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:
