Parish Links

Both formal and informal links connect the parish and its people to many other individuals, groups, parishes and churches. Many people still have close links with their places of birth or rearing, some in the City, but many outside in rural Ireland. As we travel in Ireland, or visit other countries, we form links with individuals and churches. Similarly others who visit our parish often make valuable lasting connections with us. More formal links exist at diocesan and world levels.

Christ Church Cathedral is the mother church of the Dioceses of Dublin and Glendalough. Web address: http://www.cccdub.ie/ The Rector is a Canon of the Cathedral. Through the Mothers' Union, the annual diocesan school service, the Rector's two weeks in "residence" and by virtue of other functions, such as a book launch and missionary projects, we have much contact with the Cathedral.


As Killiney (Ballybrack), Rathmichael and Kilternan parishes together initiate a new Church Army Ministry we look forward to closer links between these adjoining parishes. With the Church Amy Officer working in and between the parishes we hope to work in a more collaborative way, enabling the critical mass to assist in youth work and in prayer and discussion activities. Already this new ministry link has been flagged up. We hope it will be inaugurated early in 2004. Traditionally Church of Ireland parishes have pastored their own parishioners. Through the work of Church Army we hope to become more aware of those on the fringe and outside the church for whom also Christ died that they might have life in Him. Collaboration within our parishes will also increase our contact and interaction with each of the Roman Catholic parishes already working alongside the individual Church of Ireland parishes. Rev. Ian Poulton, Killiney Rectory, 21 Killiney Avenue, Killiney, Co. Dublin. Canon Fred Appelbe, Rathmichael Rectory, Shankill, Co. Dublin.

Sunday by Sunday we are linked in prayer with other parishes in the united Dioceses of Dublin and Glendalough (diocesan cycle of prayer). An Anglican cycle of prayer connects us to the wider world-wide church.

Here in Kilternan we have excellent relationship with Sandyford parish which includes Sandyford, Ballyogan, Kilternan and Glencullen. Their contact address is The Parish Office, St. Mary's Church, Sandyford, Dublin 18.

Outside the dioceses we continue to have contact with:

Rev. Tim Close, Dean's Vicar, St. Ann's Cathedral Belfast, Donegall Street, Belfast. BT1 2HB.

Rev. Ruth Jackson, Curate Assistant, St. Mark's Church, Portadown, Co. Armagh.

Rev. Mark Loney, Curate Assistant, Larne and Inver Parishes, Larne, Co. Antrim.

The parish has mission support links with:

Ronnie and Maggie Briggs, CMSI, who are serving in Kajaido Diocese, Kenya. e-mail: cmsidublin@ireland.anglican.org

The Rector and his wife, Isabel, have close links with the Leprosy Mission with its national office at 5, St. James Terrace, Clonskeagh Road, Dublin 6.
e-mail: leprosymission1@eircom.net

and with TLM Hospital, Naini, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India

and with Anandaban Leprosy Mission Hospital, near Katmandu, Nepal.
Website: http://www.leprosymission.ie/

Marriage related resources and information,

The Church of Ireland information page


Eco Congregation Ireland


Sunday School Society for Ireland


Dublin and Glendalough Music Committee


Through all of these, and others, we are linked with one another and with Christ in bringing his love, peace and joy to the world.