Monday, June 22, 2009

Weekly Bulletin 20th & 21st June

Parish of Saints Columbanus and Gall - Weekly Bulletin
Saturday & Sunday, June 20th & 21, 2009
Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time


•We thank you for last weeks Offertory Collection which amounted to €1,100, and the Share Collection which amounted to € .

•This Sunday, June 21st, is Matt Talbot day.

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament takes place in our parish for one hour after the 10 am Mass on Monday, Tuesday and Saturday morning. Parishioners who wish to partake in this adoration are invited to place their names on the roster pages which you will find on the tables at the back of the church.

•We welcome Anna Farrelly, Luke Meijer, Isabella Ryan and Laura Byrne who were recently, into our local Christian community. We also congratulate their parents.

•We wish to offer our condolences to the family of the late Michael Barry from South Hill. His funeral Mass took place last Saturday.

•A nine day Novena prayer card is available on the tables at the back of the church to mark the beginning of a special ‘Year for Priests’. This was inaugurated by Pope Benedict to mark the anniversary of the birth of St. John Mary Vianney who is patron of priests.

Lourdes Leaflets will be on sale after all Masses next weekend. The proceeds from the sale of these leaflets goes towards the cost of bringing pilgrims who are ill on the Dublin Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes in September.

•The Dublin Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes will take place from September 7th – 12th. Map Travel has full board accommodation available for this pilgrimage in the Agena Hotel for €725. For further information contact the Parish Office.

•Next weekend, June 27th & 28th, the Legion of Mary will have a parish canvas/ promotion appeal. A member of the Legion will speak briefly after Holy Communion at each weekend Mass.

•Please let one of the Priests, Sacristans or Parish Office know of any parishioners who may wish to receive Holy Communion in their home.

•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 Society of St. Vincent DePaul would like to thank parishioners for their contributions to the annual church gate clothing appeal. Once again this year the response of the people has proved outstanding.

Welcome to Milltown Parish

If you have recently moved into the Parish, we invite you to register using this page.
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•We are currently endeavouring to introduce some new classes/activities in the Parish Centre. If you are interested in attending any of the Courses set out below lease complete the form and return it to the Parish Office. A new activity can only commence if there is a sufficient number of people interested. Please let us know of any new activity that you would like to see on offer in the parish Centre.


COURSE Your Name Tel. No. What time/day suits you best?

Book Club
Creative Writing
Enjoying English
Spanish for Fun
Wine Club