| SEPTEMBER 2005 |
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HE Mary McAleese,
President of Ireland with some of the staff
and students of St Brigid's National School,
Stillorgan during her recent visit. |
| HE Mary McAleese,
President of Ireland and the Rector of Stillorgan,
the Revd Ian Gallagher during the visit of
the President to St Brigid's National School,
Stillorgan. |
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Omera Mumba
making a presentation to the Revd Katherine
Poulton on behalf of the Choir at the Discovery
Harvest Service in St Georges' and St Thomas'
Church, Cathal Brugha Street Dublin. At the
Service Omera Mumba launched the first Discovery
Choir CD, Made to Be One. |
| At the Launch
of the Discovery Choir CD, Made to Be One
are (left to right) Soloman Ijigade, Musical
Director of the Choir, Omera Mumba, who launched
the CD and Philip McKinley, Choir Co-ordinator. |
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Geanette Hunt
modelling clothes at the Booterstown Parish
Fashion Show held recently in Stillorgan Park
Hotel. |
| Pictured prior
to the Heart and Lung Transplant service in
Christ Church Cathedral are Brendan Gilligan,
Chairman of the Irish Heart and Lung Transplant
Association, Joe Byrne, husband of the Lord
Mayor, the Lord Mayor of Dublin, the Rt Hon
Cllr Catherine Byrne and the Rector of Tullow,
the Revd Canon Cecil Bryan. |
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Some of the
girls enjoying themselves prior to the start
of the Diocesan Schools Service in Christ
Church Cathedral. |
| The Archbishop
of Dublin and Glendalough with the President
of the Irish National Teachers Organisation
Ms Shiela Nunan (left) and Brigid McManus,
Secretary General of the Department of Education
(right) after the Diocesan Schools Service
in Christ Church Cathedral. |

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The Rev Dr Alan
McCormack and Rev Patrick Comerford of DUFEM
during a visit to St Peter's Basilica, Rome. |
| The British
ambassador Sir Ivor Richards with Rev Dr Alan
McCormack and Rev Patrick Comerford in Rome. |
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The Greek Orthodox Archbishop
of Hong Kong, Metropolitan Nikitas Lulias,
presents a traditional Chinese scroll to
Rev Dr Alan McCormack (left) and Rev Patrick
Comerford (right) of DUFEM in the grounds
of Saint Paul's Outside the Walls in Rome.
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Ready for the off. Hazel
Lacey of Kill Othe Grange Mothers
Union, Fern Jollie, of Kilternan Mothers
Union, Ruth Mann of Monkstown Mothers
Union and Elsie Nelson of Glenageary Mothers
Union all with banners at the ready for
the start of the Diocesan Mothers
Union annual service in Christ Church, Bray.
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No talking on the train!
The Archbishop and Canon Desmond McCreery
having a chat on the DART during Canon McCreerys
and Alex Esdales and Samuel Malcolms
rail trip around Ireland in aid of a number
of charities including SAMS (South American
Missionary Society) Ireland.
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The Archbishop getting ready
to start the short the service of dedication
prior to officially opening the new parish
centre in St Marys Church, Clonsilla.
Also pictured is the Rector of Castleknock,
Clonsilla and Mulhuddart, the Revd Andrew
Orr.
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Pictured at the opening
of the new parish centre at St Marys
Church, Clonsilla are the Archbishop of
Dublin, the Most Revd Dr John Neill, the
Minister of State and local Dáil
Deputy Brian Lenihan TD and the Revd Andrew
Orr, Rector of Castleknock, Clonsilla and
Mulhuddart.
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Some of the entrants for
the childrens fancy dress competition
at the Parish Fete.
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Frances Murphy with the
Revd Canon Fred Applebe, Rector of Rathmichael
at the Bothar Stand at the Rathmichael Parish
Fete. The parish had recently donated a
cow for use by the third world development
organisation.
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The Revd Isaac Delamere
with the Archbishop following the Revd Isaacs
institution as Rector of Narraghmore and
Timolin with Castledermot and Kinneagh in
St James Church, Castledermot.
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The Archbishop with the
Choir of Zion Church, Rathgar during his
visit to the parish recently. Also pictured
are the Rector, the Revd Wilbert Gourley
(left), Lay Reader, Eric Hunt (Right) and
Dave McConnell (3rd from Right).
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| At the ecumenical
service in Skerries to mark the 100th year
of the lifeboat service there are (left to
right) the Revd Kingsley Long, Fr Leo Quinlan
PP and the Revd Conrad Hicks of the Clontarf
Methodist Church. |
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The Revd Dr Alan McCormack,
chaplain of Trinity College and chairman
of the Dublin University Far East Mission,
pictured here on a recent visit to the Dharma
Drum Mountain Buddhist Monastery in Jinshan,
Taiwan, with Chang Wen, a young monk.
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