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Kilternan Klips Volume 22 Number 3 Kilternan Parish September 2016 FROM THE RECTOR’S PEN Building Community, n my first sermon in Kilternan I talked about three characteristic of a healthy church. In the months trengthening orship, I S W since. I have kept coming back to them. In a vestry Growing in Service meeting in June, we agreed to make these three charac- teristic our parish mantra or mission statement. hope you had a lovely summer, whether at I home or somewhere slightly more exotic. We hey are ‘Building Community, Strengthening took a few weeks off in July and spent some time in T Worship, and Growing in Service’. In the years Co Wexford and Co. Clare. We took the opportunity ahead it is my hope that those three missional features to recharge the batteries as we geared up for a busy become the core message running through everything 2016 / 2017. that we do in Kilternan parish. Every new programme that begins should ask the question, does this pro- y associations with holidays in Ireland come gramme build community, strengthen worship and help M from many happy holidays in Portrush on the us grow in service? Every cent that we spend should north coast of Ireland. They include windbreakers, move us forwards as we build community, strengthen freezing cold seas (though it never seemed to stop worship, and grow in service. Every time someone from us), ice cream cones, one-armed bandit machines, outside wonders what we as a parish are about, we and teeth breaking sticks of should be able to tell them that we are about building rock. community, strengthening worship, and growing in ser- vice’. he humble stick of rock is T always associated with ike the humble stick of rock this should be the the seaside. When you break a L message at our very core. May God give us the piece you see a message run- strength and grace to be faithful to that calling. ning all the way through, usu- Every blessing ally the name of the place where the rock was pur- Rev Rob chased, or maybe some kind of promotion or mes- sage. I saw a cartoon recently of a Welsh father tell- ing off a child who was trying to purchase an over- sized stick of rock. He said: ‘No, you can't have a stick of Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerrychwrudobwllanstisili- ogogogoch rock. I'll get you one in Rhyl’. ere is the question for us. If you were to break H us in two, what would be the message running through us? If Kilternan parish was that stick of rock, what is our key message that runs through every- thing that we do? Would we all agree on what that message should be? Would people who look from the outside know? Kilternan Church of Ireland Parish, Kilternan, Dublin 18. Rector: Rev Rob Clements; Phone: 01-295-5603 (H); 01-295-2643 (O); Email: [email protected]; Web: www.kilternan.dublin.anglican.org; Parish Office Opening Hours: Monday to Friday 9.00am to 1.00pm — Page 1 — Services and Church Oct 30 @ 10:30 A Celebration of Healing Sept 25 @ 10:30 - A Service of Celebration for andWholeness. This service will offer the laying Pets and Animals on of hands. Oct 2 @ 10:30 - Morning Prayer and Pilgrim Oct 30 @ 7:30 - A Service of Remembering. This Sunday is a short service to remember and give thanks for those who have died. It will be a reflective Oct 7 (Friday) @ 7:30 - Community Harvest with service with a visual act of remembering. Revd Ása Björk Ólafsdóttir Nov 6 @ 10:30 - Morning Prayer Oct 9 @ 10:30 - Harvest Thanksgiving with Christian Aid Nov 13 @ 10:30 - All age Remembrance Service Oct 16 @ 10:30 - Holy Communion Oct 23 @ 10:30 - All Age Holy Communion Nov 20 @ 10:30 - Holy Communion (Christ the King) Nov 27 @ 10:30 - All Age Advent Service Changes to Service Schedule It’s an important part of church life to continually review and monitor what we do. Our context and cir- cumstances constantly change and we need to be responsive if we are to remain relevant and accessible. To that end we are going to slightly alter our service schedule. There are a number of reasons why. First, without a parish hall, we lack a facility to run regular programming for children. The school has opened up their facilities for us, but I think using it once a month for a Sunday Club is probably appropriate. Therefore, it’s important that all ages are facilitated in worship. Secondly, the number of young families connecting with the parish is increasing (which is good news!). We need to make sure there are services that are ‘all age friendly’. 8:30 will continue as normal with a said Holy Communion with a short thought for the day. The first Sunday of the month will be in the traditional form 1 service, and the rest in form 2. 10:30 will have the following schedule First Sunday: Morning Prayer with Sunday Club in the school Second Sunday: All Age Service followed by tea and coffee Third Sunday: Holy Communion Fourth Sunday: All age service or All Age Holy Communion followed by tea and coffee Fifth Sunday: Experimental service Of course the schedule may change for special services, but this will be the general order. If you have any — Page 2 — Services and Church Commissioning of Carol Barry feel inadequate or lacking in faith. We can build on that. All He needs is our consent, our yes to His call,” she said. On Saturday September 3, it was a great privilege for many of the Kilternan parishioners to join Carol Barry as she was commissioned Parish Reader by Archbishop Michael Jackson during a service in Christ Church Cathedral. Six Diocesan Readers – Mark Acheson (Clontarf), Fion- nula Drury (Taney), Margaret Healion (Zion), Myra Moody (Donoughmore & Donard with Dunlavin), Lisa O’Brien Corry (Blessington and Manor Kilbride with Bal- lymore Eustace and Hollywood), Bert–Jan van Embden (Kill o’the Grange) were also commissioned. Carol Barry (Kilternan), undertook her training under the programme run by Dublin and Glendalough Diocesan Guild of Lay Ministries. The sermon was preached by Sylvia Armstrong, a Dioce- san Reader attached to the Parish of Clondalkin and Rathcoole. She pointed out that during their commis- sioning the Readers would be asked if they believed in their hearts that God had called them to the office and work of a Parish or Diocesan Reader. She wondered if we were ever ready for such a call. At the beginning of Jesus’s ministry he used the simple words ‘Follow me’, Mrs Armstrong said. His early follow- ers reacted in different ways – Nathanial was surprised and Peter was worried. Isaiah writes that God used Cy- rus to teach his chosen people but she said it was not We are immensely proud of Carol, and look forward to clear that Cyrus even believed in God. “We don’t have to her ministry among us. Well done Carol! — Page 3 — Services and Church Service of Thanksgiving for Pets and Animals On the 25th September at 10:30 there will be a special service set aside to give thanks for our pets and ani- mals. This coincides with the Feast of St Francis of Assisi who is closely associated with patronage of ani- mals and the natural environment. Please come along and bring your pets. If they can fit through the door, they are welcome. A story is told of Francis and his companions making a trip through the Spoleto Valley near the town of Bevagna. Suddenly, Francis spotted a great number of birds of all varieties. There were doves, crows and all sorts of birds. Swept up in the moment, Francis left his friends in the road and ran after the birds, who pa- tiently waited for him. He greeted them in his usual way, expecting them to scurry off into the air as he spoke. But they didn’t move. Filled with awe, he asked them if they would stay awhile and listen to the Word of God. He said to them: “My brother and sister birds, you should praise your Cre- ator and always love him: He gave you feathers for clothes, wings to fly and all other things that you need. It is God who made you noble among all creatures, making your home in thin, pure air. Without sowing or reaping, you receive God’s guidance and protection.” At this the birds began to spread their wings, stretch their necks and gaze at Francis, rejoicing and praising God in a wonderful way according to their nature. Francis then walked right through the middle of them, turned around and came back, touching their heads and bodies with his tunic. Then he gave them his blessing, making the sign of the cross over them. At that they flew off and Francis, rejoicing and giving thanks to God, went on his way. Home Communions at Home Protestant Aid Heating Scheme If you would like to receive communion, but are una- Protestant Aid offers a heating allowance primarily to ble to get to church, please let us know. It would be those over 65 who are living at home. The grant may our privilege to offer you communion at you home. apply to Utilities such as electricity or Gas as well as We can do this at Christmas and Easter, or more fre- coal and other fuels. quently if you would like. If this is something you might benefit from contact the rector.