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Summer 2018
Summer Vol.28 Issue 2
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Cover winner: Finn O’Dónaill
WHO’S WHO IN TANEY PARISH
CLERGY CONTACTS
The Rector: Rev’d Canon Robert Warren Tel: 01 298 4497
Senior Curate: Rev’d Cathy Hallissey Tel: 086 358 3104
Curate: Rev’d Nigel Pierpoint Tel: 087 638 8238
Lay Reader: Trilly Keatinge Tel: 01 492 2791
Lay Reader: Fionnuala Drury Tel: 01 298 5491
PARISH CONTACTS
Parish Administrator: Tara O’Rourke Tel: 01 298 5491
Churchwardens in Christ Church, Taney: Gillian Haine (Rector’s) and David McClean (People’s) assisted by
Carol Eggers, Tom Gilmore, Pat O’Doherty, Heather O’Doherty, Barbara Tomlin and Carol Robinson Tweed.
Churchwardens in St. Nahi’s: Elaine Wynne (Rector’s) and Richard O’Donnell (People’s).
Glebe Wardens:William Hourie (Rector’s) and Nigel Macken (People’s).
Hon. Secretary: Kate Shearer.
Hon. Treasurer: Darren Bowling.
Select Vestry: Darren Bowling, Phyllis Brown, Peter Connor, Cyril Drury, Helen Geoffroy, Vivien Hood, Trilly
Keatinge, Graeme Murray, Carol Newburn, Jim O’Neill, Hilda Plant, Kate Shearer and Evelyn Sloane.
Church Review Distributor: The Parish Office
Church of Ireland Gazette Distributor: Taney Parish Office
Website: www.taneyparish.ie
Taney Parish Office email: parishoftaney@eircom.net
SAFEGUARDING TRUST TANEY NEWS
Taney Parish seeks The magazine is a vital means of
• To create a safe environment which will promote communication in Taney and is distributed
healthy and fulfilling participation of children and to every household in the parish free of
minimise the possibility of harm, either deliberate or charge. We hope you will agree that it is
accidental a top quality production that has been
• To encourage safe practices for those who work with recognized at a diocesan and national
children level.
• To safeguard those who work with children from the If you would like to make a contribution to
consequences of unfounded accusation the publication costs please leave it on the
collection plate or drop it into the Parish
Office. Please mark the envelope ‘Taney
Should you have any concerns or questions contact a News’.
member of the Parish Safeguarding Trust Panel
1. Canon Robert Warren Tel: 01 298 4497
NEWS! NEWS! NEWS!
2. Charles Sloane Tel: 01 295 5008
3. Trilly Keatinge Tel: 01 492 279 1 For all up to date news and information on
forthcoming events please check out the
4. Claire Reid Tel: 087 418 7849 Parish Website www.taneyparish.ie.
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RECTOR’S LETTER
Dear Parishioner,
For some time now, we have been looking forward to the 200th Anniversary of the
building of Christ Church – the first Service having been held on the 21st June 1818.
In preparation for this Bi-Centenary, the Select Vestry has undertaken a number of
remedial works to protect the building and enhance its appearance. During the
Summer and Autumn of 2016, the exterior of the West Walls were re-pointed along
with the roof barges. Remedial work to our wonderful stained glass windows was also
undertaken. This time last year, I flagged the planned refurbishment of this building
which would involve the closure of the church over the summer months. That is all now
history. The church was closed and the planned refurbishment was completed on time and on budget.
This work included repair to the defective plaster work and the complete redecoration of the interior, including the
replacement of the carpet and pew cushions. It also included upgrading the electric wiring where it was deemed to be
sub-standard or defective, as well as the improvement of the lighting especially in the Chancel and Sanctuary areas.
In order to make the church better ‘fit for purpose’ with regard to contemporary Liturgy and Worship, we installed a
state-of-the art Audio-Visual System and created more flexible space in the Chancel and in the front of the Nave which
has made the building more adaptable for other events such as concerts.
The time for the planning and the work is now over and the year of our Bi-Centenary has arrived! A number of events
have been arranged for the coming months in celebration of the Bi-Centenary. These include:
• A Bi-Centenary Festival Service on Sunday 24th June – being the Sunday closest
to the opening of the church 200 years ago, followed by the launch of Carol
Robinson Tweed’s updated Parish History ‘Taney - Progress of a Parish’ by
Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Shane Ross, T.D.
• A Flower Festival and Art Exhibition on the weekend of 4th to 7th October.
• An Advent ‘Songs of Praise’ with the Stedfast Brass Band on Advent Sunday,
2nd December.
Please do support and engage with these events as we celebrate together this important
milestone in the history of Christ Church.
The Easter General Vestry was held on Sunday 15th April. Those who were appointed or elected to positions of
responsibility in the Parish for the coming 12 months are recorded elsewhere in this edition of ‘Taney News’. We thank
those who have offered themselves in the service of the Parish as well as those who served in the past year.
You won’t be able to read this edition of ‘Taney News’ without being aware that we are gearing up for our Parish Fête
on Saturday 9th June! Once again, our hardworking Fête Committee (under the leadership of Gillian Haine) have
been planning a wonderful programme for a great family day out which caters for all ages. Please do support their
efforts either by providing items for the various stalls or by offering to help out on one or other of the stalls on the day.
The Fête is our most important fund-raiser during the year, as well as being a fantastic parish occasion, so do join in
with your help and support and spread the word among your neighbours and friends encouraging them to attend.
Our thoughts and prayers are with our young people who are preparing now for their State Exams – both Junior and
Leaving Certificate. We wish them all well at this stressful time and pray that they will be given the spirit of calmness to
enable them to give of their best. Best wishes to all!
As we head into the summer months, I do hope that you will be able to get some time for rest and recreation. If you
are visiting other areas, do make a point of attending worship there. Parishes love to welcome visitors and do pass on
the good wishes and greetings from Taney!
With every Blessing.
Rev’d Canon Robert Warren.
Rector.
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CHURCH SERVICES IN TANEY
CHRIST CHURCH, TANEY ST NAHI’S, DUNDRUM
Week 1 10.15am Parish Communion Week 1 8.30am Holy Communion
7.00pm Evening Service 11.45am Morning Prayer
Week 2 10.15am Family Service & Baptism Week 2 8.30am Holy Communion
7.00pm Evening Service 11.45am Parish Communion
Week 3 10.15am Parish Communion Week 3 8.30am Holy Communion
7.00pm Evening Service 11.45am Morning Prayer*
Week 4 10.15am Morning Prayer Week 4 8.30am Holy Communion
7.00pm Evening Service 11.45am Parish Communion
There will be no 7.00pm Evening Service on
Crêche for toddlers and young children every Sunday in the Minor Sundays 3rd, 17th & 24th June.
Hall during 10.15am Service. We are always looking for helpers. The Holy Communion is celebrated in Christ
Please contact Tara in the Parish Office 01 298 5491. Church, Taney, on Wednesdays at 10.00a.m
TANEY CHANCEL GUILD TANEY FETE SPONSORS
Both Christ Church and St Nahi’s were beautifully decorated on Saturday Apache Pizza
31st March for Easter Services on Sunday 1st April. A big ‘thank you’ to all The Ashling Hotel
who helped on the day and who contributed flowers and foliage. Thanks Berman & Wallace
also to those who gave donations in memory of loved ones. Big Al’s
Blenders
Flower Festival The Bottle Tower
Our next major event will be the bi-centennial Flower Festival, which Conatys
will take place 4th to 7th October and will incorporate the Harvest Deveneys Off-Licence, Dundrum
Festival Services. Dundrum Cinema
Dun Laoghaire Golf Club
THIS IS WHERE WE NEED YOUR HELP in marking this auspicious EA Symmons
milestone in Christ Church, Taney. If you feel you could give a few hours of Fleming’s Meats, Kilmacud
help during that weekend we would love to hear from you. The Goat Grill
Global, Dundrum
We are looking for people/families to sponsor an arrangement or an area
Heineken Ireland
in memory of a loved one. If a family of four were to donate €50 each, that
Media Central
would cover a beautiful arrangement. There are only thirty spaces left.
Origin Fitness Sandyford
Please contact Jasmin Hourie 087 242 8924 as early as possible so that we Robbie’s Greengrocer, Kilmacud
can finalise our arrangements. The Port House
SuperValu Churchtown
Many thanks Taney Playschool
Jasmin, Vera and Lyn
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LETTER FROM CATHY
It seemed like a good idea at each one an emblem, a dot on a map that traced, quite
the time, but some would call it perfectly, their growth and development throughout their
‘Murphy’s Law’ that I ended up young lives. There in the attic I was rejoicing as well as
sitting beneath the sweltering ‘glowing graciously’ beneath the heat of the roof tiles,
insulated roof of a darkened attic yet coming away there was an underlying feeling of loss
on the three hottest days we have deep within myself. It’s easier to put on a stiff upper lip;
encountered this year so far. Last to thank God that the children are all grown, safe and
weekend, a skip dominated our well, while alongside this the reality is that the process of
driveway and there was a huge effort moving on through time hurts.
made on our part to make full use of it by clearing out
any debris that had accumulated in the attic. The weather This concept of moving through life and loss as a process
beckoned me outwards but the skip pushed me back is something that sits well in my understanding and
beneath the eaves of our house and there I sat, as others training of late. Cardinal Henry Newman writes “To
watched the Royal Wedding, surrounded by boxes and a live is to change, and to be perfect is to have changed
heap of toys and trinkets from the past. often.” To truly grow, it is necessary to sit within the more
uncomfortable places in life - the ‘hot under the collar’
Some have a clear concept of their past lives and the gap places when the rest of the world is otherwise engaged;
between huge events and milestones but the passage to sit surrounded by a myriad of memories - regrets or
of time is always something that out-foxes me. I must wrong decisions; endless laughter and precious things;
confess that the past 18 years of life within Sweetmount “Look at the stars Abram” God said ‘Pull up the tent
Avenue have seemed to go in a flash and have been, pegs of all you know and trust me in where you will go.’
as they still are, a very happy time (albeit a busy time In Christ, we are a nomadic people of no fixed abode.
at home with three small children for the first 14 years). We continuously change as we move through life and
And so, as Ed wondered would he ever see the light of face all that our time on earth hands us. God does not
day again, let alone his wife, lost beneath a pile of old pretend that there will always be easy times, but he does
things, I sat and meticulously worked my way through assure us that he will be with us in whatever we encounter
boxes of old photographs, hand-drawn ‘works of art’ as he draws us to himself and a deeper understanding
by my children, school reports and the smallest of vests; throughout the whole journey of our lives.
LETTER FROM NIGEL
Yet again, the main thing is to fill those lungs with audience. Then there are those
time has come fresh air. I for one am one of those who have stepped forward to form
for parish sad people who rise early and walk the Fête Committee and who
activities to my dog (Cara) first thing in the are actively planning for 9th June
gradually close morning. It is one of my favourite (more elsewhere in this issue of
for the summer times of the day. It’s just Cara, fresh Taney News regarding the Fête).
months. This air, God and me. It is the time of I must not overlook mentioning
brings with it a day that I pray and give thanks to the Chancel Guild and their
distinctive feel God for all that he has given to me organisation of the Flower Festival
around the centre when AGM’s are in my wonderful supportive family planned for October. All in all,
held and organisations plan and and friends. It is a time when there there is still plenty happening in the
enjoy end of season annual dinners. are little or no distractions and I can parish despite the summer wind-
That feeling of winding down brings reflect on my call into ministry, one down.
with it a certain sense of satisfaction that is a privilege, as I share with
and calm that another year of families the highs and lows of life. I There are fun times ahead and we
activity is over and the months of am so grateful that God has called must remember that the fun we
the summer stretch out before us. me to this work. share together will draw us closer
Hopefully we can all look forward to together as a community. All that
them, weather permitting. It’s time As I write this letter, I am again remains for me to say is have a
to relax, chill, unwind and recharge reminded of all the good work that wonderful, restful and enjoyable
those depleted batteries that keep the parishioners of Taney Parish time this summer and enjoy the gift
us all going through the long nights. do to keep this great parish alive that God has bestowed on us of
So, how do you unwind? Plenty of and kicking. There are those who fun, fellowship and laughter.
walking and exercise is a great start helped in organising the recent
and if you are unable to walk any concert in the church when the With every good wish and blessing.
distance, just sit and relax if possible Army No. 1 Band and guest soloist
outdoors with a good book. The Sandra Oman entertained a large
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PARISH NEWS
TANEY ECO
ARMY NO. 1 BAND Ireland’s 3rd National Biodiversity
On 27th April, the newly renovated Christ Church Taney was proud to Action Plan was launched last year
host a performance from the Army No.1 Band. Under the baton of Capt. to cover the years from 2017 to
John Carpenter we were treated to an excellent evening’s entertainment 2021.
spanning a great variety and choice of music and featuring guest singer
Ms. Sandra Oman. The church’s improved flexible space provided a It is easy to think that this Action
perfect venue with excellent acoustics. Plan does not affect us here in the
suburbs, but suburban gardens
are a very important habitat and
a haven for many insects, animals
and plants. I am particularly
thinking of the collapse of our bee
and insect population in Ireland.
Insects are in decline and of the
98 Irish wild bee species, one third
is endangered. Why should we
protect the creepy crawlies which
most people don’t like?
Insects are important pollinators
of our food; they provide
food for many birds, bats and
small mammals; they provide
food for other insects and are
decomposers - cleaning up dead
matter. We are constantly cleaning
up, spraying, killing ‘weeds’ in the
lawn, paving and concreting which
leaves no space for wildness.
Dandelions, clover and daisies
provide food for starving bees.
Dandelions are especially good
COVER ARTWORK WINNERS early spring pollinator plants.
Congratulations to our cover winner, Finn O’Dónaill (Mrs Duffy’s class) and
Choose flowers for your garden
also to our runner-up winners, 2nd place was Zach Sidebottom (Mrs Duffy’s
to support the bees, for example,
class) and 3rd place went to Zoe Holmes (Ms Warren). Congratulations to
open-centred flowers like, daisies,
all three on their fantastic artwork.
single roses, asters, buddleia
and lavender. The County
Dublin Beekeepers’ Association
has a good list of bee friendly
plants. http://dublinbees.org/
want-to-learn-about-beekeeping/
garden-plants-for-bees/
We are all interconnected.
Flowers feed the insects, birds
need insects for food, we need
insects to pollinate our food. Many
of our birds are in decline because
of the decline in insects.
Love your local creepy crawlies!!
Carol Newburn
Zach Sidebottom Zoe Holmes
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Wesley College is a Methodist school committed to academic
excellence and the development of the whole person. Set
in 50 acres of parkland, Wesley provides the best possible
start in life for each student.
• High academic standards
• Unrivalled library, music and technology centres
• Outstanding sporting facilities – rugby, hockey, tennis
and badminton
• Five and seven day boarding options with modern, high
quality boarding facilities
• Friendly and positive community atmosphere
• SEC grants, music scholarships and bursaries available
• Just 500m from the M50
Wesley College prides itself on its positive ethos, Christian
values, extracurricular programme, pastoral care and
inclusive community spirit. Please contact the College
for a prospectus or to arrange to see the College and our
boarding facilities.
Wesley College, Dublin, Ireland.
Telephone: +353 1 2987066 www.wesleycollege.ie email: info@wesleycollege.ie
HOGROAST
Due to its enormous success last year, tickets are now on sale for the
annual Hogroast Evening in Taney Church grounds on Friday 15th June at
7.00pm. Incorporating delicious food and live entertainment and dancing,
this evening is organized by the Taney Parish & Taney Parish School Links
Committee and draws parishioners and parents from the school together to
mark the end of the Summer Term.
DATA PROTECTION LEGISTATION (GDPR COMPLIANCE)
With the onset of new regulations concerning Data Protection, we would like to inform you of the following:
• The Parish is required to keep and maintain certain information in relation to its Parishioners. This
includes information contained in Baptismal, Confirmation, Marriage & Burial Registers. The information
in these Registers is normally supplied to the Parish by the Parish members or family members
concerned.
• The Parish is also required to maintain a register of ‘Registered Vestry Members’. Information held in this
Register is only included when a Church Member signs and submits the relevant registration form. This
Register is revised annually in the month of January.
• To enable the Parish to fulfil its ministry to Parishioners, a secure database is maintained by the Clergy
and the Parish Office. The information on this database includes names, addresses, telephone numbers
and email addresses, where appropriate. In most cases, this information is supplied by the Parishioners
or prospective Parishioners themselves, when filling up the ‘Welcome Cards’ found in the church pews
or when directly approaching the Parish Office. The accuracy of this information and the updating of the
same has to remain the responsibility of the Parishioners themselves, by informing the Parish Office. This
information is used by the Clergy in providing a pastoral ministry to Parishioners and by the Parish Office
in its distribution of the ‘Taney News’ magazine and the ‘Taney News Extra’ weekly newsletter (by email).
• The Parish also maintains a record of financial contributions/donations to the Parish made in a recorded
way, suce as Church Envelopes, Bank Standing Orders, Sustentation Subscriptions and Donations to the
Parish Special Needs Fund and Bishops’ Appeal Fund (where identified). ‘Tax Back’ applications are only
submitted to Revenue when the appropriate form ‘CHY2’ has been signed by the Parishioner themselves.
• Information held by the Parish on the Parish Database is not supplied to any third party without the prior
approval of those persons to whom the information is relevant.
With the new GDPR compliance, we wish to be sure that only those who wish to receive our magzines, do. If
you wish to opt out of receiving ‘Taney News’, please contact the Parish Office. We’ll be sad to see you go,
and you won’t know about all upcoming events and activities.
Should you no longer wish us to retain your Parish Record electronically, please inform the Parish Office.
However in doing so you will be removing yourself from Parish Pastoral and mailing lists and therefore we will
be no longer able to verify information required for school registrations, grants, passport applications etc.
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Rugby Football Club
• Come join our family of Rugby when the 2018/19 season starts with
Registration Day in Ballycorus on Sunday 2nd September ‘18.
• Girls Rugby (9 to 14 years) - Open Day on Saturday 11th August in
Donnybrook from 11am.
Old Wesley RFC wish Taney Parish every success for
their annual Summer Fête on Saturday 9th June 2018.
Check our website for further info at
www.oldwesley.ie
PARISH ORGANISATIONS
TANEY MOTHERS’ UNION SUMMER ART SCHOOL
Our meetings have been very enjoyable and well attended this year. In Out with the palette and paints –
January, we had a very interesting and informative slide show with Assumpta the Taney Summer Art School is on
Broomfield, an expert on snowdrops. We were amazed at all the variations the horizon! If you would like to join
to be found! in the fun, please contact the Parish
Office: 01 298 5491
• In February, we had our ‘Dine-Out’ in the Goat.
• At our March meeting, Helen Rainsford treated us to a fun quiz, which We will paint on Wednesday
was enjoyed by everybody mornings: 10.00am – 12.30pm
beginning on Thursday 11th,18th,
• In April, we had another Teaparty for past and present members. It was 25th July and 8th, 15th and 27th
a great success and we hope to hold another one next spring. August.
• Our season ended with the AGM on 8th May and we hope to reopen
our evening meetings on Tuesday 9th October. We are always TANEY RANGERS
delighted to welcome new members – women and men, married or
The Rangers are off once again.
single.
This time we are going to Mount
• On 20th September, we hope to attend the MU Diocesan Service in Usher Gardens on 26th May. We
Monkstown and to share a meal in a restaurant before the service. will have coffee at 11.00am in the
restaurant and then view the lovely
We have decided to sponsor a flower arrangement at the Taney Flower gardens or look at the shops.
Festival on 4th October and are looking forward to helping at the event. Afterwards we have booked lunch
in the Glenview Hotel.
Stephanie Lloyd,
Tel. 01 298 5271
TANEY LAWN TENNIS CLUB
Est. 1937
As I write, the 81st Season is just about to start. With all the bad weather, our courts are only now reaching a
condition where we can mark them and play on them. It has taken our new groundsman (Chris) several weeks
of cutting to get the grass down but all is looking good now and we will hold our AGM on Saturday 12th May
at 3.30pm followed by tea and tennis. Hopefully the weather will be kind to us and we can make use of the
lovely long evenings we are experiencing at this time.
As usual there will be coaching for the children from 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th classes from Taney National School
and there is now a waiting list to join the programme. Classes will take place on Monday evenings starting
on 21st May and on Tuesday afternoons starting on 22nd May. The cost per child is €40 for five classes and
includes membership of the club. Any enquiries please contact Lynda Levis at 087 293 7753.
The club tournaments will be played during July and August with the finals on the ‘At Home’ day, which will be
Saturday 1st September 2018.
As well as the club tournaments, we hold several Round Robin tournaments throughout the season and
encourage all our members to participate during the summer evenings. We also have our traditional and
much loved Saturday tea with the ladies of the club providing delicious sandwiches and cakes and a couple of
barbecues throughout the season.
Please contact me if you require any information or would like to join our club.
Margaret Nevin
Hon Secretary, Taney Parish LTC
087 232 2308
10THE GIRLS BRIGADE
IRELAND
The girl's Brigade is the place
to be for girls of all ages
Arts & Crafts, Baking, Dance Competitions,
Drama, Games, Modern Dance,
Outings and lots more...
Check out our website www.girlsbrigadeirl.ie
to see if there’s a company near you or
contact our office on 01 668 9191FLOWER
FESTIVAL
christ church taney
Friday 5th October to Sunday 7th October 2018
REFLECTIONS OF HARVEST IN DUNDRUM
This wonderful book by
CAROL ROBINSON TWEED
has been published to mark
the Bi-Centenary of Christ Church, Taney.
The book will be launched
in the Sinnamon Hall by Minister for
Transport, Tourism and Sport,
Shane Ross T.D.
on Sunday 24th of June,
following the United Service
in Christ Church.
All are welcome
12The exhibition
will be formally
opened with
the Flower
taney parish Festival
Art Exhibition
to celebrate the
bi-centenary Taney Parish
Centre on Up to three
of Christ Thursday 4th paintings
Church Taney October at per person
7.00pm acceptable
Submission
fee €5.00 per
Friday 5th Saturday Sunday painting;
6th October
October 7th October 20% commission
10.00am – 10.00am –
6.00pm
11.00am – on sales
7.00pm 4.00pm
Forms available at Taney Parish Office or e-mail: parishoftaney@eircom.net
CELEBRATING 200
YEARS OF WORSHIP
AND WITNESS
IN CHRIST CHURCH, TANEY
UNITED SERVICE OF
CELEBRATION AND
THANKSGIVING
SUNDAY 24th JUNE 2018
at 11.00am
Celebrant:
The Most Rev’d Michael Jackson
Archbishop of Dublin and Bishop
of Glendalough
Preacher:
The Right Rev’d Michael Burrows
Bishop of Cashel and Ossory
13YOUTH NEWS
CONFIRMATION 2018
It was a pleasure to have Archbishop Michael Jackson with us in Taney
when he confirmed 37 people from the Parish, Wesley College and Kill
‘O The Grange on Sunday 13th May. Thanks to David Adams and the
Choir for their contribution to the Service. Thanks to the two Curates
(Rev. Nigel Pierpoint and Rev Cathy Hallissey), as well as Trilly Keatinge
and Tara O’Rourke for their work in preparing the Candidates. Thanks to
all who attended the Confirmation service to give support.
From Taney Parish: Mya Adams, Georgia Black, Hannah Bourke, Alana
Bowers, Emma Burgess, Melissa Dunlop, Nathan Glass, Emma Grimley, GIRLS BRIGADE
Aimee Ivory, Jodie Kavanagh, Max Langheld, Adam MacNally, Kameron The 7th Company Dundrum Girls
Moran, Sinead O’Grady, Liam O’Neill, Louise O’Reilly, Lauren Parkes, Brigade session 2017/2018 has
Sam Smalley, Ben Stewart, Joanne Sweeney, Lucie von Metzradt, Jaz now come to an end, finishing
Webb. Richard & Karen O’Donnell. another great year with a gala
From Wesley College: Elliot Atkinson, Luca Clinton, Toby Durham, Lucy display for the parents on 28th
Gardiner, Christopher Larkin, Mark Smyth. April here in Taney Parish Centre.
From Kill O’ The Grange: Lucy Bell, Harry O’Kane, Jessica Priestley, We are now looking forward to our
Robert Priestley, Andrew Ralph, Ethan Sutton and Daniel Wann. next session which will start mid-
September. Our books are now
open for new members and we
accept girls of all abilities from the
age of 2 upward.
Girls from 2 – 8 years meet on
a Saturday morning and those
9 years and over meet on a
Wednesday evening . All meetings
are held in Dundrum Methodist
Church hall.
Please contact me for any
information or bookings at
gbdundrum@gmail.com or phone
086 247 7639.
Captain Averil Dobson
(Leader in Charge.)
TANEY PLAYSCHOOL
Another year is nearly over in Taney Playschool. It’s so hard to believe
that some of the children will be starting their next adventure in JUNIOR CHOIR
‘big school’ in a few short months. They have already been to meet
As another school year is coming
their new teachers and are very excited. Many of them have spent
to an end, so too is the season
two years with us and they are so grown up now compared to when
for the Junior Choir. The Choir
they started (even though it feels like only yesterday to us). Saying
has enlivened our Family Services
goodbye is always hard! The younger children will be back in
throughout the year with their
September for their second year when they will be the ‘big kids’ to
enthusiastic singing, meeting for
all the new boys and girls
practice every Tuesday afternoon
We have so many exciting things to do before the end of term. We invite in the Parish Centre. A huge
the parents in to see our playball skills and our singing, as well as having thank you to all the parents for
our very own sports day and teddy bear’s picnic. On top of all this we are their support and to the talented
really looking forward to a day out at the Taney Fête on 9th June. children – have a wonderful
summer!!
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DUNDRUM BROWNIES
Dundrum Brownies, otherwise
known as Wednesday Brownies
are moving to a Monday! From
September we will be meeting
every Monday from 5.45pm to
7pm in the parish centre and we
will be known locally as Monday
Brownies!
We’ve had great fun over the last
few months, the highlight being
a joint pack holiday with Taney
(Tuesday) Brownies to Lough Dan
scouts and guides hostel. We
were blessed with glorious sunny
weather and we had great fun
TANEY BROWNIES pretending to be trapped in the
Taney Brownies meet on a Tuesday afternoon at 3.45pm and comprise of jungle, eating all sorts of exciting
18 brownies. This year, the Unit was taken over by a team of new leaders jungle-themed foods and playing
following the departure of Nicola Woods, Jennifer Armstrong and Jo jungle-themed games.
Bourke last year. The Brownies would like to thank them for their many
One of the most memorable
years of service! The new leaders had a hard act to follow but have come
moments was when the fire alarm
to the end of a fun-filled year where nine new Brownies were enrolled
went off in the middle of our
and the girls earned a number of badges.
dinner preparations and we got
In September, the girls worked on their Tree Lore Badge and took a to put our fire drill into real life
trip to Marley Park to view the beautiful trees there and complete a practice, with 37 brownies wearing
scavenger hunt. In November, we sent one of our Sixes to represent camouflage T-shirts running out of
Taney Brownies in the nationwide Brownie Table Quiz. At Christmas the hostel to the assembly point
time we made decorations for the Christmas tree in Taney Church and in a matter of 3 or 4 seconds.
also ventured into town on the Luas to the Gaiety Theatre for the annual Thankfully it was just a scare and
pantomime. everything was okay, including the
garlic bread, which was in the oven
This year the show was Rapunzel and the audience was made up solely at the time!
of members of the Irish Girl Guide Organisation, it was a wonderful
noisy occasion! In the New Year, the Brownies were busy earning their
Brownie Bird Watcher Badge by keeping a record of birds for a week
and making a bird feeder out of pine cones and peanut butter! Just
last month, we joined up with the Dundrum Brownies for what is the
highlight of the Brownie year - the Brownie Pack Holiday. This year, we
went to the beautiful Lough Dan where the girls had a weekend full of
arts and crafts, hikes and a bonfire with campfire songs and S’mores.
The Brownies also enjoyed an educational trip to the DSPCA where they
donated their handmade catnip toys to the cats awaiting a home.
Our final meeting of the year was in May where we once again united
with the Dundrum Brownies and joined the Beavers for a day trip while
they overnighted in Beckettsfield. The final badge the girls earned this
year was the Brownie Guiding Traditions Badge where the girls learned
to polish shoes, light candles and wrap parcels among other things!
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A recent UK research study conducted by SocStats has but afterwards they managed to get cleaner than
confirmed that Scouts are more likely to be physically they have ever been before on the Slip and Slide.
active, to demonstrate mental resilience, to take an active Thankfully Lough Dan seemed to have an endless
role in their communities, to demonstrate leadership and supply of hot water in their solar-powered showers to
team work skills compared with non-Scouts . These are warm them all up.
traits that 20th Dundrum Scouts showed in abundance as
the prolonged winter took hold and made their outdoor Thankfully summer has finally made a breakthrough
pursuits more challenging. and the Scouts enjoyed a warm and sunny camp
for the County Cup Challenge. This is a tough
Over the St Patricks weekend, 10 intrepid Scouts competition which requires the Scouts to build their
participated in the Three Rock County Survivor Challenge own camp kitchen, dresser, washing-up area and altar
on Saggart Hill. This event required the Scouts to build fire (raised fire) and to demonstrate their teamwork
shelters and survive on basic rations which were cooked skills in completing a number of Scouting challenges,
with no utensils over open fires which were lit without the which this year included Rope Splicing, using Pulley’s
aid of matches. This was made even more exciting by to move a Car, pitching an Icelandic Tent blindfolded
the plunging temperatures and 3 feet of snow which fell as well cooking all their own meals.
during the event. Despite the freezing temperatures, our
Scouts remained in high spirits throughout the event. In June, the Scouts are planning to walk from Wicklow
to Bray, sleeping in bivvies overnight on the beach and
At Easter, the Scouts and Ventures had their annual hopefully making it back to Dundrum in time so they
camp in Powerscout, where we camped in the forest can sample Taney Parish’s famous burgers at the Parish
surrounded by the scent of wild garlic and listening to Fête. They are also planning to build and race a raft
the babbling river flowing past. At this camp our gallant in the National Scout Raft Race in Lough Dan. Then in
Ventures decided to test drive their new camping August, the much anticipated annual summer camp
hammocks and whist thoughts of warm tropical beaches will take place in the Great Tower Scout Centre in Lake
might spring to mind, temperatures overnight plunged Windermere. Here’s hoping the summer weather will
but the ventures managed to stay warm and got a good stick around.
night’s sleep. The Scouts also enhanced their outdoor
culinary skills and discovered a new camp fire favourite - Scouts meets on Friday evenings, between 8.00 -
Pitta Pizzas! 10.00pm in Taney Parish Centre with different activities
taking place each week and regular outdoor pursuits.
In April, our Scouts braved a very water-logged campsite New Scouts (Boys and Girls aged 12+) are welcome to
in Lough Dan to participate in the Three Rock County join us when we start back in September and as always
Camp where they participated in the troop’s muddiest anyone with a passion for adventure aged 18+ who has
camp. Not to be put off by getting muddy and wet, our an interest in becoming in Leader may join at any time.
Scouts tried to build their own bridges over the ‘Swamp’,
TANEY PTA
The Summer Sports programme is now in full flow
with cricket and athletics being enjoyed by the senior
classes. Our 6th Class cricket team got full marks in
their first test of the Leinster Leprechaun Cup against
St. Joseph’s School in Clondalkin so are off to a good
start.
Indeed, the sporting successes have continued
apace in the past few months. The Taney Girls A
team competed in the Leinster Division 1 hockey
final against Castle Park Dalkey in Railway Union
Swapping snow boots for shades, 272 pupils along HC, where the nail-biting game finished 2-1 against
with their parents, younger siblings, grandparents our girls due to bad luck in the final minutes. Our
and canine companions participated in the Fun/ senior girls soccer teams seemed to be inspired
Sponsored Walk at Marlay Park on a sunny 19th April. by International Women’s Day, as they displayed
Such was the positive energy that it was impossible to superb strength and stamina in a double win
judge best class spirit so all of the children received against Kilcoole Primary and the Muslim National
homework passes, much to their delight! Schools.
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Out of 22 Dublin school teams, the two five-a-side In other efforts to attain the first part of our Water
boys teams from 6th Class qualified out of the league Flag, the pupils took part in a poster competition
stage in the Spar FAI Primary School 5s tournament. by Irish Water, on the theme of ‘Water and Your
Overcoming penalities and sudden death in the Environment’. Artwork by 10 children from each
semi-final, Taney versus Killester proved a tough final of the junior and senior parts of the school were
match with the opposition coming up trumps by 2-0 selected and sent on for regional judging. We are
but an impressive achievement nonetheless. also participating in a mini-assessment alongside
workshops for the children in May, and will be
Having triumphed in their respective junior leagues, conducting a survey on home water usage.
the two eight-a-side teams played in the Leinster
Schoolboys hockey cup finals in Wesley College.
Our 5th Class team beat St. Kilian’s convincingly to
lift the U12 trophy. The 6th Class contest against
St. Andrew’s went to penalty flicks after 2-2 at full-
time. The final score left St. Andrew’s victorious but
our boys should be very proud of their performance.
In a fitting finish to this strong season, a mix of 5th
and 6th Class boys earned gold medals in the U13s C
League final, overcoming both Headfort School and
Wesley College.
This term is typically packed with end-of-year
activities to demonstrate what the children have
learnt over the past school year and 2018 is no
exception. At the time of writing, displays for junior
and senior swimming, Irish dancing, and the annual
school concert are scheduled for May and June.
We are also in planning mode for the annual Morton
Cup soccer tournament taking place on 23rd May
as well as Sports Day on 1st June. The children
6th Class walked to Wesley to support the former are looking forward to showcasing their skills and
cup matches as part of the Active Travel Day on 22nd participating in the various challenges, including old
March, aimed at encouraging the children to walk, favourites like the sack, three-legged and cup’n’ball
cycle or scoot to school. In a joint Active and Green races. The PTA will be running the refreshments stall
School Flag undertaking, this was also ‘Funky Feet at the Parish Fete on 9th June and will hold its AGM
and Walk for Water’ Day when pupils were allowed on 15th June.
to wear unusual or decorated footwear and blue
clothes. The Walk for Water feature is symbolic of Finally, after dedicating their entire teaching careers
the six to eight kilometre journey that people in to the children of Taney Parish Primary School, we
third world countries frequently make in search of are bidding a fond farewells to Mrs. Roslyn Christie
water. The pupils used the ‘Run Around Europe’ and Mrs betty Martin at the end of this school year.
measurements, while carrying books as weights, to We wish them the very best in their well-deserved
replicate this basic chore. retirements and would like to sincerely thank them for
their incredible care and commitment shown to our
In this latest running initiative, where a destination pupils over the past four decades. In other staff news,
is chosen and the whole school runs the distance to we would like to convey our best wishes to Ms. Sarah
the target, the children covered over 4,700 kms or Warren for her upcoming wedding and Ms. Rachel
the equivalent of Dublin to Nicosia. Active School Riordan for the safe arrival of her baby.
Week is due to take place from 28th May to 1st June,
with coaches from Olympian Gymnastics and Irish The school will close for the Summer holidays at
Ultimate Frisbee providing taster sessions for all 12 noon on Thursday 28th June and reopen at 8.30am on
classes, along with 10@10 movement breaks, active Thursday 30th August. The staff, PTA and Sports
diaries, county colours day, whole school macarena, Committee would like to wish all of our school
and active homework. families and parishioners a wonderful Summer break.
20FROM THE REGISTERS
HOLY BAPTISM
8th April (in Christ Church) - Jessica Rose, daughter of Clare Daly & Shane Wilson.
MARRIAGES
17th March 2018 (in Pitlochry, Scotland) – Lesley Dobson and Christopher Ross
28th April 2018 (in Christ Church) – Rebecca Burke and Peter Cronin
4th May 2018 (in Christ Church – Alyson Kelly and Stephen Byrne
We congratulate the couples on their recent marriages!
FUNERALS
27th March 2018 (in St Nahi’s) – Robert Lane
13th April 2018 (in St Nahi’s) – Muriel Mason
BEREAVEMENTS
Our sympathy and prayers are with all who have recently been bereaved, remembering especially:-
Roger, Jeremy & David and their families on the sudden death of their brother Robert Lane.
Wendy McCourtney & family on the death of her mother Ann Ward.
Deirdre Mason and family on the death of her mother Muriel Mason.
the Smalley family on the death of Ian’s father Comd. Brian Smalley (UK);
the Hanley family on the death of Aidan’s father Sean Hanley;
the Armstrong family on the death of Miriam’s mother Colette Connor.
May those coming to terms with life without a loved one, know the comfort of God’s love at this time.
Friday, June 15th
At 7:oopm In
Taney Church Grounds
Live Music!
Book a Table with
your Friends!
22Best wishes to Taney Fete 2018
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