Saturday, April 4, 2009

Weekly Bulletin 4th & 5th April

Parish of Saints Columbanus and Gall - Weekly Bulletin
Saturday & Sunday, April 4th & 5th, 2009, Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion


•We thank you for last weeks Offertory Collection which amounted to €1,300 and the Share Collection which amounted to €885.

•The annual outdoor Saint Vincent De Paul Advocate Collection will take place this weekend.

•We offer our condolences to Mgr. Tom Stack and the O’Byrne family on the death of their aunt, Cella O’Byrne. Cella’s funeral Mass took place here on Monday last.

•Finn Carton, Nicole O’Beirne and Robert Lonergan were baptised here on Saturday. We welcome them into our Christian community and congratulate their parents.

HOLY WEEK SCHEDULE 2009

Palm Sunday, 5th April

Mass times 10am, 11.30am & 5.30pm
Service of Reconciliation at the 11.30am Mass

Holy Thursday, 9th April

8.00 p.m. Mass of the Lord’s Supper,
Followed by
Procession of the Blessed Sacrament to the Altar of Repose in the
Parish Pastoral Centre
The Centre will remain open until 11.00p.m.

Good Friday, 10th April

A day of Fast and Abstinence
12.00noon: Stations of the Cross
3.00 p.m.: Solemn Celebration of the Lord’s Passion,
Veneration of the Cross and Holy Communion.
8.00 p.m. Stations of the Cross.

Holy Saturday, 11th April

12.00 noon – 1p.m. Confessions
8.00p.m. – 8.30pm Confessions
9.00p.m. Mass of the Easter Vigil

Easter Sunday, 12th April

Masses as usual
(No evening Mass on Easter Sunday)

Easter Monday 13th April
Mass at 10.00 am