The 15th Annual Display of Wicklow Girls’ Brigade takes place in Fatima Hall, Dominican Convent, Wicklow Town on Saturday, 12th May at 7pm. It will be well worth supporting!
Féile Londubh Poetry & Music Festival
Féile Londubh is an annual Poetry & Music Festival in Ashford. It places special emphasis on facilitating events for the whole community and programmes a variety of local, national & international artists. This year there are also Music and Poetry outreach activities taking place during the festival with various local schools, including Nun’s Cross NS.
As part of the festival, there will be a child-centred launch concert in Nun’s Cross church on Friday, 13th April and a keynote concert the following evening. The keynote concert features Nuala Ni Dhomnaill & Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin – past and present ‘Ireland Professors of Poetry’ with music from Aoife Doyle (singer), Greg Felton (Piano), Cormac Breatnach (Susato whistles). Admission costs €15/12 (concession), Family (2+2): €30.
Ashford Country Fair 2018
The 6th annual Ashford Country Fair will take place in the grounds of the Bel-Air Hotel on Bank Holiday Monday, 7th May from 11am to 4pm.
This year’s fair will have a number of animal attractions including a dog show, gun dog demonstration, duck herding, falconry and a pony club. Children will also enjoy our magician and fairground. Stalls include artisan displays, plants, crafts, books and clothes. For food try our barbecue, teas, coffees and cakes! There will also be tractors and many other interesting features. Please do come along and support a very enjoyable and popular event!
If you can assist in helping on one of the stalls or can provide goods for sale, please contact Amanda Mooney, Bernadette Glover or Lesley Rue.
Bible Studies During Lent
Lent is a great season to spend time preparing for Easter and to discipline our lives in various ways. One good practice is to take the opportunity to read God’s word. The joint Wicklow & Killiskey and Ashford & Glenealy bible study series, entitled “The Road to Calvary” continues in various venues on Monday evenings for the first three weeks of March. These venues will be announced weekly at church services. On Tuesday evenings in the van der Fliers’ house on Church Hill, Wicklow the studies using the Biblical Association of the Church of Ireland’s booklet “As the Father sent me, so I send you” continues for the month first three weeks of March.
Mothers’ Union – Annual Birthday Lunch March 12th
The Mothers’ Union will hold its Annual Birthday Lunch in Chester Beatty’s, Ashford on Monday 12th March at 12.30pm, price €20 each. All welcome! Please sign up on lists in the church porches!
Chat and Craft – Postponed to March 12th
The Mothers’ Union “Chat and Craft” has been postponed to the 12th of March in The Hub Ashford at 10.30am.
February Youth Clubs
KYC (Killiskey Youth Club) takes place on Saturday 3rd and 17th February from 5.00pm—6.30pm in Rathmore Holiday Village. The club is for those in 4th to 6th classes in Nun’s Cross (and their friends). Further details may be obtained from Belinda Cullen, Albert Mahon and Rev Ken Rue. Offers of help to assist are most welcome.
The teen youth group will meet in East Glendalough School from 6.30pm to 8pm on 11th and 25th February. Further details available from Rev Jack Kinkead.
Joint Bible Studies
Lent is a great season to spend time preparing for Easter and to discipline our lives in various ways. One good practice is to take the opportunity to read God’s word.
Wicklow & Killiskey and Ashford & Glenealy parishioners are being invited to attend a series of joint bible studies. These will be held in houses in Ashford on five Monday evenings, commencing on 19th February and will feature the key places in the Holy Week story based on a booklet written by Rev Ken Rue. The first evening will take place in Ken and Lesley’s house at ’Shancarrig’, Cronroe. The evenings will be informal with a chance for open discussion. Refreshments are served afterwards which allows us to get to know our neighbours better.
Alchemy Music Event
Alchemy Music opens its 2018 season on February 3rd, 8pm at Nun’s Cross Church. The music series welcomes the coming of Spring with a special concert of Irish, Spanish and Classical music for Brahms Guitar, Fiddle, Concertina and Uilleann Pipes with the award-winning Redmond O’Toole and Scathanna: Carolan, Bach and Traditional. Tickets 15/12 Euro and family ticket (2+2) 30 Euro. Tickets on the door and at Eventbrite. www.alchemymusic.ie email: alchemymusicseries@gmail.com
January Youth Clubs
KYC (Killiskey Youth Club) takes place on Saturdays 6th and 20th January from 5.00pm—6.30pm in Rathmore Holiday Village. The club is for those in 4th to 6th classes in Nun’s Cross (and their friends). Further details may be obtained from Belinda Cullen, Albert Mahon and Rev Ken Rue. Offers of help to assist are most welcome.
The teen youth group will meet on Sunday 14th January 6.30pm to 8pm. Further details available from Rev Jack Kinkead.