NEWSLETTER – JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2015 ISSUE 26

From the Rector IDEAS FORUM –––––– An Update This will reach you as a new year At the 2014 Easter Vestry meeting, parishioners requested an opportunity to air views. begins, with all its hopes and As a result, the Select Vestry set up an Ideas Forum Committee to seek views and aspirations. For us and all Christians, suggestions from Parishioners. our hopes should be for a better world. For many in our world, last year was a Thirty people attended a forum dreadful one, for the victims of civil wars on 23th October. In addition, and of religious extremists, for others in 21 written submissions were this part of the world a continued received, hence circa 10% of total struggle in the face of financial austerity. households in the parish gave an input. While I do not agree with those who are fomenting disorder in our society for Views and suggestions were their own ends, it does not surprise me sought and received under the that many do their bidding by joining in following headings: Worship; protest marches without seeing that Youth; Social; Buildings; Other, there is often another agenda which can including Ecumenical; Parish promise us even less that we have. Mirror; Volunteering; Charitable Giving. It is necessary that Christians begin with an understanding of our own faith, as Parishioners clearly stated --- We Christians and as Anglican Christians. need to have services, programmes and activities that our people want to be This year, I am setting aside Wednesday involved in now and into the future. evenings as a time when we can think People want us to communicate well, increase awareness, enable people to express on these things so that we can be more their spirituality and care for our society - all in a welcoming way. effective as witnesses to what God wants of his world. Concern was expressed as to where our parish is going. On the 7th, 14th and 28th, I will begin People want our parish to survive and grow. with evenings dedicated to the Lambeth Very constructive ideas and suggestions were identified under all headings. Quadrilateral, the four pillars of Anglicanism: Scriptures, Creeds, The findings of the Ideas Forum were presented to the Select Vestry at the December Sacraments and Order. (The 21st is meeting. It was agreed to address the various items over the coming months. when we host the local service for the (Details of the action plans are outlined in Page 6 herein) Week of Prayer for Christian Unity) The 4th theme will be on Feb 18th, Ash Wednesday. These evenings are not to Parish Mirror ––––––––––– Changes for 2015 stress denominational differences but rather to help us understand how the The Parish Mirror in its present format has been published bi-monthly since Dec 2010. Anglican tradition of Reformed Over the four-year period, we have endeavoured to bring you current information on Catholicism can enrich the thinking of all significant events and happenings in our parish life, with news items interspersed with Christians. photographs. From then until Easter we will join in the The advertising revenue, which contributes to subsidising the cost of printing has been Ecumenical meetings which have been declining through the period, consequently the nett cost to the parish of producing the so much a part of our life each Lent. publication has been increasing. To minimise the cost to the parish, the Select Vestry Norman has decided to apply a charge of € 3 per issue, approximately equivalent to the price of one cup of coffee, to those wishing to receive a printed copy of the publication. This charge will apply from the next issue. Electronic copies will continue to be available free of charge through email or by downloading from the parish website. Please see the attached sheet inside this edition of the Mirror and indicate your requirements if you wish to receive any of the listed Church Publications.

Contacts: Clergy: Rev. Dr. Norman E. Gamble 845 4770 086-8153277 [email protected] Rev Ken Sherwood 843 5287 086-2580002 Parish Administrator: Anne Taplin 816 8698 087-9806102 [email protected] Youth Leader: Jamie Heffelfinger 087-9363182 [email protected] St. Andrew's School Office 8450185 Further information about Parish Officers and Parish Organisations at the Parish Website: http://malahide.dublin.anglican.org/ Parish Registers Gabrielle Wheeler, 7a Avalon, Burrow Road, Sutton Holy Baptism Gay Wheeler died last August and her ashes were laid to rest in 19th Oct, in St Andrew's Hunter Xavier Moore, son of Nicholas the family plot only a few months after those of her husband, Adam and Nicola Moore, 59/19 Yaun Street, Coomera, Arthur whose funeral in had been held exactly a year Queensland, Australia earlier. We offer our sympathy to her family in their loss. 2nd Nov, in St Andrew's, Jackson Kilbride, son of John and Sympathy Angela Kilbride, 2 Clounties Court, We express our sympathy to David Callaghan, on the recent 16th Nov, in St Andrew's, Freya Belle Murphy, Elsie Sky death of his parents, and Don Hall ( Road), whose Murphy, Naomi Rose Murphy, children of Karl & Suzanne mother died, and to Ruth Sloan (Carrick Court), whose father Murphy, 1 Waterside Walk. Malahide died recently 16th Nov, in St Andrew's. India Bo Curtin, daughter of David School Congratulations to Avril Ormsby on her appointment as Oliver and Clodagh Brown, 110 Westbourne Park Road, Vice-Principal of St Andrew's School in succession to Lesley London W2 McElhinney, now Principal. 30th Nov, in St Doulagh's, Alexander David George Maguire, son of Owen & Sharon Maguire, 89 Brian Avenue, Marino New PP for Malahide Dublin 3 We welcome Fr Kevin Moore, formerly in Bonnybrook, , 30th Nov in St Andrew's, Hamish Downes Stokes, Lochlan as Administrator of Malahide, and also in charge of Yellow Downes Stokes, Torin Downes Stokes and Tavish Arthur Walls, and . Fr Kevin was able to join us Stokes, children of Jonathan and Lisa Stokes, 2 Connolly for the 150th Anniversary Service in St Doulagh's and we hope Avenue, Malahide it will be the first of many visits. 7th Dec in St Andrew's, Meabh Rhona Susan Joan Finucane, Fr Matty Farrell, Vicar of Kinsealy, has been unwell recently and daughter of Michael & Rhona Finucane, 30 Seabury Road, we wish him a speedy recovery to full health. Malahide. Christian Burial Christmas Market 1st November, in Shillelagh Churchyard Robert Turner, 45 The Christmas Market this year was a great success both Seamount Park, Malahide financially and socially, raising in excess of €12,500 for parish funds. We thank the planning committee led by Anne Winslow Robert Turner was verger and sexton in St Andrew's for 58 O’Dea and Hazel Bolton, and also all the stallholders, and those years, a remarkable record. He kept the Churchyard in who did such a good job stocking the stalls, and providing impeccable order, carried out his duties with great dignity and catering, and also preparing the Parish Centre during the faithfulness, rarely missing a service. Until very recently, he was previous week, and ensuring that all was spotless and tidy still playing table tennis, a sport he loved and excelled at, for afterwards. The Market has always been an essential part of many years representing Ireland at international level: in earlier balancing our parochial books and we ask you to set aside years he had also been a cricketer, and was also an expert on Saturday 28th November in your shining new 2015 diaries as horse-racing. His rural background also gave him a great love the date for next year’s Market and start work now to make it of the land and he specialised in potatoes, growing a large even better than this year’s event! variety at his family home at Shillelagh, at the back of Church Cottage and on moving to Seamount, at the side of the Churchyard in Malahide, and delighted in presenting some of St Doulagh's 150 his produce as a kind of 'first-fruits' offering. When a certain resident in the village maintained a cow, Robert would be seen pushing a handcart of hay from the Churchyard as a gift for the cow! He only really retired two days before his death when he told the Rector he didn't think he could mark out another grave. He worked to the end and will be sorely missed for his faithfulness. He was a weekly communicant and while obviously getting weaker in the last few months, would accept no help coming up for communion, until the last time, just ten days before his death when he accepted a helping arm. Robert was a man of deep spiritual devotion and a wonderful example for many. He will be sorely missed. He was laid to rest in Shillelagh in the family grave after a service in St Andrew's conducted by the Rector, and another in Shillelagh Church which always remained so dear to him. May God have mercy on his soul. We offer our love and sympathy to his wife, Molly his daughters Eleanor (Swords) and Laura (Malahide) and his sons Robert On 16th November we celebrated the 150th anniversary of the (Germany) and John (Shillelagh) in their great loss at his consecration of St Doulagh's in its present form, and the church passing. was filled to overflowing for a service of re-dedication by the

21 November, ashes interred in the family grave at St Andrew's, Continued on page 3

2 Continued from page 2 Archbishop. The preacher was Rev Andrew Studdert Kennedy, whose great grandfather William was Perpetual Curate way back in the 1860s and one of the prime movers in the replacement of the 18th century nave by the present one of such high architectural merit. A great deal of hard work was put into making the service and the reception afterwards in St Andrew's School GP Room move Mothers’ Union so smoothly and we thank all those involved. On Saturday 6th October, some of our members met up in town with members of Ballyholme Mothers’ Union our link Branch. Advent Service They enjoyed lunch together and some retail therapy. We hope to meet up again in the spring in the North. The ecumenical committee organised an Advent Service again On Thursday 6th November, a few of our members attended this year. It was held in St Sylvester's Church, and the main Holy Communion in Christ Church Cathedral and afterwards speaker was Rev Asa Bjork Olafsdottir, Rector Of Dun enjoying a lunch and a chat down town. Laoghaire, who spoke about the social initiatives being undertaken in her parish. A number of young people from Scoil We attended the North Area Meeting in Raheny where there Íosa also spoke as did Rev Alistair Dunlop from the was a Flower Arranging Demonstration. It was a very enjoyable Presbyterian Church, and music was led by the folk group from night enjoyed by all. Malahide and Yellow Walls parishes. A very challenging evening concluded with refreshments served in the Parish On the 13th November, our speaker was Pauline Murphy from Centre the LauraLynn Foundation which is Ireland’s only children’s hospice. It is based in Dublin, it cares for families from all over Ireland, providing respite, end-of-life and home care to children Carol & Gift Service with life-limiting conditions. Their holistic approach to care enables them to support the whole family, allowing parents to The attendance this year was much larger than for some years be Mum and Dad rather than full-time carers. past, and many sacks were needed to transport the gifts to Barnardos. Thanks are especially due to the readers from St At the December meeting, the Christmas Auction raised in Andrew's School, and to Mrs Mandy Fleury who for many years excess of €700 for the Mothers Union Overseas Relief Fund. has looked after the arrangements with Barnardos. Thanks are due to all who helped realise this very substantial sum of money. We thank the ladies (and gentlemen) who decorated the church so beautifully this year, and the Montgomery family, Trevor, Dates for your Diary: Joanne and Josh who provided this year's Christmas tree and Looking forward to our New Year lunch on Thursday 8th did such a lovely job decorating it. January 2015. 12th February ‘A Career in the Irish Army’ speaker: St Doulagh's Carol Service Commandant Jayne Lawlor (Reid) - Defence Forces’ Gender This was held on the afternoon of 14th December, led as usual Equality and Diversity Officer. This is an open meeting; all by Harold’s Cross Brass Band conducted by Peter O'Callaghan. welcome. A number of young people from the congregation took part, Christine Mullock Sharon Williams, Evan Watkins and Jayne Mangan, and the Chairperson service will be broadcast, as it has been for many years, on NearFM on Christmas Day, thus giving us much publicity. We thank our lay reader Victor Black for his work in organising this service each year. DAVID M. TURNER A new year, new resolutions, new SOLICITOR beginning, new hope: Commissioners for Oaths Sustentation envelopes are now available from our Parish 32 Lower Abbey Street, Dublin 1 Recorder, Robert Barker. The envelope scheme and the * House Purchasers and Sales standing order scheme are vital to the financial well-being of our parish. Meeting day-to-day running costs depends upon a *Re-Mortgages regular flow of giving from our parishioners. * Wills Please take and return envelopes, resolve to give regularly * Probate each week, and if you are not in church fill in the envelope and *Family Law bring it next time. If for various reasons, you are only in church * Debt Collection irregularly, we ask you to consider completing a standing order , and Robert can supply the necessary form. * Divorce *Employment Law You may not know that all donations from tax-payers of €250 or more to a charity in a calender year enable tax to be reclaimed * Litigation / Accidents from the Revenue Commissioners! This is already worth a Tel: 878 7922 Fax: 872 7736 considerable amount to the parish but in fact could be doubled Email: [email protected] Continued on page 4

3 Continued from page 3 Christmas Market moments if we all availed of it, one of the few generous gestures by our Government! Then we might not be living on a shoestring and could invest in the resourcing of our parish in its life and witness!

Week of Prayer for Christian Unity This annual service will be hosted this year in St Andrew's Church on Wednesday 21st January at 8pm, when the preacher will be Rev Lorraine Kennedy-Ritchie, minister in Clontarf & Scots Presbyterian Church. Lorraine, who hails from South Africa, has a particular interest in education and children's ministry as well as ecumenical matters and we are delighted that she has agreed to share with us her wide experience at this special occasion.

Rev Ken Sherwood The gift stall. Ken has served the parish faithfully twice: from 1992 to 1996 as student reader, then non-stipendiary deacon and priest, and from 2006 to the end of December. He has been an invaluable support to the Rector, and especially in the pastoral care of our parishioners and his work with those families who had very small children. In November, the Archbishop re-assigned Ken to help in Holmpatrick parish (Skerries and ) and he took up this new post as from 1st January. Ken and Norma will still be remaining as accustomed parishioners of the parish and Norma will still be taking responsibility for the flowers in St Andrew's. We will be marking Ken's ministry at a special service of Holy Communion in St Andrew's Church on Sunday 25th January at 6.30pm, when a presentation will be made and a reception held in the Parish Centre. All who would like to be associated with And for my next number... this are asked to send their donation to Anne Taplin in the Parish Office on or before the previous Monday. (Note that the office will be closed for the rest of that week.)

Register of Vestrypersons The February meeting of the Select Vestry will revise the Register of Vestrypersons, which is the parish’s electoral roll. All parishioners 18 and over who are not already registered should contact the Rector or Anne Taplin in the Parish Centre and fill in the appropriate form. Accustomed members (i.e. those living outside the parish boundary) are expected to be attending and subscribing regularly to parish funds.

Security Christmas jumper competition! The Select Vestry at its December meeting spent a considerable time discussing security at St Andrew's. Our security is being reviewed. In the meanwhile, we ask all parishioners to report anything suspicious, lights or open doors to the Rectory or the Parish Centre

Church Notice Boards No posters or notices should be put on the Boards without the permission of the Rector or Anne Taplin (for the Parish Centre), and all posters etc. will be removed when out of date. If possible only use A5 size. This is in the interest of tidiness and legibility.

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In the photo (left to right): Leona Kane, director of Donal MacNally, rolling the opening bowl of the Malahide v Clontarf 4 Person Bowls Match in the prestigious Kerr Trophy 2014/15 League Season. Also in the picture are David Kane(left) and Malahide Bowls Club Hon. Sec. Eric Crampton., Donal MacNally Hearing, Unit 4, Sutton Shopping Centre (a specialist hearing company) has announced its sponsorship of St. Andrew's Indoor Bowling Club for the 2014/15 United Churches Indoor Bowling League Competitions. Leona Kane said her company recognised the excellent contribution made by St. Andrew's Indoor Bowls Club to the Malahide Community during the last 38 years and the benefits Members have received by participating in this sporting activity. The St. Andrew's Club was established in 1976 and has played continuously for 38 years in the excellent St. Andrew's Parish Centre. New members are welcome to join. For further information contact Eric Crampton Tel 01-8450387 MATTHEW (I and II) THESSALONIANS or 086-8255179 MARK (I and II) TIMOTHY LUKE TITUS JOHN PHILEMON ACTS HEBREWS ROMANS JAMES (I and II) CORINTHIANS (I AND II) PETER GALATIANS (I, II AND III) LETTER OF EPHESIANS JOHN PHILIPPIANS JUDE COLOSSIANS REVELATION

5 Parish Forum Action Plans

• To develop a draft parish plan this will be presented to Parishioners at the Easter Vestry on the 12th QUINNS April 2015 for their input. The findings of the Forum will be used to inform the plan. Medical Hall • To establish a worship working group with specific Church Road terms of reference and boundaries to work with the Rector to enhance and encompass worship for all ages in the church (e.g. services, hymns etc.). We are seeking FOR 'Expressions of Interest’ from everyone both young and not so young who would like to join this working group. Almay Roc Elizabeth Arden • To build on our approach to welcoming people into Vichy Boots No. 7 Clarins our church and to connect visitors with regulars.

• To mobilise more people to volunteer to share the Opening Hours: workload of the parish by approaching people and asking for Mon – Sat 9 am - 6 pm their help and assistance in specific areas. Sun 11 am - 1.30 pm • To communicate clearer and in new ways - to start to Proprietor: Aideen Murphy use Twitter, Facebook, etc. Phone 845 1536 • To develop PR which clearly states “who we are; what we do”?

• To continue to review our Youth Work and develop a new plan for 2015.

• To plan Parish Social Events. It is a great way for everyone to get to know each other. To do this, we need Worrell's Electrical to revitalise the Social Committee. We are seeking enthusiastic volunteers for the Social Committee.

• To consider suggestions made regarding buildings Main Street, Malahide, Co. Dublin and graveyards and request the Parish Centre Committee and Glebe Wardens for their responses in these matters. Telephone: (01) 845 2987 • To update the list of charitable giving on the Parish website. Parishioners are invited to suggest other email: [email protected] charities.

• To consider suggestions regarding the Parish worrells.ie expert.ie Mirror, to be dealt with by the editorial committee. Like us on facebook • To further develop the Ecumenical Group. for extra discounts • To advise parishioners by email when we have Serving the Local Community for 40 Years bereavements in the Parish. If you have an interest in any of the above areas and would like to assist, please contact: Select Vestry Secretary, Hazel Bolton, Twin Oak Tree Care Ltd. Tel 01 8540721. Tree Surgeons The Links, Portmarnock, Co. Dublin. Email: [email protected]

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6 Church Services – January

St. Andrew’s Church, Malahide: Sunday Services 4th 8.00 am Eucharist Second of Christmas 11.30 am Eucharist & Sunday School 6.30 pm Evening Prayer 11th 8.00 am Eucharist Daily Service at 9.15am 1st of Epiphany 11.30 am Eucharist & Sunday School 6.30 pm Eucharist 18th 8.00 am Eucharist Morning Prayer will be said in St 2nd of Epiphany 10.30 am Toddlers’ Service Marnock's Chapel in St Andrew's each 11.30 am Eucharist & Crèche morning Mon – Sat except from 3rd to 6.30 pm Ministry of Healing 17th February. In this service,the 25th 8.00 am Eucharist scriptures are read in a structured and The Conversion of St Paul 11.30 am ‘All Age’ Service devotional manner, and prayers offered 6.30 pm Eucharist for the parish and the needs of the world Weekday Services All are welcome, parking is available for the duration of the service in the Rectory Thursday 1st The Naming A WATCHNIGHT SERVICE OF HOLY and Circumcision of COMMUNION WILL BE HELD AT 11.30 PM Christ ON THE VIGIL OF THE CIRCUMCISION A book for prayer requests is in the (Dec 31st). No Service on this day porch Tuesday 6th The 9.15 am Eucharist Epiphany N.B. Traditional Language services Wednesday 7th 11.00 am Eucharist (BCP Form One) are normally the 8.00 Wednesday 14th 11.00 am Eucharist am service on Sundays and the 11.00 am service on Wednesdays, and also at Wednesday 21st 9.15 am Matins 10.00 am on the first two Sundays of a 11.00 amEucharist month in St Doulagh’s and Compline at 8.00 pm Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. Rev 7.00 pm on the 5th Sunday of a month. Lorraine Kennedy-Ritchie, Minister of Clontarf & Scots Presbyterian Church Wednesday 28th 11.00 am Eucharist

St. Doulagh’s Church, (all services at 10.00 am) 4th Morning Prayer Tuesday 6th Eucharist (The Epiphany) Contacts 11th Eucharist 18th Morning Prayer Pastoral Care and 25th. Eucharist (Conversion of St Paul) Support – – February St. Andrew’s Church, Malahide: Sunday Services Margot Seymour 845 2118 1st 8.00 am Eucharist Hazel Caird 845 0481 St Brigid of KIldare 11.30 am Eucharist & Sunday School. 6.30 pmEvening Prayer Churchwardens 8th 8.00 am Eucharist Second before Lent 11.30 am Eucharist & Sunday School 6.30 pmEucharist St. Andrew's 15th 8.00 am Eucharist Sunday before Lent 10.30 am Toddlers’ Service Anne Winslow O'Dea 846 1026 11.30 am Eucharist & Crèche Richard Firth 6.30 pm Ministry of Healing 22nd 8.00 am Eucharist First of Lent 11.30 am ‘All Age’ Service St. Doulagh's 6.30 pmEucharist

Alan Jones Weekday Services Ken McAllister Monday 2nd Presentation of Christ in the Temple (Candlemas) Wednesday 4th 11.00 am Eucharist Wednesday 12th 11.00 am Eucharist Malahide Citizens’ Information Centre Wednesday 18th Ash Wednesday 11.00 am Eucharist – Malahide Library. Wednesday 26th 11.00 am Eucharist Tel: 076 1077 480 (low-cost number) Monday – Friday 10.00 – 12.30 St. Doulagh’s Church, Balgriffin (all services at 10.00 am) and 2.00 – 4.30. 1st Morning Prayer (St Brigid of Kildare) 8th Eucharist Free legal information on the last 15th Morning Prayer Saturday of each month. Wed 18th Service of Reconciliation (Ash Wednesday) 22nd Eucharist

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Parish Mirror Committee:

Editorial Committee Distribution Queries to Brian Brown Anne Taplin Parish Centre Office 816 8698 Anne Taplin, Parish Administrator Graham Smith Derek Moffatt [email protected]

Layout The Mirror by e-mail Howard Duncan E-mail [email protected] with the subject heading “Mirror on-line”, and containing your own e-mail address. Include your name and postal address in the text, so that you can be Advertising deleted from the manual delivery list. Anne Taplin. Phone: 816 8698 Please note contributions for each issue MUST be delivered to the Parish Office by the 15th of e-mail: the preceding month. Contributions in electronic form can be sent by e-mail to [email protected] [email protected] or [email protected].

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