Parish Ministries & Community Groups
For information
on any of the Parish Ministries below call the parish office on
8208112.
Active
Retirement Group
Jim Annesley
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
Vera Boylan
Alive O-Adult Involvement in Alive O Programme in Scoil Thomais
Caitriona Peelo
Altar Servers
Jim & Marie Annesley
Altar Society
Jim & Marie Annesley
Cecilian Arts and Drama School
Rosalind O'Dowd
Choirs
There are a number of groups who make a contibution to the liturgical life of the parish with the music they provide to enhance liturgies.
The 10 o'clock Sunday Mass is the family mass and the children's choir. Until recently, Margaret Byrne was the director who gave of her time tirelessly to encourage these young singers. A newe director will be appointed soon and Margaret has kindly agreed to mentor the new person until he/she is settled in.
The 11 o'clock Folk group sing at most of the 11 o'clock masses throughout the year, under the direction of Martina Flanagan.
At 12 o'clock, Bealtaine and Cana share the honours each with their own brand of liturgical music.
We hope to extend this section to include details of each of the many
musical groups within the parish. In the meantime, if you are interested
in any of the groups, just talk to any of the members after mass.
Church Floral Arranging
Kay Langan
Children's Liturgy of the Word
Gerrardine Collins
Community Centre-Laurel Lodge
Lorraine Reid (Management Committee Secretary)
Faith Friends: First Holy Communion
Janet Leech
Faith Friends: Confirmation
The aim of the Confirmation Faith Friend programme is to add a community or parish dimension to the young people’s Confirmation preparations. It gives them an opportunity to share, with a small group of classmates, some experiences of faith and everyday life through the guidance of an adult who also shares their experience of how faith affects daily life
Coordinators – Jenny Cuypers 0872764923 & Marie King 08724215603
Confirmation Preparation Team
The Confirmation Preparation Team, which is comprised of two or three parents from each 6th class, is responsible for the planning of what happens at the various confirmation preparation events in our parish for the current years Confirmation class i.e. dedicated masses, art in church, hospitality needs, specific events and trips. The aim of the team is to generate ideas on how we as a team of parents can help to ensure that this special year lives up to, or even surpasses, our young people’s expectations.
Coordinators – Jenny Cuypers 0872764923 & Marie King 08724215603
Parish Child Protection Team
The role of the Child Protection Team is to assist the Parish to develop an understanding of best practice issues when working with children and young people. Our aim is to promote awareness of Parish Child Protection Policies, provide training for parish groups and give support and assistance to anyone in the Parish who may have a Child Protection concern
phone
08728766520
or email: cpo@laurellodgeparish.ie
Marie King (Coordinator), Marion Shiel, Brendan Griffin, Janet Leech, Clare Hannigan, Barbara O’Neill and Fr Mick Cullen
Carpenterstown Crafters
Carpenterstown Crafters, a community based Craft Group, provides an friendly environment for the practice and development of handcrafts in our locality by giving crafters an opportunity to get together on a regular basis to work on individual or group projects.
Chairperson – Bernadette O’Neill 0872020232
Laurel Lodge Parent & Toddler Group
The group is open to all parents and carers who are looking after children from age 0 to age 4 approx. It runs on Wednesdays during school term, from 10:30 to about midday in Laurel Lodge Community Centre. We have playtime, song/dance session, storytime and whatever develops in between!!.
Chairperson – Oonagh Horgan 0863231722
Eucharistic Ministers
Liam Breen
Garden Group
Claire Bannon
Light out of Darkness Programme
Fr Dan Joe O'Mahony
Ministers of Welcome/Ushers
Brian Kealy
Prayer
Ministries
Barbara Kenny
Planned Giving
Parish Prayer Group
meets at 7-8pm every Sunday evening in 17 Castleknock Oaks. We say the rosary and discuss the Sunday Gospel and say a few additional prayers. In the summer months from May to August we meet at the Grotto every Sunday evening at 7pm to say the Rosary. Contact martinakealy@hotmail.com
Order of Malta
The Order of Malta Cadets, aged 10 -16 yrs meet at 6.00 in the Community
Centre on Fridays. The contact person is Mary O Dowd, 47 Castleknock
Elms, phone 8207191. We are looking for new members at the moment.
If there are any elderly people in the parish that need assistance/help/visits
we can help.
We also offer ambulance services for the elderly for home visits, e.g.
going home from nursing homes for days such as Christmas and Easter.
Ministers of the Word/Readers
Kevin Willoughby
Sacristy
Marie Annesley
Scouting Ireland (SI)
Annette Leppard
Society of St Vincent de Paul
President: Rosemary Kennedy
Treasurer: Gerry O'Dowd
Secretary: Martina O'Reilly
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