WELCOME to the COUNCIL of IRISH COUNTY ASSOCIATIONS LONDON
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Comhairle na gCumann contaetha na hÉireann - Londain
CICA LONDON COUNCIL MEETING - TUESDAY 18 JUNE 2024
A Chara,
I hope this message finds you well and I just wish to take this opportunity to invite you all to our upcoming June Council Meeting which will take place on Tuesday 18 June 2024 commencing at 8.00pm in the Kennedy Hall, London Irish Centre, Camden. In this year of our Platinum Anniversary Celebrations (70 years), it is fitting that we will be marking our future notifications by forwarding out the Minutes of our Council Meetings thus creating our own history. Following on from my previous correspondence to you all in relation to our 70th Anniversary Celebrations of the CICA, we appreciate your attendance at this upcoming meeting and future ones to include you all in our special upcoming events. Please forward your feedback to myself at your earliest opportunity, either via email, WhatsApp, telephone call or if you prefer by post! All contributions will be truly welcomed. Thank you all in advance for your continued support and cooperation and looking forward to many more interesting and memorable times in the future. Go Raibh Mile Maith Agaith.
AGENDA COUNCIL MEETING 18 June 2024.
Tuesday 18 June 2024 Kennedy Hall, London Irish Centre, Camden commencing at 8.00pm.
1. Chairpersons welcome, apologies & condolences.
2. Matters arising and proposal of May council meeting minutes.
3. Correspondence.
4. Treasurer’s report.
5. CICA Platinum (70th) Anniversary Celebrations.
6. Any other business.
7. 500 Club Draws.
Date of next Council Meeting: Tuesday 16 July 2024.
Yours Sincerely,
John Giltenan,
Hon Secretary CICA
07956 855957 available also on WhatsApp
johnglimerick@gmail.com.
Darkness into Light
Thank you to all who participated in the Annual Walk - May 2023
We would like to express our appreciation of everyone who talk part in this very special event, raising valuable funds for Pieta House & their respective centres across Ireland and their partner organisations throughout the world who offer invaluable support to suicide prevention, counselling and therapy.
The London Event took place in three venues across greater London:
1. The Crown Hotel, Cricklewood Broadway,London NW2 3ED.
2. Clapham Common Bandstand, Clapham Common Nort, London SW 4 OAB.
3. Hazelwood : London Irish Training Grounds, Hazelwood Avenue, Sunbury-on-Thames, Middlesex TW16 6QU
The CICA has a long and proud relationship with the event & your continued support is truly valued & appreciated. The official London launch was held at the Crown Hotel, Cricklewood. We hope that you all found the occasion a rewarding and enjoyable experience. We thank you all for your continued support and cooperation.
BOOK PROMOTION: LOOKING AHEAD with HOPE
BOOK PROMOTION: LOOKING AHEAD with HOPE: Stories of Humanity, wonder and gratitude in a time of uncertainty. By Eddie Gilmore, CEO Irish Chaplaincy UK.
‘The Irish Chaplaincy in London has been a good and faithful friend to many Irish over the years. It’s charism of care has been nurtured by a succession of kindly, prayerful leaders both lay and clerical among them Eddie Gilmore whose very personal memoir gives a flavour of what it means to truly accompany others like Christ through life’s ups and downs.’ – Mary McAleese, former President of Ireland
Looking Ahead with Hope is a collection of short, inter-connected pieces written over a three-year period in which Eddie Gilmore has worked as CEO for the Irish Chaplaincy, a charity which supports Irish people in Britain, including prisoners, Travellers and Seniors. At the heart of Eddie’s book, which weaves together his visits to prisons, care homes and monasteries with travels further afield – pilgrimage on the Camino in Spain, walking retreats in the French Alps, and meetings and events in Ireland – are encounters with a host of characters, which touch and transform and which reveal our deep connections with one another. These are stories of wonder, reflections on faith and on the human condition, with a frequent refrain of gratitude, and of hope.
Eddie Gilmore has been CEO of the Irish Chaplaincy since 2017, before which he was a member of L’Arche for 28 years. He writes regularly for a number of publications including Catholic Times, Intercom (the journal of the Irish Catholic Bishops), and Independent Catholic News.
