Weekly Bulletin 27th & 28th August 2011

Thank you for last Sunday’s Offertory Collection of €1,090 and the Share Collection which amounted to €778.

Condolences to the family and friends of the late Christopher McAlister whose Requiem Mass took place in our church last weekend...

Congratulations to Emma O’ Reilly and Gerard Murphy who were married last Thursday in our church. We wish them life long happiness together.

The Parish Baptism Team will meet on Monday night next with parents whose children are to be baptised here next weekend.

Next Friday, September 2nd 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

The Dublin Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes wishes to thank the parishioners of Milltown for their generous contribution of €535 to their recent collection. This year 175 sick pilgrims will accompany the Diocesan pilgrimage to Lourdes.

Milltown Parish Active Retirement Group is visiting Ardgillan House and Drogheda on Wednesday September 14th at 9am. The cost of this outing is €20 and you may book your place on the coach in the Parish Pastoral centre.

The Parish Adult & Toddler Group will return to the Parish Pastoral Centre on next Friday Sept. 2nd

Parish Open Day
Building on last years success the annual Open day will take place between 12 and 4 pm on Sunday 25th September. Additional volunteers are required on the day. Please contact the Parish Office If you have an hour or two to help out at our Parish Open day

A total of €6503 was donated in Milltown Parish for the Trocaire collection for the drought in East Africa.

Bethany Bereavement Support Group
A 12 week training course in facilitating grief is starting in Monkstown Parish Centre on September 22nd. Interviews for places on this Bethany Programme will take place on the 25th and 27th September. If you would like more information on this training Course please contact Liz Ronaldson at 087, 2392465.

The Milltown Branch of the I.C.A. will meet in the Parish Pastoral Centre at 7.30pm on Thursday September 1st. New members are very welcome to join. For further details please contact Elizabeth at 087, 2272733 between 5-7pm.

“The World Suicide Prevention Day National Conference” Consoles 5th Annual Conference ~ will take place on Friday 9th September 2011, at The Royal Hospital Kilmainham, Dublin 8. Bookings can be made by phone at 01 6102638 or by email to ciaran@console.ie Closing date for booking is Friday 2nd September 2011


B.E. - BEGINNING EXPERIENCE
B.E. is a support group for those coping with the pain of loss of their life partner, through Death, Separation or Divorce. Few people are able to cope alone with the pain of loss. Do you find that you need more support than family and friends can provide? Seeking help is a sign of strength and self knowledge – not weakness. This is a healing ministry, which helps to resolve the grief that goes with the end of a marriage or relationship. Coping effectively with bereavement is a skill we can all learn. A team, who are themselves widowed, separated or divorced share their experiences with you. A Coping Programme will commence on Wednesday 7th September 2010, for 7 Wednesday evenings, at 7.30pm in White Friars Community Centre, Aungier St. ,Dublin 2For further information phone 6790556 or email bedublin@gmail.com

Confronting the Psychological Torture of Bullying in the Workplace, Home and School. This conference will take place on Tuesday September 27th in the Regency Hotel, Whitehall, Dublin 9. Further details are on the Parish Notice Boards and by calling 8388888 or 087, 9180777.

Carmelite Sisters New Ross Monastic Weekend
If you hear the gentle voice of Christ knocking "Do not be afraid" We invite such women who are searching to come and visit us for a Monastic Weekend on any of the following dates: Aug. 19th. - 21st; Sep. 9th. - 11th; Oct. 7th. - 9th. 2011Phone: 051 421076. Mt. Carmel Monastery, New Ross, Co. Wexford. Email: carmelites@eircom.net . http://www.carmelitesisters.ie/


Age Action Care & Repair Programme:
Are you 60+ years of age? Have you a small repair job which you would like to have done for you? The Care and Repair programme (run by Age Action Ireland) uses a pool of trustworthy volunteers and handypersons to carry out minor repairs for older people. All volunteers are vetted and carry official Care and Repair identification cards. The service is free; you only pay for the materials used. For your bigger jobs, we maintain a register of reliable and honest tradespersons. We are also accepting requests for small gardening jobs. You can arrange to have a job done for you by phoning the Age Action Care and Repair number which is 1890 369 369 or 01-4756989

Fr. Philip is living in Apt. 5 while refurbishment of No. 67 Ramleh Park is under way. His phone number is: 2680055

There will be a Church Gate collection for the Simon Community after all Masses this next weekend. For over 40 years, Dublin Simon Community has been funding its services with a number of local events, including their annual church gate collections. They have long relied upon the support they receive from the community in order to continue their work with the homeless.

Date for your Diary
The Liturgy Resource Centre will hold their Autumn Gathering on October 1st from 9.30 -1.00pm: The four workshops available on the day will be: Best practice for those who train & look after Altar Servers; Anthology of Music for the New Translation of the Roman Missal; Presentation of the Eucharist and Liturgy Groups.

Jesuit Province Invite you to the Society’s Centenary Lecture entitled:
“Interpreting Vatican 2: The Controversy and its Solution” by John W. O’Malley SJ.
Belvedere College, Dublin 1 at 6pm on Friday 9 September.
RSVP: Geraldine@jesuit.ie

The Parish Pastoral Centre is open for tea and coffee every weekday and Sunday morning. Do drop in and meet with your fellow parishioners

PATHWAYS COURSE ALL HALLOWS COLLEGE
Have you ever thought about exploring your faith? Or wished that you could broaden your understanding of your faith? Perhaps you are feeling challenged by questions your children or grandchildren are asking about God and the meaning of faith for which you feel you have ‘no answers’. Perhaps you are feeling challenged by all that is happening in the Irish Church right now. If so, Pathways may be the course for you. Pathways is a course for adults who wish to explore their faith. There are no exams on this course, no written work. The only qualification is openness to listening to others. For more information please phone 01 8373745 or email us at pathways@allhallows.ie

(Please leave details of any item you wish to have included in this Weekly Bulletin in the Parish office before lunch hour on Wednesday)