Tomorrow (25th July) is our first Family Service since we returned to in-church worship and we are excited to integrate both live and recorded content.
The service will be broadcast live via the webcam and can also be viewed later on the recordings tab, or on Facebook.
If you wish to come along in person to either the 8.30 or 10.30 services tomorrow please make sure you have acquainted yourself with the Covid-19 Response Protocols.
As lots of families are away at this time of year, we still have capacity for up to 28 people at the 10.30 Family Service, over and above those who have booked a place. There is currently plenty of capacity at the 8.30 service of Holy Communion also.
We continue to broadcast Morning Prayer each Wednesday morning at 10.30 on Facebook Live and the parish website.
I hope this finds you well and safe. The longer the current restrictions go on, I know the harder it will be to adhere fully to them – please continue to be strong and resolute in this regard and to trust the advice and directives given by the experts. Take heart – this too shall pass!
How strange it is to not have any gatherings during what is usually the busiest week of the year for clergy! More than that, it is THE most important week of the year for all of us who call ourselves Christians. Often, the busyness of life, the demands of work and the opportunities of leisure prevent us from engaging much if at all with the various liturgies of Holy Week. This year, most of us will have ample opportunity to commit some time to doing this, and I encourage you all to try and access the various services online or on television.
On Good Friday I will broadcast A Service of Meditation on the Cross at 3pm – a quiet, reflective service as we remember our Lord’s agony and death – all of which he endured for us.
I will be broadcasting morning service at 10.30am on Saturday.
The order of service for Good Friday can be found here.
Please do keep in touch and if you would like prayer suppport for yourself or a loved one, let me know.
Very importantly, if you have been adversely affected financially by this crisis and are struggling to pay bills or meet household expenses, please contact me directly in complete confidence at either 087 9091561 or at revlesleyrobinson@gmail.com.
I will be in touch again on Saturday dv and will provide Easter Sunday’s order of service then.
Each January the Diocese asks us to fulfil our annual constitutional requirement to revise the register of general vestry people.
This is a register of all adult parishioners (18+) who are members of the Church of Ireland, and who are not registered in any other parish. Only those on the general register will be entitled to vote at the annual Easter General Vestry Meeting to be held in the Spring, or to serve on the Select Vestry, and in some other offices.
If you are new to the parish or have not registered previously, please complete this form and send it to the Rector by 22 January.
We would love as many singers as possible to sit in the choir at the Carol Service on 22nd December to lead the congregational singing and perform a solo piece.
Stephanie, our wonderful organist/choir director, will hold a choir practice after church this Sunday, 8th December, starting at 11:30, for about 45 minutes to an hour.
There will be another practice closer to the date , if you can’t make this Sunday! No need to be able to read music- all you need is enthusiasm!
The 2024 Clontarf Autumn Fair takes place in the Parish Centre and grounds on 29th September.
The fun starts at 2pm and we’ll have bouncy castles, our legendary cake stall, our biggest ever book stall, monster slides, vintage cars and motorbikes, bbq, books stall, and lots more. We’ll have fun sports and prizes for all ages and admission is only €2 for adults and €1 for children – all proceeds go to Parish funds.
That’s 2pm to 5pm on 29th September in the Parish Centre and grounds on Seafield Road West.
Our Parish Breakfast will take place at 9.15 a.m. on 12 May, in the Parish Centre. All are welcome, but please let the Rector know in advance if you are coming along.
There are two concerts in the Church in May: the Seafield Singers will present a ‘Festival of Summer Music’ at 3 p.m. on Saturday 11th May, while the Dublin Airport Singers will present a concert in aid of the Irish Kidney Association, and in memory of John McAdam, at 8 p.m. on Saturday 25 May.
The General Vestry meeting is similar to an AGM, when those present will hear a review of the main happenings of the past twelve months, get a chance to hear and discuss plans for the future, and be presented with the parish accounts for year ended 31 December 2022.
The meeting will also elect members to the Select Vestry (the management committee of the Parish); People’s Church Warden (assists on Sunday mornings and other events) and Glebe’s Warden ( responsible for upkeep of Rectory & church grounds).
The Rector will announce her choice for the appointments of Rector’s Church Warden and Rector’s Glebe’s Warden.
While only those on the official parish general register are entitled to vote (should a vote arise), everyone is welcome to attend and speak.
it is important that as many people as possible come along to get a sense of what it takes to run the parish and have a say in how we proceed. Please make every effort to attend. Thank you.
This Sunday, 29th October, is the first anniversary of the untimely death of our dear friend and colleague, Mark Acheson.
*There will be no 8.30 service that day** and the 10.30 service will be a service of Healing & Wholeness with Holy Communion.
The picnic bench and plaque will be dedicated in Mark’s memory during the service and there will be a soup and sandwich lunch organised by his family in the parish centre afterwards. All welcome.
