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An exciting range of stalls It is Summer Fair time again. Last year was a great success and we want including: to make this year an even more successful day. Please donate as much to the stalls as you can. Donations can be delivered to the centre at the *Books specific time stated below. *Toys *DVDs You can deliver items to the centre on Wednesday 25th, Thursday *Worn only once 26th and Friday 27th May from 6.30 p.m. to 9.00 p.m. If these times *Collectors corner do not suit contact a committee member to arrange a time that will suit. *Deli *Garden Please note: Each year we do have to throw unsold items in the *Unwanted & unused gifts skip, some of which are perfectly good others not so, which is a *Rector’s bottle stall waste. This year we ask you NOT to deliver the following items: *Raffle furniture, white elephant goods, electrical items, video tapes, rugs, *Cakes suitcases and cuddly toys. There will be screening of goods at the hall entrance and, so as not to cause offence, we ask you not to donate these items. All other items are most welcome. We need your support to make this a big success. Tea, cakes, snacks, music, burgers, face painting, tuck shop and loads more. There’s something there for everyone. Fair Committee: Penny O’Brien 2843940; Joe Harvey 2802991 (W) Roy Watchorn 2805891; Roger West 2855629 ChurCh of Ireland unIted dIoCeses CHURCH REVIEW of dublIn and GlendalouGh ISSN 0790-0384 The Most Reverend Michael Jackson, Archbishop of Dublin and Bishop of Glendalough, Church Review is published monthly and Primate of Ireland and Metropolitan. usually available by the first Sunday. Please order your copy from your Parish by annual sub scription. €40 for 2011 AD. POSTAL SUBSCRIIPTIIONS//CIIRCULATIION Archbishop’s Lette r Copies by post are available from: Charlotte O’Brien, ‘Mountview’, The Paddock, Enniskerry, Co. Wicklow. E: [email protected] T: 086 026 5522. 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I have a feeling that most Irish tourists in England give Birmingham a wide berth. Unless they are going to the Crufts Dog Show in March, the Horse of the Year Show in October, or an exhibition at the NEC, most of my friends think of Birmingham as an airport or a railway station to be passed through on the way to somewhere else. It was a city once loved by Daniel O’Connell, who held many rallies here in the early 19th century. Today, Birmingham has 2½ times more Irish-born residents than any other part of England, and at times its Saint Patrick’s Day Parade has been the second largest in the world, ranked only behind New York. But, understandably, many Irish people shy away from Birmingham, remembering the horrors of the Birmingham bombings of 1974, and recalling the miscarriage of justice in the trial left: a multilingual and multicultural welcome to birmingham and its of the “Birmingham Six.” cathedral. Centre: the rotunda is 81 metres tall, was built in 1965, Not even mention of cricket at Edgbaston, refurbished in 2004-2008, and reopened in May 2008. right: saint Martin’s Aston Villa games at Villa Park, or a Bees rugby Church in the bullring is 19th century Victorian Gothic revival on the match at Damson Park can convince my friends outside, but inside has 12th and 13th century carvings and tombs. that Birmingham is worth a stopover. They may have embedded memories of trying to negotiate “Spaghetti Junction,” hours on platforms waiting for connections at New Street Station, or images of brash 1960s architecture. Birmingham has no castle, no port and no great river. Yet it was childhood memories of the landscape that inspired JRR Tolkien’s The Hobbit (1937) and The Lord of the Rings (1954/1955). Birmingham has art galleries, theatres, concert halls and universities, and is left: selfridges in the bullring has become a modern architectural symbol of home to orchestras and to the Birmingham birmingham. Centre: Woodbrooke, europe’s only Quaker study Centre, is Royal Ballet, formerly the Sadler’s Wells Ballet. based in the former family home near bourneville of the birmingham chocolate This city is also the home of Cadbury’s maker, George Cadbury. right: saint Chad’s Cathedral, birmingham ... designed chocolate, Bird’s custard and the Moody Blues. by Pugin about the same time as many of his churches in Co Wexford. Its suburbs include Bourneville, one of the most advanced experiments in social housing. With a Although now clad in 19th century restoration when it was at the heart of both the Midlands population of over a million, this is England’s work, it may date back to a simple place of Enlightenment and the Industrial Revolution. At second city, transformed over the centuries worship in Saxon times. We can be certain the core of these movements were the from an agriculturally insignificant village in the there has been a church on the site since 1290, members of the Lunar Society of Birmingham, 1200s into one of the greatest industrial cities and the interior still has carvings and tombs including the botanist Erasmus Darwin, the in the world. dating back to the 12th and 13th centuries. steam pioneers Matthew Boulton and James The town grew significantly in the 17th Watt, the chemist Joseph Priestley, the potter the mediaeval and the modern century, but a new parish was not formed until Josiah Wedgwood, the chemist James Keir and The site of the Bullring, close to Saint 1708, in the reign of Queen Anne. The new area the author and abolitionist Thomas Day. Martin’s Church, is the city’s historic market of High Town stood at Birmingham’s highest The story of this intellectual and creative centre. It began life in 1166 when Birmingham point, and the panorama from Saint Martin’s circle has been told by Jenny Uglow in her book received a charter for its own market. From was one of splendid houses gracing the hilltop. The Lunar Men (2002). They also included the mediaeval times, the town was served by the The town became a city and acquired author Anna Seward, the painter Joseph Wright ancient and parish church of Saint Martin’s. international prominence in the 18th century of Derby, the lexicographer Samuel Johnson –

from left: saint Philip’s Cathedral, seen from Colmore row; saint Philip’s Cathedral status, with Chatwin’s chancel and the east windows by burne-Jones; saint Philip’s Cathedral, reflected in the royal bank of scotland building in saint Philip’s Place; Peter ball’s cross in the north aisle is made from a simple wooden sleeper, the Crucified Christ from copper and bronze foil; two box pews at the back of saint Philip’s are reminders of the original appearance of the interior of saint Philip’s.

4 ChurCh review Photographs by Patrick Comerford, 2011

from left: bronze door handles in the south aisle, finely fashioned as three-winged heads of a lion and bull, symbols of the evangelists saint Mark and saint luke; bishop Charles Gore, the first bishop of birmingham, was the son of Irish-born parents. his statue stands at the west entrance of the cathedral; bishop Charles Gore’s coat-of-arms as bishop of birmingham; the right revd david andrew urquhart became the ninth bishop of birmingham in 2006; saint Philip’s Cathedral, seen from Cherry street. who, like Erasmus Darwin and Anna Seward, especially the work of Gian Lorenzo Bernini, and Bishop Charles Gore of Worcester – a new also hailed from Lichfield – the typographer had left a deep impression on him, and he had Diocese of Birmingham was formed in 1905. John Baskerville, the poet and landscape formed a friendship with Francesco Borromini. During World War II, the cathedral was gardener William Shenstone, and the architects This was Archer’s first church, and the initial bombed and set ablaze on 7 November 1940. James and Samuel Wyatt. estimate put building costs at £20,000. By then, the Burne-Jones windows had been In the 1960s, the market site at the old However, many of the materials were donated moved to safety in a mineshaft on the Welsh Bullring became a celebrated example of and transported at no cost, and the final figure borders and they were replaced, unharmed, revolutionary urban planning with the was only £5,073 13s 10d – about £660,000 at when the cathedral was restored in 1948. development of one of the largest enclosed today’s prices. The church was consecrated in Two box pews at the back of Saint Philip’s are shopping centres outside the US. The three 1715, and was dedicated to Saint Philip the reminders of the original appearance of the symbols of the era became the circular Rotunda Apostle in a tribute to the Philips family who interior, with its oak pews complete with doors building, the swathe of ring roads, and the donated the site. The tower was completed by and brass fittings. The organ by Thomas Bullring Shopping Centre, which opened in 1964. 1725, and King George I granted £600 towards Schwarbrick (1715) has been enlarged, repaired But by the 1980s, the Bullring was tired and the final stages of completion. and relocated at various stages over the last jaded, and the city was left with only one three centuries. The churchyard, covering four department store even though it was a leading baroque influenced by borromini acres, includes a monument to two men who centre for business and culture. The Archer’s baroque design is more Italianate died during the building of Birmingham Town redevelopment of the 40-acre Bullring site was than Christopher Wren’s London churches, and Hall and a memorial to victims of the the catalyst for transforming the city into a reflects Borromini’s influence. The interior is a world-class retail capital. Drawing on rectangular hall with aisles separated from the Birmingham pub bombings in 1974. Birmingham’s historic street patterns, the nave by fluted pillars of classical form, with Gore’s Irish ancestors Bullring became a series of traditional streets, Tuscan capitals supporting an arcade A statue of Bishop Charles Gore (1853- squares and open spaces, linking once again surmounted by a heavily projecting cornice. The 1932), vested in convocation robes and with his New Street and High Street with Saint Martin’s wooden galleries, stretched between the pillars, right hand raised in blessing, stands at the west Church, the open markets and beyond. As part are typical of English baroque churches. entrance. Gore, who became the first Bishop of of this development, landmark buildings such as Externally, the building is surrounded by tall Birmingham in 1905, was one of the greatest the Rotunda, the old Moor Street Station, and windows between pilasters of low relief, English theologians. He was a socialist and the Saint Martin’s Church have been cleaned up and supporting a balustrade at roof level with an leading Anglo-Catholic of the day, edited Lux restored, and long-lost historic street names urn rising above each pilaster. The western end Mundi (1889), and was the founder of the have been reintroduced. is marked by a single tower rising in stages and Community of the Resurrection in 1892. Churches and cathedrals surmounted by a dome and lantern. The Gore’s father, Charles Gore (1813-1897), In the midst of this modern glass and steel, building is of brick, and is faced with stone grew up in Dublin, where he was a page in the Saint Martin’s stands out as the historic building quarried on Archer’s estate at Umberslade, Vicergal Lodge – now Áras an Uachtaráin; in the Bullring. Most of the church as it stands outside Birmingham. Gore’s mother, the widowed Countess of Kerry, today is 19th century Victorian Gothic work By the late 19th century, as the elevation of was born Lady Augusta Ponsonby (1814-1904), dating from 1873 and designed by Alfred Chatwin Saint Philip’s to cathedral status became a and hailed from Bessborough, Co Kilkenny. (1830-1907) from Birmingham, who had worked possibility, Chatwin extended the eastern apse As a canon of Westminster Abbey, Gore with Charles Barry and Augustus Pugin on the in 1884-1888 into a larger chancel, making enjoyed showing visitors the tomb of his Houses of Parliament in Westminster. space for a bishop’s throne, and stalls for a ancestor the Earl of Kerry, with an inscription Birmingham’s best example of Gothic Revival provost, archdeacon, canons and choir. His bold that ends with the words (in double quotation is Saint Chad’s Cathedral – the first Roman design is enriched by the marble surfaces of the marks): “Hang all the law and the prophets.” On Catholic cathedral built in England since the columns and pilasters, the gilded capitals and closer inspection, he would point out, the Reformation. Built by Pugin in 1839-1841, it cornice and the ornate ceiling. words are preceded by “... ever studious to fulfil became a cathedral in 1850. In the canopy A local heiress, Emma Chadwick Villiers- those two great commandments on which he above the altar is a shrine with some relics of Wilkes, donated three new East Windows by the had been taught by his divine Master ...” Saint Chad, rescued from Lichfield Cathedral by Pre-Raphaelite artist Edward Burne-Jones (1833- Bishop Gore’s statue stands directly beneath Canon Arthur Dudley at the height of the 1898), who was born nearby in Bennett’s Hill and the dome and cupola of the cathedral, unique Reformation, about 1538. baptised in Saint Philip’s. His windows depict the for an English cathedral. Archer modelled them In contrast, the neighbouring Church of Ascension (centre east, 1885), the Nativity on the mid-17th century dome of Santa Maria England cathedral, Saint Philip’s, is the third (north-east, 1887) and the Crucifixion (south- della Salute in Venice. But then Birmingham has smallest cathedral in England, after Derby and east, 1887). Burne-Jones also donated a fourth more canals than Venice –Birmingham has 35 Chelmsford. window at the West End, the Last Judgment miles, Venice only 26 miles – yet another reason When the new Church of England parish in (1887), in memory of Bishop Henry Bowlby of for discovering and enjoying the capital of the High Town was created in 1708, it was decided Coventry, a former rector of Saint Philip’s. English Midlands. that Saint Philip’s, the new parish church, would As Birmingham expanded in the 18th and be a major feature of the cityscape. The local 19th centuries, the number of new parishes Canon Patrick Comerford is Director of architect chosen for this project, Thomas grew too. Birmingham became a city in 1889, Spiritual Formation, the Church of Archer (1668-1743), had recently completed and – thanks to the efforts of Birmingham’s Ireland Theological Institute. Blog: the Grand Tour of Europe. Italian architecture, most famous statesman, Joseph Chamberlain, http://revpatrickcomerford.blogspot.com

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6 CHURCH REVIEW From the desk(s) of 3Rock Youth…

What a month! Students days, leadership training, a confirmation day and the beginning of the camps committee… get the details of youth work in your dioceses below! diocesan Camps Collaboration; I love this word and love when it comes into being in new forms and teams, the idea of working together, determined, to achieve a goal collectively resonates. This last month saw a forming of the Diocesan Camps Committee as a sub-group to d&G Camps group photo. the United Diocesan youth works 3Rock Youth to assist in the continued evolution of the camps and the community it has developed advance day. deeper faith in God. Thank you to Leonard for over it decades in existence. The committee allowing us to use the primary school and to consists of Archdeacon Ricky Rountree, Rev. Paul Keagan and Ethan Kumar for assisting in Gillian Wharton (Chair), Rev. Anne Taylor, Rev. the day. Cliff Jeffers, Andy McCormack, Ian Maxwell, Susan Maxwell (Camps Co-Coordinator), Jamie Clonliffe school days Slacke-Fitzpatrick, Tanya Allison, Nicola Halford CYC, Catholic Youth Care invited us for the & Greg Fromholz (Diocesan Youth Officer), 3rd year to assist in running two separate with a couple more still to confirm. mornings with nearly 1200 students from We are really looking forward to what this around the dioceses. Greg spoke 8 times in a total of 4 hours about what it is to live a life of breadth of experience and wisdom can bring to Rev Susanne Harris & Susie Keane. We asked hope. Both Stephen Byford (Youth Worker the ongoing development of the camps as we Niall McNally of Cast Ministries to come down walk alongside the youth in our dioceses in from Northern Ireland to speak on from Howth) and Susie helped facilitate the their faith and life development continually relationships and sexuality; ‘Love Waits’. Susie wonderful chaos. giving opportunity for leaders to grow. and Youth Alive’s Mags Moore were the MC’s As a bonus Greg was then interviewed by for the day joining an amazing team of youth RTE for their iWitness programme to be booK noW as the earlY bIrd shown later in the month. offered Closes on MaY 9th! workers and volunteers from our untied dioceses as well as Elemental from Cashel & leadership training day tY advance day Ossory. The chaplains are so supportive of the “We need to move from a culture of control to a "Hey Susie! You and the team did an incredible work 3Rock Youth does and we definitely are culture of collaboration.” – Jason Gardner job on the advance day last week! It was such an looking forward to doing it again.Thank you to Jason Gardner of FUSE joined 14 youth encouragement for me to hear what you guys all the chaplains, Taney Parish and the staff, workers and volunteers in a training day at said. I honestly was starting to feel like I was the Students and the team for a great day! only teenager in Dublin who felt that way about CITC in partnership with CIYD & 3Rock Youth. god/relationships/sex. It was great for the other Confirmation day Through interactive small groups and people in my year to hear the brill message that Saturday March 26th saw the team go to conversation he unpacked the response of you brought. And I pray that you and the team be Blessington to host a confirmation day with Rev. youth work in today’s culture, highlighting and blessed and continue on the super work that you Leonard Ruddock’s and Rev. Declan Smith’s challenging us that a lot of people still believe in do!" – student. confirmation candidates. We had 19 in total and God, yet not many feel as if they belong to Him. 260 TY students filled Taney Parish Hall last the candidates took part in all the activities. We don’t forget to scan below for month for the 8th Advance Day coordinated by wanted to get them thinking creatively so in four upcoming dates and get your Camps teams we all started our first big activity ‘Photo and urban soul applications in! Safari’. They had 20 different titles in which they had to use themselves to compose the picture! Thank you again for your continued prayers A lot of fun and they certainly were creative! and support as we endeavour to see Jesus The day went fast and we looked, teamwork, active in the lives of this generation. community, church and what it is to seek out a (Greg Fromholz, Director, 3Rock Youth) UPCOMING DATES May advance day team. 21st Confirmation Day 22nd Family Day at East Glendalough School July 3rd-8th Junior D&G Camp 10th-15th Senior D&G Camp 5th-8th Urban Soul now Visiting your Church and communities now Crucial’s interactive dVd series advance day games. now Website: www.3rock.net

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8 CHURCH REVIEW neWs First Annual CIPSMA Conference held in Dublin Board of Management representatives from all over Ireland attended the first annual Church of Ireland Primary School Management Association (CIPSMA) Conference in the Kings Hospital School in Palmerstown, Dublin. The conference was chaired by the Rt Revd Michael Burrows, Bishop of Cashel and Ossory, and the Revd Janina Ainsworth, Chief Education Officer of the Church of England, was the keynote speaker. In her presentation, the Revd Janina Ainsworth spoke about ‘Growing Christian Ethos’ in faith schools, the challenges it faces and how these might be overcome. In the English system, religious education programmes in schools are inspected on short notice. During this period of observation, four main questions are asked of the religious syllabus: How well does the school, through its distinctive Christian character, meet the needs of all its learners? What is the impact of collective worship on the school community? board of Management representatives from all over Ireland attended the How effective is Religious Education? How first annual Church of Ireland Primary school Management association effective are the leadership and management of Conference in Kings hospital school, Palmerstown, dublin 20. the school as a church school? Despite the fact Irish schools are not subject to similar inspections, Janina feels that church schools of all denominations should reflect upon these questions and search for their own answers. Speaking at the conference, Dr Ken Fennelly, Secretary of the Board of Education (RI), stressed the need for a national debate regarding faith schools and mentioned that a forum on school patronage, with attendees including government representatives, is due to take place later this year. One of the recurring issues raised at the Mr bill Perrott, CIPsMa Chairperson; the revd dr norman Gamble, conference was the difficulty in defining the Peter dowd, CIPsMa committee; the CIPsMa committee; the rt revd ethos of Church of Ireland schools, with one rt revd Michael burrows, bishop of Michael burrows, bishop of Cashel commentator saying it is not easy to protect Cashel and ossory; the revd Janina and ossory; and the revd Janina something that has not been elucidated. Dr ainsworth, Chief education officer of ainsworth, Chief education officer of Anne Lodge, Principle of the Church of Ireland the Church of england; the revd dr the Church of england, enjoy a lighter College of Education, said that ethos should not norman Gamble, CIPsMa committee; moment at the first annual Church of be about exclusion and stressed the and dr Ken fennelly, secretary of the Ireland Primary school Management importance of learning from people of all board of education (rI). association Conference. personal beliefs. She went on to state the importance of embracing the distinctiveness of Bishop Burrows admitted that, while a Further information on faith schools, various beliefs, as she feels children must be definitive answer on the matter of ethos was not guidance material and additional resources for able to engage with their own cultures in order reached, he felt significant positive progress on teachers, pupils and parents are available at to become a part of them. the subject had been made at the conference. www.christianvalues4schools.org.uk. HARPSICHORD

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ChurCh review 9 Societal reform is necessary to weed out immorality

When speaking at a Lenten talk in Stillorgan Park Hotel, Justice Catherine McGuinness stressed the importance of societal reform in ensuring the decline in immoral behaviour in Ireland. In light of the numerous political and religious scandals of recent times, Judge McGuinness feels that the country has “reached a juncture where what we need is a thorough consideration of the relationship between the law and the morality of honesty, of openness, of accountability, of recognition of the centrality of truth in morality.” She asked whether or not the Irish, to some extent, respect “the cute hoor”. She questioned, “Do we rather admire the person who gets away with cheating the revenue? Do we collude with the black economy, at least in small ways? Do we ask for the cheque to be made out to cash?” She the revd Gillian Wharton, rector of believes this acceptance and, at times, booterstown and Mount Merrion admiration for white-collar criminals is Justice Catherine McGuinness, parishes; guest speaker Justice particularly evident within our political system, President of the law reform and Catherine McGuinness, President of noting how 14,000 peopled voted number one retired Judge of the supreme Court, the law reform and retired Judge of for Michael Lowry even after his criminal delivering her ‘law and Morality’ the supreme Court; Monsignor offences were laid bare by judge McCracken, lecture in stillorgan Park hotel as séamus Conway, Parish Priest, long before Judge Moriarty started his tribunal. part of the booterstown and Mount booterstown; dr Gillian Wylie, chair Judge McGuinness went on to quote a recent Merrion Parishes series of of the sessions and lecturer in the article by journalist and Trinity lecturer Elaine ecumenical lenten talks. Irish school of ecumenics; and the Byrne who remarked that it was suitable that revd dennis Campbell, Presbyterian the official symbol of Ireland was the harp, since and morality. She stated that the relationship Church of st andrew, blackrock, we were so given to pulling strings! She added, between morality and law is one that has been pictured following Judge “The large sins of our political and business questioned in countless societies over many McGuinenss’s ‘law and Morality’ classes as revealed in the tribunal findings have centuries, and “has been considered by many lecture in stillorgan Park hotel as their roots in our general morality, our culture. philosophers, lawyers, and persons of religious part of the booterstown and Mount A great deal of talk in the recent general faith.” She said that this relationship has been Merrion Parishes series of election campaign about a new politics: reform, examined in our own country at times when ecumenical lenten talks. transparency, accountability.” She said that it is changes in legislature were debated, for not just reform in politics that is needed but example regarding contraception, abortion, between morality and the law, or between reform in our communities, society at large and divorce, gay rights and civil partnership. She religion and the law, happen at particular times in the laws that should both reflect and govern went on to note that many issues of morality when society itself is in a state of change, when our society. within the Irish sphere centre around areas of what are sometimes called “the old certainties” In her address, Judge McGuinness also a sexual nature. She stated, “Many of the most no longer prevail - or at least are not accepted highlighted the inextricable link between law famous arguments concerning the relationship without considerable question.” The cultivation of a religious sense is a vital part of education When speaking at a Booterstown- other subjects. He said that faith formation would soon be obsolescent. The purpose of Mount Merrion Lenten Talk in the ”takes up a lot of time” and that “some people education is to develop the whole person, Radisson Hotel, former Taoiseach John might suggest it might be done by parents or aesthetic, artistic, physical, moral, and spiritual.” Bruton took the new Minister for parish but outside school teaching hours.” Mr Bruton said he felt that attempting to Education, Ruairi Quinn TD, to task for his Mr Bruton stated that, as far as he was introduce the teaching of religion outside of recent comments on religious education. aware, the 30 minutes per day spent on religion designated school hours would be untenable for Mr Bruton said that Mr Quinn was reported had not increased over the period of time in a number of reasons such as time constraints as saying he would “prefer schools spent time which Ireland’s place on the OECD/PISA league and issues of transportation. improving reading and maths skills rather than table slipped. With this in mind, he said he did He went on to address the wider question of preparing pupils for sacraments such as First not feel it was fair to lay the blame for this at whether or not faith formation is important for a Communion and Confirmation”. Mr Bruton the feet of religious education. He felt there continued, “He reportedly said that faith society. He stated, “I believe a religious sense is formation carried out during the day took up would be a lot of backlash if the cutting of inherent in every human being… I believe the time that could be used in other ways, and learning time for other subjects such as Irish cultivation of a religious sense, through religious referred in this context to the severe decline in was suggested. education, is a vital part of education. Education is performance by Irish pupils in the international He also said that; “It is also important not to about more that a lot of facts. It is about learning OECD/PISA league table on literacy, dropping enthrone results in OECD/PISA comparisons as how to live,and how to make judgements. from 5th to 17th place.” Mr Quinn feels that the be all and end all of educational policy. Anyone who sets out to educate children and the thirty minutes per day that primary school Education seeks to prepare children not just for prepare them for life and for making judgements students spend learning religion and preparing working life, but for life as a whole. Education has to start with their own belief of what for the sacraments would be better spent on that focussed narrowly on work available today constitutes a good life and good judgement.”

10 ChurCh review enthronement of the archbishop dulled by over a century of city fumes and wish to take this opportunity to thank all It will be with great delight and much grime. The cathedral is forever grateful to the those who organise these annual cathedral ceremony that the dean will enthrone our Friends’ for engaging in this essential work. It quiz nights which have proved a great success new archbishop, Dr Michael Jackson to the is unfortunate that we are unable to complete in the life of the cathedral. archiepiscopal See of Dublin and the See of any work on the cathedral’s most valuable Glendalough and the Metropolitan seat of the monument, namely the Aagard-Harrington richard rohr province of Dublin and Cashel. This is a monument. This is one of a kind of an alabaster Fr. Richard Rohr will host a talk in the privileged and special moment for the monument which was originally quite cathedral on Wednesday 15 June next from cathedral when the whole community of the colourful. Alas now it is very black and would 19.30 to 21.30 to share the insights that led him cathedral welcomes the archbishop to his need thirty thousand Euro to conserve. to write his new book - Falling Upward: A cathedral. The enthronement service will take Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life. He will clarify art in the cathedral place at 4pm on Sunday 8 May next. It is the tasks and pitfalls of the first half of the There have been two art installations unfortunate that this needs to be a ticketed spiritual life and identify the crossover points to mounted in the cathedral during the month of the sacred dance of the second half of life – service because we have to cap numbers. The April. Mr Adam Pomeroy, a young artist cathedral can only hold six hundred people. If moving us from a culture of elderly to create a originally from England and now living in culture of elders. Fr. Richard is best known for you would like a ticket for the event please county Clare mounted three of his paintings in contact the archbishop’s Personal Assistant, his writings on spirituality and his audio and the St Laud chapel area of the cathedral. The video recordings. Scripture as liberation, the Ms Lucy Connolly at See House, Temple Road, three paintings are oils on canvas and depict Milltown, Co Dublin, telephone 4977849. integration of action and contemplation, peace different biblical scenes the main painting and social justice issues, male spirituality and the Conservation of the sneyd measures six feet by three feet and is entitled Enneagram are amongst the many themes that Monument ‘Golgotha,’ while the other two are entitled he addresses in his writing and preaching. This ‘Judas Iscariot’ and ‘The Resurrection’ The Friends’ of the cathedral has engaged in event is hosted by MALES (Ireland), a non- respectfully. These three pictures form an a project of cleaning and conserving the denominational group dedicated to directing unusual interpretation of biblical characters monuments in the crypt and cathedral. The men in lifelong spiritual learning - where the artist describes his approach as one most recent conservation work carried out www.malesireland.com. This is a free talk and that tries to go beyond the archetypes to was that on the Nathaniel Sneyd monument everyone is welcome to attend. which is at the West End of the Crypt. This is reach the real people. one of the most beautiful monuments in the Mr Jason Ellis, a sculptor of note whom is Canons In resIdenCe cathedral’s possession which was already mentioned in these notes for cleaning 1 May The Residential Priest Vicar commissioned and erected by Nathaniel’s the Sneyd monument, has donated a piece of 8 May Ms Uta Rabb wife. Nathaniel Sneyd was a born in the late his own sculpture o the cathedral entitled 15 May The Archdeacon of Dublin eighteenth century and was a member of ‘Forgiving Angel.’ The medium Ellis uses is 22 May Canon Mark Gardner parliament for Cavan for thirty six years. He Portland and Kilkenny stone. The sculpture 29 May The Treaurer was murdered on Westmoreland Street in stands at twenty nine inches tall and forms a serVICes: Monday to saturday 1833 and this monument represents the heart beautiful contrast between the soft tactile 10.00 Morning Prayer (Mon to Fri) stricken grief of his beloved wife. The touch of the Portland stone and the dark 12.00 Peace Prayers monument itself was sculpted by a Thomas mixtures of the Kilkenny stone. The piece is 12.45 Eucharist (Mon to Fri) Kirk who described Sneyd’s murder as an mounted in a niche in the stairwell of the 17.00 Evening Prayer (Mon, Tues, Fri & Sat) indiscriminate violence of an unhappy maniac. cathedral. We are very grateful to all artists 18.00 Choral Evensong (Wed & Thurs) Kirk is considered to be one of, if not the who display their work in the cathedral. most notable pieces of Kirk’s studio. The Guided tours sunday conservation was completed by Jason Ellis, a The cathedral is now engaged in offering live 11.00 Sung Eucharist sculptor of note whose studio is in county guided tours of the cathedral every day both 15.30 Choral Evensong Sligo. Jason is one of a few who are experts in mornings and evenings. The tour guides are 17.00 Eucharist in the Irish Language monument conservation. Through his careful competently trained by our archivists and (Fourth Sunday of every month.) poultice application and delicate cleaning historians and by our Director of Operations technique he has managed to restore an who also possesses a Masters degree in Cathedral ContaCts exuberance to a monument that had been heritage conservation. Mr Leslie Taylor, the Dean: The Very Revd Dermot P.M. Dunne master of the bell ringers is involved in giving (6778099 ext: 217/087 986 5073/ guided tours of the belfry every day at 2pm. [email protected]) Double room to rent These tours are a real innovation for the Residential Priest Vicar: in Firhouse/Ballycullen cathedral in its efforts to increase footfall of The Revd Garth Bunting (6778099 ext 201/ tourists to the cathedral and also to enliven all [email protected]) €400 p/m the hidden treasures of the cathedral. Managing Director: Ms Bernie Murphy (6778099 ext 209/[email protected]) Bright spacious, nicely furnished table quiz Director of Operations: Ms Sarah Drumm apartment, sharing with one other girl It is that time of the year again when the (6778099 ext 207/[email protected]) (owner-occupied). Comprises a annual table quiz rolls around. This year the Director of Music Pro tem: living/dining area and kitchen with all quiz takes place in the crypt on Friday 6 May Ms Judith Gannon (6778099) mod cons, small decked garden. beginning at seven thirty in the evening. The Head Virger: Mr Patrick Tierney Parking available ~ Situated close to proceeds of this quiz will go towards the Dean’s Virger: Mr Freddie McKeown Sandyford ind estate, Dundrum town purchase of an ambulance for the diocese of centre and M50. No 74 and 74a buses Shyogwe, Rwanda. The cost of a table on the Cathedral offICe leave from the estate. would suit non night is forty Euro for a table of four and Telephone: 01 6778099 smoking professional. Available now. there will also be a raffle on the night. So all Fax: 01 6798991 you quiz lovers come out and support a Email: [email protected] Call 087-6808327 worthy cause and have fun while doing it. I Web: www.cccdub.ie

CHURCH REVIEW 19 Cathedral renoVatIons The Cathedral has now had two new glass doors installed ay the entrance in the south- west porch and a new Welcome Desk. The new renovations mark a big change to the Cathedral making the entrance very welcoming to visitors and those attending services. We do apologise for the disruption to visitors during this period of change. CoMMeMoratIon serVICe The Cathedral was host to a memorial service for the victims of the Japanese earthquake and tsunami on Monday 11 April. The service took the form of a multi- denominational event with readings and music. The Cathedral was filled with people paying their respects to those who lost their lives in the natural disaster. Present were His Excellency Mr Toshinao and Her Excellency Mrs Etsuko Urabe The Ambassador of Japan to Ireland; the President’s Aide de Compt, Captain Martin Larkin; the Taoiseach’s Aide de Compte, Commondant Michael Tracey. Representing the Dept. of Foreign Affairs was Mr Eoin Duggan and Mr Peter Ryan. Mr Tom Hardiman read ‘The Peninsula’ by Seamas Heaney and various pieces of music were played throughout the service. Everyone held lit candles during a three minute silence at the end of the service. the Precentor Canon bob reede, the deputy lord Mayor, the dean, and the Cathedral shoP the Japanese ambassador, his excellency Mr toshinao urabe. As some of you may know planning permission is being sought to move both the provided by Ferdia Kelly, General Secretary of 11.05 Holy Eucharist (said in the Lady Boyd sculpture and the ancient grave stones the JMB, when he quoted some statistics of his Chapel on Wednesdays, Thursdays, from their current position in the north aisle own; namely that Ireland is currently ranked Saints’ Days and Festivals) and to relocate them elsewhere in the 30th out of 33 countries in terms of 17.30 Choral Evensong cathedral. This will allow us to move the shop, expenditure on education and 27th out of 29 on a trial basis, into the aisle. It is hoped that countries when per capita investment in each saturday this will lessen the visual impact the shop has second level pupil is measured. With funding 11.05 Holy Eucharist while not, hopefully, affecting turnover. The tighter than ever before it looks as if schools (said in the Lady Chapel) financial contribution that the shop makes to have a very large mountain to climb. sunday the cathedral is very significant; indeed it largely Ms McCarthy accompanied Eva O’Hare, 8.30 Holy Eucharist covers the cost of the entire music department. Eabha McKeever and Elsie Walsh to Griffith In partnership with selected suppliers we College recently for the schools fashion design (said in the Lady Chapel) are in the process of developing new products competition. About sixty students from all 11.15 Sung Eucharist / Choral Matins which will be marketed under the Saint over Ireland participated. Their brief was to 15.15 Choral Evensong Patrick’s Cathedral label. These products will design, make and model a complete outfit Cathedral ContaCts include a range of jams and marmalades, using old or recycled materials. Eva designed candles, shopping bags and mugs. If sales of Dean: The Very Revd Robert MacCarthy an outfit, making it both at home and in Ms (475 5449 / 453 9472) these items are positive it is our intention to McCarthy’s fashion and jewellery club. Eabha develop this new departure further. Dean’s Vicar: The Revd Canon Charles was her model while Elsie was in charge of Mullen (453 9472) Your support of our shop is greatly valued. hair and make-up. The whole show was very Administrator: Mr Gavan Woods (453 9472) We hope that our new stock selection will professional and the students had a wonderful Cathedral Manager: Mr Louis Parminter appeal to you so please have a good look day out. Ms McCarthy intends making the when you are in the Cathedral next! With the show a focus for senior members of the (475 4817) help of photographs supplied by Mr Albert fashion club next year. Cathedral Assistant Manager: Fenton we are greatly increasing the number SH. Mr Chris Nicholson (475 4817) of items which can be purchased on line. Just Cathedral Office: log onto our website and follow the links! Canons-In-resIdenCe Dean’s Secretary & Office Manager: May 1 – The Revd J.M. Catterall, Prebendary notes froM the GraMMar Mrs Jennifer Hickey of Mulhuddart Tour Accounts: Mrs Joy Stewart sChool May 8 – Vacant, Prebendary of Donaghmore At the Joint Managerial Body (JMB) Organist and Master of the Choristers: May 15 – The Revd G.J. O. Dunstan, Mr Stuart Nicholson conference for secondary school principals Prebendary of Swords recently Ruairi Quinn spoke of the changes Assistant Organist and Director of the May 22 – The Ven M.S. Harte, Prebendary of Girls’ Choir: Mr David Leigh (475 3298) urgently needed in our education system. Howth Changes to improve literacy and numeracy Office numbers: Telephone: 453 9472 May 29 – The Revd E.McDonagh, Prebendary Facsimile: 454 6374 were foremost in his mind following the of Clondalkin recent OECD report in which Ireland has E-mail: [email protected] dropped from 5th to 17th place in reading. serVICes: Monday to friday Website: http://www.stpatrickscathedral.ie Perhaps one reason for the decline was 09.00 Sung Matins (during school term) Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/stpatsdub

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Diocesan Synodsperson – Michael McWilliam. Booterstown, Carysfort Supplemental Diocesan Synodsperson – Robin Peilow. and Mount Merrion The Easter General Vestry Meeting for Booterstown and Carysfort Parish took place on Wednesday 13th April 2011, in the Canon The Rev. Gillian Wharton. Tel: 01-2887118. Mobile: 087-2300767 Osborne Barr Room of Booterstown Parish Centre at St. Philip and St. Email: [email protected] James’ Church. The following were appointed or elected: The Rev. Suzanne Harris. Tel: 087-9354869 Rector’s Churchwarden – Franziska Wilson; Rector’s Glebewarden – Email: [email protected] Clive Beatty; People’s Churchwarden – Noel Travers; People’s Diocesan Lay Reader: Ms Uta Raab Glebewarden – Mike Hayes. Parish Office: St. Thomas’ Rectory, Foster Avenue, Mount Merrion, Co. Dublin. Select Vestry: Viola Brady, June Burgess, Vi Hoffman, Deirdre Kennedy, Tel: 2835873. Mon-Fri 9.00-12.00 John Morris, Sue McDonnell, Charles Otengo, Uta Raab (Hon. Email: [email protected] Secretary), David Smyth, Quentin Teggin (Hon. Treasurer), Bev Turner Review Distribution: St. Philip & St. James: Yvonne Laycock and Gary Wilson. St. Thomas: Denis Beare Parochial Nominators – Quentin Teggin and Sue McDonnell. Parish Website: www.booterstown.dublin.anglican.org Supplemental Parochial Nominators – Gordon Richards and Barbara Plant. Diocesan Synodspersons – Uta Raab and John Morris. services Supplemental Diocesan Synodspersons – June Burgess and Gordon Details of all the Services in the group of parishes can be found on Richards. the parish website www.booterstown.org Holy Baptism raise the roof Andrew John Morton the son of Emma Laffan and Stephen Morton, and On Saturday 21st May 2011, at 8pm, we are having a concert in St Philip little brother of Amy, was baptised in St Philip and St James’ on Sunday and St James’ Church in aid of replacing the roof. Performers include 27th March 2011. His godparents are Peter Walker and Brenda Laffan. Booterstown National School Choir, Stagecoach Stage School, Briony Andrew’s Granddad Laffan and Granddad Morton read the lessons. We Morgan, Isla Jeffrey, Euan Murphy, Sadhbh O’Brien and Mark O’Callaghan. wish Andrew every blessing as he travels on his journey of faith. Tickets are €10 each for adults and €5 for under 18s, performers are free! There will be refreshments and a raffle during the interval. Holy Matrimony Rachel Damaris Isobel Noble and Alan James Ayres were married in St Blessing of the animals and family fun day – sunday Philip and St James’ on Friday 25th March 2011. The sun shone gloriously. 22nd May 2011 The pupils of Booterstown National School were very excited that a 8.30 St. Thomas’; 10.30 United Family Service with the Blessing of the former pupil of their school was getting married and they had a discreet Animals - St. Philip and St. James’. peak around the corner of the church as the bride arrived! We wish We are having a BBQ and Family Fun Day after the United Service at Damaris and Alan every blessing in their married life together. 10.30 - all those who have been baptised or confirmed in the past 6 At the time of writing this, we are looking forward on Friday 15th years are being specially invited but everyone is most welcome. April 2011 to the marriage of Lesley Tilson and Aidan O’Neill. st. thomas’ summer sale – saturday 7th May 2011 Congratulations – sixty years on! It’s about to happen! Do please come along and support us. It is Victor Armstrong, Studying Mathematics and Theoretical Physics in always a great event and not to be missed! The BBQ alone is legendary! Trinity College, Dublin, was elected a Scholar of the House on Trinity And we have all the usual stalls: bric-a-brac, plants, cakes, toys, books Monday 1951. Sixty years later, on Trinity Monday 2011, Victor and Meriel and bottles for you to buy, and a little afternoon tea to enjoy! had the pleasure of seeing their granddaughter, Debbie Blair, of Churches together ecumenical Lenten study Project – Whitechurch Parish, studying Economics and Psychology in Trinity College, faith, Morality and ethics in ireland – Missing, also elected a Scholar of the House. Congratulations to you both. Presumed Lost? welcome All four of our Ecumenical Lenten Talks were well supported; our To Archbishop Michael Jackson, his wife Inez and his daughter speakers gave incisive talks and were open to answer a whole variety Camilla, as they make their home amongst us in the United Dioceses. of questions. Our thanks to Ms. Breda O’Brien, The Hon. Mrs Justice And best wishes to Revd William Olhausen, his wife Tanya and their Catherine McGuinness, Mr. John Bruton, and Fr. Gerry O’Hanlon SJ. family as they settle into St Matthias’ Ballybrack and to Revd Stephen Thank you too to Dr. Gillian Wylie from the Irish School of Ecumenics Farrell and his wife Laura as they move ‘up the road’ to Zion, Rathgar. who chaired all four sessions. Already, people are asking Monsignor Seamus Conway, the Revd Denis Campbell and the Rector about our Get well wishes plans for next Lent! Our thoughts and prayers continue to be with Canon George Butler, the Rev. Derek Sargent and Canon Ben Neill, and their families. Booterstown national school On Monday 11th April 2011, there was great excitement in the School as we welcomed Irish international cricketer Kevin O’Brien to the School. Kevin scored the fastest century in world cup cricket Bray history in the Irish-English match in the recent World Cup. The pupils The Revd. Baden Stanley. Mobile: (087) 948 4407 had lots of questions for him and are indignant that Ireland has been Youth Pastor: Kirsty Lynch ‘booted’ out of the Cricket World Cup, without even the opportunity Parish Office: (01) 286 2968. Email: [email protected] to qualify. The ICC is being bombarded with emails! Review Distributor: Mr. Mulligan. Tel: 2863511 easter General Vestry Meetings 8.30 am: Holy Communion The Easter General Vestry Meeting for Mount Merrion Parish took 11.00 am: 1st and 3rd Sunday – Holy Communion; place on Monday 11th April 2011 in the Monk Gibbon Hall at St. 2nd Sunday – Morning Prayer; 4th Sunday – Family Service; Thomas’ Church. The following were appointed or elected: 5th Sunday – Healing Service Rector’s Churchwarden – Andreas Markusson, Rector’s Glebewarden – Denis Beare. People’s Churchwarden – Myrtle McWilliam, People’s from the rectory Glebewarden – Vera Pepper. Failure is not final… One of the signals that I am over doing things Select Vestry: Meriel Armstrong, Philip Bagnall, Christine Beare (Hon. usually involves me waking up at around 5am, lying still in the bed while Secretary), Sheila Chamberlain, Julie Clements, Ken Hunt, Alan my brain kicks into gear and processes all the things that are lurking in McGurdy, Michael McWilliam, Ian Mullen (Hon. Treasurer), Ken Wilson the back of my mind. It used to be that a growing sense of dread would and Vi Wilson. grow from my stomach up and that the only way to overcome the rising Parochial Nominators – Denis Beare and Meriel Armstrong. panic would be to get up and get going. Nowadays, thanks to Christian Supplemental Nominators – Sheila Chamberlain and Kieron Knight. counsellors and praying friends, I am learning how to be still and not let

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fear take over. It is amazing how many of us cope with this experience Sunday, 15th May – 8.30am Holy Communion 1; 11.00am Holy by getting busier, when every part of our being is crying out for rest and Communion 2; 12.00 noon Confirmation Class. stillness. Fear plays a large part in this ‘drive to do’ so that we don’t Saturday, 21st – Parish Fete from 10.30am – 2.30pm. have to face the reality that we just cannot cope with whatever is going Sunday, 22nd May – 8.30am Holy Communion 2; 11.00am Family on. Somewhere in our sub-conscious lies a belief that somehow we Service; 12.00 noon Confirmation Class. must, and should, be able to cope with everything that is going on Sunday, 29th May – 8.30am Holy Communion 2; 11.00am Healing around us. Where this ridiculous notion came from I don’t know, but Service; 12.00 noon Confirmation Class; 12.15am Reading Workshop in it is the enemy of a good night’s sleep. the church. More and more I see individuals, families, communities and even Irish society struggling to cope with so much more than is humanly possible. Individualism, survival of the fittest and the deep loneliness of the fear of failure has left us with very little left to cope with everything that is CastLeKnoCK and MuLHuddart going on. Thank God for friends, for laughter and for fun, even when witH CLonsiLLa they can seem so far away. One of the most poignant aspects of Jesus’ suffering for you and I is Rev Paul Houston. Tel: 8200040 the loneliness and abject fear and distress he experienced in the garden Curate: Rev. Victor Fitzpatrick. Tel: 8212218 of Gethsemane. Such was his distress that we are told he broke into a Reader: Stella Obe. Tel: 087 2237402 sweat that was mingled with blood, a now known medical condition Parish Website: www.castleknock.dublin.anglican.org that points to extreme high anxiety. What was Jesus anxious about, Parish Office: Jennifer McGrath (Mon- Fri 9.30am -1pm - 8200040). surely he knew that God would bring him through, that there would Email: [email protected] indeed be a resurrection after his death; after all he had spoken to his Review Distribution: Beatrice Richards (8382590). disciples about it often enough! And yet he was in deep distress. Why? Castleknock National School: Principal Mrs Sandra Moloney (8202611). I believe the fully-human Jesus was feeling something every one of us faces at some point or other; the fear of failure. ‘What if I can’t make sunday services in May it?’ ‘What if I let everyone down?’ ‘What if people see through the Castleknock: 8.30am, 11.30am. Clonsilla: 10.00am. masks of coping and self-control and success?’ ‘What if they see me as Mulhuddart: 3rd Sunday of the Month Night Prayer 8pm. I see myself – weak, failing, miserable, unable to cope?’ This fear of failure is so rooted in our culture that it can define us and become our wednesdays sole motivating drive in life. It is made all the harder by its inevitable Castleknock Parish Centre: 10.30a.m. HC followed by coffee. loneliness. Jesus wanted space and time by himself to get his head The General Vestry of Castleknock with Mulhuddart was held on around what was going to happen, and yet, at the same time, he craved Sunday 16th April. The Rector spoke at the service when he reflected the comfort of friends who would be there for him, who would stand on the Historical background of the Church of Ireland and its with, who would at least be able to stay awake! important role in Ireland to-day. He also reflected on the constitution If there is a one line definition that we as a Christian community can and role of Select Vestries, Churchwardens, Glebewardens, Diocesan provide for all who are struggling so hard to cope and survive it would Synods and Parochial nominators. surely be ‘To stay awake, stand alongside those in need, watch out for Furthermore, he thanked all the parish workers for all they had done them, pray for them, let them know that while we may not be able to over the past year. The Select Vestry has also a number of sub- take the awful stuff away, we are, and will be, there for them; they are committees, and these do great work – Parish Centre Committee, not alone. Communications Committee, the Social Committee and safe-guarding Happy Easter, trust panel. Baden. The following were the results of the general vestry: Rectors Church Church fete Warden (Castleknock): Sam McKeever. Rectors Church Warden The Christ Church Parish Fete will take place on Saturday 21st May (Mulhuddart): Sadie Smullen. Rectors Glebewarden (Castleknock): between 10:30am-2:30pm. The fete will be held in the Church Grounds Gordon Kellett. Peoples Churchwarden (Castleknock): Gladys and is guaranteed to be a fun day out for all the family. We will have all Hutchinson. Peoples Churchwarden (Mulhuddart): Syd Nagle. Peoples the usual stalls including, cakes, books, bottles, toys, bric-a-brac, CDs Glebewarden (Castleknock): David Smyth. Vestry members elected: and DVDs, hardware, cosmetics and jewellery, furniture, plants, tool Pauline McConnell, Walter Meara, James Anderson, Dave Garrett, sharpening and many more. Live music will be provided. There will be Rachael Devlin, David Dobson, Malcolm Cadoo, Hal McGuckin, Anne a fantastic raffle on the day. We look forward to seeing you there. Cadoo, Valerie Jameson, William Denner, Alex Kitching. After the General Vestry, James Anderson was appointed Honorary M.u. notes Treasurer and Dave Garrett Honorary Secretary. We were delighted to have Denise Butler with us again at our April Diocesan synod members: Anne Cadoo, James Anderson, Rachael Devlin, meeting when we had an opportunity to study the Lord’s Prayer and Stella Obe – supplementals: Olive Good, Jenny Matawe, Beryl Stone. think about the meaning of this very familiar prayer. On Monday, May Parochial Nominators: Gordon Kellett, Anne Cadoo, David Garrett 9th we look forward to having Joan Cunningham from Blackrock Hospice speak to us about Palliative Care. This will be an open meeting, – supplementals: Hal McGuckin, James Anderson, Rachael Devlin. all are welcome to join us at 8pm in the PLC behind Christ Church. We the General easter Vestry for St. Mary’s Clonsilla will be on plan to visit Castletown House in Celbridge for our outing on Saturday, Sunday 8th May, after the 10a.m. Morning Service. June 18th. More details will be available later. A very happy Easter to Confirmation service all, hopefully a chance to enjoy some fine weather. This will be held on Sunday 22nd May, at 10am in St. Mary’s Clonsilla. Contact: Nicola Gray @ 2860820. Our new Archbishop, Rt. Rev. Michael Jackson will be presiding. Please dates for your diary remember the eight candidates in your prayers. Sunday, 1st May – 8.30am Holy Communion 1; 11.00am Holy Boys Brigade display Communion 2. 1.00pm – 4.00pm Festival of Hope in Killruddery Gardens. This was held on Friday 1st April in Castleknock Parish Centre, to a Wednesday, 4th May – 8.00pm Stewardship Team meeting in the full hall. The display went well, the Anchor boys and Junior section Rectory. preformed well, to the delight of the audience – parents and friends. The Saturday, 7th May – Murder Mystery night in aid of Bray Methodist inspecting officer this year was Gordon Condell, Captain of Clondalkin Church Funds in St. Andrews School, Bray from 8.00pm. and Rathcoole Company. Sean Skehan and all the officers, and helpers Sunday, 8th May – 8.30am Holy Communion 2; 11.00pm Morning were thanked for all their work and efforts on behalf of the company. Prayer; 12.00 noon Confirmation Class. Wednesday, 11th May – 8.00pm the Select Vestry meet in the Parish Girls Brigade display Life Centre. There was a full hall, in Castleknock Community Centre for the Girls Friday, 13th May – 7.00pm Bray Methodist Church ‘Prayers for our Brigade Display. All sections displayed and entrained the audience. The Nation’. musical Mama Mia featured, all sections joined in, including the leaders.

28 CHURCH REVIEW Ros Garrett the captain and all the officers and helpers were thanked serving on the select vestry, singing and looking after the flower rota. for all their work. Her husband Ronnie predeceased her in January 2007. Dorothy was known across Ireland for her involvement in the I.C.A. daffodil day and Country Markets Ltd. She was also actively involved in the Mothers’ The Daffodil Coffee morning on behalf of the Irish Cancer Society was well supported. Thanks must go to Shirley McGuckin and all her Union and enjoyed the many aspects of membership and service within helpers. They raised €2,448.00 for this most worthy cause. the parish and further afield. She was most well known for her skills in flower arranging. She organised a number of successful flower festivals G.a.a. for the parishes, raising money for building projects and other worthy The Rector was invited to an ecumenical Blessing of the new GAA causes. Flower arranging demonstrations for the Mothers’ Union – by pitches at Castleknock on Saturday, 9th April. It was a glorious day. The her or other demonstrators were also a regular part of her calendar. service was led by the rector, Father Eugene, and Bro. Dan Jo. The new For over 25 years she taught Flower Arranging in Coolmine Community pitches are a credit to the GAA and the community, located beside the College and was honoured there after 25 years service as the longest Castleknock Hotel. serving teacher. Dorothy was blessed with creative talents and many Mothers’ union people will have their own memories of these. We had a very successful AGM with a great attendance. This being Dorothy will be missed by her family, her son David Robinson and his our triennial year, a new chairperson, and committee had to be wife Mary and grandchildren Tim and Ellen. Her daughter Gwen elected... Hilary had completed six years as chairperson and could not Montgomery and her husband David and her sister Patricia (Pat) Gray. stand again as this is the maximum length in a position that people can She will also be missed by friends far and near, leaving many rich hold! We are delighted to say that our new chairperson, and enrolling memories. ‘Safe in the arms of the Lord’. member will be Lesley Anders and we all wish her well in her new Gwen position. Margaret Bentley re-elected as Secretary and Valerie Greene from the registers – Holy Baptism as Treasurer and committee members elected were Rachel Price, Rachel Devlin, Gladys Hutchinson, Sylvia Denner, Shirley Smyth 3rd April in St Brigid’s Kate Elizabeth Clements & Sopia Grace Clarkson. and Muriel Kellett. Our best wishes go to both their parents and Godparents. The AGM is a time for learning as many reports are given by our “May they shine as lights to the world” different representatives at different levels in MU. eg. Young families Christian funeral report and on this there will be an evening of Beauty, Banter and 24th March Dorothy Grace Robinson, our deepest sympathy goes to Bliss and Banter, run by the young members to be held in Taney Parish David and Mary, Tim, Ellen, Gwen and Monty, Sister Pat and Derek. starting from 8pm on Monday May 16, this is open to everyone it is not “I am the resurrection and Life” necessary to be a mu member for this one! Get your makeup done by Bobbi Brown, lots of delicious desserts and samples, nail bar, costume Holy Matrimony jewellery and lots, lots more. Why don’t you go along... Admission 5 26th March in St Brigid’s Karen Cadoo and Darragh Halpenny. euro.... that is all it costs... and a cuppa thrown in. ‘Best wishes to Karen and Darragh on their future together’ We had a great day out with our link branch Holywood, on Saturday, April 9. Ten of their branch travelled down on the train and we met them at Connolly station. On to the Luas and off to Collins Barracks with us where we met more or our members there. We had a very CLondaLKin & ratHCooLe enjoyable trip around the museum and by 12.30 we were ready for a sit down and food… (we only got half of the museum done!) We had a Rector: Rev Alan Rufli. Tel: 087 9972401 very leisurely and lively lunch two hours long! in the museums café Email: [email protected] Brambles, all so convenient. Then on to the Luas again and off at Jervis Readers: Mrs Sylvia Armstrong, Mr Bill King and Mrs Barbara O’Callaghan. St and we strolled over to the Liffey River cruises on Bachelors Walk Services: Sunday – St John’s 8.30 am. H.C. and 11.15; Rathcoole 10 am and spent the next hour cruising on the River Liffey where we had an Wednesday – St John’s 11 am. Holy Communion excellent guide who would have been good on the stage too… After this it was back to the station to see the girls off on the train after a the Mother's union very enjoyable day. The outing will take place on Saturday 21st May when we will join the Our North Area service is being held in Northstrand church on May Tallaght Branch on a trip to Omagh Folk Park. Contact Betty for details. 3, at 8pm. It would be great to have a good attendance at this. Our social outing will be on Saturday May, 7 going to Newbridge Girls' Brigade Silver and clothes museum and of course scones and coffee and then The Annual Display will take place on Saturday 21st May at 7 o'clock on to Rathwood Gardens, Tullow for lunch etc. If you would like to in the Parish Hall. come along with us on this outing, please do not hesitate to contact Car Boot sales Sandra Connolly 018203458s. Everyone welcome. A number of Car Boot Sales have been organised for the summer. Hilary Nason They will be held in the Hall Car Park and will be from 10 am to 2 pm in Memory each day. Refreshments will be available as well as bargains galore. Janet seaman: Janet passed away peacefully on the 13th March Details from Joy Stewart. exactly a year after going into hospital. Words cannot express the Saturday 28th May appreciation we feel for the love, support and prayers received over the Saturday 25th June last year or so. Saturday 23rd July The huge number who turned out for her funeral service and who Saturday 27th August sent cards etc is a testament to the esteem in which she was held. Saturday 24th September She faced her illness, and eventual death, with great courage, It is important that these fund raising events are well supported by sensibility and good humour! everyone. Your unwanted gifts and items you don't use any more could She had us all organised and had asked that donations in lieu of be exactly want someone else could use. flowers be given to Daffodil Day. I’m delighted to say that over €2500.00 has already been forwarded to Daffodil Day 2011 from this request. royal Visit Thank you all for your continued prayerful thoughtfulness. Whilst the country gets ready for the visit of Queen Elizabeth in May Charles, Stephen, Robert, Sarah and the extended Family it is interesting to note the following from a report on Queen Victoria's dorothy robinson of Rathbeggan, Dunshaughlin passed away on visit in 1900. 21st March 2011 at Marymount Care Centre. Dorothy grew up as a “On Easter Monday, April 16, the Queen's drive was through the Kennedy in the Parish of St Paul’s and attended Howth during the early village of Clondalkin; and on the morning of that day the Princesses years of her marriage. Moving to Clonsilla and the parish of St Mary’s Christian and Beatrice visited the Dominican convent for the deaf and in 1963 she remained an active member there until about a year ago - dumb at Cabra”.

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finally sunday Club A boss tells his new employee, "I'll give you 8 Euros an hour starting Sunday Club takes place most Sundays in the Parish Centre or today, and in three months, I'll raise it to 12 Euros an hour. So when church: please see the list of Church Services on the Parish website for would you like to start?" details. Contact Jean Acheson (086 8415114). The employee replies, "How about in 3 months?" A doctor was out with his four-year-old daughter. He had left his the Hub stethoscope on the car seat, and the little girl picked it up and began The Hub!, our exciting centre of activity for young people, continues playing with it. Oh, wow, he thought, my daughter wants to follow in my to meet on Friday evenings from 6.30pm to 8.00pm for 7 – 11 years footsteps! old, and from 7.30pm for 12+. Contact Olwen Lynch at 087 6425064. Then the child spoke into the instrument: "Welcome to McDonald's. open Hands Ministry Do you want fries with that?" Our Open Hands Ministry continues to provide for those who are The little boy was caught swearing by his teacher. "Billy," she said, in need in our City. Items of non-perishable food can be brought to the "you shouldn't use that kind of language. Where did you hear it?" "My Church each Sunday morning. daddy said it," he responded. "Well, that doesn't matter," she explained, "I don't want to hear that whist language in here again." Our next whist drive is Thursday May 7th at 7.30, entrance €5. After a moment, she whispered aloud, "At least he doesn't know H Hunter what it means." "I do, too," Billy corrected. "It means the car won't start." flower Guild The Flower Guild is urgently looking for helpers throughout the year: please contact Iris on 8338288 if you can help with this important ministry. reflection CLontarf At time of writing, Nature’s beauty is in profuse bloom. Against a blue Rector: Rev’d Derek Sargent sky, the cherry blossom and the tender green of opening tree buds is Priest-in-Charge: For pastoral emergencies please contact the Rural Deane, breath taking. Rev’d Robert Deane, on 01 8402308 or at [email protected] At ground level, the yellow and creams of daffodils and narcissi glow Parish Reader: Mark Acheson, [email protected], 01 831 8645 against the green grass. Church Wardens: Brendan Teeling, 087 6184734; Olwen Lunch, 087 6425064 Always at this time in particular the words of a hymn come to mind: Church Review Distribution: Tom Waller ‘For the beauty of the earth, for the glory of the skies, Father unto thee Parish Website: www.clontarf.dublin.anglican.org we raise this, our glorious song of praise’. Twitter: http://twitter.com/clontarfparish We remember the severity of the past winter and marvel at the Facebook: www.facebook.com/clontarfparish transformation. What seemed dead has come to life! Now, at the Email: [email protected] closing stage of Lent, we await Easter and its victory over death. Parish Centre: [email protected] The nature experience is but a faint shadow of the reality of Calvary Services: Sunday – 8.30 (Holy Communion) and 10.30 defeated by Jesus’ resurrection from the dead. ‘And because He lives, Wednesdays – 10.30 (Parish Centre). we shall live also’, the proviso being that we personally accept Christ’s vicarious death on our behalf. General Vestry and triennial elections What a blessing and assurance for each believer of any era. Yes, Jesus The 2010 Easter Vestry will take place on Thursday 5th May, at 8pm, is alive in the present continuous tense. We rejoice with thankful hearts. in the Parish Centre. Hallelujah, Christ is risen! As usual, at the meeting we will elect: A. Maharry Two Churchwardens, one to be nominated by the Incumbent or Parish website priest-in-charge, and one to be elected by the registered vestry The Parish website at www.clontarf.dublin.anglican.org is a great members; place to find out about news and events. You can also follow us on Two Glebewardens, one to be nominated by the Incumbent or Facebook and Twitter: see the addresses above or follow the links on priest-in-charge, and one to be elected by the registered vestrymen; the website. Twelve members of the Select Vestry. However, this year we also have Triennial Elections, to fill the very important positions of Parochial Nominators and Diocesan Synod Members. We will therefore elect: C.o.r.e. Three people to the Diocesan Synod, plus three supplementals (stand-ins); City Outreach through Renewal & Evangelism, Four Parochial nominators, plus four supplementals. CORE at St. Catherine’s, Thomas St., Dublin 8. The Easter Vestry is a very important event in the Parish year, and we Rev. Jonathan Kissell. Tel: 473-5100. Fax: 473-5111. hope to see as many as possible attend. Email: [email protected] Website: www.corechurch.ie Sunday Services: 11am and 7pm from the registers On 20th march we were delighted to see a double baptism, when Katie OToole and Senan O’Reilly were baptised by Rev’d Charles Baker. what if? week of Prayer We wish Katie and Senan and their families every blessing in the As part of 24-7 prayer Ireland’s "What if?" year of prayer we had a years to come. week of prayer here in CORE from Sunday 6th - 13th of March. In doing this we joined with churches, communities, schools and universities Birthday greetings across Dublin who are joining together to pray in March. To read more Many Parishioners about this year of prayer see http://www.24-7prayerireland.com/. Our joined Helen Erskine to week of prayer was held in the Upper Room in CORE and was open celebrate her 90th from 8am-8pm each day. The room was set up as a creative, interactive birthday in March. We wish and reflective prayer space. People signed up for hour long slots and Helen many more Happy came faithfully to pray for our church, city and nation! Birthdays (and many more Thank you to all of you who participated in our week of prayer, it was games of bowls). a week of blessing, resting in God’s presence and hearing His whispers. In all we prayed for over 80s hours! Incredible! I know there will be many answers to our prayers in the coming weeks, and looking forward Rev’d Charles Baker with Katie to hearing those testimonies but more importantly it seems to have and Lindsey O’Toole (right), and been a lesson for us as a church in learning to quieten our hearts Senan and Jane O’Reilly (left). amidst the busyness and set aside some dedicated time with Him. I am

30 CHURCH REVIEW Members of the Central Communications Board, Diocesan Communications Officers and Magazine Editors pictured at the Church of Ireland Communications Day in Church House, Rathmines, Dublin. Photo: Charlotte Howard.

'St Patrick in His Own Words', an Ecumenical Celebration in St Patrick's Cathedral. The St Patrick's Day event was organised by the Dublin Council of Churches and attended by various church leaders from Dublin. Photo: Robert Cochran.

Fr Brendan Madden, Ballyroan Parish Priest; the Revd Ted Woods, Rector of Rathfarnham Parish; Joan Forsdyke, Rathfarnham Parish; guest speaker John Waters, Irish Times Columnist and author; guest speaker Anna Keegan, Catholic Youth Care; Margaret Drew, Parish Pastoral Worker, Church of the Annunciation, Rathfarnham; and Sr Rosemary Magnier, Ballyroan Parish, pictured at 'Hope from Within', the final in a series of Ecumenical lenten talks in Rathfarnham Parish, entitled ‘Seeds of Members of Alexandra College Choir performing at the 62nd Annual Hope’. The series of talks is an annual ecumenical event organised by Rathfarnham Ecumenical Thanksgiving Service for the Gift of Sport in St Ann's Church on Church of Ireland Parish, the Church of the Holy Spirit, Ballyroan and the Church of Dawson St, Dublin. The choir was led by Evelyn Mearns. the Annunciation, Rathfarnham.

Canon Trevor Stevenson presenting Helen Keown, Fields of Life, with a cheque. Peter Murtagh, managing editor at the Irish Times; Natasha Murtagh, UCD student; Sylvia Thompson, organiser, and the Revd David Mungavin, Rector, pictured following the Murtagh's presentation at the Lenten talk ‘Spiritual Journeys Along Pilgrim Paths’ in St Patrick's Church, Greystones. Peter and Natasha recently published their book Buen Camino! A father-daughter journey from Croagh Patrick to Santiago de Compostela.

Robert Cochran, TRCEG; Máirtín de Burca, TRCEG Chairperson; Carol Newburn, Taney Parish; Canon Patrick Comerford, Director of Spiritual Formation at the Church of Ireland Theological Institute; the Revd Canon Horace McKinley, Rector; Pamela Sheil, Whitechurch Parish; Helen McSharry, TRCEG; Helen Shiel, TRCEG Methodist representative; Alan Shiel, Whitechurch Parish; Teresa Hunt, Holy Cross TRCEG; Gabriel Hunt, Holy Cross TRCEG; and Owen Lemass, TRCEG, pictured following the 3Rock Churches Environmental Group ‘Water Baptism of Amber Lily, daughter of Ricky Carey and Zoe Wells in Castlemacadam Awareness Sunday' Ecumenical Service in Whitechurch Parish Church. Ballinatone Parish.

66 CHURCH REVIEW Attendees pictured at Judge Catherine McGuinness’s ‘Law and Morality’ lecture in Stillorgan Park Hotel as part of the Booterstown and Mount Merrion Parishes Series of Ecumenical Lenten Talks.

Mothers’ Union members at the Wedding Dress Extravaganza – Audrey Evans, Elizabeth McHugh, Joy Markham, Hazel Copeland, Marie Haigh, Daphne Townsend and Yvonne Sinnamon.

The Revd Gillian Wharton, Rector of Booterstown and Mount Merrion parishes; guest speaker Justice Catherine McGuinness, President of the Law Reform and retired Judge of the Supreme Court; Monsignor Séamus Conway, Parish Priest, Booterstown; Dr Gillian Wylie, chair of the sessions and lecturer in the Irish School of Ecumenics; and the Revd Dennis Campbell, Presbyterian Church of St Andrew, Blackrock, pictured following Judge McGuinenss’s ‘Law and Morality’ lecture in Stillorgan Park Hotel as part of the Booterstown and Mount Merrion Parishes Series of Ecumenical Lenten Talks.

Members of the congregation pictured following the Irish Guide Dogs and Puppy Walker's Annual Service in St Stephen's Church, Mount Street Crescent, Dublin. Members of the Glebe Committee following the completion of the extension and refurbishment of the Rectory. Left to right – Les Paul, Alfie Hughes, Jimmy Woolmington, Colin Fitzpatrick, Ben Harden, Pat Walters and Sylvia Hudson.

The Church's Ministry of Healing’s Committee pictured at the organisation’s 'Quiet Day' in Mageough Home, Rathmines. From left to right: Felix The Revd Garth Bunting, Residential Priest Vicar in Christ Church Cathedral, Blennerhassett, Bill Marsden, Ronnie Elder, the Revd Garth Bunting, Hilda speaking at the Church's Ministry of Healing 'Quiet Day' in Mageough Home, Bleakley, Violet Elder, the Revd Canon Ted Ardis, Hilary Ardis and Avril Gillatt. Rathmines. The theme of the day was 'Transformation Through Healing’.

CHURCH REVIEW 67 Clergy pictured at the Institution of the Revd Stephen Farrell as Rector of Zion Parish, Rathgar.

Members of the congregation following the Institution of the Revd Stephen Farrell as Rector of Zion Parish, Rathgar.

The Revd Canon Desmond Sinnamon, Rector of Taney parish; Laura Farrell; the Revd Stephen Farrell and Mark Heaton, churchwarden, pictured following Stephen’s Institution as Rector of Zion Parish, Rathgar.

The Revd Stephen Farrell (second from left), with his mother Viola, wife Laura and Children from Zion parish school singing at the Institution of the Revd father Joe, following his Institution of as Rector of Zion Parish, Rathgar. Stephen Farrell as Rector of Zion Parish, Rathgar.

68 CHURCH REVIEW Scouts from Killiney-Ballybrack pictured with new Rector the Revd Dr William Olhausen. Photo: David Wynne.

The Revd Dr William Olhausen pictured following his institution as the Rector of Killiney-Ballybrack Parish, with his wife Tanya and churchwarden Beverley Grant. Photo: David Wynne.

Revd Dr William Olhausen is instituted as Rector of Killiney-Ballybrack Parish by Dean Dermot Dunne. Photo: Applebe studios

Whitechurch Parish Choirs preparing to sing Stainer's 'Crucifixion' during Children at the parish vs school football match in Delgany Parish. Passiontide last month.

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ratHdruM & derraLossary witH GLeneaLy Canon John McCullagh. Tel: 0404-43814 Email: [email protected]

welcome Our best wishes to the Most Rev Dr Michael Jackson as he takes up his duties and we look forward to the challenge he will set when he is enthroned in Christ Church. Hopefully it won’t be long before he visits the spiritual centre of the united diocese in the valley of the two lakes Glendalough. our spring Concert Glenealy was en fete for a concert of music and readings. What a bargain €15 for marvellous music, a glass of wine and delightful eats was the comment of one contented concert goer. It summed up the Confirmation group in Glendalough. contribution of the St Cecilia’s Singers as under the baton of Sandra Ganley; the choir raised the rafters with a varied and beautifully balanced on the eve of their confirmation on 7th May at 7.00pm when parents programme accompanied by some well chosen readings. It is in every and godparents will hand over the candidates baptismal candles and a way a delight and we look forward to a return visit for the traditional rehearsal of the confirmation service will be included. Confirmation Christmas concert, dare one say, snow permitting. Meanwhile some are will be conducted by the Archbishop on Sunday 8th May at 11.30am in Powerscourt Church. The Enthronement of the Archbishop will be that already planning to support the Singers at Christ Church Cathedral on afternoon in the Cathedral. 7 May for Fauré‘s Requiem and other musical delights. Car Boot sales world day of Prayer A series of car boot sales have begun in the outer carpark of The senior pupils of Scoil Chaoimhín Naofa and St Saviour’s NS Powerscourt Church from Saturday 16th April. In May they will occur shared in a World Day of Prayer service in St John’s recently. It was the every Saturday. Cars may book in from 8.30am onwards. first time many of the children had visited St John’s and they were reminded that St Kevin’s had used the Church when St Kevin’s was being refurbished. Indeed one pupil, from St Kevin’s parish, had been baptised in the church at that time. Pupils shared in activities during the service and afterwards had a sos beag together before returning to their schools. The annual service to mark this international/interdenominational time of Christian worship was held in St John’s Church, Laragh this year with members of St Kevin’s Glendalough and St John’s sharing together. The theme and format of the service was devised by women in Chile and reflected the concerns of that country reflecting on hunger, the treatment of women and recent disasters. The service was led by Ann Lambe (Roundwood) and Lin Ryan (Rathdrum) while a most moving meditation was given by Lily Delamere (Laragh) who teaches religious studies in Avondale Community College. A sumptuous supper was provided after the service. Next year St Kevin’s Church will be the venue. Barbeque We are delighted to advise readers that the annual Glenealy Parish Car Boot Sale. Barbeque will take place on Saturday 11 June. Tickets from Flo Gospel Choirs Meredith, Hilary Bradshaw and other parishioners. The rector has been The Junior Gospel Choir finished their season by singing at the asked to ensure a dry evening and while there is no certainty of that Mothering Sunday Service in Powerscourt. It had been hoped to make there will be lots of enjoyment and excellent food. a special presentation to their director Naomi but her baby decided to have earlier plans so the presentation had to be made in her absence Playground as we were delighted to hear of her baby girl’s safe arrival. A fine new playground erected on parish land with access from the The Gospel choir will sing next on Sunday 1st May at 11.30am in Parnell Memorial Park was opened and blessed recently. The Rector, who Powerscourt Church. was privileged to take part, although alarmed to see his name chiselled in stone, challenged the Community and Local Authority to address the rogation needs of older children and young people now that the playground is up There will be a special outdoor service on Rogation Sunday, 29th and running. The County Council has undertaken to complete necessary May. This will be followed by a BBQ lunch and fun and games in the screening, reseeding and other items in the immediate future. church grounds at Powerscourt Church. Parish registers – Holy Baptism rathdrum painting Holly Dixon on Mothering Sunday, 3rd April. The interior of the Church which had been re-plastered together with new wainscoting has been repainted and you can’t see the join. The Marriage external windows on one side of the church were also painted. Congratulations to Caroline Harrison & Maurizio Bruno who were Derralossary graveyard was the venue for a general tidy up by hard married on Saturday 2nd April and to Heather Judge and David working group led by Mervyn Taylor. This historic place is looking tidier Chellaram who were married on 15th April in Powerscourt Church and more welcoming, all the time, as befits such a place of rest. funeral The June issue will carry details of our new wardens and also the Sympathy goes to the family of John Moore whose funeral took place report of the dedication of a beautiful cupboard which now adorns the in Powerscourt Church on Friday 8th April with burial in the churchyard. porch in St John’s.

70 CHURCH REVIEW Bereavements children Neil and Mandy. She received great care from her family during We remember Olive Farrar and her family at this time as they grieve this time and her varied interesting life was recalled with great affection the loss of Olive’s mother Mrs Mabel Vigors. We also extend our and respect at her funeral service in Nuns Cross. She and Gordon were sympathy to the family of Alice (Ciss) Roberts who died in the loving married for almost 25 years, and Gordon’s many friends in the parish care of the staff of St Colman’s Hospital in Rathdrum. All who grieve are showed their support and sympathy for him. We were saddened too, by in our prayers. the death of Ciss (Alice) Roberts, who died in Rathdrum Hospital on 11th. April. Prior to her time there she had been a patient in Wicklow hospital and a resident in one of the “sheltered houses” in Crinion Park. During much of that time she was quite frail but no one could doubt the wiCKLow and KiLLisKey depth of her faith or forget her wonderful smile which lit up her face even at times when she could barely speak. She, also will be remembered Rector: Canon John Clarke. Tel: 0404 67132. with love and our sympathy is with her sons, George and William. Review Distribution: Mrs. Frances Douglas. Tel: 0404 67137. Mrs. Vera Webster. Tel: 0404 40299. Girls Brigade The annual Girls Brigade display is due to take place in May. The Mothers union leaders deserve enormous credit for their hard work and the range of Our members from Wicklow and Killiskey Branch attended the Area skills that they use and pass on to the girls. Congratulations to all the service on the Feast of the Annunciation, which took place in St. girls who did so well in their recent scripture exams. Saviour’s church, Arklow. The Rev. Ivor Owens, Methodist minister in unity Gospel Choir Wicklow gave the address. Our Birthday Lunch took place on March The Unity Gospel Choir will perform a concert support the Glebe 15th. in Al Mondo at the Grand Hotel. It was wonderful to have so School in the Grand Hotel on Friday 29th. May. The choir has recently many ladies present and to welcome the men who also enjoyed the performed at two community events- in Newtownmountkennedy and at food and the craic. We hope that there will be an equally good turnout the opening of a new facility in Loughlinstown hospital. The enthusiasm for the Annual Outing to Christ Church Cathedral for the Mothers of the members to say nothing of their dynamic leader is contagious! union service and to the Guinness hop store for lunch! That is on Thursday, June 2nd. easter Vestries 2011 Please accept our apologies to anyone who may have been misled by Lenten services the incorrect dates given in the last set of “Review” notes. The correct A series of short evening services was held on Wednesday evenings dates are: Wicklow Easter Vestry on Wednesday 4th May at 8.00pm in throughout Lent. the Glebe School, and Killiskey Easter Vestry on Thursday 5th May at Bishops appeal envelopes have been available during Lent. 8.00pm in Nuns Cross School. As this is a Triennial Election year, these Please return your donations before long. Thank you for the generous meetings are even more important than usual. support. school services Both Schools held special services for the end of term in our churches: in the prayers readings and songs, the children followed the events of Holy Week leading up to Easter. We are grateful to the teachers for their careful preparation and to the children for their enthusiastic participation. We look forward to seeing the wonderful Easter Gardens at services on Easter Day, and for some of the ideas ISRAEL presented as drama to be performed on some other occasion as well. wicklow schools The Glebe School hosted a meeting with Public representatives to highlight the extreme pressure on student places in the town, and the limited facilities within which the Primary School staff and Boards were forced to work. The three schools involved were given a sympathetic hearing and it is hoped that further action will be forthcoming. wicklow Parish fete 2011 on saturday 4h June 12.00 to 4.00pm in east Glendalough school (by kind permission) Calling all those wishing to have a stand at the Fete. Calling all those who can give an hour or two to help. Calling all those who have goods for the stalls - good quality clothes, toys, books, etc - to contact a member of the Fete Committee. Andrew Hassler, Ted Johnston, Mark Kinlan & Mervyn Morrison (Co-ordinating Raffle) Dee McCann- Horner 0876686587, Sinead Buckley Quinn 0872707496. HOLY LAND TOUR (Sinead who chairs this year’s committee writes: we are racing up to speed with what needs to be done over the next 8 weeks to ensure 1st – 11th November 2011 another very successful fete! We are starting a little later than in previous years but we should be ok! Many hands make light work and Interested in 10 days of fun and excitement, all volunteers are very much appreciated). seeing fascinating historical and archeological sites? As usual we will need lots of help especially putting up the stalls and Walking in the footsteps of Jesus and visiting many of taking them down afterwards so please don’t be shy, come forward and the places you've known about since childhood. offer us your help and remember that stall holders always need extra hands for however a short a time. So please contact us even if you only Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Tiberius and many more. have an hour to spare. Also now that spring is finally here and we’re all Swimming /floating in the Dead Sea doing tidying up both in the house and the garden, the plant stall would and sailing across the Sea of Galilee. be very grateful for any slips or cuttings and it would be most helpful If Have you ridden a donkey or a camel? you could label them. Please contact Catherine Power. The tour is led by Rev's William Bennett & Ian Cruikshank. Bereavement For further information contact William at After several weeks in hospital, Patricia Packer died on 25 March Our sympathy, love and prayers are with her husband, Gordon and with her 087 9480317 or [email protected]

CHURCH REVIEW 71 St. Brendan’s Church of Ireland, Birr Birr Flower Festival ‘Our Heritage Town’ Celebrating Birr's Architecture and Unique History

Designed by Richard Haslam & Joe Bergin August 5th – 8th 2011 (featuring demonstrations by Richard Haslam)

Admission €10 Groups Welcome Saturday 10 – 9 Sunday 1 – 9 Monday 10 –5

Official Opening: Friday, 5th August, 8.00pm (Reception 7.00). Admission €15

Proceeds in aid of Share a Dream Foundation and Church Funds