Parish of Saints Columbanus and Gall - Weekly Bulletin
Saturday & Sunday, March 21th & 22nd, 2009, Fourth Sunday in Lent
•We thank you for last weeks Offertory Collection which amounted to €1,293 and the Share Collection which amounted to €1,018.
•There will be a 6pm Mass on Monday, Tuesday & Thursday evenings during Lent.
•We wish to offer our condolences to the families of the late Teresa Maroney, and Patricia O’Rourke, who’s funeral Masses took place here during the week.
•Pupils from Alexandra College who will be confirmed this May will participate in a ‘Service of Light’ in the Parish church at 8pm. on Thursday March 26th.
•The Trocaire Lenten Campaign for 2009 is focused on displacement in Somalia. There are Trocaire boxes available at the back of the church. Please collect one for your home today.
•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.
•Please let the Parish office know of any parishioners who may wish to have Holy Communion brought to them in their home.
•The local Focolaire Community are endeavouring to set up a Children’s Singing Group in the parish. This group will participate in the 10am mass on the 2nd & 3rd Sunday of each month. Parents who are interested in their children becoming involved with this singing group should speak to one of the organisers after Mass.
•The Active Retirement Group have organised a 3 day hotel break in the Galway Bay Hotel. This will take place from the 10th – 13th May. Further details are available on the Parish Notice boards.
•The Active Retirement Group have also organised a trip to the National Museum of Ireland Collins Barracks on Tuesday March 24th at 11.30am. There is no charge for this trip. If you wish to partake in this trip you should meet at Collins Barracks at 11.30am. The Red Luas line runs past Collins Barracks. You can get the Red Luas outside Wynns Hotel in Lower Abbey Street. For further details contact Margaret in the Parish Centre or Joan at 2698261/0861946738
•Our Parish Flower Arrangers Guild urgently requires some new members. Please contact the Parish office if you are interested in becoming a member of this ministry. If required, new members will receive training.
•A Callanetics class (exercise based on ballet and yoga) has commenced on Wednesday mornings in the Parish Centre. This is the only Callanetics Evolution class in Ireland and is renowned for the fast results it gives. Please contact: 087-9242438 or callaneticsireland@hotmail.com
The Parish Mission and Celebration of Hope will continue this Wednesday evening, March 25th, at 8pm. This will be the fourth and final evening of the programme. The topic for this Wednesday is “Forgiveness- A Way Forward”. Members of the Mission Team will speak at all Masses on Saturday and Sunday 28th and 29th of March. The Mission is been conducted by members of The Ember Team, all of whom are trained in the Vincentian tradition
