A WINTER’S TALE – A Christmas Celebration!
A WINTER’S TALE – A Christmas Celebration!Join us for a magical evening of festive music, song, and readings in the historical and evocative setting of Nun’s Cross Church, Ashford, on Friday, 5th December at 8:00 p.m.This special Christmas celebration features international soprano Niamh Murray and acclaimed concert pianist and organist Ronan Murray, performing a selection of seasonal favourites to lift the heart and stir the spirit.They will be joined by the Choir of Christ Church Bray, under the direction of the distinguished Tatiana Konina – international organist, pianist, and choral conductor – together with our own Revd Jack Kinkead, rector of Killiskey Parish and occasional performer with Opera Ireland.We are also delighted to welcome a wonderful lineup of guests:The well-known actor Mark Lambert (Film, TV, and Broadway stage)Award-winning Irish theatre actor-director and performer Daniel J. HealyHusband and wife duo Darragh and Justine Baumann, will share festive readings from A Christmas Carol, The Snow Queen, The Chronicles of Narnia and J. M. Synge’s The Passing.Tickets (€25) are available:
• Online via Eventbrite (scan the QR code at the top of the poster), or
• Locally from the Ashford Charity Shop
Complimentary refreshments will be served during the interval in the adjacent school, and Raffle tickets will be available before the concert and during the interval.
All proceeds from A Winter’s Tale support the Nun’s Cross Church Restoration Fund (2023–2028).
The Memorial Tree & Messenger Doves
Once again, our Memorial Tree and “Messenger” Doves will be available for anyone wishing to remember a loved one this Christmas. Each dove will be dedicated to someone dear no longer with us, or those receiving ongoing care, especially cancer care. All names will be included in our Carol Service on Sunday, 28th December.
Donations for our Messenger Doves (minimum €2) will go
entirely to Wicklow Hospice and Wicklow Cancer Support.
Messages and donations can be submitted:
• In person at the Ashford Charity Shop
• At any 11.15 a.m. Sunday service in Nun’s Cross Church (from now until Sunday, 28th December)
• At the Christmas Concert on December 5th• Or online using the QR Code provided here.
Let’s celebrate the season together with music, laughter, remembrance and goodwill. Doors open at 7:00 p.m.