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 ASH WEDNESDAY AND LENT: Ash Wednesday occurs next Wednesday, 5 March, and our service in the church will be held at 10.30 in the morning – a short service of penitence with hymns and an address.

The Thursday celebration of the Holy Communion will continue as usual throughout Lent, including this coming Thursday, 6 March.

On each of the Wednesday evenings of Lent, beginning on Wednesday 12 March, there will be a short service in the church at 8.00 in the evening. Each of these services will feature the hymns of a particular hymn writer or source of hymns. We will sing a few of the hymns and hear something of how they came to be written. This will be framed in the Late Evening Office, which will last for 30-35 minutes.

The hymn sources will be Charles Wesley, Cecil Frances Alexander, William Cowper, the Taize Community and John Henry Newman. The last of these, on 9 April, will be taken by Mrs. Ruth Heard. This series should be of interest to lovers of hymns and hymn singing, while at the same time the choices will reflect something of a Lenten flavour.

 ST. PATRICK’S DAY: (Monday, 17 March) Holy Communion with hymns at 10.30.

 EASTER VESTRY:

This important annual meeting has been arranged for Monday, 31 March at 8.00. The January meeting of the Select Vestry revised the list of vestry persons, as is its annual remit. If only half of the total list of registered members were to attend the Easter Vestry, the meeting would be transformed! The specific business of an Easter Vestry is to put in place the Select Vestry that will take responsibility for parish business during the next year. All matters relating to finances and insurance, with the maintenance of the various building and furnishings that are parish property, are the responsibility of the Select Vestry. The total number of members is 16, along with the rector, and of these, 14 are elected at the Easter Vestry every year. Only those whose names are on the list of registered vestry people – and they number almost 200 people! – are entitled to vote or be elected to office.

SELECT VESTRY:

Among the issues being dealt with by the Select Vestry these days is the further development of the Garden of Remembrance. The on-going question of traffic calming and car parking in the environs of church and hall is again at a critical moment, but there is some reason for optimism that the difficulties will soon be solved. Smaller matters of drainage at the rear of the church, and some electrical work in the church, are making progress. The balancing of finances and the keeping of the books are of course a constant care, but are in good hands.

The next meeting of the Select Vestry will be held on Monday, 10 March.

 WORLD DAY OF PRAYER:

Holy Trinity Church is the venue this year for the joint service with the Dalkey parishes and St. Stephen’s on Friday 7 March at 11.00. The service for 2003 has been prepared by women in Lebanon, and will be a special day of prayer throughout the world for peace and stability in the Middle East. (See website for more details)

 CONFIRMATION: Confirmation for this parish is scheduled for Sunday, 28 September in St. Matthias’ Church, Ballybrack. All those who might wish to be confirmed should indicate this during the next month or so, and preparation classes will commence sometime around Easter.

 PRAYER BOOKS AND ALLIED MATTERS: The Church of Ireland will be producing its new Prayer Book in 2004, and no doubt we will all be encouraged to take it and use it. By all accounts it will not be radically different from what we have become used to in recent times, the major changes having been made, first of all with experimental books and more recently with the APB. The 2004 book, we are told, will include all the services that were not in the APB. It will also include many alternatives. No church will be expected to use all the alternatives, but there will be the liberty to choose what suits the place and the occasion. Readings, which now come in a 3-year cycle, will not be included, because more and more they are printed separately for the Sunday or week.

The 2004 book will have as an option the Lord’s Prayer at the conclusion of the Intercession, while the congregation is still kneeling, and that is an option that in due course we may well use.

A new edition of the hymnal, with larger print, is being published, and we have ordered a small number of them to be left in the church for the use of those who would like to have them.

 PARISH WEBSITE:

The address of our parish website is http://www.htkilliney.dublin.anglican.org

It is visited by many people far and near, and is there to be logged into by anyone and everyone who would like to know something of our church and parish. It is in fact in number one position in the World Anglican Communion for its mission outreach and content.

There are many new and interesting features in it, including the means for families overseas to maintain a link with the parish here.

We might encourage you to register your vote in the Visitor’s Book, in the ‘Cross daily voting now’ flashing icon. A vote a day will keep us well ahead! The site includes audio hymns, psalms, readings, picture gallery, links to the Anglican family worldwide, the hymnal with full music, history of Killiney, and a special children’s area under the title ‘Sunday Club’ with short videos and interactive fairy tales and bible stories.

 WEEK OF PRAYER FOR CHRISTIAN UNITY:

Six priests from Killiney, Ballybrack, Johnstown and Loughlinstown came with the Revd. Ian Poulton to Holy Trinity Church for this annual event, and between all the churches assembled a sizeable congregation. This year’s theme – ‘Treasure in Clay Jars’ - was used, and the experience of praying, singing and worshipping together was an enriching one.

Other events in the recent past included the service for the uniformed organisations on Sunday, 23 February, when Guides, Brownies, Ladybirds and Cubs attended in uniform to honour their Founders, Lord and Lady Baden Powell.

PARISH DINNER:

Our January social event that had been held for going on 40 years, came to a natural end this year, having served the parish so well for so long. But it was agreed that it had run its course, and that new models of social activities in the parish should be investigated.

For many years our January event was run by the Ladies Guild, and after they opted out of it was run by the Social Committee, called the PM Club. Both groups did a first class job which is appreciated. The Guild continues with its many activities, and we hope that the Social Committee will find new reserves for the planning and organisation of enjoyable gatherings.

The suggestion of having a summer barbecue in 2003 has been mentioned, and we think there might be a few people who would organise it. Can anyone suggest or offer an attractive outdoor or garden venue? The Hall can be an obvious fallback in the event of an inclement evening, but a more attractive venue than the Hall grounds on a summer evening would be most helpful

 CHURCH CHOIR:

Many thanks to Roslyn and Clive Christie who with the assistance of Mrs. Durham gave a delicious Sunday lunch recently to the organist and choir with partners and spouses. It was a most enjoyable gathering and was fully appreciated by one and all.

 COMPUTERS FOR SCHOOLS:

The appeal for parishioners to collect vouchers from Tesco’s is renewed so that Glenageary and Killiney National School may be enabled to keep its computers up to date. All the vouchers that can be collected from families, friends and neighbours will be most welcome. Many parishioners have been very supportive in the past in giving their Tesco vouchers, and this has been greatly appreciated. Vouchers will gladly be received by Anne Pierpoint and Pascale Wolfe, or they may be left at the school.

NEXT ‘HOLY TRINITY NEWS’ – approximately 9 April, when all Palm Sunday arrangements, including our annual Soup Lunch for Christian Aid, Holy Week and Easter arrangements will be circulated.