Donations of home baking and raffle prizes would be most welcome for the Alzheimer’s Tea Day, which will be held in St Paul’s Parish Centre on Friday, May 6th  from 10.30 am-12.30 pm. Tea Day is a social occasion where thousands of people – friends, family, work colleagues, neighbours – come together to drink tea and raise money for the Alzheimer Society of Ireland.  Last year in Ireland over €400,000 was raised by tea day hosts around the country. Contact Diane 087 127 0342 or Nola 087 688 9845.

The choir have been invited to sing in a gala concert in St Patrick’s Cathedral on Thursday April 28th at 7.30pm, with Nathan Barrett conducting and Matthew Breen accompanying on the organ.  The theme of the evening is the cathedral’s musical legacy (dating back to 1547!) and the choirs, soloists, organists, accompanists and many composers for the night have a link to the cathedral.  All proceeds of tickets (€20 adults, €10 children) will go towards supporting a new building for the cathedral school.
Tickets available after church during coffee this Sunday, April 24th, from Roger West or from rwest@tcd.ie.  The delightful musical programme will suit all tastes – please support this worthy effort if you can.

The new parish council, or Select Vestry, for 2016/17 was elected without a vote at yesterday’s parish AGM (Easter General Vestry). The members are:
Rev Gary Dowd (Chairman); Geoff Barry (Rector’s churchwarden); Rita Dalton (People’s churchwarden); Erica Pickering (Rector’s glebewarden); Frank Gunning (People’s glebewarden); Margaret Woods (Hon secretary); Alan Lowther (Hon treasurer); Roxanna Allen; Fiona Arnold; Joe Harvey; Paul Hatton; Mary Heseltine; Stuart Robertson; Sheila Wayman and Lynn Wiley.

The St Paul’s Annual General Meeting, known as the Easter General Vestry, will be held in the Parish Centre this Sunday, April 10th,  after a shortened 10.30am service of Parish Communion. There will be a chance to have tea/coffee before the meeting begins.