Thank you for last Sunday’s Offertory Collection of €1321 and the Share Collection which amounted to €983.
The theme of this year’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 the collection for Mission Sunday which will replace the Share Collection at all Masses this weekend.
Volunteers are required for the 50th International Congress which will take place in Dublin from the 10th to the 17th June 2012. Further details of the Congress are displayed on the green Notice Board which is located inside the church.
Parish Liturgy Group will meet at 8pm on Thursday next, October 27th
The Parish Adult & Toddler Group meets in the Parish Pastoral Centre at 10am on Friday mornings. All welcome!
At the recent In Service Training for Ministers of the Word from both Clonskeagh & Milltown Parishes it was agreed that details of recommended websites for readers be included in this weeks newsletter. The web sites are as follows http://liturgy.slu.edu/ and http://netministries.org/Bbasics/
A course for Ministers of the Word will be held in St. Paul’s Church at Smithfield on Arran Quay. This course will be held on four Monday nights – Nov. 14th and 21st, December 5th and 12th. In recent years this course has been very well received by readers from different parishes in the Diocese. Please contact the Parish office if you would like to attend this course and are able to attend at least 3 of the 4 sessions Places need to be booked and the parish will cover the cost of each reader who attends.
We plan to commemorate the Milltown parishioners who have gone to God in the past year. We will be celebrating a Memorial Mass for the repose of their souls at 7.30pm on Monday November 14th. Invitations to attend this liturgy will be posted to each family who have been bereaved during the last 12 months.
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.
If you would like to help organise the Annual Christmas Craft & Home Produce Fair, please come along to a meeting in the Parish Pastoral Centre at 7.30pm on Thursday Nov. 3rd. This year’s Craft Fair will take place on Sunday Nov. 27th.
Softlight Photography - DSLR Beginners Photography course.
A photography training course will take place in the Parish Pastoral Centre from 10-12 on Saturday November 12th. This two hour course teaches you the basic principals of SLR photography. You will learn how to adjust your aperture for portraits and landscapes, how to use your shutter speed to photograph night time and also movement. We will also cover ISO to maintain the optimum light in your photographs. This is a hands on course with lots of practical experience. The course costs €45 per person. For further details call 087 6866026 or log onto www.softlight.ie/courses to register
Some additional volunteers are required to help with the weekly cleaning of our church. Please contact the Parish Office if you have an hour to give to this voluntary work which takes place on Thursday morning.
The Milltown Branch of the I.C.A. will meet in the Parish Pastoral Centre at 7.30pm on Thursday week, November 3rd. New members are very welcome to join. For further details please contact Elizabeth at 087, 2272733 between 5-7pm.
‘CONTEMPLATION IN GREGORY OF NYSSA with Micheál Mac Laifeartaigh ocd’ will take place at 7.30pm on Thursday October 27th in Avila, Carmelite Retreat Centre, Bloomfield Avenue, Morehampton Road, Donnybrook. The following Thursday’s talk will be ‘CONTEMPLATION IN THE CELTIC TRADITION with Máirtin O’Connaire ocd’
CD launch of the Palestrina Choir of St Mary’s Pro Cathedral:
The Palestrina Choir of St. Mary’s Pro Cathedral will launch their new CD “O Sacrament Most Holy” on Wednesday the 26th of October at 7.30pm. The new cd is now out and available to download from iTunes. For further information log on to www.palestrinachoir.ie
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.
In Orlagh Retreat Centre, Old Court Road, Dublin 16.To book a place, or for more information, please contact the Faith and Family Centre, 01-2889317 or faithandfamilycentre@arcol.org
Trip to the Holy Land: Due to late cancellations a number of places are available on the St. Fintan's Parish Sutton trip to the Holy Land taking place from the 28th of October to 5th November. Spiritual Director: Fr. Liam Lacey. Cost: €1,249 plus taxes and insurance. Please contact Map Travel on 01 8783111.
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
