The Rev Niall Sloane, Rector of Holy Trinity Killiney, will be the preacher and celebrant at the 10.30am Parish Communion this Sunday, April 26th, in the first in a series of occasional “pulpit” swaps among local Church of Ireland parishes. (Please note there will also be Sunday Club during this service.) Meanwhile, the Rector of St Paul’s will be in Holy Trinity Killiney.

The choir from Glenageary Killiney National School, led by musical director Frank Hughes,  will sing at the 10.30am All-age Worship this Sunday, April 19th.

In the wake of Easter, April and May are among the busiest months in the parish. Here are some key dates, in chronological order – get the diary out:

Sunday, April 19th: The choir of Glenageary Killiney National School will sing at the 10.30am All-Age Worship service.

Thursday April 23rd: Sit back and have a good laugh at the Film Night showing of What’s Up Doc?, starring Ryan O’Neal and Barbra Streisand, presented by Philip Molloy of Newstalk, 8pm in the Meeting Room of the Parish Centre. Booking: stpaulsdub@gmail.com. No charge but small donations welcome.

Sunday, May 3rd: Worship & Wedges in the Parish Centre, 6pm. A creative but informal form of worship for all ages, followed by light supper.

Thursday May 7th: The final Parish Whist of the season will take place in the Meeting Room of the Parish Centre at 8 pm.  All are welcome.

Friday May 8th: Alzheimer’s Tea Day, Parish Centre, 10am-12.30pm. Donations of home baking and raffle prizes would be most welcome. Contact Diane 087 127 0342 or Nola 087 688 9845.

Saturday May 9th: Choral concert in St Paul’s featuring the choir and music from organists Nathan Barrett and Matthew Breen, 7.30pm, ahead of the choir’s trip to St Eunan’s Cathedral, Raphoe, Co Donegal the following weekend.

Saturday May 23rd: Summer Fair in the Parish Centre and church grounds. If you are not already roped in and could help in any way, contact Roger West 285 5629 (evenings) or text 087 379 4118.

As Holy Week counts down to Easter Sunday, there is daily 7.15 am Holy Communion in St Paul’s (Mon-Thurs), evening services that rotate around five local parishes and two Good Friday services in St Paul’s. The full schedule is as follows:
Monday 30^th 
Holy Communion 7.15 am
Evening Service St Patrick’s Church, Dalkey at 8 pm

Tuesday 31^st
Holy Communion 7.15 am
Evening Service St Paul’s, Glenageary at 8 pm
Preacher: The Most Rev. Pat Storey Bishop of Meath and Kildare

Wednesday 1^st 
Holy Communion 7.15 am
Holy Communion 11 am
Evening Service St Matthias, Ballybrack at 8 pm
Preacher: The Most Rev. Pat Storey Bishop of Meath and Kildare

Maundy Thursday 2^nd
Holy Communion 7.15 am
Evening Service (Holy Communion) Holy Trinity Killiney at 8 pm
Preacher: The Most Rev. Pat Storey Bishop of Meath and Kildare

Good Friday 3^rd 
All Age Service for Good Friday 10.30 am
One hour at the cross 2 pm  A service of hymns, readings and meditation
Evening Service Christ Church, Dun Laoghaire at 8 pm

Easter Sunday 5th
8.15 am Holy Communion (One)
10.30 am Parish Communion followed by an egg hunt in the church grounds
7 pm No Service

Our Holy Week services kick off with interactive, all-age worship for Palm Sunday in St Paul’s. The schedule for the rest of the week is as follows, with the 8pm  services rotating around local parishes:

Mon 30^th       Holy Communion 7.15 am
Evening Service St Patrick’s Church, Dalkey at 8 pm

Tues 31^st    Holy Communion 7.15 am
Evening Service St Paul’s, Glenageary at 8 pm
Preacher: The Most Rev. Pat Storey Bishop of Meath and Kildare

Wed 1^st            Holy Communion 7.15 am
Holy Communion 11 am
Evening Service St Matthias, Ballybrack at 8 pm
Preacher: The Most Rev. Pat Storey Bishop of Meath and Kildare

Maundy Thurs 2^nd
Holy Communion 7.15 am
Evening Service (Holy Communion) Holy Trinity Killiney at 8 pm
Preacher: The Most Rev. Pat Storey Bishop of Meath and Kildare

Good Friday 3^rd
All Age Service for Good Friday 10.30 am
One hour at the cross 2 pm  A service of hymns, readings and meditation
Evening Service Christ Church, Dun Laoghaire at 8 pm

A Daffodil Day coffee morning in aid of the Irish Cancer Society will be held in the Parish Centre this Friday, March 27th, starting at 10am and running until 12.30pm. All donations of home baking and raffle prizes would be much appreciated.  Contact Pamela at the Rectory: 2801616.

The Sunday Club is hosting a Soup Lunch in aid of Solas this Sunday, March 22nd, after the main morning service  in the Parish Centre (approx. 11.45 am). It would be helpful to those catering if you could please email stpaulsdub@gmail.com to say if you will be there.
Solas is a Dublin inner-city project providing meals and after-school opportunities for children to study, learn skills, partake in sports, etc.  The vision of the Solas Project is to see communities rejuvenated through education and sport, helping young people to overcome all limitations imposed on them by social and educational disadvantage

There will be a special service for Mothering Sunday this Sunday, March 15th, at 10.30am. Flowers are distributed to all women during the service in thanks for their mothering role. And, for the day that’s in it, an all-male team will be serving tea and coffee in the Parish Centre afterwards.

Area service at 11am in Dun Laoghaire Methodist Church on Northumberland Avenue

A group of Christian women in the Bahamas have prepared the service that will be used in churches around the globe to mark World Day of Prayer this Friday, March 6th. Our local service, which is organised by a ecumenical committee representing various churches in the area, including St Paul’s, will be held in Dun Laoghaire Methodist Church on Northumberland Avenue at 11am. All women and men are welcome.

There was a great turn-out and stimulating talk at the first meeting of our Monday Lent Discussion Group in the Committee Room (upstairs) of the Parish Centre. We regroup there tonight (and every Monday during Lent) at 8 pm for session two of “Embracing an Adult Faith – What it means to be Christian”, introduced by Marcus Borg on a DVD. All are most welcome.  Each session lasts for approx. one hour