St Paul’s Theatre Group is presenting Sinbad the Sailor and the Jewel  of Miracles on: Sat, 9th January 3pm; Sun, 10th January 3pm; Thurs, 14th January 8pm; Fri,15th January 8pm; Sat ,16th January 3pm & 8pm. Adults €15
Child/OAP €10 Group 8+ €10 each All tickets on Sat 16th-8pm show €15. Tickets now on sale and on line at eventbrite.ie

The traditional service of Nine Lessons and Carols by candlelight at 7pm this Sunday is always a very special part of the lead-up to Christmas at St Paul’s. It will be followed by mince pies and mulled wine in the Parish Centre.
Please note there will be NO 10.30am service this Sunday but there will be the 8.15am Holy Communion as usual.
Other services over Christmas:
Thursday 24^th December First Eucharist of Christmas 11.30 pm
Friday 25^th December  8.15 am Holy Communion (One) 10.30 am Family Service 11.45 am. Holy Communion (Two) said
Sunday 27^th Dece  No service at 8.15 am or 7 pm.  Service of Carols, Canticles and Readings at 11am.Please note later time!!
Wednesday 30^th December Holy Communion 11am
Thursday 31^st December 11.45 pm Ringing in the New Year  A short service to welcome the New Year followed by ringing of the bells at midnight and drinks.

St Paul’s will be decorated with poinsettias in memory of loved ones again this Christmas. If you wish to be involved, please put a donation of €5 per person in an envelope, clearly marked with the loved one’s name, to the Churchwardens, the Rector or Harriet Greenlee (087 224 7195) before December 17th. A list of names will be included in the service sheet on Christmas Day.
Services during the Advent and Christmas season include:
Sunday, December 20^th  Service of Nine Lessons with Carols by Candlelight 7 pm
Thursday, December 24^th  First Eucharist of Christmas 11.30 pm
Friday December 25^th  8.15 am Holy Communion (One) 10.30 am Family Service 11.45 am. Holy Communion (Two) said
Sunday December 27^th 11 am (note time) Service of Carols, Canticles and Readings and NO services at 8.15 am or 7 pm
Thursday December 31^st 11.45 pm Ringing in the New Year  A short service to welcome the New Year, followed by ringing of the bells at midnight and drinks

Enjoy creating the symbolism of the Christingle orange, with candle, red ribbon and sweets this coming Sunday, December 6th at a 6pm service in the Parish Centre. It will be followed by a light supper of sausages and potato wedges. All welcome.

There will be All Age Worship at 10.30am  in the Parish Centre this Sunday, November 29th, for the first Sunday in Advent.  The following week, the popular, traditional Christingle Service will be held in the Parish Centre on Sunday, December 6th at 6pm, followed by a light supper of sausages and potato wedges.
Other services during the Advent and Christmas season include:
Sunday, December 20^th  Service of Nine Lessons with Carols by Candlelight 7 pm
Thursday, December 24^th  First Eucharist of Christmas 11.30 pm
Friday December 25^th  8.15 am Holy Communion (One) 10.30 am Family Service 11.45 am. Holy Communion (Two) said
Sunday December 27^th 11 am (note time) Service of Carols, Canticles and Readings and NO services at 8.15 am or 7 pm
Thursday December 31^st 11.45 pm Ringing in the New Year  A Short Service to welcome the New Year followed by ringing of the bells at midnight and drinks

Philip Molloy of Newstalk will introduce a showing of the mystery drama Mystic River, directed by Clint Eastwood, in the Parish Centre this Thursday, November 19th at 8pm.  Its stellar cast includes Sean Penn(below), Tim Robbins, Kevin Bacon and Laura Linney. All welcome but seats must be booked by emailling stpaulsdub@gmail.com

Application forms  for places in Junior Infants for September 2016 at Glenageary Killiney National School (GKNS) are available for collection in person from the school office until this Friday, November 13th, between 8.30 am and 2.30 pm. The closing date for receipt of completed application forms is Monday, November 16th by 2.15pm.  The current admissions policy is available on gkns.ie.
Meanwhile, this Wednesday, November 11th is the deadline for the Bag2School fund-raising drive for the school. They are collecting clothes, shoes, handbags, soft toys.  But not: end of life clothing, bedding, curtains etc. An additional 10% will be donated to LauraLynn House, the children’s hospice.

Our 10.30am service this Remembrance Sunday, November 8th, will be Parish Communion with an Act of Remembrance to honour all those killed in wars. There will also be  Sunday Club. After church, the Badminton Club will be providing the coffee, in aid of the Blackrock Hospice. Please support generously.
Then at 6pm there will be the more informal Worship & Wedges for all ages in the Parish Centre, with the usual 7pm evening service, A Service of the Word, in the church.

There is a no more appropriate date for our Annual Service of Remembrance and Thanksgiving of Loved Ones than Sunday, November 1st – All Saints Day, starting at 7pm. It is always a very moving service, with comforting liturgy, the lighting of individual candles and music sung by the choir.

Philip Molloy of Newstalk introduces a showing of Alfred Hitchcock’s Rear Window (1954) starring James Stewart  (pictured below) and Grace Kelly, this Thursday, October 22nd, in the Parish Centre at 8pm.  There is no charge but any donations on the night for the ongoing work of The Dining Room in Dun Laoghaire would be most welcome. Please book seats on stpaulsdub@gmail.com