Parish of Saints Columbanus and Gall - Weekly Bulletin
Saturday & Sunday, March 13th & 14th, 2010 – Fourth Sunday in Lent.
• We thank you for last Sunday’s Offertory Collection of €1,274 and the Share Collection which amounted to €1,888.
At the fourth talk in our Lenten Programme, Maureen Ryan, Administrator of ‘Friends of the National Gallery’ will present a talk and slide show on ‘The Passion in Art’. This presentation will take place on Monday evening at 8pm in the Parish Pastoral Centre. The series will continue on the following 2 Monday evenings. Further details of this programme are on the Parish notice boards.
• The Vigil Mass for St. Patrick’s Day will be at 6pm on next Tuesday, March 16th. Mass will also be celebrated at 10am & 11.30am.There will be no evening Mass on St. Patrick’s Day.
• Callum Gilmartin, Matthew Mc.Kenna, Lara Cavey, Sophie Comerford and Patrick Jones were recently baptised in our church. We welcome them into our Christian Community and congratulate their parents.
• We offer our condolences to the family and friends of the late Betty Corr whose funeral Mass took place in the Parish Church on Friday. May she rest in peace.
• Next weekend students from Wesley College will have an outdoor collection in aid of the ‘Habitat for Humanity Project’. This project has already built over 300,000 homes in third world countries. In June these students will be travelling to Romania to work on a house building project.
• During Lent there will be an evening Mass in our church at 6pm on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday evening.
• Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament takes place in our Parish Church for one hour after the 10 am Mass on Monday, Tuesday, Friday (during Lent) and Saturday morning.
• An ‘Hour of Prayer and Reflection’ will continue at 8pm in the Parish Pastoral Centre on Thursday evenings during Lent. The theme of these evenings is the Return of the Prodigal Son.
• We urgently require Ministers of the Eucharist and Ministers of the Word. Please call into the sacristy after Mass if you are interested in becoming involved in either of these ministries.
• We wish to remind parishioners that the Parish Pastoral Centre is open for Tea/Coffee every weekday and Sunday morning. Do drop in to meet some of your fellow parishioners.
• Sandymount Parish has arranged a Pilgrimage to Jordan and the Holy Land in May. They have a few places left and would warmly welcome parishioners from neighboring parishes to join them. Details of this Pilgrimage are on our church 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.
• 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.
In next Sunday’s Gospel we are presented with the famous parable of the Prodigal Son (Luke 15: 1-3.11-32). Perhaps you might like to read this before next Sunday’s Mass. This extract is printed on page of ‘The Gospel of Luke, Celebrating the Year of Evangelisation’ publication from the Archdioceses, which was available in the church over the last two weekends.
• The Adult and Toddler group continue to meet in the Parish Pastoral Centre at 10.30am, on Fri. mornings.
• 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.
• Please let one of the Priests, Sacristans or Parish Office know of any parishioners who may wish to receive Holy Communion in their home.
