KKAWinter 2017.FINAL.qxp_Layout 1 30/11/2017 09:17 Page 1 KILTERNAN KLIPS Building community, strengthening worship, growing in service The quarterly newsletter of Kilternan Parish, Co. Dublin The Rector on ... Gathering at Christmas We gather round in this holy space, those who have a different Holy space, filled with grace, ‘We gather, we tell perspective than our own. We drift We gather round in this holy space stories, we pray for one into a fear of those different from To do what Jesus taught us. us, often letting our fear degenerate another, we eat and into hate and even violence. Like We hear the stories of our King, drink together, we Herod in the story, our capacity for Eternal life for us He’ll win; cruelty can often surprise us. We share His meal and pray with Him dream and we hope. We forget that when Christ And do what Jesus taught us. We celebrate came He called us to embrace our common humanity and to gather One of the things that always community in its around Him. strikes me about the Nativity story fullness’ Many of us will gather around is how it gathers together such a family and friends this Christmas. rich diversity of people. The Perhaps we will see loved ones who uneducated and socially female, foreign and local, celestial have been far away. Teenagers will disadvantaged shepherds gather and mundane. As we gather, we are leave their rooms and pull crackers around the Child in the manger, reminded that deep down we are all with aunts and uncles. People will but so do the wealthy, intellectual the same—we all share the same play games and sing songs together. Magi. The foreigners are drawn to human needs and concerns. We are often acutely aware of those him, as are the locals. Young and Irrespective of our world-view, the who do not gather with us, those old are gathered together, as Jesus is story of Christ calls us all to loved ones who are no longer able held in the young arms of his worship Him. to sit with us around the table. mother and later in the wrinkled That message is important in Christmas can be a difficult time for hands of the elder Simeon. Even the our world today. More so than ever, many. angels gather to sing and to see we appear polarised and estranged The church is a place of what is going on. from one another. We are all too gathering. It is not meant to be a Christmas gathers us in, young comfortable in our own little echo weekly meeting of strangers but a and old, poor and rich, male and chambers, and all too quick to vilify place where we all gather in our diversity and in our fullness. It is meant to be a place where we get to know one another, to share in one another’s joy and sadness. Above, I included the gathering song that we use at the start of our all-age Holy Communion service. We sing it to the tune of Here we go round the mulberry bush. We gather, we tell stories, we pray for one another, we eat and drink together, we dream and we hope. We celebrate community in its fullness. May Christ gather us together in His name. Every blessing, Nativity by Brian Kershisnik Rev. Rob Clements 1 | Kilternan Klips | Winter 2017 KKAWinter 2017.FINAL.qxp_Layout 1 30/11/2017 09:17 Page 2 ChurCh serViCes Communion Service at 8:30 unless noted otherwise; 10:30 services as below. Dec. 10 All-Age Service, followed by tea and coffee in the school Dec. 10 Ecumenical Carol Service in St Mary’s, Sandyford, at 8pm Dec. 17 Holy Communion Dec. 24 Family Carol Service, followed by mince pies in the school Dec. 24 Midnight Service at 11:30pm Contents Dec. 25 Christmas Day All-Age Holy Communion. Kids are encouraged to bring their toys and Parish Notice Board 3 parents are welcome to wear their Young people speaking 9 Christmas jumpers Picture gallery 10 Dec. 31 Morning Prayer News from the school 12 Jan. 7 Morning Prayer: Epiphany, with an Cranmer's Corner 13 opportunity to remember our baptism Jan. 14 All-Age Service Parishioner's tale 14 Jan. 21 Holy Communion Family and youth ministry 15 Jan. 28 All-Age Service Community and wider church 16 Feb. 4 Morning Prayer Book review 18 Feb. 11 All-Age Service Team Hope Christmas shoebox 19 Feb. 14 Ash Wednesday, at 8:00pm appeal Feb. 18 Holy Communion Feb. 25 Founders and Thinking Day March 4 Morning Prayer March 11 All-Age Service for Mothering Sunday ,JMUFSOBO1BSJTI BUILDING COMMUNITY STRENGTHENING WORSHIP GROWING IN SERVICE Volume 23 Number 4 ConTACT LisT December 2017 Rev. Rob Clements (Rector), [email protected], tel. 01-295 5603 Editorial: Rob Clements and Annemarie McCleane (Parish Support Worker), Annemarie McCleane [email protected], tel. 01-295 2643 Design: Wordwell Ltd Carol Barry (Parish Reader), [email protected], Distribution: Daphne Athey tel. 087 636 1530 Production: Nick Maxwell Kevin O’Sullivan (Organist), [email protected] Copy-editing: Emer Condit Printed by: Ross Print, Greystones Published by: Kilternan Church of Ireland Parish, Kilternan, Dublin 18. PArish TeAm The Reverend Rob Clements Rector Carol Barry Parish Reader Rector: Rev. Rob Clements Kevin O’Sullivan Organist Contact: Una MacConville Church Warden Phone: 01-295-5603 (H); Ann Walsh Glebe Warden 01-295-2643 (O); Irwin Johnston Church Warden Email: [email protected]; Bruce Fitzsimons Glebe Warden www.kilternan.dublin.anglican.org Jonathan Holt Secretary of the Vestry Harry Simpson Treasurer 2 | Kilternan Klips | Winter 2017 KKAWinter 2017.FINAL.qxp_Layout 1 30/11/2017 09:17 Page 3 PArish noTiCe BoArD reGisTer Condolences: We mourn the passing of Evelyn Maud (Evie) Anderson (née McClaughry), who died suddenly on 1 November 2017, at home in her 98th year. Evie was well known by many in the local community and will be sadly missed. We mourn the passing of Muriel Vivien Parnell on 16 September. Muriel was a resident at Leopardstown Park Hospital and, along with her husband Jack David Moynan (above left) and Isabel (above right), pictured with friends after the Harvest (deceased), would have been a Service. regular at the mid-week have raised funds for St John’s Communion Service. VisiT From DeAr FrienDs Ward in Crumlin Hospital. Their It was lovely to welcome back efforts have been supported by a Baptism: David and Isabel Moynan over the merry group of women, including We welcome Eva Teresa Richardson, harvest celebrations, and great to Helen Dunne, Mandy Burgess, Bethany Linda de Oliveira, see them looking so well. Carla McGuinness, Grainne Matthew Brian McConville, Kerrith Darlington and Gretchen Dawson, Fisher and Ben Patrick Laverty into who take part annually in the the family of God’s church. ChrisTmAs serViCes By the time you receive your Klips Women’s Mini-Marathon. this year our Messy Advent will Thank you: likely be over. This was on 3 The Keeley family would like to December and kicked off the festive extend their heartfelt thanks to all season. who sympathised with them and There are lots more attended the funeral of their opportunities to celebrate, though. beloved Bill recently, making it a The Community Carol Service is on wonderful celebration of his life. 10 December. We hosted it last year, so it is the turn of our family roTAs in St Mary’s Church in Sandyford. The various rotas of the church are We hope for a large number from managed by the following people: Kilternan as we celebrate Tea and Coffee rota: Catriona ecumenically! Fitzsimons (085 7181188) Christmas Eve falls on a Cleaning rota: Nikki Cox (087 Sunday this year, so our Family Helen composed and recorded 6868693) Carol Service will be closer to Universe Unfold, a song perfectly Flower rota: Sarah Tilson (086 Christmas than usual. This will suited to the time of year, to raise 8542967) make it all the more festive, as we funds for St John’s Ward. The song We are thankful for the work that have our Christmas nativity will be included in the Family Carol they put into this. They are followed by mince pies in the Service this year, and the CD will frequently looking for additional school. be available in the hall if you wish help. If you could assist in one of to purchase a copy. It costs €5 and these areas, please let them know! all monies raised go directly to the uniVerse unFoLD Universe Unfold is the title of a fund- charity. FAreWeLL To raising Christmas record just miCheLLe released by Helen Dunne. The CD €80,000 AWArDeD To We were sad to say farewell to is dedicated to the memory of KiLTernAn PArish Michelle Massey, our parish support Karen Waters, who died of worker. Michelle was with us from From The ToWn AnD childhood cancer at the age of 2013 and was a much-loved part of ViLLAGe reneWAL thirteen. the team. We wish her well in her GrAnT Karen’s mother, Anita, is the We were thrilled to be awarded this new adventures. bookkeeper in our Parish School, substantial grant from the Minister and since Karen’s death the family for Rural and Community 3 | Kilternan Klips | Winter 2017 KKAWinter 2017.FINAL.qxp_Layout 1 30/11/2017 09:17 Page 4 noTiCe BoArD Development for the New Parish Much appreciation goes to and Community Centre project. Raymond Tilson for helping to The village renewal plan has five fund the new system.