| Dear Beloved Community, We don’t speak about transformation enough in church. That was one of the conclusions from Sunday’s sermon based on Romans 12: 1-8. Transformation is at the heart of everything we do. The terms and conditions of discipleship include a radical transformation of the self. DL Moody the American evangelist once said: ‘the bible was not given for our information, but for our transformation’.Sometimes our churches have not been places of transformation, but rather places of conformity, and that should concern us. We have been complicit in some of the worst horrors of our age, racism, sexism; we have preserved a status quo that segregate and excludes. We have conformed and compelled others to conform to our own cultural likeness rather than to the likeness of Jesus.As the summer ends, and we begin a new term afresh, let our prayer be a prayer of transformation. Jesus, transform me to be more like you. Jesus, transform me so that I may help transform the world. Blessings Rev Rob Service for Sunday 3rd September: 8:30am: Holy Communion. 9:45am: Blessing of the Backpacks 11:00am: Morning Prayer. Blessing of the Backpacks Kick off the school year the right way! As the new school year begins, we pray for everyone in their daily work, whatever that work. We invite you to bring whatever you use each day – a backpack, a school bag, a briefcase, a baby bag, a toolbox, a diary, anything. Join us for a service of prayer and blessing. Looking forward to seeing you. |
| Service for Sunday 3rd September: 8:30am: Holy Communion. 9:45am: Blessing of the Backpacks 11:00am: Morning Prayer. Blessing of the Backpacks Kick off the school year the right way! As the new school year begins, we pray for everyone in their daily work, whatever that work. We invite you to bring whatever you use each day – a backpack, a school bag, a briefcase, a baby bag, a toolbox, a diary, anything. Join us for a service of prayer and blessing. Looking forward to seeing you. |
Notes for this Week Tuesday Midweek Service at 11:30am Our midweek service is back this Tuesday the 22nd of August in the church. Looking forward to seeing everyone again. Gathering Grounds Cafe We are open Monday till Saturday! See you over a coffee of for lunch Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. New Website We have a regular update of our parish calendar on our new website. You might like to have a look or save it to your favourites. It is particularly phone friendly if you prefer to access these things on your mobile – https://kilternanparish.ie/ Parish BBQ date for the diary. Join us from 4pm on the 9th September for our parish BBQ. More detail to follow, but we also plan to have the rugby on the big screen in the afternoon! The Parish Choirs: All Returning to Rehearsals on Tuesday 5th SeptemberContact Kevin our Music Co-ordinator at music@kilternanparish.ie for any info. Try Out Junior Choir:Children from 2nd to 6th Class are welcome to come try out our Junior Choir at 3:15pm on Tuesday 5th September in the Kilternan Centre Meeting Room. Click on the link to find out more & sign-up for the event.https://kilternan.churchsuite.com/events/tq4thzgl Join New Youth Choir:A Brand-New Youth Choir for those aged 12+ will start at 7pm on Tuesday 5th September in Kilternan Centre Meeting Room.We welcome those who like to sing & those who can play musical instruments. Find out more & Sign-Up at this link:https://kilternan.churchsuite.com/events/nv7zilrm Church Choir:Our Church Choir is also returning after the summer break. We rehearse on Tuesdays at 8pm in the Kilternan Centre Meeting Room.If you’re interested in getting involved, please email Kevin. Music Teams:Occasionally, there are some Church Services the choirs don’t provide music at. If you would be interested in helping out with music, whether through singing or playing an instrument in a group, email Kevin with your interest. |
| Other Happenings Changing the Story Conference We are delighted to host the launch of the Mother’s Union ‘Equipping The Church To Take Action and End Domestic Abuse’ Programme’ on the 16th September. Keynote speakers include Bekah Legg, CEO Restored and Rev Dr Helen Paynter, theologian and author.If you are interested you can register here: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/changing-the-story-conference-dublin-tickets-637371995797 Summer Reads Every edition of Klips has a book review section. We thought it might be interesting next edition to invite you to give a short summary of a book you read over the summer. Short reviews are invited – no more than 150 words. We would need to get them into the parish office by the 31st August. Alpha at the Gathering Grounds This Autumn we are running Alpha once again and you and yours are invited! We start on Sunday, September 17th at the Gathering Grounds from 7.30 – 9.15 pm. If you would like to explore your faith and what it means to you or would love to encourage a friend or relative to do so, then this is for you!Alpha is designed to spend a little time on big questions that can help you enrich and grow your understanding of life, meaning and faith in a fun and relaxed way. It’s for people of any denomination or faith, or indeed none. There is food, a video presentation, followed by discussion in a small group. You may have a burning question or want to say nothing at all – that’s perfectly fine. There are 10 Sunday evening sessions and one Saturday. It may seem like a big commitment, but why not come to the first session with a friend and see how you like it?You can watch a video of what to expect here: https://youtu.be/2Xq5f6QOwVo You can register here: https://kilternan.churchsuite.com/events/mipmlza2If you have any questions, you can email me at susan.otoole@alphaireland.org Pilates Class with Cathy Soraghan Pilates classes with Cathy are starting back from Wednesday, 6th September in the main hall from 7-8pm. To register, please contact Cathy on 086 875 8744. Irish Girl Guides – Kilternan Ladybirds (for girls aged 5-7 years) Kilternan Ladybirds will start back late September. New girls are welcome, for further information or to register interest email: ladybirdskilternan@gmail.com (flyer attached) Anam Cara South Dublin Anam Cara South Dublin, the organisation that supports bereaved parents, is holding its monthly Parent Evening for bereaved parents on Monday 11th September at 7:15pm in the Maldron Hotel, Whitestown Way, Tallaght. This event is free and open to all bereaved parents regardless of the age your child died, the circumstances of their death, or whether their death was recent or not. Scam Warning!I am aware that some parishioners continue to be spammed by someone pretending to the rector of Kilternan. This is a highly sophisticated scam and has made for an incredibly painful week. I might ask you to do a few things.You will only receive communication from the parish from official email accounts, office@kilternanparish.ie or rector@kilternanparish.ie or from the rectors mobile 087 149 6605. Be careful of email addresses seeking to closely mimic these.If you receive any suspicious communication do not answer it. Check with me directly using official communication if unsure.Consider reporting and blocking the scammer.On WhatsApp: When you report someone, WhatsApp will keep track of that user should they get reported numerous times after that. By reporting them, you contribute to a case against them that can ultimately result a user being banned, temporarily or, in extreme cases, permanently – https://faq.whatsapp.com/iphone/security-and-privacy/how-to-block-and-unblock-contacts/?lang=enOn Gmail. Please use the block sender function. You can report the person by sending the address of the fraudulent email here – https://support.google.com/mail/contact/abuse?hl=en Sadly, this has become too common an experience for clergy and other persons of public confidence. For more general information on avoiding scams, have a look on the Church of Ireland website: https://www.ireland.anglican.org/about/information/website-hosting-email-information-software/stay-safe-online |
| Kilternan Administrative ProcessesThe Kilternan Church Office. The office is usually open from 9:30 till 12:30, Monday to Friday. Contact Annemarie McCleane:Administrator Office@kilternanparish.ie Tel: 01 295 2643.You might like to follow Kilternan parish on our Facebook networks for more instant information about what is going on in the parish. You can follow us at https://www.facebook.com/KilternanParishChurch |
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