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.
