{"id":792,"date":"2020-02-03T10:33:30","date_gmt":"2020-02-03T10:33:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.powerscourt.glendalough.anglican.org\/test\/?p=792"},"modified":"2020-03-06T10:59:59","modified_gmt":"2020-03-06T10:59:59","slug":"news-from-the-pews-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.powerscourt.glendalough.anglican.org\/test\/2020\/02\/03\/news-from-the-pews-4\/","title":{"rendered":"News from the Pews 4"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"178\" height=\"146\" src=\"http:\/\/www.powerscourt.glendalough.anglican.org\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/image-21.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-739\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>I watched with utter fascination as the chainsaw cut cleanly into the stump of an old&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; by the vestry door.&nbsp; On first encounter the stump bore several clean angular cuts, squares of wood removed and bore no resemblance to its final self.&nbsp; Over the next two days, a steady stream of people watched Richie Clarke carve the smooth body of a Salmon held in the palm of a hand.&nbsp; It emerged from the angular cuts within hours. How this was achieved by using the awkward and heavy chainsaw was nothing short of a miracle in itself.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.powerscourt.glendalough.anglican.org\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/image-25.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-793\" width=\"244\" height=\"327\"\/><figcaption>Mr. Richie Clarke<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Rain lashed and Richie spent a considerable time in his van, but in the dripping woodland of quieter moments, he chizzled the finishing touches to his masterpiece, its wood reddened by the rain.&nbsp; We were completely moved by the presence and skill of his creativity and no better time than harvest for this to happen, with our churches filled with colour and design &#8211; the gifts and skills of so many who give their \u2018first crop\u2019 of talent for the benefit of others and the glory of God. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.powerscourt.glendalough.anglican.org\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/image-26.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-794\" width=\"146\" height=\"194\"\/><figcaption>&#8216;The Return&#8217;<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Our thanks to Neil Condron from the Schoolhouse of Art in the village who has given us this carving as a gift!&nbsp; Our thanks to Richie for leaving us with \u2018The Return\u2019 a constant reminder of the cycle of life in these passing Seasons.&nbsp; Thanks too to those who have decorated our churches and taken part in our Harvest Celebrations in both churches<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"103\" height=\"103\" src=\"http:\/\/www.powerscourt.glendalough.anglican.org\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/image-27.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-795\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Our thoughts and prayers are with all those families and friends who have been effected by the incident in Enniskerry Village last weekend.&nbsp; May the joy of such a fine achievement in sport begin to emerge from the shock and may God\u2019s hand of healing and peace be known in every household.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.powerscourt.glendalough.anglican.org\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/image-28.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-796\" width=\"140\" height=\"189\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Many thanks to the Ladies of the Flower Guild who have decorated our churches so beautifully and taken part in our Harvest Celebrations in both churches&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a><strong><em>Remembering Sunday<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Remembering Sunday\ntakes place on the Sunday 3<sup>rd<\/sup> November.&nbsp; During the service we will be having a candle\nlighting ceremony to remember those known to us who have died.&nbsp; If you would like the name of a loved one\nread out at the service, please write the name in the book at the back of the\nchurch.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Our Thanks<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We\nextend immense gratitude to Mr. Harry Williams and the committee of the\nEnniskerry Horse Show and Mr. John Prosser of the Golf Classic for the most\ngenerous donation to the parish.&nbsp; Both\nevents were a great success and reflect the deep sense of community and support\nin Enniskerry and surrounding areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>GAA \u2013 MASS FOR THOSE INJURED <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.powerscourt.glendalough.anglican.org\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/image-29.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-797\" width=\"194\" height=\"268\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Fr.\nBernard will celebrate 11am Mass on this Sunday next 20<sup>th<\/sup> October in\nhonour of the young men hurt in the accident in the village after the Football\nFinal on Saturday evening last, October 12th.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mass\nwill be offered for their intentions and those of their families.&nbsp; All\nmembers of GAA club and their families are invited to attend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Refreshments\nwill be served afterwards in St. Mary&#8217;s &amp; St. Gerard&#8217;s N.S.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u2018ALL IS SAFELY GATHERED IN\u2019 <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.powerscourt.glendalough.anglican.org\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/image-30.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-798\" width=\"245\" height=\"394\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;Thanks to all who attended our celebration of\nHarvest in a concert in the company of the Stedfast Band.&nbsp; Our thanks in particular to Mandy Berkeley,\nWilliam Micklem, Susan Forsythe and Stephen Crowther who read the various pieces\nof poetry and prose so beautifully.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our thanks to\nJoyce Roe and Marjorie Mold and all those who contributed tray bakes following\nthe concert.&nbsp; We look forward to building\nupon these concerts throughout the coming year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>MANY THANKS!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"126\" height=\"110\" src=\"http:\/\/www.powerscourt.glendalough.anglican.org\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/image-31.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-799\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>We are most grateful to David Koning who gave of his time and expertise in lead a group of 30 people around the grounds of the old Goulding Estate on Sunday last.&nbsp; David donated the money raised by this tour to St. Patrick\u2019s Church.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"166\" height=\"110\" src=\"http:\/\/www.powerscourt.glendalough.anglican.org\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/image-32.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-800\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Keeping the Church Open 2019<\/strong><br> Our 12 &#8221; summer wardens &#8221; of the Church have done a good job again. They have kept the church open for some part of each week since June. Some have been weekly caretakers, others biweekly, for two and a half hours at a time, just as their circumstances allow. Music has been provided on occasions with cornet and organ; books, videos and crystal gifts have been on sale. The visitors have asked questions, sometimes talked for an hour, or a few minutes, or said prayers. One wished to have the difference between Catholic and Protestant explained (that gave the warden some hard work!) Another demanded to know why we had no candles. Most were kind and appreciative, as the Visitors Book attests.<br> Few visitors have arrived at the time for the prayer Readings (12 noon and 5pm) but once we had a trio of singing Ba&#8217;hais, and once a woman put her head round the door during a stern reading of Jeremiah, paused as if horrified, and fled! <br> Personally, I find reading the daily prayers and bible readings to none but the listening angels a strangely peaceful and comfortable pursuit., and am more than ever convinced how valuable it is to keep the church open. There may not be daily crowds, but the few who walk in are always made welcome and seem to appreciate not only the building but what it stands for.<br> Many thanks to : Connor , Alan, Derek, Johnnie, Jon, Abigail, Marjorie, Helen , Judy, Lachlan, Jonathan and Richard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>THE \u2018GLENDALOUGH CAMINO\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"235\" height=\"222\" src=\"http:\/\/www.powerscourt.glendalough.anglican.org\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/image-38.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-806\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Saturday 14th\nSeptember 2019 was a fine sunny day &#8211; very suitable weather and perfect\nconditions for over 100 pilgrims who walked 30km on the \u2019Glendalough Camino\u2019\nalong St Kevin\u2019s Way to the shores of the Upper Lake at Glendalough.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Helen Beardsley\nO&#8217;Toole, organist in St Patrick\u2019s and her sister Yvonne Beardsley joined the\nhike. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Definitely one\nfor the diary next year!&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Sent from Helen O&#8217;Toole (nee Beardsley)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"106\" height=\"106\" src=\"http:\/\/www.powerscourt.glendalough.anglican.org\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/image-13.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-770\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>MUSTARD SEEDS<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Welcome to our new term of Mustard Seeds Sunday School. Our first class was held during Holy Communion service on 6<sup>th<\/sup> October where the children made \u201cleaves\u201d for our Thanksgiving tree, which has been put on display during Family Service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our next class\nwill be at 11.30 in the school hall on Sunday 20<sup>th<\/sup> October and we\nhope that all will be able to join us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please note that\nregistration is always open and all children from Junior Infants age to\nConfirmation are welcome, class will be held 1<sup>st<\/sup> and 3<sup>rd<\/sup>\nSundays of the month<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Beth, David &amp; Edwina<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>\n<strong>CHARABANC NOTES contact\nMarjorie Mold on 2083499.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"136\" height=\"80\" src=\"http:\/\/www.powerscourt.glendalough.anglican.org\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/image-13.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-671\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>We\nwish Eileen a very happy birthday on 21st and look forward to some more\nbirthdays in the coming weeks.&nbsp; We plan\nto have one big birthday lunch in early November, when each will be invited to\nbring a friend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;While we are all looking forward to this, we\nwill raise a glass to our lovely Lily whose birthday falls this month\ntoo.&nbsp;&nbsp; We will have a bingo afternoon in the next week or so too, so\nwe have plenty to enjoy.&nbsp; If you feel like coming along and joining the\nfun,&nbsp;we will be delighted to see you on any Friday from 2. 30 till 4. 30<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>FLOWER GUILD contact Marjorie Mold (01) 2863499<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.powerscourt.glendalough.anglican.org\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/image-39.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-807\" width=\"236\" height=\"221\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The\nseason of mists and&nbsp;mellow fruitfulness was upon us again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We\nenjoyed&nbsp;preparing the church for the harvest.&nbsp; Thank you ladies. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We wish to also say a huge thank you John\nWilliams who brought the lovely veg to swell the harvest offerings.&nbsp;&nbsp;\nThe veg was delivered on Monday to the 5 loaves homeless&nbsp;centre&nbsp;in\nBray where it was welcomed with open arms.&nbsp;\nThe non-perishable goods brought by the children goes to the women&#8217;s\nrefuge&nbsp; centre where it is put to very good use too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Flowers\nin church in the next weeks will be by Mrs. Mold and memorial on 27th by Mrs.\nComisky.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If\nanyone would like to join the Sunday flower group, please get in touch with\nMarjorie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SUNDAY COFFEE\nLIST contact Joyce Roe 2862645&nbsp;or\nMarjorie Mold&nbsp;2863499<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"158\" height=\"65\" src=\"http:\/\/www.powerscourt.glendalough.anglican.org\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/image-25.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-743\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>It\nwas nice to have so many people on Friday evening and on Sunday after the\nharvest services.&nbsp;&nbsp; Thank you to all who helped us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Coffee\nduty next two weeks will by for Georgina Murphy and Emma McEvoy&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thank\nyou, ladies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<table class=\"wp-block-table\"><tbody><tr><td>\n  Sunday October 20<sup>th<\/sup> \n  <\/td><td>\n  Holy Communion 2\n  <\/td><td>\n  Georgina Murphy\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  Sunday October 27<sup>th<\/sup> \n  <\/td><td>\n  Bible Sunday\n  <\/td><td>\n  Emma McEvoy\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  Sunday November 3<sup>rd<\/sup> \n  <\/td><td>\n  All Souls Service of Remembering\n  <\/td><td>\n  Marjorie Mold\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  Sunday November 10<sup>th<\/sup> \n  <\/td><td>\n  Remembrance Sunday \n  <\/td><td>\n  Rebecca Martin\n  <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>POWERSCOURT MUSIC\ncontact Helen 086 8179632<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.powerscourt.glendalough.anglican.org\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/image-35.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-803\" width=\"162\" height=\"189\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>What a wonderful\nweekend of Harvest Festival music &#8211; Stedfast Brass Band led us in a concert of\npopular Harvest hymns with poetry and prose on Friday 11th October and on\nSunday 13th Sunday we lifted our voices and sang Come Ye Thankful People Come,\nAll things Bright and Beautiful, We thank you God our Father, and we finished\nour Harvest service with the very popular We Plough the Fields and\nScatter.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Come and join our\nchoir for a Sunday or a Season &#8211; practice is at 10.45 am every Sunday.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sent\nfrom Helen O&#8217;Toole (nee Beardsley)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>PASTORAL CARE\ncontact Joyce Roe 2862645 or Marjorie Mold 2863499<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"158\" height=\"107\" src=\"http:\/\/www.powerscourt.glendalough.anglican.org\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/image-14.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-672\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>We\nthink of those young people who were injured in the accident in&nbsp;the\nvillage following their football outing and keep them in our prayers.&nbsp; Also to all who are ill at the moment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.powerscourt.glendalough.anglican.org\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/image-36.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-804\" width=\"105\" height=\"117\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>JUNIOR SOUND TECHNICIAN <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thank you to the junior members of the Parish\nwho have expressed their interest.&nbsp; We\nwill be in touch shortly with those interested to discuss the next stage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>READERS\nAND INTERCESSORS WANTED<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.powerscourt.glendalough.anglican.org\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/image-37.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-805\" width=\"274\" height=\"205\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>We\nwould welcome other voices to lead our prayers in both churches on the first\nSunday of each month.&nbsp; Please step\nforward to assist in this valuable ministry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>New readers are always welcome to participate\nin our services.&nbsp; For further information\nplease contact the Parish Office.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>FASHION SHOW! ****** NEW DATE <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.powerscourt.glendalough.anglican.org\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/image-40.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-808\" width=\"216\" height=\"267\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>We are delighted to announce a Fashion Show to\nbe held in Fishers of Newtown Mountkennedy on Thursday 14<sup>th<\/sup> Novemver\nat 7:30pm.&nbsp; Please join us for an evening\nof good food and fashion, not to mention some familiar models! All proceeds go\ntowards the upkeep of St. Brigid\u2019s Church, Kilbride. For further information,\nplease contact Mandy at Powerscourt National School (01)2863862 or Georgina\nMasterson (087 6716745)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>AND FINALLY\u2026.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.powerscourt.glendalough.anglican.org\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/image-17.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-774\" width=\"206\" height=\"187\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>We would welcome news or articles on events or\nstories you may have and wish to share with the community.&nbsp; If you would like to be included in this\nNewsletter please contact Mandy Berkeley, School and Parish Secretary, <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>at <strong>(01) 2863862<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I watched with utter fascination as the chainsaw cut cleanly into the stump of an old&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; by the vestry door.&nbsp; On first encounter the stump bore several clean angular cuts, squares of wood removed and bore no resemblance to its final self.&nbsp; Over the next two days, a steady stream of people watched Richie Clarke &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.powerscourt.glendalough.anglican.org\/test\/2020\/02\/03\/news-from-the-pews-4\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;News from the Pews 4&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[6],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v18.4.1 - 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