P I N S: Parish of Newcastle and Newtownmountkennedy With Calary January 2011

P ARISH I NFORMATION N EWS
S HEET
Parish of Newcastle and
Newtownmountkennedy
with Calary
January 2011
MAY GOD GRANT YOU ALL A HAPPY AND

PEACEFUL NEW YEAR!
Please send any items for inclusion in February PINS to:

Rev. William Bennett mobile: 087 9480317 email: revwilliambennett@eircom.net
Clodagh Jennings mobile: 086 8558886 email: info@newcastleparish.org
Items need to be received by Wednesday 26 January for publication on Sunday 30th.
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For further information visit: www.newcastleparish.org,

www.newtownmountkennedyparish.org or www.calaryparish.org
If you would like a lift to anything happening in the parish, please don’t hesitate to contact
us at the numbers above.
Please note that the time of services and events can vary! If you loose your copy of
PINS remember that service times and events can be checked on the parish website
on the ‘Calendar of Events’.
DATE CHURCH TIME SERVICE READING
Sunday 2nd:
Calary 9.30am F.S. with Holy Baptism
St. Matthew’s 10.45am M.P. Ephesians 1: 3 - 14
Crèche Newcastle 12noon H.C. John 1: 1- 9
Sunday 9th:
Calary 9.30am M.P. Isaiah 42: 1 - 9
St. Matthew’s 10.45am H.C. Acts 10: 34 - 43
Crèche Newcastle 12noon M.P.
Sunday 16th:
Calary 9.30am F.S. John 1: 29 - 42
St. Matthew’s 10.45am M.P.
Newcastle 3.30pm Wicklow Gospel Choir
Sunday 23rd:
S.S. & Crèche Calary 9.30am H.C. 1 Corinthians 1:
St. Matthew’s 10.45am M.P. 10 - 18
S.S. & Crèche Newcastle 12noon M.P. Matthew 4: 12 - 23
Sunday 30th: 1 Corinthians 1:

S.S. & Crèche Calary 9.30am M.P. 18 - 23
S.S. & Crèche Newcastle 12noon M.P. Matthew 5: 1 - 12
St. Matthew’s 7.00pm Healing Service
Holy Communion is celebrated every Wednesday, with prayer for the sick, at 10.30
am in St Matthew’s followed by a cup of tea and chat in the McLean Room.
All welcome!
Tea & coffee are served in the McLean Room after each service in St. Matthew’s.
On Sunday 16th Wicklow Gospel Choir will sing in Newcastle as we join with
the local community in a service to mark the week of prayer for Christian unity.
You are welcome to tea over in the school after the service.
FAMILY NOTICES
Holy Matrimony
Paul Joseph Daly and Claire Patricia Tierney, Ashlea, Leabeg Lane, Newcastle were
married on 10th December in Newcastle Parish Church. Paul and Claire were blessed with
a lovely day between the earlier snow and the very heavy snow which came just days after
their wedding.
Edward Robert Massey, Redford House, Redford, Greystones, Co

Wicklow and Kathleen Sylvia Rountree, Threarah, Newcastle Lower, Co
Wicklow were married in Newcastle Parish Church on 28th December. The
snow had cleared and it was a beautiful day for Ed and Kate to celebrate their 'big day'.
We congratulate both these couples and wish them long and happy lives together and
God's blessing in their marriages.
TUESDAY CLUB
On January 11th we will have a Quiz to make sure that our brains haven’t atrophied over
Christmas, so, sharpen up your wits and come along providing the weather is kind enough
to allow travel to Newtown.
PARENT AND TODDLER GROUP

The Parent and Toddler Group will start up again on Monday 10th January when the
schools have gone back. As usual anyone with a baby or preschool child welcome from
10.30am to 12.30pm in the Rectory Cottage for tea and play.
COFFEE IN THE COTTAGE

Coffee in the cottage will continue every Tuesday throughout January. All welcome
between 10.30am and 12.30pm.
LEISURELY LUNCH
Lunch in the Cottage for January will be on Thursday 20th. All welcome at €5 a head.
TABLE TENNIS
Table Tennis every Wednesday from 8pm in the McLean Room. Table Tennis will resume
in Calary from Thursday 13th in the Church Room. New players welcome to either group.
Youth Club
Events are being planned for the 14th and 28th January. Contact one of the leaders below
for more details.
Claire Adams 086 8479270 Paul McAndrew 085 7871541
Andrew Johnston 086 8616375 Yvonne Johnston 086 8508879
Calary New Year Dinner and Quiz

A New Year Dinner and quiz will be held on Friday 7th January in the Church Room.
Time 7.30 for 8pm.Tickets €15 to include a glass of wine.
Please book by Sunday 2nd January to any member of the Select Vestry
Organists A small prize is on the way to Irene
Sunday 5th December marked the official Croly whose entry form was pulled from
retirement date for our long serving all the correct replies to the Christmas
organists Connie Valentine and Ruby Carol Quiz in November PINS. Well
Stringer. Unfortunately Ruby was in done!
hospital recovering from her fall but Christmas Bazaar
Connie was in church to play for the last Over €1700 was
time. She was presented with a bouquet in raised during the two
appreciation of her dedication and days of the Bazaar.
commitment over so many years. Thank you to all who
helped, contributed
FIELDS OF LIFE or attended over the
Thank you everyone who has supported weekend.
the Fields of Life Sponsorship of children
in 2010. Thanks also to Pat O’Gorman Newcastle and Newtownmountkennedy
who did a sponsored walk of the Wicklow Select Vestry meeting on Tuesday 11th
Way which raised €600 and also to Grace January at 8pm in the McLean Room
Norse who raised over €200 at her lunch
in September. These two contributions A rota for cleaning Newcastle Church in
went to Fields of Life towards the sinking 2011 has been put up in the porch if any
of a well to supply the children with clean volunteers would like to put their name
water. If any member of the Parish would down. Thank you to all those who have
like to contribute to the sponsorship the kept the church clean during the past
Rector will point you in the direction of year. It is much appreciated.
the collector in your church. Sponsors are
always needed. T.N. Parish Centre
Tenders have been received from builders
Helpers Wanted and it is hoped to appoint a builder
Would you be willing to be part sometime in the New Year.
of a group available to help
sometimes with coffee on NEWSHEET
Tuesdays, lunch once a month The Rector would like to hear from
or various other functions? If so anyone who would like to take over the
please contact Clodagh 086 job of producing PINS. This involves
8558886 or Karen 087 2866889 gathering the information, typing it up,
photocopying and folding, labelling and
Thank you very much to those who distributing it between the three churches
contributed to the boxes in the back of St. every month. If anyone is interested
Matthew’s. Your donations were much please contact the Rector 087 9480317 or
appreciated by those who received them for more information contact Clodagh
at Christmas. 086 8558886.
Your
Quiz Winner correspondent would
like to take this opportunity to thank June
Roe for providing the news from Calary
for the past eleven years and also to thank
Julian Plant for promptly putting the new
edition of PINS and various messages on
the website every month since it went live
in October 2008.

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P ARISH I NFORMATION N EWS

MAY GOD GRANT YOU ALL A HAPPY AND

Please send any items for inclusion in February PINS to:

For further information visit: www.newcastleparish.org,

Sunday 30th: 1 Corinthians 1:

Edward Robert Massey, Redford House, Redford, Greystones, Co

PARENT AND TODDLER GROUP

COFFEE IN THE COTTAGE

Calary New Year Dinner and Quiz

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