Monday, July 7, 2008

Weekly Bulletin July 5th & 6th

Parish of Saints Columbanus and Gall - Weekly Bulletin
Sunday, July 5th & 6th, 2008
Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time


· We wish to thank you for last weekend’s Offertory Collection which amounted to €1613 & the Annual Peter Pence Collection which amounted to €1650.

· Milltown Parish Local History Society has arranged a ‘Riverside Walk illustrating items of significant historical interest’ on Saturday July 12th at 11am. The walk should take about one hour. All welcome to attend.

· Milltown Parish’s Flower Arrangers Guild requires new members. If you are interested in becoming a member of this ministry perhaps you could contact the Parish Centre or attend a meeting with the existing members in the Parish Pastoral Centre on Monday July 7th at 10.30am.

· 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.

· Planning for the Parish Social Justice Group’s twinning project is progressing. A good deal of information on possible options in this regard has to be gathered before final decisions are taken. Research on this matter is ongoing and we will keep parishioners informed as this initiative comes closer to its final outcome.

· We draw your attention to the church bookrack, particularly to The Irish Catholic; the contents and quality of which have improved significantly in recent times.

· Boxes of Family Offering envelopes are available in the Parish Centre. Please contact the Parish Office if you require replacement envelopes.

· The Peters Pence collection will replace the Share collection this weekend. This collection helps the Pope, to carry out more effectively his mission of universal charity.

· The parish has received a letter from the Teresian School thanking parishioners for their contributions to the church gate collection which took place during the weekend of the 26th / 27th April. The students collected €2047, all of which will be put to direct use at their project in Villa el Salvador during this summer.

· Please note the Parish Pastoral Centre has received a new permanent telephone line. The new telephone number is 2680041. We apologise for any inconvenience caused due to the unreliability of the original temporary line that we were supplied with.