CHILD PROTECTION
Our current Child Protection Officer’s term of office is coming to an end and the Parish wants to record its appreciation for her commitment to this role over the last four years.
We are currently addressing the appointment of a new Child Protection Officer. To ensure a smooth transition both the outgoing and incoming Child protection Officer will work together for a number of months.
The Parish values and encourages the participation of children and young people in all parish activities that enhance their spiritual, physical, emotional and social development. We are committed to ensuring their protection.
The role of the Child Protection officer is an integral part of this commitment. The responsibilities of the person appointed to this position are:
To implement the Parish’s Child Protection Policy and to promote its awareness.
To ensure the public has contact details for the Diocesan child Protection Authorities, the local Garda station and the relevant H.S.E. officials.
To facilitate the Parish in bringing an allegation or suspicion of child abuse to the attention of the Director of Child Protection.
The person appointed is given a specific role and will be required to undergo training. He/she will be able to draw on expert help and support from the Diocesan Director of Child Protection.
The appointment and functioning of a Child Protection Officer in the Parish is in line with the comprehensive and unified approach of Child protection in the Dublin Diocese.
The protection of children is paramount. Dublin Dioceses wants its Child Protection policy to be ‘world class” and is therefore
subject to regular review and where necessary improvement. However its robustness depends on its application at parish level. The Parish of St. Columbanus &
St. Gall has to date fully applied the Dioceses Child Protection guidelines and is committed to implementing any further changes the Dioceses propose.
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.
Milltown Parish Local History Society invite you to a lecture presented by David McCullough on John A. Costelloe; The Reluctant Taoiseach This lecture will take place this Monday evening, February 7th at 8pm in the Parish Pastoral Centre.
The Annual Collection for ACCORD, The Diocesan Agency for Marriage and the Family, will be made at all Masses on the weekend of 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 next weekend.
The 10 am Mass on Sunday next, Feb. 13th , is part of the ‘Do this in Memory of Me’ programme for children who will be receiving their First Holy Communion next year.
Tom O’Beirne, Belen Mc Keagney, Paul & Pius Kiiza, Thomas Odlum and Ann Flood were recently baptised in our church. We welcome them into our Christian community and congratulate their parents.
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.
SAMARITANS
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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
Emmanuel Programme 2011:
The 5th Emmanuel celebration of liturgical music in Second Level Schools will come to a glorious conclusion in the
Mahony Hall, Helix Centre, on Wednesday & Thursday 23rd & 24th March at 8.00 p.m. Book your tickets at www.helix.ie
The Divine Mercy Conference:
will take place on 19th and 20th February in the RDS Main Hall, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4. The theme of the Conference is “Remain in My Love” John 15:9. All are invited to attend. Full details on the Conference can be found on www.divinemercyconference.com
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
6th February
19th World Day of the Sick Sun.
The annual Diocesan Mass with Anointing of the Sick will take place at 3pm on Sunday, Feb. 6th in St. Anthony’s Church, Clontarf.
In 1992, Pope John Paul 11 instituted the World Day of the Sick to be held on the commemoration of Our Lady of Lourdes which is Friday, February 11th.
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
Distribution of bags for The Annual Church Clothing Appeal for the Society of St. Vincent De Paul will take place at Clonskeagh, Dundrum, Meadowbrook and Ballinteer Church on Feb. 13th. Collection date for the returned filled bags is January 16th. The annual clothing appeal in Milltown will take place on the 29th May and June 5th.
