Christmas Market Saturday 24th November :00 am to 2:30 pm St. Andrew's Parish Centre

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1 NEWSLETTER NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 2012 ISSUE 13 From the Rector... Dear parishioners, Thanks to the generosity of you all, we have managed to make progress on putting our parish finances on an even keel without having to cut programmes such as our youth work and other outreach programmes. In the present economic circumstances, this has been no easy task and I am aware that many of you have made sacrifices to keep up your giving. For many years, our Christmas Market has been essential to our funding and it still is. But it is not just a time for raising money: it has a social dimension and enables us to make contact with the wider community. This year, may I ask all parishioners to get friends and neighbours along for the bargains, for tea/coffee and chat, and to help us raise the funds needed to balance the parochial books while they are enjoying themselves! Also, to tap whatever sources are available to you for all the things we need on the stalls: home baking and jam making, cold meats, bottles for the bottle stall, gifts and books and toys, and yourselves. Then let us relax and turn our thoughts towards what Christmas is really all about: not money but love: love shown to us by God in the gift of Jesus, reminding us that we are to be channels of that love to others. Our gifts are given not to get something back but to reflect the divine love so generously poured into our lives. It s something to celebrate with joy and happiness so let s get on and do it! Above all, on Christmas Day let the world see that Jesus is God s bursting into human life. The message is for everyone, not just the holy but for all who are made in the image of God. Yours in Christ Norman Christmas Market Saturday 24th November :00 am to 2:30 pm St. Andrew's Parish Centre The Christmas Market is one of our main Parish fund-raising events. Food 4 Thought will be serving home-made food like your granny used to make. Order your Christmas Door Wreaths and Swags, etc. Santa and Sheldon Photographic will be there. Children can enjoy face-painting, a clown, a Christmas picture competition and a youth room with games and activities. Musicians from Bjarke Gundersen's Young Dublin Symphonia will add to the festive atmosphere. Donations to any of the stalls will be most welcome. Gifts Catherine Your unwanted gifts will find a home Bottle Stall Rory Wine, spirits, any unwanted bottles Toys Sinead Items must be in good condition; no soft toys Cakes and Deli Evelyn Cakes, tarts, jams and chutneys Bric à Brac Addy Clear out your clutter Books Janet Books, DVDs and jigsaws in good condition If you have any donations, or can give of your time before, during or after the sale, please contact Quinn Walker / / quinnwalker@yahoo.com. Come and support the Christmas Market and bring your friends and neighbours. Contacts: Clergy: Rev. Dr. Norman E. Gamble normanegamble@iol.ie Rev Ken Sherwood Youth Worker: Tom Tate Parish Administrator: Anne Taplin Further information about Parish Officers and Parish Organisations at the Parish Website:

2 Parish Registers Holy Baptism 16th September, in St Doulagh s Alex Albert, son of Shane and Joanne O Donnell, 204 Dewfall Drive, Bradley Stoke, Bristol. 16th September, in St Andrew s, Conor David, son of Gordon & Jane Hudson, 18 Gainsborough Downs, Malahide, Holy Matrimony 26th August, in St Andrew s, Louisa Mary Patricia Johnston and Matthew Paul Balasingam, both of 24 Oak Hall, Malahide. Christian Burial 4th October 2012, in St Andrew s Churchyard, after service in church, George Charles Ray, Brabazon House, Sandymount. Congratulations to Roger Warburton and Adrienne Collins, who were married in St Mary s Church, Howth on 24th August last and to Stephen Worrell and Cliona Fenix who were married recently in Seabury Church. We wish both couples well in their new homes. Sympathy We offer our sympathy to David Coffey, Seabury, on the recent death of his father, and to Bruce Edwards, The Warren, whose father died recently in Anglesey. Church Service changes Following the experimental Family Services organised over the last couple of years, we will revert to the former pattern of services for our evening worship, Holy Communion on the 2nd and 4th Sundays and other forms of worship on the 1st and 5th Sundays. All of these will now be on an All-Age basis for those of all ages from 4 to 100! The time will remain unaltered at 6.30 pm. This may suit a number of families who are involved with various sporting and other activities on many Sunday mornings. Harvest Services Both churches were beautifully decorated; thanks are due to Norma Sherwood (St Andrew s) and Amanda Park (St Doulagh s) and their helpers. Congregations were well up on last year. We thank our visiting preachers, Rev Anne Taylor, Rev Andrea Wills and Rev Fr Frank Reburn for their stimulating and challenging addresses. The Pot-Luck lunch after the service in St Andrew s was a great social success, as well as getting the message across of our need to share the many blessings God has given us. Thanks to the team who put so much hard work into this. Diocesan Growth Forum This was held in High School on Saturday 6th October. The main speaker was Canon George Lings of the Church Army, and we also heard of new developments of Church in Rathmines, Co. Wicklow, Castlereagh Co. Down and Warrington from those centrally involved. Discussion groups which followed were lively and stimulating and helped those who were there to widen their perception of what it means to be Church amid the challenges of contemporary society. More information on this event is available on the web site Continued on page 3 Worrell's Electrical Main Street, Malahide, Co. Dublin Telephone: (01) info@worrells.ie worrells.ie expert.ie Like us on facebook for extra discounts Serving the Local Community for 40 Years QUINNS Medical Hall Church Road FOR Almay Roc Elizabeth Arden Vichy Boots No. 7 Clarins Opening Hours: Mon Sat 9 am - 6 pm Sun 11 am pm Proprietor: Aideen Murphy Phone DAVID M. TURNER SOLICITOR Commissioners for Oaths 32 Lower Abbey Street, Dublin 1 * House Purchasers and Sales * Re-Mortgages * Wills * Probate * Family Law * Debt Collection * Divorce * Employment Law * Litigation / Accidents Tel: Fax: info@dmturner.ie 2

3 Continued from page 2 Church Parking The entrance is narrow, and we ask those visiting the graveyard NOT to park inside the gates but to use the parking spaces on the road. Cars parked inside during the week belong to parish and school staff who are aware of the danger, who have permission to be there and must not be obstructed in any way. Diocesan Synod This was held in Taney Parish Centre on 16th and 17th October. The Synod discusses and approves the Report of the Diocesan Councils, as well as the Board of Education, the Board of Mission, the Ministry of Healing and the Board of Social Action, giving an opportunity for members to express their views and opinions on the various topics brought before them. The Education debate was perhaps the liveliest in view of the present condition of the education system which is forcing many changes, not all welcome, upon our schools. The report on the Diocesan Committee for Social Action highlighted the refocusing of the activities of the committee in the past year to respond to the current recession and its effects on our members and the wider society. Twin Oak Tree Care Ltd. Tree Surgeons Remembrance Sunday The Links, Portmarnock, Co. Dublin. twinoaktreecare@hotmail.com It is over 90 years since the end of the Great War which despite its horrors, failed to end all war. There has been a revitalisation of Remembrance Sunday and a new realisation, that had either war been lost, life today would be far less pleasant than it is today. There will be special acts of remembrance at the and services on Sunday 11th November, remembering that at am on 11/11, the guns fell silent over a shattered Europe and praying that we may be able to banish the horrors of war from our life. There will be a retiring collection in aid of the Earl Haig Fund which today helps those scarred by war in their own lives and that of their families. ¾ Tree Surgery Tree Felling ¾ Site clearance Stump Removal ¾ Tree Surveys Timber & Green waste recycling All tree work Free Quotation given St Doulagh s Day Phone John This year, it falls on a Saturday, so rather than the usual Festival Service, the readings for St Doulagh the Hermit will be used at the am service in St Doulagh s which will be a celebration of Holy Communion. All friends of St Doulagh s are warmly welcomed. Advent Carols The Annual Advent Carol Service will be held on Sunday 4th December at 7.00 pm. This is a service of readings and music reminding us of the joint Advent themes of the coming of Christ as saviour and his coming again as judge. Christmas Services The Children s Carol & Gift service, which will be held on 9th December at am, provides an opportunity to give gifts to children who might otherwise have to go without a present at Christmas. We ask the children to bring a wrapped gift of a toy, attaching a removable sticker indicating the age for which it is suitable and whether for a boy or a girl. The Festival Service of Nine Lessons, and Carols will be held on 16th December at 7.00 pm and will be followed by seasonal refreshments in the Parish Centre. This is a wonderful Continued on page 4 3

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7 N.B. Traditional Language services (BCP Form One) are normally the 8.00 am service on Sundays and the am service on Wednesdays, and also at am on the first two Sundays of a month in St Doulagh s and Compline at 7.00 pm on the 5th Sunday of a month. Morning Prayer each weekday at 9.15 am in St Andrew's EXCEPT DEC 25th- 28th. All are welcome to attend and pray for the needs of Church and society. The service lasts about 15 minutes and provides an opportunity for reflection upon the scriptures, and for prayer for private and public needs. A book for prayer requests is in the porch and is available whenever the Church is open, which is normally from about 9.00 am each morning until late afternoon. Contacts Pastoral Care and Support Margot Seymour Hazel Caird Churchwardens St. Andrew's Hazel Bolton Quinn Walker St. Doulagh's Irene Black Ian Watkins Malahide Citizens Information Centre Malahide Library, Malahide Tel: Monday Friday from a.m noon & 2.00 p.m p.m. Free legal information on the last Saturday of each month. Church Services November St. Andrew s Church: Sunday Services 4th 4th before Advent am Holy Communion, Holy Baptism, Sunday School 6.30 pm Evening Prayer 11th 3rd before Advent am Morning Prayer with Act of Remembrance & (Remembrance Day) Sunday School 6.30 pm Holy Communion 18th 2nd before Advent am Toddlers Service am Holy Communion, Holy Baptism, Sunday School 7.00 pm Ministry of Healing 25th Sunday before Advent am Family Service 7.00 pm Holy Communion Weekday Services Thursday 1st All Saints Day Friday 2nd All Souls Day 9.15 am Holy Communion 8.00 pm Service of Thanksgiving for the Faithful Departed Saturday 3rd 3.00 pm Girls Brigade Enrolment Wednesday 7th Wednesday 14th Wednesday 21st Wednesday 28th Friday 30th St Andrew 9.15 am Holy Communion St. Doulagh s Church (all services at am) 4th Morning Prayer 11th Holy Communion with Act of Remembrance 18th Holy Communion (St Doulagh the Hermit) 25th Holy Communion December St. Andrew s Church: Sunday Services 2nd Advent Sunday am Holy Communion & Sunday School 6.30 pm Advent Carols 9th 2nd of Advent am Children s Carol & Gift Service 6.30 pm Holy Communion 16th 3rd of Advent am Toddler s Service am Holy Communion & Sunday School 7.00 pm Festival Service of the Nine Lessons with Carols 23rd 4th of Advent am Morning Prayer 6.30 pm Late Evening Office 30th 1st of Christmas am Holy Communion pm Watchnight Service of Holy Communion Weekday Services Wednesday 5th Wednesday 12th Wednesday 19th Monday 24th Christmas Eve pm First Communion of Christmas Preacher, Rev David Stoter Tuesday 25th CHRISTMAS DAY am Family Communion Wednesday 26th St Stephen the Martyr Thursday 27th St John the Evangelist Friday 28th The Holy Innocents Saturday 29th St. Doulagh s Church 2nd am Morning Prayer 9th am Holy Communion 4.00 pm Carols by Candlelight 16th am Morning Prayer 23rd am Morning Prayer 25th am Holy Communion Christmas Day 30th am Morning Prayer

8 ST ANDREW S SOCIAL CLUB Our next outing will be on Tuesday 18th December 2012 to the Millbank Theatre Rush to see ABBA Forever along with an evening meal in The Strand Bar Rush. The cost is 40 which includes transport by coach, theatre ticket ( 21) and evening meal. As this is a very popular show, sold out for the past two years, we have to pay the Millbank Theatre in advance so we will need confirmation of names and payment by Wednesday 7th November. Please contact Anne on (9-2 pm Mon- Thurs) or Willie on for more details. Anne Taplin & Willie Heath St. Andrew's Recipe Christmas Pudding Ingredients: 500g (1 lb) Butter 500g (1 lb) Soft Brown Sugar 500g (1 lb) Currants 250g (½ lb) Raisins 250g (½ lb) Sultanas 250g (½ lb) Mixed Peel 125g (¼ lb) Almonds, halved 8 Eggs 5 ml (1tsp) Mixed Spice Little Nutmeg 375g (¾ lb) Plain Flour 250g (½ lb) Fresh White Bread Crumbs 100 ml (½ glass) Brandy Method: 1.Beat butter and sugar till mixed not necessary to cream. 2. Then add all the other ingredients 3.Mix very well to make sure eggs are well mixed in 4.Place in a greased pudding bowl, cover and steam for 8 hours Makes one large and one medium pudding This recipe is taken from St. Andrew s School Recipe Book which can be purchased from the school office. B. C. Household Services 15 Seabury Place, Malahide, Co. Dublin. PAINTING & DECORATING (Interior & Exterior) Work guaranteed Estimates FREE!... Tel: Bill Colclough (01) Mobile: (087) Computer Problems PC Repairs Disk Arrays Printers / Scanners UPS Upgrades Servers Networks Windows 9X / NT / Installation 2000 / XP / DOS Telephone (+353-1) Mobile (087) desforde@oceanfree.net Des Forde 39 Woodlands Portmarnock Co. Dublin Small Ads Small ads should be sent to the Parish Centre up to 15th of the month preceding publication. Maximum 400 characters per insertion. Declan Killen GOLDSMITHS Our range of traditional and contemporary jewellery available in gold and silver at our studio workshop and showroom at 12, Fade Street, Dublin 2 Telephone Parish Mirror Committee: Editorial Committee Brian Brown Graham Smith Layout Howard Duncan Anne Taplin David Rea Advertising Marcus Collie, Feltrim Lodge, Black s Lane, Malahide macollie@eircom.net Distribution Queries to Parish Centre Office Anne Taplin, Parish Administrator malahideparishcentre@utvinternet.com The Mirror by howard@computing.dcu.ie with the subject heading Mirror on-line, and containing your own address. Include your name and postal address in the text, so that you can be deleted from the manual delivery list. Please note contributions for each issue MUST be delivered to the Parish Office by the 15th of the preceding month. Contributions in electronic form can be sent by to malahideparishcentre@utvinternet.com or howard@computing.dcu.ie. 8