Parish of Saints Columbanus and Gall - Weekly Bulletin
Sunday, April 26th & 27th 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 Pastoral Centre at 10.30 am. All welcome to attend. Please note that due to preparation required for the official opening of the Parish Pastoral Centre on Sunday 11th there will not be a meeting of the Parent and Child group on Friday May 9th
A Meeting for Ministers of the Word will take place on Monday April, 28th at 7.30pm in the Parish Pastoral Centre. Potential readers are also invited to attend.
At 8pm on Monday night, April 28th, the Parish Baptism Team will meet with parents of children who will be baptised in May.
The Children’s choir will take part in the 10am this Sunday morning. Practise commences at 9am in the Parish Centre. New members are welcome to join this choir.
The Milltown Parish Local History Society have organised a Photographic Exhibition of Milltown Old and New’. This exhibition is on display in the Parish Pastoral Centre until May 7th 2008. The History Society would be very grateful for a loan of any old Milltown photographs to add to this display. All photographs will be returned to owners at end of exhibition. For further details please contact Brian Hardwicke at 2697210.
Yoga Classes have recommenced in the Parish pastoral 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 Pastoral 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.
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.
N.B. Additional Car Parking : Some 40 car parking spaces are now available at the underground car park to the rear 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.
Readers for next weekend: May 3rd & 4th
6 pm. Sat. S.O’Reilly
10 am Sun. P.Morgan
11.30 Sun. M.O’Gorman
5.30 pm Sun. M.O’Nolan
