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Parish RegistersHoly Baptism18th October, in St Andrew's Church, Hannah Margaret, daughter of Stephen and Jennifer McQuade, 57 Gainsborough Park, Malahide

25th October, in St Doulagh's Church, Nathan Leigh, son of David and Aimee Linehan, 17 Holywell Road, Swords

29th Nov, in St Andrew's Church, Chloe Rose, daughter of Neal and Rachel Ruttledge, 2 Sleepy Hollow, Malahide.

Holy Matrimony14th November, in St Andrew's Church, David Woods and Heather Anne Worrell, 2 Mount Drinan Drive, Kinsealy Downs,Swords.

SympathyWe offer our sympathy to Nigel O'Neill (St Andrew's Grove) and his family on the recent death of his father, to Trevor Montgomery (Waterside) and his family on the recent death of his father, to Trevor Richmond (Church Road) on the death of his sister in Co Wexford, and to Rosaleen O'Loughlin, (Biscayne) whose sister has died in London.

Also to Anne Howlett and family on the recent passing of her brother Douglas McBride (Rathmines), and to Graham Smith, on the death of his mother Shiela, a member of the parish for 63 years.

Select VestryThe December meeting was a busy one. A good deal of time was occupied with the new Charities legislation which affects us, and this will be ongoing for some time. It was also obvious that the glebewardens have been active as they reported on a wide range of work on the churches, and also outlining what willhave to be done. What can be said is that all our buildings are in better shape than were 25 years ago, and that we have an ongoing programme of improvement of which we should be proud.

Fundraising activity also featured in the discussion. We were delighted with the success of the Christmas Market, both socially and financially, and the huge amount of work that went into the day was acknowledged. We are following up with a Table Quiz on 29th Jan in the Cricket Club and a big event on Sunday May 8th, a 10k walk around Malahide (The Coast and Castle Walk) to involve the whole community in the raising of money for TRUST, the Society of St Vincent de Paul and for ourown charitable programme.

We also undertook the annual review of charity and mission and set aside €10135 for distribution to a wide range of activities as a statement of our support. Among the causes benefiting are those nursing homes under Protestant management in which we have parishioners, and home and overseas mission agencies of the Church of Ireland. The largestbeneficiaries are the Bishops' Appeal Fund which is our development fund, and Protestant Aid, which provides support for the needy in the name of the Protestant community.

Thoughts on titlesThis edition of the Mirror uses the term 'Eucharist' for 'Holy Communion'. It is used today in many Christian traditions, including many Anglican provinces and stresses the thankfulness and trust with which we should partake in the

sacrament. It is drawn from the Greek word for 'thanksgiving'.

It is an ancient term; Archbishop Cranmer used it, as well as retaining the term 'Mass' which seems to have come into use because it came at the end of the celebration as no doubt congregations awaited eagerly in the Middle Ages for the welcome words 'ita missa est' (The dismissal is made) when they could go home! (The response was to say 'Deo gratias' which is 'Thank God' in Latin!) . The title Mass was retained in common use by Lutherans, and disappeared in English use for many years simply because of the theological abuses of the eucharist, gradually tentatively being used by the Anglo-Catholic revival of the Oxford Movement

Our Orthodox brethren, while frequently using 'Eucharist' refer to the service as the Liturgy, a word drawn from the Greek wordfor 'work' and we are reminded by it that prayer and worship arethe work and purpose of the Church and its people. It is in worship that we proclaim God's saving grace to the world and maintain the apostolic faith.

The traditional terms in use in Anglican worship from Cranmer's2nd Book of Common Prayer 1558 until the English Prayer Book of 1928 were the Holy Communion and the Lord's Supper.From 1928, Eucharist was used once more, many feeling that it captured the atmosphere of thankfulness which should be part of the gathering of God's people in a sacrament that had become occasional rather than the core of worship and which tended to stress our sinfulness rather than the joy of redemption.

But it is not a matter of choosing one title: all are valuable: we meet the Lord in the sacrament, it is his supper, we come at his invitation and it mirrors the heavenly banquet. We meet him in communion, we come with thanksgiving and depart for mission to do God's work in a world that desperately needs to hear and receive the mission of Christ.

Board of ManagementThe new school Board of Management which will serve for the period 1 Dec 2015 to 30 Nov 2019 has been elected and consists of the Rector (Chair), Susie Hall (Deputy Chair), LesleyMcElhinney, (Secretary), Kym McGivern (Hon. Treasurer), Elaine Anderson, Vickie Deacon, Derek Reid and Tom Grogan (Waterside). The brackets against Tom are to avoid confusion with a namesake who lives elsewhere! We welcome Vickie to the Board and say a heartfelt thank you to Sinead Motyer for her hard work and her wisdom over the past four years. A presentation was made to Sinead before the first meeting of thenew Board on 10th December to thank her for her valuable contribution to our deliberations.

Thanks also to all those parents who turned up for the Parents' election

AnniversariesTwo significant anniversaries in ministry occurred in late November: on 19th the Rector has been in the post for 25 years, and on the 25th, Addy Patterson celebrated 25 years as a Diocesan Reader. The rector thought that he had got away with it, until after the December Select Vestry meeting when a presentation was made to him and to Susan. Thank you to all involved, and it has been noted that Omerta is a rule of the Select Vestry just as much as the Mafia!

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Carol ServicesThe first of our Carol services was the Advent Carol Service on 29th November. Thanks to the Choir who put a great deal of hard work into the music and to our readers Isobel Morris, Kieran O'Rourke, John Haynes, Derek Moffatt, Anne Winslow-O'Dea, David Rea and Gertrude Gill.

The Children's Carol Service on 13th December was exceptionally well attended this year and the gifts for children which we give to Barnardos each year led the Rector to remark that he thought he was not going to be able to leave the chancel! Our readers were Daniel Crampton, Debbie Abels, Julia Wang, Jamie Heffelfinger and Salome Keegan. The Rector remarked afterwards on the international flavour which has gradually entered the parish, our readers coming from Ireland, the USA, Nigeria, China and Ethiopia, and an organist born in London! We thank Mandy Fleury (a Scot!) for the hard work she puts in for this service which has taken place for the past 28 years. Thanks also to the team who provided refreshments afterwards and to Sophie Jameson, who presidedat the organ in Rodney's absence.

There was also a standing room only attendance at the St Doulagh's Carol Service that afternoon and we thank the 1st Dublin Co Brass Band, soloist Laura Martin, Norma and SharonWilliams, Evan Watkins and Jayne Mangan, and to Victor Blackfor organising the service, and Rev Ken Sherwood who took part in the service. As has been the case for the past number ofyears, by the time this appears in print it will have been broadcast on the local radio station NearFM on the afternoon ofChristmas Day.

An interesting link!A new book, Preaching in Belfast, turned out to have an unexpected relevance to the parish. It is a collection of sermonsby Rev James Saurin, 18th century Rector of Belfast. Saurin was very highly regarded as a preacher and pastor, although his preaching would be regarded today as difficult and long, most sermons exceeding half an hour in duration. It was, however, far briefer that his Presbyterian colleagues in Belfast!

His son, who eventually became Bishop of Dromore, was Perpetual Curate of St Doulagh's from 1781 to 1801, and used his father's preaching books frequently, marking against them the occasions they were preached, sometimes from the same pulpit on a regular basis! The books eventually ended up in Belfast Cathedral library where they were recently re-discovered and a selection published by Four Courts Press.

Young Families' Club?We have many young families in the parish whose children are catered for in a special way at the Toddler Service, Messy Church and the 'All Age' Services. Many do not know others and I have noticed how friendships have been formed around our children's worship.

If anyone is interested in helping to organise occasional social occasions where we can meet together and build on these friendships, please let me know and we can move the matter on.

BOOK STALL – CHRISTMAS MARKET 2015Many thanks to everyone who contributed books and jigsaws in very good condition, and also gave their time to make this year’s Book Stall such a success. We raised an amazing €1,200, this amount being ahead of all the other Stalls. Especialthanks to the ‘strong men’ who came on Saturday afternoon to move our unsold books for transport to other sales.

Unfortunately, many people did not follow our request for booksin excellent condition. On the Friday night, we had to dispose of20 boxes of unsaleable books.

Please, please, next year, no brown discoloured paperback books, no college/school books or other academic books, business books or magazines. We have no demand for them. If in doubt, please ask us before you bring them to the Parish Centre. It would save us so much time and effort.

Olive and Andrea

Earl Haig FundThanks to all who bought poppies and contributed to the the fund on Remembrance Sunday. €700 was raised, considerably more than last year.

Norman Adams

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more consistent in content, and will include the finances of parish organisations as well as the central day-to-day accounts.We know only too well how opaque accounting was a major factor in the economic collapse of 2007 and transparency is a virtue which should lie at the heart of the Church.Moral opaqueness can affect Christians as much as financial opaqueness and it is vital that we are seen to witness clearly to honesty in all things, and to fulfilling our responsibility to others and in fulfilling our trust.

Norman

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Youth and Children NewsThe Anois retreat was a great weekend, attended by 160 teenagers from various parts of Ireland. The Lord helped changed thelives of many of the teens who attended who came to know the Lord for the first time. I am looking forward to going back next year with many of our teenagers. During the weekend I also meet Rebekah Charles.

Rebekkah is going to be our new helper from the beginning of 2016 with the children and youth programmes. She is training to be a teacher at CICE. She loves to read, teach and work with children. Rebekkah has been helping out with Messy Church, and the Christmas market.

Our Christmas Messy Church was held on 6th Dec. with 40 people taking part. We had a great night with crafts, worship focused on the birth of Jesus and dinner afterwards at the rectory. I want to thank Katie, Susan, Rebekah and Norman for all their hard work. Susan’s dinner was the best I have had in months. Thanks too to Ian for helping with the dishes, and clean up. Next Messy Church takes place on Sunday 3rd Jan. at 6:30pm and I look forward in seeing you all at this service.

Our Kids Club Christmas party took place on 4th Dec. on St. Andrews Parish Centre. We had a great time with games, pizza and Christmas stories.

As you are aware I have been involved with the Malahide Community School teaching RE since the start of the year. I would like to thank the chaplain John Mangan for inviting me to take part in the Advent service on the 9th Dec. The teenagers performed a great drama on the story of Christmas and the school choirs provided some excellent music.

Commencing in 2016 we will have Kids Club on Friday's after school, starting on 15th of Jan. We will continue to hold confirmation classes on Sunday nights at 6:30pm in the chapel.

Confirmation service will take place in Howth on 10th April at 3pm.

0n the 2nd Sunday of each month, we will meet at Clontarf church for a youth praise and worship service. Messy Church will continue through the year until June, taking place on the 1st Sunday night of each month. All are most welcome to attend.

God Bless,Jamie Heffelfinger, Parish Youth Worker St. Andrews Parish Malahide

Tel. (087)936-3182 or email jkheffelfinger@hotmail.com

Work in progress at Messy Church.

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Christmas Market 2015---Another Great Success StoryYou gave of your time; you supported our Christmas Market - Thank you.

From start to finish, our Christmas Market Volunteers were amazing. The dedication and hard work of so many of our fellow parishioners/volunteers made our Christmas Market a great success. Thank you so much for your commitment of time and energy to this event. We sincerely appreciated your support and assistance and support as we prepared for and then ran the event. Not to mention the commitment to cleaning up.

Every year we enjoy the friendship and fellowship that the market brings and despite the challenges and last minute blips it all comes together. We can also learn from each market and implement that learning next year.

RESULTS Almost €14,000 raised………….The Christmas Market contributed much needed funds for our Parishes and Churches,which helps to enable our people to worship and have fellowship together.

Anne Winslow-O'Dea

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On Tuesday 3rd November, three cars left Malahide for the North Area meeting in Drumcondra at 8pm. The speaker for theevening was Holly Furlong who talked about The Women’s Museum of Ireland. This was founded in November 2012 and isa project that aims to promote the formal recognition of the role of women in Irish history as well as the role of Irish women abroad.

The Museum hopes to educate the public about the contributions of women to cultural, political and social history in Ireland, and the role Irish women have played overseas. Encompassing the rural and urban, the political and domestic, The Women’s Museum of Ireland will bring together research on women’s history and generate public discussion on the impact and achievements of women in Ireland.

On Thursday 5th November, eight of our members attended thecommunion service in Christ Church at 11.15am. Afterwards, we enjoyed a spot of retail therapy and lunch down town.

On Thursday 12th November, we welcomed Dr. Lucy Michael to our meeting who is a lecturer in Sociology at Ulster Universitywhere her research focuses on racism. Having first studied Lawat UCD, she specialised in criminology at Keele University in order to understand how ethnic minorities might experience policing and crime. Her PhD investigated the increasing surveillance of young Muslims in the UK after 2001.

Lucy has recently published on the factors supporting racist violence and discrimination in Ireland, against people of African descent, Muslims and Travellers amongst others. She works closely with anti-racist NGOs supporting the recording and analysis of racist incidents to help inform policy and practice in the area.

We would like to thank Lucy for giving us a very interesting and informative evening.

On Friday 13th November fifteen of us travelled by a hired bus to the MU ‘Get-together Dinner’ in the Springfield Hotel in Leixlip. We enjoyed our lovely dinner and a farewell speech from our president Joy Gordon who is stepping down at the endof December. Joy was delighted to inform us that Karen Nelson has been appointed incoming Diocesan President of Dublin & Glendalough Mother’s Union and will take up office on 1st January 2016.

Karen has a wealth of experience of the Mothers’ Union and has served on the MU Trustee Board in various posts over the past number of years. We wish her every success in her new role.

On the 10th December our seasonal refreshments at 7pm followed by our Christmas Auction. Our Auctioneer was as usual Hazel Bolton with her apprentice Mandy Fleury at hand tohelp. It was a very successful night. We raised €670.50, a greatresult for our fun night together for our Overseas Fund.

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the base of your cake and place in paper case.

3.Count out 6 more Oreo cookies and place to one side, as they will be usedlater.

4.Pour the double cream into a medium-sized mixing bowl. Whisk the cream with an electric whisk until the cream starts to thicken.

5.Add the cream cheese, lemon juice, caster sugar and drop of vanilla extract to the cream. Whisk all the ingredients together until the mixture is smooth and well combined.

6.You should be left with approximately 7 Oreo cookies, which will be added to the cheesecake topping. Place the Oreos into a freezer bag or sandwich bag and seal shut and crush with a rolling pin.

7.Tip the Oreo crumbs into the cheesecake mixture and stir to combine.

8.Spoon the cheesecake mixture into the paper cases, covering up the Oreo base.

9.Place the cheesecakes into the fridge for 2-3 hours to firm up.

10.When ready to serve, decorate your cheesecakes by breaking the 6 remaining Oreo cookies in half and placing on the top.

Enjoy!