Tralee & Dingle Newsletter April 2018

Date	Ballyseedy 9.45 am	Tralee 10.45 am	Ballymac 12 noon		Kilgobbin 10.00 am	Dingle 12 noon	Killiney 7pm
1st April		HC	HC	HC		HC	Stations of the Resurrection.
8^th April	MP	HC	MP	MP		MP
15^th April	HC	MP	MP	HC		HC
22^nd April		MP	HC	MP		HC
29^th April	No Service	HC	No Service	HC		HC

New Book, Ballymacelligott and Ballyseedy Parishes

Next month sees the publication of the History of the Parishes of Ballymacelligott, Ballyseedy, O’Brennan and Nohoval written in 1932 by R.C. priest Fr William Ferris but never previously published. The book contains a wealth of genealogical and historical material relating to the Protestant community in these parishes going back hundreds of years. Tralee man Brendan McCarthy has spent five years editing and indexing the manuscript. The website for the book www.ballymacelligott.com helpfully contains a surname index so you can check to see if your family or ancestors are mentioned. The price of the book is to be confirmed but will be circa €15.

St Patricks Day.

Members of The 1st Tralee Boy's Brigade participated in the Tralee parade. The theme of their banner was to highlight the danger to fish life from waste plastic in the oceans.

Rev Phyllis and Rev Jim were present at the 9am Mass in Ballymullen barracks with members of the reserve defence forces, at which shamrock was blessed. Jim represented the parish on the stand to view the Tralee parade.

Confirmation:

The service of confirmation will be held on the 6^th May in St Johns Ashe Street at 10.45am. Confirmation classes continue as follows:

14^th April, 18^th April, 28^th April at 5pm with a rehearsal in St Johns on the 5^th May at a time to be decided.

Easter Vestry.

The Tralee Easter Vestry will be held in Teach an tSolais on the 19^th April at 7.30pm

The Camp and Dingle Easter Vestry will be held in Camp on the 18^th April at 7.30pm.

Sunday Club (Sunday School): will be held on the following dates----15^th April, 29^th April, 13^th Mary, and 10^th June will be last Sunday before the school holidays. Sunday Club continues in Ballymac on the first and third Sunday of the month.

Healer Prayer: the prayer service for healing will be held on Tuesday, April 3^rd at 8 pm in Teach an tSolais, followed by tea and fellowship. Please write in the black note books at the back of your church or contact marion.hogan@hotmail.com if you have any names you would like included.

Links Ladies: will be having a makeup party in April, more details nearer the time. This will be our final meeting for this season. Our weekend away which was scheduled for May 19th has been cancelled as it would clash with the concert planned for St John's that weekend.  It is hoped to reschedule for September.

St. James Church, Dingle Restoration Project: Rev Phyllis writes

Since coming to look after the churches on the Peninsula, St. James has become very close to my heart. It is an iconic church, reknown worldwide, much due to it being the venue for 'Other Voices' over the past 16 or 17 years. It has been a platform for a number of talented young people, many of whom have gone on to become very successful and famous. Yet it still excites those who are chosen to perform there to this day.

It is very much at the heart of the Dingle Community and, throughout the year, plays a role in the many festivals for which Dingle is famous. Visitors come especially to see the church and hundreds of people experience the ambiance and spiritual presence of this special place.

Which leads me to say that first and foremost, St. James is a place of worship. It atttracts Pilgrims walking the Dingle Way, as well as its pilgrimage links to Santiago de Compostella. Pilgrims from Spain in Medieval times were thought to have been instrumental in building the church and named it after their own St. James. In the following years, many pilgrims set out from Dingle on spiritual journeys to Santiago de Compostella to follow the Way of St. James.

St. James was rebuilt in 1808 and, like many old buildings, is in need of repair and restoration – the cost of which will be in the region of €500,000. To launch the fund-raising and to raise awareness of the project, on 1st May 2018, I will be rekindling our links to St. James of Santiago, and walking the last 116km of the Camino in Spain. St. James Church, restored and improved, will continue to serve God and the community into the next century. I am most grateful for all the encouragment and support I have received and, if you would like to sponsor me on my journey, please donate as follows:

On line at ifundraise.ie St. James, Dingle

By cheque: payable to Kilgobbin Church Dingle Union (marked on the back 'St James Restoration Fund') c/o The Reverend Phyllis Jones, The New Rectory Camp, Tralee, Co. Kerry. V92 W0Y5

Outward Bound: Robert Hoffman from Annascaul and David Tough from Tralee, both members of Tralee and Dingle Union of Parishes, are taking part in a Church Mission Society Ireland (CMSI) team to visit Kenya in for two weeks in July this year.

CMSI has been involved for many years in developing partnership links with the Church in Kenya. The Team will help strengthen the link with Kajiado Diocese by engaging with ongoing ministries amongst the local community. There will be opportunities to do building/repair work, teaching/training of Lay Readers and craft training for women. The team will also see first-hand some of the projects supported by link parishes (e.g. Oltiasika water tanks, farm and tractor, women’s empowerment, Oloosuyian Girls Secondary School.)

Robert and David are looking forward to their visit to Kenya and any support you can give be much appreciated. On return we will be available to speak to interested groups about our experiences in Kenya.

Items for the Newsletter.

Please send items for inclusion in the newsletter to Marion Hogan @ marion.hogan@hotmail.com

Today's Prayer

O Lord, you know how busy I must be this day; If I forget you, do not forget me.

Happy Easter

Christ is Risen,