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Volume 21 Number 6
Kilternan Parish
November 2015
FROM THE RECTOR’S PEN:
To the people of Kilternan Parish and School, Kilternan Care Centre
and the Community.
A
t last, having visited a nephew and his wife in
Townsville, Australia, Isabel and I are now setting
up home in 45 Thorp-Orinoco Rd, RD1, Motueka 7196,
Tasman, New Zealand, even as we await the arrival of
our chattels mid to end of November.
I
t is quite strange really – no phone ringing, no one
to rush off to and visit, no heating to turn on or
check... Only Isabel and me…. It will take some getting
used to. Oh yes, there is a family just down the road!
And now, without Michelle, the age of information
technology is challenging both of us – everything has to
be set up afresh, the bank, the mobile phone, the
broadband…new driving licenses, sea freight requirements and Customs and Excise formalities - the list
goes on and we must sink or swim. Thankfully we have
had several year’s holiday practice so at least we know
the area.
I
sabel and I both wish to express our deep gratitude to the Select Vestry and parishioners of Kilternan Parish, the Parish School and to the wider community for the wonderful ‘send-off’ so kindly and generously given us – in the school on 17th and in the parish
on 20th September. We were overwhelmed by the
many expressions of support and love in both the final
school assembly and in the final ‘service’, and by the
splendid refreshments served in the school assembly
hall.
W
hile we were aware of ‘things afoot’, we could
not have imagined the scale of the parish’s generosity: the kind words of each speaker, the wonderful
mementoes of the parish from the choirs, the Sunday
Club, the parish-the Dublin Crystal Vase, the magnificent Book of Memories, and such a large cheque from
parishioners --- all of this, and we did not manage personally to say thank you and good bye to so many….
the lovely food prepared by Helen and Mandy and their
team, the lateness in the day and an Irish rugby match
became major distractions!
T
o Alasdair, Fern, Ann – to Wordwell and others,
who played a big part in the ordering and organisation of the day ----thank you each and all.
I
am most grateful to the Select Vestry not just for
the support of members during my final months
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Kilternan Church of Ireland Parish, Kilternan, Dublin 18. Rector: None at present; Phone: 01-295-5603 (H); 01-295-2643 (O);
Email: rector@kilternanparish.ie; Web: www.kilternan.dublin.anglican.org;
Parish Office Opening Hours: Monday to Friday 9.00am to 1.00pm
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From The Rector’s Pen contd.
(Continued from page 1)
th
and on 20 September, but for all your steadfast work
on behalf of the parish over many Vestries and many
vestry meetings. Your courage and encouragement
made my work both possible and easier. We will be
thinking of you in all your responsibilities, especially in
relation to the new halls facility.
O
ur thoughts and prayers will also be of you and
for you, and those important people, ‘the nominators’, in relation to an early appointment of a new
rector. May you, and those who apply, be filled with
wisdom and discernment and be guided and encouraged in all you seek to do in God’s name in and
through Kilternan Parish.
W
e also need to express our particular thanks to
Kilternan Church of Ireland National School – to
Grainne, the staff, the board of management and the
parent teacher association, not forgetting the children
and parents taking part in then assembly on 17th September. For Grainne’s kind words, the children’s participation and the HAKA ‘as Gaeilge’, for ‘the song’ to
a familiar if old tune and again for kind and thoughtful
gifts! And later that evening, a soiree in the Wild
Boar.
A
man who took particular responsibility, carried
out with quiet efficiency, was Derek Darlington –
of whom Grainne is spouse. He took on the big task of
videoing the events on 17th and 20th and arranged for
a much needed video link to the parish hall on 20th.
Well done and thank you Derek.
T
here were three other events which should be
remarked upon in the parish: A community led
farewell held in Lamb’s Cross Community Hall on 4th
September. A lovely occasion, it reflected the ecumenical spirit of the area and the close involvement
and interaction of members of Kilternan Parish and
the Parish of Sandyford and Balally, now clustered.
Again we were humbled by the kindness and generosity of so many in so many ways.
O
n 15th September Cowper Care served a lavish
meal in Gascoigne House. It was lovely to meet
with staff and board members, and especially nice to
meet again Howard and Meriel Kilroy. To Seamus, the
Board and Staff - we recognize all that has been
achieved by Cowper Care Centre Ltd., in such a short
space of time. This Diocesan Millennium initiative for
older persons has done much and has more to do. We
wish them well.
And ‘the Choir’, another get together in Geoffrey’s on
18th September. As usual, beautiful food and good
company. Thank you again for the lovely gifts of jewelry given to Isabel.
A
s I suggested when announcing my resignation
on 31st May, we all benefitted from the long notice given – only in this way could we have extracted
ourselves from the parish and community in any way
intact, physically and emotionally.
With our sincere thanks to the people of Kilternan
parish, the school and neighbourhood.
May you and we always be mindful of God’s presence with us,
binding us together in his love.
David and Isabel
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CHRISTMAS SERVICES
IN THE PARISH CHURCH
OF KILTERNAN
Sunday 29th November
- Candlelit Advent Evensong featuring music com
posed by Kevin O’Sullivan & performed by the
Parish Choirs at 7:30pm.
Sunday 20th December - 10.30am
- Parish Carol Service
CHRISTMAS EVE
Thursday 24th December - 11:30pm
- The First Holy Communion of Christmas with
Hymns and Carols
CHRISTMAS DAY, Friday 25th December
- 8:30am. Holy Communion with Hymns and Carols
- 10:30am Family Communion with Hymns and
Carols
Sunday 27th December - 10.30am
- Favourite Carols.
Rathmichael Parish Church
Sunday 13th December - 7:00pm
- “Blue Christmas“ – A Reflective Service for
those who for many reasons may find Christmas
a difficult time.
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PARISH REGISTERS
PARISH REGISTERS
Holy Baptism
Condolences
Sunday 13th September 2015
Nicole Rachel, daughter of Eoin and
Sarah Meagher.
Kilternan Parish would like to extend their deepest sympathies to the families and all those who have been affected by the terrible tragedy on Glenamuck Road. We
will remember those who have died, the injured who
are recovering in hospital and all who are grieving the
loss of loved ones.
Sunday 4th October 2015
Sophie Rebecca, daughter of David
and Becky Tiernan.
May their souls and the souls of all the faithful departed
through the mercy of God rest in peace.
“May all things belonging to the spirit
live and grow in these little ones day
by day”.
THE CHURCH IS CLEANED
EVERY WEEK - CAN YOU HELP?
Christian Burials
Ethel Greene
1925—2015
We express our sadness at the death of Ethel Greene
and offer our condolences to her husband Cyril, her
children Norman, Stuart, Pamela, Adrienne and their
families.
Ethel’s funeral service in the parish church on 29th October celebrated and gave thanks to God for her long and
fulfilled life.
The church is cleaned very
week by a team of volunteers
on a rota basis. This is the sort
of work which we all take for
granted, and would miss only if
it didn’t happen.
If you are able to help, please provide your contact
details to a churchwarden or to Patricia Clements –
thank you. Patricia can be contacted at 087 737
6887 or glenmachan@eircom.net
“A safe lodging, a holy rest and peace at the last,
through Jesus Christ our Lord”.
HELP NEEDED FOR
PARISH CLEAN UP
on SATURDAY 28th NOVEMBER in
the CHURCH GROUNDS
1ST SESSION @ 10AM
2ND SESSION @ 2PM
THIS
IS
AN
OUTSIDE
AND
INSIDE
CLEAN UP SO PLEASE COME ALONG TO
ONE OF OUR SESSIONS
&
TO
YOUR — GLOVES ,
BRING
ALONG
DON’T FORGET
CLOTHS, CLEANING PRODUCTS, RAKES,
BRUSHES,
MOPS,
HOOVERS…..
YOU MAY
AND
NEED.
STEPLADDERS,
ANYTHING ELSE
ROTA— NOVEMBER TO JANUARY
1st November —
8th November —
15th November—
22nd November—
29th November—
Jenny Lynam
Heather & George Cooke
Audrey & Douglas Keeley
Nikki Reid
Kay & Andrew Flynn
6th December—
13th December—
20th December—
27th December—
Hannah Donnelly
Nicki Cox
Ann O’Neill
Patricia Clements
3rd January—
10th January—
Amanda Hopkins
Sarah O’Farrell
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PARISH ORGANISATIONS
Members of the Tuesday Club
went to Hunter’s Hotel near Rathnew for a luncheon outing on 8th
September.
The weather was good and so was the fare. Afterwards the nice
weather afforded a great opportunity to sample walks in the flower
garden, the vegetable garden and by the riverside before leaving for
home.
WDH
Following the AGM held on Monday October 19th, the new committee is as
follows:
Chairman; Trevor Storey
Honorary Treasurer:: Evelyn Richardson
Committee Members:
Una O`Connor, Noreen Keane, Zita Mulhern, Maureen Patterson, Jennifer Jennings.
The next meeting will be held on Monday November 30th at 8.00pm when the speaker will be
Stephen Butler who will give a talk entitled "Planting for Illusion, habitat planting for
Dublin Zoo".
Lionel Freeman
Junior Choir
Medal
Evan Fitzsimmons received the
Lionel Freeman Junior Choir
Medal at the Family Harvest
Service this year from last
year's Junior Choir Leader,
Holly Windle. Evan will take on
the role of helping Kevin
O'Sullivan out with Junior Choir
rehearsals and services. The
choir sings regularly in church
and all choristers get a great
music education. If you're interested in enrolling your child,
contact Kevin.
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PARISH ORGANISATIONS
On Friday the 11th of September, the Kilternan Junior choir
went to St. Patrick’s Cathedral, to launch a new hymn book.
We sang 2 songs with Taney choir called “Faith as small as a
mustard seed” and “He made the stars to shine”. There was
lots of other singing and talking. We got to sit in the front row!
By Evan Fitzsimons.
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Come and C
stones, a beautiful new secondary school which only
opened its doors this September and is located at the
bottom of the hill as you enter Greystones from Bray
and Windgates, beside the Johnson & Staunton Garage. Carol Barry, Ann Walsh and Fern Jolley attended and met with parishioners from all over the
North East and South East Glendalough diocese where
they heard from Redcross parish about their alternative form of bible study – book-club style – among
other items.
K
I
n 2014 the Archbishop of Dublin & Glendalough,
Rev. Michael Jackson set the diocese on a journey
to discover where it went from here and what did it
have to do next to get from here to there.
T
he first stop on the journey was a questionnaire
that was sent to every parish in the diocese with
questions under three headings – Present Activities in
Parishes, Future Developments and Vision Statements.
79% of parishes responded.
N
ext stop was a series of 1:1 discussions between
the Archbishop and local parish clergy; of whom
90% met with the Archbishop.
ilternan were matched with Crinken and Rathmichael parishes to come up with joint initiatives
to work on together over the next year and they decided that, as all three parishes had established initiatives in place, the best way to come together was
through inter-parish support for these initiatives and
any other events that the individual parishes were
holding; such as the upcoming American Supper being
held on Friday, 13th November, for example.
Y
ou can read about the various initiatives on the
respective parish websites http://www.crinken.ie/ and
http://rathmichael.dublin.anglican.org/ .
I
t was agreed that the parish offices would liaise
with each other as and when necessary to notify,
promote and support upcoming events in the different parishes.
T
he third stop was the publishing of the Come & C
Report - http://dublin.anglican.org/dioceses/
index.php - which collated the findings of the questionnaire and the 1:1 discussions and concluded that
“The diocese feel that empowering young people and
lay adults ensures proper team ministry and support
for the rector.”
TAXI FOR HIRE
FINTAN KEOGH
stop was a day-long brainstorming session
F ourth
held in The High School, Rathgar -http://
086 268 5865
dublin.anglican.org/news/events/2015/08/Dublinand-Glendalough-Come-and-C-Day-in-The-High-School
- where the findings from the report were teased out
and developed some more in preparation for a session
at Rural Deanery level before going to Synod for finalisation for the Year of Come & C initiatives. 4 people
from Kilternan attended this session – Jonny Holt,
Carol Barry, Jill O’Connor and Fern Jolley.
T
(Local Taxi Service)
he fifth and next stop on the journey was held in
early October at Temple Carrig School in Grey— Page 6 —
Looking For A New Rector
W
e in Kilternan are now in the market for a new
rector, following the departure of Isabel and
David to the antipodes.
I
t has been a while – 21 years – since this happened
last, so parishioners may be interested to know
how the process works and some questions and answers are set out following.
Q. What had to be done before we could start
advertising?
A. The parish, through the Select Vestry, had to undertake to the Diocese that it can support a rector, and the
Rectory had to be inspected to make sure that it is up
to scratch.
This has been done and the Diocese is happy that we
can proceed.
Q. Will we hear about the process?
A. Once the Board of Nomination convenes its deliberations are confidential – except, of course, for the
name of the agreed appointment!
Q. Who are the parish nominators?
A. They are elected at the Easter Vestry by the parish
for a period of three years at a time. The nominators
for Kilternan are:
Jonny Holt
Adrian Clements
Caroline Kennedy
George Balmer
While everyone’s individual view cannot be guaranteed to be fulfilled, if you have views/opinions, make
sure that you let one of the nominators know.
Q. Has the vacancy been advertised?
A. Yes. The advertisement has appeared now for two
weeks in the Church of Ireland Gazette, and is on the
Church of Ireland and Dublin Diocesan websites. Applications are to be sent to the Archbishop’s Secretary.
Q. Who makes the appointment?
A. There is a Diocesan Committee of patronage, chaired
by the Archbishop. It joins up with the parochial
‘Nominators’ who represent the views of the parish to
form a Board of Nomination. The Board meets initially
to set out the process. After that, it has to come to a
conclusion at the latest within three months of its first
meeting.
Hopefully our conclusion will be a little quicker than
that.
Q. When will the first meeting happen?
A. We expect the Archbishop will call the first meeting
in the second half of October.
The nominators have provided a parish specification for
the Diocese, and have been working to ensure that
they are well informed and prepared to fulfil their responsibility on behalf of the parish.
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Kilternan Parish Harvest Festival
2015
A
s the parish learns to move on without the guiding
hands of their recently departed rector, Rev. David
Moynan and his wife, Isabel, who have moved to New
Zealand; the weekend of 9th to 11th October 2015 saw
them get to grips with the first major event of their new
reality, Harvest Festival Weekend.
T
he flowers arrangers moved into the church on the
Friday morning and decorated it beautifully using
the bounties of the garden, hedgerow and the local
vegetable shop. These wonderful natural products were
given added emphasis by the collection of dry foodstuffs
which the children from Kilternan Church of Ireland National School had collected and decorated the church
with for their own Harvest service on the Thursday
morning. Thank you to all those who were involved both
in the flower arranging and the tidying up afterwards.
T
he Friday night service was a community Harvest
Festival service led by Rev. Fred Appelbe and assisted by Carol Barry, with musical accompaniment from
the choir and Kevin O’Sullivan. The parishioners were
joined some members of St. Mary’s parish in Sandyford
and Our Lady of the Wayside and Glencullen parishes. It
was lovely to see their familiar faces coming to support
the parish during its incumbency. After the service, the
traditional Harvest supper of tea and coffee accompanied by delicious tray bakes were served in the parish
hall by other members of the parish. The retiring collections for the weekend were in aid of Bray Women’s Refuge and the Bishop’s Appeal.
T
he Sunday morning family service of Morning
Prayer led by Rev. Adrian Empey was overshadowed by the tragic events of the fire at the halting site
on nearby Glenamuck Road on early Saturday morning
in which 10 people lost their lives and another four were
badly injured – the parish’s thoughts and prayers are
with all those affected. After the service a number of
people walked down to the site, aid a few prayers and
left a flower arrangement as a token of sympathy and
solidarity with the Travelling community. The foodstuffs
and vegetables that had been used to decorate the
church were given to Bray Women’s Refuge and the local Traveller Community support group in Sandyford.
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Kilternan Parish
Harvest Festival
2015 contd.
A taste of the beautiful
decorations in the church
for the Harvest Festivals
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Flower Arrangers Required
of volunteers – both men and women – who agree to
do an arrangement once or twice a year; perhaps to
honour the memory of a loved one, maybe celebrating
a significant event in their lives or just because they
feel they would like to contribute to the beauty of the
church in a small way.
A
you ever wondered about the flower arH ave
rangements that are a regular feature in the alcoves in the Chancel behind the Holy Table, without
which there would be a certain something lacking? Or
what about the lovely displays that grace the church
at festivals? These are all done by a wonderful band
s with any church activity we are constantly looking for new people and if you would like to join
the ranks of the “Kilternan Flower & Chancel Guild” (to
give it its full title) or “The Flower Rota” (as it is more
commonly known as) – you don’t have to have done
any flower arranging courses – please contact the below to put your name on the list for the weekly arrangements or to help with a festival, or perhaps even
both!
Fern Jolley
Email: fern.jolley@gmail.com
Tel: 087 6239447
Kilternan Church 18261826-1976
Just some of the interesting points of interest
noted in the 1826 – 1976 Kilternan Church publication dated Feb 1976 (copyright Kilternan Parish 1976)
1826 – On 10th December, Kilternan Parish Church was
consecrated
1837 – Parochial Hall was built – extended in 1963
with the work including the building of the stage.
1894 – Pulpit and prayer-desk were installed. Doors
were removed from the old box pews. The pews
themselves were replaced in 1899.
1899 – A new bell was presented by the Murphy family of Glencairn who also, in 1902, presented a new
font in memory of Mr Justice Murphy.
1908 – The first of the memorial windows which replaced the original clear glass was installed – east window over the altar given in memory of Hugh Stuart
Moore of The Grange, Kilternan at a cost of £20.
1908 – The gallery was erected and the present organ
was installed
1913 - A new staircase was constructed
1922 – Kilternan National School was set up in the Parochial Hall with twenty eight pupils, the number
growing in two years to fifty, with one teacher.
1939 – Chancel was faced with Bath stone in place of
the earlier wood panelling.
1940 – The church was wired for electricity.
1950 – The red, green and white marble pavement
and steps were put into the Chancel
1975 – Silver cross to hang over the Communion Table
presented by Madame O’Morchoe in memory of Colonel Nial O’Morchoe.
Postscript - 1985 – New school and new rectory were
completed.
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Thinking anew
Gordon Linneys new book “THINKING
ANEW” is now available from Footprints
Bookshop Dun Laoghaire and most of the
main bookshops. The royalties from this
book is going to the LauraLynn Children’s
Hospice.
(Thinking Anew explores the connection between living
and believing, asking: What is the meaning of hope in
a troubled world? What can we learn from science,
from tragedy, from life itself?)
Community Garda Charity
O
n Friday 9th Oct Gardai Annemarie Higgins and
Pat Cullen, from the Community Garda Unit in
Dundrum Garda Station, Dublin, made a presentation
of the proceeds of their Annual Coffee Morning held
in their Station, on 17th Sept. to Our Ladies Hospice in
Harold’s Cross.
T
he Gardai in Dundrum wish to thank the local
community who turned up in great numbers
once again and made this all possible. Thank you also
those who presented baked cakes and fancies and
tarts. You all made it happen. €1,500 was raised from
the event .
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A Toiletries Amnesty ……….. A What ?!
Thank You from the Toiletries Amnesty: Toiletries warmly received at TRUST
S
ince the Toiletries Amnesty began in Kilternan this
autumn, two deliveries have been made to
TRUST, in Dublin. After the first delivery, Alice Leahy,
one of the founders of TRUST, sent her thanks.
‘Our sincerest thanks to all in Kilternan parish for the wonderful supply
of toiletries very kindly delivered to
us last week.
T
he Toiletries Amnesty continues in Kilternan with
a collection point in the Church where you can
leave toilitries to donate to TRUST and similar organisations who will be able to use them
The following (new/unused) toiletries are very useful
and TRUST have a particualr need for toiletries for
men.
Shower Gel ® Hair products (shampoo, conditioner and hair gel) ® Perfume/After-shave
® Deodorants (only aerosols as roll-on deodorants can only be used once) ® Shaving Cream/
Gel ® Disposable Razors ® Sanitary products ®
Hair brushes and combs.
TRUST as you know is a small but
busy agency in existence since 1975
providing services to people who
are homeless in the City.
I
f you are interested in getting involved with this
initiative or indeed the work of TRUST, contact
the parish office or me, Una MacConville at
una@wordwellbooks.com or by phone on 086 817
5530.
As part of our overall service, as
well as providing nursing care people are able to have a shower and
change of clothes so we very much
appreciate all the shampoos/
shower gels etc’.
T
RUST is a non-political, non-denominational voluntary body set up to provide medical and related services for people who are homeless. TRUST,
founded in 1975, is working with people who are
homeless in Dublin and still doing this 40 years on.
T
RUST only have one centre—a premises provided at a nominal rent by the Iveagh Trust—
they have people coming from all over the island of
Ireland and beyond. Just last April TRUST had people
from twenty two different countries. As Alice said
then, ‘many of these people are like our own Irish of a
generation ago who went abroad and never came
back’.
A
s part of TRUST’s overall befriending social and
health services they provide approx. 400 showers/baths per month. As you can imagine, they go
through a lot of toiletries!
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Team Hope Christmas Shoebox Appeal to help
20,000 refugee children
I
rish charity Team Hope, best known for the
Christmas Shoebox Appeal is responding to the
refugee crisis by planning to send Christmas Shoebox
gifts to 20,000 refugee children in Europe.
A
s well as children in twelve countries receiving
shoebox gifts this year, Team Hope’s contacts in
Eastern and Central Europe and in Syria are urgently
asking for 20,000 extra shoeboxes for refugee children
living in dire need. This year, we in Team Hope Christmas Shoebox Appeal are asking for your help to make
it happen.
T
eam Hope know how to get shoebox gifts to the
neediest of children. Since we started, over
three million children have received a shoebox
gift from Ireland.
These shoebox
gifts
have
brought smiles,
laughter, some
hope and a little
of God’s love to children in twenty four of the world’s
poorest countries. Children living on the margins of
society, who think that they have been forgotten. And
when a shoebox arrives, it shows that some does
know and even cares for them!
the first year, he just soaked up all the love and attention and then when Gaby got his Christmas shoebox
he said his first words! Amazing the power of a simple gift! I met Gaby when he was four and he was
thrilled to get the little car in his shoebox. Last week
when I was in Romania and sharing this story at a conference, a couple came up to me afterwards— they
were Gaby’s adopted parents who I had met all those
years ago! Gaby – or Gabriel is now 20 and is studying to be an electrician. I was invited around to their
home for dinner the following evening to meet Gaby.
It was so encouraging and lovely to spend time with
this very special young man and his family. Gabriel
can play the piano and clarinet and speaks fluent English too.
I
Team Hope not only deliver shoeboxes, but dreams
as well!
llir lives in Kosova, he is 12 years old with special
needs and Illir’s dream is to be a fireman when he
grows up. So whenever he can, his dad takes him
past the local fire station to see what’s going on. Illir
was so excited the day last December when Team
Hope shoeboxes arrived at his school. And of all the
shoeboxes delivered to Kosova, guess what was in the
box that Illir got? A bright red fire engine! He was so
excited – he’d never had one of these before.
I
n December 1999, on my first trip to Romania to
deliver shoeboxes, I met Gaby. He was four years
old and had spent the first two years of his life in an
orphanage where he had been treated very badly.
When Gaby arrived at our partner’s children’s home
‘God’s Mountain’, he was unable to walk or talk. For
S
o why not share your Christmas this year with a
child in need? Your shoebox will mean far more
than you could imagine to a child who has very little.
It might not change the world, but it might just change
the world for one child!
Contact Team Hope office ph. 294 0222 or visit our
website www.teamhope.ie to order everything
needed. The closing date this year is November 10th.
We have almost 400 drop off points nationally where
you can leave your box or bring them along to church
or give them to Carol Hennessey by Sunday 15th November. Thank you!
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Provincial Secretaries Visit Kilternan
A
t the end of August, thirty or so of the Provincial
Secretaries of the Anglican Communion arrived
in Ireland to spend a week at the Emmaus Retreat and
Conference Centre, near Swords. This was the first
time they had held their quadrennial conference in
Ireland. As guest speakers they had, amongst others,
the Archbishop of Dublin and the Archbishop of Canterbury and on one of the evenings they were entertained to dinner by the Archbishop of Armagh.
T
he Secretaries provide the administrative and
governance support for the worldwide Anglican
Communion and those attending had travelled from
the six inhabited continents to come to Ireland.
T
hey were allowed a little time to see the country,
managing a trip down town to see Dublin, and
visits to Dun Laoghaire and Howth.
O
n the Sunday of their stay two groups attended
Sunday morning services, one in St Patricks Cathedral, and the other at ‘messy church’ in Rathmines.
T
I
he really fortunate third party joined us in Kilternan, and afterwards at tea in the hall.
t was very satisfying that the universal opinion
was that Ireland had been the best venue they
had been to for their conference, and that the Irish
people were the friendliest and most welcoming.
Front Row, Left to Right
Tim Trimble (Anglican Office, London), Barbara Praesoody (Sri Lanka), Alwan Masih (North India), Rev
Canon Samitiana Jhonson (Mauritius), Elenor Lawrence (West Indies), Archdeacon Mrs Hughes (New Zealand), Rev Stephen Si-gyung Yoo (Korea).
Back Row, Left to Right
Rev Arthur Cavalcante (Brazil), The Right Rev William Mchombo (Central Africa), Adrian Clements
(Kilternan), Michael Barlowe (United States), Rev Michael Hughes (New Zealand)
Back, back row
Canon David Moynan (New Zealand!)
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A Big Thank You!
A BIG THANK YOU FOR MONIES RAISED AT
IRELANDS BIGGEST COFFEE MORNING
thanks to our parishioners and our Parent &
M any
Toddler Group who raised €573.80 when we
held “Irelands Biggest Coffee Morning” in aid of Ours
Lady’s Hospice & Care Services Harold’s Cross and
Blackrock and LauraLynn Ireland’s Children’s Hospice.
This money will be put to great use, sincere thanks to
all those who gave so generously.
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The Story of Christmas (?!)
A
nd there were in the same country, husbands
and wives watching over their houses by night
(but going to work each morning to make more
money). And Lo! The smooth voiced television announcer came upon them and the glories of many fine
possessions shone out at them and they were sore
afraid (that they would not be able to afford them).
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ut the television announcer said unto them ‘Fear
not, for I bring unto you good tidings of great joy,
which shall be to all people. For unto you there is this
day in your city (in your shop) a Saviour which is our
friendly Santa, who will arrange easy terms for everyone. And this shall be a sign unto you. You shall find
him wrapped in a red cloak, with a big stomach and
wearing white whiskers’.
A
nd suddenly there was with the television announcer a multitude of TV actors, praising the
product and saying ’Glory to Santa in the highest and
on earth lots of presents for everyone. (And we are
open until 7.30pm every night until Christmas)’.
A
nd it came to pass as the TV actors
faded away into a popular comedy show, the fathers and mothers said to one another ‘Let us now go
even to town to see this happening which the TV announcer has made known to us’.
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o they came with haste and found glittering wrist
watches ,transistor radios, cameras, electric can
openers, new dresses and also the wondrous one,
dressed in red, with white whiskers and a truly happy
smile, as he stood by the cash register, saying ‘Ho!, ho!,
ho!’
A
nd when they had made their purchases, they
made known among all their neighbours how
they were going to have one of the best Christmasses
ever; but Santa treasured all their credit slips in his
safe, laughed all the way to the bank and pondered on
all the profit he had made.
Christmas Carols and Songs
The following words are alternate titles for several well-known Christmas
Carols.
If you get 100% correct, you will be
assured a full Christmas stocking!
Have fun!!
1. Quadruped with crimson proboscis
2. 5 p.m. to 6 a.m. without noise
3. Miniscule hamlet in the far east
4. Ancient benevolent despot
14. A dozen 24-hour yule periods
15. Befell during the transparent bewitching hour
16. Homo sapien of crystallised vapour
17. I merely desire a pair of incisors
18. I spied my maternal parent osculating a fat
man in red
5. Adorn the vestibule
19. Perambulating through a December solstice
fantasy
6. Exuberance directed to the planet
20. Aloft on the acme of the abode
7. Listen, aerial spirits harmonising
8. Monarchial trio
9. Yonder in the haystack
10. Assemble, everyone who believes
11. Hallowed post meridian
12. Fantasies of a colourless December 25th
15 – 20 Correct — You don’t need any Yuletide spirit!
10 – 14 Correct — You could use something in your
stocking!
5 – 9 Correct — Are you sure you have the right holiday?
1 – 4 Correct — Surely you jest!?!
13. Tin tintinnabulums
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A Politically Correct Christmas Poem
Twas the night before Christmas and Santa's a
wreck...
How to live in a world that's politically correct?
His workers no longer would answer to "Elves",
"Vertically Challenged" they were calling themselves.
And labour conditions at the North Pole,
were alleged by the union, to stifle the soul.
Four reindeer had vanished without much propriety,
released to the wilds, by the Humane Society.
And equal employment had made it quite clear,
that Santa had better not use just reindeer.
So Dancer and Donner, Comet and Cupid,
were replaced with 4 pigs, and you know that looked
stupid!
The runners had been removed from his beautiful
sleigh,
because the ruts were deemed dangerous by the
EPA,
And millions of people were calling the Cops,
when they heard sled noises upon their roof tops.
Second-hand smoke from his pipe, had his workers
quite frightened,
and his fur trimmed red suit was called
"unenlightened".
To show you the strangeness of today's ebbs and
flows,
Rudolf was suing over unauthorised use of his nose.
He went to Geraldo, in front of the Nation,
demanding millions in over-due workers compensation.
No candy or sweets...they were bad for the tooth.
So Santa just stood there, disheveled and perplexed,
he just couldn't figure out what to do next?
He tried to be merry he tried to be gay,
but you must have to admit he was having a very
bad day.
His sack was quite empty, it was flat on the
ground,
nothing fully acceptable was anywhere to be found.
Something special was needed, a gift that he
might,
give to us all, without angering the left or the
right.
A gift that would satisfy - with no indecision,
each group of people in every religion.
Every race, every hue,
everyone, everywhere...even you!
So here is that gift, it's price beyond worth...
"MAY YOU AND YOUR LOVED ONES, ENJOY
PEACE ON EARTH"
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Answers to Christmas Carols and Songs
(as if you needed them!)
And as for gifts...why, he'd never had the notion
that making a choice could cause such commotion.
Nothing of leather, nothing of fur...
Which meant nothing for him or nothing for her.
Nothing to aim, Nothing to shoot,
Nothing that clamoured or made lots of noise.
Nothing for just girls and nothing for just boys.
Nothing that claimed to be gender specific,
Nothing that's warlike or non-pacifistic.
No baseball, no football...someone might get hurt,
besides - playing sports exposed kids to dirt.
Dolls were said to be sexist and should be passe.
and Nintendo would rot your entire brain away.
1. Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer
2. Silent Night
3. O Little Town of Bethlehem
4. Good King Wenceslas
5. Deck the Halls
6. Joy to the World
7. Hark the Herald Angels Sing
8. We Three Kings
9. Away in a Manger
10. Come All Ye Faithful
11. O Holy Night
12. I’m Dreaming of a White Christmas
13. Silver Bells
14. The Twelve Days of Christmas
15. It Came Upon a Midnight Clear
16. Frosty the Snowman
17. All I want for Christmas is My Two Front
Teeth
18. I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
19. Walking Through a Winter Wonderland
20. Up on the Rooftop
So...half of the reindeer were gone, and his wife
who suddenly said she'd had enough of this life,
joined a self help group, packed and left in a whiz,
demanding from now on that her title was Ms.
Nothing that seemed to embellish upon the truth.
And fairy tales...while not yet forbidden,
were like Ken and Barbie, better off hidden,
for they raised the hackles of those psychological,
who claimed the only good gift was one ecological.
Kids Korner
The Season of Advent
The period leading up to Christmas is known as the season of Advent. Advent comes from a
Latin word meaning “coming” and is a time of expectant waiting and preparation for the arrival of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ.
As part of our preparations, it is traditional to have an Advent Wreath displayed in the church.
The Advent wreath is made from a circle of evergreen plants like holly and ivy which symbolise God, with no beginning or end. The evergreen is a reminder that God does not change
and His love for us is everlasting. There are five candles on the wreath and one is lit each
Sunday. On the first Sunday the candle of Hope is lit and the prayers will focus on hope. On
the second Sunday, the candle is lit as a symbol of Peace reminding us of the prophets who
said that the Messiah would be born. On the third Sunday, the candle is lit as a symbol of
Love, which represents John the Baptist who baptised Jesus. A candle representing Joy is lit
on the fourth Sunday reminding us of Jesus’ mother Mary. The fifth and final candle is lit on
Christmas Day and represents the birth of Jesus, the light of the world.
Make a Christingle!
Christingle means ‘Christ’s Light’ and it is a symbol used by Christians around the
world.
Christingles are made up of different parts, each one being there to remind us of
something.
- Beginning with an orange, this represents the world
- Then we will need a birthday candle reminding us that Jesus is the ‘light of the
world’.
- A red ribbon goes all the way around the world and being the colour of blood
reminds us that Jesus died for us.
- Four cocktail sticks with dried fruit or small sweets skewered on represent the
fruits of the earth and the four seasons.
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While angels sing blessing from heavens starry sky,our hearts we prepare now for Jesus is nigh. Amen
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Kids Korner
The Friendly Beasts
Jesus, our brother, kind and good,
Was humbly born in a stable rude,
And the friendly beasts around Him stood;
Jesus, our brother, kind and good.
"I", said the donkey, shaggy and brown
"I carried His mother up hill and down;
I carried her safely to Bethlehem town;
I", said the donkey, shaggy and brown.
"I", said the cow, all white and red,
"I gave Him my manger for His bed;
I gave Him my hay to pillow His head;
I", said the cow, all white and red.
"I", said the sheep with curly horn,
"I gave Him my wool for His blanket warm.
He wore my coat on Christmas morn.
I", said the sheep with curly horn.
Here’s a delightful Christmas card for you to
make.
"I", said the dove from the rafters high,
"Cooed Him to sleep, so He wouldn’t cry
We cooed Him to sleep, my mate and I.
I", said the dove from the rafters high.
Thus every beast by some good spell,
In the stable dark was glad to tell
Of the gift he gave Emmanuel,
The gift he gave Emmanuel.
All you will need is a sheet of white card, red and
green paint and a paintbrush, pencil, red card,
glue and a scissors
Instructions:
- Fold the card in half and draw a circle on the
front with a pencil.
- Paint your hand with green paint and make
hand prints around your circle as shown above.
- When you have finished making hand prints,
wash your hand and leave your picture to dry.
- When dry, dip your thumb in the red paint and
make the berries by pressing your thumb on the
handprints..
- Draw a bow shape on the red card and cut it
out (be careful with the scissors)and stick it to
your wreath.
Finally, write your greeting inside, use the greeting above or write a special one of your own.
Dear God, Thank you for giving us your son, Jesus Christ
Your priceless gift, your precious blessing, your perfect love. Amen
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JOTTINGS
NEW PEW CUSHIONS IN
THE PARISH CHURCH AT KILTERNAN
Maori came out in their war canoes and chased him
away having killed some of his sailors.
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oft and luxurious, extra comfort, giving a lift, beautiful soft colour – sounds like an advertisement,
when in fact it is a description of the new pew cushions
in the parish church!
W
e think the original pew covers were manufactured and supplied by the Corl Centre Rug Company under the Air Brand label and were in use possibly
from the early 1930’s. However, they had fought the
good fight, finished the race and kept us comfortable –
their race was run! Norman Campion and his family
generously gave the new seat cushions in loving memory of Matilda Campion a faithful parishioner over many
years. Matilda had long spoken of new pew covers.
T
he Rector and Parishioners are deeply appreciative
of this gift to the parish. Thank you Norman and
family.
Footnote: Somehow this item was omitted from the last
Klips. Perhaps I was just gauging the response of parishioners – no one seems to notice the length of sermons any more. Thank you Norman!
ew Zealand or Nieuw Zeeland as the Dutch called
it was ignored for over a century until 1769 when
Yorkshire man James Cook arrived and carried out surveys along the coast and eventually after some unfortunate initial encounters did manage to establish friendly
relations with the Maori.
found them a sophisticated people with a highly
H esocial
structure and an impressive ability to turn
stone and wood into fabulously carved canoes, weapons and meeting houses – but yet they had no wheels,
roads, metal, pottery or animal husbandry and the rest
is history.
Cook went on eventually to explore the South
J ames
Sea Islands and unfortunately came to a sticky end
there.
B
ut there is another Cooke that David and Isabel
might be inspired to follow in his footsteps – and
that is Alistair Cooke. Born in 1908 in England he enjoyed an extraordinary life in radio and television. He
was the Guardian’s Senior Correspondent in New York
from the late 1930’s.
A
listair Cooke was best
known at home (Britain)
and abroad for his weekly BBC
Broadcast “Letters from America” for fifty eight years totalling
2,869 broadcasts. These were
reports on all sorts of American
life – from politicians to simple
domestic sagas.
DATE FOR YOU DIARY:
THE PARISH AMERICAN SUPPER
PARTY WILL BE HELD THIS
YEAR ON FRIDAY 13th
NOVEMBER at 8:00pm in Parish
School Hall
contact Michelle in parish office
for further information
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IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF COOKE
but not forgotten – by now David and Isabel
G one
late of this Parish, are safely located in that lovely
part of the world bordering the Tasman Sea. So
called after the Dutch explorer who was the first
European to sight New
Zealand in 1642. But that
was as far as he got, the
hat I am beating around the bush about is the
hope that our own correspondents in New Zealand, David & Isabel will send us their “letter from New
Zealand” from time to time. These would be greatly
valued by the readers of Klips and all who greatly admired their years with us.
N.C.
ProductionTeam: Daphne Athey, Phone 01-295-5614; Sandy Colclough, Phone 01-295-0547; Christine Kennedy, Phone 01-295-0350
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