Parish of Powerscourt with Kilbride
Service of Worship in St. Patrick’s Church for this Sunday – The Twenty-first Sunday after Trinity: 11.30am – Holy Communion 2.
Service of Worship in St. Brigid’s Church, Kilbride, for this Sunday – The Twenty-first Sunday after Trinity: 9.45am – Morning Prayer 1.
All Services of Worship are available on the Parish YouTube Channel.
St Mary’s Church
Parish Website: www.enniskerryparish.ie is the Parish website of the Immaculate Heart of Mary–check it out for the latest information about our parish.
Enniskerry (also Curtlestown & Glencree) Parish Office opening times: Monday to Friday: 10am to 1pm; email: stmarys@enniskerryparish.ie; or call 01-2760030. St. Mary’s parish office now covers St. Mochonog’s so anyone wishing to book a funeral, wedding, or baptism can do so by contacting Aideen at 086-8182241. If you call the Kilmacanogue number, 01-2021882, it will automatically be transferred to 086-8182241. Mass intentions can be called in, again using 01-2021882, or sent via WhatsApp to the above mobile number. If you would prefer to give your intention in person, Breda Connolly is very happy to take intentions in the sacristy after mass. These options will remain in place for the foreseeable future.
Parish Churches Schedule of Masses: Enniskerry – St. Mary’s: Sunday 11am and also via parish webcam. Weekday Mass at Enniskerry is at 10.15am on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and also via parish webcam – lay-led prayer service on Wednesday; and Saturday at 10.15am, and is also available via the parish webcam. Masses in Curtlestown and Kilmacanogue are on Sunday at 10am. Mass in Glencree is at 9am on the first Sunday each month.
Annual Remembrance Mass: This will be celebrated at 10am on Sunday November 8th in Kilmacanogue and at 11am in Enniskerry on that Sunday.
Parish Podcasts: This Autumn we plan to record some parish podcasts. We are asking for volunteers to answer some simple questions in relation to their faith journey and faith lives. If you would like more Information, please contact 086-8182241 or email clusterfaithdev@gmail.com.
Cemetery Plots in Kilmacanogue: New plots are being developed at the cemetery in Kilmacanogue and currently being sold in advance at €5000 each. The sale of these has been extended to all parishioners in the parish of Enniskerry (four church communities) from September 1st. Please contact the parish office or 086-8182241if you would like further information.
New Music Ministry: Please join us if you would like the opportunity to sing and fill in from time to time when our regular musicians are not available. We are currently meeting on Tuesday evenings at St. Mary’s church at 7.15 pm. See you there!
Baptism Requests: Requests for Baptism now take place online at www.enniskerryparish.ie.
New Here?: You are very welcome. You can keep up to date with us through the parish webpage at www.enniskerryparish.ie.
Broadcast List: A broadcast list for the parish is now up and running. This is to keep everyone up to date with what is happening in the parish and for easy communication in relation to building our communities. Please contact Aideen at 086-8182241 if you would like to have your name added to the list.
History Society
Members and supporters of the Enniskerry History Society are asked to note that today (Wednesday) Caimin O’Brien will present ‘Mystery Talk on the Archaeological Survey of Dún Laoghaire Rathdown’ at 8pm to the Dun Laoghaire Borough Historical Society in the Royal Marine Hotel, Marine Road, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin. All are welcome–admission is €5. Journal No. 36 (2027) will be launched at this lecture. Free hotel parking is available for those attending this lecture.
Tomorrow (Thursday) Peadar Curran will present ‘Letters from America’ at 7pm in Wicklow Town Library, The Mall, Main Street, Wicklow Town. Admission is free but booking is required as the venue has a limited capacity – email: wicklowlocalstudies@wicklowcoco.ie, or call 0404-67025; the AGM of the Rathmines, Ranelagh & Rathgar Historical Society will take place at 7.30pm Rathmines Town Hall, Rathmines Road, Dublin 6, and will be followed at 8pm by a presentation from Brendan Langley recalling ‘The Vasa Shipwreck 1628: A Swedish Maritime Disaster.’ Members are free / visitors €5. The Swan Car Park Rate is €3.50 for the first 2 hours; €3.50 per hour thereafter.
Next Tuesday Sonja Tiernan will present ‘‘Eva Gore-Booth: Irish Radical Poet and Reformer’ at 8pm to the Howth Peninsula Heritage Society in St. Mary’s Church, Howth, Co. Dublin. Admission for non-members is €5–please email: hphs2022@gmail.com for a link to watch online; John Finlay will present ‘Gone but not Forgotten’ recalling Wicklow Traders long gone but still remembered by people at 8pm to the Wicklow Historical Society in the De La Salle Parish Centre, beside St. Patrick’s R.C. Church, Wicklow Town. All are welcome – donation.
Next Wednesday Freddie O’ Dwyer will reveal ‘The Vulnerability of Dublin in 1939 to attack from Irish and German Documents’ at 6pm to the Old Dublin Society in the Conference Room of Pearse Street Library, 144 Pearse Street, Dublin 2.All are welcome – admission is free and no booking is required.
Next Thursday (November 29th) Leslie McAllister will present ‘Lance King in Ulster – the Great Northern’ at 7.30pm to the Irish Railway Record Society in their Dublin Hueston Station premises. Strictly members and their guests only.
Enniskerry Library
Library opening hours are Monday – closed; Tuesday: 10.30am to 12.30pm & 1.30pm to 4.30pm; Wednesday: 2pm to 4.30pm & 6pm to 8pm; Friday: 10.30am to 12.30pm & 1.30pm to 4.30pm; Saturday: 10am to 2.30pm.The library can be contacted at 01-2864339 or email: enniskerrylib@wicklowcoco.ie.
The library will be closed this Saturday due to the October Holiday weekend.
Bridge Club
Enniskerry Bridge Club meets at 7.30pm on Tuesday nights from September to May in the Parochial Hall–new members and visitors are welcome – refreshments on site. Please contact Club Hon. Secretary Helen O’Gorman at sogorman55@gmail.com for further information.
Charabanc
A Table Quiz will take place at 2.30pm this Friday in the Village Hall. Contact Phil at 087-9721491; Jackie at 086-1082340; or Barbara 086-8056817 for further information.