‘The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.’

An ecumenical celebration of the coming of new light
Friday, 20 December 2024, 6pm, St. Finian’s Church, Dublin

We live in seemingly ever deepening darkness. And yet as Christians we believe that in Jesus Christ the light has come into the world. On the eve of the winter solstice, the longest night of the year, we gather to witness to that. All are welcome.

The church communities of the Lower Leeson Street, Rathmines area and in conjunction with the Dublin Council of Churches.

Seasonal refreshments will be served after the service.

More information is given in this flyer.

Friends are most welcome to a special Coffee Morning held at  Bloomfield Hospital to mark the start of the Christmas season. We will be joined by some of the residents & staff.

The event will commence with the official opening of the refurbished restaurant. The new facility will be known as JB’s to mark the work of Joseph Bewley and all the other Friends involved in providing relief during the Famine in Ireland. Refreshments will be served afterwards. This will be followed by a short programme of reflective & uplifting carols & readings led by Catherine & Stephen Yeo.

You can find more information in this flyer.

This new book by Jacqueline nee Creaven d’towel will be launched at Gleesons Hotel, Market Square,Roscommon from 7.30pm on Friday 22 November. The launch will include an introduction by Clodagh Grubb, who will speak to Jacqueline’s scholarship and achievement in writing this valuable history.

If you wish to attend the launch, please RSVP to irishhomesteadresearch@gmail.com.

You can let others who may be interested know about this book launch using this invitation.

Inchcleraun (Quaker Island) Academic Tour was runner up in the 2024 Water Heritage Day Award. This is one of nine award categories, each with just 3 finalists chosen from 2,300 events during Heritage Week 2024! Congratulations to all involved but in particular to Herbert Farrell for his careful stewardship of the Island.

The theme for Heritage Week 2024 was Connections, Routes and Networks to explore ways we are connected to each other through physical or cultural connections. The final event of the week was Water Heritage Day on Sunday 25^th August, which provided an opportunity for everyone to engage with and learn about local waterways, lakes, rivers, beaches and coasts. Events considered for the Water Heritage Day Award include those that explored how a canal, river, lake or sea shaped the heritage of a locality or celebrated water as an integral part of our natural heritage.

The photo shows (left to right) Liam Grimes (Lough Ree Access for All), Herbert Farrell (Organic Island Farmer) and Tim Coughlan (Religious Society of Friends).

Tim Coughlan, Monkstown Meeting, put in a huge amount of work around organising a trip for Friends to Quaker Island and helping Herbert organise the tour.

Come and hear first-hand from Lesley O’Connor, who recently returned from three months in the West Bank as a participant in the Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel (EAPPI). Lesley’s talk will address questions such as

• What is daily life under occupation really like?
• What is the Israeli peace movement doing?
• What can be done to promote a just peace in Israeli-occupied Palestine?

The talk is free of charge, and will be held at the Cork Quaker Meeting House, Summerhill South, Cork, T12 XW8R on Sunday December 15, 2024 at 12.30. You can let others know about the talk using this flyer.

You are also welcome to come to Meeting for Worship, which takes place during 11.00-12.00, and have a cup of tea or coffee with Cork Friends before the talk starts.

A Public Lecture entitled Cry of a People, Cry of the Earth: Decolonizing Palestine and Planet In Search for Ecological Justice and Human Rights Together will be given by Prof. Mazin Qumsiyeh at the Robert Emmet Theatre, Trinity College Dublin at 6.00-7.30 on 28 November 2024.

Dr. Qumsiyeh is a Palestinian Scientist, Author, Founder and Director of the Palestine Institute for Biodiversity & Sustainability and Palestine Museum of Natural History, Bethlehem University.

The respondent will be Katie Martin, Coordinator of Afri, Action from Ireland, and the event will be chaired by Dr. Iain Atack, Former Coordinator, MPhil in International Peace Studies, School of Religion, Theology, and Peace Studies, TCD.

The event is being organised by the Irish School of Ecumenics, School of Religion, Theology, and Peace Studies and Churchtown, Dublin Quaker Community.

The talk is free of charge; to register, email Freya Dasgupta at dasguptf@tcd.ie. You can let others know about the talk using this flyer.

Monkstown Friends are hosting a film show and a discussion on activism.
The Film is called The Golden Rule and is about a yacht with this name that was sailed by Quakers as a protest into a Nuclear Test Zone at Bikini Island in the Pacific in 1954. The film tells the story of its origins, recent restoration and use by Veterans for Peace. The film will be followed by a discussion on activism.

Please note: Some people may find some of the images and content in the film disturbing. Viewer discretion is advised.

7.00pm Film show, commences with short period of Worship and followed by discussion

8.30pm Discussion ends with a short period of Worship

We hope that Friends from other Meetings and the local community will join us – you can use this flyer to let others know of this event.

Address : Monkstown Quaker Meeting House, Pakenham Road, A94 H9D6
Public Transport: Buses, 4, 7, 7A, S8, L25 and DART (Salthill Station)

Parking :Limited parking at the Meeting House. Lots of on street parking.

 Contact: monkstownpm@gmail.com