The last concert in the Summer Lunchtimes at St Paul’s series this Thursday, July 31st, will feature Feis Ceol prizewinners Thomas Maxwell (organ), Isobel Howard-Cordone (harp) and Lucy McCabe (voice)  1.15-1.45 pm.  Tea/coffee served from 1 pm. Admission free but donations to St Vincent de Paul and The Dining Room welcome.

A Thanksgiving service will be held this Friday, August 1st, at 11 am for Mary Braddell who died in England on April 15th, aged 96. Mary was an active member of St Paul’s from 1961 to 1990, when she went to live in England to be closer to her three children – Lizzie, Michael and Caroline.  Mary played the organ, when needed, and sang in the choir for many years.  The service, which will be conducted by Archdeacon Gordon Linney, will be followed by the interment of her ashes in the family grave at Deansgrange Cemetery at 12.15 pm. All who knew Mary are most welcome to attend the service.
Caroline Kennedy

Glasthule Opera presents favourite arias at the penultimate concert in the Summer Lunchtimes at St Paul’s series this Thursday, July 24th, starting at 1.15pm. Coffee/tea served from 1pm. Admission free but donations to local charities, The Dining Room and St Vincent de Paul, would be welcome.

The choir of St Paul’s will sing at Choral Eucharist in Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin, this Sunday, July 6th, at 11am. That is a first for them and a real honour.

The Summer Lunchtimes at St Paul’s series continues this Thursday, June 26th, 1.15pm-1.45pm, with a jazz quartet from Newpark Transition Year, which includes the St Paul’s organ scholar, Matthew Breen. Coffee/tea is served from 1pm. Admission is free but donations to the local charities of The Dining Room and St Vincent de Paul are welcome.
The programme for the rest of the series is as follows:
July 3rd  Best of Traditional Irish from Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Eireann
July 10th Dun Laoghaire and the Great War Illustrated Talk by Tim Carey, Heritage Officer DLRCoCo
July 17th The Thrill of it All Joseph O’Connor reads from his latest novel
July 24th Opera Highlights Glasthule Opera presents favourite arias
July 31st Young Musicians Platform Feis Ceol Prizewinners Thomas Maxwell (Organ), Isobel Howard-Cordone (harp) and Lucy McCabe (voice)

The Summer Lunchtimes at St Paul’s series continues  this Thursday, June 19th,  with  the choir of the Dalkey Active Retired Association performing a medley of well-known songs, from 1.15pm-1.45pm. Coffee/tea is served from 1pm. Admission is free but donations to the local charities of The Dining Room and St Vincent de Paul are welcome.
The programme for the rest of the series is as follows:
June 26th  Jazz by popular demand Jazz quartet from Newpark Transition Year.
July 3rd  Best of Traditional Irish from Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Eireann
July 10th Dun Laoghaire and the Great War Illustrated Talk by Tim Carey, Heritage Officer DLRCoCo
July 17th The Thrill of it All Joseph O’Connor reads from his latest novel
July 24th Opera Highlights Glasthule Opera presents favourite arias
July 31st Young Musicians Platform Feis Ceol Prizewinners Thomas Maxwell (Organ), Isobel Howard-Cordone (harp) and Lucy McCabe (voice

The Summer Lunchtimes at St Paul’s series continues  this Thursday, June 12th,  with a dance display by sixth class of Monkstown Educate Together school, from 1.15pm-1.45pm, with coffee/tea served from 1pm. Admission is free but donations to the local charities of The Dining Room and St Vincent de Paul are welcome.
The programme for the rest of the series is as follows:
June 19th A Song for You Well-known songs with choir of Dalkey Active Retired Association
June 26th  Jazz by popular demand Jazz quartet from Newpark Transition Year.
July 3rd  Best of Traditional Irish from Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Eireann
July 10th Dun Laoghaire and the Great War Illustrated Talk by Tim Carey, Heritage Officer DLRCoCo
July 17th The Thrill of it All Joseph O’Connor reads from his latest novel
July 24th Opera Highlights Glasthule Opera presents favourite arias
July 31st Young Musicians Platform Feis Ceol Prizewinners Thomas Maxwell (Organ), Isobel Howard-Cordone (harp) and Lucy McCabe (voice)

Poet Katie Donovan and guitarist Darragh O’Neill will kick-off the weekly Summer Lunchtimes at St Paul’s, on Thursday, June 5th, 1.15pm-1.45pm, with tea/coffee served from 1pm. Admission free but donations to local charities welcome. The programme for the rest of the series is as follows:

June 12th Nature Moves Dance with 6^th Class Monkstown Educate Together

June 19th A Song for You Well-known songs with choir of Dalkey Active Retired Association

June 26th  Jazz by popular demand Jazz quartet from Newpark Transition Year.

July 3rd  Best of Traditional Irish from Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Eireann

July 10^th Dun Laoghaire and the Great War Illustrated Talk by Tim Carey, Heritage Officer DLRCoCo

July 17th The Thrill of it All Joseph O’Connor reads from his latest novel

July 24th Opera Highlights Glasthule Opera presents favourite arias

July 31st Young Musicians Platform Feis Ceol Prizewinners Thomas Maxwell (Organ), Isobel Howard-Cordone (harp) and Lucy McCabe (voice)

An extraordinary effort by the Summer Fair organisers, stall holders and their large team of helpers for the annual event last Saturday, May 24th, raised €21,558 for parish funds. That is only marginally down on last year’s total of €22,065 when the weather was much better. Thank you to everybody who supported the event in any way.

The Parish Centre will be open from 7pm to 9pm on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday this week for delivery of items to be sold at our Summer Fair this Saturday, May 24th, 10.30am-12,30pm. Please bring what you can.
The Summer Fair is staged  in the Parish Centre, the church and the church grounds.