Established 1967 www.lucannewsletter.ie Subscription 80c Sunday 4th July 2021 Beatitudes for Friends of The Aged By Esther Mary Walker Blessed are they who understand My faltering step and shaking hand “The poem was written in Blessed, who know my ears today 1958 by my mother Esther Mary Walker. Must strain to hear the things they say. She was the caregiver for Blessed are those who seem to know my grandfather at the time, My eyes are dim and my mind is slow and hoped it would elicit better understanding from other caregivers. Blessed are those who look away When I spilled tea that weary day. As she approached her 94th birthday, my brother Blessed are they who, with cheery smile and I realized we were now “living the Beatitudes.” Stopped to chat for a little while I republish her Blessed are they who know the way “Beatitudes” periodically To bring back memories of yesterday. in the hope that those of you who may be sharing similar experiences will Blessed are those who never say read and understand the “You’ve told that story twice today” dilemmas of aging through her words. Blessed are they who make it known That I am loved, respected and not alone. She passed away on March 21, 2005. And blessed are they who will ease the days Curtis M. Walker” Of my journey home, in loving ways. Lucan Citizens Information Centre You cannot get a cheque book or an overdraft with a basic account. www.citizensinformation.ie COVID-19 19 has changed the At the end of your first year with a basic bank service we offer to the public. Our account, your bank will review your account. If drop-in service is not currently the total amount lodged into the account within available, but we are taking phone calls, the year is less than the national minimum wage, answering emails, and providing a call back you will continue to get fee-free banking for a limited time. service. Call us on 0761 07 5090, leave a message with If you go over this limit, or if you have had a your name and number and an Information basic account for a total of 5 years, the account Officer will return your call within 2 working will be converted to a normal current account and you will pay fees and charges. days. Or you can email your query to us at If you want to open a basic bank account, you [email protected] and someone will reply. should contact one of the main banks to find out how to apply. Citizens Information Phone Service (CIPS) 0761 07 4000 operates on Monday to Friday 9 am You can find more information about managing to 8 pm. your money and opening a bank account on the Money Advice and Budgeting Service (MABS) MABS The Money Advice and Budgeting website mabs.ie Service is the State’s money advice service, guiding people through dealing with problem debt for over twenty years. MABS Clondalkin, phone 0761 07 2270 or email [email protected] Know your rights: Basic bank account - What's New I am on a low income and I need to open a bank PLEASE NOTE: account. Some banks offer free accounts to people We are NOT operating from the Newsletter who are a certain age or lodge a certain amount Office at the moment, but leave your ads, of money but I don’t qualify. Is there another queries or notices in the letter box at St. Mary’s option? Parish Centre, before 10pm on Wednesday night, and we’ll collect and look after them. You can open a type of account called a basic bank account. Alternately email notices/reports to any of the A basic bank account is a current account that has following: no maintenance fees or charges for everyday [email protected] banking for at least one year. [email protected] [email protected] To get a basic bank account you must: [email protected] Not have another payment or current account with a bank in Ireland Be legally resident in the EU Be over 18 years of age (for most banks) Provide proof of identity and address and meet Reminder……. the bank’s criteria for opening an account Lucan Newsletter A basic bank account comes with a debit card. You can also set up direct debits and standing Annual Block Ads orders and register for online banking. Renewal Notices have been issued for our There are no charges for day-to-day banking, but Annual Block Advertisements. there may still be charges for things like replacing Thank you to those who have replied so your debit card, bank drafts, international services far. Please remember the cut-off date for and missed payments. You should discuss this renewal is Thursday 15th July 2021 with the bank before opening your account. Covid Crisis in Nepal Hillcrest, Beaumont & Newcastle Since last week’s Road Residents Association newsletter, the plane has thank God, arrived in Our monthly Litter Pick and Clean-up will take place on Nepal and the aid package rd from Ireland has been Saturday, 3 July. We meet at handed over to the Nepal the Green (top of Hillcrest Heights / Park), at 11am. Government. As I said last week, the aid package included the following items: We encourage all Residents to 72 oxygen concentrators, 42 Ventilators,12 Bipap join in by: Machines, 400 Oximeters, 50 Respiratory 1. Keeping their own residence tidy and Monitors, 50 Defibrillators, 100 Thermometers, free from litter. 1,126 Oxygen and Air Regulators, 99,750 2. Offer a helping hand to an elderly Protective Coveralls, 201,600 Face Shields and neighbor if needed. 1,008,000 surgical masks. 3. Lead by example, if you see litter, pick it up. The following is a further update received from 4. You are welcome to join us on the 1st the Nepal Ireland Society: Saturday of each month at the Green Funds also went to hospitals and organisations in (Top of Hillcrest Heights / Park). Nepal with which Nepal Ireland Society has been directly in contact. Nepal Ireland Society has been We also take this opportunity to than Recycle It overseeing the execution of the project for their assistance and support to us in organizing themselves making sure 100% of the funds went the recent door-to-door collection of residents’ unwanted recyclable electrical equipment. to people in need. Some of the other undergoing projects are as follows: Rita O’Brien, Secretary • Assistance to families severely affected by Covid • Distribution of items such as sanitizer, Phone 6216422. masks etc in a remote village in Nepal Lucan Library Comic Creation Workshop for Teens with • Assist Covid patients in a hospital where Jaime Lalor. 15th July – 12noon -1pm via Zoom. leprosy patients are treated. During this workshop, participants will learn the We will keep you updated as we hear more basics of storytelling and constructing a details. comic. About this Event: Jaime Lalor, trained Thank you again for all your support, illustrator specialising in comics and Niamh & Séamus Clandillon. character design, has created a workshop focused on Comic creation and visual storytelling. During this workshop, paricipants will learn the basics of storytelling and constructing a comic. Liffey Sound is looking This will include the essential questions to ask for new volunteers to yourself when creating your story, for example join our fundraising team ‘genre’ and ‘the hero’s journey’, and then how to to help us promote our start constructing your story outline and script. It next event which is our will also touch on the important elements of Virtual Fundraiser visual storytelling including ‘show don’t tell’, Festival in August. It may suit a student as it's an ‘shape theory’, ‘colour theory’ and more as well opportunity to gain experience working on a as how to create your characters and the worlds project with a not-for-profit organisation OR they live in. maybe you are just super proficient at social Learn how to use panelling, explore character media e.g. Instagram, Tick Tock, Twitter, group dynamics, the infinite possibilities of Facebook. If interested, please email Mairéad at stylistic expressions you can use to express and [email protected] enhance your story and more. 1 ticket per device, 1 device per household. www.liffeysoundfm.ie or catch up on Facebook https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/comic-creation- Liffey Sound 96.4FM - Lucan's Community workshop-for-teens-with-jaime-lalor-tickets- Radio Station 161324968323 Baptisms Update 30th June 2021 Parish Notes We regret to announce that following on the Government directive of June 29th, Baptims St Mary’s, Lucan scheduled before July 19th have been cancelled. www.lucanparish.com Those booked for later dates are subject to review. Bookings for Baptisms have been suspended at Sunday Mass Times: this time. Apologies for inconvenience. Saturday Vigils: 5pm and 6.45pm Sunday: 8.45am, 10.30pm, 12.15pm and 7pm. Confirmation Update 30th June 2021 Because of the changing situation St Mary’s Notice: Parish have decided that all Confirmations We ask those who have already booked Masses scheduled for July will now be postponed until for the weekends to please phone the Sacristy the Autumn. 01 6281487 and check whether the time of their We apologise for the inconvenience but the Mass is different due to changes in Sunday Mass situation is beyond our control. times. Visits to the housebound: Weekday Masses: Monday to Saturday 10am If the housebound person has been fully vaccinated and at least two weeks have elapsed All Masses will continue to be live-streamed on since the second dose, either Fr.