Parish of Saints Columbanus and Gall - Weekly Bulletin
Saturday & Sunday, February 7th & 8tht, 2010 – Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
We thank you for last Sunday’s Offertory Collection of €1,372 and the Share Collection of €956.
There will be a special diocesan collection for the reconstruction of Haiti at all masses this weekend. This will replace the regular Share collection.
Archbishop Diarmuid Martin will preside in a Mass of Healing and Anointing of the Sick in the Church of the Good Shepard, Churchtown at 3pm on Sunday, February 7th. All are welcome.
The Milltown Branch of the I.C.A. will meet at 7.30pm on Monday next, February the 8th, in the Parish Pastoral Centre. This meeting will plan the activities for the coming year. New members are welcome to attend.
The 10am Mass on Thursday next February 11th is in honour of the Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes.
The A.G. M. of the Milltown Parish Active Retirement will take place on next Tuesday, February 9th at 2pm in the Parish Pastoral Centre. New members welcome.
Milltown Parish Pastoral Council will meet at 8pm on next Thursday night, February 11th.
Clonskeagh Residents Association has invited Eanna Ni Lamhna to our Parish Pastoral Centre on Thursday night, February 11th. She will give a presentation at 8pm on ‘Go wild in the Garden’. All are welcome to attend this evening.
The annual collection for Accord (the Catholic Marriage Counselling Service) will take place at all Masses next weekend.
Dr. P.J. Greene will give a talk on Complementary Medicine in the Parish Pastoral Centre at 7.45pm on Monday week, February 15th.
The Bethany Bereavement Support Group have organised a Residential Weekend in Orlagh College on February 26th/27th & 28th. This weekend will be lead by Fr. Myles O’Reilly S.J. . Further details of this Residential Weekend are on the Parish Notice Boards.
Details of the Dublin Diocesan Young Adult Pilgrimage to Taize (July 11–18) are on the Church notice boards. Please contact the Parish Office if you are interesting in travelling with this group. The Parish is offering financial assistance to a parishioner who wishes to participate in this Diocesan Pilgrimage.
A Parish Book Club has commenced. The members have agreed to meet at 10.30am in the Parish Centre on the 3rd Wednesday of each month. Their next meeting will take place on Wednesday February 17th. New members are welcome to attend.
The Adult and Toddler group continue to meet in the Parish Pastoral Centre at 10.30am, on Fri. mornings.
The Parish Library, which is located in the Parish Pastoral Centre, is now open from 10am to 1pm on weekday mornings and also on Sunday mornings. Other times available on request.
A Callanetics Class (exercise based on ballet and yoga) continues on Thur. evening at 8pm in the Parish Centre. For further details please contact Harriet at 087-9242438.
An Irish Conversation Class takes place each Friday morning at 10.30am in the Parish Centre. New members are welcome to attend this informal gathering. All levels of Irish are catered for.
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament takes place in our Parish for one hour after the 10 am Mass on Monday, Tuesday and Saturday morning.
Please let one of the Priests, Sacristans or Parish Office know of any parishioners who may wish to receive Holy Communion in their home.
