There will be a family outdoor service and barbecue in the church grounds this coming Sunday, September 7th. Please note the later starting time of 12 noon for the service, with food served afterwards. If the weather doesn’t co-operate, both events will go ahead indoors.
That same day we will welcome  Abigail Sines and Nathan Barrett, who will both be starting work amongst us. Abigail, who is to be our intern deacon, is training for the full-time ordained ministry. She will be ordained deacon in Christ Church Cathedral on Sunday, September 21st, at 3.30 pm, and will be with us on a part- time basis until June 2015. Nathan has been appointed as our new music group leader.
You can read a summary of Abigail’s fascinating journey to St Paul’s, from Virginia in the US, on the Dublin diocese web page at:
.http://dublin.anglican.org/news/2014/08/Abigail-Sines–Approaching-Intern-Year-in-Glenageary-with-Excitement.php

Dalkey Island Swim this Sunday

September 7th is also the day of  the annual Dalkey Island Swim, at 1pm from the area of Maiden Rocks (Dalkey Island) to Coliemore Harbour in aid of Kisiizi Hospital in Uganda. Each swimmer must commit to raising a minimum of €50 when registering. Safety boats will be organised but swimmers participate at their own risk. If you want to take part, please contact Peter Cravenpcraven@eircom.net. At present, based on the number of safety boats, the swim is limited to 30, so it’s first come, first served.

There will be a parish golf outing with our neighbours in Holy Trinity, Killiney, on Monday, September 22nd, at Killiney Golf Club. Teams of three at €65 per person (€35 for Killiney GC Members), with tee time from 2 pm-3.30 pm. A four-course meal at 8 pm is included. Non-players most welcome to the evening meal, at a cost of €25.  There is a limited number of spaces for golf, so contact Geoff Barry at tel 086 2383025 or by email, geoff@learn4life.ie, right away, or at least no later than Sunday, September 7th, to secure a tee time.This is a social, non-profit-making event.

St Paul’s choir was the first in the diocese to take part in a new scheme at Christ Church Cathedral whereby parish groups were invited to stand in for the resident singers during the summer holidays.
This is what the writer of the Christ Church Cathedral notes in this month’s edition of the diocesan magazine,The Church Review, reports:
“On Sunday 6^th July the choir of St Paul’s Church, Glenageary, came to sing at the Cathedral for the Sunday Eucharist. This delightful choir under the direction of Derek Verso gave of their best for the service.  Their singing was superb and the parish should be proud of having such a good choir.”
The choir needs new members, so if you, or anybody you know, is interested in finding out more, do contact the music director, Derek Verso on versod@indigo.ie. He is currently on holidays but choir practices will resume on Wednesday evenings in September.

Ms Abigail Sines, a third-year ordinand in the Theological Institute, will be joining us in St Paul’s from Sunday, September 7th, as part of her continuing training for full time ordained ministry.  She will be ordained deacon in Christ Church Cathedral on Sunday, September 21st, at 3.30 pm, and will be with us on a part- time basis until June 2015.
During that time she will be combining her continuing studies with opportunities to gain some practical experience of ministry here. I know you will make her feel very welcome amongst us.

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