Thanks to Lilian Webb our Magazine Editor for keeping the magazine going throughout the lockdown
Issue
60
CSNL NEWS July/August, 2020
Parish
Of Celbridge & Straffan with Newcastle-Lyons
Church
of Ireland United Dioceses of Dublin & Glendalough
By
the parishioners - for the parishioners
From
Our Rector - Dear Friends ..
It
is a strange irony that before the lockdown from which we have now
emerged (hopefully without major setback) we were inclined to
complain how much time people wasted with their faces buried in
screens. And yet it was these very screens that became our link to
one another, the wider world and our worshipping life as a Church.
Whether it was the to and fro on the parish WhatsApp group with its
mixture of the Sacred and the Silly which kept us together in
laughter and tears, the YouTube services with the growing cast of
participants which brought us together in prayer and fellowship on a
Sunday morning, or the Zoom coffee afterwards which was a chance to
admire each others taste in wallpaper and pyjamas, screens played a
vital part in our lives under lockdown. Now that we are returning to
a level of normality (or the new normality) we can once again rejoice
in the real and tangible experience of being physically present to
each other, although often behind various forms of screens or masks
to preserve our mutual safety. Time was if you saw somebody going
down the street wearing a mask you would wonder which bank they were
about to rob and now to add irony to irony we are expected to wear a
mask to go to the bank!
All
of which illustrated the timeless truth that we should not judge
people by outward appearances. There are good and bad reasons for
using screens and there are good and bad reasons for wearing masks -
what matters is why we do what we do and what we seek to achieve. If
it is love that is in our hearts then no matter what we do it is love
that will flow from us even if we are behind a screen or mask. It
can get through every barrier and will bring healing and hope to all
who receive it. As the hymn puts it - “Let
there be Love shared among us”!
Yours, Stephen
Returning
To Church - Guidelines For Parishioners & Visitors
For
those who plan to come to public worship please read the following
points of information and guidance:
Worship will
be at usual times: 9.00 Newcastle, 10.15 Straffan & 11.30
Celbridge.
Initially
there will be no Holy Communion services - when they resume further
guidance will be given.
Do not bring
your own books to church.
Do not come
to church if you have any of the symptoms associated with Covid19.
On arrival go
directly into church following guidance of wardens (avoid bottlenecks
at entrance).
Sanitizer
will be provided at entrance.
Wardens will
indicate where to sit to comply with social distancing and you should
go direct to seat and not engage with others on way to seat.
Alternate
pews are roped off and should not be used.
Please sit
alone or with members of your own household.
No singing.
(Organist may play or recorded music/hymns may be played.)
No physical
exchange of peace.
Masks are
recommended for adults (but not required if unable to wear one).
Service
sheets will be provided - please take home with you.
Leave nothing
in the church (papers, tissues etc.)
Collection
will be a retiring collection and if you prefer to give by other
means the details are on the parish website.
Names of
those attending will be recorded and kept temporarily for contact
tracing.
No tea or
coffee after church.
At end of
service, rear pews exit first and please observe social distancing
outside the building.
Hopefully
these restrictions can be relaxed before too long but please do your
best to follow them and keep the church safe for everybody.
Nobody
should feel under any pressure to return to church. Online services
will be available on cs-nl.org.
Bereavements
George
Harris died
on 25th
May following a long illness surrounded by his family, peacefully at
home. Our sympathy with his wife Mabel,
children,
Sharon,
Dorothy & Philip,
son-in-law Julian,
daughter-in-law Helen,
grandchildren, Logan,
Charlie, Grace, Mya & Pippa,
brothers Jimmy
& Willie (Newcastle-Lyons),
relations, family and friends. He was pre-deceased by his brothers
Ronnie,
Gay, Neville and
sisters Emma
& Irene.
A short ceremony took place at George’s
home in the open air on what was a beautiful sunny day and he was
given a substantial guard of honour by friends and neighbours who
lined the route from the house. His funeral service was held in
Mount Jerome Crematorium on 27th
May with his immediate family.
Our
prayers are with Shirley
Gibson and
her family as they had a double bereavement. Hilary
Carter, Shirley Gibson’s
sister
died two days after Shirley’s
daughter,
Louise’s
funeral.
A private ceremony took place for Louise.
She was buried in Mount Jerome on 22nd
June. Hilary
died
in Marymount Hospice, Cork and is survived by her husband Rev.
Arthur Carter,
her daughter, Isabel
and
sisters Rhoda
& Shirley.
May God comfort all who mourn.
Church
Finances
Like
many parishes, we rely on income from the Slip Hall and Car Boot
Sales and are aware that many parishioners have had reductions in
their incomes also.
For
parishioners who are unable to attend church and would normally
contribute by envelopes and are able to do so - payments can be made
direct to the bank accounts - remembering to include your
name in the narrative and envelope number.
IBAN: IE78AIBK93350301564099. BIC: AIBKIE2D. AIB, Celbridge.
Cheques to Celbridge & Straffan Church of Ireland Parish. Or for
Newcastle - cheques to Newcastle Church of Ireland Parish. IBAN:
IE19AIBK93350316126025. BIK: AIBKIE2D.
AIB Celbridge. Further details on www.cs-nl.org.
For those who have standing orders or have continued to contribute
to the parish financially over the last few months - thank you.
Books
of the Bible Quiz Results
Thanks
to all who entered the quiz which Linda
Daly set
me as a “challenge”.
There were 94 entries - 66 were correct and covered 14 counties and
1 from England! I’m
sure the postman was wondering why I got so much mail. The total
amount received was €526.00.
I envisaged donating the cost of producing the parish newsletter for
the year and give the balance to Christian Aid - and this is what I
have done. So €117.00
goes to the parish and the balance to Christian Aid. Many thanks to
everybody - I enjoyed the challenge and so did a lot of others! All
3 prize winners were from Cork! The answers are:-
1.
Wise sayings - PROVERBS
2.
Citizens of a huge place COLOSSIANS
3.
This person has 2 books and another wrote a diary SAMUEL
4
Grade work MARK
5.
…. Rantzen ESTHER
6.
Expressions of sorrow LAMENTATIONS
7.
Hey …..! (song) JUDE
8.
48 5 23 NUMBERS
9.
He had a whale of a time! JONAH
10.
A person’s occupation JOB
11.
Version of the Bible/King JAMES
12.
Seen in court JUDGES
13.
Fact newly made known REVELATION
14.
A mixed up part of the body and a fruit PHILEMON
15.
… Radcliffe/Day-Lewis DANIEL
16.
Phil Collins’ rock band GENESIS
17.
Man makes drink HEBREWS
18.
Sodium, bees do this NAHUM
19.
George, Richard KINGS
20.
Citizens of European capital ROMANS
21.
There are 150 of these PSALMS
22.
Proven fact without a beverage! RUTH
23.
Patron Saint of brewers/surgeons LUKE
24.
What there will be when cocooning is over! EXODUS
A
further €50.00
was received and sent to the Treasurer.
No
Ongoing Events
It
is hoped to recommence the Wednesday morning services in September.
Easter
Vestries
Directions
are awaited from the Diocesan office.
Confirmation
There
will be no confirmation for our parish this year as the first class
coincided with the lockdown so candidates are not prepared.
Services
During Covid Restrictions
On
behalf of all the parishioners and readers of CSNL NEWS, a big “thank
you”
to our Rector
for producing services Sunday by Sunday which we could participate
in .. and sing! It was good also to see the churches while we
watched on devices. Thanks too to all who took part in readings,
prayers, photography, singing and playing the organs. The Editor
spotted that on 7th
June, which centred on creation that participants included - 2 Weirs,
a River,
3 Brookes
&
1 Lougheed!
There
were more contributions to the Online Songs Of Praise on 28th
June than could be included and so these will be held over for
another Songs of Praise in the autumn in church. Thanks to the
producer - our Rector,
Stephen, writer,
Linda Daly &
Researcher, Dee
Huddleston, Jenny Shaw on
the organ & videos by Aaron
Neill, Jos Evertsen,
Sarah Lynn &
Malachy McKenna, Bill Nicholson, Gordon Bass, Zoe Lipson, Gwen &
Tom Watkins, Vivien Bond, Linda Daly & Lilian Webb for
their videos as to why they chose their favourite hymns. Our Rector
introduced the
favourites of Zoe
Lipson, John Darlow, Betty Beattie, Jim Gleeson, Rebecca Taylor and
June Galligan. The
hymns were - Praise my Soul, Guide me O thou Great Jeohovah, For all
the Saints, Dear Lord and Father, Count your blessings, Father I
place, As the Deer pants, We plough the fields, How great is our God,
O Jesus I have promised, How great thou art, Shout to the Lord, Shine
Jesus Shine, Great is thy faithfulness, Amazing Grace and There is a
Redeemer.
All
services resumed on 5th
July with a Service of the Word - Returning to Church and commenced
with the Easter Greeting. They will continue to be online but they
will not be available until Sunday afternoons as they will consist of
a recording of one of the Sunday morning services in the parish.
Primrose
Hill National School
Thanks
to Intel, School Principal, Mrs.
Caroline Flood & our
Rector
received
a €4,000
grant on 11th
June at Castletown House, Celbridge from Intel Pride of Place for
school playground refurbishment. Congratulations
to the 6th class who had their online Graduation on June, 24th.
We wish them well as they embark on the next stage of their lives.
Thanks to the teachers and pupils who had to learn new ways of
learning and have to prepare over the summer for the re-opening of
the school in compliance with government guidelines. Best wishes
also to those who are awaiting the results of their “Leaving
Certificate” and have decisions to make when results come out.
Christian
Aid
Dee
Huddleston, Church
and Community Officer for Christian Aid preached in Christ Church
Cathedral, Dublin on its Patronal Festival on Trinity Sunday which
was streamed live. The Eucharist was celebrated by the Archbishop of
Dublin, Dr. Jackson.
Also in attendance were Dean
Dunne & Rev Abigail Sines,
Dean’s Vicar in Christ Church Cathedral. Dee
had walked around Straffan for the 31 days in March carrying 2
buckets of water and had raised over €3,500. She was inspired by a
67 year old widowed grandmother Rose
Jonathan who walks
for 6 hours a day to fetch water for her family. She has been
looking after her 6 grandchildren alone since her daughters moved
away from the village for work.
Sunday
Services - July/August
Sunday
Newcastle 9 a.m. Straffan 10.15 a.m. Celbridge 11.30 a.m.
1st Holy
Communion Service of the Word Holy Communion
2nd Service
of Word Holy Communion Service of the Word
3rd Holy
Communion Morning Prayer Holy Communion
4th
Morning Prayer Holy Communion Morning Prayer
5th
30/8/20
United
Service - Christ Church, Celbridge. 11.30 a.m.
Please
note that Holy Communion services recommence in Newcastle &
Celbridge on 19th
July and in Straffan on 26th.
Chuckle
Time
The
oldest computer was owned by Adam
& Eve.
It was an Apple with very limited memory. Just 1 Byte and
everything crashed!
Thanks
Thanks
to all who have worked to keep us safe since the Coronavirus hit our
shores - all who work in shops, chemists, post offices, delivery
services etc., and especially all working in the hospital and health
care service in the front line. Also for those in Government, the
Department of Health and HSE in steering the country through the
pandemic and continuing to do so.
Thanks
to all who looked after the church grounds since the churches closed
- the grass continued to grow!
Closing
Date - September/October Issue Of CSNL NEWS
The
closing date will be on Monday, 24th
August so that the issue can be available at the United Service on
Sunday, 30th
August in Christ Church, Celbridge.
Take
Time
Now
that many of us have had a lot of the above, here is a verse I came
across on a 1992 postcard while tidying files.
Take
time to think - it is the source of power.
Take
time to read - it is the foundation of wisdom.
Take
time to play - it is the secret of staying young.
Take
time to be quiet - it is the opportunity to seek God.
Take
time to be aware - it is the opportunity to help others.
Take
time to love and be loved - it is God’s
greatest gift.
Take
time to laugh - it is the music of the soul.
Take
time to be friendly - it is the road to happiness.
Take
time to dream - it is what the future is made of.
Take
time to pray - it is the greatest power on earth.
“There
is a time for everything …”
Wash
your hands. Keep your distance. Stay safe. Pray for a vaccine.
Who’s
Who In The Parish
Rector:
Rev. Stephen Neill 01-6288231 087-2328172
The
Church Review
May,
June, July/August editions are only available on line - and can be
read/downloaded from the parish facebook page.
Heritage
Week - 15th
to 23rd
August
Theme
this year is “Heritage
and Education: learning from our heritage“.
2020
- A Fresh Vision
