HARVEST & AUTUMN IN TANEY - Taney Parish website

Autumn 2012 Vol.25 Issue 2 

Harvest & Autumn in Taney

Who’s Who in Taney Parish 

Clergy Contacts 

(From September 16th) 

Rev’d Robert Warren 

6 Stoney Road, Dundrum 

Tel: 284 4497 

Resident Priest: 

Rev’d Bernie Daly, 

Church Lodge, 21 Taney Road 

Tel: 2951895 

Lay Reader: Trilly Keatinge 

Tel: 4922791 

Parish Contacts 

Parish Secretary 

Audrey Harrison 

Tel: 2985491 

Parish Administrator 

Tara O’Rourke 

Tel: 2985491 

Churchwardens in Christ Church, Taney: 

Enid Bennett-O’Neill (People’s), and Robert Walsh (Rector’s) assisted by 

Esther Walsh, Malachi O’Neill, Julie Maloney, Jill Long, Carol Eggers and Pat 

O’Doherty 

Churchwardens in St. Nahi’s: 

Edith Douglas (People’s) and Mark Douglas (Rector’s) assisted by Mavis 

Johnson, Hazel Armstrong and William Dixon 

Glebe Wardens: 

William Hourie and David Randall 

Hon. Secretary: 

Dudley Dolan 

Hon. Treasurer: 

Alanna Carter 

Select Vestry: 

Mark Armstrong, Frank Beattie, Alanna Carter, Dudley Dolan, Carol Eggers, 

Cathy Hallissey, Vivien Hood, Trilly Keatinge, Walter Newburn, Jim O’Neill, 

Evelyn Sloane and Beryl Tilson. 

Church Review Distributor: 

Winston Lew 

Church of Ireland Gazette Distributor: 

Stephanie Lloyd 

Website: 

www.taneyparish.ie 

Taney Parish Office email: 

parishoftaney@eircom.net 

Safeguarding Trust 

Taney Parish seeks 

• To create a safe environment 

which will promote healthy and 

fulfilling participation of children 

and minimise the possibility 

of harm, either deliberate or 

accidental. 

• To encourage safe practices for 

those who work with children 

• To safeguard those who 

work with children from the 

consequences of unfounded 

accusations 

The next training session will be in 

October. 

Should you have any concerns or 

questions contact a member of the 

Parish Safeguarding Trust Panel 

1. Charles Sloane 

Tel: 295 5008 

2. Trilly Keatinge 

Tel: 492 2791 

3. Beryl Tilson 

Tel: 295 3397 

The Triennial Audit of the parish was 

successfully completed on July 26th. 

Further to the Audit the Safeguarding 

Trust Panel is working on a new 

policy for dealing with bullying, 

and procedures for dealing with 

complaints and grievances. 

Taney News 

The magazine is a vital means of 

communication in Taney and is 

distributed to every household in 

the Parish free of charge. We hope 

you will agree that it is a top quality 

production that has been recognized 

at a Diocesan and National level. If 

you would like to make a contribution 

to the publication costs (annually in 

the region of €4,000) please leave it 

on the collection plate or drop it into 

the Parish Office. Please mark the 

envelope ‘Taney News’. 

News! News! News! 

For all up to date news and 

information on forthcoming events 

please check out the Parish Website 

www.taneyparish.ie

Letter from Bernie 

Dear Friends, 

At this stage, you will be aware of our good news: the appointment of Rev’d Robert 

Warren as our new rector. The Institution will take place on Saturday 15th September 

at 2.30pm in Christ Church, Taney. A formal invitation is extended to all parishioners 

and is included in the magazine. This is a very exciting time for our parish and we 

look forward to extending a warm welcome to Robert and his wife, Vera. 

I would like to take this opportunity to thank you all most sincerely for your 

exceptional support during my time here as Resident Priest. I must confess that I 

took up the post with some trepidation last January. However, very quickly I felt 

surrounded by wonderful expressions of welcome, warmth and encouragement. 

There is no doubt that mutual support of one another is at the heart of a true 

Christian community – and in my experience, Taney Parish has demonstrated this 

in full. 

Our new rector will arrive at a busy time – and what is an exciting time. As always, the team-work that keeps the 

parish motivated will swing into action and the parish centre will be buzzing with activities. I have agreed to stay 

for a short time to help with the transition process – so no farewells just yet! 

Bernie 

Apology 

In our last issue of Taney News 

Rachel Harvey, 3rd Class, Taney 

School produced a lovely picture 

which was chosen for the Summer 

edition. Regrettably, the incorrect 

name was inserted on the cover. We 

would like to apologise to Rachel 

and to congratulate her once again. 

Would anyone have a piano! 

A parishioner would like to know if any person would have a 

piano they no longer require. Willing to pay a reasonable price! 

Contact: 086 070 8761 

Taney News Harvest 2012 1

Greetings from our new Rector 

Dear Parishioners, 

Vera and I are very much looking forward to joining you as members of 

the Taney Parish Family and as part of the Taney Parish Team. 

Since the announcement of my appointment as your next Rector, we have 

been showered by good wishes from so many people – the Nominators, 

the Select Vestry Members (who sent us a wonderful bouquet of flowers), 

the Office Staff and a representative group of parishioners who turned up 

to greet us on our first visit to Taney in late July. 

In particular, we are most grateful to the Glebewardens, David Randall 

(whose wife Thelma hailed from Tralee!), and William Hourie, assisted by Walter Newburn, who have 

undertaken sterling work on the Rectory and have assisted us with the task of choosing paint colour schemes and 

floor coverings etc., making difficult decisions seem so easy! We are now very much looking forward to moving in, 

early in September, in advance of the Institution on 15th September. 

I have valued too, getting to know The Rev. Bernie Daly whose warm welcome and wealth of information has been 

so helpful in assisting me get a “feel” for the parish and for what lies ahead. I know I will be leaning on her quite a 

bit as I get established in my role as your new Rector. 

We look forward to meeting and getting to know you over the coming weeks and months. As you can imagine it 

will be quite a daunting task to get to know so many people in a short period of time – and to be honest, the recall 

of names has never been my strong point! So it would be much appreciated, if for a time, you always mention your 

name when we meet, - that would be so helpful! 

Even though Vera and I have lived all our married lives – and indeed long before! – in Limerick and Kerry, we are no 

strangers to Dublin. I spent most of my formal education in Bray (Aravon School) and Dublin (St. Columba’s College 

and TCD) and both, our son, John, and daughter, Sarah, were also educated at St. Columba’s and Trinity. And of 

course there were all those numerous treks to Dublin for RCB meetings. Oh, joy! Church House will now be just a 

few Luas stops away! 

Please remember us in your prayers during the coming weeks – as we will be praying for you – as we get to 

know each other and as we step out together in faith and discern God’s Will for us all on what I am sure will be a 

wonderful and exciting pilgrimage! 

God Bless you. 

Robert 

2 Taney News Harvest 2012

Services 

September 2012 

Sun 2nd – The 13th Sunday after Trinity 

Christ Church 

10.15am – Parish Communion 

7.00pm – A Late Evening Office 

St. Nahi’s 

8.30am – Holy Communion 

11.45am – Morning Prayer 

Wed. 5th 


Sun 9th – The 14th Sunday after Trinity 

Christ Church 

10.15am – Family Service 

7.00pm – Holy Communion 

St. Nahi’s 



Wed. 12th 

10.00am – Matins 

Sat. 15th 

Christ Church 

2.30pm – Institution of Rev Robert Warren 


Christ Church & St Nahi’s 

11.00am – United Service of Parish Communion 

7.00pm – Compline 

St. Nahi’s 


11.00am – United Service in Christ Church, Taney 

Wed. 19th (St. Matthew) 


Sun 23rd – The 16th Sunday after Trinity 

Christ Church 



St. Nahi’s 



Wed. 26th (St. Michael & All Angels) 



Christ Church 



St. Nahi’s 



Wed. 3rd October 


October 2012 


HARVEST FESTIVAL 

Christ Church & St Nahi’s 

10.15am – A united service of Harvest Thanksgiving 

3.30pm – Thanksgiving Service of Holy Communion 

with the Care Group followed by Harvest Supper 

NO EVENING SERVICE AT 7.pm 

St. Nahi’s 


11.45am – United service in Christ Church, Taney 

Wed 10th (St. Philip the Deacon) 



Christ Church 

10.15am – FAMILY HARVEST GIFT SERVICE 


St. Nahi’s 


11.45am – HARVEST FESTIVAL 

Wed. 17th 

10.00am – Matins 

Sun 21st – The 20th Sunday after Trinity 

Christ Church 


7.00pm – Compline 

St. Nahi’s 



Wed. 24th (St. James, the brother of our Lord) 


Sun 28th October– The 5th Sunday before 

Advent/St. Simon and St. Jude 

Christ Church 



St. Nahi’s 



Wed 31st October 



Harvest Festival 

On Sunday 7th October the congregation of Christ Church & St Nahi’s will celebrate the Harvest 

Festival in Christ Church, Taney at 10.15am. We are very pleased to welcome as our guest preacher, 

The Right Rev Trevor Williams, Bishop of Limerick. 

At 3.30pm Taney Care Group Service of Holy Communion will be followed by Harvest Supper in 

the Parish Centre. On Sunday 14th October the Harvest Festival will be celebrated in St Nahi’s at 

11.45am. The Family Harvest Gift Service is on Sunday 14th October at 10.15am in Christ Church. 

Chancel Guild 

The churches will be decorated for Harvest 

on Thursday 4th October from 3.00pm 

(Christ Church) & Saturday 13th October 

from 9.30am (St. Nahi’s). Gifts of fruit, 

vegetables, flowers and greenery will be 

greatly appreciated and of course anyone 

who would like to join us will be most 

welcome as extra helpers are always 

needed. 

Confirmation 

Our parish confirmation will take place on Sunday 12th 

May 2013 in Christ Church, Taney. If you wish to enroll for 

Confirmation, please contact the parish office (2985491). 

The first meeting of the Confirmation Group will take 

place on Sunday 21st October. Candidates should attend 

10.15am service and then move to the Parish Centre for 

the Confirmation Class. The details of the course will be 

available at the class. 

Taney Parish Harvest Appeal 

Harvest is a time of Thanksgiving. It is also ‘a moment’ to express our appreciation for all the gifts that sustain us in 

home and family and not least, those offered by our Church and Christian community. We are especially thankful this 

autumn, for the opportunity to welcome to Taney Parish our new Rector, Rev. Robert Warren and his wife Vera who 

bring a wide range of expertise and a deep knowledge of the Church of Ireland. 

Many of you have often expressed your appreciation of the sense of belonging and warmth of welcome in your 

contacts through Sunday worship, Parish Centre activities, Taney School and through the network of pastoral care 

of clergy and people. Such support and care is so important in good times and particularly in these times of severe 

challenge. Practical expressions of this support include the grants given by the Parish to those in need, which many 

of you support through contributions to the Taney Special Needs Fund. 

Much of the good work of the Parish is, of course, based on its ability to maintain adequate funding to meet the 

normal monthly operating expenses. This year we continue to maintain Christ Church and the Parish Centre, but 

in particular we are preparing for much needed expenditure on St. Nahi’s to ensure that the invaluable windows 

are refurbished. We plan for further work on the Graveyard in St Nahi’s and hope that this will open up additional 

space for future burials. We have also taken the opportunity to refurbish the Rectory and have fitted it out to a high 

specification of insulation and energy conservation. This will not only make the home more comfortable but will also 

greatly reduce the outgoings for the future. 

We appreciate that many of our parishioners are experiencing difficult financial demands but we are writing to you 

in the hope that you may be able to make a donation to the Parish. All gifts are valued. Many who have given 

regularly over the years are also experiencing the constraints of the recession so we are appealing to all families in 

the Parish, especially those who may not have had the opportunity to contribute before. 

If you would like to make a donation, please put it in the envelope provided and put on the plate or send it to the 

Parish Office. Alternatively, if you are not already doing so and would like to give by means of Standing Order or 

by the Weekly Envelope Scheme, please ‘tick the box’ on the Appeal Envelope or contact the Parish Office (Tel: 298 

5491) and this will be arranged for you. 

Thank you for considering our request. 

Dudley Dolan (Secretary) 

On behalf of the Select Vestry 

Alanna Carter (Hon. Treasurer) 

On behalf of the Select Vestry 


Parish News 

Rob Clements 

Rob Clements, who was on placement at Taney Parish from September to 

December 2011, will be ordained Deacon in Christ Church Cathedral by 

the Most Revd Dr. Michael Jackson, Archbishop of Dublin on Sunday 16th 

September at 3.30pm. You are warmly invited to attend if you wish to share 

the day with him. Please pray for the parish of Rathfarnham where Rob will 

be serving as Deacon intern, and for all others preparing for ordination at 

this time. 

New Parish Centre Brochure 

September/October marks the resurgence of life 

and activity in church and in the Parish Centre. As 

memories of summer recede we get back to the old 

routines: schools, colleges, work and home. But don’t 

be dismayed. With the evenings closing in, we have 

activities and programmes to suit every taste and 

age-group. Just drop in and sample a tempting array 

of interests held at all times of the day and night. 

Complementing our church worship is a wide variety 

of parish and community activities. You will find 

details in this issue and a copy of our new information 

brochure is also enclosed in the magazine. 

Taney Garden Fête 

What a day for the Fête! Saturday 9th June was dry, sunny, warm 

with summer clouds swirling over Taney hill. By the time the gates 

opened at 1pm the queue was well formed and the people surged into 

the grounds of Christ Church, Taney. The bunting from the top of the 

church’s imposing tower swirling in the gentle breeze with the highly 

decorated stalls, marquees and tents resplendent in colour, provided the 

backcloth to a memorable day. It was a great time for all. Someone 

said, ‘it’s like a party!’ The stalls were stocked with all sorts of goodies 

from DVD and LP’s to white elephants, bakes and cakes to books and 

toys, deli and country produce; plants, cosmetics and jewels. There was 

a thriving bottle stall and plenty of clothing at ‘Taney Outlet’. It was fun 

for the young, with face-painting, sweets and candy floss, fancy dress, 

cake-walk, bouncy castle and ‘break the crockery’! It was lovely to see 

parishioners and friends, the wider community and a host of visitors 

from far and wide including USA, Europe, the Middle East – all in one 

place, speaking their own languages. They all enjoyed the fun of the 

fayre. The tea and food stall served refreshments, the burgers sold out. 

If you wanted a rest or the chance to spectate, sit down, chat to friends, 

the Ooom-Pah-Pah Jazz Band provided the musical background. All 

of this was brought together by the Fête Committee, Ciara Maleady, 

William Hourie, Dave Murphy, Jackie Rohu and Jennifer Armstrong 

with a marvellous band of stall-holders and helpers from parish, school 

and community. It was a great result financially, but socially, the Fête 

was all that we wished for, parish and community at one – inclusive 

and welcoming. To all of you who came along on the day and without 

whom it would never happen, our thanks! We are delighted to learn 

that any clothes not sold in Taney Outlet at the Fête were collected by 

Age Action. 

Taney Parish Coffee Shop 

The Coffee Shop in the Parish 

Centre is open again after 

the summer. It gives a lovely 

flavour to parish and community 

life exuding rich and varied 

aromas of coffee and baking 

spoiling any autumn diet. The 

usual fare of tea, coffee, scones, 

cakes, soup and sandwiches are 

served up by Yvonne Rankin 

and Jenny Mooney along with 

their assistants. The opening 

hours are 9am. to 2pm. From 

Friday 14th September we will 

be serving lunch of either soup 

and main course or main course 

and dessert (including tea and 

coffee). Please let Yvonne or 

Jenny know by noon on the 

Thursday before by phoning 

the Parish Office 298 5491 or in 

person at the Coffee Shop 


Parish News 

Game of Whist 

Following the Friday Hot Lunches ‘A Game of Whist’ returns for a new 

season. The next games will be on 14th & 28th September, 12th and 26th 

October, 9th and 23rd November and 14th December. No matter what level 

you are at you would be very welcome to join us for a game! 

Taney Helping Hands 

We are delighted to welcome on board the Helping Hands team Malachi 

O’Neill who has agreed to keep a watchful eye on our library upstairs. Henry 

Wiseman is still looking after our archives. If you have something for our 

archives please give him a call. I am looking for a green fingered person to 

keep a watchful eye on our two plants in the centre (one at the main door 

and one on the back stairs) I would love somebody to give them a bit of 

‘love’ now and again; they tend to quiver when they see me coming !!! 

Friday lunches resume on September 14th according to Chef Jenny who I ran 

into while walking her dog (between rain showers!) so we will use this date to 

begin our Whist. We will run the Whist every second Friday from 1.45pm to 

3.45pm. All are welcome no matter what level you are at so please do drop by. 

Helping Hands has responsibility for organising readers for Christ Church 

each Sunday. We would be delighted to welcome anyone who would have 

an interest in reading to join the Readers’ Guild. Members of the Reader’s 

Guild usually read about three times a year and on a day that suits them. 

We would be particularly delighted to welcome young people to the Guild. 

Training and advice is available for everyone! 

Cleaning of the church: on Saturday 8th September we will be looking for 

volunteers with feather dusters in hand (the more the merrier) to give the 

church a once over before the big event the following Saturday. We want to 

make sure that Christ Church is pristine for this event. We hope to start at 

10am. 

Summer Art School 

The Taney Summer Art School has 

been in full swing for seven weeks. As 

always we have had tremendous fun 

while developing our creative skills and 

encouraging one another in our work. 

We had a lovely ‘end of term’ party and 

a small exhibition on 29th August and 

we all look forward to future classes! 

Drawing by Trudy Staunton 

Dundrum Festival 

As part of the annual Dundrum 

Festival held from Monday 18th 

to Sunday 24th, Taney Parish 

Centre hosted an indoor bowling 

competition. Teams from Balally, 

Dundrum Methodist, Dom 

Marmion, Holy Cross, Dundrum 

Active Retired and Taney took 

part. The Rev’d Bernie Day 

opened the competition with 

prayer. We are delighted to hear 

that Taney Bowling Club won the 

event and offer them our heartiest 

congratulations. As emphasised 

at the opening, Taney was proud 

to host this event, renewing 

friendships and links between the 

parish and the wider community. 

Taney Employment Centre – 

A Diocesan Initiative 

Have you been made redundant 

Unemployed Seeking work Are 

you thinking of change Taney 

Employment Centre is based in 

Taney Parish Centre. It is open 

on a Thursday afternoon from 

2pm-5pm. A warm welcome 

awaits you! Contact Tel: 01 298 

4705 or just call in. 

Taney Eco Group 

Taney Eco Group will have 

a meeting in the autumn at a 

date to be confirmed. Anyone 

interested in this initiative 

please contact Carol Newburn. 

newburnc@gmail.com 

www.fot.ie 

Friends of Taney’ 

Do you want something done or 

have a skill to offer www.fot.ie 

Taney Christmas Bazaar 

The Annual Christmas Bazaar 

will be held on Saturday 1st 

December in the Parish Centre 

from 10.00am to 1.00pm. ALL 

WELCOME 


Photo Gallery 

Photo from the Archives 

Robert and Dorothy Galway with children, Anthony and Fiona enjoying the Organ 

Marathon held in Wesley College in 1975. The organist, Frank Hughes, created a new record 

of continuous playing for 92 hours which was inserted in the Guinness Book of Records. 

Taney goes Electronic! 

We are updating our parish lists and we would be very grateful if you could help. Simply fill in the 

form below and return it to the Parish Office. Or you may prefer to email your information directly to 

parishoftaney@eircom.net. Please use ‘Taney Goes Electronic’ as your subject on your email. 

Name: 

Address: 

Home Phone: 

Mobile Phone: 

Email Address: 

Taney News is available on line www.taneyparish.ie. However, if you wish to continue to receive a hard 

copy please tick the box 

*If you are submitting two mobile numbers or two email 

addressed please designate one of them as the main contact. 


Youth News 

Service & Sausages 

The next ‘Service & Sausages’ will be held on Sunday 21st October at 

7.00pm. Please join us for a short twenty-minute Service in Christ Church 

followed by chips and sausages in the Parish Centre. 

Taney Parish Primary School 

Taney School reopens on 30th August and we wish the staff and students a 

happy and fruitful year ahead. On Friday 22nd June, Christ Church, Taney 

hosted the Graduation Service for members of sixth class from Taney School. 

It was a day filled with mixed emotions, however, we take this opportunity 

to wish all the sixth class students every good wish for all the exciting times 

that lie ahead. 

Sunday School 

Sunday School resumes in Taney on Sunday 23rd September. All children of 

school age in the parish are very welcome to come and join us in the Parish 

Centre from 10.15am on Sunday mornings. Iris Dunlop, Sunday School 

Leader and the Sunday School teachers will make you feel very welcome. 

Confirmation 

Sunday Confirmation classes begin on Sunday 21st October. All perspective 

candidates are welcome to join us in Christ Church at 10.15am for Morning 

Service during which enrolment will take place. 

Church & Children 

We remind you that the Crêche is open in the Parish Centre during Sunday 

service at 10.15am in Christ Church. However, for those young people who 

wish to remain in the Service there are Children’s Packs available from the 

Church Porches. 

Junior Youth Club & 

Senior Youth Club 

Junior Youth Club (Sparks) 

commences on Saturday September 

29th 6.30pm – 7.30pm in Taney 

Parish Centre and Senior Youth 

Club (Flamez) from 7.30pm – 

9.00pm. All welcome. Junior 

Youth Club (Sparks) is open to all 

members of sixth class in Taney 

School. We would encourage you 

to come along and discover what 

lies ahead in an exciting funpacked 

programme of events. 

Diocesan Youth News – 3Rock 

Youth – Upcoming Dates 

Keep your eye on the new website 

for upcoming events 

www.3rock.net 

Uniformed Organisations Service 

Our annual Uniformed 

Organisations Service will be 

held in Christ Church, Taney on 

Sunday, 28th October 2012 at 

10.15am. All welcome. 

Junior Choir 

Plans are well in hand for another exciting year for the Junior Choir! 

The Choir sings every month at our regular Family Services in addition 

to other special events in the Church calendar, and has become an 

important part of our worshipping community. 

The Junior Choir is always looking for new members who will commit 

themselves to regular practices and Sunday services. All children are 

welcome, although the choir is best suited to children aged 7 years and 

older (from 2nd class). 

Choir practice is on Wednesday afternoons in the Parish Centre at 

2.45pm, and will recommence on September 12th. Please contact 

Suzanne Chadwick on 087 757 4156 for more information, or come 

along and try us out! 


Taney Youth Club, Taney Parish Centre, Taney Road, Dundrum, Dublin 14. Tel: 01 2985491 

Programme 2012 

EVENTS CALENDAR 

29/09 Junior Youth Club, 6.30-7.30pm (Sparks) 

Welcome! - Team Building, 7.30-9.00pm (Flamez) 


Evening Away – Quazar (Flamez) 

21/10 Confirmation Classes begin, 10.15am 

Service & Sausages, 7.00pm 

10/11 Night In, 9.30-9.00pm (Flamez) 

Junior Youth Club, 6.30-7.30pm (Sparks) 

18/11 Service & Sausages, 7.00pm 


Night In, 7.30-9.00pm (Flamez) 

1/12 Evening Away - Ice Skating (Joint Youth Event) 

Programme 2013 T.B.C. 


Activity Night, 7.30-9.00pm (Flamez) 







Evening Away – Cinema (Flamez) 



20/4 Mystery Tour (Joint Youth Event) 


Please note: All activities are held in Taney Parish Centre unless stated 

otherwise, some times will be formalised nearer the occasion. A completed 

consent form must be received by Taney Parish Office before any member is 

allowed to participate in any of the above activities. 


Parish Organisations 

PARISH ORGANISATIONS AND ACTIVITIES 2012/2013 

What’s On/When/Who to Contact 

YOUNG PEOPLE 

Sunday School Sunday 10.15 – 11.15am Iris Dunlop 087 934 3782 

Children's Crêche Sunday 10.15 –11.15am as announced 

Mum & Toddlers 

Monday 

Thursday 

10.00 –12 noon 

10.00 – 12 noon 

Armina Comeford 

Nicola Darley 

086 129 3704 

087 633 9964 

Ladybirds Monday 2.45pm – 3.45pm Susan Moore 087 243 0130 

Beavers Monday 6.30 – 7.30pm Mary Ann Williams 087 998 4643 

Cubs Friday 6.30 – 8.00pm Mick Long 298 7195 

Brownies 

Tuesday 

Wednesday 

3.45 – 5.00pm 

3.15 – 4.30pm 

Nicola Woods 

Cathy Tonge 

086 878 8202 

087 675 1908 

Guides Wednesday 7.00 – 8.30pm Fiona Murphy 086 252 6549 

Scouts Friday 8.00pm – 11.00pm Dylan Giusti 086 858 7588 

Youth Club Saturday 7.30 – 9.00pm Parish Office 298 5491 

Youth Choir & Music Group as arranged David Adams 

RECREATIONAL/SPORT 

Badminton (Ladies) Tuesday 10.30 – 12 noon Barbara Bolton 295 3567 

Badminton Club 

Tuesday 

7.30 – 11.00pm Elaine Hogan 087 954 9466 

Thursday 

7.30 – 11.00pm 

Badminton (C.I.M.A.) Thursday 6.00 – 7.30pm Alan Cathcart 298 2216 

Snooker (Parish) Tues/Wed/Fri 7.00 – 11.00pm Ronnie Ellis 298 7426 

Snooker (C.I.M.A.) Mon/Thurs/Sat 7.00 – 11.00pm Roy Huber 298 8352 

Bowling Club 

Mon/Thurs 

Tuesday 

7.30 – 10.30pm 

10.00 – 12.30pm 

Myrtle McCoy 494 1720 

GENERAL PARISH INTEREST 

Bible Study Wednesday 10.30 - 11.30am Bunty Strong 298 6977 

Care Group 

Regular visits to 

Parish Office 298 5491 

housebound 

Chancel Guild Church Flowers etc. Jasmin Hourie 296 5087 

Choir - Christ Church Sunday David Adams 

Choir – Junior Wednesday 2.45pm – 3.30pm Suzanne Maxwell 087 757 4156 

Choir - St. Nahi's Sunday David Adams 

Christmas Bazaar 

December 

Coffee Shop Mon. - Fri. 9.00am – 1.30pm Parish Centre 298 5491 

Drama Society 

Tuesday 

7.30 – 11.00pm Mark Parfrey 298 0146 

Thursday 

7.30 – 11.00pm 

Taney Rangers As arranged as announced 

Mothers' Union Tuesday 2nd 8.00 – 10.30pm Carol Robinson 294 2366 

Taney Change Ringers Every Monday 7.30 – 9.00pm Cyril Galbraith 295 6162 

Society 

Taney Market 2nd Sat. of month 10am – 1.00pm Jennifer Armstrong 288 1494 

Taney P. T. A. Elaine Bowers 087 667 7446 

Taney Parish Fête June Carol Eggers 086 684 9859 

Taney Play School Tues. - Fri. 8.45am – 12.15pm Susan Farrell 295 1255 

Taney School Monday - Friday 8.50am – 2.15pm Lily Carpenter 298 5015 

Third World Group As arranged Taney Parish Office 298 5491 



Taney Primary School 

The summer holidays have been a time for rest 

and relaxation. The weather was conducive to 

growth which benefitted our new wildflower 

and wildlife areas. We thank our Green Schools 

Committee for their hard work on both of 

these areas. Our new flowerbed has especially 

benefitted from the wet weather. 

We welcome a number of new staff members to our 

school this academic year. Ms McElhinney will be 

teaching Fifth Class, Ms. Warren will be teaching Third 

Class and Ms. Young will be teaching Fourth Class. We 

extend best wishes to Ms. Carson as she begins her 

retirement. 

We look forward to welcoming everyone back to 

school on Thursday 30th August for another busy 

school year. The school will open at 8.30am for 

all pupils. Please refer to our website for further 

information www.taneyschool.ie 

Taney Rangers 

Taney Rangers had a very 

enjoyable outing on Saturday 30th 

June when we went to Hunters 

Hotel in Rathnew for lunch. While 

there we had time to enjoy a 

stroll in the lovely gardens before 

setting off for a scenic drive home. 

We travelled past Lough Tay and 

Lough Dan which we viewed in 

good weather. This was our last 

outing for this season, and we look 

forward to future events. 

Mothers’ Union 

The Autumn session begins 

with a meeting on Tuesday 11th 

September at 8pm, the speaker 

will be Fergus Finlay, CEO of 

Barnardos. On 9th October the 

speaker will be Susan Denham, 

Chief Justice. 13th December the 

speaker will be John Bowman, 

Historian & Broadcaster speaking 

on the history of RTE. These are 

open meetings - all parishioners 

and friends are welcome. 

Bowling Club 

We are looking forward to our Winter/Spring season starting on Monday 

3rd September. We meet on a Monday and Thursday nights from 7.30pm to 

10.00pm and on a Tuesday morning from 10.00am to 12 noon. Once again 

the Dundrum Festival held their Bowling Competition in the Sinnamon Hall 

on 20th June 2012 when six teams from the Dundrum area competed against 

each other up to the finals which were then held in the Dom Marmion Hall 

on 22nd June. Taney qualified to play against Balally Bowling Club. It was 

a close match played in a very competitive way. Congratulations to the 

Taney team, Esmé, Margaret, Bill and Adeline on a well deserved win. As 

we start our 41st year bowling in Taney Parish we look forward to playing 

matches in the United Churches League, our Club Competitions and of 

course plenty of enjoyable social evenings. We welcome new members and 

further information is available from any committee member or from the 

Parish Office 298 5491. 

Taney Drama Society 

Our AGM on 31 May was very well attended and we had a wide ranging discussion on many 

aspects of the Drama Society and how best to move it forward for the future. We feel we are 

at a cross roads at the moment and need to encourage new members to the society to enable 

us grow and continue with the high standard of production of TDS. We will celebrate our 21st 

Birthday as a Drama Society on September 21st and the Committee is working hard to make 

this a memorable get together of past, present and hopefully future members. If you have any 

photographs, programmes or memorabilia of past productions for this evening please pass on 

to any Committee member by the end of August. 

We are indeed blessed to have the expertise of Mary McCoy to direct our next production in 

the Mill Theatre for end of January. Plays are being read and decisions will be made by the 

end of August based on members interested. We also intend doing a smaller production in 

Taney towards the end of November. We will, depending on being accepted, be bringing our 

One Acts on the circuit next season. Details of forthcoming events may be obtained from our 

website www.taneydramasociety.com . If you are interested in an active role in Taney Drama, 

Actor, Back-stage, Stage set-up, Lighting, Sound, Production etc. please contact Maria Tel: 298 

6807 or e-mail: raymar@esatclear.ie 

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Bible Study and Prayer Group 

Our group will recommence in early 

October. The date will be in the 

notices on the Sunday Service sheet. 

Bunty Strong 298 6977. 

Dundrum Badminton Club 

The 12/13 season will commence 

in early September. We play on 

Monday and Thursday nights 

from 7.30 p.m. onwards. Any 

new members (who have played 

previously) are more than welcome 

and should contact Elaine Hogan on 

087 954 9466. 

Taney Parish Annual Golf Outing 

Taney’s popular Golf Outing is 

arranged for Friday 7th September 

in Rathfarnham Golf Club. Tee 

times 1.30pm – 3.30pm. This event 

is open to all parishioners and 

friends – ladies and gents and will 

be followed by dinner from 8.00pm. 

Prices are: Golf and Dinner – a60; 

Golf and Dinner (R.G.C. members) 

– a35; Golf only – a35 and dinner 

only – a25. All welcome to golf 

and/or dinner. Details and bookings 

from Vivien Hood 298 6367, Robert 

Walsh 087 233 0209 or Taney Parish 

Office 2985491 

Taney Lawn Tennis Club 

Although the weather has been very wet this season we have still 

managed to play tennis during every dry moment. We have been very 

lucky to acquire the services of a wonderful grass cutter who also marks 

the courts. 

During May and June we had just over 40 juveniles from Taney National 

School for coaching and tennis on Monday evenings and Tuesday 

afternoons. Most of the children achieved a very good standard 

and everyone had great fun. At the end of the coaching we ran a 

tournament for them with prizes from Wimbledon for the winners. 

Despite these months being some of the wettest in living memory we 

only had to cancel coaching once because of rain. During the summer 

months some of the children came to play tennis on Wednesday 

afternoons supervised by their parents. 

The club tournaments have been drawn and handicapped where 

appropriate and are being played now and the finals will be held at the 

At Home on Saturday 8th September. 

The club is open Monday to Saturday each week with a tournament on 

Thursday evenings starting at 7pm and of course tea and sandwiches are 

served every Saturday afternoon 

– a tradition which has been 

carried on from the time the 

club opened 76 years ago! 

New members are always 

welcome or perhaps old 

members who want to return! 

Please contact me – Margaret 

Nevin (Hon Secretary) at 087 232 

2308. 

Diocesan News 

Diocesan Synods – Tuesday 16th/Wednesday 17th October in Taney Parish Centre 

The Diocesan Synods of Dublin and Glendalough will open with Holy Communion in Christ Church Taney at 4pm 

on Tuesday 16th October 2012. Following this the business of Synod will take place in the nearby Taney Parish 

Centre. The Archbishop of Dublin, the Most Revd Dr Michael Jackson will open proceedings with his Presidential 

Address which normally covers issues of local and national importance. Following this, the Synod will, during this 

evening and the following evening, discuss and debate reports by the Diocesan Councils, the Diocesan Board of 

Education, the Diocesan Committee on Social Action, the Ministry of Healing and the Diocesan Council for Mission. 

Diocesan Schools Service 

This colourful and lively service brings together pupils, principals and teachers from Primary and Junior Schools 

throughout the Dioceses. Young people take an active role in preparing and taking part in the service. The Service 

will take place on Thursday, 27th September at 11am in Christ Church Cathedral. 


Thank you 

As we look forward to the Institution of Rev. Robert Warren it is time to 

thank the Diocese for the assistance that was provided for Sunday Worship. 

In particular a word of thanks to Rev. Dr. Billy Marshall for his thought 

provoking and inspiring sermons and a special word for Rev. John Marchant, 

well known in Taney, for his memorable sermons. Who will forget “Bob the 

Builder” in the pulpit not to mention the endless supply of Bibles produced 

in another sermon. 

It would be remiss not to mention the enormous contribution made by Trilly 

Keatinge and Cathy Hallissey. We are very fortunate to have people with 

such abilities in our Parish. Our hope is that their lives will return to some 

sort of normality after the arrival of Robert. 

For those of you who might think I had forgotten Rev. Bernie you will have 

read that she will stay with us during the transition and we will have an 

opportunity to express our appreciation at another time. 

Dudley Dolan 

Select Vestry 

Un i t e d Di o c e s e s o f Du b l i n a n d Gl e n d a l o u g h 

The Parish of Taney 

The Churchwardens and Select Vestry invite you to 

Th e In s t i t u t i o n o f Th e Re v e r e n d Ro b e r t Wa r r e n 

as Rector of the Parish of Taney 

by 

His Grace the Archbishop of Dublin and Bishop of Glendalough, 

Primate of Ireland and Metropolitan, 

The Most Reverend Dr. Michael Geoffrey St. Aubyn Jackson 

in Christ Church, Taney 

on Saturday, 15th September, 2012 at 2.30pm 

and to the reception in The Sinnamon Hall, 

Taney Parish Centre 

R.S.V.P by 7 th September to: 

Taney Parish Office, Taney Road, Dundrum, Dublin 14 

Telephone: (01) 298 5491 Email: parishoftaney@eircom.net 

Clergy and Lay Readers are invited to robe (green stole) 

Please note: creche facilities will not be available during the institution 


A Day in the Life 

A Day in the Life... 

Church Organist 

Chaos! If I had a tail I would be chasing it fulltime, and never 

catching it. A chicken without a head maybe. I do have a 

head, but often you wouldn’t know it… Ask the choir! 

Anyway, a normal day for me doesn’t 

exist. Today I was up around 8am, later 

than during the year thankfully as there 

are no school runs. Ilona (14) is in the 

Gaeltacht for three weeks and we miss 

her terribly. Rupert (16) is in South 

Africa on a High School rugby trip and 

is on safari today – how cool is that! Carl 

is doing the Leaving and has just one 

or two exams left but is still sleeping 

off the effects of an end of year party. 

Hmm, no comment… Sebastian has just 

completed his second year in college at 

the Royal Irish Academy of Music where 

he is studying composition and finally 

has a little bit of spare time. 

So Mary, Sebastian and yours truly trot 

off to Flemings in the old shopping 

centre to spoil ourselves with a spot of 

light breakfast, what ho! You get a free Irish Times into the 

bargain, definitely to be recommended. The breakfast roll 

for 4 euro can easily be shared between two, if you’re into 

breakfast rolls, that is. 

Then, of all things, 11am NCT test on Mary’s car, but 

fortunately the damage is not too bad. Have to go back for 

re-test, but just a couple of small things (like forgetting to 

take off the hubcaps, d’oh!) . Just in time, I get in to town 

for the final doctoral exam of my harpsichord pupil of many 

years Desmond Earley. This is a lunchtime concert in a 

beautiful room in Newman House on St. Stephen’s Green, 

and he plays a French and German programme like a dream. 

Happy Days, the examining panel agree! 

Then I head over to the Academy in Westland Row for a 

meeting about next year’s opera productions with the Head 

of Vocal Studies, Kathleen Tynan. We are doing Britten’s 

Albert Herring and Monteverdi’s Combattimento among 

other things, and I will be musical director. We have already 

auditioned and decided on the cast, so now it is down to 

practical things like costing, venues, hire of parts, deciding 

whether to use a grand or upright piano, etc., boring but 

essential details. Kathleen leaves no stone unturned, and has 

huge vision and stamina - I am more the nuts and bolts guy, 

hands on once term gets going. It is now almost 4pm. 

In Lidl I had earlier validated my parking ticket by spending 

the princely sum of 2 euros and 1 cent on an apple turnover, 

a banana, and 8! delicious sweet, crisp and juicy apples - 

three of these items are now hurriedly consumed on the 

bicycle en route to St. Ann’s Church in Dawson Street where 

I am making a CD recording this week with my friends 

Bill Dowdall (flute), his daughter Lisa (viola) and Malachy 

Robinson (violone). The music has 

never been recorded before, surprisingly 

perhaps considering that it is 300 years 

old, but unsurprisingly considering that 

much of it has been unearthed from the 

National Library in recent months, music 

from Dublin in the time of Dean Swift 

by a host of mostly imported composers; 

Geminiani (buried in St. Andrew’s 

Church, Suffolk Street), Castrucci (buried 

in St. Mary’s Church at the end of 

Henry Street), Dubourg (leader of the 

orchestra for the first Messiah), Thomas 

Roseingrave (organist in St. Patricks who 

went mad with a bad case of unrequited 

love!) and of course our own Signor 

Carolina, the blind harpist, Carolan. 

Dublin at the time was the second city 

of the Empire, fully subscribing to the 

prevalent Italian vogue, and boasted 60 

music shops/publishers and about 80 

instrument builders! Wow! We would have liked to record in 

St. Nahi’s as the acoustic is really magic, but the traffic noise 

is… yes, tragic! So we are very grateful to St. Ann’s and their 

organist, Charles Marshall, who has facilitated the recording. 

With four people playing, and a sound engineer listening, it 

takes a while to reach agreement on any given take, so the 

recording session lasts longer than expected, especially as 

we had to spend half an hour blocking off the sound of a 

giant vent in the EU building next door by stacking a great 

number of pew cushion s against a window. Finally, we 

think we have got what we need for today. The music is fab, 

easy listening but exciting and quirky. At 10.30pm I hop on 

my bike and head for home. 

Home, sweet home! Dinner is waiting. And what a dinner! 

It is a chicken dish from the Avoca book, done in damson 

jam, and it tastes like heaven. Apparently, it is fairly simple, 

according to Mary, but the taste is exquisite, with a couple of 

glasses of wine to wash it down. Who’s complaining 

And then head for bed. But that could take a while. A bit 

of tidying, a bit of dish washing, a bit of zapping, check 

out how the under-20’s are doing in South Africa (thought 

I might spot George Strong in the crowd as he went out to 

support his grandson who was playing for Ireland!, but to 

my huge surprise spotted my own son Rupert instead at the 

Ireland/England match when we got beaten – revenge was 

sweet in the second match though). Finally bed, and my 

book of the moment, The Help. It is really good but I am 

reading it too sporadically, as each night after a few pages I 

am conked! At least sleep is not a problem… 


Waxing 

Lash and Brow Tints 

Manicures 

Pedicures 

Facials 

Massage 

Appointments are available mornings and evenings from 

Monday to Friday. Saturday appointments are also available. 

39 Westminster Lawns, Foxrock, Dublin 18 

(Just off Leopardstown Road) Tel: 086-3365404 

Taney Parish Annual 

Golf Outing 

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Why not try our service ‘once’ to see if our 

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Phone: Imelda or Mark at 1890253058 

to get your free brochure or check our 

website www.oakhousefoods.ie. 

Vouchers also available! 

A Voucher may be a appreciated gift for those who 

have recently been discharged from hospital, are ill 

or feeling a little under the weather. 

This year our Golf Outing is planned for 

FRIDAY 7 SEPTEMBER 

in RATHFARNHAM GOLF CLUB 

This event is open to all 

parishioners and friends – 

ladies and gents - and full 

details will be available 

in August – following last 

years very successful event 

it is hoped to extend the 

timesheet this year. 

So please put the date in 

your Diary. 

All are welcome to golf and/or dinner 

in the clubhouse afterwards.

From the Registers 

Baptism 

3rd June 2012 (in St. Nahi’s) – Taliesin Jedediah John, son of Thomas and Lyn Hagin Meade Halton. 

10th June 2012 (in Christ Church) – Charlotte Emma, Adam Noel and Sophie May Rose, children of Edward & Fiona Keogh. 

10th June 2012 (in Christ Church) – Lara Elise and Dan Edward, children of Alan & Pamela Hood. 

24th June 2012 (in Christ Church) – Jamie Alexander, son of Karl and Olivia Stewart. 

24th June 2012 (in Christ Church) – Jonathan Matthew, son of Shane and Deirdre Creighton-Twomey. 

6th July 2012 (in Christ Church) – Jack Seán, Finn Michael and Ella Louise, children of Michael and Orla McCarron. 

15th July 2012 (in St. Nahi’s) – Julia Helena, daughter of Eric and Teresa Mayrs. 

29th July 2012 (in Christ Church) – Harry Joseph, son of Simon & Naomi Kenny. 

12th August 2012 (in Christ Church) – Michael (Mikey) Owen, and Daniel Osiris, sons of Lesley Erskine. 

12th August 2012 (in Christ Church) – Diarmuid Gordon, son of Uinseann O’Sealbhaigh and Jacqui Erskine. 

Weddings 

2nd June (in Christ Church) – Alistair McDonald and Jessica Harrington. 

6th July 2012 (in Christ Church) – Michael McCarron and Orla Connolly. 

7th July 2012 (in Christ Church) – Blessing of the Marriage of David Bolojan and Gina Ciobanu. 

28th July 2012 (in Christ Church) – Renewal of Marriage Vows of Sharon Henderson & Jack Rowley. 

2nd August 2012 (in Christ Church) – James Marshall and Jessica Campion. 

Funerals 

8th June 2012 (in Christ Church – Rosemary Nash. 

9th June 2012 (in Mt Jerome Crematorium) – Christine Gibbs. 

30th July 2012 (in St Nahi’s) – Zena Matthews 

Our sympathy and prayers are with all who have recently been bereaved, remembering especially:- 

Paul, Charles, Michael, James, Oliver and Charlotte on the death of their sister Rosemary. 

Joanne & Gillian on the death of their mother Christine Gibbs. 

Barry & Helen on the death of their mother Zena Matthews. 

Carol Kinlan on the death of her mother. 

Vera Scully on the death of her aunt. 

Olga Kelly on the death of her niece. 

May they know the comfort of God’s love at this time. 

Hospitals 

The clergy would appreciate being told if parishioners are in hospital, going into hospital, are being transferred or if they have 

been discharged. 

Holy Communion in Church 

For anyone who has a difficulty making their way to a Holy Communion point in Christ Church or St Nahi’s, please inform a 

churchwarden or member of the clergy who will be happy to administer to you in your pew. 


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