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It was
good to see a full church for our Christmas Day Service with all generations
represented. This service is an important part of Christmas for many.
The
introduction to the Christmas Blessing is worthy of including in our own
private prayers each day:
“May
the joy of the angels,
the eagerness of the
shepherds,
the perseverance of the
wise men,
the obedience of Joseph
and Mary,
and the peace of the
Christ-child
be yours”
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Our
annual celebration of Harvest Thanksgiving was on Sunday, 2nd
October
at 11.00am.
Donations of foods and produce were donated to The Capuchin Centre.
The words
of one of the hymns sung during the service were written by Fred Pratt Greene,
which reminded us of our neglect of our planet. It starts with
‘God in his love for us lent us
this planet’.
Later we
were reminded
‘Long have we wasted what others have need
of’
and
‘From its pollution, misuse and
destruction,
Good Lord, deliver us, world
without end’.
Culture Night, 2022
Douglas
Appleyard led a “Twilight Graveyard Tour” highlighting the wide variety of
grave types and some famous families. It started at sunset and finished at the
twilight hour. Our thanks to the actors who took the parts of 6 people
associated with the graveyard, relaying the stories of bodysnatchers,
abandoned baby, Zacariah Wallace, Mother Catherine McAuley, J.C. Colvill, and we
must not forget the scrap-iron man! An evening with a difference.
Heritage Week
For Heritage Week, we were delighted to
welcome, in conjunction with Dublin City Council, members of Faith Communities
bordering the River Santry to an Information Evening
in St John’s on Thursday, 18th August from 6.30pm.
This proved to be an informative evening
as River Santry Project Team outlined the scope of this
project, which will make the river more natural without concrete, create a
cycle track and a greenway from Santry to the sea.
More details to follow and dates of the Public Consultations.
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Full details and contacts on our FaceBook page. For more activities, see our sister parish, All Saints' in Raheny. |
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