Noticeboard 13/01/2008

St. Maelruain’s Church of Ireland, Tallaght Village http://www.stmaelruains.ie/
Rector: Rev. William Deverell – 086 80 30 239
Shared Curate Rev Obinna Ulogwara – 495 8710 Auxiliary Priest Rev A. Bennett – 628 2353

Sun 13th, 1st Sunday after Epiphany
8.30am Holy Communion Acts 10: 34 - 43, Pg. 1104; Matt 3: 13-17, Pg. 967
11.00am Morning Prayer
2.00pm Discovery Committee Meeting in the Chapter Room of Christchurch Cathedral.

Mon 14th 8.00pm
Mothers' Union 'Christmas' dinner in Joel's, Naas Rd.

Tues 15th 8.00pm
Womens' World Day of Prayer, regional planning meeting in Rathfarnham Parish Centre, Rathfarnham Village.

Fri 19th 6.00pm
Hard Gospel Integration conference in Emmaus, Swords.

Sun 20th, 2nd Sunday after Epiphany
8.30am Holy Communion
11.00am Holy Communion. Beginning of Christian Unity Week.

Mon 21st 8.00pm
Whist Drive in the Old Hall

Tues 22nd 7.45pm
Music Group practice in the Church. Singers and Musicians welcome.

Wed 23rd 11.00am
Jobstown Community College Christian Unity Week service with St. Maelruain's Parish School & Killinarden Community School in the Church.

Thurs 24th 8.00pm
Select Vestry meeting in the Long Room of the Parish Centre.

8.00pm Conor Lenihan, Minister for Integration, Information Evening in the Old Hall.

Sun 27th, 3rd Sunday after Epiphany
8.30am Holy Communion
11.00am Family Service.

Sun 3rd, Sunday before Lent
8.30am Holy Communion
11.00am Holy Communion

Tues 5th
Music Group 'Christmas' dinner.

Wed 6th 11.30am
First Wednesday of the month, Holy Communion with laying on of hands for the sick.

8.00pm Ash Wednesday service

CRECHE

There is a Creche available for babies and children up to four in the kitchen of the Parish Centre. No Creche on Family Sunday. Children may be left off after 10.45am. For more info, click here.

CROSSROADS

ARE YOU IN YOUR 20s 30s OR ABOVE? ..ARE YOU BORED?
AT A LOOSE END? AT A DEAD END? AT A CROSS ROAD?
WISH TO SEE NEW FACES AND MAKE NEW FRIENDS? CHECK THIS OUT

Crossroads is based in Dublin, a club for young Church of Ireland people. We have membership of approximately 70 people ranging in age form 25-40 with a mixed 50:50 male: female split.

The club plans a variety of activities each month including weekends away, go Karting, hill walking, horse/greyhound racing, bowling, pitch and putt, visiting historic buildings, theatre nights, musical nights, BBQs and social night out in Dublin and surrounding counties. We have a regular event where we meet on the last Thursday night of each month in the bar of Buswell's Hotel.

Committee members:
David Thomas 085 727 2019,
Doreen Reidy: 086 087 4990,
Mary Daly 087 223 0103,
Sean McCabe 087 944 5722,
Steven McGarry 087 764 7868,
Hazel Williams 087 636 3101,
Robin Cole 086 370 2838

crossroadsireland@eircom.net

Rector's Letter - Oct 07

A Word from William..

When I arrived in Tallaght two diocesan priests took over St. Martin De Porres, Aylesbury, from the Dominicans. The curate, Fr. Derek Farrell who is a gifted musician, had helped with many Christian unity services left last year to work as a ‘parish priest’ among the travelling community. Now Fr Liam Lacy PP will be moving to Kilmacud. During his time in St. Martins he was also given responsibility for Bohernabreena and Holy Rosary although he had a curate in each of the three parishes. I attended his leaving mass on Sunday 30th and then went into town to the service to see the first woman to be ordained in the Church of Ireland, Rev Katherine Poulton of St. George and St. Thomas (next to the Gresham Hotel, O’Connell Street) being made a canon of Christchurch Cathedral along with our own parishioner Rev. Patrick Comerford of the Church of Ireland Theological College.

We recently had Hard Gospel Sunday. Some people nowadays ask “Has the Gospel gone soft with all the talk of love?” but there is nothing soft with loving God with all your heart, soul and mind and loving your neighbour as yourself. The Hard Gospel came out of the Drumcree situation ten years ago when the Church of Ireland was seen, unfairly, as aligned with sectarianism. As time has moved on it is still relevant in modern Ireland as it addresses the issues of racism and helps us to deal with areas of difference that we are called to deal with.

We are looking forward to Harvest and to welcoming our visiting preacher Rev. Darren McCallig. Darren is the new Chaplain to Trinity College and is originally from Claremorris in Co. Mayo. He became involved in the church while a student at Trinity so it should be interesting to hear how he makes Christianity relevant to young people. He spent his curacy in my home parish of Monkstown and I am looking forward to his visit to St. Maelruain's.

God bless. William.