Parish of Saints Columbanus and Gall - Weekly Bulletin
APRIL 17th & 18th 2010 – 3rd Sunday of Easter
We thank you for last Sunday’s Offertory Collection of €1,431 and the Share Collection which amounted to €973.
The organisers of the Society of St. Vincent De Paul’s Sunshine Fund from would like to thank the parishioners of Milltown for the generous contribution of €1593.51 to their annual Palm Sunday collection.
We wish to remind parishioners to return their Trocaire boxes to the Sacristy or Parish Office.
There are Easter, Confirmation and First Holy Communion cards for sale in the Parish Centre.
Letters acknowledging financial contributions to the Parish in 2009 have been posted out. Please contact the Parish office if you do not receive your acknowledgment. We thank you for this financial support and also thank parishioners who have handed in their Easter Dues.
Please let one of the Priests, Sacristans or Parish Office know of any parishioners who may wish to receive Holy Communion in their home.
This weekend there will be an outdoor collection for the Suas Volunteer Programme. Suas volunteers will be helping in community run projects in India and Kenya this summer.
The Milltown Branch of the I.C.A. has invited Garda Olwyn Murphy from Terenure Garda Station to speak on ‘Personal Safety and Safety in the Home’. This talk will take place in the Parish Pastoral Centre at 7.30 pm on next Monday, April 19th. All are welcome to attend.
The Milltown Parish Book Club will have their April meeting on next Wednesday , April 21st, at 10.30 am in the Parish Pastoral Centre. This group meet on the 3rd Wednesday of the month.
The Milltown Parish Active Retirement Group has arranged a guided tour to Glasnevin Cemetery on Wednesday April 28th. The tour takes one and a half hours. Please meet at the main entrance to the cemetery at 3pm. Further details are on the Parish notice boards.
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.
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 on request.
The Adult and Toddler group continue to meet in the Parish Pastoral Centre at 10.30am, on Fri. mornings.
