Tallaght Hope and Remembrance Service 2010
JADD were project host for this years service held on Tuesday September 14th in St. Thomas’ Church, Jobstown. Father Val Martin welcomed all attendees to Jobstown, his recent retirement made the service all that more emotional and appropriate.
The theme for this year’s service was CHAINS – illustrating all that JADD as an organisation represents and lobbies on behalf of:
Theme: C.H.A.I.N.S: Children, Hope, Awareness, Inspire, Nurture, Siblings.
Minister Pat Carey TD, with responsibility for the National Drugs Strategy was our distinguished guest and speaker.
Grace Hill (TDTF Coordinator) was MC for the service.
Via this service, our aim is to:
- Ø Raise awareness about the issue of addiction & related issues in our community, specifically family support.
- Ø Give hope to those affected by drugs/alcohol or who have lost someone because of addiction in our community.
- Ø Allow those affected by drugs/alcohol or who have lost someone because of addiction to grieve within a supportive environment.
- Ø Instil the message that this year especially, we are struggling but determined to “strengthen the family chain reaction, within family and communities”
The service was well attended and thoroughly enjoyed by all.
Tears were shed but of sadness and laughter in equal measure.
Music hugely featured in this year’s service – we want to sincerely thank members of music groups: Emerge, The Gardiner Street Gospel Choir and The Ballymun Gospel Choir.
Bishop Eamonn Walsh provided us with great words of comfort and inspiration, as usual.
This year the focus is on Sibling Support: remembering the brother or sister of the addict.
Acknowledgements
We would like to thank everyone who took part in and made this years service possible.
A particular thanks to:
Minister with responsibility for the National Drugs Strategy
Service Organising Committee
Bishop Eamonn Walsh
Fr. Val, St. Thomas’ Parish, Jobstown
This years host project, JADD, with particular acknowledgment for the participation and commitment of Michelle Kidd (Service & choir coordinator).
Tallaght Drugs Task Force
Emerge
Readers & speakers
Members of Gardiner Street and Ballymun Gospel Choir along with all our singers
JADD Family Support Group
And last but not least, for the community and affected families of Jobstown, who made this years service so worthwhile
If we have left anyone out please forgive us and accept our sincere general note of gratitude.
This service is
Organised annually by
Tallaght Community Projects and supported / funded by Tallaght Drugs Task Force.
