Parish of Saints Columbanus and Gall - Weekly Bulletin
Sunday, April 19th & 20th 2008
A Parish Prayer Group, guided by Fr. Alan Mowbray S.J., meets every Monday afternoon at 3pm in the Sacristy. New members welcome to attend.
Our weekly Parent and Child Coffee Mornings continues to take place on Friday mornings in the Parish Centre at 10.30 am. All welcome to attend.
A Meeting for Ministers of the Word will take place on Monday April, 28th at 7.30pm in the Parish Centre. Potential readers are also invited to attend.
The Bethany Group will have their monthly support meeting in the Parish Centre on Thursday next, April 24th at 7.30pm. All those who have suffered loss of any kind are welcome to attend this meeting which will be for one hour’s duration. Please contact the Parish Office if you would like to attend training to become a minister in the Parish’s Bethany Bereavement Support Group.
Parish Social Justice Group Report. You will be will be aware that the parish has decided to embark on a twinning project as part of our Social Justice efforts. Parishioners have been invited to make proposals for a suitable twining project. The parish Social Justice group is very pleased to report that it has received a total of 13 different twinning proposals. This cover a wide variety of social justice needs in a variety of locations, and reflects we believe a parish with strong social justice awareness. We wish to thank all those who were moved by the appeal to make their submissions. The social justice group is now working on the review of these. All proposes have been written to, and it is hoped to make continuous progress over the coming weeks towards arriving at a selected twinning project for the parish. We will report back to parishioners when the review and selection process is completed.
The Children’s choir will recommence in the Parish Centre at 9am on Sunday mornings. New members are welcome to join this choir.
Yoga Classes have recommenced in the Parish Centre on Wednesday afternoons at 2pm. For further details ring Helen Hughes at 2156400 / 08704189140 or call to the Parish Centre on Wednesday next. This course is suitable for all ages and fitness levels.
Details of the proposed Parish Pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela are available in the Parish Office and on the parish Notice boards. A number of parishioners have already expressed interest in this journey.
We are happy to announce that President Mary Mc. Aleese and our Archbishop Diarmuid Martin will both be with us for the 5.30 pm Mass on Pentecost Sunday (May 11th) . This is on the occasion of the official blessing and opening of our new Parish Centre which will take place immediately after the Mass. Afterwards there will be a reception for parishioners and guests.
We wish to thank you for last weekend’s Offertory Collection which amounted to €1098 and the Share Collection which amounted to €1195.
Accord, the Catholic Marriage Care Service urgently needs men and women to deliver their Marriage preparation Courses. Perhaps you are interested or know someone who might be suitable for this work. Further details are on the Parish notice boards.
We thank those of you who have sent in your Easter Offerings. We are grateful for your thoughtfulness and generosity. Acknowledgements will be sent out in due course.
First of the Summer Wine , there will be a Wine Tasting evening in the Parish Centre at 8pm on Friday next April 25th. Please contact the Parish Office (2196740) if you wish to book a table. The cost per person is €10. The tasting will be conducted by Redmond’s of Ranelagh.
Additional Car Parking. Some 40 car parking spaces are now available at the back of Maple Hall. Access is through the entrance between Maple Hall and Broc House. It is open during Saturday and Sunday masses. We invite parishioners to avail of this convenient and accessible facility.
