The Rector writes….
‘Love Life, Live Advent – Make Room for the Manger’
This is the title of a booklet written by Dr. Paula Gooder and her
husband Rev. Peter Babington, who happens to be a descendent of
the former Dean of St. Fin Barre’s of the same name. As the introduction
to the book states, ‘December can pass in a haze of busyness.
There is so much to do to prepare for Christmas that, if we are not careful,
we can arrive at 25 December with many jobs done only to discover that we are
not ready to celebrate the birth of Jesus.’ This book suggests a very simple action
or activity each day which will help you to prepare properly for Christmas.
These are designed not to add to the pressure but you to help make time for what
is really important. It also has a thought or prayer for each Sunday in Advent. A
copy of this booklet is being given free to each family who are on our Sunday
School attendance lists so it can be used an a resource in the home. A limited
number of copies will also be available in the churches for parishioners to take.
Hopefully this resource, which is a simple and practical guide to keeping Advent,
will be helpful to many in the parish.
Parishioners are also reminded that Holy Communion is celebrated every
Wednesday throughout Advent in St. Luke’s Church at 11.00am. We hope that
people will make an effort to attend this service each week as part of their devotional
preparations at this busy time of the year.
Monday 8 December is the 150th anniversary of the death of George Boole, professor
of mathematics, at what was then Queen’s College Cork. To mark the
occasion, a special service of Choral Evensong will be held in St. Michael’s
Church, Blackrock at 6pm. A memorial plaque to Boole in the church, as well as
his headstone in the adjoining churchyard, have been sympathetically restored
by UCC in tribute to one of their most famous members of staff.
The service will be sung by the Clerks Choral under their director Ian Sexton.
The preacher at this service will be Dr. Mark Hocknull, who is Canon Chancellor
of Lincoln Cathedral and also teaches at the University of Lincoln. Canon
Hocknull holds doctorates in both science and religious studies and has a deep
interest in the interactions between science and religious belief. His link with
Lincoln is particularly appropriate as Boole grew up there and spent his early
career in the city. A memorial window to George Boole can be seen in the cathedral
there today.
We in this parish are delighted to be hosting this service on behalf of UCC. A
number of distinguished guests and academics have been invited to attend.
However parishioners are also welcome. All we ask is that you give your name
to one of the clergy a week in advance so that we can confirm that there still is
space for you. The service is a significant part of a year of celebrations to mark
to 200th anniversary of Boole’s birth.
I end by taking this opportunity to wish you all a very holy Advent and happy Christmas.
Yours in Christ,
Adrian
Parish Contacts
Ven. Adrian Wilkinson Tel: 4891539. E-mail: amwilkinson@eircom.net
(day off Monday)
Rev. Sarah Marry Tel: 4358226. E-mail:sarah_marry@hotmail.com
(day off Saturday)
Rev. Hazel Minion Tel: 4361924. E-mail: hminion22@hotmail.com
(contact if above unavailable)
Parish Office Tel: 4369578. E-mail:douglasofficecork@gmail.com
Parish Website www.douglas.cork.anglican.org
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date you can follow us @DouglasUnion
Coping with Christmas
The Irish Hospice Foundation provides pastoral leaflets on a
variety of subjects. A list of these can be found on their website
www.bereaved.ie Recently I was send a copy of one called ‘Coping
with Christmas when you are bereaved’. It was full of realistic, simple and
practical suggestions to help those who are dreading Christmas because
they have experienced the death of a loved one within the past year. I
have ordered extra copies of this leaflet which I will leave among other
the other pastoral resources that are available free of charge at the back
of the churches. If you or someone you know would find this information
helpful, please take a copy. A. Wilkinson
Home Communion at Christmas
Christmas is a time when we are particularly conscious of the housebound.
Each month Holy Communion is celebrated with a number
of parishioners in their homes or in nursing homes.
Please inform us if you would like your name to be added to the list or if
you have an elderly relative staying with you for Christmas who might not
be able to get to church.
You are invited to a Christmas Coffee Morning at the Rectory on Friday 19th December.
Just pop in anytime between 10.00am and 12.30pm.
All proceeds in aid of parish funds and the Simon Community
Some parking is available at the Rectory or at St. Luke’s Church.
Bible Reading Notes
Bible Reading Notes are a very helpful way to read the Bible
regularly. They suggest a short reading for the day and then provide
a brief explanation or thought for life today based on this passage.
There are many different publications available, and some are especially
written for children or women. I will order notes for any parishioners who would like to get them –
please contact me and if you are not sure what you want, I will help
you choose. There are also Bibles and Bible notes available in UnBound
on Bridge Street. If you would like Bible Notes on the move then many
Bible notes are digitally available. Daily Bread notes are available as an
app for iPhone or iPad from the App Store. Other notes are available for
the kindle or as e-books. See www.scriptureunion.org.uk and find
e-books in the shop part of the site. Jacqui Wilkinson
Confirmation 2015
The Rector is looking for expressions of interest from young
people in the parish who are considering taking this step in their Christian
faith. Already he has been approached by several candidates.
Please contact him as soon as possible if you would like your name to
be added to this list. A meeting for the parents and all the candidates
will be held on Wednesday 7th January at 8pm in the Canon Packham
Hall when the arrangements for classes will be outlined.
Sunday School (Douglas)
Sunday School takes place during the service in St
Luke’s on 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th Sundays of the month
during term time. We leave church about fifteen
minutes into the service and the children are
collected from the hall after the service.
On one Sunday of each month we have our DVD Sunday watching a
DVD of Bible Stories along with enjoying popcorn and juice. On the
other Sundays we hear stories, play games, make crafts and complete
worksheets based on the Bible readings for the Sunday.
The Sunday School will be involved in the carol service and the
parents and leaders will serve mulled wine and mince pies after the
service. All primary school children are welcome any week to Sunday
school and registration forms are available at the hall each Sunday.
We also have toys available for pre-school children who would like
to come out with their mum or dad to the hall during the service.
Thanks to our growing team of leaders and helpers – without their
commitment it would be impossible to keep Sunday School going as
frequently as we do.
If you are considering helping with Sunday School now or in the
future do please begin the process of completing the required Child
Protection and Garda Clearance procedures as the paperwork can
take a number of months to complete.
Jacqui Wilkinson
Bible studies on John’s Gospel
Wednesdays at 3.00 p.m. in Joan Miller’s home, Ballintemple,
on December 3rd; resuming on January 7th.
Thursdays in Carol Boylan’s home, Moneygourney, at 7.30 p. m.
on
December 4th; resuming on January 22nd.
Bible study Fellowship in Carol Boylan’s home on Wednesday 10th
December at 7.30 p.m.
Contact Florence 086 1604544 for further details.
Bishops’ Appeal for overseas aid and development
In our pack to parishioners this Christmas, you will also find a Bishops’
Appeal envelope as usual. This is your means to give a donation to the
Bishops’ Appeal for overseas aid and development. You can read
more about the projects it supports by checking its website
www.bishopsappeal.ireland.anglican.org Please give as generously as
you can. The financial situation may be difficult here but this fund
supports people who have to rely on the generosity of others for their
most basic necessities because they are victims of conflict or natural
disasters. Bishops’ Appeal does not engage directly in development
work itself, but channels funds through agencies and partner churches
that are already in place in areas of need. It is particularly active in the
areas of health care, sustainable agriculture and education projects in
some of the world’s poorest countries. Recently it has sent funds to
help fight the spread of the Ebola Virus in West Africa. Please support
this work by returning your envelope on the collection plate in church
or by putting it in a stamped envelope and addressing it to one of the
clergy or parish treasurers. We will see that it is included before the
end of the year. A. Wilkinson
Book Club
The Parish Book Club continues to meet monthly in the
Rectory. We have about twelve members and began our fifth season
in September with coffee in the Maryborough House Hotel and lots
of chat about the books we had read over the long hot days of summer.
Our book for October was Goldfinch by Donna Tartt. This very long
book challenged those of us with Kindles as the percentages moved
very slowly to cover the more than 800 pages in the printed book.
In November we read our personal choice of book by the travel
writer Bill Bryson.
For December we are reading the brand new book ‘We are all completely
beside ourselves’ by Karen Joy Fowler.
New members are always welcome. We all agree that the Book Club
encourages us to read books that we would not normally pick up as
well as old favourites. Jacqui Wilkinson.
Sarah writes…..
As I write the ‘Art & Photography Exhibition’ has just ended.
Many came along to browse or to buy as well as catch up with friends and
enjoy a cuppa. We are especially grateful to the organizing committee.
Glynnis Trinder who opened the exhibition was very
supportive of the parish providing a platform for artists especially
as recent years have not been easy for those in creative
industries.
Of course, none of us have been immune to the effects of the recession and
while there are thankfully signs of recovery, things are far from easy.
The ads on our tv screens seem to be completely removed from that reality as
they encourage a complete blow out Christmas. And while I agree that
Christmas is indeed cause for celebration, it’s good to remember that the
story of Christ’s birth did not feature glitz, glamour and excessive spending.
Of course, we all want a ‘nice Christmas’ and I hope to be sitting down to a
slightly more thought through meal than usual, but the essential ingredient is
the one thing missing from all those glossy ads. The reality that God loves us
so much that he sent his only Son is not a twee sentimental addition to a
secular holiday, but the very reason for it, the key ingredient without which
Christmas just cannot be Christmas. So although I think cranberry sauce is an
absolute essential for Christmas (as well as roasties, stuffing, brussel sprouts
and gravy for that matter….), in truth Christmas is Christmas no matter what
our present brings because Christ’s coming transforms not just one day but
every day.
With every blessing for a happy and peaceful Christmas to you and yours.
Theological Student
Over the years, this parish has hosted theological
students who were studying at the Church of Ireland Theological College.
However for the first time we will be having a visitor from overseas. In January,
a theological student from Virginia Theological Seminary in the United
States, will be on placement with us in this parish. His name is Zachary
Harmon. While he will be staying part of the time with us in the Rectory, I was
hoping that some parishioners might like to host him for a meal during his
stay. I feel that it is important that he gets the opportunity to meet as many
people as possible and learn a little about the parish and the Church of Ireland.
He will be shadowing me on some pastoral visits and I will also be setting
up opportunities for him to experience. If you would be willing to host
him for a meal, please contact me and we will add your name to the rota.
St Luke’s National School
Our school got a huge “Make Over” during the Summer holidays.
The entire building was painted, some carpets were replaced, new
blinds and Soundfield systems were installed in the necessary classrooms and a
new infant play area called “Tír na nÓg” was added in the playground. Many
thanks to the Board of Management and all concerned for all their hard work
and
commitment in creating such a modern, learning environment for the pupils.
At this stage our 29 new Junior Infants are well settled into the school routines
as are our new staff members Ms Wilson, Ms Tully and Ms Haugh.
We have a new and energetic Parents Association who organised a very
successful “Coffee-To-Go, Coffee Morning and Cake Sale” recently and raised
671.96euro. We are hoping to develop a Soft Surface Play and Sensory Area so
this money will be put to good use. They are now busy organising the annual
Christmas Fair.
We have had various visitors to the school during the term. Cllr Mary Shields
our new Lord Mayor enjoyed a performance of the school anthem “The Rhythm
of St Luke’s” and gave us a night off homework. Alison Flack from the Irish
Guide Dogs and Bernie O’Halloran from the Children’s Ward in CUH were
presented with cheques at special Assemblies as proceeds from our Game
Playing Day and our Happy Day.
Some of our classes were out and about also. They enjoyed visits to our local
library and heard the author Marie Fitzpatrick and Michael Moylan who spoke
about World War 1. Our 6th Class represented us at the annual Diocesan School
Service in Bandon this year.
During the term we welcomed Jennifer Scannell from CICE on teaching practice
and Jack Dillon and Faye Bradley on TY work experience. Sarah Holland from the
School of Commerce comes to us every week to work with the junior classes.
We continue to be very thankful to the Ashton students, Érin Kelleher and Finn
O’Donovan who come every Tuesday as part of their Community Action Program.
Everyone is now very busy in St Luke’s School preparing for the
Festive season. The pupils and teachers are practicing for both
their Carol Services in St Luke’s Church. We are all looking
forward to a visit from Santa Claus on 19th December!!
Sunday 30th November – Christmas Fair in the Canon Packham Hall, 12.30pm – 3.30pm
Tuesday 16th December – Senior Carol Service in St Luke’s
Church, 7.30pm
Church Services – December
Wed. 3rd 11.00 Holy Communion Douglas
Sun. 7th 8.30 Holy Communion Blackrock
2nd Sun of Advent 9.45 Holy Communion Passage
Violet 10.00 Holy Communion Frankfield
11.15 Holy Communion Douglas
11.30 Holy Communion Blackrock
Wed. 10th 11.00 Holy Communion Douglas
Sun. 14th 8.30 Holy Communion Blackrock
3rd Sun of Advent 10.00 Holy Communion Frankfield
Violet 11.15 Holy Communion Douglas
11.30 School Carol Service Blackrock
7.00pm Carol Service Passage
(NB No morning service in Passage)
Wed. 17th 11.00 Holy Communion Douglas
Sun. 21st 8.30 Holy Communion Blackrock
4th Sun of Advent 9.45 Holy Communion Passage
Violet 10.00 Carol Service Frankfield
11.15 Carol Service Douglas
7.00pm Carols by Candlelight Blackrock
(NB No 11.30 morning service in Blackrock)
Wed. 24th 4.00pm Crib Service Douglas
White 11.30pm Holy Communion Douglas
(midnight service only)
Christmas Day
White 8.30 Holy Communion Blackrock
9.15 Holy Communion Douglas
9.45 Holy Communion Passage
10.00 Holy Communion Frankfield
11.15 Holy Communion Douglas
11.30 Holy Communion Blackrock
Sun. 28th 8.30 Holy Communion Blackrock
The Holy Innocents 10.00 Morning Prayer Frankfield
11.15 Holy Communion Douglas
2015
Thurs. 1st January 11.00 Holy Communion Douglas
Naming and Circumcision of Jesus
Carol Services
The first of our parish carol services takes place in St.
Mary’s Church, Marmullane on Sunday 14 December at
7.00pm. We anticipate having the usual variety of seasonal music
as well as ecumenical input from the Passage West Folk
Group. It is always good to welcome many members of the
local community to this service each year.
On Sunday 21 December there will be morning carol services
in Holy Trinity Church Frankfield at 10.00 and in St. Luke’s
Douglas at 11.15. A service of ‘Carols by Candlelight’ will be
held in St. Michael’s Church, Blackrock at 7.00pm. Again this
year the music will be led by the St. Nicholas’ Brass
Band. We also hope to have two local choirs involved.
This service has grown in popularity in recent years with
its festive lighting and evocative setting so come early to
get your seat.
Christmas Lunch
The annual Christmas Lunch in Blackrock Old Schoolhouse will
take place on Wednesday December 10 at 1pm. This is the one
occasion when booking is necessary. If you are reading this and
have not already booked, please contact Joan Miller (4291937) or
Annie Stephens (4292458).
GROW-IT-YOURSELF (G.Y.I.)
Passage, Glenbrook, Monkstown G.I.Y. Goup is now up and
running.
We meet on the 3rd Thursday of each month at St Mary’s
Hall, Marmullane/Passage West. 7.30pm to 9.30 pm.
Meetings open to everyone interested in food growing at all
levels – i.e. From growing herbs on a balcony to complete self sufficiency.
From beginners to old hands.
Hundreds of growers are involved in G.I.Y groups around Ireland and
activities include talks on specific food growing topics, garden visits, seed
swaps, produce bartering and mentor panels.
We welcome gardeners of any standard especially those thinking of starting
to grow their own fruit and veg.
More information available at 086- 2405573 or
email ; pgmgrowityourself@gmail.com Hilda Beamish
Christmas Fayre
This will be held in the Canon Packham Hall on Saturday 6
December from 10am to 12.30pm. There will be a range of
stalls and attractions to visit including cakes, crafts, Christmas floral
decorations and refreshments on sale. In addition we will have our usual
Christmas Tree Sale outside the Hall that day. The trees are prepared and netted
individually for customers.
We thank Mervyn Sweetnam for supplying the trees and Uwe Schiller and his
helpers as well as all the stall holders who will be working hard on the day. So
please come, buy your tree and enjoy some seasonal treats on 6 December in
Douglas!
Diocesan Youth Council
On the 6th of December, instead of our usual Christmas bash, we
have decided to try something new. So we are heading to Limerick to
attend the Adare Christmas Bash. The cost of the event is
€25pp and the age group is secondary school up. There will
be a bus organised to leave Rosscarbery at 5.30p.m (There
will be other collection points along the way) and the bus
will be returning that night again.
Please let young people and youth leaders know about these events
and encourage them to sign up soon. It would be great to get as many
as possible to go to this as it is a fabulous way to meet people from
other areas and hopefully build connections across Ireland.
And finally on the 13th of December is our ever popular
Shopping trip to Cork. This includes shopping, cinema,
iceskating and food! This event always attracts a good crowd
and always proves to be a great fun day! More details on this to follow.
So watch this space!
I think that is all for now!
If you know of anyone who would like to be on this mailing list, please
ask them to email us with a request to be added or point them to
our subscribe page on www.cdyc.ie
Hilda Connolly
West Cork Youth Development Officer
…the Diocesan Youth Council of the Church of Ireland in Cork
Whist Drives
The Whist Drive season resumed in the Canon
Packham Hall at the end of October. This month the special
Christmas Whist Drive will be on Saturday 20 December. Whist players
are welcome to come and enjoy a social evening beginning at
8.30 sharp.
Would you become a Platelet donor ?
You may already be a blood donor, or giving blood maybe something you always wanted
to do. But there is an extra special gift you can give, to help save or improve the lives of
Irish patients. The Irish Blood Transfusion Service would like you to consider becoming a
platelet donor.
• Platelets are a precious component of blood
• Produced in the Bonemarrow and essential to enable blood to clot properly.
• Platelet donations are needed frequently as these cells have a shelf life of just 5
days
To donate you must:
• Be between 18 and 59 years of age ( before 60th Birthday )
• Weigh 60 kg or more ( 9 stone 7 lbs. )
• All blood groups are needed O, A, B and AB
You cannot become a platelet donor if:
• You have ever received a blood transfusion
• You are female and had a pregnancy of any gestation
• You are required to take aspirin or anti-inflammatories regularly
How are Platelets Collected?
The donation process is quite simple and takes from 60 to 90 minutes depending on the
procedure. Your blood is processed through a cell separator where it is separated into the
different components. The platelets are removed and collected in a bag, while the remaining
components are returned to your body.?
Platelets are needed by:
Children and adults with cancer or leukaemia need platelets after having chemotherapy
and radiation treatment.
Platelets are also needed by:
• New born babies
• Bone Marrow and organ transplant patients
• Burns victims and patients undergoing extensive surgery
Platelet donations can be made at our special platelet Centre in:
• IBTS, Munster Regional Transfusion centre, St Finbarr’s Hospital, Douglas Road,
Cork
How can I become a platelet donor?
• You can register your interest on www.giveblood.ie
• Text PLATELET to 53377 ( to receive platelet donation information )
• Fill in the platelet application form (free post)
• Call to book an assessment – Cork 021 4807429, Dublin 01 4322833
Boys’ Brigade – 1st Cork Company
All boys and girls welcome!
Fota Wildlife Park receiving some unique visitors?!? Boys’ Brigade Anchor
Section arrived at Kent Station and travelled to Fota Wildlife Park.
All the animals delighted to see all the boys and girls having such fun for the day with
their smiling faces and packed lunches!! Thanks to Catherine, Anthonia and Maria for
making the day special!
This time it was Junior and Company Sections turn! We all met at Currabinny Woods
for what is now becoming our annual treasure hunt! A big thank you to Graham and
Christina for organising a fantastic brain twister hunt! Followed by pizza and garlic
bread in the sunshine, we headed off to The Maritime College. Rain, hail, snow at
Sydney Harbour with collisions and sinkings, an afternoon we will never forget!
Thank you to Fred, Roisin and Tom. You were fantastic!
Another fun day we all went to Kennedy Pier, Cobh heading for Spike Island!
There we met Terry! Some Juniors and Company members will never forget
what happens when you fold your arms or put your hands in your pockets!
Terry had us finding the sniper on the island, medivac competitions followed
by the assault course! We all slept very soundly that night!
An educational adventure was held at Cork City Fire Station. Thank you to Cork City
Fire Station for educating us on all the different mechanics, hoses and
tools used to cover all eventualities! Testing the water hoses (and we
all stayed dry, thank God!) to sitting in the oldest fire truck, gave us
an insight to life inside the station. Thank you so much to Barry and Pat for giving up
their afternoon to giving BB such fantastic memories!
Congratulations to all the Junior and Company Boys’ Brigade members for walking 4k
to raise money for William! William is BB’s sponsored boy with Compassion from
Guatemala.
Boys’ Brigade is so busy these days with Anchor Section making boats and aeroplanes
and celebrating a huge birthday party!
Junior and Company Section then on the other hand are involved with dog bones,
catchphrase, flags of the world and baking competitions! Instead of the ‘ice water
bucket challenge’, Company Section enjoyed a water sponge relay challenge!
Thanks also to Sarah for preparing a Christian Aid talk and teaching us all on how to
make paper bags!
Come along and join the fun!
Boys’ Brigade meets every Thursday evening
(During school terms) at Canon Packham Hall.
6pm – 7pm Anchors 4 – 7yr olds
7.15pm – 8.30pm Junior Section 8 – 11yr olds
7.15pm – 8.30pm Company Section 11yrs plus
All boys and girls welcome!
Contact Tanya at 086 82 66 678
Waiting
The ninth month.
Gone are the initial elation and trepidation of discovering
pregnancy, the apprehension of an unsought conception.
Gone are the anxious first three months, when anything can
happen.
She has become accustomed to the strange new shape of her body, to
the kicking of another life inside.
Tired now, uncomfortable, hormones all awry, there are days she just
wishes that this pregnancy was over, that her baby boy (a rare privilege
then to know …) had arrived safely. And yet she is excited too, like a
child’s ‘Are we there yet?’
Waiting …is one of God’s great gifts that threads the pearls of our lives
together. Even near the end, an old lady declares: “I’m 97 and I’m
ready to go.” Another, frail and in her 90’s, counts the members of her
family already dead and with anticipation in her eyes sums up: “I’m
next for the high road so.”
The future. Common sense and observation give us only hints as to
what it may hold. We can close our eyes to it or we can try to control it.
Observe the pregnant mum. In a happy pregnancy she does not ignore
her state of waiting. Sometimes she is superhumanly busy with preparations.
Sometimes she’s overcome by irrational cravings: 6 bars of
chocolate in a night or strawberries in winter. Sometimes she sits with
a faraway look in her eyes. Always, though often subconsciously, she is
aware of the future.
So too at all stages of life. There are times for energy and effort, attempting
to achieve all we can. There are times for the unplanned, for
enjoying something different, breaking away from routine. And there
are, or should be, times for dreaming, for reflecting, for simply waiting.
We cannot live in the future or the past, but neither can we ignore
them. Waiting is not feigned anticipation but embracing the present.
Whether to sing carols in Advent or not is a detail; the meaning is in
waiting again for the Incarnation of Jesus Christ in our everyday world,
and for the future fulfilment of all things when God’s glory will suffuse
the whole of creation.
Entering the biblical worldview … invites us to strive to make real in the
present a little of that glorious future held open for us through the past
death and resurrection of Jesus.” (Paula Gooder: The Meaning is
in the Waiting. Canterbury Press.)
The ninth month is not redundant, and neither is Advent.
May it lead all – people with children or with grown-up children and
people who are childless – to the true blessings of Christmas in God
become human for us. Hazel Minion
When Christmas is not Happy…
At this time of year, as we meet or part with friends and acquaintances,
”Happy Christmas” slips easily off the tongue. A kindly meant
thought, yet there are those who for very good reasons will be unable
to share in the general jollity. There may be illness or grief, depression,
loss, despondency or unemployment, accident, loneliness
or misunderstandings… Suffering, either our own or of those we
love can be particularly poignant at this time of year and Christmas
can be a time of feeling more isolated, alone and out of step…
We seven volunteers who form the Parish Chain of Prayer would
like these people to know that you are not alone and we continue
to pray for you throughout the season. If you have a particular request
or a comment you are invited to write it down and post it in
the designated box in your church, or pass on your request via any
of the parish clergy for inclusion in our prayers, daily for at least a
month. All matters are treated confidentially.
Likewise if there is something for which you want us to thank God
with you, send us a note.
May God enable us all to find the hope and peace that are at the
heart of Jesus’ Incarnation. HM
Garryduff Sports Centre
The winter season is well underway with hockey, badminton and
indoor bowls in full swing.
Whilst the badminton section is full, the bowls section would welcome
new members.
On 6th December at 3pm the ladies play Raphoe in the Ladies
Irish Trophy, please come along and support them.
The Christmas Party takes place in the club house on Saturday
6th December also – all welcome to come along for a great
night.
Green fees available for tennis, badminton and pitch & putt –
Adults: €5.00 – U. 16’s: €4.00
Our function room and sports hall are available for parties, christenings
and weddings as well as classes or seminars. The Astro turf pitch have a
couple of times available for soccer, hockey or training sessions for other
sports.
For further details contact the office on 021-4891978
St. Michael’s School News
St. Michael’s School News: St. Michael’s school is very
excited to be part of the Boole celebrations. We will have
great fun exploring all the connections between this
great mathematician and our school and parish. It’s exciting to think
that the early days of computing started right here in Blackrock!
Due to some special connections with a St Michael’s
family we have been able to link up with UCC and as part of
this link we are going to receive a full complement of brand
new computers for our school as a gift.
We are extremely happy and grateful for this opportunity to be a
digital school. The Parents’ Association are working behind the
scenes to plan a celebration evening.
