We plan to establish a regular short, informal all age service in the Parish centre on the third Sunday of each month, beginning on September 18th at 5.30 pm.  This service will be followed by food or snacks.  We hope this will be a suitable gathering time for families, as a typically hectic weekend for those with children draws to a close.  With the support of those who are usually unable to get to worship at traditional church times, this service could develop and evolve to become a regular and vibrant part of parish life.
The 7pm evening service in the church will continue as usual.
 Gary Dowd 

We had perfect weather for the return of our Summer Fair on Saturday, May 28th. Huge thanks to all the helpers and everybody who came along on the day to support us,

The Parish Centre is open from 6.30pm-8.30pm this week, Monday to Thursday, for donations of items to be sold at our Summer Fair this coming Saturday, May 28th.

Rogation is a church tradition that has pre-Christian roots, dating back to a Roman agricultural procession honouring a deity invoked to protect the crops from mildew.  Nowadays on three days before Ascension Day (Thursday, May 26th this year), the church offers prayers for God’s blessing on the fruits of the earth and on human labour.   
 To mark Rogation Sunday this Sunday, May 22nd, sunflower seeds will be offered to anyone in the congregation who wishes to take them. You are encouraged to plant these and nurture them at home over the coming weeks.  On Sunday, September 4th, at our outdoor service and barbecue, a prize will be presented for the tallest one.
 The sunflower or “soniashnyk” is Ukraine’s national flower so as your sunflower grows it will also be a reminder of the current plight of Ukrainian people and a symbol of our hope that sunnier days are coming for them again.

The United Dioceses of Dublin and Glendalough have launched U&Ukraine, an initiative to help Ukrainian people arriving in Ireland to feel welcome. The Church of St George and St Thomas on Cathal Brugha Street in Dublin city centre is to be made available for use as a hub and cultural centre and the dioceses will work with Ukrainian leaders in the community to identify practical ways to help the arriving refugees. 
 The kitchen and restroom facilities at the church need to be upgraded, so parishes are being asked for donations to support this preparatory work, as well as to fund ongoing support once the hub opens. Contributions can be made through option 6 in St Paul’s online payments system here. Your generosity will be an enormous help to these displaced people arriving in Ireland with no personal resources.
 In the slightly longer term, the intention is to sponsor a priest in the Ukrainian Orthodox tradition,  to provide pastoral and liturgical ministry to the refugees.

In the evenings of Holy Week the  five Church of Ireland parishes in this area worship together  at 8 pm. The speaker on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday nights is The Very Rev. Maria Jansson recently retired Dean of Waterford. and the venues are as follows:
 Monday, April 11th
8 pm St Matthias, Ballybrack
Tuesday 12th
 8 pm St Paul’s Glenageary
Wednesday 13th
 8 pm St Patrick’s Dalkey
Thursday 14th 
 8 pm Christ Church Dun Laoghaire
Good Friday 15th
12 noon One hour at the Cross in St Paul’s
8 pm Holy Trinity Killiney

Holy Week 2022 begins on Sunday, April 10th Palm Sunday with services at 8.15 am Holy Communion; 10.30 am The Liturgy of Palm Sunday; 7pm A Service of the Word.  Palm crosses will be distributed at all services.
 There will be daily early Holy Communion services in St Paul’s at 7.15 am and in the evenings the  five Church of Ireland parishes in this area will worship together  at 8 pm. The speaker on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday nights will be The Very Rev. Maria Jansson recently retired Dean of Waterford. 
 Here is full line-up, with services in St Paul’s unless otherwise stated:
Monday, April 11th
7.15 am Holy Communion
8 pm St Matthias, Ballybrack
Tuesday 12th
 7.15 am Holy Communion
 8 pm St Paul’s Glenageary
Wednesday 13th
 7.15 am Holy Communion
 11 am  Holy Communion
  8 pm St Patrick’s Dalkey
Thursday 14th 
 7.15 am  Holy Communion
 8 pm Christ Church Dun Laoghaire
Good Friday 15th
12 noon One hour at the Cross8 pm Holy Trinity Killiney
EASTER DAY, April 17th
8.15 am Holy Communion
10.30 am Parish Communion followed by an Easter egg hunt in the church grounds
7 pm NO SERVICE

It was decided that it is still too soon to host a coffee morning and raffle in the parish centre in support of the Irish Cancer Society’s Daffodil Day this Friday, March 25th. This vital fundraiser has again moved online. Your contribution can be attributed to St Paul’s through the link here. This link will be sent again to those on the mailing list next Friday morning.
  If you prefer, donations can be brought to church or dropped into the Rectory (1 Silchester Road).
 You will find an online shop on the Irish Cancer Society website here, where you can buy merchandise that would normally be available at our coffee morning.

Contributions to the Church of Ireland Bishops’ Appeal for Ukrainian refugees can now be paid through option 5 on the parish online payment system here  Alternatively, if you would like to make a donation using cash or cheque, please put it in a marked envelope and leave it in a collection basket at the back of the church, or drop it into the Rectory. The Church of Ireland Bishops’ Appeal for World Aid and Development has already committed €10,000 from its emergency funds to assist with the humanitarian response to the current crisis in Ukraine. Bishops’ Appeal is partnering with Habitat for Humanity Ireland and Christian Aid, and now encourages parishes across the island to contribute to this response to help people seeking refuge. More information here.

There will be a short service of Holy Communion at 7.15 am this Ash Wednesday, March 2nd, and each Wednesday in Lent. This is in addition to the regular midweek Wednesday communion service at 11 am.
 These Wednesday services, along with the 7 pm service on Sunday evening, will now  return to the chancel.  Twenty chairs will be available there at one metre apart.  This is usually sufficient to accommodate the numbers who attend those services. 
 If you arrive with someone from the same household please feel free to pull the chairs closer together! 
 At all communion services the rector will continue to bring communion to you in both kinds as has been his recent practice.  If you feel nervous or uncomfortable about sitting in the more confined area of the chancel please feel free to sit anywhere in the body of the church. 
 Meanwhile, we ask that you continue to wear a mask while you are in the church building.