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Vol 10 No 6 Page 1 Sept. 2004
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The Rector's Newsletter
It's been a lovely summer.
Not the glorious weather of last year; too much rain perhaps but this
is Ireland and we are blessed that we do not have the extremes suffered
in other climes. Within all of that, whether at home or abroad, I hope
you have enjoyed the quiet, less hassled months of summer and that you
feel rested and ready again for the fray. Perhaps one of the things the
break teaches us is the necessity and value of time off, time to
reflect, time simply to be ourselves.
During August the services were lead by Archdeacon Donald Keegan and
Rev. Jack Teggin, ably assisted by Terry Lilburn, Parish Reader, and by
those who kindly read the lessons. We are grateful to each and all.
Now, following the summer quiet and rest, we again look to be the
people of God who come to worship him in the Church family. The real
sense of joy to be together again, to support one another in our joys
and sorrows and to give God his worth as we are built up in love into
Christ who is the head of all.
God bless and keep you in his love.
David
Cowper Care Centre Limited
It is anticipated that work on the Cowper Care Centre to develop a
Nursing Home and Sheltered Housing on Parish lands will commence in
February/March 2005, in tandem with the provision of the sewer from
Carrickmines to Kilternan.
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Harvest Thanksgiving
In some ways living in or near the City takes from the forefront of
our minds the changing of the seasons and seedtime and harvest. Changes
in our lifestyle and diet have also removed us from the actual
production of crops and foodstuffs. Yet the farming community is still
a big part of Irish life. Few of us are far removed from the land where
tilling, sowing and harvesting mark the yearly round. Such a lifestyle
depended very much on the weather, as we saw this harvest, and on God's
goodness and providence. Therefore, even in our remove, we acknowledge
all that we have and enjoy at God's hand.
Harvest Thanksgiving Services will be held as follows in Kilternan
Parish: The Community Harvest Thanksgiving Service on Friday 1st
October at 8 p.m. The Parish Family Harvest on Sunday 3rd October at
10.30 a.m. The special preacher at both services will be the Venerable
Anthony Previte, Archdeacon of Tuam and Rector of Omey Group which
centres on Clifden, Co. Galway. Refreshments will be served following
each service.
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Kilternan Church of Ireland National School
On Wednesday 1st September School re-opened with the usual mixture of
“Oh No's and Oh Yes's”. We welcome back staff and pupils.
How good it is to see the School filled again with activity and sound.
25 children started in Junior Infants and 4 more in classes up the
School, giving a total of 121 pupils. Unfortunately as several senior
pupils moved to preps and to other schools, numbers at the 30th
September still fall short of that required for the appointment of a
sixth main stream teacher. We will simply have to wait until the larger
junior classes now starting penetrate up the School - growing
“organically”. We are still hopeful that the Department
will come on stream with our school extension. The lower than
anticipated numbers in the School takes somewhat from our case.
Congratulations to Mrs Darlington, Principal, who started her
maternity leave on Friday 10th September and we wish her well. Welcome
Ms Rebecca Smith, a graduate of Church of Ireland Training College and
Trinity College Dublin who will take 5th and 6th classes during the
Principal's absence.
Important Note:- The Kilternan area and South Dublin in general is
developing at such a fast rate that school places can be difficult to
obtain both at National and Secondary levels. Early contact with
schools at both levels is important so that parents and children are
not disappointed.
School Leavers:- Our best wishes to all the young people who left
Kilternan Church of Ireland National School in June 2004 to attend
secondary schools and other schools.
Congratulations to all who sat State Examinations, and 3rd Level
Exams. We hope that you have not been disappointed and pray that God
will guide and sustain you in all that lies ahead in life.
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MINISTER RAISES THE GREEN FLAG.
In May this year, Kilternan Church of Ireland National School was
awarded the Green Flag, in recognition of its efforts, to reduce the
amount of rubbish going from the school to the landfill. On Thursday,
16 September 2004, the Minister for Transport, Mr. Seamus Brennan,
officially raised the Green Flag, on our school roundabout. Ms.
Lorraine Murphy, Education Officer, from Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County
Council and Ms Máire Mhic Giobúin from An Taisce,
attended the ceremony in an official capacity. Councillors Lettie
McCarthy and Maria Corrigan also attended.
For the most part, the children of the Green Schools' committee hosted
the gathering. Henry Roe explained the Green Schools' Programme to the
assembled crowd and Ivan Daly explained how the committee worked. Other
members of the committee introduced the various speakers and finally
the Green Flag was raised by Becky Banks and Mr. Brennan.
Adding to the air of excitement, REPAK chose our ceremony to launch
its new “Can Crusher”, which featured as part of the
report, in The Den News Round the following evening. We even received
two mentions from Dustin the Turkey!
A special word of thanks to Mr Geoffrey Bailey who, on behalf of
Greenstar Recycling, generously donated a laptop computer and DVD
projector for use in teaching computer skills to children within the
School. Thanks also to Roy Kelly (parent) who provided the PA on the
day. It was certainly a day to remember!
For those readers, not yet familiar with the workings of the Green
Schools' Programme, I attach the short speeches made by Henry Roe and
Ivan Daly on the day, which explain the Programme.
Henry Roe
'Minister, Invited Guests, Parents, Teachers and Pupils,
On behalf of the Green Schools Committee I welcome you to our flag
raising ceremony. The Green Schools Programme is an international
programme, designed to teach good habits, about the environment to
children and the wider community. It is a partnership between An
Taisce, the Local Authority (in our case Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County
Council) and the school. The aim of the programme is to reduce the
amount of rubbish going from the school to the landfill, each week. To
do this we had to conduct bin surveys, keep records and to set targets
to reduce, recycle and re-use.
Continued by Ivan Daly:
| The driving force of the programme is the Green Schools
Committee, made up of: |
| Gabby Kohli |
(now in secondary school) |
Daniel Bailey |
6th |
| Henry Roe |
5th |
Ivan Daly |
4th (myself) |
| Scott Dagg |
3rd |
Becky Banks |
2nd |
| Eugene Moriarty Grounds Man |
Mrs. Eccles Parent |
| Mrs. Darlington Principal |
Ms. Bennett Teacher |
The Committee met every second Tuesday to set targets.
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We are very proud that we have been awarded this Green Flag for our
management of waste and rubbish in the school. We did reduce, we did
reuse and we did recycle and our school is now cleaner, healthier and
tidier as a result. Our output of rubbish to the landfill has been cut
from approximately 7/8 black sacks per week to an average of 3 black
sacks per week.
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