Dear parishioners and friends,
Vacancy coverage: From March the parish will be in the care of the Archbishop and the Rural Dean, the Revd Gary Dowd who will organize clerical cover and pastoral care during the interregnum. He can be contacted on 087 9266558 or [email protected]
Parish email: Please note above that there is now a new parish email address.
Easter Eggs: Our annual appeal for donations of Easter Eggs for our friends in the Storehouse, Crinken has begun. Last year, we collected over 250 Easter Eggs during the season of Lent, and these were donated to Crinken, to distribute to needy families before Easter. Please leave your Easter Eggs beside the side chapel altar and thank you for supporting this appeal. It would be really helpful if we could close the appeal on Wednesday 25 March to allow time for the Easter Eggs to be collected by the Storehouse team and distributed.
Lunchtime Recitals: Our new series of musical recitals will take place in Monkstown Church on Wednesday 11, 18 and 28 March.
11 March The Pentetetra String Quartet, Caitriona De Burca (1st Violin), Hazel Fortune (2nd Violin), Brian McBryan (Viola) and Tommy Murtagh (Cello)
18 March Shari McDaid (Flute) and Hilary Dungan (Piano)
25 March Cece Liu (Violin) and Benjamin Errington (Viola)
Admission is free; donations will be divided between the performers and the church.
Enquiries: [email protected]
Holy Week: Holy Week begins on Palm Sunday, Sunday 29 March. During Holy Week there will be a celebration of the Eucharist at 10:45 on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, the Maundy Thursday Eucharist at 7.30pm on Thursday 2 April, the Good Friday Devotion at 12 noon on Friday 3 April and celebrations of the Easter Eucharist on Sunday 5 April at 09:00 and 10.45.
Combined Parishes Evening Services for Holy week at 8pm:
Monday 30th March: Christ Church, Dunlaoghaire. Speaker: The Rev Scott Evans
Tuesday 31st March: St Paul’s, Glenageary. Speaker: The Rev Jane Burns
Wednesday 1st April: St Matthias, Ballybrack. Speaker: The Rev Steven Brun
Thursday 2nd April: St. Patrick’s Dalkey, The Lord’s Supper
All welcome
Schoolhouse Coffee Dock: The coffee dock area in the schoolhouse is open on Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 10:30 to 12.30 and you are warmly invited to drop in and have a cup of tea or coffee and a chat. It is also open on Wednesday and Sunday mornings after the 10:45 services.
The Sick: We continue our prayers in the parish for all who are unwell and the recently bereaved. We also remember those who are in hospital currently and those who are recovering at home from serious illness. Our hearts go out to all who need our continued prayers and support, and we pray that you may have a real sense of the love that surrounds you.
With love and kind regards
