Our Advent giving tree appeal raised €1300 for two charities this year, the Peter McVerry Trust and the Simon Community. We are very grateful to all those who pledged throughout the season of Advent. Thank you all for your generosity and support for the work of these two important charities.
We will mark the feast of Epiphany on Friday, 6 January with an evening service at 7.30pm. During this service, we will bless the Epiphany house and we will also have the blessing of the chalk. Do please join us for one last opportunity to enjoy a carol or two!
Mark your calendars for this Advent season’s concerts at Saint Bartholomew’s:
Saturday, 3 December | 3.00pm & 8.00pm: ANÚNA
Tuesday, 6 December | 8.00pm: AIB Choral Society
Saturday, 10 December | 10.30am-4.30pm: Pipeworks Festival
Sunday, 11 December | 6.00pm: Saint Bartholomew’s Christmas Concert
Paying homage to the 200th anniversary of his birth, Pipeworks will present the complete works of César Franck over the course of a day.
Twelve organists will take on 12 pieces, beginning at 10.30am with Fantaisie in C, Grand Pièce Symphonique. At 12.30pm, Pipeworks former artistic director Gerard Gillen will give a talk before the music resumes for the rest of the afternoon. Admission is free with a retiring collection. For more information, visit pipeworks.ie.
The AIB Choral Society recently celebrated its 20th anniversary year. Under the baton of Ernest Dines, the choir has grown to over 50 members of current, former, and retired AIB staff, along with their family members and friends. This year, we welcome them back for the first time since 2019 for an evening of carols and to celebrate the magic and wonder of Christmas by candlelight. Tickets are €15 and may be purchased here.
ANÚNA’s Christmas concerts in Dublin have been an essential event for many. It is thus with great sadness that they’ve announced this will be their final public appearance at home in Ireland. Although their work continues abroad, they—in their own words—“couldn’t finish without one last hurrah, and it is appropriate that that should be at our favourite Irish venue.” This year’s concert will feature a selection of music for the season, both classic and original. Tickets are €30 and should be purchased here.
Please join us this Sunday, 27 November at 5.00pm as we mark the start of the Advent season with a special service of readings and anthems presented by candlelight.
There is no Evensong on Sunday, 20 November. Instead, you are invited to join in the ecumenical Walk of Light, which begins at 3.30pm at Newman University Church, St. Stephen’s Green. For more details, please click here.
Evensong resumes Sunday, 4 September and the midweek Eucharist resumes Wednesday, 7 September. Please note that the start time for both of these services has changed. The midweek Eucharist on Wednesdays will move from 12.45pm to a 10.30am start. Choral Evensong on Sunday evenings will change from a 6.00pm start to a 5.00pm start. Please spread the word!
Back in the early months of 2020, we were at the end of a seven-year restoration programme and finishing off the last large section in the Chapel of Memory when the world was engulfed in a great concern over a new virus. All of our plans for a celebration had to be put on hold for what we thought might be about a month. Little did we know it would be more than two years! As such, this year our patronal festival will be an extra special occasion. Not only will it mark Saint Bartholomew’s Day, but it will also be a service of thanksgiving, where we will acknowledge those who were of immense help and support to us throughout the works and celebrate all that we have been able to achieve.
Please join us this Wednesday, 24 August at 7.30pm. The archbishop of Dublin will serve as celebrant and preacher, and the service will be followed by a reception with a special cake. This is an important event in our calendar as a parish, so it is an ideal opportunity to invite your family and friends to join and celebrate with us. Looking forward to seeing you then!