Services for Christmas 2013

**Christmas Eve – The Nativity of Our Lord**
– 12 midnight – Holy Communion, The Rector
Collects and Readings

**Christmas Day – The Nativity of Our Lord**
– 8.30am – Holy Communion, The Rector
– 10.30am – Parish Family Communion, The Rector
Collects and Readings

**Sunday 29th December – the First Sunday of Christmas**
– 8.30am – Holy Communion, The Rector
– 10.30am – Parish Family Service (Service of the Word)
Collects and Readings

Services in December 2013

###Nine Lessons and Carols takes place on 22nd December at 8pm!

**Notes:**
– Morning Worship takes place each Wednesday at 10.30am.

**Sunday 1st December, the first Sunday in Advent**
– 8.30am — Holy Communion, The Rector
– 10.30am — Holy Communion, The Rector
*Sunday Club in the Parish Centre.*
Collects and Readings

**Sunday 8th December, the second Sunday of Advent**
– 8.30 — Holy Communion, The Rector
– 10.30am — Junior Advent Carol Service, The Rector
*No Sunday Club*
Collects and Readings

**Sunday 15th December, the third Sunday of Advent**
– 8.30 — Holy Communion, The Rector
– 10.30am — Holy Communion, The Rector
*Sunday Club in the Parish Centre.*
Collects and Readings

**Sunday 22nd December, the fourth Sunday of Advent**
– 8.30 — Holy Communion, The Rector
– 8.00pm — **Service of Nine Lessons and Carols**
**Please note that there is no 10.30am Service.**

Collects and Readings

####Services for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day will be posted shortly.

 

‘Lighting Up Advent’ on Saturday 30th November

**All are welcome** to come along to ‘Lighting Up Advent’ at 3.30pm on Saturday 30th November – enjoy your first glass of mulled wine(!)  while the children make festive lanterns.

The lights on our very own Christmas tree in the Church grounds will be switched on by Reverend Robinson at **5pm**.

All proceeds go as usual to Aoibhneas Women’s Refuge in Coolock.

 

Advent Discussion Group – three Wednesdays in December

All are welcome to come along to discussion groups during Advent as part of our preparations for the celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ.

They will include a time of Biblical exploration, discussion, prayer and fellowship over a light supper, starting at 7.30pm and finishing at 9.

The dates are **Wednesday 4th, Wednesday 11th and Thursday 19th December**, in the Seafield Room of the Parish Centre.

**All welcome.**

Handel’s ‘Messiah’ – in the Parish Church on 5th December

Handel’s timeless masterpiece, Messiah, will be performed in the Church of St. John the Baptist, Seafield Road West, Clontarf, by the DIT Conservatory of Music and Drama, Rathmines, on **Thursday 5th December 2013 at 7.30pm**.

Tickets are €15 and are available from Trevor at the Parish centre, Seafield Road between **8am-12pm, Monday to Friday** or by calling 087 9091561 or emailing clontarf@dublin.anglican.org.

Proceeds in aid of parish funds.

 

Services in October 2013

**Notes:**
– All services take place in the Parish Centre while work on the church continues.
– Morning Worship takes place each Wednesday at 10.30am.

**Sunday 6th October, the nineteenth  Sunday after Trinity**
– 8.30am — Holy Communion, The Rector
– 10.30am — Holy Communion, The Rector
*Sunday Club in the Parish Centre.*
Collects and Readings

**Sunday 13th October, the twentieth Sunday after Trinity**
– 8.30 — Holy Communion, The Rector
– 10.30am — Morning Prayer, The Rector
Collects and Readings

**Sunday 20th October, the twenty-first Sunday after Trinity**
– 8.30 — Holy Communion, The Rector
– 10.30am — **Harvest Thanksgiving** (Holy Communion), The Rector – **Revd Charles Baker will preach**.
*Sunday Club in the Parish Centre.*
Collects and Readings

**Sunday 27th October, the fifth Sunday before Advent**
– 8.30 — Holy Communion, The Rector
– 10.30am — All-Age Family Service with Holy Baptism, The Rector
*No Sunday Club.*
Collects and Readings

 

Clontarf welcomes Revd Lesley Robinson as Rector

The Revd Lesley Robinson was instituted as rector of St John the Baptist in Clontarf by the Archbishop of Dublin, Dr Michael Jackson, on Friday 20th September. The service took place in Mount Temple Comprehensive School as the Parish church is out of action for the work on the roof.

A large crowd of parishioners gathered to give a warm welcome to our new rector. We were joined by Lesley’s family, friends and well wishers from her former parish in Roscrea, representatives of our neighbouring churches and public representatives.

The address was given by the Revd Dr Tom Corbett, parish priest of the Roscrea Cluster of Parishes. He said it would be Lesley’s task to unveil the Gospel and let its light penetrate into the core of parish life in Clontarf. Speaking about ministry, servanthood and service, Fr Corbett said ministry was not always easy and joked that “people can be a pain in the neck”. However, he said the joy of ministry was to be found in the joy of God and said that Lesley could be trusted to lead people in this way.

Speaking after the service, church warden John Davis thanked the Archbishop and the board, principal and students of Mount Temple Comprehensive School for enabling the service to take place there. He paid tribute to the select vestry and his fellow church warden Jeanne Colvin for the huge efforts they put into organising the service.

Representing our neighbours in St John The Baptist on the Clontarf Road, the neighbouring Roman, Fr Martin Hogan welcomed Lesley and highlighted the many ecumenical activities that take place in Clontarf throughout the year.

Archbishop Jackson thanked everyone for coming to the school for the service and the school for allowing the service to take place there which showed that God’s presence was everywhere, not just in churches. He said members of the parish had done wonderful work and thanked organist John Rowden and the choir for ‘translocating to this place to enable worship with glory and delight’. He also thanked the rural dean, Canon Robert Deane, for the work he had done in the parish during the vacancy.

Addressing the congregation, Lesley commended the parish and the institution committee for the hours of work they had put into planning the evening. She told representatives of other churches present that she was looking forward to working with them to build up the community of God.

She offered words of encouragement to the parish and acknowledged that our road recently traveled had been one of pain and uncertainty but she said she knew God would ensure that better times were ahead. She asked those present to continue to pray for her as she embarked on her new ministry.

Lesley (45) is a native of County Offaly. She was ordained in 2002 and served in the Clonfert and Birr Groups of Parishes as an auxiliary minister before becoming Priest in Charge of the Roscrea Group of Parishes in 2004, all in the Dioceses of Killaloe. She completed the transfer to the stipendiary ministry in 2011. She is very experienced in the area of youth ministry and is currently chairperson of the United Diocesan Youth Council of Limerick & Killaloe. The Ministry of Healing is also among her areas of particular interest and experience.

Institution of Revd Lesley Robinson, 8pm on 20th September

All Parishioners are invited to attend the Institution of Revd Lesley Robinson as Rector of Clontarf by the Most Revd Dr Michael Jackson, Archbishop of Dublin on **Friday 20th September 2013, at 8pm, in Mount Temple Comprehensive School**, Malahide Road, Dublin 3. (See map below.)

(Visiting clergy are invited to robe and to wear a white stole.)

A reception will follow.

Further information is available from Ms Jeanne Colvin, Rector’s Churchwarden at sjbinstitution@gmail.com.


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Services in September 2013

**Notes:**
– All services take place in the Parish Centre while work on the church continues.
– Sunday Club resumes on 15th September.
– Morning Worship each Wednesday at 10.30am.

**Sunday 15th September, the sixteenth Sunday after Trinity**
– 8.30am — Holy Communion, Revd John Marchant
– 10.30am — Holy Communion, Most Revd Dr Michael Jackson, Archbishop of Dublin and Revd John Marchant
Collects and Readings

**Friday 20th September, Mount Temple Comprehensive School, Malahide Road, Dublin 3**
– 8pm — Institution of Revd Lesley Robinson as Rector of Clontarf by Most Revd Dr Michael Jackson, Archbishop of Dublin

**Sunday 21st September, the seventeenth Sunday after Trinity**
– 8.30am — Holy Communion, Revd Lesley Robinson
– 10.30am — Holy Communion, Revd Lesley Robinson
Collects and Readings