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Dalkey
Parish Outreach
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An initiative of Dalkey Parish
Council, in the Parish of Dalkey, Co Dublin, Ireland.
Dalkey Parish Outreach was set up in 1999 to provide
support for two Dalkey priests, Fr Paul and Fr Alan, working in
Kitui, Kenya, and in Teresina, Brazil, respectively.
Up to September 2007, over €63,000
has been raised to support Fr. Paul and Fr. Alan.
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You are most welcome to come to our coffee mornings in Our Lady's Hall,
Castle St., Dalkey, Co Dublin, on the last Sunday of every month (except July
and August) from 10:30 am
to 1:30 pm. If you cannot come to these coffee mornings, contact us by e-mail at
the address below. If you have any comments, please let us know. |
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Contact Information:
Terry Dunne: terencedunne@eircom.net
Clare Byrne: thebyrnes@hotmail.com
Telephone
+353-1-285-0988
Postal address
Our Lady's Hall, Castle Street, Dalkey, Co. Dublin, Ireland
Electronic mail
General Information: info@friendsofkitui.com
Webmaster: editor@friendsofkitui.com
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Food security map of Kenya and
surrounding regions
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Coffee Mornings
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| Held on the
last Sunday of every month
(except July and August) from 10:30 am to 1:30 pm approximately. |
An
opportunity for a chat, and to get up to date on the activities
in Kenya and Brazil respectively. |
| We would like to thank all those who have contributed so
generously to Dalkey Outreach over the past number of years.We are currently receiving an average of approximately €1000 per
month (no activity in July and August each year). In
general the bulk of donations has been reserved for specific projects,
of which the majority are in Kitui. |
Examples
of these are identified separately below. The remaining monthly donations are divided
between the parish of Zombe in Kitui
Diocese, and the Redemptorist Community of Teresina, where
Fr. Alan Glynn is ministering. |
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Supporters young and old enjoy a cuppa |
| Dalkey Community Centre, Our Lady's Hall, Castle Street, Dalkey |
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Posters outside the Church advertise the event |
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Dalkey Parish
Outreach
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| Dalkey
Parish Outreach has been supporting Kitui since
1999, and has raised approximately €50,000 for Kitui to date. These are just a few of the
results achieved with funds raised by the
monthly coffee morning in Our Lady's Hall, Dalkey : |
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Endau Parish-
Provision of a Shallow Well to supply water to the Mission
Compound and to the attached Polytechnic
Supply of sewing machines and a knitting machine for the
Polytechnic
Supply of all materials to set up the Polytechnic including
such items as bicycles
Construction of a second classroom for the Polytechnic
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Sponsoring student's fees for students with difficult family
circumstances
Funding the construction of an
additional water storage tank for the Polytechnic
Sponsoring of two children through the rehabilitation
programme in St. John Eudes Rehabilitation Centre for Street
Children.
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Supporting
Projects in Brazil and Kenya
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Dalkey Parish Outreach-
Funds Raised to July
2006
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Time
Period
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Total
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Yearly Total
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Cumulative
Total
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For
Kitui |
For
Brazil |
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Year 1
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Sept 2000-June 2001
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€1490.90
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€1490.90
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€1490.90
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€745 |
€745 |
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Year 2
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Sept 2001-June 2002
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€3037.20
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€1519 |
€1519 |
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May 2002 Anonymous Donation for Kenya
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€5000
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€8037.20
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€5000 |
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Year 3
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Sept 2002- June 2003
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€5475.66
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€9528.10
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€2738 |
€2738 |
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Dalkey Credit Union Ltd (Dec 2002)
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€1000
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€500 |
€500 |
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Dalkey Ladies Club (June 2003)
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€2750
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€9,225.66
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€18,753.76
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€1375 |
€1375 |
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Year 4
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Sept 2003-June 2004
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€7462.33
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€3731 |
€3731 |
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Dalkey Credit Union Ltd (Dec 2003)
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€1000
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€500 |
€500 |
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Dalkey Ladies Club (May 2003)
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€2650
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€1325 |
€1325 |
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Garden Event (July 2004)
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€320
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€11,432.33
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€30,186.09
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€160 |
€160 |
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Year 5
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Sept 2004-June 2005
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€7874.50
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€3937 |
€3937 |
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Dalkey Credit Union Ltd (Dec 2004)
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€1000
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€39060.59
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€500 |
€500 |
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Year 6
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Sept 2005-June 2006
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€9567.42
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€4784 |
€4784 |
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Dalkey Credit Union Ltd (Dec 2005)
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€1000
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€500 |
€500 |
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Sept 2005- Anonymous Donation for
Kenya
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€3500
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€3500 |
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Anonymous- April 2006
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€500
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Total
€53,628.01
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€250 |
€250 |
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