The Select Vestry will next month revise the Register of Vestry members as it is required to do annually under the Constitution of the Church of Ireland.  If you are not already registered, are over 18 years of age and would like to become a registered vestryperson, please obtain, complete and return the necessary form from either the churchwardens or the Rector.  If you are registered, this entitles you to vote at the Easter General Vestry (AGM) and to become eligible for election to the Select Vestry.

Thank you to all those attended our church services over the Christmas season.  Special thanks to our organists: Nathan Barrett (who also acted as choir director for the carol service) Matthew Breen, Sheila Wayman and Mervyn Cooper.  Thanks to the choir for their outstanding contribution to our worship and for their time, preparation and hard work and also to the Music Group for their contribution.
Thanks to the readers at the carol service. To those who contributed towards providing the poinsettias in memory of loved ones and to the dedicated and talented group of people who decorated the church so beautifully for the festive season under the direction of Harriet Greenlee.
Thanks to those who generously donated non-perishable food items for the Dining Room on Christmas morning.
Thanks to Geoff Barry and to all our church wardens for all their work and to Cynthia Gray and Joe Harvey for making sure the church was so warm and comfortable.
The retiring collection at our carol service for the Capuchin Day Care Centre in Bow Street amounted to €1,246.40.  Thank you for your very generous response in support of such a worthy cause.

There will be an informal, all-age act of worship on Sunday, January 4th, at 6 pm in the Parish Centre, with Epiphany as its theme, led by our intern deacon, Rev Abigail Sines, with contemporary music from the Music Group led by Nathan Barrett. Sausages and potato wedges are served afterwards.
There will also be an evening service of Holy Communion in the church at 7pm as usual.

On Christmas morning, at our 10.30am service, young people are invited to bring some non-perishable food items to be placed under the Christmas tree as gifts for those who are homeless or suffering as a result of food poverty.  Immediately after Christmas these will be brought to the Dining Room in Dun Laoghaire. Meanwhile, the First Eucharist of Christmas will start at 11.30pm on Christmas Eve.

One of the most atmospheric services of the year, the Nine Lessons and Carols by candlelight takes place this Sunday evening, December 21st, at 7pm.  All welcome. Mulled wine and mince pies in the Parish Centre afterwards.
In the morning, at 10.30am, angels and shepherds will abound at the all-age Nativity Service  with Sunday Club and the Music Group.

December 14th
Christingle service, 7pm (see news item below)

December 21st 
All Age Nativity Service 10.30 am; Service of Nine Lessons with Carols by Candlelight 7 pm

December 24th
The First Eucharist of Christmas 11.30 pm

December 25th
8.15 am Holy Communion and 10.30 am  Family Service
11.45 am approx. HC said

December 28th
The First Sunday of Christmas 8.15 am (HC1) and 10.30 am (Parish Communion) No service at 7 pm

December 31st
 11.45 pm  Ringing in the New Year  A very short service to mark the passing of one year and the start of another. followed by ringing of the chimes at midnight.

The annual Christingle service is on in the church this Sunday, December 14th, at 7 pm. All ages are invited to gather for a creative and atmospheric act of worship, re-enacting an Advent ritual.

People of all ages are invited to attend the lighting of the first candle on the advent wreath at the 10.30am service on the First Sunday of Advent, November 30th. There will also be a gift for each young person to help with their preparations for Christmas. After the service, the Badminton Club will be serving coffee and goodies in aid of the Blackrock Hospice and all donations would be much appreciated.
 Meanwhile…. does the thought of Christmas stir a slight sense of panic? You’re invited to  join us for an Advent Quiet Morning, on Saturday, November 29th, from 10 am-noon in the Parish Centre. There will be reflection on Advent themes as well as space for quiet prayer and discussion. We’ll even have some live harp music. If you would like to attend please contact Abigail,  a.sines@mac.com or 083 454 8519.

Application forms for Junior Infants 2015 in Glenageary Killiney National School are now available for collection in person from the school office until this Friday, November 14th, between 8.30am and 2.30pm. The closing date for receipt of completed application forms is Monday, November 17th  by 2.15pm.

In this the centenary year of the start of the First World War, our Service of Remembrance at 10.30am this Sunday, November 9th, will include a focus on the 17 young men who worshipped in St Paul’s before going off to a war from which they never returned. There will be special music with a brass quintet and the choir and the speaker will be Major General David O’Morchoe.
There will be a WWI commemorative exhibition in the church, which will be open from 2pm-5pm and all are welcome to drop in.