Thursday, October 13, 2011

Weekly Bulletin 15th & 16th October 2011

Thank you for last Sunday’s Offertory Collection of €1200 and the Share Collection which amounted to €968.

A special welcome to children and their families to today’s 10am Mass. This liturgy has been arranged with younger parishioners in mind.

This weekend marks the 40th anniversary of the death of Sean O’ Riada.
O’Riada was born in Cork in 1931. He played the violin, piano and organ. He attended UCC and graduated with a degree in Greek and Latin. In 1959 he scored the music for Mise Eire. In 1964 he became involved in church music and composed ‘Aifreann 2’. In Irish churches, O’Riada’s music is best remembered by his well known and much loved Offertory Hymn: Ag Criost an Saoil.

We ask parents to have a close look at the scooters which their children brought home after our Open Day! A parent who attended the Open day has contacted us re. a scooter which was misplaced at our Open day. Some child has mistakenly brought home the wrong scooter! Please contact the Parish Office at 2196740 if you can help with this matter.

Milltown Parish Pastoral Council
Parish 5 year plan: The Parish Council invites submissions from parishioners on: ‘What sort of Parish would you like to be part of in 5 years time?’

OCTOBER. 23rd 2011
The theme of next week’s Mission Sunday is ‘Together in Faith’. The universal mission involves everyone, everything and always. The Gospel is not an exclusive possession of those who have received it, but it is a gift to be shared, good news to be passed on to others. The 1,762 Irish missionaries working in 84 countries have been supported by the prayers, sacrifices and material help of countless people over the years. With this in mind we ask parishioners to be as generous as possible to next weekend’s collection for Mission Sunday which will replace the Share Collection at all Masses.

A memory stick containing happy family photographs has been found in the parish church. Please contact the Parish Office

Exploring Death and Loss of Our Loved Ones.
A Residential Weekend, led by Fr. Myles O’Reilly S.J. and the Bethany Bereavement Support Group will commence on Friday Nov. 18th and continue until Sunday Nov. 20th in Orlagh, Old Court Rd. Firhouse Dublin 16. This weekend explores the loss of our loved ones and the meaning of death from a Christian perspective through prayer, meditation, discussion, videos and sharing. Further details of this residential weekend are on the Parish Notice Boards.

The Parish Adult & Toddler Group meets in the Parish Pastoral Centre at 10am on Friday morning

In Service Training for Ministers of the Word Clonskeagh & Milltown Parishes
Ministers of the Word from Milltown and Clonskeagh Parishes are invited to attend a meeting at 8pm on next Monday, October the 17th in Milltown Parish Pastoral Centre. This in service training will be facilitated by Fr. Kevin Bartley and Leonard Kaye who is a Diocesan Pastoral Worker.

Milltown Parish’s Active Retirement Group have invited Valerie Mc. Coy to restart her popular ‘Gentle Activity to Music’ classes at 10.45am on Tuesday mornings in the Parish Pastoral Centre. If you are interested in attending please contact Orna Gaynor or Matt Lynch in the Parish Centre.

COMMUNION IN THE HOME
We invite parishioners to inform the priests if any members of their families or neighbours who may be housebound and would wish the Eucharist to be taken to them periodically.

Communion arrangements for coeliac sufferers: If you would like to receive from the chalice you should call into the sacristy before Mass. A chalice will be placed on a table at the side of the altar. You may process to the altar with the congregation to receive Holy Communion. You may also bring a low gluten host into the sacristy before Mass.

A Visit to the Holy Land will commence on October 28th for 8 nights. Full details of this pilgrimage are on the Parish Notice Boards. This tour will be fully guided and will have a Spiritual leader. It costs €1249. Accommodation is half board in a 4star Hotel. For further details contact MAP Travel at (01) 8783111, or visit their website at www.maptravel.ie.

Do you know anyone involved in setting up a Community Group? If so, they may be interested in attending a one-day course in the Carmichael Centre on October 20th. Full details and online booking on: http://bit.ly/oH0sxQ

Falling Leaves: The recent heavy wind has left gardens and footpaths littered with leaves. It is essential that the leaves are swept up as quickly as possible to avoid blocking of gullies. Plastic bags can be acquired free of charge from the Cleansing Depot in Rathmines and these bags will be picked up also free of charge by the Council, provided of course that the bags only contain leaves. On footpaths where there is a very heavy volume of leaves, bags are of very little use but if residents sweep them into large piles the Council will remove them swiftly by using their Rapid Response Vehicles. This would greatly help Waste Management and prevent flooding in future months. You can contact waste management to collect piles of swept up leaves by emailing customercare@dublincity.ie or 12224240

Marriage Enrichment Day: Attend a day that will re-energize your marriage and deepen your faith. Put the world’s pressures on hold for a few hours and focus on the most important person in your life-your spouse! The Marriage Enrichment Day takes place in the Faith and Family Centre, Dal Riada House, Avoca Avenue, Blackrock, Co. Dublin on Sunday 23rd October 2011 starting at 9am and ending with Mass at 5pm. Cost per couple: €40 euro including lunch. To register and for more information please contact: Faith and Family Centre, Tel. 01 2889317; email: faithandfamilycentre@arcol.org

St. John the Evangelist Church Ballinteer: are holding a festival of music & song on Saturday 22nd October at 8pm. The evening will feature the Seafield Singers, St. John's Gospel Choir and Niamh Murray, Soprano. Tickets are €15 and children go free. All proceeds raised will go directly to the church roof fund. For details or to book tickets contact number parish office: 499 4203.

Woman’s Guided Silent Retreat: Preached by Fr Michael Mullan, LC, takes place from 28th – 31st October 2011, 7.30pm Friday evening until 3pm Monday inOrlagh Retreat Centre, Old Court Road, Dublin 16.To book a place, or for more information, please contact the Faith and Family Centre, 01-2889317 faithandfamilycentre@arcol.org

Weekly Bulletin 8th & 9th October 2011

Thank you for last Sunday’s Offertory Collection of €1204 and the Share Collection which amounted to €848.

Tom Long was baptised at last Sunday’s 11.30am mass. We welcome him into our Christian community and congratulate his parents.

Thanks to all who contributed to last weekend’s annual outdoor collection for the Parish Pastoral Centre. €1,120 was collected, all of which will be used to offset the costs involved in the day to day running of this parish facility.

We ask parents to have a close look at the scooters which their children brought home after our Open Day! A parent who attended the Open day has contacted us re. a scooter which was misplaced at our Open day. Some child has mistakenly brought home the wrong scooter! Please contact the Parish Office at 2196740 if you can help with this matter.

A memory stick containing happy family photographs has been found in the parish church. Please contact the Parish Office

To mark the 50th anniversary of Vatican 11, the parish is hosting a Radharc Series of Films which are related to this event. The third and final night in this series will commence at 7.30pm on Monday next, October 10th. This week’s films are: Fr. Bernard Haering CSSR- Theologian at the Vatican Council- Humanae Vitae and Freedom of Conscience & Up to the Synod – Future Tense – Decision making and the future role for the laity in the Church. . All welcome.

THE PARISH PRAYER GROUP will not be meeting this Monday afternoon

In Service Training Ministers of the Eucharist & Ministers of the Word Clonskeagh & Milltown Parishes
Ministers of the Eucharist from both Milltown and Clonskeagh Parishes are invited to attend a meeting at 8pm on this Thursday the 13th October. This gathering will be in St. Joseph’s Oratory Clonskeagh Church. This in service training will be facilitated by Fr. Philip Bradley and Leonard Kaye who is a Diocesan Pastoral Worker.
Ministers of the Word from Milltown and Clonskeagh Parishes are invited to attend a meeting at 8pm on Monday October the 17th in Milltown Parish Pastoral Centre. This in service training will be facilitated by Fr. Kevin Bartley and Leonard Kaye who is a Diocesan Pastoral Worker.

Milltown Parish Pastoral Council
Parish 5 year plan: The Parish Council invites submissions from parishioners on: ‘What sort of Parish would you like to be part of in 5 years time?’

Milltown Parish’s Active Retirement Group have invited Valerie Mc. Coy to restart her popular ‘Gentle Activity to Music’ classes at 10.45am on Tuesday mornings in the Parish Pastoral Centre. There will be a series of 3 classes in October costing a total of €24 which is to be paid at the start of the course. This class can not commence without a minimum of 12 people. If you are interested in attending please contact Orna Gaynor or Matt Lynch in the Parish Centre.

The Parish Adult & Toddler Group has returned after their summer break and will meet in the Parish Pastoral Centre at 10am on Friday morning.

A special welcome to children and their families to the 10am Mass on Sunday Oct. 16th. The liturgy will be arranged with younger parishioners in mind.

Exploring Death and Loss of Our Loved Ones.
A Residential Weekend, led by Fr. Myles O’Reilly S.J. and the Bethany Bereavement Support Group will commence on Friday Nov. 18th and continue until Sunday Nov. 20th in Orlagh, Old Court Rd. Firhouse Dublin 16. This weekend explores the loss of our loved ones and the meaning of death from a Christian perspective through prayer, meditation, discussion, videos and sharing. Further details of this residential weekend are on the Parish Notice Boards.

Milltown Parish’s Active Retirement Group has arranged a visit to the National Gallery on this Wednesday afternoon. Please leave your name in the Parish Pastoral Centre if you wish to join this tour.

Do you know anyone involved in setting up a Community Group? If so, they may be interested in attending a one-day course in the Carmichael Centre on October 20th. Full details and online booking on: http://bit.ly/oH0sxQ

Events at Avila: A Weekend retreat on St Teresa of Avila, facilitated by Alacoque O’Reilly OCDS October 14th, (evening) 15th, (full day) & 16th (half day) 2011.Residential: €150.00 (full board) Non residential: €40.00. For bookings contact: Avila, Carmelite Retreat Centre, Ph: 01 6430200. E-mail: avila@ocd.ie

A Visit to the Holy Land will commence on October 28th for 8 nights. Full details of this pilgrimage are on the Parish Notice Boards. This tour will be fully guided and will have a Spiritual leader. It costs €1249. Accommodation is half board in a 4star Hotel. For further details contact MAP Travel at (01) 8783111, or visit their website at www.maptravel.ie.

Communion arrangements for coeliac sufferers: If you would like to receive from the chalice you should call into the sacristy before Mass. A chalice will be placed on a table at the side of the altar. You may process to the altar with the congregation to receive Holy Communion. You may also bring a low gluten host into the sacristy before Mass

Early Music Concert with David O’Shea (harpsichord), Niamh McCormack (soprano) and Laoise O'Brien (recorder) performing music from 17th and 18th century England, including works by Dowland, Purcell, Arne and Handel will take place on Friday 14th October, 8.00 p.m. in St Philip’s Church, Temple Road, Dartry. Tickets €12/8 will be available at the door. This concert is in aid of St Philip’s Parish Dartry and is the first in a series of bi-monthly early music concerts in St Philips.

Falling Leaves:
The recent heavy wind has left gardens and footpaths littered with leaves. It is essential that the leaves are swept up as quickly as possible to avoid blocking of gullies. Plastic bags can be acquired free of charge from the Cleansing Depot in Rathmines and these bags will be picked up also free of charge by the Council, provided of course that the bags only contain leaves. On footpaths where there is a very heavy volume of leaves, bags are of very little use but if residents sweep them into large piles the Council will remove them swiftly by using their grab on Rapid Response Vehicles. This would greatly help Waste Management and prevent flooding in future months. If neighbours manage to sweep up leaves you can contact waste management to collect piles of swept up leaves by emailing customercare@dublincity.ie or 12224240

COMMUNION IN THE HOME
We invite parishioners to inform the priests if any members of their families or neighbours who may be housebound and would wish the Eucharist to be taken to them periodically.

Wednesday, October 5, 2011

Weekly Bulletin 1st & 2nd October 2011

Thank you for last Sunday’s Offertory Collection of €1265 and the Share Collection which amounted to €853.

DAY FOR LIFE
Day for Life this year reflects on what it means to live a full and happy life. Brochures on this message from the Irish Catholic Bishop’s Conference are available at the back of the church.

Condolences to the family and friends of the late Rosaline Hughes whose Requiem Mass took place in our church last Friday..

Congratulations to Annette Buckley and Michael Quinn who were married here on Friday.

Last Sunday’s Parish Open Day
Thank you to all parishioners who made this day such a great success. We also wish to acknowledge the following local businesses for the donations of Spot Prizes which were very much appreciated by all !
Dtox,
Mairead O’ Leary Opticians,

Milltown Pharmacy
Phelan’s Pharmacy,
Revive,
Spar in Milltown,
The Dropping Well
Wilde & Greene.


We ask parents to have a close look at the scooters which their children brought home after our Open Day! A parent who attended the Open day has contacted us re. a scooter which was misplaced at our Open day. Some child has mistakenly brought home the wrong scooter! Please contact the Parish Office at 2196740 if you can help with this matter.

A memory stick containing happy family photographs has been found in the parish church. Please contact the Parish Office

To mark the 50th anniversary of Vatican 11, the parish is hosting a Radharc Series of Films which are related to this event. The second night in this series will commence at 7.30pm on Monday next, October 3rd. This week’s films are both on the Synod of the Laity 1987. They are; Pawns or Bishops and Adams Daughters. All welcome.

THE PARISH PRAYER GROUP has reconvened in the Sacristy at 3pm on Monday afternoons. Gospel stories, music and prayers of intercession help this community of faith to grow. It is guided by Fr. Alan Mowbray S.J.

Milltown Parish Pastoral Council
Council members are reminded of the In-Service Training Evening which will take place in St. Joseph’s oratory in Clonskeagh Church at 8pm on Tuesday next, October 4th.

The Parish Liturgy Group will meet at 8pm pm on Thursday next, October 6th.

The Milltown Branch of the I.C.A. will meet in the parish Pastoral centre at 7.30pm on Thursday next, October 6th.

Next Friday, October 7th 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 Parish Adult & Toddler Group has returned after their summer break and will meet in the Parish Pastoral Centre at 10am on Friday morning.

There will be an outdoor collection for the parish Pastoral centre after all Masses this weekend. All donations to this annual collection will be used to offset the costs involved in the day to day running of this parish facility.

Parish 5 year plan:
The Parish Council invites submissions from parishioners on: ‘What sort of Parish would you like to be part of in 5 years time?’

A word in your ear!.
As you may or may not have noticed we have a new P.A. System in the Church. If you have any comments we’d be interested to hear them. Also, we hope to put a speaker in the Parish Centre. Occasionally parents bring their children out of the Church if they are a bit noisy. It’s a pity to have to stay in the porch. When the speaker goes into the Parish Centre then Parents can go into the Centre and keep in touch with the Mass.
(Not a lot of comments so far! ) Fr. Philip

Remembrance Service Notice:
The National Maternity Hospital is holding its Annual Remembrance Service on Sunday 2nd October 2011 at 3pm in St. Andrew’s Church, Westland Row, Dublin 2.

Crosscare and the Irish Bishops Drug Initiative have organised a conference on Parish Prevention of Substance Misuse. This will take place in Clonliffe College on Saturday October 8th. Booking forms and further details of this conference are available in the Book rack at the side of the church.

A Visit to the Holy Land will commence on October 28th for 8 nights. Full details of this pilgrimage are on the Parish Notice Boards. This tour will be fully guided and will have a Spiritual leader. It costs €1249. Accommodation is half board in a 4star Hotel. For further details contact MAP Travel at (01) 8783111, or visit their website at www.maptravel.ie.

Ministers of the Eucharist from Milltown and Clonskeagh parishes are invited to attend a meeting at 8pm on Thursday the 13th October. This gathering will be in St. Joseph’s Oratory Clonskeagh Church. This in service training will be facilitated by Fr. Philip Bradley and Leonard Kaye who is a Diocesan Pastoral Worker.

Bagged Domestic Waste to be accepted at Recycling Centres
Dublin City Council are pleased to announce that bagged household domestic waste will be accepted at Ringsend Recycling Centre and Northstrand Recycling Centre as and from Monday, 26th September. There will be a charge of €4 for each 80 litre bag of domestic waste disposed. For more details about both Recycling Centres please click on www.dublincity.ie/WaterWasteEnvironment/Waste/RecyclingServices/Pages/CivicAmenitySites.aspx

Falling Leaves:
The recent heavy wind has left gardens and footpaths littered with leaves. It is essential that the leaves are swept up as quickly as possible to avoid blocking of gullies. Plastic bags can be acquired free of charge from the Cleansing Depot in Rathmines and these bags will be picked up also free of charge by the Council, provided of course that the bags only contain leaves. On footpaths where there is a very heavy volume of leaves, bags are of very little use but if residents sweep them into large piles the Council will remove them swiftly by using their grab on Rapid response Vehicles. This would greatly help Waste Management and prevent flooding in future months. If neighbours manage to sweep up leaves you can contact waste management to collect piles of swept up leaves by emailing customercare@dublincity.ie or 12224240.

Newman: A Light for our Times
This series of talks will take place at 8pm on Tuesday Evenings (4, 11 and 18 October) in Manresa, Jesuit Centre of Spirituality, Dollymount, Dublin 3. For further details please contact (01) 833 1352 / manresa@jesuit.ie

Milltown Parish’s Active Retirement Group have invited Valerie Mc. Coy to restart her popular ‘Gentle Activity to Music’ classes at 10.45am on Tuesday mornings in the Parish Pastoral Centre. There will be a series of 3 classes in October costing a total of €24 which is to be paid at the start of the course. This class can not commence without a minimum of 12 people. If you are interested in attending please contact Orna Gaynor or Matt Lynch in the Parish Centre.

Weekly Bulletin 24th & 25th September 2011

Thank you for last Sunday’s Offertory Collection of €1064 and the Crosscare Annual Collection which amounted to €5,250.

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

Condolences to the families and friends of the late George Doran and Gerard Devlin whose Requiem Masses took place in our church during the last week..

Congratulations to Ann O’Leary and Michael Stuart who were married here last weekend.

Thank you to all the parishioners who supported last week’s coffee morning in aid of Our Lady’s Hospice & Care in Services, in Harold’s Cross and Blackrock. The €500 which was contributed has been posted to the Hospice.

A thank you letter was received from the Dublin Simon Community for the €1144 which they collected at their recent outdoor collection at our church. Likewise the Pro – Life Trust have acknowledged the €425 which they also collected at a recent outdoor collection.

A memory stick containing happy family photographs has been found in the parish church. Please contact the Parish Office

The Parish Adult & Toddler Group has returned after their summer break and will meet in the Parish Pastoral Centre at 10am on Friday morning.

Parish Open Day – Today!
The annual Open Day takes place today! It will commence after the 11.30 am Mass and continue until 4pm. We would greatly appreciate visitors bringing a plate of finger food with them on the day!

To mark the 50th anniversary of Vatican 11, the parish is hosting a Radharc Series of Films which are related to this event. The first film in the series will commence at 7.30pm on Monday September 26th and will continue on Monday October 3rd and Monday October 10th. Details of each week’s films will be posted on the Parish Notice Boards. All welcome.

Bi-Annual Liturgy Workshop
Holy Cross College
The bi-annual Liturgy workshop takes place on Oct 1st in Holy Cross College 9.30 – 1.30pm. There will be four Workshops: Sing the Mass, Know the Mass, Work Together & Acts for Justice. Any and every volunteer in the Parish is welcome to attend. We need to book places, (there is a fee paid by the parish). Booking forms are available in the Parish Office .

A word in your ear!.
As you may or may not have noticed we have a new P.A. System in the Church. If you have any comments we’d be interested to hear them. Also, we hope to put a speaker in the Parish Centre. Occasionally parents bring their children out of the Church if they are a bit noisy. It’s a pity to have to stay in the porch. When the speaker goes into the Parish Centre then Parents can go into the Centre and keep in touch with the Mass (Not a lot of comments so far! ) Fr. Philip

Parish 5 year plan:
The Parish Council invites submissions from parishioners on: ‘What sort of Parish would you like to be part of in 5 years time?’

THE PARISH PRAYER GROUP
This group reconvenes in the Sacristy at 3pm on this Monday September 26TH. Gospel stories, music and prayers of intercession help this community of faith to grow. It is guided by Fr. Alan Mowbray S.J.

A Triduum in honor of St. Therese - the Little Flower, will take place in St Joseph's Berkeley Road, on the 28th, 29th & 30th of September. There will be Mass and a sermon at 10am & 7.30pm. The Triduum concludes with Mass at 10am & Blessing of Roses on Saturday, October 1st (the feast day of the Little Flower) .The preacher will be Fr Michael Miners OCDS, St Joseph's Church (Discalced Carmelites), Berkeley Road, Dublin 7Tel. 01-8306336

Remembrance Service Notice:
The National Maternity Hospital is holding its Annual Remembrance Service on Sunday 2nd October 2011 at 3pm in St. Andrew’s Church, Westland Row, Dublin 2. We warmly welcome all the parents and families of babies who have died in the hospital, especially those during the last year (this includes miscarriages, stillbirths and neonatal deaths).Light refreshments will be served following the Service, and there will be an opportunity to meet members of the hospital staff and other parents. No need to book, just come along and bring any family or friends you wish with you. Street parking is available in the vicinity of the Church on the day. If further information is required contact the Chaplaincy Department at 6373121 or email chaplain@nmh.ie

Crosscare and the Irish Bishops Drug Initiative have organised a conference on Parish Prevention of Substance Misuse. This will take place in Clonliffe College on Saturday October 8th. Booking forms and further details of this conference are available in the Book rack at the side of the church.

There will be an outdoor collection for the parish Pastoral centre after all Masses next weekend. All donations to this annual collection will be used to offset the costs involved in the day to day running of this parish facility.

Ministers of the Word from Milltown and Clonskeagh Parishes will be invited to attend a meeting in Milltown Parish Pastoral Centre. This in service training will be facilitated by Fr. Kevin Bartley and Leonard Kaye who is a Diocesan Pastoral Worker. A date for this event will be decided shortly.

Ministers of the Eucharist from Milltown and Clonskeagh parishes are invited to attend a meeting at 8pm on Thursday the 13th October. This gathering will be in St. Joseph’s Oratory Clonskeagh Church. This in service training will be facilitated by Fr. Philip Bradley and Leonard Kaye who is a Diocesan Pastoral Workers


Milltown Parish’s Active Retirement Group have invited Valerie Mc. Coy to restart her popular ‘Gentle Activity to Music’ classes at 10.45am on Tuesday mornings in the Parish Pastoral Centre. There will be a series of 3 classes in October costing a total of €24 which is to be paid at the start of the course. This class can not commence without a minimum of 12 people. If you are interested in attending please contact Orna Gaynor or Matt Lynch in the Parish Centre.

COMMUNION IN THE HOME
We invite parishioners to inform the priests if any members of their families or neighbours who may be housebound and would wish the Eucharist to be taken to them periodically.


Fr. Philip is has moved back to No. 67 Ramleh Park. His phone number reverts to 2196600: