We hope to learn some new hymns starting with the 11.30 Mass, during the next few weeks. Here’s the plan: Paula Jennings (our cantor at the 11.30 Sunday Mass) along with Andrew Synott (our Sunday organist) will come along at about 11.15 and go through the new hymn. We hope to have the words of the hymns in the Bulletin each week. We’ll start with just one or two new hymns and see how we get on. We won’t be singing the new hymn at the 11.30 Mass immediately. Only when we’ve got a reasonable knowledge of the hymn will it be put into our bank of hymns.
We hope to continue this for a few weeks and have a look at the progress. It’s a trial, there’s nothing carved in stone. So do come along a little early if you can and give the new hymns a go. We hope to put the words on the parish web site too, (so there’ll be no excuse!).
People have been giving me all sorts of suggestions about the singing in the Church. To be honest I think we are doing quite well. The 10.00 mass group urgently needs new members, 11.30 has more members – all newcomers welcome to both. The Chamber Choir is back in full swing, we even have the offer of the Lassa Scholars coming to sing some Sunday soon! The congregational singing is good on Sundays and during the week too. Keep up the good work. The Diocesan Liturgy Office had their Spring Workshop on Sat 5th; there were several workshops, ‘Music for the new Missal’, ‘Lent and Justice’ etc. About 450 people were there from across the Diocese. It was a great event; about 10 of us went from Milltown.
These workshops are put on in Spring and Autumn. We let you know the autumn date as soon as we get it from HQ.
I’ve been looking at the sound system. Again there is lots of advice and suggestions, I’m going to continue getting ‘expert’ advice and move slowly on it, greater mortals than I have tried to ‘fix’ the Sound system and failed!
I’ll leave you on that ‘Note’
Fr. Philip Adm.
Today’s 10AM Mass is part of the ‘Do this in Memory of Me’ programme for children who will be receiving their First Holy Communion next year. We welcome the children their parents and families.
We thank you for last Sunday’s Offertory Collection of €1,515 and the Share Collection which amounted to €1,174.
We thank those of you who have already returned your Christmas Dues. Dues envelopes may be placed in the collection bags at Mass, given to one of the priests or handed into the Sacristy or the Office.
The Annual Collection of ACCORD, The Diocesan Agency for Marriage and the Family, will be made at all Masses this weekend the 12th & 13th February. The Collection for Accord will replace the usual Share Collection. ACCORD Dublin throughout the Dioceses offers:
o Marriage preparation Courses
o Counselling for couples and individuals experiencing difficulties in their relationships.
o Marital Sexual Therapy
o A Relationship and Sexuality programme in Schools.
ACCORD Dublin needs your support, please give generously.
A ‘Developing Parish Seminar’ will take place on 28th February & 1st March 2011 in All Hallows College, Drumcondra. The theme of this seminar is ‘Honesty, Healing and Hope’ Further details of this event are on the Parish Notice Boards.
The Parish Adult & Toddler Group meets in the Parish Pastoral centre at 10.30am on Friday mornings
Milltown Parish Pastoral Council:
The following items were discussed at the February meeting of the Parish Pastoral Council:
World Youth Day is to be held in Madrid in August. Please contact one of the priests in the parish if you are interested in attending this world wide event and be sponsored by the Parish. No applicants have yet been received.
Child Protection Officer: we are still hoping to recruit a volunteer for this position. Perhaps any parishioner who has experience in this area and is interested in assisting the Parish might contact Fr. Philip.
Eucharistic Congress 2012: More details of this Congress will follow.
Liturgy Group; in preparation for Lent and Easter a meeting of the Liturgy Group will take place on Thursday March 10th
A Mid-term Animation Camp will take place In Nullamore Club, Richmond Avenue South (opposite Milltown Luas) on Thursday 24th and Friday 25th February from 9.30am until 3pm This camp is for boys in 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th class. The cost is €45. At this course you will create your very own animation movie!! Learn how to do everything involved in the process: making the models, creating the set, animating the figures, editing the movie and adding voice-over.....and then bringing it home on DVD! For more information see www.nullamore.com or call 01 4971239.
SAMARITANS
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Tel: 1850 60 90 90 Txt (087) 2 60 90
www.dublinsamaritans .
The Blood Donation Clinic in Stillorgan is an appointment driven clinic. If you would like to make an appointment at a time that suits you, please contact them at 1850 808 808 or stillorgan@ibts.ie. The clinic is located on the Old Dublin Road, beside the Stillorgan Shopping Centre.
Spirit Radio: Spirit Radio, Ireland's first Christian radio station was recently launched. Spirit's news and talk will get Catholic and non Catholic voices speaking about the issues of the day in an informed non polarised manner. We hope you will tune in to Dublin 89.9FM and support a station which is literally bringing you 'the good news.' For more information and how you can help support Spirit Radio see www.spiritradio.ie
Beatification of Pope John Paul 11: The Vatican website advises that for Sunday May 1st: Beatification of Pope John Paul II: 10.00. St. Peter’s Square there are no tickets required. Further information: http://www.vatican.va/various/prefettura/index_en.html
DATE FOR YOUR DIARY:
Monday Feb 14th; St. Valentines Day:
Two MP3 files which contain spoken reflections on love and marriage. These have been recorded by the Catholic Communications Office with Stephen Cummins of ACCORD. These recordings are also available on the Audio book page of the Bishops’Conference: http://audioboo.fm/IrishCatholicBishops
The Dublin Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes has an allocation of 170 places on the Special Section for the Sick this September. Parishioners who are ill are invited to participate in this Diocesan Pilgrimage. For further details contact the Pilgrimage Office at Tel: 01 8376820.Email:geraldinehanley@eircom.net
