Parish of Saints Columbanus and Gall - Weekly Bulletin
Second Sunday in Ordinary Time Saturday & Sunday, January 17th & 18th, 2009
World Day of Migrants and Refugees
•We wish to thank you for last weeks Offertory Collection which amounted to €1,456 and the Share Collection which amounted to €964.
•We wish to thank those of you who have already returned your Christmas Dues. Acknowledgement of these will be posted to you in due course.
•We wish to draw your attention to the brochure containing information on our parish’s Child Protection Policy. This publication is available at the entrance doors to the Church, on the Church bookrack and in the Parish Pastoral Centre. We urge parents, who have not as yet collected a copy of this important publication, to take one home with them today. A full copy of the Child Protection Policy is available in the Parish Office and can be viewed on the parish website.
•There are details on the Church notice boards regarding a seminar on ‘Facing up to Suicide’. This lecture will take place in Swords next Tuesday night at 7.30pm. Please contact the Parish Office if you would like to travel with others to this talk.
•You are invited to attend a service to mark the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. This service will take place at 3pm on this Sunday January 18th in Sandford Parish Church, Sandford Road, Ranelagh.
•The local Focolaire Community are endeavouring to set up a Children’s Singing Group for the occasional Sunday morning 10am Mass. We ask parents to contact the Parish Office if their children are interested in becoming involved with this project.
•The parish Bethany Group wish to bring to your attention details of a Residential Weekend for bereaved people which will take place in Orlagh College on the weekend commencing Friday 20th February. Further details of this weekend are on the church notice boards.
•Booklets for Minister of the Word are available for collection in the sacristy.
•Following the positive response to last week’s notice re providing a Yoga Class in the Parish Centre, we are pleased to announce that a Yoga course will commence on Thursday February 12th at 3pm. This course will run for 9 weeks, ending on April 9th. The cost for this course is €140. If you are still interested in attending please confirm your booking in the Parish Office.
•The A.G.M. of the Milltown Parish Active Retirement Association will be held in the Parish Pastoral Centre at 2.30pm on Tuesday, February 10th. All members are encouraged to attend.
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