Wicklow and Killiskey

Killiskey Parish

June 2018

Announcements
Date of Issue: 27th May 2018

“WORSHIP THE LORD IN THE BEAUTY OF HOLINESS; LET THE WHOLE EARTH STAND IN AWE OF HIM”. (Psalm 96: 9).

CHURCH SERVICES
Sun 3rd 11.00am Holy Communion
led by Canon Neil McEndoo
Bible Readings: Deuteronomy 5: 12-15; Psalm 81: 1-10;
2 Corinthians 4: 5-12; Mark 2: 23 — 3: 6

Sun 10th 11.00am Morning Prayer
led by Derek Singleton (diocesan lay reader)
with Sunday Club running in parallel
Bible Readings: Genesis 3: 8-15; Psalm 130;
2 Corinthians 4: 13—5: 1; Mark 3: 20—35

Fri 15th 10.00am End of Year School Service, all welcome

Sun 17th 11.00am Holy Communion
Bible Readings: Ezekiel 17: 22-24; Psalm 92; 1-4, 12-15;
2 Corinthians 5: 6-10, (11-13), 14-17;
Mark 4: 26—34

Sun 24th 09.00am Holy Communion
11.00am Family Service
Bible Readings: Job 38: 1-11; Psalm 107: 1-3, 23-32
2 Corinthians 6: 1-13; Mark 4: 35—41

THE HUB
The Hub is open Monday to Friday mornings from 10am to 1.30pm and on Saturdays from 11am to 3pm (subject to availability of volunteers). Lesley Rue would be interested in hearing from any new potential volunteers.
On Thursday mornings from 10.30am LET’S CRAFT! meets in The Hub.

ECO TIPS — LITTER
April saw the An Taisce national spring clean, where veritable armies of volunteers collected litter – and doesn’t everywhere look the better for it! The sheer volume and variety of litter / dumping defies belief. Towns, villages, school and sports grounds, housing estates, shopping precincts, rural roads, beaches, mountains – nowhere is exempt. The litter clean-up is a fantastic initiative, as is Wicklow’s Pure Mile project, but it is a sad reflection of today’s society that it is even necessary and, furthermore, that littering has become so universally rampant. Schools/colleges could try to eliminate littering on their campuses so that litter collection is not needed; the provision of plenty of litter bins is essential to achieve this. If people see how much more attractive litter-free areas are, then they may get into the habit of taking litter home with them. This applies to all age groups, from all walks of life and includes pedestrians, cyclists and motorists alike. We can all pick up litter as we see it and we can all influence those around us not to throw rubbish on the ground, not so much as a sweet wrapper.

PARISH ADMINISTRATOR
If your postal, email or phone number has changed please let us know. Also to promote events or post information in the parish newsletter or on the website, please contact our Parish Administrator Sinead Todd by email on: [email protected]

FACEBOOK
You may find the latest parish news and some great photographs on the Nun’s Cross page at:
https://www.facebook.com/KilliskeyParish

WEBSITE
You may access the parish website at: www.nunscrosschurch.ie

CLERGY CONTACT DETAILS
Rev Jack Kinkead — mobile: 086-1727654; e-mail: [email protected]
Rev Ken Rue — mobile: 087-2766590; e-mail: [email protected]

Ken and Lesley will be away on holidays from 2 to 13 June inclusive.

VISIT OF CANON HATEM SHEHADEH
Canon Hatem Shehadeh from Haifa in the Diocese of Jerusalem visited Dublin & Glendalough from 21 to 26 May as part of the partnership link between the two dioceses. He shared his experiences as a Christian, Arab, Palestinian, Israeli, Irish Anglican minister living in the Land of the Holy One. His mother-in-law comes from Fermanagh and he holds Irish citizenship.
He addressed both clergy and lay people in the Church of Ireland Theological Institute. He attended the Ministry of Healing Eucharist in Christ Church Cathedral, followed by lunch with Our Table, a refugee initiative. He was at the Thinking Allowed event in the Holy Cross Diocesan Centre, Clonliffe Road, Dublin 3 and was in St John’s Church, Laragh, for Evening Prayer.
Canon Hatem talked movingly about the situation of Christians in his home country and his insistence that they must not stop believing the message of peace, witnessing to the Lord and spreading the good news and the message of peace and reconciliation.

Canon Hatem has asked Christians in the west to do three things:
1.Push back against the demonisation of both Palestinians and Israelis.
2.Reject the support of violence. It is not Christian.
3. Support those who are seeking peace. “We don’t need you to be pro- Palestinian or pro–Israeli. Be pro–peace”.

Canon Hatem is involved in a schools-based peace project which brings together Jews, Moslems and Christians. He visited Nun’s Cross NS and East Glendalough NS and spoke of this initiative. In Nun’s Cross NS, he taught the children some Arabic and Hebrew words. One child asked him what the conflict between Palestinians and Israelis was about. He gave a wonderful illustration: “Here is a watch. One persons say that my father gave it to me and another that my great-great-great-great grandfather gave it to me”. There are two stories which lead to conflicting views.

CLEANER REQUIRED IN KILLISKEY AREA
Duties include Household Cleaning, Laundry and Ironing. Must be comfortable working in a house with Animals, have own transport and have references. Phone 087-1530439.
WICKLOW CANCER SUPPORT
Wicklow Cancer Support was set up as a Voluntary Organisation to help cancer patients and their families in Wicklow, Rathnew, Brittas Bay, Ashford and surrounding areas.

Services include:

Transport to and from Hospital Appointments
Counselling & Complimentary Treatments
Drop in Centre

A Men’s Support Group meets on Monday at 11am and a Women’s Support Group on Tuesday at 11am for coffee and chat.

The address is Unit 2 First Floor, rear of Butlers Medical Hall, Pharmacy, Abbey Street, Wicklow town. Tel: 0404 32696.
E-mail: wicklowcancersupport@gmail com

ROTAS
We need more help with cleaning the church and arranging flowers for the church and with organising tea/coffee for the end of services. We are very grateful to those who help the church in this way but would like to spread these tasks more widely. Rotas are posted on the church notice board in the porch and beside the font. Please sign up if you can!

PRAYER POINTS
Please pray for:
* all who live in the Land of the Holy One and particularly for the Christians who live there as a small minority
* A deepening of faith in our parish and in our neighbourhood
* Safety for those working on farms, in factories and on the seas
* Rest and relaxation for those on holidays

* Those who will be finishing in primary schools and preparing to go on to secondary schools
* The teachers who will travel to South Africa during their summer holidays to act as mentors to teachers there
* An increased awareness of environmental issues, in ourselves and in the wider public
* Care for the homeless, refugees and others in need of help and support

Nun's Cross Church, Killiskey Parish SUNDAY SERVICES 11.15 AM
Morning Prayer 1st & 3rd
Holy Communion 2nd & 4th
(Wicklow Services 9.30 AM)

ANNOUNCEMENTS for October 2017
Date of Issue: 24th September 2017
“THE EARTH IS THE LORD’S AND ALL THAT IS IN IT” (PSALM 24: 1)

CHURCH SERVICES
Sun 1st 11.00am Harvest Holy Communion
Bible Readings: Deuteronomy 8: 7-18; Psalm 65;
2 Corinthians 9: 6-15; Luke 17: 11-19

Sun 8th 08.00am Holy Communion
11.00am Morning Prayer
Bible Readings: Isaiah 5: 1-7; Psalm 80: 8-16;
Philippians 3: 4b-14; Matthew 21: 33-46

Fri 13th 10.00am Nun's Cross School Service
All welcome!

Sun 15th 11.00am Morning Prayer
Bible Readings: Isaiah 25: 1-9; Psalm 23;
Philippians 4; 1-9; Matthew 22: 1-14

Sun 22nd 08.00am Holy Communion
11.00am Family Service
Blble Readings: Isaiah 45: 1-7; Psalm 96: 1-13;
1 Thessalonians 1: 1-10; Matthew 22: 15-22

Sat 28th 05.00pm Bicentenary Service
Celebrant and Preacher: Archbishop Michael Jackson.

Sunday 29th 10am Joint Parishes Service(Wicklow)
Bible Readings: Leviticus 19: 1-2, 15-18; Psalm 1;
! Thessalonians 2: 1-8; Matthew 22: 34-46
07.00pm Remembrance of Past Loved Ones

HARVEST SERVICE
If you are available to decorate the church in preparation for the Harvest service on 1st October, please come on Saturday to help in thepreparations with fruit, vegetables and flowers.

BICENTENARY SERVICE
Nun’s Cross Church was consecrated on 28th October 1817. To mark the 200th anniversary, a special service will take place in the church on Saturday 28th October at 5pm. Archbishop Jackson will celebrate Holy Communion and preach. After the service there will be refreshments in the school.

REMEMBRANCE OF PAST LOVED ONES
The annual service of remembrance of past loved ones takes place on Sunday 29th October at 7pm. There will be a form available from Sunday 22nd October on which the names of relatives and friends you would like to remember may be listed. It is a wonderful thing to give thanks to God for
those whose lives have blessed us.

MOTHERS’ UNION (MU) COFFEE MORNING
MU members and friends are invited to The Hub at 10.30am on Monday
9th October to pack shoeboxes with gifts for children in the Darndale Creche in Dublin who might not otherwise receive gifts at Christmas. The MU would be delighted to have lots of help and contributions of small toys shoeboxes and wrapping paper. If you can help, please contact Jessica Clarke on (087) 2875601 after 6pm each evening.

BREAKFASTS .
The next Ladies and Men's Breakfast will take place in the Bel-Air Hotel on Saturdays, 4th and 25th November respectively at 9.30am. The cost is €12.50 per person.

SAFEGUARDING TRUST
We are grateful to Daphne smith who has offered to act as the parish’s safeguarding representative and thank Stephanie McDonald for fulfilling this role in the past.
Eco Tips
Hopefully all parishioners went to see the recent flower festival in Nun's
Cross - visitors quickly ran out of superlatives to describe the magnificence
and beauty of the arrangements in the Church: they were beyond
compare. People really loved those flowers. So why not take positive steps
to recreate some floral beauty on your own doorstep. If you live in a village
or town, you could join Tidy Towns and help plant flowers as well as clean
up vegetation and litter. No matter where you live, you could plant up
hanging baskets, window boxes, outdoor pots, flowers at your gate. Now is
a good time to plant daffodil and other flower bulbs and then next spring
the results are guaranteed to bring a smile to your face as well as your neighbours’.

PARISH ADMINISTRATOR
If your postal, email or phone number has changed please let us know.
Also to promote events or post information in the parish newsletter or on
the website, please contact our Parish Administrator Sinead Todd by email on: [email protected]

UNITY GOSPEL CHOIR
The Unity Gospel Choir meets for rehearsals in Nun's Cross church on Mondays at 8pm. New members welcome!

THE HUB
The Hub is open Tuesday to Friday mornings from 10am to 1.30pm and on
Saturdays from 11am to 3pm (subject to availability of volunteers). Lesley
Rue would be interested in hearing from any new potential volunteers.

On Thursday mornings from 10.30am LET'S CRAFT! meets in The Hub.

YOUTH CLUBS
KYC (Killiskey Youth Club) will start on Saturday 22nd October. The club is for those in 4th to 6th classes in Nun's Cross (and their friends) and will run from 7.00-8.30pm on the 1st and 3rd Saturdays in term time in Rathmore Holiday Village. Thanks are due to Belinda Cullen for getting this club off the ground. Offers of help to assist are most welcome.

The secondary age youth group will operate on the 1st and 3rd Sundays
each month during term time from 6.30pm to 8pm, mostly at East Glendalough School.

SUNDAY CLUB
Subject to Safeguarding trust clearance, Sunday Club will start for children
on 8th October and will operate on the 2nd Sunday of each month in term
time. Many thanks to Judy Cradock and those who will assist her.

DIOCESAN SYNODS
The Diocesan Synods of the United Dioceses of Dublin and Glen
take place in Taney parish on Tuesday 10th October. Killiskey parish will be
represented by Stephanie McDonald and Edgard Hall. Wicklow parIsh will
be represented by Stuart Daunt-Smyth, Penny Phillips, Thomas Yennusick and Jonathon Patton. Rev Jack Kinkead and Rev Ken Rue will be present.

DIOCESAN SCHOOLS SERVICE
Nun's Cross School will be represented at the Diocesan Service for Primary Schools and Junior Schools in the United Dioceses which takes place in Christ Church Cathedral on Thursday 19th October at 11.00am.

ROTAS
We need more help with cleaning the church and arranging flowers for the
church and with organising tea/coffee for the end of services. We are very
grateful to those who help the church in this way but would like to spread
these tasks more widely. Rotas are posted on the church notice board in
the porch and beside the font. Please sign up if you can!

PRAYER REQUESTS
Please pray for:
Belinda Prideaux and her family, known to Tony Dunne as they try to find
a way through a dark and upsetting time. She is a young mum and wife in
her mid 30's who has been diagnosed with cancer.
The witness of our parish as we enter a new century of service
The safety of those who work on farms
The young people who will attend our Youth Clubs and Sunday Club and for the leaders .
Wise leadership throughout our United Dioceses
As we remember past loved ones, please give thanks to God for all those
who have, and those who continue, to enrich our lives

FACEBOOK
You may find the latest parish news and some great photographs on the Nun's Cross page at:
https://www.facebook.com/KilliskeyParish

WEBSITE
Thanks are due to Sinead Todd, Tony Dunne and Lesley Rue who have
established a new parish website for the parish. You may access it at-
www.nunscrosschurch.ie

CLERGY CONTACT DETAILS
Rev Jack Kinkead mobile: 086-1727654; e-mail:[email protected]
Rev Ken Rue mobile: 087-2766590; e-mail: [email protected]

Nun's Cross Church, Killiskey Parish SUNDAY SERVICES 11.15 AM
Morning Prayer 1st & 3rd
Holy Communion 2nd & 4th
(Wicklow Services 9.30 AM)