Organisations
Queen of Peace Parish
Local Organisations
Our “Good Neighbour Morning”
on Friday mornings at 10.45 am
Little Flower Hall
Holy Redeemer Church
Open to all 50 years and over
Social – Cultural – Educational – Sporting etc.
New members are always welcome!
Order of Catholic Lay Men are looking for members to carry out Catholic Work in the Dublin / Bray Area.
Join and look to the future with confidence!
Co. Wicklow VEC
Bray Adult Learning Centre
1 Brennan’s Parade, Bray.
Tel: 2761350
Would you like to help an adult improve basic reading, writing, maths and IT skills?
Do you have good interpersonal skills?
Are you a good communicator and confident in your ability to empathise with and understand adults with literacy difficulties?
For more information please contact Niamh or Joan at 2761350.
joanfitzpatrick@wicklowlearners.ie
We are a free and confidential service for adults who would like to take the first step back to education.
We are currently looking for volunteer tutors who can commit to two hours a week at the Centre at a mutually convenient time.
All participants must complete an initial training course.
We have places available on the following courses:
Beginners IT
IT Skills— QQI Level 4
Communications—QQI Level 3
Writing & Spelling Classes
Maths—QQI Level 3
Courses are free & part-time.
Contact Niamh or Joan: 01 276 1350 for further details.
Meetings resume at 8pm on Thursday September 17th in the Kinsale Room, Royal Hotel, Bray.
All members and supporters are asked to note this new venue for meetings.
Many thanks.
Living in the Bray/ Greystones/ North Wicklow Area? Would you like to volunteer to befriend someone with intellectual disability?
Bray Lakers would like to inform you of a new programme called Best Buddies which enhances the life of someone with an intellectual disability by twice monthly participating in a community based activity that you both enjoy.
For more information or to volunteer, contact Tom at 086-3998297 or Anne at 087-9491515.
Please contact the college for further information 012829668
Has moved to a more convenient location on Herbert Road, (opp. The Parish Centre, beside Bray Medical Centre.)
The Youth Information Officer will be located in ‘The Seomra’ Youth Centre on Adelaide Road
Everyone benefits from a short break or a holiday, even more so when a family has a child with learning disabilities (mental handicap).
Breakaway is a family placement scheme, run by St John of God Carmona Services in Glenageary and other caring agencies, which involves ‘host carers’ in the community taking such a child into their home for a break. Host carers have found the experience demanding but very rewarding, and the parents have had the opportunity of a short break from caring, and the chance to spend time with their other children. There are 133 ‘host carers’ in the Eastern and North Eastern region at present but there are approximately 1,600 children under 19 with moderate or severe learning difficulties, so only about eight per cent of them have been able to enjoy these breaks.
Break Away Social workers, who provide assessment, training and on-going support to ‘host carers’ are currently looking for people and families who would be interested in becoming carers.
Social worker Beata Drewniak is the person to contact at St John of God Carmona Services if you feel you would like to become involved. Phone 285 2900, or email carmona@sjog.ie
Men & Women Separated, Divorced, Widowed
Are you coping?
For further information please phone BEGINNING EXPERIENCE (01) 6790556
Email: bedublin@gmail.com
B.E. is a support group for those coping with the pain of loss of their life partner, through Death, Separation or Divorce.
Few people are able to cope alone with the pain of loss.
Do you find that you need more support than family and friends can provide?
Seeking help is a sign of strength and self-knowledge – not weakness.
This is a healing ministry, which helps to resolve the grief that goes with the end of a marriage or relationship.
Coping effectively with bereavement is a skill we can all learn.
“Assistance for Deaf and Hard of Hearing”
Where: Citizens Information Centre
6 The Boulevard
Quinsboro Road, Bray
When: 2nd Monday each month
Time: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Any queries please contact Joanne Davey Tel: 0868346372, Fax:: 01 4620378
or email: tallaght@nadp.ie
National Organisations
Are you worried about depression?
Support Group Meetings
Weekly on Wednesday nights from 7:30pm-9:00pm in the Villa Pacis.
We welcome people with experience of depression, stress and anxiety.
Free service. No referral needed.
Helpline: 1890 303 302
Volunteer recruitment is now open for our Dublin-based LoCall Helpline Listening Service
Currently supported
Mon-Sun 10:00am. – 10:00pm.
To read more about what’s involved and you wish to apply for this service view the website www.aware.ie
New courses available.
For further information and booking please contact
info@orlagh.ie
Tel: (01) 4958190
You will find details on the Orlagh website www.orlagh.org
Orlagh Retreat Centre Old Court Road, (at the junction with Ballycullen Road) Phone: 01 4958190
“Find out about the history of the house, enjoy the grounds and discover the retreat centre.”
Free of charge, refreshments provided.
All money raised by GORTA is used to support long-term sustainable development projects.
Thank you.
Click here for Trócaire Home Page www.trocaire.org
Click here for Concern Home Page www.concern.net
The Irish Aid Volunteering Centre
27-31 O’Connell Street
Dublin 1
Tel: 01 8749346 / 8728027
Viatores Christi (Travellers for Christ) is a voluntary Catholic Lay Missionary Association, who recruit, prepare and place people wishing to work in areas of need in Africa, Asia, Central and Latin America as well as parts of the USA and Europe. The Association has been in operation for 45 years, and has sent 1,230 volunteers abroad on assignment during that time. They are seeking to recruit resiliant. dedicated, generous people who are interested in a challenge and offer a part-time preparation programme, prior to overseas assignment. Skills that are particularly needed include: doctors, nurses teachers, trades people of all kinds, agriculturalists, lab technicians, administration staff and pastoral, youth and community development workers.
If you are interested in attending they can be contacted on 874 9346 or 872 8027, by e-mail: info@viatoreschristi.com or their website is: www.viatoreschristi.com
THE ASSOCIATION’S PROGRAMME OF PREPARATION CONSISTS OF FIVE WEEK-END WORKSHOPS DELIVERED OVER FIVE MONTHS AT THEIR CENTRE.
“Learn from the past
Look to the future
Live in the present.”
Break the Cycle (Level One) Adult Children from Dysfunctional Families
Would you like to break the cycle?
The Hanly Centre have a new programme beginning on Wednesday 22nd September 2010 at 7.30pm.
For further information please phone 01-2809795 or 01-2801605
The Centre is located in The Mews, Eblana Avenue, Dun Laoghaire, and can be contacted on: 280 9795 / 280 7269 or by e-mail at: info@thehanleycentre.com for booking and further information.
The web address is: www.thehanlycentre.com
Diocesan Organisations
The Catholic Marriage Care Service – Marriage and Relationship Counselling
are looking to recruit Volunteer Night Receptions for our Bray centre.
Please call us on 01 2867712
ACCORD Dublin urgently needs men and women to deliver Marriage Preparation Courses. Perhaps you are interested or know someone who might be suitable for this work.
If you are interested you are invited to attend one of our Information Evenings.
For more information please telephone Mary on 478 4400 or email marriagepreparation@dublin.accord.ie
Useful Telephone Numbers
ACCORD | Catholic Marriage Counselling Service | +353 1 505 3112 |
ALCHOLOLICS ANONYMOUS | +353 1 842 0700 | |
AL-ANON FAMILY GROUPSANONYMOUS | +353 1 873 2699 | |
CATHOLIC YOUTH CARE | Bray | +353 1 205 0510 |
CATHOLIC YOUTH CARE | Dun Laoire | +353 1 280 6147 |
CROSSCARE | Catholic Social Services Conference | +353 1 280 6147 |
CURA | Pregnancy Counselling | 1850 62 26 26 |
HEALTH CENTRE | Shankill | +353 1 274 4100 |
HOSPITAL | Loughlinstown | +353 1 282 5800 |
GARDA SIOCHANA | Bray | +353 1 286 2821 |
LIFE | Pregnancy Care Service | 1850 28 12 81 |
ORDER OF MALTA | +353 1 643 0000 | |
PADRE PIO OFFICE | +353 1 453 6359 | |
PIONEER TOTAL ABSTINENCE ASSOCIATION | +353 1 874 9464 | |
RAPE CRISES CENTRE | 1800 77 88 88 | |
REFUGEE TRUST | +353 1 283 4256 | |
ST VINCENT DE PAUL | Queen of Peace Conference | 086 256 7236 |
TROCAIRE | Catholic Agency for World Development | +353 1 288 5385 |
WOMEN’S AID | Domestic Violence Advice Helpline | 1 800 34 19 00 |