Of all thy gifts, God, give to me

Courage, tact and sympathy

Cheerfulness, a ready hand

A warm, true heart to understand

A little of the agony

And suffering that has to be.

And give me love and give me grace

That in each mother I may trace

A likeness to thy mother dear

That I may help her quell her fear

That in her pain, her spirit true

And heart of love may help her through.

And in each babe that comes to earth

Each tiny soul I help to birth

God, let me treat as if ‘twere Thee

I nursed and bathed upon my knee

Help me to worship with my heart

And in adoration, take my part.

And help me teach when pain is o’er

The mother, that she looks before,

And take her baby’s feet, the way

Of truth and righteousness, and pray

That following thee, the babe may grow

In grace and Holiness below.

SEPTEMBER 2015

RATHMICHAEL PARISH

NEWSLETTER

www.rathmichael.dublin.anglican.org

Dear Parishioners and other friends, In the past I have copied a “Nurses’ Prayer” here. So so meaningful and lovely for the one with a vocation to nursing. (Under paid and over worked would indicate ‘Vocation’ would it not!!). I was surprised and very glad in these sanitised Politically Correct times that our Debbi and her graduate friends were part of a service “Blessing of the Hands” in Holles Street, National Maternity Hospital. This prayer was included.

And when a baby, white and still

Has drawn his breath, then lost the will

To live, help me to bring her eyes

To see that where he baby lies

So safe upon the Saviour’s breast

Is, after all, perhaps the best.

God help me, too, when strained and white

A father watches through the night

When all that he holds dear is tried

And all his help has been denied

Help me to speak a word of cheer

That he may chase away his fear.

God, keep me pure in mind and heart

That, in all honour, my small part

Of serving Thee may so be done

That at the setting of the sun

And weighing up the ill and good

I may have done just all I could.

Amen

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C U @ the Fete!! God bless, Fred

The Midwives Prayer

SUNDAY

08.30 HRS

11.00 HRS

19.00 HRS

LECTORS

The FOURTEENTH SUNDAY after TRINITY Green 6th SEPTEMBER 2015

H.C.

HOLY COMMUNION

With Holy Baptism Proverbs 22: 1-2, 8-9, 22-23

Psalm 125 James 2: 1-10, (11-13),

14-17 Mark 7: 24-37

EVENING PRAYER

Barbara and Terry Bates

The FIFTEENTH SUNDAY after SUNDAY Green 13th SEPTEMBER 2015

H.C.

FAMILY SERVICE

Proverbs 1: 20-33 Psalm 19

James 3: 1-12 Mark 8: 27-38

You are invited for coffee

following the service

HOLY COMMUNION

Keith Garland

The SIXTEENTH SUNDAY after TRINITY Green 20th September 2015

H.C.

MORNING PRAYER

Psalm 1

James 3: 13 - 4: 3, 7-8a Mark 9: 30-37

COMPLINE

Peter Markham

The SEVENTEENTH SUNDAY after TRINITY Green 27th SEPTEMBER 2015

H.C.

MORNING PRAYER With Holy Baptism

James 5: 13-20

Psalm 124 Mark 9: 38-50

You are invited to coffee

after the service

EVENING SERVICE

Peadar Bruton

CHURCH SERVICES - SEPTEMBER 2015

PARISH REGISTERS:

HOLY BAPTISM: 9th August 2015; Grace Jacqueline, daughter of Alison

and Paul Sharpe, London. We welcome Grace Jacqueline to her Christian

family and we will keep her and those who look after her in our prayers.

HOLY MATRIMONY: 20th July 2015: Alice, daughter of Owen and Anita Goodbody, Foxrock, and Mark, son of the late Philip and Maura Griffin, Corbawn Avenue, Shankill, following their recent marriage. We wish Alice and Mark every blessing as they begin their married lives together. FUNERAL: 24th August 2015: Walter, beloved husband of Cynthia Scott, Corbawn Avenue, Shankill, Dublin 18. We extend our sincere sympathy to Cynthia, her extended family and friends on Walter’s death and we will keep her in our prayers at this sad time.

Rathmichael Walkers

Meet at the end of Corbawn Lane at 12 noon on Saturday September 26th.

We plan to walk along Killiney beach and then by road to Dalkey where we will have lunch and then walk back again, but there is always the option of taking the Dart! Everybody welcome. Strong shoes needed as the first part of the beach is quite rocky.

Contact Helen 087 234 2689 or

Sonia. 087 679 8876

36th Dublin (Rathmichael) Scout Group

Registration night will take place for all

Sections on Monday 7th September in

The Burton Hall, Rathmichael School, @ 7 p.m. Mark Duncan - Group Leader - 086 727 2300

GRIP YOUTH GROUPGRIP YOUTH GROUPGRIP YOUTH GROUPGRIP YOUTH GROUP

GripGripGripGrip is Rathmichael's Youth Group for 1st years and

up. This new year will bring exciting games and discus-sions in a year called “Remember Confirmation”, where the youth group will look back on Confirmation and see how it still applies to them today. Also starting this September is a Youth Group for the younger kids who attend 5th and 6th class - as yet to be named. It will focus on community and games giv-ing a great opportunity to hang out with friends out-side of school.

GripGripGripGrip will start Saturday the 12th September from 7

p.m. to 9 p.m. In The Erck Hall beside Rathmichael Church. The younger group will start Saturday the 19th September from 6.30 p.m. till 8.00 p.m. Looking forward to seeing you all then. Jonathan Byford - 087 683 9272 Email: byfordjonathan@gmail.com

THE ALPHA/IN-BETWEEN BOOK CLUB

The three books listed below have been selected for the September meeting which will be on Tuesday 29th September 2015 @ 8.00 p.m. in the home of Daisy Corrie, "Dun a Ri", 1 Rathmichael Hill, Shankill. Phone: 01-2720001

"The Framing of Harry Gleeson" by Kieran Fagan

"The Cove" by Ron Rash

"Miss Garnet's Angel" by Salley Vickers

RATHMICHAEL PARISH PARENTS

BABIES & TODDLERS

We look forward to seeing everyone on

Wednesday 9th September - 10.30 a.m.to 12 noon

In The Erck Hall, beside Rathmichael Church.

THE THURSDAY GROUP

We will meet in the home of Neville and Anne Thompson, Kelgar, Seafield, on Thursday

17th September at 10.30 a.m.

If you need a lift - phone Anne @ 2824202.

SUNDAY CLUB

We look forward to seeing all our young members on Sunday 20th September - and hope to welcome new members. Sunday School is for boys and girls from 4 to 12 years

4 - 6 year old 7 - 9 year old 10 - 12 year old

Debbie Duncan Niamh Ann McCann

Jonathan Byford

SHANKILL DAYCARE CENTRE

Opportunity for volunteering at Shankill Old Folks Daycare Centre. Would you like to be part of caring for the elderly of Shankill? We need volunteers to be part of a rota to help in the Daycare centre one morning every three weeks. For further information, please contact the Day-care Centre at 2826364 and talk to our Nurse Manager, Jacinta O'Sullivan.

SEPTEMBER ROTAS

DATE CHURCH BRASS HALL

5th

Pamela Hill

Valerie Howie

13th

Helen Warinton

Charlotte Norwood

Valerie Howie

20th

Helen Warinton

Charlotte Norwood

27th

Marilyn Griffith

Linda Orr

CHURCH, BRASS & HALL CLEANING CHURCH FLOWERS

6th & 13th Johanna King Hall

20th & 27th Anne Golden

6th Fernanda Power 13th Family Service 20th Grace O’Brien 27th Katie Fox

SUNDAY CRECHE

CHURCH COFFEE

13th Marian Conboy Gill Allen Shirley Garland & Gilly Goodbody 27th Heather Hewat Olivia Uhlar

Fernanda Power & Helen Darcy

RATHMICHAEL FETE

This is our very last chance to tell everyone how much we need YOUR help on Saturday 5th September!! PLEASE - let us know if you can come along and give a few hours on a Stall. You have lists in previous Newsletters of all the Stallholders - please get in touch with them. You can also contact Mark Thornburgh @ 086 383 1655 or Anne Thompson @ 086 893 7067 - a text will do - to offer your assistance. We particularly need baked goodies for the Refreshments and Cake Stalls AND helpers for the very successful but very busy Refreshments. Please contact Corinna Dolan @ 087 907 7529 if you can help in any way at all on Refreshments. We know that we can rely on everyone to step up and do their best and we look forward to seeing you there!