We thank you for last Sunday’s Offertory Collection of €1,363 and the Share Collection which amounted to €999. The St. Patrick’s Day Offertory Collection amounted to €932 and the Share Collection was €641.
For our Saturday evening Mass attendees…. Summertime commences this Sunday. Remember to bring your clocks forward by an hour tonight… Spring forward, Fall back!
This Sunday’s 10am Mass is part of the ‘Do this in Memory of Me’ programme for children who will be receiving their First Holy Communion in May. We welcome the children their parents and families.
James Patrick McDermott will be baptised at the 11.30am Mass this morning. We welcome him into our Christian community and congratulate his parents.
5th year students from Gonzaga College will be having an outdoor collection after all Masses this weekend for their forthcoming visit to Zambia. This group of students will be taking part in a program run by “Habitat for Humanity” All contributions to this fund will be greatly appreciated.
World Youth Day will take place in Madrid this August. If you are interested in this event, please come into the Parish Pastoral Centre after this morning’s Masses. There is a video showing which has young people who have previously attended this event speaking of their experience at the last World Youth Day. Popcorn provided! Milltown Parish is willing to help sponsor a young parishioner who would like to attend this event.
Members of the Liturgy Group are requested to collect from the Sacristy some material which they require for the next meeting of the Liturgy Group.
PARISH LENTEN PROGRAMME
Dr. Eileen Kane, will return to the Parish Pastoral Centre this Thursday evening at 8pm to present the second lecture on ‘Art and the Eucharist’. In her first lecture Dr. Kane quoted from the Letter to Artists which Pope John Paul published on Easter Sunday 1999. She included the following quotations in her lecture:
“In order to communicate the message entrusted to her by Christ, the Church needs art”,
“Art has a unique capacity to take one or other facet of the message and translate it into colours, shapes and sound which nourish the intuition of those who look or listen”‘ and
“True art has a close affinity with the world of faith… Art is a bridge to religious experience.” Looking forward to a larger attendance at next week’s lecture.
Trocaire boxes are available for collection at the church doors. As we acknowledge God’s generosity towards us this Lent, let us remember and reach out in concrete ways to people who, for one reason or another, are hungry, isolated and without hope.
Parish volunteers who could not attend the meeting on Child Protection will have received posted copies of a Garda Vetting Form during the last week. We ask all volunteers to return these completed from to Fr. Bradley as soon as possible.
Trocaire invites young adults (18-35) to a day of “Reflection to Action.” This Lent take some time out to explore how your faith relates to the bigger justice questions in the world today and be inspired to work for a more just world. This event will take place in the Trócaire, South Campus, Maynooth, Co. Kildare on Friday 8th of April (from 7.00pm) to Saturday the 9th.. Cost: €40 (€25 student and unwaged which includes meals plus Friday night accommodation.
Fr. Richard Sheehy will be speaking at the next gathering of a LENTEN DISCUSSION GROUP which will take place in St. Philip’s Parish Hall, Temple Rd. on Wed. next, March 30th at 8pm. Further details of this series of Lenten Discussions are on the church notice boards.
The first anniversary of the publication of the Pastoral Letter of Pope Benedict XVI to the Catholics of Ireland occurred on 19 March 2010. To mark this first anniversary the Irish bishops have published the pastoral response Towards Healing and Renewal. This outlines different undertakings that the bishops are making on the journey emphasised by the survivors of abuse. These steps include:
Prayer for the Survivors of Abuse, including a commitment on the part of bishops to dedicate each First Friday to prayer and fasting in reparation for abuse and the failure to address it adequately;
A commitment to listening with sensitivity and care to the experiences of those who suffered abuse;
Spiritual support to survivors of abuse who wish to avail themselves of it, including the opportunity for spiritual direction;
Ongoing commitment to creating a safer future for children in the Church in accordance with Safeguarding Children;
A review of Dioceses, Religious Congregations and Societies by the National Board for Safeguarding Children; Continued financial support for the work of safeguarding and care.
Towards Healing and Renewal also includes ways in which parish communities can play their part in assisting the process of healing for survivors of abuse. Copies of this publication are available for collection at the back of the church.
On this Monday evening March 28th the Parish Baptism team will meet with parents of children who are to be baptised in our church during April.
Friday next, April 1st is the First Friday of the month. The 10am Mass on the day will be offered for all who are recently deceased and those whose names are on the Parish Altar list of the Dead.
Invitation to pray for success in Examinations:
Students facing exams, their families and friends are invited to a special hour of prayer from 7.30 – 8.30pm on Tues. 5th April at the Church of the Miraculous Medal (St. Joseph’s Oratory) Bird Ave. This will be led by Fr. Kevin, Adm. Clonskeagh Parish.
The Milltown Parish Historical Society have invited Peter Dunne to the Parish Pastoral Centre at 8pm on next Friday evening , April 1st . Peter will show a Radharc Film on ‘The Celtic Monasteries’. All welcome to attend.
The Sisters of St. Peter Claver will have their Spring Sale in aid of the Missions in Terenure College at 10am until 3pm on Sunday next, April 3rd
Soccer Blitz:
A 5-a-side Soccer Blitz for 4th 5th and 6th class boys will be held in Nullamore Club (Opus Dei) Richmond Avenue South (opposite Milltown Luas Station) at 2.30pm on Saturday 2 April. Entry fee is €15 per team. Bookings by phone (4971239) or email to info@nullamore.com.
Broken Faith:
Re-visioning the Church in Ireland, Wed 6th - Sat 9th April at the Milltown Institute, Ranelagh, Dublin 6. This three-day conference hopes to imagine and help invigorate a way forward for the Irish church. A brilliant selection of top international and Irish speakers shall reflect on the current state of the Irish church after the Ryan and Murphy reports and consider creative new directions for the church. For further details contact the Milltown Institute or Email: brokenfaith@milltown-institute.ie or visit their Website: www.milltown-institute.ie
BACH, ST.JOHN PASSION:
will be performed at 8pm on Good Friday evening, 22nd April '11 in St. Pius X Church, Templeogue. Tickets cost €20 for Adults, €15 for OAP's and €10 for Students. Tickets will be available from the Templeogue’s Parish Office 9.30 - 1pm from Monday to Thursday each week. Phone No. 4905284, or info@stpiusx.ie or www.stpiusx.ie
This day God gives me
the strength of heaven, Sun and moon shining,
Flame in my hearth, flashing of lighting,
Wind in the swiftness, Deeps of the ocean,
Firmness of earth.
This day God sends me
strength as my steersman,
Might to uphold me, wisdom as guide.
Your eyes are watchful, your ears are listening,
Your lips are speaking, friend at my side.
