KnocKlyon News ST. C O L M C I L L E ' S P A R I S H N E W S L E T T E R - F E B R U A R Y 1 9 8 5

Goodbye Winter! Hello Spring! w

This month we spotted — Jennifer Butler, Cremorne, enjoying the Dublin slopes. Michael Farrelly, Knocklyon Court, gfad that Spring is here to get out and about.

D O S O M E T H I N G F O R L E N T ! D o n ' t let this L e n t be a n o t h e r L e n t of un fu l f i l l ed r e so lu t ions ; Or , worse still , of n o r e so lu t i on a t all!

Plan s o m e t h i n g de f in i t e ! A vague i n t e n t i o n t o live a b e t t e r l ife is abso lu te ly useless. Here are a f e w suggest ions . Why n o t t a k e u p some of t h e m dur ing L e n t .

- STOP! Smoking? Drinking? Overeating? - GO! To daily Mass (if normal practice is Mass on Sunday).

To Sunday Mass (if you have stopped Mass altogether). - DO! One of the Twilight Retreats (see insert).

A daily act of charity for someone. - PRAY! Morning and Evening, with a bit more care

• As you go about your daily work. • As you visit the Blessed Sacrament. • As you make the Stations of the Cross. • As you attend the Lenten Friday Prayer around the Cross.

M A K E F R I D A Y S S P E C I A L If y o u f i n d s o m e of t h e above t o o d e m a n d i n g o n a daily basis, w h y n o t set t le f o r a ' F r i d a y s O n l y ' Pol icy . , i t ' d be a great beginning. A n d t h e n , n e x t yea r . . . ?!

CHURCH SERVICES DURING LENT Beginning Ash Wednesday, February 20th, 1985.

Weekday Masses Mon. - Fri.: 7.10 a.m., 9.00 a.m., 10.00 a.m., 6.10 p.m. Saturdays: 9.00 a.m., 10.00 a.m., 11.00 a.m., 7.00 p.m.

Confessions Saturdays: 10.30 a.m. - 11.30 a.m., Before and after 7.00 p.m. Mass

Prayer Friday: 8.00 - 8.30 p.m. Half-hour of prayer for Lent. (Psalms, Scripture,

Silent Reflection on the Passion Intercession.) TWILIGHT RETREATS

Beginning 7.30 p.m. each evening. Wednesday February 27th Tuesday March 5th Thursday March 14th Thursday March 21st Monday March 25th (See insert for details and booking form.)

The programme for Holy Week will be included in the March Newsletter.

Fr. Andy O'Reilly Fr. Des Kelly Fr. Jim Kinahan Fr. Chris Conroy Fr. Peter O'Dwyer

Cubs Investiture Paul Maker

Stephen Phelan,

jgm Keith McDonnell Ronan Faherty

MEET FATHER ALAN Fr. Alan, alias "Patrick Fitz" of Newsletter fame, is a born optimist. You can tell that by his warm friendly interest in people. A chat with him and you feel like an old friend. May-be a bit of the Blarney 'eloquence' found its way to Kinsale, where he was born and christ-ened "Patrick". The "Alan" is his name in religion.

"I grew up in the war years" he remembers. "I suppose the town was a bit of a backwater then, but "his eyes light up," "I thought it was wonderful". And indeed it was - a near idyllic place to spend one's childhood.

Kinsale then was a quiet gentle place, steeped in history and almost forgotten. It wasn't a 'gourmet paradise' and the harbour didn't sport fancy yachts from foreign climes. It was full of little boats and fishermen with hemp nets and corks who pulled their nets ashore. The young boys played hurling and football and a popular sport with all, was a strange game called "Road Bowling" in which a 26 oz. iron ball was rolled for several miles along the open roads. Cheering supporters would follow the teams giving advice. Bets were taken - even on Sundays. A lot of time was spent looking for the ball when it disappeared into a ditch or piece of marshy land. Everyone would join jn the search. They still do - but now they use metal detectors!

Young Patrick was a member of the choir of the Parish Church of St. John the Baptist. Every Thursday, a young musician used to come down from Cork to take the practice. He always brought a bag of sweets. "It was a great night" says Fr. Alan. "I used to go for the sweets".

The Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel and the Novitiate replace the Carmelite Monas-tery which was built in 1334. They stand impressively at the top of a tree lined hill. Sometimes the choirboys would catch a glimpse of the novices walking into the town. A long line of black clothed young men, remote, mysterious — and the boys would stop and gaze as they passed. Small wonder that Patrick Fitz should find the Novitiate calling. After a year there, it was Dublin to complete his studies for the priesthood and U.C.D. where he gained a BA degree.

He was ordained in 1954 and went straight to White Abbey in Kildare and there commenc-ed his own mission, looking after the needs of the community.

Working for the missions was a very big part of his work. It was through this that he

started writing. He wrote the Carmelite News-letter under the name of Bonaventure. A third name? It had a widespread circulation and obviously brought pleasure to many people. He recalls a note he received from one old lady living alone "Dear Bonaventure. Thank you for the lovely Newsletter . . . It's the only letter I ever get . . ." It had other beneficii effects also. Money poured in from all sources, including the Racing community where one well known bookie, when the favourite was beaten, would donate the money received from the bets to the missions. I liked the story of the simple faith of the top trainer who always had his horses blessed and the famous jockey, who had a regular supply of brown scapulars and wore one for every race.

1982 brought him to Knocklyon. Did he feel sad leaving the people of Kildare after so many years? "Life is full of endings and beginnings" he said "I think it was a good thing to move out. People are the same everywhere, good, bad and indifferent. I've met a lot of good people in Knocklyon."

Don't you ever feel worried for the church and its future? "Sometimes I fear the tide of materialism approaching and gripping the country at large — or the total selfishness and loss of values in our everyday life. Then suddenly a mother or a grandmother speaks or acts, and I see the spiritual element still there in our people."

I wondered if he ever felt down, but, optim-istic as ever he told me . . . "That's when I walk up to the Hell Fire Club and when I look down on the city below me, I marvel at the beauty and complexity of it all — the jumble of toy houses — the sweep of the bay — the distant hills — and as I walk back, I feel good again".

Spring is just round the corner and as Fr. Alan says "There will soon be little lambs in Stocking Lane, promising a new life, a new beginning, a new hope". God's world is a truly wonderful place.

Eileen Casey

WEEKLY ENVELOPE COLLECTION Receipts for 1984 are not being issued so any-one who wishes to receive information about his/her donations for that period may contact Jim Smith (961226).

We enclosed a Standing Order Form/Query Form in December's magazine and received six enquiries.

From a total of 1,827 houses in the parish, the number of subscribers is 1,262 which represents 69% of households. Photo shows Group at Weekly Envelope Collection. From left: Mona Garvey, Fr. Alan, Mary McCann, Hugh Donnelly, Brian McCormack, Jimmy Smith.

IT COULD HAPPEN TO YOU . . .

Having pondered the notion of going to a Prayer Meeting for some time, there in the September issue of the Newsletter, was notice of one starting in our very own Parish. That's for me I thought, so off I went, slightly apprehensive on the first night.

When I got to the Parish Centre I saw a few vaguely familiar faces but none I knew very well, but as the Meeting got underway with lively hymn singing, I began to relax and feel more at ease in the peaceful atmosphere. Since then, I have become a regular attender at the Friday night meeting and have made many new friends.

Each night we have a scripture reading and some people share experiences of day to day life. There is no pressure on anyone present to speak, but I for one am glad of the many lessons I have learned from their shared ex-periences. There is a positive building up of each other in faith, and each time I attend I find myself reflecting on something new. To-wards the end of the night we have the oppor-tunity to pray for ourselves, families, friends and the special needs of the community. Often I experience great peace and joy when praying in the group. Our final sharing of the night is coffee, biscuits, a chat, and plenty of laughter.

So, if you are wondering if the prayer meet-ing might be for you, I can only say "What happened to me — could happen to you . . .". Please give it a try. You will be warmly wel-comed and made feel at ease as I was and perhaps like me, the Friday meeting may be-come part of your life.

Therese Wbyte

At Knocklyon Community Council A.G.M. Were

Tom Kitt, Councillor John Hannon, Chairman K.C.C.

Gerry Whyte

Micheal Fitzgerald, Idrone Drive seen at the Knocklyon Bridge Club

LADIES COMMITTEE Our A.G.M. took place on January 31st 1985. Rather than bore you with what happened last year, we would like, instead, to draw your attention to some of our activities this year. Toddlers' Morning: Every Wednesday at 10.30

Admission — 3 OP Social Evening: 2nd and 4th Tuesday of

every month — 8.30 p.m. Admission — 60p.

Work Morning: A number of us meet every Tuesday morning at 10.30 a.m. to make goods for the Christmas Fair.

PLEASE NOTE the change of DAY in the LAST two items.

At some future date we hope to announce a Social for those ladies of leisure of all age-groups who have no young children but would like to meet for coffee and tell us what kind of function they would enjoy.

New Faces at the Ladies Committee A.G.M. Left to right: Mary Slowey, Marie Connery, Frances Gallagher.

KNOCKLYON PAST The annual Lenten mission was a great gather-ing. The missions were held in Rathfarnham Church where the people came from the entire parish every evening. To accommodate all, additional benches filled the Church yard, people sat under trees, stood near the railings and the Missioner — remember no microphones in the 1950's — would shout his sermon so all could hear. "He could be heard in Dundrum"!!

OUR READERS WRITE . . . Dear E d i t o r :

I w o n d e r i f y o u c o u l d he lp t o set t le an a rgumen t w h i c h takes place regu lar ly in ou r house. Please speak w i t h a u t h o r i t y , as w e ' r e t o l d Jesus d i d in last S u n d a y ' s Gospe l and te l l us, f i r s t l y , is i t a m o r t a l sin or , f o r t h a t ma t t e r , any sin at al l , n o t t o a t t e n d Mass on S u n d a y , i f t h e reason f o r n o t go ing is t h a t : I j us t d o n ' t feel l i ke i t , get n o t h i n g o u t o f i t , o r f i n d i t bo r ing?

S e c o n d l y , are the re any C h u r c h laws any m o r e or have they been abo l ished or , so wa te red d o w n t h a t w e can f i n d ways r o u n d t h e m ? Take , f o r instance, t h e re la t ive ly new d i rec t i ve t o d o some f o r m o f penance on F r i d a y . Can w e jus t d ismiss tha t? saying — " n o b o d y is p a y i n g any a t t e n t i o n t o t h a t " . " I t w i l l p r o b a b l y be d r o p p e d again so w h y shou ld I b o t h e r a b o u t i t ? " .

When I was y o u n g , and m i n d y o u I haven ' t go t m y t w o fee t in t he grave ye t , e v e r y b o d y w e n t t o Mass, absta ined f r o m meat o n F r i day and pract ised t he i r re l ig ion o p e n l y . We d i d n ' t go t o C h u r c h expec t i ng t o be en te r ta ined . T h e Mass was in L a t i n and t o f o l l o w i t one had t o concen t ra te m o r e than w e have t o n o w a d a y s , y e t I t h i n k m o s t peop le w e n t w i l l i n g l y because they w a n t e d t o w o r s h i p G o d . C h i l d r e n were t a u g h t t o stay in t he i r seats and be seen b u t n o t heard. A r e these t r a d i t i o n s , w h i c h m o s t o f m y genera t ion were t a u g h t t o respect c o m p l e t e l y , o u t o f date? I f t h e y are, have w e replaced t h e m w i t h be t te r ones?

Y o u r s e tc , O l d Fash ioned Parent

E d i t o r ' s C o m m e n t :

I ' d need t i m e and space f o r t h a t one ! Wh i l e I ' m ponde r i ng , a n y o n e else l i ke t o c o m m e n t ? E d i t o r

Dear E d i t o r ,

M a y I use y o u le t ter page t o en t i ce all par ish ioners t o take par t in o u r f o r t h c o m i n g f i ve -m i le event , ( open t o fun-runners o f all ages, on June 9, 1095 ) . We w o u l d be seeking t o give substance t o t h e f o l l o w i n g ideo logy . 1. T o p r o m o t e t he d e v e l o p m e n t o f those phys ica l and m o r a l qua l i t i es w h i c h are t h e basis o f spor t . 2. T o educate y o u n g peop le t h r o u g h spor t in a sp i r i t o f be t t e r unde rs tand ing be tween each o the r and o f f r i endsh ip , t h e r e b y he lp ing t o b u i l d a be t te r and m o r e peacefu l w o r l d .

L e t us u n d e r t a k e t he task w i t h i n f e c t i o u s enthus iasm, and w i t h t he he lp o f o u r t r a i n i n g schedu le * , w e w i l l be ready t o face t h e s tar ter on June 9 t h n e x t , w i t h a b ig t u r n o u t o f m e n , w o m e n and ch i l d ren f o r t h i s f i r s t ever open race t o be organised in ou r area. M o r e h in ts o n t r a i n i ng , d i e t i n g in f u t u r e issues! ^

Y o u r s etc. , B rendan O ' M u r c h u . • (Cop ies avai lable in Chu rch and S u p e r q u i n n recep t ion ) .

Dear E d i t o r ,

T h e K n o c k l y o n C o m m u n i t y C o u n c i l w ishes t o i n f o r m y o u t h a t t he C o u n t y C o u n c i l is n o w in a p o s i t i o n to p rov i de a M o b i l e L i b r a r y Service in y o u r area. U n t i l f u r t h e r no t i ce , t h e t i m e and l o c a t i o n w i l l be as f o l l o w s : D a y : Every T h u r s d a y T i m e : 6 — 8 p . m . L o c a t i o n : Car Park , S u p e r q u i n n S h o p p i n g Centre .

Y o u r s e tc . , J o h n H a n n o n .

Dear E d i t o r ,

Just t o r e m i n d y o u r readers t h a t S t . Co lmc i l l e ' s Con fe rence o f S t . V i n c e n t de Paul was f o r m e d in Ma rch 1984 . We have 10 act ive members o f b o t h sexes and mee t every M o n d a y even ing at 7 . 3 0 , in t he Parish Cent re . A f t e r o u r mee t i ng w e v is i t t he fami l ies w e he lp . Th i s he lp usua l ly consists o f f i ncanc ia l a id , supp l y o f f u e l , he lp w i t h t h e var ious Soc ia l Services, p r o b l e m s w i t h t he E.S.B., mortgages, or jus t a v is i t t o a l one ly person.

M a y b e * w e can he lp y o u ? If so w e can assure y o u o f c o m p l e t e c o n f i d e n t i a l i t y , and t h e k n o w l e d g e t h a t w e o n l y c o n t a c t y o u on y o u r i n v i t a t i o n . We can be c o n t a c t e d in t h e Cen t re every M o n d a y , o r i f y o u l i ke , b y ' p h o n i n g 9 4 5 8 1 7 .

Y o u r s e tc . Sec re ta ry , S t . Co lmc i l l e ' s Con fe rence .

Dear E d i t o r ,

I read w i t h de l i gh t in t h e January e d i t i o n of t he K n o c k l y o n News t h a t t he K n o c k l y o n G o l f i n g Soc ie t y was adver t is ing f o r members . I am a very keen go l fe r b u t n o t c u r r e n t l y a m e m b e r o f any go l f c l ub . Here in b lack and w h i t e was an open i n v i t a t i o n t o any g o l f i n g par ish ioner t o b e c o m e a m e m b e r o f t h e local G o l f i n g Soc ie t y .

A las, t he p i t f a l l . On m a k i n g d iscreet enqu i r ies I was i n f o r m e d t h a t th is i n v i t a t i o n was open t o m e n o n l y . Is th i s t rue?

Y o u r s e tc . " U p in A r m s "

( N a m e and Address w i t h E d i t o r )

Wel l Noe l , Sean or whoeve r , h o w a b o u t an answer f o r t he lady? E d i t o r

Dear E d i t o r ,

T h e re tu rn o f ' Le t t e r s t o t h e E d i t o r ' in t h e last issue of t he K n o c k l y o n News has p r o m p t e d me t o resurrect a t h e m e w h i c h occup ied m u c h o f y o u r space f o r several m o n t h s a year ago or m o r e . I t conce rned the behav iou r o f ch i l d ren at Sunday mass in o u r c h u r c h — the i r noise level and t he i r w a n d e r i n g at large a b o u t t h e chu rch . I ' m glad t o n o t e a real i m p r o v e m e n t , t h o u g h G o d k n o w s there 's s t i l l p l en t y o f r o o m f o r mo re . I also n o t e d the a l legat ions t h a t m a n y o f o u r par ish ioners d o n ' t go t o mass in t he i r par ish c h u r c h because o f t he noise. I q u i t e bel ieve i t because i t is ce r ta in l y t r u e o f t he ne ighbours w h o l ive o n e i ther side of me.

So I t h o u g h t I ' d make a suggest ion. C o u l d w e have jus t one q u i e t and o r d e r l y mass o n Sundays (and I ' m n o t re fe r r ing t o the h y m n s ing ing w h i c h I happen to l i ke very m u c h ) . O u t o f t h e seven masses o n o f f e r every S u n d a y , m i g h t w e have jus t one t o t a l l y f ree f r o m c h i l d r e n c r y i n g and ch i l d ren w a n d e r i n g ! I ' m n o t f o r b a n n i n g all t he c h i l d r e n - jus t those w h o are n o t as ye t under f u l l parenta l c o n t r o l .

Y o u r s etc . " O l d F o g e y "

( N a m e and Address w i t h E d i t o r )

. WE WELCOME YOUR VIEWS

COMMUNITY

Jim Gorman explaining the finer points at the Motor Maintenance Class.

To date, 35 people have responded to our initial efforts to set up employment opportunities in the locality. The newly established Board and Administrator continue to work on the setting up of suitable Community Projects.

All queries should be made to John Donnelly, Tel.: 946842 (Business Hours). ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECT

One of the proposed schemes which has been discussed in relation to Knocklyon Community Link is an Environmental Project, which would include the landscaping of the area around the Church and Schools in Knocklyon.

In the near future it is hoped that development plans will be drawn up in connection with this project, which might consider the following: arranging for proper grading and drainage, designing suitable walls, benches, fences, steps, pavements, and planting arrangements where needed, while ensuring that the overall plan blends in and functions smoothly with the existing facilities and design of the area.

NEED FOR VOLUNTARY ASSISTANCE Community Link would welcome persons who think that they might have a contribution to make in drawing up such plans, or who would be willing to help out in any other way when the project gets off the ground, to contact John Donnelly at the Community Link Office Tel.: 946842.

The project looks exciting, so why not get involved?

PRIZEWINNERS

Of the 400 entrants in the recent "Aer Lingus Young Scientists Exhibition" our congratula-tions must go to Declan Lynch, Knocklyon Green and Paul Mooney, Idrone, two former pupils of St. Colmcille's. They were selected to represent first year in St. Mac Dara's Wil-lington. Their project - ''Exploring Electricity" - won first prize in the Junior Group Section and they received their award from the Insti-tute of Physics in Ireland. They were also among a small number of entrants who re-ceived Certificates of Commendation and silver Cross pens from Aer Lingus. Well done boys! Here's to next year!

Paul Mooney and Dec I an Lynch

REFLECTIONS WHAT'S IN A NAME.

Must we always demand our rights? I witnessed a traffic snarl up at a busy city intersection during a power failure. It was a dark winter's evening and five lanes of cars were attempting to force their way through an impregnable wall of other vehicles. Tempers were fraying, car horns blared and the revving of engines added to the bedlam. The situa-tion was saved by a few motorists who tempo-rarily suspended their rights and instead of pushing forward, withdrew to enable the pile-up to sort itself out. Normality returned, and an orderly flow of traffic ensued.

The motorists did not lose their rights but sacrificed them for the well being of others. An example for family harmony, employee/ management relations and at national level? A thought for Lent.

Joe Clinch

Phyllis Russell at Choir Practise

FEBRUARY GARDENING SCHEDULE

With luck, February brings the first hint of spring. Snowdrops, crocuses and irises are in flower and in the countryside the hedgerows begin to wake up with catkins. Characteristically, the weather this month will be one of two extremes: intensely cold, with tem-peratures hardly rising above freezing point, or mild, wet, and clammy with westerly winds. Shrubs: In open weather get on with the planting of deciduous trees and shrubs, hedges, roses and ever-greens. Older shrubs should be top dressed with compost or mulching material. Lawns: Fork, brush, sweep and aerate the lawn as frequently as possible and top dress with coarse sand towards the end of the month. Vegetables: This is the prelude to three months of sowing and planting.and there is already much to be done if the weather allows. Outside, make the first sowings of hardy crops like broad beans, early peas and round seed spinach. On a warm border you may be able to start successional sowing of cabbage and lettuce. Apply sulphate of potash to strawberries and cover with glass or polythene for an early crop. Indoor plants: As new growth appears on house plants, gradually increase watering. Start to prune and repot.

WOMEN'S W O R L D DAY O F P R A Y E R WOMEN OF KNOCKLYON

you are invited to come to the Church of the Annun-ciation, Rathfarnham, at 8.30 p.m. on Friday 1st March to participate in this interdenominational prayer service. For any further information 'phone Brid O'Connell: 510490.

This 5th February has been an exquisite Spring day, an inspiring bonus from the Lord. Today's saint is one Agatha, she lived and died more than 1700 years ago. Naturally then details of her life are scarce. Her name appears in Eucharistic Prayer 1, (formerly the Roman Canon of the Mass), she is in the line up there with other brave, fine sounding names: "Igna-tius, Alexander, Marcellinus, Peter, Felicity, Perpetua, Agatha, Lucy, Agnes, Cecilia, Anastasia". She, as it's said, suffered martyrdom, under Decius, Roman Emperor (A.D. 201-51). By the same token, it must be admitted, albeit reluctantly, he had no mean name either, his full 'handle' being, Gaius Messius Quintus Trainus.

Our friend Gaius etc. in between fighting a num-ber of campains against the Goths, ruthlessly per-secuted the Christians. The Goths eventually beat him in battle and killed him. The Psalmist has a word for that, as indeed for most situations: "How slippery the paths on which you set them (i.e. the wicked). You make them slide to destruction, How suddenly they come to their ruin . . . Like a dream one wakes from, O Lord, when you wake you dismiss them as phantoms". On the other hand we have the Church's assurance concerning the sainthood and virtue of Agatha, together with the full accord of legend and tradition.

The story goes she was sent to a house of ill repute to induce her to repudiate her faith. Among the tortures inflicted on her, after refusing to conform, was the removal of her breasts. The Apostle Peter is said then, to have appeared to her and healed her wounds. Renewed tortures lead to her death and crown of martyrdom. A year after her death, her intervention was credited with stilling an eruption of Mt. Etna.

In the Middle Ages, particularly in South Germany, bread, candles and fruits were blessed in her name, to ward off destruction by fire. The popular merry-making that accompanied her cult in Sicily was probably related to ancient pagan festivals, it has been suggested that there was a certain confusion of her cult with that of Isis, the principal goddess of ancient Egypt - daughter of Geb and Nut (earth and sky).

Agatha lives on in hallowed memory and name, I know of Agathas and even Aggies, but I know of no one called Gaius or Messius, or Quintus, or Trainus. Recently I baptised a little fellow, he took an almost knowing and calm interest in the ceremony, as he chewed contentedly on the edge of the book, from which I was reading the prayers. Later I discovered there was Kerry blood in the family, could that be it, already showing, at even such a tender age! No mes-sing about the name given him either, like good old fashioned catch and kick Kerry football, wholesome and purposeful - Peter Thomas.

Patrick Fitz

Some of the Newsletter Delivery Team for Ash ton/ Glenvara/Rookery. Back: Fergus Ryan, Conor 0s'tiara. Walter Herring, Ian Jackson. Front: Gavin Reynolds, Alan Price, Andrew Kelly.

FAMINE, DROUGHT, DISEASE -WHAT CAN I DO?

The horrors of famine defy description, particularly widespread, prolonged and unrelenting famine such as we observed via our TV sets in Ethiopia and Sudan over the last 3/4 months.

Television has a way of presenting the reality of suffering which spares the viewer nothing — nor should we be spared, for what we see is just a t iny part of the immense sea of suffering and despair that is a daily experience for mil l ions throughout the world.

One cannot but be moved in the face of such suffering which instantly puts everything into its proper perspective. We were moved to give according to our means, spurred on by the realisation that many small individual sacrifices could accomplish great results in countries where a l i tt le goes a long way.

The media coverage of the Ethiopian Famine certainly acted as a catalyst for positive action at individual, national and international level — but already this coverage has diminished while the prob-lems still painful ly exist.

One organisation which has been endeavouring to perform this funct ion of catalyst since it's forma-tion in 1983 is I.C.R.O.S.S. - International Com-munity for the Relief of Starvation & Suffering. Regular readers wi l l remember that last year the IMPACT group engaged in a fast to raise funds for I.C.R.O.S.S. - yielding £950.

I.C.R.O.S.S. is one of the lesser-known charities due to it's relative youth, but already has registered groups in Canada, U.S.A., Germany, New Zealand and Kenya as well as Ireland. The Secretary of I.C.R.O.S.S. is a parishioner — Mr. Vincent Kenny, who recently spoke to us about the background and operations of I.C.R.O.S.S.

Vincent, who is studying for a doctorate in Tropi-cal Medicine, explained that I.C.R.O.S.S. sees itself as performing a very important funct ion as the voice of the voiceless poor. It chooses areas where needs are greatest, working wi th natives trained in communi ty medicine and wi th missionaries who are trusted by the people. It concentrates on communi ty health and teaching people how to control disease and hunger.

The structure of I.C.R.O.S.S. enables people nominate causes which they wish to aid e.g. a T.B. ward in Kivota, Uganda for the Medical Mission-aries of Mary. I.C.R.O.S.S. guarantees that 100 per cent of all donations go to the project designated.

In the near future, Vincent hopes to mount an Exhibition in Knocklyon enabling us, as a communi ty , to learn more about existing and future projects of R.O.S.S. — ensuring that we can no longer justif i-ably feel helpless after viewing the horros of hunger.

I.C.R.O.S.S. can be contacted at: Sanquilla, Ballyboden, Dublin 16.

G INGERBREAD The Association of One-Parent families

G I N G E R B R E A D is a self-help organisat ion, organised ent i re ly b y unmar r i ed , separa ted , w idowed and divorced pa ren t s bringing u p chi ldren singlehanded. T h e Associat ion was f o r m e d in May 1978 by a g roup of 7 lone parents , w h o fe l t t ha t the p rob l ems of one-paren t families in Ireland were n o longer the conce rn of a small minor i ty .

The main aim of Gingerbread is to help peop le ad jus t to their s i tuat ion and t h e y feel t ha t they are succeeding in this. Meeting o the r s in similar c ircum-stances removes some of t he isolat ion fel t b y lone parents .

T h e Associa t ion runs an Advice Cen t re every Tues-day f r o m 10 a .m. t o 4 p .m . in their o f f i ce at 12 Wick-low Street ( t o p f loor) . Te l ephone : 7 1 0 2 9 1 . T h e Advice Cent re is m a n n e d b y volunteer m e m b e r s of Gingerbread.

A social get- together is held every Tuesday evening at 8 .30 p .m. I n f o r m a l discussions o n ma t t e r s per-taining to one-paren t families are occasional ly held on these nights.

Meetings are held in the Pr iory, Tal laght o n Mon-day nights.

Fami ly out ings and nights fo r pa ren t s are f requen t -ly organised.

T h e Associa t ion links u p wi th the English Ginger-bread for hol idays every year. A hol iday savings scheme is ope ra ted for this.

Gingerbread m e m b e r s are encouraged to make con tac t w i t h o n e ano the r , par t icular ly in their o w n locali ty and the reby organise themselves at a g roup level. In this way , pa ren t s can organise babysi t t ing , school col lect ion, hol idays etc.

New m e m b e r s are always w e l c o m e at their meet-ings.

Monica Nolan

THINGS C U L I N A R Y

Curry Ingredients per person: 2 oz. meat, 1 oz carrot, 1 oz celery, 1 oz onion, 1 oz apple, 1 oz pepper (red or green). A little chutney, tomato puree, garlic and sultanas may be added. Vs pt water or stock, 1A oz flour, a little oil or fat. A good teaspoon of high quality curry powder. Salt and Tabasco to finish.

Cut meat and vegetables in Va inch cubes and fry to a golden brown colour in small amounts. When ready return all meat and vegetables to the one pot , sprinkle on the f lour and curry powder and stir in. When blend-ed together add all the rest of the ingredients, stir gently and slowly bring to the boil. Cook on top or bake in the oven unt i l the meat is tender. Serve wi th plain boiled rice.

Paddy the Chef

NEW PARISHIONERS - J A N U A R Y

Jessica Jaceline Crowe 123, Dargle Wood Susan Anne Whelan 1 Idrone Avenue Eoghan Padraig O'Neil l 19 Ascal Cnoc Liamhna Glenn Matthew Thomas Gr i f f in 8 St. Jude's Knock-

lyon Road Jennifer Mary Fox 66 Dargle Wood James Michael Quil l 2 Ashton Grove Conor John Farrell 41 Lansdowne Park Nicholas Irwin O'Toole 45 Delaford Drive Shane Dean Thomas Slowey "Skyane" Scholarstown

Road, Rathfarnham Graham Alan Keating 40F Dargle Wood Stephen Vincent Mannin Cullinan 25 Knocklyon

Court, Templeogue Kim Marie Mul l in 41 Cremorne Laurence Noel Glynn 66 Idrone Park, Knocklyon

Woods

Beth Cummins

YOUR LOCAL MAIN TOYOTA DEALER MURPHY & GUNN (TALLAGHT) LTD.,

BY-PASS ROAD, TALLAGHT, DUBLIN 24 Sales, Service, Parts, Leasing.

SEE THE NEW STARLET AND SKODA Finance arranged if required

'Phone: 517447 (4 lines) and ask Roger Barron or John 0 'Connell to arrange a test drive HOURS OF OPENING GREAT VALUE IN THE FOLLOWING

SECOND HAND VEHICLES Forecourt: Mon-Fri. 7.30 to 11 p.m. '83 HIACE DIESEL VAN 32,000 MILES

Sat.-Sun. 9.00 a.m. to 10.00 p.m. Sales: Mon.-Fri. 9.30 a.,, to 6.30 p.m. 1980 - 81/82 COROLLA DX

Sat. 10.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m. Service: Mon.-Fri. 9.00 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. 1982 FORD FIESTA 33,000 MILES Parts: Mon.-Fri. 9.00 a.m. to 5.30 p.m.

Sat. 10.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m.

ADVANCE KEMPO KARATE presents

KARATE & SELF DEFENCE CLASSES

St. COLMCILLE'S SENIOR SCHOOL

Classes every Tuesday night at 8.30

Childrens classes every Sat. at 4.00 p.m.

Beginners specially catered for

FIRST COMMUNION DRESSES Featuring the best of traditional

and the latest in continental styles Superb quality in Swiss Lawn

and Broderie Anglaise P h o n e : ( A f t e r n o o n s ) 9 4 2 4 7 9

SPRING FEVER

A Gala Fashion Show

St. Colmcille's Junior School

Wednesday 13th March 1985

Pre-show reception — 7.30p.m. Adm. £3.50

TOP CLASS ARAN KNITTERS NEEDED URGENTLY

FOR HATS AND WAIST COATS ONLY

Phone: 903594 - Sheila Church

RAFFLE FOR MOTOR CAR NISSAN MICRA GL SUNGLOW YELLOW

Proceeds will go to Community Link, Knocklyon. (Although Community Link will be mainly financed by Grant Aid, there will be need for supplementary voluntary finance, especially in the initial stages of operation). Tickets: £2 each, plus free ticket. Tickets will be on sale for one weekend only. Outside Superquinn: Friday evening — February 16th Saturday, all day - February 17th Outside Church: after all masses - February 18th Raffle takes place on Febmary 24th. In addition to the car, there are three consolation prizes of £100.

DUNDRUM SCHOOL OF COMMERCE Enrolment for: Post-Inter.Cert — Comm. and Retail Studies Course Post-Leaving Cert — Secretarial Course Hotel Reception and Catering Course Accounting Technicians' Course Pre-Nursing Course will take place at the above school on Saturday, 23rd February, 1985 between 10 a.m. - 12 noon. For further particulars phone 985412

RAFFLE FOR MOTOR CAR NISSAN MICRA GL SUNGLOW YELLOW

Proceeds will go to Community Link, Knocklyon. (Although Community Link will be mainly financed by Grant Aid, there will be need for supplementary voluntary finance, especially in the initial stages of operation). Tickets: £2 each, plus free ticket. Tickets will be on sale for one weekend only. Outside Superquinn: Friday evening — February 16th Saturday, all day - February 17th Outside Church: after all masses - February 18th Raffle takes place on Febmary 24th. In addition to the car, there are three consolation prizes of £100.

Y j | KNOCKLYON GOLFING SOCIETY

* ± CUR RAG H - 9th February

Pts. 1st, B. Sheedy (9) 38 2nd, Frank Lillis (12) 36 3rd, John McCabe (10) 35

Class 1, Joe O'Grady (3) 34 Class 2, Tony Murray (13) 34 Class 3, Jim Kielty (17) 32 Class 4, Jim Maher (22) 34

1st nine, John Walsh (23) 20 2nd nine, John Keavney (19) 20 Visitors 1st, K. Maguire (10) 3 9

Visitors 2nd, B. Maguire (10) T O 37

KNOCKLYON UNITED F.C. MONTHLY DRAW January winners: Liam O'Rourke (£100), Mr. Gunning (£50) D. Prendergast (£25) plus five winners of £5 each.

Y j | KNOCKLYON GOLFING SOCIETY

* ± CUR RAG H - 9th February

Pts. 1st, B. Sheedy (9) 38 2nd, Frank Lillis (12) 36 3rd, John McCabe (10) 35

Class 1, Joe O'Grady (3) 34 Class 2, Tony Murray (13) 34 Class 3, Jim Kielty (17) 32 Class 4, Jim Maher (22) 34

1st nine, John Walsh (23) 20 2nd nine, John Keavney (19) 20 Visitors 1st, K. Maguire (10) 3 9

Visitors 2nd, B. Maguire (10) T O 37

112th Knocklyon Scout Unit - January Prizewinner!. £100, O'Donoghue, 8 Lansdowne Pk. £ 50, Bainbridge, 1, Knocklyon Pk. £ 25, McCormick, 125 Glenvara Pk. New Fund Raishig Committee members urgently needed. Please contact John Donnelly - 942260 946842

Y j | KNOCKLYON GOLFING SOCIETY

* ± CUR RAG H - 9th February

Pts. 1st, B. Sheedy (9) 38 2nd, Frank Lillis (12) 36 3rd, John McCabe (10) 35

Class 1, Joe O'Grady (3) 34 Class 2, Tony Murray (13) 34 Class 3, Jim Kielty (17) 32 Class 4, Jim Maher (22) 34

1st nine, John Walsh (23) 20 2nd nine, John Keavney (19) 20 Visitors 1st, K. Maguire (10) 3 9

Visitors 2nd, B. Maguire (10) T O 37