St James’ COI, Crinken
Services of Worship for this Sunday – The Twenty-first Sunday after Trinity: 10.30am – Morning Praise.
Interested in learning English: Free Adult English Classes take place in the Church every Friday morning from 11am to 1pm. Practice and improve your English knowledge in all levels – just drop into the Church on Friday mornings. All are welcome.
Rathmichael COI Parish
Services of Worship for this Sunday–The Twenty-first Sunday after Trinity: 8.30am – Service of Holy Communion; 11am – Morning Prayer; 7pm – Service of Holy Communion.
Sunday Evening Service: Every Sunday an Evening Service is held at 7pm in Rathmichael Church. We invite you to enjoy the silence and contemplation that this service allows a space for in your heart and mind, as you prepare to go into the new week. We’d love to see you at 7pm on Sunday evenings for this quiet and reflective service that includes music and hymns – the perfect way to prepare for the busyness of a new week.
Revive Sunday: This takes place on the second Sunday of every month at 6pm in Rathmichael Church. Future Revive Sunday dates are Sunday November 8th, December 13th, January 10th 2026, February 14th, March 14th, April 11th, May 9th, and June 13th.
Shankill Bible Church
Shankill Bible Church, Glenmaris, Eaton Wood Grove - Sunday Worship: 10.30am to 11.30am – Sunday Service. All ages are welcome.
Other Activities: Starters Youth Group (Secondary School Age) on Tuesdays from 6.30pm to 8.30pm; Continuers Youth Group (Secondary School Age) on Tuesdays from 6.30pm to 8.30pm; Young Adults (20s) on Thursday – Dinner 6pm followed by Bible Discussion from 7pm to 8pm. Bible Studies Kid’s Club (school age) on Fridays with Bible Study/Prayer (all age) from 7.15pm to 8.30pm.
Prayer Meeting and Bible Study: Friday nights at 7pm. See www.shankillbiblechurch.org for further information or call/text 086-3315971.
St Anne’s Parish
St. Anne’s Resource Centre: The Parish Office is open 9am to 5pm Monday to Thursday and from 9am to 3pm on Friday. Call 01-2822704/2822277 or email: info@stannesparishshankill.com to contact the Parish Office.
Times of Masses and Blessed Sacrament Adoration: Weekday Masses are celebrated at 10am from Tuesday to Friday, and at 5pm (Vigil) on Saturday. There is no celebration of 10am morning Mass on Mondays and Saturdays. On Mondays Evening Mass is celebrated at 7pm with Adoration of Blessed Sacrament from 6pm to 7pm. Sunday Masses are celebrated at 10am, 12pm, and 6pm. All Masses are available online at www.stannesparishshankill.com through the link ‘Watch Us Live.’ A Holy Hour takes place from 6pm to 7pm on Mondays, from 8pm to 9pm on Thursdays and from 10.30am to 11.30am on Fridays.
First Saturdays of the Month only: Mass is celebrated at 10am–Confessions are heard from 9.15am to 9.45am beforehand.
Healing Mass: Takes place in the Church on the last Wednesday of every month commencing with Prayer & Praise at 7pm, Holy Mass and 7.30pm, and Healing Service at 8pm. The next Healing Mass will take place next Wednesday (October 28th).
Irish Mass: A Mass in Irish is celebrated at 9am on Sunday mornings in St. Peter’s Church, Little, Bray.
The Rosary: This is prayed Monday to Saturday mornings from 9.30am. All are welcome.
Confirmation Craft Club: Open for anyone preparing for their Confirmation. Come join us every second Friday of the month from October in St. Anne’s Resource Centre, from 7pm to 8.30pm for some prayers, crafts and chats with popcorn and refreshments. Contact St. Anne’s Resource Centre for information and free registration.
Parish Services on Webcam: All are welcome to view our services on the parish webcam – www.stannesparishshankill.com.
Bookings for Baptisms: Please call the Parish Office on 01-2822704 or 01-2822277 for more information, or email: info@stannesparishshankill.com.
Family Baptism Preparation: Is your child in First or Second Class and not yet baptised?. St. Anne’s Parish is offering a four-week Baptism preparation programme for children aged 7+ who wish to begin their journey towards First Holy Communion. Families will attend the 10am Family Sunday Mass followed by a preparation session in St. Anne’s Resource Centre with Catechist Rosemary Swords on the following dates–This Sunday and Sundays November 8th and November 15th. Baptisms will take place after the 10am Mass on Sunday November 22nd. Preparation sessions will last approximately 45 minutes and a parent/guardian is required to attend with their child. The programme will help children and families explore Baptism, faith, and belonging to the Christian community, while continuing their journey towards First Reconciliation and First Holy Communion with their classmates. If you would like to take part in their programme, please contact parish pastoral worker Zita Monaghan McGowan on 01-2822277, email: sacraments@stannesparishshankill,com. We warmly welcome families at every stage of their faith journey.
St. Joseph’s Men’s Prayer Group: There is a new start date of Monday November 2nd at 7.30pm in St. Anne’s Resource Centre. Prayer & Praise, Scripture, Silence, and Testimony.
Altar List of the Dead: There is an opportunity in November and at the First Friday Mass of every month where we as a community remember deceased family, friends and the Holy Souls in prayer. Envelopes are available at the back of the church. Please take one and return it to the Parish Office or the Sacristy.
St. Anne’s Remembrance Mass: This will be celebrated at 6pm on Sunday November 1st. All are welcome, especially those who have recently suffered a loss.
Save the Date: The St. Anne’s Parish Christmas Fair will take place between 10am and 2pm on Sunday December 6th in St. Anne’s Resource Centre.
Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish, Dalkey: Mass Times: Sundays at 9am and 11am. Vigil Mass on Saturday at 6pm (Taizé/Gospel Choir); Daily Mass: 10am. Confessions: These are heard every Saturday morning after 10am Mass unless there is a funeral. Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament: Takes place on Mondays after 10am Mass until 4pm (except on public holidays when Exposition takes place on Tuesday). Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament takes place every Thursday from 7pm to 8pm. Compline: Takes place every Wednesday at 6.30pm in the Church, with the parishes of St. Patrick’s and The Church of the Assumption coming together for this short and simple service. All are most welcome.
Ballybrack-Killiney Parish: Mass Times: Sts. Alphonsus & Columba Church, Church Avenue, Ballybrack Mondays, Fridays at 10am & Sundays at 10.30am; Church of the Apostles, Willow Vale, Ballybrack: Tuesdays & Thursdays at 10am, and Sundays at 12pm; Church of St. Stephen, Killiney Hill Road, Killiney: Saturdays at 6pm. Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament: Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament takes place every Thursday morning after 10am Mass until 12 noon, in the Church of the Apostles. All are welcome. Confessions: These are heard in Sts Alphonsus & Columba church from 4pm to 4.30pm each Saturday. The Parish is hosting Dr. Jessie Rogers, Lecturer in Sacred Scripture, St. Patrick’s Pontifical University, Maynooth, to support our faith development. Dr. Rogers will speak about the great poetry of the Psalms in the Church of the Apostles, Ballybrack, at 7.30pm on Thursday November 5th, and on a further date in January 2027 which has yet to be confirmed.
Our Lady of Good Counsel, Johnstown: General Mass Schedule: 10am–Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday; no Mass on a Tuesday; Saturday–6pm Vigil Mass, and on Sunday Mass at 11am.
St. Brigid’s Parish, Cabinteely: Weekday Masses are celebrated in St. Brigid’s Church, Cabinteely on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday at 10am, and no Mass on Wednesday. On Bank Holidays Mass is celebrated at 11am. At weekends the Vigil Mass is celebrated at 5.30pm (Saturday). Sunday Mass times are 10am and 12.30pm.
St. Michael’s Church, Dun Laoghaire: Mass Times: Monday to Friday: 10am; Saturday: 10am and 6pm Vigil Mass; Sunday: 9.15am, 10.30am Mass in Irish, 11.30am, and 12pm.
Shankill Library
To facilitate essential conservation and improvement works, Shankill Library formerly on Library Road remains in its temporary facility located in Stonebridge Community Centre, 7 Stonebridge, Grove, Shankill, until this work is completed, and is open on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays from 10am to 4pm.
Space will be available to continue to facilitate regular library group meetings, access to book stock, a seating area for adults and children, newspapers, plus paid printing/copying facilities. Contact details remain the same – telephone 01-204 7224 or email shankilllib@dlrcoco.ie.
Rathmichael Historical Society
Last Wednesday night Rob Goodbody opened the autumn programme of Rathmichael Historical Society lectures at 8pm in Rathmichael National School, Stonebridge Road, Shankill, with his presentation ‘The History of Howth Castle.’ Brian Lacey will be the guest speaker for the Wednesday November 4th 8pm meeting of the Society when he will present his lecture ‘Origin of the O’Neill and the O’Donnell dynasties.’ All are welcome – admission is €5 for non-members.
Members and supporters of the Rathmichael Historical 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.
First Saturday Book Sale
The November Saturday Book Sale, which supports the Shankill Seniors Day Centre, takes place from 10am to 1pm on Saturday November 7th in the Shankill Seniors Day Centre, Lower Road, Shankill. Donations of books, which must be in a clean and good condition, are restricted to one small bag per donor due to storage issues, and can be only handed into the Book Sale that Saturday morning. There will also be a Bake Sale that morning to raise funds for a mini-bus for the Centre.
Classical Music Club
The November meeting will take place today on Wednesday November 11th from 7.45pm to 10pm, including a tea-break, in the Shankill Seniors Centre, Lower Road, Shankill, 100m from the Main Street–car parking is available.
The music will be as always a varied programme of classical music on CDs, covering many genres–orchestral, instrumental, vocal, opera etc.–in a friendly setting. Visitors and new and returning members are always welcome. You don’t need to be an expert! Charge €5 on the night (waived for first visit). For further information phone or text Malcolm at (085) 8528216.
Scoil Mhuire 50 - Back to School Party
Pack your schoolbag and polish your shoes as we celebrate 50 fantastic years of Scoil Mhuire on Saturday November 7th. Doors open at 6pm – Dinner Bell at 7pm. Join us for a nostalgic trip down memory lane filled with school day fun, throwback vibes, and plenty of craic. Whether you were top of the class or the class clown, it’s time to reunite, reminisce, and celebrate this incredible milestone in true school spirit. Tickets, €50 per person, are available from Scoil Mhuire and from St. Anne’s Resource Centre.