Parish of Saints Columbanus and Gall - Weekly Bulletin
Saturday & Sunday, March 7th & 8th, 2009, Second Sunday in Lent
•We thank you for last weeks Offertory Collection which amounted to €1,806 and the Share Collection which amounted to €1207.
•There will be a 6pm Mass on Monday, Tuesday & Thursday evenings during Lent.
•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.
•The Focolare Movement invite parishioners to the 1st anniversary Mass in memory of their founder Chiara Lubich. This Mass will be celebrated by the Apostolic Nuncio, His Excellency Most reverend Dr. Giuseppe Leanza in our parish church on Saturday March 14th at 3pm. There will be refreshments afterwards in the Parish Centre.
•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.
•We welcome Amelia Phillips, Thomas Phillips, Daisy Mc. Hugh & Sean Rooney, who were baptised here on Saturday, into our local Christian community. We also congratulate their parents.
•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 Parish Liturgy Group will meet on Tuesday next, March 10th at 8pm in the Parish Pastoral Centre.
•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.
The Parish Mission and Celebration of Hope will continue this Wednesday evening, March 10th, at 8pm. This will be the second evening of the programme which will continue to be held on Wednesday evenings in March. A different topic is addressed each evening, which means that parishioners can join the Mission at any stage throughout its programme. Members of the Mission Team will also 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.
