WHITECHURCH PARISH

April, 2016.

“CHRIST IS RISEN! THE LORD IS RISEN INDEED. ALLELUIA!”

Date of issue: 3 rd April, 2016.

CHURCH SERVICES

• SUNDAY, the weekly commemoration of the Creation, the Resurrection and of the gift of the Holy Spirit, is the principal holy day. Lesser holy days at this time are:-

(1) The Feast of St. Mark the evangelist (25 th April),

(2) The Feast of St. Philip and St. James, apostles (1 st May).

••• Days of Irish Church Commemoration:

(1) Laserian, abbot. Leighlin diocese, 639 (18 April).

(2) Assicus (or Tassach), bishop Elphin diocese, 470 (27 April).

• HOLY COMMUNION is celebrated in the church every Wednesday morning, with intercession for those who are sick, 10.30 a.m., except N.B. Wednesday 20 th April.

• SUNDAY 3 April. (Easter 2).

8.00 a.m., Holy Communion. 10.30 a.m., Family Service. 7.00 p.m., Holy Communion.

 SUNDAY 10 April. (Easter 3).

 8.00 a.m., Holy Communion.

 10.30 a.m., Holy Communion.  Sunday Club re-starts.  11.30 a.m., Healer Prayer Union.

 7.00 p.m., A Late Evening Office.

 SUNDAY 17 April. (Easter 4).

 8.00 a.m., Holy Communion.  10.30 a.m., Morning Prayer.  Sunday Club.  7.00 p.m., Holy Communion.

• SUNDAY 24 April. (Easter 5).

 8.00 a.m., Holy Communion.

10.30 a.m., Holy Communion.  Sunday Club.

 7.00 p.m., A Service of Healing and Wholeness.

• SUNDAY 1 May. (Easter 6, Rogation Sunday).

 8.00 a.m., Holy Communion.

10.30 a.m., Family Service.

 7.00 p.m., Holy Communion.

• Please stay for refreshments in the Old Schools (1823), after 10.30 a.m., service.

CHURCH BIBLE READINGS (Year C, Book of Common Prayer)

Sun. 3 April. Sun. 10 April. Job 42, v. 1 - 6. Jeremiah 32, v. 36 - 41. Psalm 150. Psalm 30. Revelation 1, v. 4 - 8. Revelation 5, v. 11 - 14. John 20, v. 19 - 31. John 21, v. 1 - 19.

Sun. 17 April. Sun. 24 April. Numbers 27, v. 12 - 23. Leviticus 19, v. 1 - 2, 9 - 18. Psalm 23. Psalm 148. Revelation 7, v. 9 - 17. Revelation 21, v. 1 - 6. John 10, v. 22 - 30. John 13, v. 31 - 35.

Sun. 1 May. Joel 2, v. 21 - 27. Psalm 67. Revelation 21, v. 10, 22 - 22, v. 5. John 14, v. 23 - 29.

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25 April (St. Mark). 1 May (St. Philip and St. James). Proverbs 15, v. 28 – 33. Isaiah 30, v. 15 – 21. Psalm 119, v. 9 – 16. Psalm 119, v. 1 – 8. Ephesians 4, v. 7 – 16. Ephesians 1, v. 3 – 10. Mark 13, v. 5 – 13. St. John 14, v. 1 – 14.

Notes/Dates:

• We marked by prayer the 40 th anniversary date of Rev. Michael Heaney’s ordination as deacon, at our evening Monday in Holy Week service, on 21 March. Michael was ordained deacon in Christ Church Cathedral on that very date in 1976, by the late Archbishop Alan Buchanan, . We extend our prayerful good wishes and warm congratulations to Michael at this particular time and we shall be marking his 40th ordination anniversary more widely here on Sunday 10 April.

• Mondays 11, 18, 25 April - if you wish to study the Church’s Bible readings for the following Sunday, come to the Martin Room (upstairs, Old Schools), 8.00 p.m.

• Tuesday 12 April: Mothers’ Union meeting - ‘Come Ballroom dancing’ (couples welcome), Old Schools, 8.00 p.m………..Many thanks for your support to our Palm Sunday M.U. ‘Famine Lunch’, which raised €243, in aid of the Mothers’ Union Overseas Fund.

• Thursday 14 April: Annual Easter Vestry, Stables, 8.00 p.m. Any parishioner is welcome to attend this annual meeting, at which two new churchwardens, Select Vestry members and Glebewardens are elected for the next year. Our Hon. Treasurer, Arthur Stanley, also presents the parish’s annual and audited parish accounts for adoption by the meeting.

• Saturday 16 April: Men’s Breakfast. URGENT - Book your place NOW for Breakfast at 9.15am on Saturday 16 th April in the Old Schools. Please email or text to [email protected] mob.0862651791 as it is essential to book for catering numbers.

• Saturday 16 April: The Church of Primary Schools Management Association (CIPSMA) Annual Conference takes place this day, in the Heritage Hotel, Portlaoise. The Conference theme is ‘New issues: New Changes in our Schools’. (Board of Management members from every Primary school in the Republic that is under Patronage are encouraged to attend).

• Saturday 16 April: The Church’s Ministry of Healing hold its annual Thanksgiving and Gift Day service this day in St. Michan’s Church, Church St., Dublin 7, at 3.00 p.m. The ministry of the laying on of hands and anointing with oil is also made available. The preacher is Bishop Patrick Rooke, Bishop of Tuam, Killala and Achonry.

• Sunday 17 April: Ecumenical ‘Songs of Praise’, Christ Church, Taney, 7.00 p.m. All of Taney’s neighbouring church/parish choirs have been invited and each neighbouring church has already been asked to select and introduce one hymn to be sung on this occasion. (Our organist and choir secretary have selected as our Whitechurch choice Hymn No. 349).

• Tuesday 19 April: Board of Management meeting, School, 7.30 p.m.

• Wednesday 20 April: Extraordinary Diocesan Synods of Dublin and Glendalough, in Athy Parish Centre, Athy, preceded by a celebration of Holy Communion at 7.00 p.m. This Extraordinary Diocesan Synod has been convened by the Archbishop to address the Commission on Episcopal Ministry and Structures’ proposals for changes in Provincial and Diocesan Boundaries, relating to our own United Dioceses. (Your parish is represented at this Synod by the Rector and our elected Diocesan Synodsmen, Ruth Gaskin, Harold Hislop and June Cromer)……..The Archbishop’s Pastoral Letter in relation to this is posted on our noticeboards.

P.T.O.

• Sunday 24 April: The Church of Ireland’s National Service to commemorate the centenary of the 1916 rising takes place this day in St. Patrick’s Cathedral at 3.15 p.m.

• Holy Week/Easter: Our best and sincere thanks, to Bishop Richard Henderson, for his most uplifting series of Holy Week talks; to Janine Jamieson and the leaders for the excellent Good Friday children’s workshop; to ‘Strawberry’, the lovely donkey, for such a gracious and deeply symbolic Palm Sunday visit; to Ingrid McDonald and the team that decorated the church so beautifully for Easter Day; and to Reg Richards, for his very valued oversight and organization of our church in Holy Week and at Easter.

• Advance Notice: Our annual ‘May Fete’ is being held on Saturday 7 May, from 12.00 noon - 4.00 p.m., in Whitechurch National School. There are all sorts of varied stalls and attractions. The proceeds are divided between School and Parish funds…...David Hunt has again devised one of his now very celebrated Quizzes, as a fund-raiser. David will be available after church services for those who wish to enter the Quiz.

• Advance notice of visit: Bishop Jered Kalimba, Bishop of our Mission-Link Diocese of Shyogwe, Rwanda, will again visit Ireland. He will be visiting and staying in our own parish during the week beginning 23 May and will be preaching here on Sunday 29 May.

• National School Extension: The beautiful new extension at the School has been now essentially completed and is happily ready for use for the start of this School summer term.

• Note, there are two separate ‘Situation Vacant’ notices on our noticeboards and also a notice seeking ‘Granny-Flat’ tenant accommodation in this general locality from next September.

• Parish Website: Please keep up to date with our parish news by logging on to our parish website www.whitechurch.dublin.anglican.org

• Parish Office:

• Tel/Fax: 4934972 (For P.A. and Secretary).

• Rectors P.A.: Janet Gillis (Mon – Thurs 9.00a.m.-1.00p.m.).

• Secretary: Sylvia Byrne (Thurs & Fri 9.00a.m. – 5.00p.m.).

• Parish Website : http://whitechurch.dublin.anglican.org

• Email : [email protected]

• Contact numbers:- Rector – Canon Horace McKinley 4933953 (Home); 087 0563519 (Mob.); [email protected] (email).

Rev. Michael Heaney – 086 2651791(Mob.); [email protected] (email).