to see’, Jesus because we fear that they might throw yourself into. You have to change the way we like things deal with the fact that there will be says.’ done? However, the central message mysterious bugs in the tent, that of the Gospel is invitation. ‘Come your one-ring gas cooker does not and see’, Jesus says. Come to my heat water quickly, and that home, eat with me and hear the campsite coffee is not up to to come and play with our children. good news of the kingdom. That Gathering Grounds standards. On more than one occasion we can be messy and awkward (we Perhaps the biggest adjustment is invited other people to eat with us, might remember that Jesus got into the lack of boundaries and privacy. drink with us. We pull over chairs trouble for the people He invited Dishes are washed in public. I might and talk to strangers. We invite and in), but it’s not an optional extra in zip the tent, but the noise outside are invited to play games, to push the Christian faith. does not go away. campers’ children on swings and to Personal invitation is at the Perhaps the public nature of share washing-up liquid. We share heart of effective church outreach. camping facilitates a culture of information about hiking successes How are people going to hear about invitation. We invite other children and newfound patisseries with Jesus if we don’t offer them an invitation? The world has changed. We are increasingly unchurched or ‘de-churched’, and therefore how are people going to find out about God unless we invite them to hear? So, if you go to the Tuesday communion service, why not invite a neighbour to go with you? If you attend Messy Church, why not invite a new family to come along and check it out? If you go to the Sunday Night at the Gathering Grounds, why not invite a friend who might find the topic engaging? If church is important to you, why not think about inviting someone to join you? Blessings, How are people going to hear about Jesus if we don’t offer them an invitation? Rob.

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CHURCH SERVICES

Midweek Service There is a short service of Holy Communion using the traditional form in the Meeting Room of the Kilternan Centre every Tuesday at 11:30am.

Sunday Services Communion service at 8:30am unless otherwise noted; 10:30am services as below.

Sept. 15 Holy Communion Messy Church at 4pm Sept. 22 Pet Service Contents Sunday Night @ the Gathering Grounds at 8pm Sept. 29 Holy Communion from somewhere else in the Anglican Parish Notice Board 3 Communion What’s on in Kilternan 4 Oct. 6 Morning Prayer Scenes from Parish Life 10 Oct. 11 Community Harvest at 8pm Oct. 13 All-Age Harvest Service Is there more to life than this? 12 Oct. 20 Holy Communion Drug abuse, the homeless and Oct. 27 All-Age service for All Saints women who help 13 Service to remember those who have died at 8pm Family and youth ministry 14 Nov. 3 Morning Prayer Nov. 10 All-Age Remembrance Service Reflections on a Zambian Nov. 17 Holy Communion experience 15 Messy Church at 4pm Community and wider church 16 Nov. 24 All-Age Christ the King Sunday Sunday Night @ the Gathering Grounds at 8pm Cranmer’s corner 17 Dec. 1 Advent Morning Prayer Book review 18 Dec. 8 All-Age Worship Poetry 19 Dec. 15 Holy Communion Community carol service

CONTACT LIST Revd Rob Clements (Rector), [email protected], tel. 087 149 6605. Annemarie McCleane (Parish Support Worker), [email protected], Volume 25 Number 3 tel. 01-295 2643. September 2019 Brian Hickey (Youth and Children’s Ministry Coordinator),

[email protected]. Editorial: Rob Clements and Annemarie McCleane Julie Clements (Gathering Grounds Supervisor and Outreach Worker), [email protected], tel. 087 203 9516. Design: Wordwell Ltd Carol Barry (Parish Reader), [email protected], tel. 087 636 1530.

Distribution: Daphne Athey Kevin O’Sullivan (Organist), [email protected].

Production: Nick Maxwell Copy-editing: Emer Condit Printed by: Ross Print, Greystones

Published by: PARISH TEAM Kilternan Parish, The Reverend Rob Clements Rector Kilternan, Dublin 18. Carol Barry Parish Reader

Brian Hickey Youth and Children’s Ministry Rector: Revd Rob Clements Kevin O’Sullivan Organist Contact: Jackie Robinson Church Warden Phone: 01-295 2643 (O); Christian Kraeft Glebe Warden Mob: 087-149 6605 Gary Colcough Church Warden Email: [email protected]; Bruce Fitzsimons Glebe Warden www.kilternan.dublin.anglican.org Carol Barry Secretary of the Vestry Harry Simpson Treasurer

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WHAT’S ON IN KILTERNAN

Since we opened the new centre, the life service on the second and fourth Sundays. Gardening Club of the parish has become much busier. Contact music director Kevin for more The popular Gardening Club has a monthly We’ve made a list of those programmes information. Monday night meeting with a very in this edition of Klips. Some are run by interesting variety of speakers. Enquiries: the parish and some are external groups Mindful Mondays @ the Gathering Noreen Keane (087 259 2766) or Evelyn in which you might be interested. Ground Richardson (087 240 6410). Mindfulness from 9:00 to 9:30am in the Sunday Services Meeting Room. Girl Guides, Ladybirds, Brownies 8:30: A traditional said Holy Communion For more information check out the 10:30 Services: Play Café @ the Gathering Kilternan Church of Ireland website. 1st Sunday—Morning Prayer Grounds 2nd Sunday—All-Age Worship The play café meets every Wednesday from Beavers, Scouts and Cub Scouts 3rd Sunday—Holy Communion 10am till 12 noon. The main hall is filled For more information check out the 4th Sunday—All-Age Worship with soft toys for tots, while the Gathering Kilternan Church of Ireland website. 5th Sunday—Holy Communion from Grounds hosts prams and coffee. somewhere else in the Anglican Senior Youth group Communion Senior Soup Group @ the This is an informal youth group developing Gathering Grounds for young people (from 2nd year upwards) Sunday Crèche This is a weekly soup and bread lunch that meets fortnightly on Sunday evenings. If The crèche runs from 10:15am till 11:30am every Tuesday for seniors. Soup and bread you would like to be part of our youth and is staffed by Andrea McLean, a don’t quite do justice to what is regularly group, contact our Youth Ministry parishioner and childcare professional. served. There are two types of soup freshly Coordinator, Brian Hickey. Andrea runs the crèche with great care and made every week, and fresh bread organisation. It does not operate during the prepared that morning, not to mention the Junior Youth Group All-Age services, where we would expect sweet treats that appear after. The Junior Youth Group meets fortnightly them to be able to participate in their own on Friday evenings for young people in 6th special way in the service. Tapas Thursday @ the Gathering class and 1st year. If you would like to be Grounds part of our youth group, contact our Youth Sunday Club Rob Pierce, our chef, again creates Ministry Coordinator, Brian Hickey. This meets on the first and third Sundays delicious food for all on Thursdays with his for all children of primary school age. The Tapas Lunch. If you have not yet tried this Highfield Academy of Music children start in the church and make their lunch, come along from 12pm. enrolling now for September 2019 way to the centre after the first hymn. Victoria Johnston (BMus., MPhil., Dip.LCM) Craft Nights @ the Gathering is delighted to be taking enrolment for Messy Church Grounds Highfield Academy of Music’s 2019/20 year. Messy Church is a fresh expression of A craft night meets on the first Friday of Highfield Academy of Music provides church for families on the third Sunday from the month in the Gathering Grounds. All individual piano, singing and theory lessons 4:00 to 6:00pm. It’s based on the three are welcome irrespective of crafting ability! for all levels and ages. pillars of creativity, celebration and Victoria is a multiple award-winner in hospitality. Kilternan Parish Table Tennis piano performance and composition. She Club also has extensive singing experience, having Sunday Nights @ the Gathering After a most enjoyable first season for the sung with several of Ireland’s leading Grounds Kilternan Parish Table Tennis Club, our chamber choirs, and has previously received Sunday Night at the Gathering Grounds is opening night will be on Wednesday 11 a vocal scholarship from Trinity College on the 4th Sunday of the month at 8pm. It is September 2019 at the Kilternan Parish Dublin. For enquiries call Victoria on 083- a unique venture for Kilternan. We meet in Centre, starting at 8:00pm. 875 2277. the Gathering Grounds for coffee, cake, We look forward to meeting up worship led by Kevin and Victoria, and an again with all existing members after the Zumba and Zumba Gold interview with someone with something to summer break, and welcome any new Starting in September. Contact Louise on say! It’s an informal gathering and open to members who would like to join the Table 087 674 1444 or [email protected] everyone. Tennis Club. for more information. The emphasis is very much on having Tuesday Communion in the Parish fun and a social night out through the game Pilates with Sinead Centre of table tennis for adults aged 18+. If you For details of classes, look at A short traditional service of Holy have any questions or would like any www.pilateswithsinead.com or contact Communion in the meeting room every further information, please do not hesitate Sinead on 089 480 9219. Tuesday at 11:30am. to contact me, Irwin Johnston, at email [email protected]; mob: 086 607 Arthritis Ireland: Reduce Your Kilternan Singers 5357. Pain, Reclaim Your Life Aged 13+, the Kilternan Singers meet on Wednesdays, 11 September to 16 October, Tuesdays at 8pm and participate in Sunday Kilternan Parish Lawn Tennis Club 6:00–8:30pm. Contact training@ services. Contact music director Kevin for We welcome enquiries for the Kilternan arthhristisireland.ie or 01 647 0206. more information. Parish Lawn Tennis Club. If you’d like to find out more, please get in touch or call in Jolly Boppers Junior Choir some Tuesday evening between 7:45 and Fridays at 10am. Music, movement and The junior choir meets on Tuesdays and 10:00pm! merrymaking for ages 1–3. Call Aoife on 086 Fridays from 8:15am till 8:45am for children Mary White (087 987 7377) 821 1079 or facebook.com/jollyboppers. aged 7–12. They also sing at the All-Age

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PARISH NOTICE BOARD

REGISTER March: Gallops / out a bit more about Lynn from the Baptisms Rd interview below. We welcome Daniel Lynch, Ellie April: Youth (including Bliss Masika, Edward Shine and confirmation group) Lynn, tell us a bit about yourself. Elise Athey into the family of God’s May: Rectory Estate / I’m married to Keith and have two church. Aikens Village / children, Alana (23) and Ryan (17). We live in , in the Christian burial June: Assorted family home in which I grew up, We mourned the loss of Naomi and living with my mum, Joan—it’s Whyte, Maddie Sulaine, Nonie If you are in these areas and we wonderful to have a family of three Townsend and Norman Campion have your email addresses, you generations living all together, and this quarter. The prayers of the should get an email from us a few there’s always a warm welcome for community of Kilternan are with weeks before your month is up. We anyone who calls to the door! I was all of their families and friends. hope you will take a week and help a primary school teacher and also I wish to remember Norman, with tea and coffee. We usually have a professional qualification in who was a great supporter of the have it organised in twos or threes, Counselling and Psychotherapy. I rector and parish and will be sorely so you are never alone! have served on the Sunday Club missed by many. I also give thanks If you wonder who ‘assorted’ leader team in my local parish since for Annemarie, the two Carols and are, they are the people who don’t 2005, and in recent years have the Revd Terry Lilburn, who offered fit neatly into one of the estates coordinated much of the Children’s such support with funeral listed above. If you are willing to Ministry and Youth Ministry, while arrangements while I was on help, please let Cathriona know— also being involved in many other vacation. 085 718 1188. aspects of parish life. When ‘Mum’s taxi’ is not in service or when I’m ROTAS MEET OUR NEW FAMILY not at the side of a hockey pitch, I The various rotas of the church are AND CHILDREN’S enjoy heading out for walks with managed by the following people: MINISTRY Keith and Charlie, our family dog. I Flower rota—Sarah Tilson (086 854 COORDINATOR also enjoy reading and heading 2967) away for some down time in Tea and Coffee rota—Cathriona Portugal. Fitzsimons (085 718 1188) What attracts you to the position of BLESSING OF children’s and family support worker BACKPACKS in Kilternan Parish? Nothing represents starting back to I have been involved in the Sunday school more than the new school School Society for Ireland and the bag. This bag or backpack will be Church of Ireland Children’s with your child all year. It will be Ministry Network, facilitating filled with books for learning, food training, resourcing and sharing for sustenance and items for play. ideas with volunteer leaders in a On 1 September we had a blessing number of dioceses, while also of the backpacks in church, also advocating for children in church. coinciding with the launch of the This has also led me to be involved new Sunday Club season. in other areas of children’s ministry, Building Blocks, Children’s Ministry TEA AND COFFEE ROTA We are delighted to have Lynn Conference, D&G Kids’ Camp etc. The following groups are Storey starting with us this month Through these, combined with my responsible for tea and coffee after as our Family and Children’s voluntary role with children and the 10:30am services. Ministry Coordinator. Lynn has families in my parish, I have September: Blackberry Hill / excellent experience in this area of developed a passion and Glenamuck Road church life and will help us develop enthusiasm for working with October: Junior Choir Parents this area of ministry. In case you children and families in a church November: Bishops Gate wonder whether that means that setting. It occasionally crossed my December: Assorted Brian is moving on, don’t be mind how wonderful it would be to January: Belarmine concerned. It will, however, free enter into this area in a formal role, February: Stepaside / Cruagh / Brian to focus more on work with should the opportunity ever arise. I Wingfield teenagers and children on the older don’t think I ever expected that to edge of the school. You can find come to fruition, but I am delighted 4 | Kilternan Klips | Autumn 2019 KKAutumn 2019.qxp_Layout 1 30/08/2019 10:05 Page 5

NOTICE BOARD to join Kilternan in this role and to to know you all. This is an area in your friends, for families and for help develop and build on what is which I have been working for people living on their own. Pray for already a growing ministry in the many years and I am excited, but local businesses and places of parish. The few times that I have there is also the initial challenge of community infrastructure. Pray visited, I have been struck by the settling in and always more to that God’s spirit will be present in warm welcome there is for all learn. Come and introduce our local community. Pray as you members of the parish and wider yourselves to me, chat to me, tell feel inspired. community, and have left with a me as little or as much about I’ve heard from a number of great sense of a parish open to yourself as you wish, but keep people who did just that. What a thinking outside the box and telling me your name until you simple thing for us to do, and what developing new ministries, while know I have it (though I’m a difference it could make. We being mindful of retaining the generally good at remembering don’t have to be prayer experts; we traditional aspects of church life. I names, there will be so many to just have to be willing. When we look forward to working with remember all at the one time!). went on our prayer walk, we ended everyone in ‘building community, Apart from Sunday service, you will up having a conversation with a strengthening worship, growing in find me enjoying a cuppa and young person who was curious service’. hanging out in the lovely ambience about what we were doing. When and welcoming environment of the we told her we were praying for What are your hopes for this position? Gathering Grounds during the them and for their neighbours, she Where do I start? I have lots of week, so please do pop in, whether was delighted. ideas, resources and opportunities it’s after dropping the kids to I’d like to encourage people to that I would love to share with you school or for a mid-morning cuppa. make a prayer walk part of their all. For now, though, my focus is I look forward to seeing you and daily discipline and we hold our on getting to know everyone and getting to know you. communities before God in prayer. on building relationships, in particular with the children and INTRO TO JAMES MARRIAGE COURSE families. Through these We are delighted to have James The Marriage Course is a series of relationships I would hope to Hussey with us as a caretaker seven sessions, designed to help support young families in their through the Tús programme. James couples invest in their relationship journey of faith and parenting will be with us for 19 hours a week, and build a strong marriage. while also inspiring and providing maintenance and Nicky and Sila Lee, authors of encouraging parents with faith at support in the centre. Make sure The Marriage Book, developed the home. Families value opportunities you say hello if you see him Marriage Course for couples to spend time together and I would around! looking for practical support to hope to provide family days during strengthen their relationship. The key times in the church year when PRAYER WALKS course is designed to help couples families can come together and build strong foundations, learn to explore their faith and take away communicate more effectively and ideas to connect with God in the resolve differences well. everyday. I would also like to provide a space for young dads, Who is it for? grandads and father figures to The Marriage Course is for couples spend time with their young who are seeking to strengthen their children while also getting to know relationship. Some couples do the other dads in the parish and course to intentionally invest in community. I think it’s important their relationship, while others are to foster links with the parish looking to address more specific school and look forward to getting challenges. Either way, the course to know teachers, staff and pupils. I offers essential tools and practical also look forward to working with ideas to help you build a Julie, Brian and Rob and all the relationship that lasts a lifetime. volunteers in the Play Café, Sunday The Marriage Course is based Club, All-Age Worship and Messy As part of the Thy Kingdom Come on Christian principles but is Church. week between Ascension and designed for all couples, with or Pentecost, we encouraged without a church background. How can we support you in the work parishioners to engage in prayer you will be doing? walks. The idea was simple: either What should I expect? Please pray for me and journey on your own or with a friend, take On the Marriage Course you are with me in this exciting new season a walk around your local area and seated at your own table for two. in my life, and help me in getting pray. Pray for your neighbours, Each course is unique, but usually

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NOTICE BOARD every session will include food, a practical talk and a time for private discussion between you and your partner. You never share anything about your relationship with anyone other than your partner. Background music ensures that you can chat in complete privacy.

The Marriage Course is being organised through the Gathering Grounds this autumn. If you would like to find out more, contact Julie at gatheringgrounds@ kilternanparish.ie, or 087 203 9516.

NEW BOOKSHELVES We received a generous donation that we would like to develop in PARISH BBQ on behalf of the late Bill Keeley the future. Keep a look out for Thanks to Helen Olliffe & co. for from his sister Phyllis for new children with board games! organising a parish BBQ on 7 bookshelves in the Kilternan September. This is a great Centre. Hopefully these will arrive DRINK TEA FOR MND opportunity for the parish to get in the new year, and will be used At short notice and with the together in the new centre and for books on issues of life and faith generous help of the Gathering enjoy good company and good that people in the Gathering Grounds team, a very successful food. Grounds can read or purchase. event in aid of the Irish Motor Neurone Disease Association was held in the Kilternan Centre PET SERVICE ON 22 GAMES FOR ALL AGES SEPTEMBER We live in a culture where we are (pictured below). Family and friends of a much- This service is a special part of the all too often isolated into age Kilternan schedule. While it is groups. Children mix with children loved member of the tennis club, Iris Carnegie, were joined by many sometimes a bit chaotic, it is a and older people with older people. service that brings joy to many. There has been a tremendous others from the local community to support the work of IMNDA. The Our pets are important to us. amount of research recently about They bring us companionship and the benefit of more association provides care and support for over 370 people joy, and it is right that we should intergenerational engagement. celebrate them and give thanks. Children benefit deeply from currently living with MND and also supports vital research. The animals will be offered a engagement with older people and blessing as a witness to God’s and vice versa. Thank you to all who made the morning such a success, by the church’s love, care and concern During the holidays one of for creation. our parishioners approached us your generosity on the morning or a donation before or after the Bring your pets, no matter with a request from her daughter. how big or small. Bring cats, dogs, She wondered whether there was event. something she could do to get to know some of the older parishioners a bit better. What we decided to do was to set up the hall with board games after the senior soup lunch on a Tuesday when the school was off. We then invited some of the children who were available to invite senior parishioners to play games with them. This was a lovely time, (pictured top right) and a few serious games of chess were played! It was organised rather spontaneously but it is something

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NOTICE BOARD rabbits, reptiles, hamsters, ponies year in the parish of , open to everyone. We meet in the (though they might have to stay Co. Dublin, and her academic centre at 8pm on Tuesdays. If you outside) and goldfish. dissertation focused on the and a friend would like to try it out, Be as creative as you can; I formational and missional aspects come along on a Tuesday or get in promise the service will be short! of the service of Holy Communion. touch with Kevin. There might even be a treat for Abigail was appointed as curate to For those of school age, why them as they leave the church. the Christ Church Cathedral Group not join the Junior Choir (a good of Parishes in 2015 and in 2016 English reading ability is necessary, FEARLESS WOMEN moved into the role of Dean’s Vicar. so from 1st/2nd class up)? CONFERENCE Abigail has been involved in Finally, Sunday Night at the ‘Fearless’ is a national conference the ‘A Place Called Home’ Gathering Grounds is looking for for women of faith in partnership programme and the ‘Our Table’ more people to join Kevin and with Compassion Ireland. It will be initiative in the Cathedral, working Victoria. On the fourth Sunday of held in the Helix at DCU on 11 and alongside refugees and asylum- the month we meet at 7:30pm to 12 October. seekers, about which she will be practise a song or two for the The speakers are Lucy Hill, speaking. Gathering. We’d love to have more who is part of the 24/7 Prayer instruments and voices to get a movement, and Revd Kathie Filby All-Age Harvest Celebrations, Music Group going. from Greenville University, Illinois. Sunday 13th at 10:30am For details on all things Worship will be led by Our Sunday All-Age Harvest will be musical, contact organist Kevin singer/songwriter Philippa Hanna. led by our new Children and O’Sullivan at If you are interested in Family Ministry coordinator, Lynn [email protected]. attending, talk to Julie Clements or Storey. We are excited to have Lynn find out more at on board with us. This is a great KILTERNAN PARISH https://www.fearlesswomen.ie/. service to which to bring the whole LAWN TENNIS CLUB family along to meet her. Since the Open Day in May the HARVEST 2019 club has been welcoming many Community Harvest: A Place MUSIC NOTES new members. All ages have been Called Home, Friday 11 The Irish Three Tenors are coming taking part in the club’s activities— October at 8pm to Kilternan! Monday morning ladies’ tennis, The speaker will be the Revd On 8 December Kilternan Tuesday club nights and weekly Abigail Sines, the Dean’s Vicar of Church will host a concert of the sessions for the younger members. Christ Church Cathedral. Abigail is Three Tenors. We are so excited Off court, a summer barbeque at originally from Hampton, Virginia, about their coming to sing for the the Gathering Grounds was in the USA. She has lived, studied community! Details will be released enjoyed by members and friends. and worked in China, Hawai‘i and this October about tickets, and we It’s been some years since Belfast before relocating to Dublin hope to fill the church to the max. there were organised activities for to undertake training for juniors, but each Wednesday ordination at the Church of Ireland Play Music with us! afternoon this summer over 30 Theological Institute. Abigail’s There are so many opportunities for children, members and visitors, undergraduate and post-graduate everyone to get involved with have taken part in supervised studies were in international music in our parish. tennis sessions. Two senior club relations and the Chinese language, The Parish Choir (see below) is members were joined by Helen, a and her previous work was for the Hawai‘i-based East–West Centre, an education and research organisation. There she worked as part of a team organising and facilitating seminars and short courses for professional journalists and young women leaders from around the United States and the Asia Pacific region. Having come from a free church background, she found that, quite unexpectedly, the path unfolding before her led her into the Church of Ireland and to Dublin for training. As part of her studies, she served her diaconate

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NOTICE BOARD tennis-playing student teacher, to Rota for September–December: keep the children active on court— while their mums chatted! Plans to SEPTEMBER have junior coaching sessions 1st Suzanne Story didn’t materialise and the club 8th Dorothy Elliott would love to hear from anyone 15th Heather Burnett interested in taking on the role of 22nd Clodagh Bowen junior coordinator. 29th Monique Tompkins The annual club championships will be played OCTOBER during September, with the finals 6th Sarah Tilson scheduled for Saturday 5 October. 13th HARVEST Teams played in the DLTC Summer 22nd Mary White and Mixed Leagues, with mixed 27th Ella Tyrell results! Next in the calendar is the Senior League, to be followed by NOVEMBER the Floodlight League. 3rd Anne O’Neill spending twenty minutes or so in 10th Ann Burnett (poppies) CONGRATULATIONS TO the peace and quiet of the church 17th Katherine Duignan ANN AND LOUIS when it is my turn is a special time. 24th Kerry Byrne We had a lovely celebration for I always enjoy chatting to John and Ann and Louis Walsh in the Audrey and we usually have a laugh DECEMBER Gathering Grounds to celebrate or two! 1st Jane Newell (Advent Sunday) their 50 years of marriage together. I had a very jolly gathering of 8th Sue Cook The theme of the day was gratitude. flower ladies in my house (pictured 15th Sarah Tilson Blessings to you both! above) in April. There were 22nd Christmas fourteen of us in all (Raymond 29th Christmas made up the numbers, as it is unlucky to have thirteen around If any of the dates given do not suit the table; he did a great job as the you, please feel free to swap with wine waiter and photographer!) another person on the list. Thanks and it really was an opportunity for again! us all to get together, put (some) Sarah Tilson faces to names and get to know those faces we see often but don’t BREAKING BREAD IN necessarily have a chance to chat THE KILTERNAN to. CENTRE The church will be decorated On Sunday 25 August, the parish for Harvest on Friday 11 October in broke bread around the new the morning, so it would be great if communion table dedicated in those who are free to help decorate memory of Derek Carroll. The the church that morning could give Carroll family were in attendance me their names and put the date in for this special service, and as you their diaries. can see from the photo the centre was full! (Pictured below.)

CHURCH FLOWERS The year is flying by and it’s hard to believe that it’s time for the Autumn Flower rota list to be included in Klips! First, a huge thank-you to all of you for the beautiful flowers that you arrange for the altar each Sunday; they are noticed, and it is wonderful to have such a variety of arrangements from everyone. For me, flower- arranging is very relaxing, and

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NOTICE BOARD THE GATHERING start it has been a joy. We met many experience because I get to make GROUNDS old friends and made many new scones with Julie and even some- ones, particularly among the other times I get to make them on my Prayer @ the Gathering volunteers. I think that what Gail own! I have learned so many things Grounds and I found there many others have like cooking, cleaning and, most ‘For where two or three gather in found also. It is a sense of commu- importantly, interacting with other My name, there am I with them’ nity, of friendship and fellowship people. All the other volunteers are (Matthew 18:20). that is so important, even more so nice and kind and I also think I than the fine coffee and wonderful am very lucky to be given the op- All are welcome to come to this new home baking. portunity to cook, prepare and vol- gathering, which will happen regu- The Gathering Grounds is just unteer at the Gathering Grounds.’ larly on Thursday mornings from one part of the new community —Emily Woods 9:00–9:30am. Come to pray for our centre in Kilternan and it is a won- world, community, neighbours and derful addition to our community.’ ‘Gathering Grounds has given a personal requests. Prayer request —John Davey whole new life to the area. It is all- boxes will be placed at the back of inclusive, a place of friendship and the church and in the Gathering ‘Working as a volunteer at the Gath- happiness where we meet and share Grounds for anyone who would like ering Grounds has given me a great much more than coffee! Thank to make a request. This gathering platform to start my cooking class you, Julie, for creating this welcom- will be a safe space, and no one will and catering business. Thank you to ing place.’ ever be put on the spot to pray Julie, Rob and rest of the team for all —Anonymous aloud. Let’s experience the power of the encouragement and experience I prayer together. have gained so far. Looking forward ‘The GG café is definitely one of to an exciting year ahead.’ the brightest, happiest cafes I’ve ‘Rejoice always, pray continually, —Neelam Saria had the pleasure of visiting. As a give thanks in all circumstances; for coffee addict, the coffee is amazing, this is God’s will for you in Christ ‘What a wonderful time I have had great quality and great flavour. Jesus’ (1 Thessalonians 5:16–18). working at the airy and bright Working in the GG has Gathering Grounds. Such a lovely submerged me into a community Volunteering at the Gathering environment to be in. I have met where I did not know anyone at the Grounds some lovely people and gained some beginning of the year. This quickly I can hardly believe that it has been new skills. Above all, though, I have changed; many of GG’s customers a year since the new Parish Centre worked with and got to know a are parents and it allowed me the opened and the Gathering Grounds whole new group of people that chance to build relationships in a started up. What a wonderful expe- otherwise I probably wouldn’t have very relaxed environment. On a rience it has been! While heaps of got to know as well. These are personal level, as a stay-at-home goodness have poured out of this people in my community—some I mum for more than four years, place, I know that we have only knew better than others, but some I volunteering at the GG brought me seen a fraction of the potential that probably only would have nodded back out into the world of doing is to come. to or said hello briefly to after something for me. I had amazing I would like to share a few re- church or in the shop … wherever fun training as a barista and flections from the volunteers on … Now, we might have a chat after working with an amazing group of their experience of last year in the soup, over a coffee or just while people.’ Gathering Grounds: working together! —Lorraine Hayes This is real community and I ‘Last autumn Gail and I saw the no- love the community that I am lucky Here’s to a fabulous year ahead! If tice in Panorama looking for volun- to be a part of.’ you are interested in volunteering teers for the Gathering Grounds, the —Linda MacWillliam in the Gathering Grounds, please café in the new community centre contact Julie at 0872036516 or in Kilternan. We agreed that this ‘My name is Emily Woods. I am gatheringgrounds@ was something we would like to be eleven years old and I am going kilternanparish.ie. involved with. Although we have into 6th class at Kilternan Church lived in Kilternan for 30 years and of Ireland National School. The Craft Nights @ the Gathering have many friends in the area, not Gathering Grounds is a great expe- Grounds being members of the Church of Ire- rience and I have learnt so much by Mark your calendar for upcoming land meant that we were not as in- being there. I go into the centre craft nights @ the Gathering volved with the community as every day before school at about Grounds: much as we would like. 7:45 and my official job is to clean, First Friday of the month; 6 Sep- Last October we started in the prepare the treats, and check the re- tember, 4 October, 1 November, 6 Gathering Grounds and from the frigeration records. It’s also a great December.

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M PARISH LIFE

Clockwise from top left: Julie and her baristas; Barbequing at the Gathering Grounds; A few of the Gathering Grounds team; Kilternan Parish Lawn Tennis Club Juniors; The Senior Lunch at the Gathering Grounds; The Flower Ladies at the home of Sarah Tilson; Enjoying a cup of tea for Motor Neurone Disease.

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FEATURE IS THERE MORE TO LIFE THAN THIS?

Susan O’Toole asks: ‘What’s the point of it all?’

At some point or other we all ask Food thoughts and ideas on the topic, ourselves such questions, maybe Whether it’s a group of friends gath- and discuss it in a small group. fleetingly, or very seriously when life ered around a kitchen table or a There is no obligation to say any- isn’t going so well. The Alpha quick catch-up over coffee and cake, thing and there’s nothing you can’t course—or ‘Alpha’, as it’s now sim- we all know that food has a way of say or ask. It’s an opportunity to ply known—is the chance to explore bringing people together. It’s no dif- hear from others and to contribute faith, life and meaning, to air our ferent at Alpha. Most sessions start your own perspective in an honest, thoughts and beliefs or non-beliefs, with food because it’s a great way for friendly and open environment. and to ask questions we’ve never people to get to know each other. had an answer to. If you want to know more So what is Alpha exactly? A talk This autumn, the Select Vestry Alpha is a series of sessions explor- The talks are designed to engage and (that’s the management team!) at ing the Christian faith. Each talk inspire conversation. They are usu- Kilternan Parish, Church of Ireland, looks at a different question around ally around 30 minutes long and de- will be doing Alpha. There are plans faith and starts a conversation. You livered over about eleven weeks, after that to run Alpha for the com- may be questioning and on your with a day or weekend away in the munity and you are invited! If you own spiritual journey; you may be middle. They can be given as a live are interested and would like to find completely disillusioned with Chris- talk or played as a video. The talks out more, please email me at: tianity; you may be a person of faith explore the big issues around faith [email protected], or who wants to understand more. It’s and unpack the basics of Christian- text your details to 087 6837520 for everyone and all are welcome. ity, addressing questions from ‘Who and I will be in touch. Alpha is run in Ireland and all is Jesus?’ and ‘How can we have You can listen to a talk on around the world. It’s run in all sorts faith?’ to ‘Why and how do I pray?’ YouTube to get a feel for it. Just of places—in cafés, churches, col- and ‘How does God guide us?’. search on ‘Alpha Film Series’. leges, pubs, homes. No two Alphas look the same, but generally they Conversation Susan O’Toole is Chair of Alpha have three key things in common: Probably the most important part of Ireland, and a member of Kilternan food, a talk and good conversation. any Alpha is the chance to share Parish Select Vestry.

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FEATURE laine Dunne is well known in Kilternan parish, especially to Eparents with small children. She and her staff run the Treehouse DRUG ABUSE, Crèche in part of the Gathering Grounds. It’s a place of warmth, safety and encouragement where THE HOMELESS children thrive. The crèche is her day job and AND WOMEN one she loves, but at the weekend she’s involved in voluntary work of a very different sort. This time it’s WHO HELP mainly with adults for whom warmth, safety and encouragement can be in short supply. Alasdair Jackson on six remarkable women. On Saturday nights she and five friends meet at the GPO in O’Connell Street. They set out hot and cold food on their tables, and they also have clothes and toiletries for those who might need them. These six women give their time freely to help Dublin’s homeless, its drug addicts and, indeed, anyone who’s fallen on hard times. On any Saturday night they can serve up to 300 people, but Elaine admits that this voluntary work has its dangers. ‘It’s quite an intimidating situation to go into because you don’t know what you’re going to get on any given night.’ On occasions a few men have volunteered to help, but haven’t made long-term commitments. help. ‘I use Facebook for the beginning they bought and While many of the people everything,’ she says. ‘I’ll put up on cooked all the food for the tables they meet are thankful for the help Facebook that I need a buggy or I themselves but, as word of what they offer, others can be aggressive, need clothes for a three-year-old they were doing spread, others especially if they’re under the child, or I need stuff for a newborn began offering their food and their influence of drugs. Coping with baby and somehow people always ovens to help and so the work grew. these situations needs skill and can seem to give.’ There’s a Chinese proverb that often be very difficult. Certainly the drug problem is says ‘A journey of a thousand miles The help these six women give very serious; indeed, Merchants begins with the first step’. These six goes way beyond the food and the Quay Ireland, which runs drug women took that first step about a clothes. There’s a reaching out, rehabilitation programmes, claims year and a half ago. For them this born of care and concern, which that there are now nearly 20,000 journey is a long-term commitment can lead to deepening opioid users in Ireland. to help those who in many cases relationships, and this in turn can Initially Elaine’s knowledge of and for many reasons can no make enormous differences in the destructive impact of drug longer help themselves. individual lives. For example, abuse came from personal Elaine has been helping a young experience: a family member was (Editor’s note: Elaine doesn’t take woman who was pregnant. She’s a an addict. That person is now clear money, but if you want to help you heroin addict and when her child of drugs after a long and difficult can drop into Fleming’s Butcher’s was born it weighed only two and a road to recovery. It was the horror shop in Stepaside and buy some half pounds. At times like these and pain of that experience which food for her there from Michael emotional support is vital and it’s moved her to do what she could to Fleming. If you want to help with given. help others caught in addiction and clothes, you could have a word Practical support is needed homelessness. Eventually that with Elaine herself as to what she too, and Facebook friends of brought into being the Saturday needs.) Elaine’s always come through with night tables outside the GPO. In

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FAMILY AND YOUTH MINISTRY KILTERNAN YOUTH them there. We did things like the prayer time is while waiting for the MINISTRY climbing wall and the ‘leap of faith’, kettle to boil; I think of someone or We are very excited to kick things which is jumping from a small pole something and pray during that off again this September. KYM looks to a bar very far away. There was no time. It works for me, but it at three different groups, Sunday chance I was going to do it, but mightn’t work for someone else. Club (anyone in primary school), credit to the Kilternan lads. They all What we want to be able to do here Junior Youth (6th class/1st year) and did it. Copious amounts of football in Kilternan is to provide a space Senior Youth (2nd year–6th year). were also played, and I got to teach where the kids would be able to find Having only joined Kilternan last the kids a valuable life lesson: you what works for them and begin August, getting these groups going will lose sometimes! having that dialogue with God. I has been very important to me. Last Within all the fun and games firmly believe that when we pray year my focus was on building up that we had we also had the chance things begin to happen. relationships with the young people to learn more about Jesus and So, this is what we will be who attended these groups. I feel people He interacted with during doing in school this coming year. more prepared now this year, His life. The young people were This isn’t something the kids will knowing who I am working with, so then divided into small groups have to do; it will be optional. I’ll be that my fantastic volunteers and I where they could chat a bit more excited if 30 kids come, but I’ll also can put on a programme. I’m about what they thought. I was so be excited if one child comes. I’m excited to get these groups going encouraged to see the guys get excited to see how this will work. I’ll again. Conversations with other involved. They had this really cool provide an update later in the year. leaders have further encouraged me. leader named Stephen towards One sentence comes to mind when I whom they all gravitated, which is YOUTH ALPHA think about KYM and it’s this: awesome. I was very nervous about Alpha is a series of sessions ‘There’s work to do—let’s go!’ how they would get on, but they exploring the Christian faith. Each Sunday Club: The first and third were all fantastic. talk looks at a different question Sundays of the month, beginning in At the end of that week I around faith and is designed to the church and then moving over to reflected on the memories that I had create conversation. Alpha is run all the centre. made during that time and will around the globe, and everyone’s Junior Youth: Runs every two weeks treasure the moments that we spent welcome. It runs in cafés, churches, on a Friday evening from 6:30pm to together. It makes me excited to universities, homes—you name it. 8pm. The first night of the year is think of the possibilities of doing This year in Kilternan we are on 27 September. more camps with Scripture Union joining up with Alpha to provide Senior Youth: Runs every two weeks and having more kids/teens from this time to look at what this on a Sunday evening from 7pm to Kilternan come down. If you think Christianity thing is all about. Our 8:30pm. The first night of the year is you’d like to send your children vestry will be doing the course at on 22 September. down in the future, don’t hesitate to the beginning of our new school approach Rob, Lynn or me. year. We have decided that we want SUMMER CAMPS to give teenagers the opportunity to It’s great fun being a youth worker. I do Alpha too, so we are opening this love the job and sometimes I pinch PRAYER IN SCHOOL up for teenagers from 4th year up. myself that I actually do this job for At the back end of last year there What might this include? Well, no a living. However, as a youth worker was an initiative called ‘Thy two Alphas look the same, but you don’t really get a summer Kingdom Come’. It was run by a generally they have three key things holiday because you spend most of group called ‘24/7 Prayer’. We here in common: food, a talk and good your time doing summer camps. in Kilternan also took part in this, conversation. The talk will be given Since the middle of July I have done and the wonderful Principal by video, looking at whatever the four separate summer camps, all of Gráinne Darlington gave us the particular question is, and then we which were fantastic in their own opportunity to run a prayer space in will have the opportunity to discuss right. the school for one day. The it more. And food … that’s one of The majority of these camps Christian life should be one that is my favourite parts about doing took place in Ovoca Manor in centred around a strong prayer life Alpha. Avoca, Co. Wicklow. It is an and we wanted to share different If you have a teenager from 4th amazing location where kids, ways in which one might be able to year up, I would really encourage teenagers and even us leaders have pray. Some can sit in silence for you to get them involved in this. It so much fun. This summer I was twenty minutes, some have a prayer is a fantastic resource to have fortunate enough to have some of journal in which they write down available. If you need more the guys from the primary school their prayers, some draw pictures, information about when it is taking attend one of these camps. Ashton, and some have a prayer wall on place, get in contact with Rob or Ben, Charlie, Dylan and Harry came which they stick up prayers on post- me. down to us. It was so cool having it notes. Personally, I find my best

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the individual families. Seeing how much joy could be brought by the REFLECTIONS ON very things which we take for granted, such as safety, security and a roof over one’s head, was an eye- A ZAMBIAN opening moment. The time I spent in Zambia was an experience that I will always EXPERIENCE cherish. It was an honour to be part of something that made a real difference to people and their lives and I will always be eternally grateful. —Sophie Moutray

I was privileged to travel to Zambia with Habitat for Humanity. The process began in September 2018, when 30 fortunate students from my Transition Year in Wesley College were selected to work together and build houses. We spent the year fund-raising tirelessly, but it was worth the effort as on 31 May we arrived in Ndola, Zambia. It was a surreal moment stepping off the bus and being surrounded by the local Local children in Chipulukusu, Zambia. children. Our mission here was to build three houses. Watching the basic materials we used transform I would like to take this grandchildren. This she did whilst into three homes was something I opportunity to thank everyone living in a tiny shack without any won’t forget. I am so grateful that I who donated to and supported the form of security. There was no glass got to experience this trip and many fund-raising endeavours in the window frames and no way make so many lasting memories. undertaken to fund and develop of locking her door. This left After sixteen days it was time to go the Habitat for Humanity project in Monica and her extended family home and it broke my heart saying Zambia. very vulnerable. Despite her own goodbye, but I would do it all over On 31 May 2019, a team of 30 situation, she volunteered tirelessly again in a heartbeat if I had the students and six teachers from with numerous charities in the chance. Wesley College travelled to a area, especially those advocating for —Laurie McPhillimy township called Chipulukusu in girls’ education. Zambia. We built three complete One of the children that My trip to Zambia to build houses houses whilst there, and each one Monica raised was not even related for local families was the best was assigned to a very deserving to her. She was a young girl who experience of my life. I was able to family. We spent a lot of time with had been living in the city. When understand the hardships they go those families, sharing their food she was orphaned, she was driven through every day and see the life and getting to know their to one of the slums and left to fend of the children and parents who individual stories. for herself on the streets. When she have so little. However, it was one lady heard of the girl’s situation, Monica It put everything into named Monica whose life took her in as one of her own. This perspective for me and showed me experience most resonated with was just one of numerous examples what was important. If asked again me. She was one of the most of Monica’s strength of character I would go in a heartbeat. Seeing incredibly strong, generous and and kindness of heart. the reaction of the families when inspiring people I have ever had On the last day of our trip, a we handed over the houses was the privilege to meet. When the closing ceremony was held during something I’ll never forget. It was HIV epidemic devastated Zambia, which we thanked the community also a lovely thing to do with four she lost many members of her for their generosity and their of my old Kilternan classmates. immediate family and was left kindness. The keys of the new, —Peter Forkin alone to raise twenty lockable front doors were given to

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COMMUNITY AND WIDER CHURCH ALISTAIR DOYLE reach our target. The ‘A Place to Call heading to university, or you have a MESSY CHURCH Home’ steering committee is ex- family member starting this term, COORDINATOR tremely grateful to all who have sup- it’s worth checking out what the Alistair was with us for a placement ported the appeal so far. With six chaplaincy has to offer. Contact in the spring as part of his training months left in the campaign, the details are below: with the Church of Ireland Theolog- committee is urging people to con- Dublin City University ical Institute. We want to congratu- tinue their support to help raise the Philip McKinley € late him on his appointment as the remaining 115,000. T: 01 700 5977. M: 087 115 8338. new Messy Church regional coordi- According to the Department Twitter: @DCUInterfaith. nator for and Connaught. of Justice, there are currently (May Chaplaincy Website: Alistair has been instrumental 2019) 686 people who have come www.dcu.ie/chaplaincy. in running Messy Church in his through the asylum process and Dublin Institute of Technology home parish of St Matthias’, been granted refugee status but who The Revd Rob Jones –. He was a con- have been unable to move on from E: [email protected]. vert to the Messy Church model; Direct Provision. ‘A Place to Call University College Dublin those who spent time with him will Home’ provides crucial supports for Scott Evans likely have noted his range of Messy individuals and families who have T: 01 716 3127. E: Church hoodies and the Messy survived conflict, trauma and loss to [email protected]. Twitter: Church stickers on his car. make a fresh start: in education, in @notscottevans. Blog: His overall aim is to promote, employment, in living independ- www.scottevans.ie. encourage and support the ently and in finding a place to be- University of Dublin (Trinity College) development of Messy Churches of long in their local communities. The The Revd Steve Brunn, Dean of all Christian denominations within specialised support that the Irish Residence and Anglican Chaplain, Leinster and Connaught. He will Refugee Council, and other charita- Trinity College Dublin positively promote Messy Church ble organisations, provides relieves E: [email protected]. M: 083 within the region, share stories and pressure on public services already 4867775. Website: encourage Messy Churches to stressed owing to the current hous- http://www.tcd.ie/ register, sign up for newsletters and ing crisis. Chaplaincy/ireland.htm. social media sites. The steering committee is urg- Alistair will also act as a point ing parishes to consider supporting MOTHERS’ UNION of contact to guide, encourage and the appeal by running an event FASHION SHOW support newly established Messy and/or by encouraging parishioners Dublin and Glendalough Mothers’ Churches and will organise an an- to commit directly towards the ap- Union are holding a fashion show nual Messy Meet Up for all Messy peal. If anyone would like to con- on Saturday 19 October 2019 in the Church leaders in the region. tribute by a one-off donation or to Talbot Hotel, , at 7:30pm We wish him God’s blessing in set up a standing order on-line the to raise the profile of Mothers’ his new position. details are: DIOCESAN FUNDS OF Union. Any funds raised, after ex- DUBLIN AND GLENDALOUGH, penses, will be used to fund some of ‘A PLACE TO CALL Bank of Ireland, College Green, our projects, such as our Away From HOME’—GIVE A FAMILY Dublin 2; BIC: BOFIIE2D; IBAN: It All holidays, which are breaks for A REASON TO IE50 BOFI 9000 1769 3548 78; families experiencing difficulties, CELEBRATE Reference: Housing appeal. and our Parenting Courses. Contributions can also be for- ‘I was a stranger and you welcomed warded by cheque to: the United me’—these familiar words of Jesus Dioceses of Dublin and Glen- form the foundation for ‘A Place to Stepping dalough, Church House, Church Call Home’, the Diocesan Refugee Avenue, , Dublin 6 Housing Appeal. With six months out in (marked Housing Appeal). left of our three-year campaign, we FASHION have raised €185,000 so far (as of 31 BENEFITING May 2019). The dioceses have UNIVERSITY committed to raising €300,000 to CHAPLAINCY support the development of Heading for university marks a SATURDAY 19TH transitional housing services for significant moment in our lives. It OCTOBER 2019 can be tremendously exciting but those exiting direct provision, The Talbot Hotel, Stillorgan developed under the auspices of the may also be daunting, especially for at 7.30pm Irish Refugee Council. those starting for the first time. MC Hilda Smith Most universities have chaplains - Ambassador for Ageless Style As the campaign enters its final @overthehilda

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scription placed on the cross in hard copy. Nevertheless, we would CRANMER’S mockery contains the profoundest of be foolish to overlook the excellent CORNER truth. As the leaders jeer, the thief resource that we have within our crucified by His side recognises Jesus own prayer book. as Messiah and finds salvation. The weekday intercessions and Christ the King Sunday asks thanksgivings have a simple format. you the question: what sort of King We begin with an introduction to are you looking for? Jesus is King, the theme, followed by a list of in- but not the kind of king we might tercessions. We then move into a have expected. His kingship was hid- time of thanksgiving, followed by a den from many of his contempo- concluding prayer. Each day has a raries, but those who had the eyes of different theme: faith were able to see. As modern dis- • Monday’s theme is creation and ciples of Jesus, we, too, struggle at providence (the world), when times to recognise Jesus as King. we pray for the nations, our Today’s Gospel invites us to make own country, those in author- our own judgement. With eyes of ity, peace, racial harmony and LECTIONARY faith, we, too, recognise that Jesus, all who maintain order. RAMBLINGS the crucified One, is indeed King and • Tuesday is for revelation and As autumn ends, so does the Saviour of all. human knowledge (the com- liturgical year. For many of us, munity), when we pray for informally we know the last Sunday PRAYER those who work, those who are of the church year as Stir-up Sunday, Prayer is central to being a Christian. unemployed, those in educa- which is the last Sunday before the It opens us up to God’s presence. tion and research, those in com- first Advent Sunday. This has Whether we recognise it or not, we munication and those who become associated with the custom all have a need for contact with God. maintain the life of the commu- of making the Christmas puddings As St Augustine said, ‘God has made nity. on that day, although pudding- us for Himself and our hearts are • Wednesday is for reconciliation makers will note that this is leaving restless until they rest in Him’. and human relationships (rela- it a bit late. Stir-up Sunday, however, There are as many ways to pray tionships), when we pray for actually gets its name from the as there are people, and prayer in- home and personal life, chil- beginning of the collect for the day volves the whole person—body, dren deprived of homes, friends in the Book of Common Prayer, mind and spirit. We can pray in si- and neighbours, those who are which begins with the words, ‘Stir lence; we can pray as we walk; we estranged, those who feel up, we beseech thee, O Lord, the can pray alone or in groups; we can unloved and all ministries of wills of thy faithful people’. pray using words or symbols. care. It’s also Christ the King Sunday, Through it all, we follow the ex- • Thursday is for the household a Sunday when we read Luke 23: 33– ample of Jesus, Who needed to pray. of faith (the church), when we 43, a text more associated with Alongside adoration, confession pray for the church universal Easter. and thanksgiving, we have prayers of and local, the unity of the intercession. Intercession is the act church, the ministries of the The soldiers also mocked Him, com- of praying to God on behalf of oth- church, the mission of the ing up and offering Him sour wine, ers. We have prayers of intercession church and the renewal of the and saying, ‘If you are the King of at corporate worship, sometimes re- church. the Jews, save yourself!’ There was ferred to as the prayers of the people. • Friday is for human need (suf- also an inscription over Him, ‘This One of the underused sections fering), when we pray for the is the King of the Jews’. of the 2004 Book of Common Prayer hungry, the refugees, the pris- is the weekday intercessions and oners, the persecuted, all who The Gospel shows the great mystery thanksgivings (pages 139–43). These bring sin and suffering to others of our faith: in the moment of His can be used in corporate worship and those who seek to bring crucifixion, Jesus is shown to be during midweek services, but most care and relief. King and Saviour of all. commonly they are for personal use. This is a fairly comprehensive list Luke’s Gospel has been loaded As the preface to the prayer book and we might do well to allow it to with surprises: the poor are rich, sin- says, the goal of the 2004 revision shape our daily prayers for others. ners find salvation, the Kingdom of was to ‘produce a book which would Why not give it a go? God is found in our midst. Here we have equal capacity to enrich private see the greatest surprise of all. We are as well as corporate devotion’ (p. 7). If you don’t have a Book of Common confronted with the crucified Jesus, Of course, we live in an age Prayer and you would like to own one, Whom faith tells us is King and Sav- when people have access to all sorts let us know in the church office and we iour of all. The irony is that the in- of prayer resources, on-line and in can look at ordering one for you.

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BOOK REVIEW

California that when he returned to in his stories, allowing him to Lahore at the age of nine he had assume the role of mediator lost his first language, Urdu. between the Western culture he Princeton-educated, in a highly sought to experience and the paid management consultancy Muslim background into which he position in New York, he migrated was born. What I love most about to London just months before the his books is that he requires you, 9/11 attacks, and then, shortly after the reader, to take an active role in the 7/7 attacks there, returned to the story too: in Moth Smoke the Lahore with his new wife and reader acts as judge in a courtroom young baby. drama; in The Reluctant Fundamentalist it is implied that you ‘His perspective is are a CIA operative; in Exit West you accompany two refugees as simultaneously they experience the trauma of global and migration. In all of these, you are at personal, once casual eyewitness and Discontent and its Civilizations; complicit conspirator—either way, dispatches from Lahore, New York, international and a potential agent of change, once and London. Mohsin Hamid parochial, you put the book down. Penguin. ISBN 9780241146323. monumental and In terms of its function and Paperback. 208pp. £9.90. focus, this book of essays really is mundane.’ no different. Hamid has provided a Have you ever read The Reluctant series of snapshot pieces about his Fundamentalist? What about Moth As a foreign national with life, his philosophy and his Smoke? Or, most recently, Exit West? brown skin (a Pakistani one at perspective which seek to highlight Do you know How to Get Filthy Rich that), his relationship to the cities the ‘commonalities that cut across in Rising Asia? If not, you should! he’d called home radically changed different countries, religions and All written by Pakistani novelist following these events. languages’. Using the ‘notional Mohsin Hamid, they’re a Simultaneously, his proximity to civilizations’ of Islam and the West wonderfully eclectic set of insights the attacks, and his lived as a framework to argue from, he into the cultural identity, psyche experience of the cities and their points out that each is in fact so and insecurity of besieged people, gave him an insider’s diverse and fragmentary that the outsiders. Meanwhile, Discontent understanding of the attacks’ very idea of multiple civilisations is and its Civilizations—a collection of impact. These insights, combined actually illusory. ‘Our civilizations’, his essays written between 2000 with a lifetime of migration, leave he says, ‘do not cause us to clash. and 2014—beautifully curates his him feeling like a ‘half-outsider’, a No, our clashing allows us to experiences and personal citizen of everywhere and nowhere. pretend we belong to civilizations.’ perspective during this period, The focus of Hamid’s essays In other words, we are so busy deeply enriching the context of his swings wildly between the battling over our differences that novels. humdrum (needing a haircut, or we forget to consider our common Exploring elements of life, art missing a spot while shaving) and humanity. As regards discontent, he and politics as he has lived them, the extreme (fear of a barbershop explains that this concept of his fragmented approach to this bombing, in terror of being clashing civilisations ‘undermine[s] book (a retrospective collection of mistaken for a terrorist). His globalization’s only plausible articles rather than a newly written, incisive, cutting comments made promise: that we be free to invent cohesive unit) highlights ‘the me laugh out loud, while his ourselves’. plasticity of what in any given recounting of his first moments Hamid’s ability to juxtapose present moment one typically alone with his baby daughter made the beauty and violence of life, the presents as a rock of certainty’. It me bawl! He veers at times between micro and macro environments we charts the writer’s typically messy hopeless optimism for Pakistan’s occupy and the complexity and journey from one outlook to future and deep regret at its lack of simplicity of our emotions is another, during a period of his life agency. His perspective is exquisite. In the opening which saw immense personal and simultaneously global and paragraphs of this book he recounts societal change. personal, international and an encounter with a monk, whose Though a citizen of Pakistan, parochial, monumental and beliefs he attempts to debunk. By Mohsin Hamid has spent half his mundane. the end of Discontent and its life living abroad, primarily in the That sense of wide and narrow Civilizations I could almost believe US and London. Indeed, he spent focus pervades each of Hamid’s that he’s become that monk. so much of his childhood in novels too, and plays a crucial role Jenny Langley

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POETRY THE FLEADH We went in to see martyred St Oliver’s The older, a sister, her fiddle bowing, head The younger, with peaked cap, his tin I met P at his house at or about nine And the Newgate Prison door through whistle blowing. Then we set off together for the which likely led. line. Highlanes Gallery lured both of us in, Along to the GPO we went A hilly location, we walked up and A lovely Franciscan Church and For Drogheda town we were both down paintings within, intent. Visiting St Laurence’s Gate on the east At the end of the second millennium of the town. closed The next train to leave Connolly was We heard music and song within a But maintained by a café inside, we at 10.04 church hall supposed. On Platform 6 per the timetable board Even saw cadavers on a graveyard In a courtyard outside we took a seat Which became Platform 7 @ 10 past 10 wall. And refreshments enjoyed in the Through indistinct tannoy taxing my afternoon heat. brain. P procured cans of coke at a roadside Rested, we rose and left for the train stall. To leave the Fleadh for our homes The commuter train seemed to stop at And entering a butchers along the again. every quarter mall In an hour our journey ended near P pointed out to me a pig’s pork hock There followed four nights on TG 4, the Boyne water But in the end it was blackpudding we Twelve hours of Fleadh banter and From Drogheda station we walked bought from his stock. music galore. down to the town It does my heart good to watch and And crossing the river meandered The Fleadh was epitomised for P by listen around. this, To traditional music in parlour or Two youngsters playing, about eight kitchen. The weather was fine and the rain and six. William D. August 2019 stayed away. There was music and dancing in pleasing array A photo of Derek Fiddles, tin whistles, accordians and Higgins reading pipes, Klips in sunny Clare Banjos and boxes played by all types. Island.

Send in your photo We walked the streets which P hadn’t of Klips as it goes done. with you on your On the steps of St Peter’s people sat in travels. the sun.

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