Kill O’The Grange Church of Ireland
To Love and Serve the Lord
A Thought for the Month
Dear God, help me to put aside the things that
are breaking my heart, to pray about things
that break Yours.
Vol. 12 No. 5
MAY 2015
Services & Readings
for May 2015
DATE
SERVICES & READINGS
PREACHER
Sunday
May 3
8.30 a.m. Holy Communion
10.00 a.m. All Age Service
11.30 a.m. Morning Prayer
6.30 p.m. Prayer Meeting
Rev. Arthur Young
Rev. Arthur Young
Rev. Arthur Young
Sunday
May 10
8.30 a.m. Holy Communion
10.00 a.m. All Age Service
11.30 a.m. Holy Communion
7.00 p.m. Healing Service*
(* in Dún Laoghaire Methodist Church)
8.30 a.m. Holy Communion
10.00 a.m. All Age Service
11.30 a.m. Service of the Word
6.30 p.m. Prayer Meeting
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
8.30 a.m. Holy Communion
10.00 a.m. Holy Communion
11.30 a.m. Holy Communion
6.30 p.m. Prayer Meeting
Rev. Arthur Young
Rev. Ken Gibson
Rev. Ken Gibson
8.30 a.m. Holy Communion
10.00 a.m. All Age Service
11.30 a.m. Service of the Word
6.30 p.m. Prayer Meeting
Rev. Arthur Young
Rev. Arthur Young
Rev. Arthur Young
5th Sunday of
Easter
6th Sunday of
Easter
Sunday
May 17
7th Sunday of
Easter:
Sunday after
Ascension Day
Sunday
May 24
Pentecost
(Whit Sunday)
Sunday
May 31
Trinity Sunday
Arthur Young
Arthur Young
Arthur Young
Arthur Young
Rev. Arthur Young
Rev. Arthur Young
Rev. Arthur Young
PLEASE NOTE:
• Details are subject to alteration.
• Readings for all services are now to be found in the weekly
Notice Sheet.
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RECTOR’S
LETTER
MAY 2015
Ephesians 5:16....'making the most of every opportunity'.
Billy Graham once said, 'Life is filled with interruptions - some insignificant, others life-changing.'
Have you ever had such a moment, which was so special that it
seemed like God was in it? A divine appointment? A divine appointment is 'a meeting' which was inspired and God led. The possibilities of divine appointments are endless! If we are willing to be led
by the Holy Spirit, great things are possible.
Jesus' three years of ministry were characterized by multiple interruptions on His journeys. In Mark chapter 5, He was on His way
to pray for Jairus' dying daughter when He was interrupted by a
woman who touched His cloak in the hope of being healed. Rather
than sticking rigidly to His fixed schedule, He seized the interruption and transformed it into a teaching opportunity as well as a
time to bring healing and restoration.
This week, you will face 'interruptions' 'divine appointments'. Try
to walk and tune into God's Holy Spirit, so that you come to see
some of them as opportunities in disguise.
'Lord Jesus, feel free to interrupt me today in any way so that I
can be used by You'.
God bless.
Arthur
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Wednesday Holy Communion Services
at 10.30 a.m.—Quiet Room, Parish Centre
If you are free any Wednesday morning, you will be most
welcome to join us in our Holy Communion services. They
include an address, and enable us to escape from the hectic lives
so many of us lead, to spend time with the Lord and with one
another, as we remember what He has done for us by His birth,
death and resurrection to new life in Him.
Summer Break!
• Café Church: During the months from May to August inclusive, there will be no monthly Café Church.
• Healing Service: During the months from June to August inclusive,
there will be no monthly Healing Service. However there will be a
Healing Service, in Dún Laoghaire Methodist Church, at 7.00 p.m. on
Sunday 10th May—see page 2.
• Bible Study: The Monday evening Bible Study on the book
of Daniel, led by the Rector, concluded on 27th April. It has
been a fascinating journey, following Daniel from his teenage years to old age, and his commitment to the Lord.
Normal service will be resumed in September!
Prayer on the Street
Prayer on the Street takes place every Friday from 11.00 a.m. to
12.00 noon. A group from Kill is present outside the shops near
the church, to be there for passers-by who feel the need to discuss problems or important issues of living and to those who
would value prayer.. Attractive leaflets are given out to anyone
who would like one. This is a wonderful opportunity for us as
Christians to go to where people are, and to witness to our faith.
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Irreplaceable
This inspiring film will be shown on
Thursday 14th May 2015
at 7.30 p.m.
in Dún Laoghaire Evangelical Church (DEC).
All are welcome to attend.
Irreplaceable is the first in a series of feature-length documentaries that will
approach the concept of the family from a number of different angles.
Source: http://www.irreplaceablethemovie.com/film.html
MISSION SUNDAY
Our Mission Sunday will be on Sunday 21st June 2015.
We look forward very much to welcoming Jenny Smyth,
preacher at our 10.00 and 11.30 a.m. Services, along with
her husband Billy.
Jenny was appointed Mission Director of CMS Ireland in
February 2015. She and Billy are no strangers to Kill.
Some years ago they were CMS Ireland Mission Partners
in Yei, South Sudan.
It will be great to see them again, and to hear Jenny speak
to us.
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Fire Drill –Sunday 19th April
A Fire Drill was held on Sunday 19th April and this time it
was held just at the start of the 11.30 a.m. service just
after the Rector had made the announcements. It was
great to see everybody react quickly and efficiently to the
alarm and the Hall and Church were cleared in under two
and a half minutes. This was the first time we had held it
covering the 11.30 a.m. Service, and we apologise to
those attending that service for interrupting their worship but we had to test the procedures
to see they worked—and they did. Thank you to everyone for their co-operation and understanding.
It should be noted that the parking of bicycles in the entrance way is strictly prohibited as
this is an Emergency Exit and the parking of bicycles prohibits the opening of doors fully in
the case of emergencies.
In a recent emergency we had in the Parish it was noted that the systems we had in place
for covering the same worked very well and are glad to report that the parishioner concerned is now back amongst us.
Peter Rooke
Safety Officer
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
Christ
It has been a while since I have given you an update on how my
journey through Theological College has been progressing. I apologize for that. The last few weeks have been very busy with deadlines, but praise God for His small miracles - the essays have been
completed and all word counts fulfilled for this semester. It was such
a blessing, as there was many a time I thought it was impossible due
to the heavy work load and time constraints. It was such a relief to
hand everything in at the beginning of April at the end of term. I truly
appreciate your prayers, they were closely felt, especially in the early
hours of each morning. Thank you.
College life has progressed well. There has been a deepening sense of community between everyone in the college, and friendships are maturing everyday. Please pray that
they will continue now that college terms are finished, and we all have moved home again.
For now college is finished except for a week in mid May till September. Not a bad holiday I
hear you mention, but don’t worry—I will be working a bit. By the time you are reading this I
will have only a short while left on my placement in Calry Church, Sligo, which is where I
write this (from the sofa in the Rectory where I am staying with the Rev. Patrick Bamber
and his family.) The opportunities are plentiful here, and I pray they will be equally enriching
for the people of Sligo as they and the fruits of them are for me personally. I look forward to
updating you next month on how I got on here in the West. Till then be assured of my
prayers, as I am of yours.
In Christ,
Simon.
Simon
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Youth and Children ’ s Clubs at KOTG
Notes:
# Gravity Weekend Away Friday 8th May - Sunday 10th May—Castledaly Manor
# Summer Soul: 21st - 26th June—Youth Camp in Co. Westmeath—suitable for 1st-3rd years
# Summer Madness—Friday 3rd July—Tuesday 7th July 2015
# Summer Holiday Bible Club—Monday13th July—Friday 17th July
# Youth Week—Monday 27th July—Friday 31st July 2015
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Messy Friday
This past Easter we held a new event called, "Messy Friday" held on Good Friday.
This was a wonderful event with over 100 people in attendance Together the
families that attended were able to go to various tables with different kinds of
craft, food and challenging activities. Together we learned more about
Good Friday, Jesus' crucifixion and also Jesus' resurrection. Together we were
able to praise God through songs and a telling of the Gospel through painting! Finally we ate lunch together and shared in the activities and stories we had
learned about Jesus. It was a truly wonderful day of fellowship and community.
Praise God!
Mark Drama
On Good Friday for the final night of Holy Week services the youth of KOTG were
invited to attend "The Mark Drama" being held at Crinken Church. There they enjoyed and witnessed a 90 minute drama depicting the ministry, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. The drama included the entire Gospel of Mark and was
performed by the youth of Crinken Church. It was a very powerful and wonderful
experience for the teens and all that attended. The 19 teenagers that were recently confirmed were also invited to attend.
Gravity
This month Gravity will be having its own weekend away at Castledaly Manor in
Moate. Together they will hear more about the Gospel and what
role Jesus can play in their lives. It will also include their own
cooking, games, activities and memories to last! Please pray for
all the teens attending and all the leaders volunteering over the weekend.
Jonathan Douglas
Youth & Children’s Co-ordinator
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FROM THE PARISH
REGISTERS
BAPTISM:
19th April 2015
Isabella Janet De Oliveira, daughter of Emerson and Rachel
De Oliveira, 61 The Maples, Clonskeagh, Dublin 14.
We are delighted to welcome Isabella into the Christian family.
FUNERAL:
2nd April 2015
Daphne Barry (née Dawson), 10 Rose Park, Dún Laoghaire,
Co. Dublin. (died on 31st March 2015, in her 92nd year.)
(Service held in St. Paul’s Church, Glenageary)
We extend our deepest sympathies to Daphne’s children Kenneth and
Geoffrey, and to all her family and friends..
SYMPATHY:
Our deepest sympathies go also to Phyllis Atkinson, whose mother died in
March aged 95.
Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. (Matthew 5:4, NRSV)
JESUS—OUR MODEL FOR LIFE
If I have observed anything by experience, it is this: a man may take the measure of his
growth and decay in grace according to his thoughts and meditations upon the person
of Christ, and the glory of Christ's Kingdom, and of His love.
John Owen
1616-1683
John Owen was by common consent the weightiest Puritan theologian, and many would bracket him
with Jonathan Edwards as one of the greatest Reformed theologians of all time.
In his early twenties, conviction of sin threw him into such turmoil that for three months he could
scarcely utter a coherent word on anything; but slowly he learned to trust Christ, and so found
peace. In 1637 he became a pastor; in the 1640s he was chaplain to Oliver Cromwell, and in 1651 he
was made Dean of Christ Church, Oxford'. In 1652 he was given the additional post of ViceChancellor of the University, which he then reorganized with conspicuous success.
Source: http://christian-quotes.ochristian.com/John-Owen-Quotes
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Growing Groups
Following our study of the very challenging Crazy Love by
Francis Chan, our new book to take us through the autumn and beyond
is The Essential Question– How can I make a difference for God?
by Whitney T. Kuniholm.
As set out, it is a ten week course taking us through the
Acts of the Apostles, but it’s up to each of our groups to
decide how best to tackle it!
Copies may be purchased from the Parish Office. The
Rector has bought them at a discount price, each at £5
sterling (approximately €6.51).
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‘PLEASE
NOTE!
We have reconsidered the location in Ballybrack as there are not many people
around the area in need of our service.
We have returned to Dún Laoghaire, to be there for our regulars even if there
are not many people. As a friend said, 'Every single person is in need: even if we
help only one person, then it is worth it.' We have a relationship with the guys in
Dún Laoghaire and we need to be there for them.
Please continue to pray for drivers! If you would like to volunteer as a driver and
have a valid licence for this class of vehicle, we’d love to hear from you. Volunteers to help on the bus are always welcome.
Also any clothes or donations are always welcome. Warm clothes, scarves and
hats would be especially helpful.
Thank you for your continued support. If you feel able to help in any way, please
contact::
Marianne on (087) 244 6479, or Nigel Bell on (086) 604 7235.
Marianne Johnson and Nigel Bell
PASTORAL VISITS
Pastoral visits continue at bedsides, in homes, in nursing homes and hospitals. Please let me or Arthur know of anyone who needs a visit or would just
like one. We can be contacted at the numbers below.
Pastor’s Postbox:
There is a box in the foyer with pens and slips of paper. If you know of anyone who would like a visit, please write their name, contact details and any
other information we should know. These details will be treated in the strictest confidence. The Rector and Bert Van Embden will follow up all requests
received.
Bert Van Embden – Lay Pastoral Worker
Tel.: (Home):
282 0513 Mobile: (087) 063 8772
Tel.: (Parish Office): 289 6442 E-mail: [email protected]
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Within the Parish:
Young at Hearts: The next meeting will be held on Friday 1st May, in Rosemary’s house at 2.45
p.m. New members are very welcome.
Rosemary Knight Tel.: 289 6026
Men’s Breakfast: This month the Men’s Breakfast will be on Saturday 8th May, at 8.30 a.m. in
the Parish Centre. We look forward to our speaker this month, the Rev. Craig Cooney, Lead
Minister at St. Catherine’s Church, Dublin (formerly CORE), when he’ll speak on the theme
“Running on Empty.” This will be our final meeting before the summer break. (See also page
10.)
Midweek Prayer Time: This month we meet on Wednesday 13th May, at 7.30 p.m. in the Parish Centre Quiet Room. We encourage your support for this important prayer initiative. It will
be a time of waiting on God, and to pray into what He wants to do in us and through us as a
church. “My heart says of you, ‘Seek His face.’ Your face, Lord, we will seek.’” (Psalm 27)
(See also page 17.)
Monthly Service—Newtownpark House Nursing Home: Help would be appreciated if you have
time to join in the hymns and help pour tea / chat to the residents in Newtownpark House at our
monthly service. We meet on the 2nd Thursday of each month at 2.30 p.m. This month our service is on Thursday 14th May.
Further details from Bert Van Embden on (087) 063 8772 or the Parish Office: 289 6442.
Movies@KOTG! This month we meet on Friday 15th May (2.30 p.m.) and Friday 29th May
(7.30 p.m.) Admission Free! All are most welcome. (See also page 22.)
Select Vestry: The Select Vestry will meet on Thursday 21st May at 7.45 p.m. in the Parish
Centre.
Outside the Parish:
Annual Plant Sale: The Royal Horticultural Society of Ireland is holding its Annual Plant Sale.
It will take place in its new premises, Laurelmere, Marlay Park, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14 on
Saturday 9th May from 12 noon to 3 p.m. All are welcome. No entrance fee. This is an ideal
opportunity to pick up something a bit different: well-grown plants from the gardens of experienced gardeners. Second-hand gardening books and magazines will also be on sale. For further
details, contact (01) 493 7154 , or Web: www.rhsi.ie.
Free Seminar on “Nursing Home (Fair Deal) versus Homecare”: Tuesday 12th May at 7:00
p.m. at The Parochial Centre, Foxrock Church. Heritage Homecare, Dún Laoghaire and
Belmont House Nursing Home, Stillorgan will jointly deliver this talk, topics covered will
include: How Fair Deal works and how to apply; What costs will I have to pay under Fair Deal?;
the Homecare option and steps involved in arranging Homecare; tax relief.
No booking is necessary, just turn up! Any enquiries to Heritage Homecare: (01) 230 0020.
VHI Women’s Mini Marathon: Monday 1st June: VHI Women’s Mini Marathon Team
LauraLynn needs you! Please sign up today at LauraLynn.ie, or e-mail [email protected].
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What happened at Pentecost?
Source: http://www.biblekids.eu/bible_word_search_puzzles/bible_word_search_puzzles_html/
pentecost_wordsearch_puzzles.html
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Parish Prayer Diary 2015
May
3rd
Sunday: Lord, give me the legs to dance for joy, give me the voice to
shout Your name, for You are my Lord and my God. I praise You.
4th
Lord, guide and bless our medical personnel in this country. May they
minister their gifts with compassion and wisdom.
5th
Pray for all who travel today: may they reach their destination safely.
6th
Lord, may our anchor be firmly held in You through the storms of life.
7th
Please pray for the General Synod and all who attend. May the time be
an encouragement to the Church and productive in its business. Please
pray especially for Blair, James and Peter as they represent the Diocese
of Dublin.
Take some time to meditate on Scripture and rest in God’s presence:
what is He saying to you?
8th
9th
10th
Lord, thank You for this day and the hope You have given us. Help us
to share that hope with others.
Sunday: Pray for our roads, for safety and vision.
11th
Pray for our governments and those in authority. Lord, grant them Your
wisdom to lead with grace, integrity and compassion.
12th
Lord, may Your light penetrate the darkness of this world.
13th
There is much suffering in the world and many conflicts. Think of one
international situation and pray for its needs.
14th
Pray for Kill O’The Grange National School. May its staff and pupils
grow in their knowledge and understanding of God.
15th
Lord, bless those we work with: may You give us opportunities to
demonstrate Your love.
16th
Pray for the lonely, and opportunities to ease others loneliness.
17th
Sunday: Lord, lead us this day we pray. May we be a blessing to those
we meet.
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Parish Prayer Diary 2015
May
18th
Pray today for a close friend that they may become a follower of Christ.
19th
Lord, grant strength to those who suffer injustice. May we seek Your
love over revenge.
20th
Today take some time to reflect on a Psalm. Meditate and pray as you
are lead.
21st
Please pray for the Select Vestry who meet tonight. May they be
guided by God in their decisions.
22nd
Grant us Your heavenly wisdom to use our vote wisely.
23rd
Lord, may Your word penetrate deep into people’s lives. May Your
love have room to transform this land.
24th
Sunday: Lord, You have richly blessed me: show me how to share those
blessings with others.
Pray for a local shop, or business. May God bless their trade.
25th
26th
Remember those who work overseas in mission organizations and as
missionaries. Ask God’s blessing for them.
27th
Pray for your family today. May God richly bless and care for them.
28th
Take a moment and reflect on your day. Thank God for what He is doing
in your life.
There are many ill that are known to us. Hold someone before God
today who needs His presence.
29th
30th
31st
Pray today for your neighbours. May God bless them and opportunities
occur for a deepening of relationship.
Sunday: Pray for those who face difficult situations today. Ask for
God’s guidance to pray for them.
Many thanks to Simon Scott, who has written this month’s Prayer Diary.
The rota of prayers for Parishioners is on page 16.
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Prayer Diary – May 2015
Pray for:
Michael and Trudy Fearon, and Cara; Christina Fearon; Gary Fearon; Justin and Catriona
Feddis, Maeve and Lily; Fionn Feddis, Pat and Sandy Feenan, and Keith; Leonie Ferguson,
and Katie; Kevin and Geraldine Field, and Jessica; David Fitzgerald; Grainne Fitzgerald;
Ciaran FitzPatrick, Joe and Madeline Fleming; Andrew Fogarty; Robert and Sonya
Fromholz, Mia, Benjamin and Mollie; Houghton and Heather Fry; Naomi Fry; Mark and
Denise Fry, James and Charlie; Niall and Diane Funge, Eoghan and Oisín; Cian Funge.
Neville and Cora Galloway; Caroline Galloway; Nicola Galloway; Richard and Florence
Gee; Michael and Rosemary Gibbons, Samuel and Mark; Paddy and Nichola Gibbons,
Noah and Harley; Bob and Maureen Gilbert; Ruth Gilmartin; Richard and Florence
Gilmore; Owen and Anita Goodbody; Ferran and Jean Glenfield; Michael Glenfield;
Richard Glenfield; Esther Glenfield; Angel Graham; George Grey; Ruth Griffin; Douglas
and Ruth Groves; Mark and Helen Groves, Emily, Kirsten and Anna; Blair and Florrie
Halliday.
PAUSE FOR THOUGHT
Do you believe God heals today?
In our church at Kill O'The Grange Parish .......
We believe that God heals today.
We want to be courageous & expectant pray-ers completely dependent on the presence and power of God to transform lives and situations.
We want to see more people being healed and set free in our streets, schools,
churches and homes.
We long for more of God’s kingdom come, today, in this place.
Please take a few moments during this month to prayerfully consider whether you
would like to be involved in the ministry of Prayer and Healing.
Jesus said "These signs will accompany those who believe: In My name they will
drive out demons; they will speak in new tongues; ... they will place their hands
on sick people, and they will get well." Then the disciples went out and preached
everywhere, and the Lord worked with them and confirmed His word by the signs
that accompanied it. [Mark 16:17-20]
Derek Singleton
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Mid-Week Prayer Time in KOTG
Prayer underpins all that we are and do as a church.
The next mid-week prayer time is on Wednesday 13th May at 7.30 p.m. in
the Parish Centre Quiet Room. We seek to come together to provide a bedrock of prayer for the various ministries in KOTG.
Prayer and Healing Ministry
Every Sunday you are invited to come and receive prayer for any concern,
ailment or situation that weighs heavily on your heart. Designated members
of the Prayer and Healing Ministry team are available to pray with you in
complete confidence. We meet in the Quiet Room located in the Parish
Centre foyer, each Sunday after the 10.00 a.m. service and before the
11.30 a.m. service.
Prayer Meetings
Prayer is always needed! You’ll find from the Sunday Service listings in this
Newsletter details of the Prayer Meetings in the Parish Centre Quiet Room,
from 6.30 p.m. to 7.30 p.m.
Do please come along – we’d love to welcome you to these special times
with the Lord.
The Lord is near to all who call on Him. (Psalm145:18)
Our Missionary Contacts
Bishop Hilary Luate Adeba – Yei, South Sudan:
yei.anglican.org
Gillian and Carlos Olaaka – Uganda:
[email protected]
John Reid – Sierra Leone
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FROM
GILL AND CARLOS OLAAKA
IN UGANDA
April 2015
Dear Friends,
We have had a busy and fruitful month, and were blessed with a visit from Carlos’ mum for a
few days, which was great fun. Judah has an aversion to most women; he can refuse to be
carried by friends of Gill’s, but will accept their husbands, even if he has never met them before! He did resist ‘Jajja’ as we call her at first, but quickly warmed up and it was lovely to
see them reading books together and having cuddles! Judah is nearly 18 months now and
we marvel at how time is flying. He is full of words and he and Josiah are playing well together, most of the time!
Carlos had a really fruitful week when he went
to Mukono to help our friend Silver with outreach, as he aims to plant a church in the near
future (currently he holds fellowship meetings
in his home 2 days a week). They went door to
door and shop to shop in Silver’s neighbourhood, speaking to people about Christianity
and inviting them to a showing of the ‘Passion
of the Christ’ on Good Friday. Gill joined them
on Friday when there was also a short children’s programme including a bouncy castle,
completely novel for most children, with around
70 children lining up to get a chance to have a
bounce! (lining up often turned into pushing
and shoving but mostly it was reasonably well
organized!) The film in the evening was attended by many children and quite a few
adults, though unfortunately the sound was not
great as a speaker blew (it was shown on a big screen outside). All in all the response was
positive and we pray the church will
flourish in God’s perfect timing.
In Abaana, 3 schools in Gulu benefited
from a donation of text books, from a
school in Northern Ireland. It is a little
mind boggling that not only do most
children not have ANY textbooks, but
many schools do not have many (or
any). The photo on the right shows one
current school, the wattle and thatch
building, with the new building Abaana
is constructing in the background. This
School had NO textbooks but had
borrowed from a nearby School.
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Teachers base their teaching on notes that they write on the board, with children transcribing
these notes into exercise books, and memorising them. Abaana would love to change this
teaching practice though it is difficult as it takes a long time for teachers to adapt the method
they have been taught in Teaching College, and they themselves experienced in School. It
was very positive that the Schools received the text books with much enthusiasm and promised to use them to help improve their lessons. The ‘baby steps’ that are needed in supporting rural schools can be slow and small but we know that every step helps and with patience
and dedication, eventually things can change. The Abaana International Director, Scott, is
visiting in mid April for 2 weeks and one activity will be a meeting with the leadership in the
13 Abaana-supported Schools, with the aim of brainstorming ways to develop the Schools
and bring improvement to children’s education levels, as well as examining how the Christian faith can be shared more effectively, so we pray that goes well.
6 new boys joined the New Life Homes in December, as reported before, and home visits
were done for some of them to make connections with their families again. One boy, only
around 9, had run away 2 years ago, and his mother was overjoyed to see him again. At the
same time, she said she was unable to manage his unruly behaviour and feared if he was to
come home, he would run away again. He will stay in the New Life Homes for a maximum of
3 years, in line with Government policy, and work will be done to prepare him and his family
so they can live again together (or, possibly, another relative will be identified if his mother
still feels unable to stay with him). There are so many broken families and hurt children, and
it really needs wisdom to help re-build homes that can provide safe and healthy places for
children to stay.
Thanks for reading this short update and we hope you all had a good Easter, and things are
going well wherever you may be. We also enjoy hearing from you and please do get in
touch with your news.
Much love from
Gill, Carlos, Josiah and Judah.
For those of you who pray:
•
Please pray for each New Life Home boy, for a suitable home situation to be secured for
each one. Please also continue to pray for Richard, who agreed to go back to school but
then changed his mind immediately, and is currently at the New Life Homes. He is also
seeing a professional counsellor. Please pray for him to understand the importance of
completing his education and for his all round well-being.
•
Please pray for Silver’s church to be established soon and to be a blessing to many in
Mukono.
•
Please pray for Abaana’s partner Schools, and for the right strategies to help them.
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THE ORIGIN OF THE OLDER GREEN AND WHITE KILLFRONTALS
By Ruth Stewart
When Derek got in touch with me to ask about the frontal sets that I had made, it came as
quite a surprise. It all happened during the 1970s, so long ago that even I had nearly forgotten
about them. So you must forgive me if my memory is faulty.
The parish already possessed a purple/violet frontal and had re-embroidered a red frontal. Our
Rector, Billy Gibbons, had been looking for someone to make a green frontal for the Holy
Table in the church and I volunteered. I had done simple needlework since I was about five
and then I taught handcrafts as part of the curriculum at Primary school level: but I had never
done any church needlework, which is very specialized. Billy was able to put me in touch
with Miss Ella Ferrer, who was a very experienced needlewoman and she proved to be a great
mentor.
Both Billy and I had a lot of ideas but eventually we managed to agree on the design that I
worked. (ihs and crown, see Newsletter, March 2015). I followed the centuries-old, traditional method of working the embroidery on cotton stretched onto a frame. Traditionally, the
embroidery would have been done in satin stitch, overlaid in places by gold work. But design
had been influenced in the 50s and onwards by Scandinavian design and Scandinavian stitching. So I used a newer approach to the stitches in both the frontals. I went back to the traditional method when I came to finishing the work. The embroidery is taken off the frame and
stitched onto the heavy material of the frontal. Then before finishing, it is interlined with
linen that is not completely new. I suppose the reason for this is to make it firm, but more
flexible than using new linen.
Miss Ferrer had suggested that, when finished, we move the hanging bar for the frontals to the
back of the Holy Table, as that would give smoother and more secure support, which we did,
and she was proved right. No frontal is complete without the pulpit fall, burse, veil and Bible
markers to match it. So the project took a while longer to complete. These are usually
worked to a matching, but simpler, design. Making these was quite a learning curve as well,
as I had never even thought about how these were made, never mind how to stitch them. But,
there again, Miss Ferrer was able to give me sound advice and the set was completed.
Some time afterwards, I was asked if I would embroider a white frontal for festivals. And
again, it took quite a long discussion before Billy and I agreed on a design that pleased us
both. When we chose the Celtic cross, I couldn't help thinking of our early Celtic crosses on
monastic sites that were so richly embellished. To me, the art from this time has a remaining
joy and exuberance. So I tried to convey this exuberance with the stitches that I chose in the
embroidery. And, as the crosses stood distinctively in the landscape, so the cross stands alone
on the frontal. I felt that this design gives us a direct connection with the early Irish Christians.
I am very happy to hear that the frontals I made so long ago are still in use today.
Ruth Stewart
Derek Scott adds: Ruth and Paul Stewart were Kill O’The Grange parishioners until 1989
when they moved to their current parish, Holy Trinity, Killiney. I am truly grateful to Ruth
for sharing her memories of making the older green and white frontals, and to Billy and Isobel
Gibbons for resolving the mystery of where they came from!
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This new venture, designed to bring people together, especially the elderly and those living alone, continues in the
Quiet Room of the Parish Centre.
KOTG Parish has obtained a licence to allow us to show a
very wide range of films on DVD.
Dates already planned are:
May—
Friday 15th (2.30 p.m.); Friday 29th (7.30 p.m.)
Refreshments will be served. Do please come along!
Admission is free. For further information, please contact
the organizers:
Sandy Feenan or James Darling.
Please tell us what movies you’d like us to show and we’ll try to include
them if possible.
Please note:
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Information on the films to be shown will be posted on the church’s
weekly Notice Sheet and on the poster in the Parish Centre foyer.
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The meetings in May are on the third and fifth Tuesdays of the month.
We are taking a break from June to August.
programme of films from September!
Watch out for a new
MOVIES WITH A MESSAGE!
Recently at two Parish events, two very inspiring films were shown:
• At our Growing Groups Worship Evening on 25th March, “God Isn’t
Dead”. This is a 2014 Christian drama film following an evangelical
Christian college student whose faith is challenged by a philosophy
professor who declares God a pre-scientific fiction.
• At Café Church on 29th April, “The Cross”. This was recorded in
November 2013 on the occasion of Billy Graham’s 95th birthday.
Billy Graham spoke on the supreme importance of the Cross in the
life of a Christian, (The film followed testimonies given by two of
those present.)
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PARISH NEWSLETTER
ITEMS FOR INCLUSION IN THE
JUNE 2015 EDITION OF THE NEWSLETTER
SHOULD BE SUBMITTED
NOT LATER THAN 15th MAY 2015.
Please note that, owing to holidays, the June 2015
Newsletter will be available a week earlier than usual,
on Sunday 31st May. It would be much appreciated if
you would please respect the deadline above, so that
we can publish it as planned,
CHURCH REVIEW
The Dublin and Glendalough Diocesan magazine
appears monthly, though this year July and August will
be a combined issue. If you have any information for
the June or July/August issues, please let me have it by
13th MAY AT THE LATEST.
ITEMS MAY BE LEFT IN THE PARISH OFFICE BETWEEN
9.00 A.M. AND 1.00 P.M., MONDAY – FRIDAY, OR MAY BE SENT
BY E-MAIL TO [email protected].
Thank you!
James Darling
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AWARDED THE ‘Q’ MARK
CARNEGIE
FUNERAL DIRECTORS
‘A Caring Family Business’
Director: Brian Carnegie
Monkstown, Co. Dublin
Tel.: (01) 280 8882
Fax: 280 8233
AWARDED THE ‘Q’ MARK
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Church Activities
Contact:
Choir:
Church Flowers:
Church Music Group:
Alan Jeffers
Betty Bradshaw
Sandra Orr / Terry Barrett
Growing Groups:
(fortnightly on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, or Thursdays, usually
2nd & 4th weeks of month)
Movies @ KOTG
(usually 2nd & 4th Friday of the month)
Parish Visiting:
James Darling
Prayer Chain: (Home based)
Prayer Meeting:
(Now every Sunday, at 6.30 p.m.in the Parish Centre Quiet
Room.)
Young at Hearts: (1st Friday of each month)
James Darling & Sandy Feenan
The Rev. Arthur Young
Bert Van Embden
Blanche Cooper
Simon Scott
Rosemary Knight
YOUTH GROUPS:
Girls’ Brigade: (Age 3 – 18)
Tuesdays, 3.30 p.m. - 8.30 p.m. (Sept./April)
Gravity: (1st – 3rd year)
Bimonthly, 7.30 p.m. – 9.30 p.m. (Sept./May)
Clare O’Kennedy
Maxpack: (5th & 6th class)
1st & 3rd Friday of month, 7.30 p.m. – 9.00 p.m.
Origin: (4th – 6th year)
Most Sundays, 3.00 p.m. – 6.00 p.m.
Shake, Rattle + Hum:
Wednesdays. 9.15 a.m. – 10.45 a.m.; 11.00 a.m.—12.30 p.m.
Crèche (0 – 3 years old):
At 10.00 a.m. Sunday service
(10.30 a.m. in June, July & August)
Sunday Club: (Age 4—3rd year secondary school)
At 10.00 a.m. Sunday service
(10.30 a.m. in June, July & August)
Jonathan Douglas
Jonathan Douglas
Jonathan Douglas
Liz Hemmings
Dave & Mya Clarke
Jonathan Douglas
GAMES & SPORTING:
Joan Williams
Parish Bowling Club:
Mon./Thurs. 7.30 p.m. – 10.30 p.m. (Sept./May)
Clonkeen Bowling Club:
Tuesdays. 8.30 p.m. – 10.30 p.m. (Sept./May)
Grainne Fitzgerald
Please contact the Parish Office (Tel.: 289 6442) if you would like to get
in touch with anyone listed above or on the following page.
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KILL O’THE GRANGE PARISH DIRECTORY
E-mail
Rector:
Curate:
Lay Readers:
[email protected]
Parish Reader & Lay Pastoral Worker:
The Rev. Arthur Young
Vacant
Blair Halliday
Derek Singleton
David Williams
Bert Van Embden
Youth and Children’s Co-ordinator:
Jonathan Douglas
[email protected]
Stewardship Recorder:
Rector’s Churchwarden:
People’s Churchwarden:
Mark Groves
George LaCombre
Aideen LaCombre
[email protected]
Rector’s Glebewarden:
People’s Glebewarden:
Hon. Secretary, Select Vestry:
Hon. Treasurer:
Bruce Johnson
Mark Faulkner
Keith Syms
Tim Roulston
Parish Secretaries:
Kate Patterson and Patrick Feenan
Church Review:
Church of Ireland Gazette:
Organist:
School Principal:
Parish Centre (bookings):
Parish Centre Committee:
Ernest Webb
Parish Office
Alan Jeffers
Hilary McBain
Olive Combe
Olive Combe
Sandra Faulkner
Peter Rooke
Administrator-Repairs & Maintenance:
Parish Safety Officer:
Derek Scott
Peter Rooke
Safeguarding Trust Panel:
The Rev. Arthur Young
Aideen LaCombre (Tel.: 289 4670)
Michael Lynn (Tel.: 285 6006)
[email protected]
James Darling / Patrick Feenan
Kate Patterson and Patrick Feenan
[email protected]
[email protected]
Parish Newsletter:
Editors:
Distribution:
Parish Office Hours: Monday – Friday 9.00 a.m. – 1.00 p.m.
Parish Address:
E-mail:
Website:
Webmaster (content):
Password Management:
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
Tel.: 289 6442
Kill O’The Grange Parish Church, The Parish Office,
Kill Lane, Blackrock, Co. Dublin.
[email protected]
www.kotg.ie
Kate Patterson
Kate Patterson
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