Parish of Powerscourt with Kilbride
Service of Worship in St. Patrick’s Church for this Sunday – The Fifteenth Sunday after Trinity: 11.30am – Holy Communion 1.
Service of Worship in St. Brigid’s Church, Kilbride, for this Sunday – The Fifteenth Sunday after Trinity: 9.45am – Morning Prayer 2.
All Services of Worship are available on the Parish YouTube Channel.
Rathmichael Parish Fete 2026: The organisers of last Saturday’s Rathmichael Fete extend their thanks to all those from this community who supported this annual event.
Irish Trefoil Guild–Guiding for Life: Calling all former leaders of the Irish Girl Guides in Bray and the surrounding area. There is now a Trefoil Guild in Bray. Contact Anne at: [email protected].
St. Mary’s Church
Parish Website: www.enniskerryparish.ie is the Parish website of the Immaculate Heart of Mary–check it out for the latest information about our parish.
Enniskerry (also Curtlestown & Glencree) Parish Office opening times: Monday to Friday: 10am to 1pm; email: [email protected]; or call 01-2760030.
Please Note: St. Mary’s parish office now covers St. Mochonog’s so anyone wishing to book a funeral, wedding, or baptism can do so by contacting Aideen at 086-8182241. If you call the Kilmacanogue number, 01-2021882, it will automatically be transferred to 086-8182241. Mass intentions can be called in, again using 01-2021882, or sent via WhatsApp to the above mobile number. If you would prefer to give your intention in person, Breda Connolly is very happy to take intentions in the sacristy after mass. These options will remain in place for the foreseeable future.
Parish Churches Schedule of Masses: Enniskerry – St. Mary’s: Sunday 11am and also via parish webcam. Weekday Mass at Enniskerry is at 10.15am on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and also via parish webcam – lay-led prayer service on Wednesday; and Saturday at 10.15am, and is also available via the parish webcam. Masses in Curtlestown and Kilmacanogue are on Sunday at 10am. Mass in Glencree is at 9am on the first Sunday each month.
Hearing: To use the Loop system in church, please switch your hearing aid to ‘T’ or ‘Telecoil’ mode. Some aids switch automatically, but many require activating this setting via a button or app.
Singers Sought: If you would like the opportunity to sing in a group at St. Mary’s please contact Aideen at 086-8182241.
Baptism Requests: Requests for Baptism now take place online at www.enniskerryparish.ie.
New Here?: You are very welcome. You can keep up to date with us through the parish webpage at www.enniskerryparish.ie.
Broadcast List: A broadcast list for the parish is now up and running. This is to keep everyone up to date with what is happening in the parish and for easy communication in relation to building our communities. Please contact Aideen at 086-8182 241if you would like to have your name added to the list.
History Society
Members and supporters of the Enniskerry History Society are asked to note that today (Wednesday) Dr. Mary Muldowney will present ‘The Port of Dublin, 1791 – 2000’ at 6pm to the Old Dublin Society in the Conference Room of Dublin City Library & Archive, 139-144 Pearse Street, Dublin 2. All are welcome – admission is free and no booking is required.
Tomorrow (Thursday) Rob Goodbody will present ‘The Stone Bridges of Dublin’ at 8pm to the Kilmacud-Stillorgan Local History Society in St. Lawrence’s Parish Centre, Lower Kilmacud Road, Stillorgan, Co. Dublin. Members are free – visitors are €3. Please note that there is a car parking charge of €1 per hour at this venue – coin payment only.
Next Monday Michael Clemenger will present ‘The Secret of the Clay’ at 7pm to the Tallaght Historical Society in St. Maelruan’s Church of Ireland Parish Hall, Tallaght Village, Co. Dublin. All are welcome – please park at the street end of the car park; Kevin Finnan will present ‘Orthopaedic Hospital, 150 years on’ at 7.30pm to the Clontarf Historical Society in St. John’s Resource Centre, Clontarf Road, Dublin 3. All are welcome –visitors €5.
Next Tuesday Peadar McGing will recall ‘The Seapoint Tragedy’ at 8pm to the Foxrock Local History Club in Foxrock Parish Pastoral Centre, Foxrock, Co. Dublin. All are welcome–admission is €5.
Next Wednesday (September 16th) Arnold Horner will present ‘The Early Years of Dun Laoghaire Harbour’ to the Dun Laoghaire Borough Historical Society in the Royal Marine Hotel, Marine Road, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin. All are welcome–admission is €5. Free hotel parking is available for those attending this lecture.
Next Thursday (September 17th) Dr. Cormac Moore will present ‘The Root of All Evil: The Boundary Commission’ at 8pm to the Bray Cualann Historical Society in the Royal Hotel, Main Street, Bray. All are welcome – members free – visitors €8.
Enniskerry Library
Library opening hours are Monday – closed; Tuesday: 10.30am to 12.30pm & 1.30pm to 4.30pm; Wednesday: 2pm to 4.30pm & 6pm to 8pm; Friday: 10.30am to 12.30pm & 1.30pm to 4.30pm; Saturday: 10am to 2.30pm.The library can be contacted at 01-2864339 or email: [email protected]. On-line services including e-books, audio-books, digital magazines and newspapers and e-learning are available from the library website. Please note that the library will be closed
Meals on Wheels
Meals on Wheels need several drivers to cover the Enniskerry area. Please contact 087- 9721 491 if you think you could spare any time. Thank you.
Music in Calary recital – Culture Night
The final concert of the Music in Calary 2026 series will take place at 8pm on Friday September 18th when Lynda O’Connor (violin) and Ailbhe O’Connor (cello) will play works by Ailbhe McDonagh, Astor Piazzola, the Handel Halvorsen Passacaglia for violin and cello, Jules Massenet, Johan Sebastian Bach and Ludwig van Beethoven.
As this Culture Night concert is funded by Wicklow County Council’s Arts Office, there will be no entry charge but it would be helpful if you would let us know if you will be attending as there are already a significant number of audience members on the list. Please email [email protected] or ring (01) 2818118 to reserve a place.