CHURCH UNITY WEEK
When I was seven years of age, I remember I put the question to my mother: ‘What are Protestants?’ In good biblical fashion she replied by way of a parable! She reminded me that as a young teacher in Limerick, she had been in digs at the house of a Mrs. Eakins who was a Baptist. My mother then continued with the following story:
One very wet Saturday morning her landlady had purchased a Fair Isle jumper for one of her several sons. Mrs. Eakins was a widow. She was a woman of modest means who would have been dependant for income on whatever rent two young teachers contributed for their keep in the Eakins home. On the day in question her son had donned his brand new garment for all to admire. A knock came to her door. Outside stood a poor woman accompanied by a ragged young boy, her son, who stood shivering in the rain .The shabbily dressed woman asked for alms. There and then Mrs. Eakins took the jumper from her own son and handed it to the poor woman.
“Now”, concluded my mother “in my experience that’s what Protestants are like”’.
The result of my enquiry meant that for me, for a long time afterwards, I believed that being a Protestant was to be a person who instinctively forfeited what they themselves could ill afford ,in order to bestow goods on others who were less fortunate still!
In retrospect, my mother’s story was not a bad first lesson in ecumenism. In my lifetime, our Catholic attitude towards Christians of other denominations has changed hugely. Gone is our suspicion of the quality of their faith. Our traditional,
‘superiority complex’ vis a vis Protestants of all shades, has long since blessedly dissolved. The Vatican Council’s Decree on Ecumenism and subsequent Papal teaching urge us to work and pray for Christian Unity. This echoes the words of Jesus Christ himself who prayed that all who bear the name Christian should be “one” (John 17:20). This goal, indeed this imperative, was most recently served at the gathering which took place in our church here in Milltown on Wednesday last. It was our parish’s privilege to host the Inter - Church liturgy which is organised annually by the Dublin Council of Churches, marking church Unity Week. The service was led by our own Archbishop Diarmuid and the Church of Ireland’s Archbishop Michael Jackson. It included representation of other Christian faith communities; all of whom shared hospitality at our Pastoral Centre following the celebration of God’s Word together. We give thanks for this warm and fruitful gathering.
Fr. Tom Stack
Thank you for last Sunday’s Offertory Collection of €1,663 and the Share Collection which amounted to €964.
Thank you to those who have returned their Christmas Dues. There are some additional Christmas Dues envelopes available at the back of the church.
Congratulations to Alison Byrne, Martina Szczepaniec and Johanna Mullin whose names were drawn out of a hat in our Christmas colouring competition.
Following consultation with parishioners it has been agreed that evening Mass on Holy days will be at the later time of 6pm.
Milltown Parish / Foroige Youth Club
This club will re-commence in January. New members are welcome. Please leave your name and contact details in the Parish Office if your children would like to join this group.
Date for your Diary
Please note that the New Year Liturgy Seminar will take place between 9.30 am and 1.30pm on Saturday morning, the 28th January in Clonliffe College. Details of the courses on offer and booking forms are available from the book rack and the Parish Office.
A photography training course will take place in the Parish Pastoral Centre from 10-12 am on Saturday the 4th of Feb.. This two hour course teaches you the basic principles of SLR photography. 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
Ministers of the Word are invited to attend a training meeting at 8pm on Tuesday, Feb. 7th. This meeting will have a practical content.
The Milltown Parish Active Retirement Group are showing the film ‘Jane Eyre’ on the new large screen, in the Parish Pastoral Centre at 2.30pm on next Tuesday, Jan. 24th. All members are welcome to attend. No charge.
Global Awareness Course: The Volunteer Mission Movement (VMM) is running a global awareness course in the Irish Aid Volunteer Centre Dublin. The course begins on Thursday 23rd February and runs for ten consecutive Thursdays. For further information see poster on the church Notice Boards or contact Eugene Smith, Irish regional officer, VMM, The Priory, John Street West, Dublin 8.Tel:016334421 e-mail: eugene@vmminternational.org.
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 01-4756989.
Please contact Orla at 087, 9340839 if you are interested in attending an afternoon six week Yoga course in the Parish Pastoral Centre. A course will commence if enough people are interested in attending.
Monday, January 23, 2012
Weekly Bulletin 14th & 15th January 2012
Diocesan Pastoral Guidelines
Recently, each Parish in the Diocese has received ‘Directives and guidelines for Sacramental and Pastoral Practice’. While it might sound like a mouthful, these guidelines have come about in response to pastoral situations that are now common in Society, Diocese and Parish. I hope to give the important points in this Bulletin from time to time. And, as they often refer to Canon Law I’ll give the reference in the Code of Canon Law too.
Baptism: A proper application form for the Sacrament of Baptism in parishes is important and contains important information. The Form that we use in the Parish will need to be updated. The first issue to be looked at is Guardianship.
Guardianship describes the legal responsibility of parents to make decisions and perform duties in relation to their child’s upbringing. Married parents are automatically joint guardians of their children. Neither separation nor divorce changes this.
A father who is not married to the mother of his child does not have automatic guardianship rights in relation to that child. To achieve this, the mother must agree and they must apply jointly to the State.
Both parents should sign the application form, particularly if the parents are not married to each other. A copy of the Birth Certificate should accompany the application form. This ensures the accurate recording of the facts and that the child’s surname is the same in both Church and State records. The Place of Marriage should accompany the application form. This ensures that the guardianship is established
Godparents: the basic requirement for Baptism is one Sponsor. If there are two, they are to be male and female. One cannot have two male Godparents or two female Godparents. A Christian from another denomination cannot be a God parent/Sponsor, however they can be a Christian Witness at the Catholic Baptism, the child in such a case will still need a Catholic Sponsor/Godparent.
Place of Baptism: the normal place for Baptism is the parish Church in which the family is living/domiciled. With the permission of the Parish priest/Administrator the child can be baptised in a church of another parish. Baptisms are not allowed in any other location, such as private houses, hotels or religious Churches or Chapels.
To me these guidelines show that the Sacraments should be celebrated where the Faith Community worship, this is usually the local Parish Church.
Fr. Philip Adm (Guide?!)
Thank you for last Sunday’s Offertory Collection of €1409 and the Share Collection which amounted to €1036. On the 6th of January the Offertory Collection was €418 and the Share Collection was €361.
Thank you to those who have returned their Christmas Dues. There are some additional Christmas Dues envelopes available at the back of the church.
Lauren Renehan was recently baptised in our church. We welcome her into our Christian community and congratulate her parents.
Congratulations to Alison Byrne, Martina Szczepaniec and Johanna Mullin whose names were drawn out of a hat in our Christmas colouring competition.
The Milltown parish Adult & Toddler Group meets in the Parish Pastoral Centre at 10.30am on Friday morning. All welcome.
Following consultation with parishioners it has been agreed that evening Mass on Holy days will be at the later time of 6pm.
Our Christmas correspondence & 2012 Calendar have not yet been distributed to the following areas in the parish: Dartry Rd., Churchtown Drive, Thorncliff, Milltown Court,, Temple Park, Richmond Avenue South, Crannagh, Shanagarry, Dodderbank, Merton Walk & Merton Crescent. It would be greatly appreciated if parishioners who live in these areas could collect copies of this correspondence and circulate in their immediate area.
The Dublin Diocesan Children’s Pilgrimage appreciates the great generosity shown to them in their recent Milltown Parish Church Gate Collection. The total raised in this collection was €853. This donation will go towards their 2012 Easter pilgrimage to Lourdes.
Milltown Parish / Foroige Youth Club
This club will re-commence in January. New members are welcome. Please leave your name and contact details in the Parish Office if your children would like to join this group.
OCTAVE OF PRAYER FOR CHURCH UNITY 2012
The inaugural gathering of the Dublin Council of Churches Octave of Prayer for Church Unity will take place in our Parish church at 8pm on this Wednesday the 18th of January. The preacher will be the Church of Ireland Archbishop of Dublin, Dr. Michael Jackson. Archbishop Diarmuid Martin, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Dublin will preside. All welcome to attend.
The Grouped Parishes of Sandford and St Philips Milltown are having a TABLE QUIZ on Thursday 19th January at 8.00 p.m. sharp in St Philip’s Hall .The cost is €12.50 per person. For further details e-mail sandfordandstphilips@eircom.net or tel. /text 086 0386432.
Recently, each Parish in the Diocese has received ‘Directives and guidelines for Sacramental and Pastoral Practice’. While it might sound like a mouthful, these guidelines have come about in response to pastoral situations that are now common in Society, Diocese and Parish. I hope to give the important points in this Bulletin from time to time. And, as they often refer to Canon Law I’ll give the reference in the Code of Canon Law too.
Baptism: A proper application form for the Sacrament of Baptism in parishes is important and contains important information. The Form that we use in the Parish will need to be updated. The first issue to be looked at is Guardianship.
Guardianship describes the legal responsibility of parents to make decisions and perform duties in relation to their child’s upbringing. Married parents are automatically joint guardians of their children. Neither separation nor divorce changes this.
A father who is not married to the mother of his child does not have automatic guardianship rights in relation to that child. To achieve this, the mother must agree and they must apply jointly to the State.
Both parents should sign the application form, particularly if the parents are not married to each other. A copy of the Birth Certificate should accompany the application form. This ensures the accurate recording of the facts and that the child’s surname is the same in both Church and State records. The Place of Marriage should accompany the application form. This ensures that the guardianship is established
Godparents: the basic requirement for Baptism is one Sponsor. If there are two, they are to be male and female. One cannot have two male Godparents or two female Godparents. A Christian from another denomination cannot be a God parent/Sponsor, however they can be a Christian Witness at the Catholic Baptism, the child in such a case will still need a Catholic Sponsor/Godparent.
Place of Baptism: the normal place for Baptism is the parish Church in which the family is living/domiciled. With the permission of the Parish priest/Administrator the child can be baptised in a church of another parish. Baptisms are not allowed in any other location, such as private houses, hotels or religious Churches or Chapels.
To me these guidelines show that the Sacraments should be celebrated where the Faith Community worship, this is usually the local Parish Church.
Fr. Philip Adm (Guide?!)
Thank you for last Sunday’s Offertory Collection of €1409 and the Share Collection which amounted to €1036. On the 6th of January the Offertory Collection was €418 and the Share Collection was €361.
Thank you to those who have returned their Christmas Dues. There are some additional Christmas Dues envelopes available at the back of the church.
Lauren Renehan was recently baptised in our church. We welcome her into our Christian community and congratulate her parents.
Congratulations to Alison Byrne, Martina Szczepaniec and Johanna Mullin whose names were drawn out of a hat in our Christmas colouring competition.
The Milltown parish Adult & Toddler Group meets in the Parish Pastoral Centre at 10.30am on Friday morning. All welcome.
Following consultation with parishioners it has been agreed that evening Mass on Holy days will be at the later time of 6pm.
Our Christmas correspondence & 2012 Calendar have not yet been distributed to the following areas in the parish: Dartry Rd., Churchtown Drive, Thorncliff, Milltown Court,, Temple Park, Richmond Avenue South, Crannagh, Shanagarry, Dodderbank, Merton Walk & Merton Crescent. It would be greatly appreciated if parishioners who live in these areas could collect copies of this correspondence and circulate in their immediate area.
The Dublin Diocesan Children’s Pilgrimage appreciates the great generosity shown to them in their recent Milltown Parish Church Gate Collection. The total raised in this collection was €853. This donation will go towards their 2012 Easter pilgrimage to Lourdes.
Milltown Parish / Foroige Youth Club
This club will re-commence in January. New members are welcome. Please leave your name and contact details in the Parish Office if your children would like to join this group.
OCTAVE OF PRAYER FOR CHURCH UNITY 2012
The inaugural gathering of the Dublin Council of Churches Octave of Prayer for Church Unity will take place in our Parish church at 8pm on this Wednesday the 18th of January. The preacher will be the Church of Ireland Archbishop of Dublin, Dr. Michael Jackson. Archbishop Diarmuid Martin, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Dublin will preside. All welcome to attend.
The Grouped Parishes of Sandford and St Philips Milltown are having a TABLE QUIZ on Thursday 19th January at 8.00 p.m. sharp in St Philip’s Hall .The cost is €12.50 per person. For further details e-mail sandfordandstphilips@eircom.net or tel. /text 086 0386432.
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Weekly Bulletin 7th & 8th January 2012
Just sit right down…….
Now that Christmas is over, I wonder would it be a good for us to write ourselves a letter. This letter might be marked ‘To be opened on 1st December 2012’. The content of the letter should contain a little post mortem on Christmas 2011.
So let’s look at Christmas 2011, before we forget all about it and possibly lose some insights that could help next year.
Did you buy a turkey that was too big? Did you think that you’d have feathers before you had eaten it all?
Did you accept or refuse invitations which, in hindsight, you would change next year? We don’t have to accept all the invites that we get, some of them occur more by duty or habit than by intention.
Did children ask for too much from Santa, who gave them the idea that Santa’s bag was bottomless?
Did you see too much of your family, extended or otherwise? Sometimes we go to one sibling one day and another the following day, only to meet the same people on both days.
Were you stuck watching the TV in one room, with granny not able to hear, your teenagers not interested in what was on and Dad or Mam trying to keep everybody happy? Its’ not a sin to have two TV’s even at Christmas! Some of the younger people could ‘travel the house’ with a round of chocolates.
Did you get lots of presents that you know you won’t use and you won’t get around to changing? Should they go to the Crosscare in the Pro-Cathedral?
Did you go to Church, were there too many or too few children at it? Was it overpowering or left you wanting to go to ‘real Mass’?
Did you forget/not get round to going to the Carol Service?
Don’t forget that the ‘Media’ depict Christmas as ‘all happy families’ sitting by a log fire with a flurry of snow, everybody blissfully happy. That’s not always the case. Christmas often magnifies how your situation is now. So if you’ve had bereavement, or you are alone then the emotions will be magnified. Conversely if you are just married or have recently had a ‘big happy event’ then these emotions/feelings will be magnified too.
So, sit right down and write yourself a letter (and you won’t have to ‘make believe’….), dated 1st Dec 2012 ‘It did come from you’
Fr. Philip Adm
Thank you for last Sunday’s Offertory Collection of €1189 and the Share Collection which amounted to €838.
Our condolences to the family and friends of the late John Burke whose funeral Mass took place here during the week.
The Parish Liturgy Group will meet at 8pm on this Monday evening, January 9th.
Milltown Parish Pastoral Council
will have their January meeting at 8pm on next Tuesday, 10th January.
The Milltown Parish Active Retirement Group will have their A.G.M. at 2.30pm on Tuesday next, January 10th. All members welcome to attend.
Congratulations to Anne Mangan (late of Milltown), who recently celebrated her 100th birthday. She got a super letter from Michael D!
Milltown Parish / Foroige Youth Club
This club will re-commence in January. New members are welcome. Please leave your name and contact details in the Parish Office if your children would like to join this group.
OCTAVE OF PRAYER FOR CHURCH UNITY 2012
The inaugural gathering of the Dublin Council of Churches Octave of Prayer for Church Unity will take place in Milltown Church at 8pm on Wednesday the 18th of January. The preacher will be the Church of Ireland Archbishop of Dublin, Dr. Michael Jackson. Archbishop Diarmuid Martin, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Dublin will preside. All welcome to attend.
A photography training course will take place in the Parish Pastoral Centre from 10-12 am on next Saturday 14th January. This two hour course teaches you the basic principals of SLR photography. 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.
A six week Yoga course will commence in the Parish Pastoral Centre on the 12th Jan,. These hour long classes will start at 9.30am.on Thursday mornings. The course costs €90. For further details contact Orla at 087, 9340839.
Date for your Diary
Please note that the New Year Liturgy Seminar will be on Saturday morning 28th January in Clonliffe College. Details of courses and booking forms will be available in January.
The Milltown parish Adult & Toddler Group meets in the Parish Pastoral Centre at 10.30am on Friday morning. All welcome
Foxrock Parish have organised a tour of Peru with Map Travel. Included in the tour is an opportunity to see first hand the work of the Loreto Sisters in Lima. Further details of this tour are available on the church notice boards.
The Grouped Parishes of Sandford and St Philips Milltown are having a TABLE QUIZ on Thursday 19th January at 8.00 p.m. sharp in St Philip’s Hall .The cost is €12.50 per person. For further details e-mail sandfordandstphilips@eircom.net or tel./text 086 0386432.
Events at the Orlagh Retreat Centre
The showing of Of Gods and Men before Christmas was so popular we are going to show it again on Fri. Jan.13th at 7.00pm. The film will be followed by a snack and a discussion.
A Day for Yourself will be held from 10.am to 4.30pm on Sat. Jan. 14th .
The theme is a very appropriate one as we start a new year: Open to Possibilities and Opportunities. It will be led by Dr. Bernadette Toal and Fr. John Byrne. Cost €50 To book for either of these events, contact Fr. John Byrne in Orlagh: info@orlagh.ie. Tel (01) 495 8190
Radharc Films: Throughout 2012 Radharc Films will be celebrating the 50th anniversary of the screening of its first film on 12th January 1962. The Irish Film Institute has very kindly reserved their January lunchtime Archive Programme for the screening of some of these films. The tickets are FREE for these screenings. Simply collect your tickets at the IFI Box Office. For full details and information on the programmes see www.dublindiocese.ie
The loss of music at our Saturday evening Mass has been noted by many. With this in mind we are appealing to any parishioner who can play the organ or help in anyway to contact Fr. Philip re the possibility of playing at our evening Masses.
Now that Christmas is over, I wonder would it be a good for us to write ourselves a letter. This letter might be marked ‘To be opened on 1st December 2012’. The content of the letter should contain a little post mortem on Christmas 2011.
So let’s look at Christmas 2011, before we forget all about it and possibly lose some insights that could help next year.
Did you buy a turkey that was too big? Did you think that you’d have feathers before you had eaten it all?
Did you accept or refuse invitations which, in hindsight, you would change next year? We don’t have to accept all the invites that we get, some of them occur more by duty or habit than by intention.
Did children ask for too much from Santa, who gave them the idea that Santa’s bag was bottomless?
Did you see too much of your family, extended or otherwise? Sometimes we go to one sibling one day and another the following day, only to meet the same people on both days.
Were you stuck watching the TV in one room, with granny not able to hear, your teenagers not interested in what was on and Dad or Mam trying to keep everybody happy? Its’ not a sin to have two TV’s even at Christmas! Some of the younger people could ‘travel the house’ with a round of chocolates.
Did you get lots of presents that you know you won’t use and you won’t get around to changing? Should they go to the Crosscare in the Pro-Cathedral?
Did you go to Church, were there too many or too few children at it? Was it overpowering or left you wanting to go to ‘real Mass’?
Did you forget/not get round to going to the Carol Service?
Don’t forget that the ‘Media’ depict Christmas as ‘all happy families’ sitting by a log fire with a flurry of snow, everybody blissfully happy. That’s not always the case. Christmas often magnifies how your situation is now. So if you’ve had bereavement, or you are alone then the emotions will be magnified. Conversely if you are just married or have recently had a ‘big happy event’ then these emotions/feelings will be magnified too.
So, sit right down and write yourself a letter (and you won’t have to ‘make believe’….), dated 1st Dec 2012 ‘It did come from you’
Fr. Philip Adm
Thank you for last Sunday’s Offertory Collection of €1189 and the Share Collection which amounted to €838.
Our condolences to the family and friends of the late John Burke whose funeral Mass took place here during the week.
The Parish Liturgy Group will meet at 8pm on this Monday evening, January 9th.
Milltown Parish Pastoral Council
will have their January meeting at 8pm on next Tuesday, 10th January.
The Milltown Parish Active Retirement Group will have their A.G.M. at 2.30pm on Tuesday next, January 10th. All members welcome to attend.
Congratulations to Anne Mangan (late of Milltown), who recently celebrated her 100th birthday. She got a super letter from Michael D!
Milltown Parish / Foroige Youth Club
This club will re-commence in January. New members are welcome. Please leave your name and contact details in the Parish Office if your children would like to join this group.
OCTAVE OF PRAYER FOR CHURCH UNITY 2012
The inaugural gathering of the Dublin Council of Churches Octave of Prayer for Church Unity will take place in Milltown Church at 8pm on Wednesday the 18th of January. The preacher will be the Church of Ireland Archbishop of Dublin, Dr. Michael Jackson. Archbishop Diarmuid Martin, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Dublin will preside. All welcome to attend.
A photography training course will take place in the Parish Pastoral Centre from 10-12 am on next Saturday 14th January. This two hour course teaches you the basic principals of SLR photography. 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.
A six week Yoga course will commence in the Parish Pastoral Centre on the 12th Jan,. These hour long classes will start at 9.30am.on Thursday mornings. The course costs €90. For further details contact Orla at 087, 9340839.
Date for your Diary
Please note that the New Year Liturgy Seminar will be on Saturday morning 28th January in Clonliffe College. Details of courses and booking forms will be available in January.
The Milltown parish Adult & Toddler Group meets in the Parish Pastoral Centre at 10.30am on Friday morning. All welcome
Foxrock Parish have organised a tour of Peru with Map Travel. Included in the tour is an opportunity to see first hand the work of the Loreto Sisters in Lima. Further details of this tour are available on the church notice boards.
The Grouped Parishes of Sandford and St Philips Milltown are having a TABLE QUIZ on Thursday 19th January at 8.00 p.m. sharp in St Philip’s Hall .The cost is €12.50 per person. For further details e-mail sandfordandstphilips@eircom.net or tel./text 086 0386432.
Events at the Orlagh Retreat Centre
The showing of Of Gods and Men before Christmas was so popular we are going to show it again on Fri. Jan.13th at 7.00pm. The film will be followed by a snack and a discussion.
A Day for Yourself will be held from 10.am to 4.30pm on Sat. Jan. 14th .
The theme is a very appropriate one as we start a new year: Open to Possibilities and Opportunities. It will be led by Dr. Bernadette Toal and Fr. John Byrne. Cost €50 To book for either of these events, contact Fr. John Byrne in Orlagh: info@orlagh.ie. Tel (01) 495 8190
Radharc Films: Throughout 2012 Radharc Films will be celebrating the 50th anniversary of the screening of its first film on 12th January 1962. The Irish Film Institute has very kindly reserved their January lunchtime Archive Programme for the screening of some of these films. The tickets are FREE for these screenings. Simply collect your tickets at the IFI Box Office. For full details and information on the programmes see www.dublindiocese.ie
The loss of music at our Saturday evening Mass has been noted by many. With this in mind we are appealing to any parishioner who can play the organ or help in anyway to contact Fr. Philip re the possibility of playing at our evening Masses.
Friday, January 6, 2012
Weekly Bulletin 31th Dec 2011 & 1st January 2012
Happy New Year (civil) for 2012
I have to confess that I’m a bit obsessed with the Crib and the Wise Men. In my home, as I was growing up my Dad always said that the Infant Jesus should not go into the Crib until Christmas Eve, AND that the Wise men should arrive on the 6th only. The decorations etc should come down on the 6th and the Crib should stay by it self for at least 6 days. It’s a gentle way of saying that the Nativity is the most important part of Christmas. It does of course require a second trip to the attic!
I’ve been known to raid peoples’ Cribs and remove the Wise men if they’ve arrived ‘early’.
Another tradition that I heard of a few years ago, is to allow the Wise men to travel around the house for the 12 days. They can go up stairs and, in and out of the bedrooms etc etc, this can be done particularly with young children, just before they go to bed.
New Year’s Resolution to Volunteer
The 50th International Eucharistic Congress office is delighted to announce that they have now over 700 registered volunteers from all over Ireland and continue their call for volunteers as more are needed. Recently, the first volunteer induction training sessions were held and there will be more induction training sessions in January. Why not make it your News Years’ resolution to volunteer. Register now and make a difference!
Also there will be an International Theology Symposium on “The Eucharistic Ecclesiology of Communion Fifty Years after Vatican II”. It takes place in St Patrick's College, Maynooth, from 6th until 9th June 2012, the week before the Eucharistic Congress itself, keep that date in your diary.
A particular thanks to all who helped with the Christmas Ceremonies. From stewards to collectors, Ministers of the Word and Ministers of the Eucharist, Flower arrangers to cleaners (They enjoy the title of CC ie Church Cleaner!!) The Altar servers turned up in abundance too. We think that the numbers attending were up this year. A particular thanks to Fr. Alan and the Focolaire group who assisted with the Vigil Mass at 6pm. It certainly was a celebration of the birth of Christ. The Carol singing enhanced all our liturgies. I’m looking forward to seeing all the colouring of the Nativity scene which were given out at Christmas; don’t forget to get them back to before the feast of Epiphany.
Fr. Philip Adm (Wise man??)
Thank you for the Christmas Day Offertory Collection of €3,368 and the Share Collection which amounted to €2,236.
Mathew O’Sullivan was recently baptised in our church.. We welcome him into our Christian community and congratulate their parents.
Congratulations to Cathal O’Connor and Elizabeth Harper Nolan who were married here last Friday.
Milltown Parish Pastoral Council
will have their January meeting on Tuesday, 10th January.
The loss of music at our Saturday evening Mass has been noted by many. With this in mind we are appealing to any parishioner who can play the organ or help in anyway to contact Fr. Philip re the possibility of playing at our evening Masses.
The Parish Baptism Team will meet on next Tuesday night with parents whose children are to be baptised here next weekend.
Milltown Parish / Foroige Youth Club
This club will re-commence in January. New members are welcome. Please leave your name and contact details in the Parish Office if your children would like to join this group.
OCTAVE OF PRAYER FOR CHURCH UNITY 2012
The inaugural gathering of the Dublin Council of Churches Octave of Prayer for Church Unity will take place in Milltown Church at 8pm on Wednesday the 18th of January. The preacher will be the Church of Ireland Archbishop of Dublin, Dr. Michael Jackson. Archbishop Diarmuid Martin, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Dublin will preside. All welcome to attend.
Softlight Photography DSLR Beginners Photography course.
A photography training course will take place in the Parish Pastoral Centre from 10-12 am on Saturday 14th January. This two hour course teaches you the basic principals of SLR photography. 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.
A copy of the Radharc film on St. Columbanus & Gall is available on loan from the Parish Library.
Feast of the Epiphany
Friday 6th January
Vigil Mass: Thursday 6pm.
Morning Mass; 10am & 11.30am
Evening Mass: 5.30pm
PARISH PASTORAL CENTRE
The Centre will reopen on Tuesday.
Next Friday, January 6th 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.
A six week Yoga course will commence in the Parish Pastoral Centre on the 12th Jan,. These hour long classes will start at 9.30am.on Thursday mornings. The course costs €90. For further details contact Orla at 087, 9340839.
Date for your Diary
Please note that the New Year Liturgy Seminar will be on Saturday morning 28th January in Clonliffe College. Details of courses and booking forms will be available in January.
I have to confess that I’m a bit obsessed with the Crib and the Wise Men. In my home, as I was growing up my Dad always said that the Infant Jesus should not go into the Crib until Christmas Eve, AND that the Wise men should arrive on the 6th only. The decorations etc should come down on the 6th and the Crib should stay by it self for at least 6 days. It’s a gentle way of saying that the Nativity is the most important part of Christmas. It does of course require a second trip to the attic!
I’ve been known to raid peoples’ Cribs and remove the Wise men if they’ve arrived ‘early’.
Another tradition that I heard of a few years ago, is to allow the Wise men to travel around the house for the 12 days. They can go up stairs and, in and out of the bedrooms etc etc, this can be done particularly with young children, just before they go to bed.
New Year’s Resolution to Volunteer
The 50th International Eucharistic Congress office is delighted to announce that they have now over 700 registered volunteers from all over Ireland and continue their call for volunteers as more are needed. Recently, the first volunteer induction training sessions were held and there will be more induction training sessions in January. Why not make it your News Years’ resolution to volunteer. Register now and make a difference!
Also there will be an International Theology Symposium on “The Eucharistic Ecclesiology of Communion Fifty Years after Vatican II”. It takes place in St Patrick's College, Maynooth, from 6th until 9th June 2012, the week before the Eucharistic Congress itself, keep that date in your diary.
A particular thanks to all who helped with the Christmas Ceremonies. From stewards to collectors, Ministers of the Word and Ministers of the Eucharist, Flower arrangers to cleaners (They enjoy the title of CC ie Church Cleaner!!) The Altar servers turned up in abundance too. We think that the numbers attending were up this year. A particular thanks to Fr. Alan and the Focolaire group who assisted with the Vigil Mass at 6pm. It certainly was a celebration of the birth of Christ. The Carol singing enhanced all our liturgies. I’m looking forward to seeing all the colouring of the Nativity scene which were given out at Christmas; don’t forget to get them back to before the feast of Epiphany.
Fr. Philip Adm (Wise man??)
Thank you for the Christmas Day Offertory Collection of €3,368 and the Share Collection which amounted to €2,236.
Mathew O’Sullivan was recently baptised in our church.. We welcome him into our Christian community and congratulate their parents.
Congratulations to Cathal O’Connor and Elizabeth Harper Nolan who were married here last Friday.
Milltown Parish Pastoral Council
will have their January meeting on Tuesday, 10th January.
The loss of music at our Saturday evening Mass has been noted by many. With this in mind we are appealing to any parishioner who can play the organ or help in anyway to contact Fr. Philip re the possibility of playing at our evening Masses.
The Parish Baptism Team will meet on next Tuesday night with parents whose children are to be baptised here next weekend.
Milltown Parish / Foroige Youth Club
This club will re-commence in January. New members are welcome. Please leave your name and contact details in the Parish Office if your children would like to join this group.
OCTAVE OF PRAYER FOR CHURCH UNITY 2012
The inaugural gathering of the Dublin Council of Churches Octave of Prayer for Church Unity will take place in Milltown Church at 8pm on Wednesday the 18th of January. The preacher will be the Church of Ireland Archbishop of Dublin, Dr. Michael Jackson. Archbishop Diarmuid Martin, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Dublin will preside. All welcome to attend.
Softlight Photography DSLR Beginners Photography course.
A photography training course will take place in the Parish Pastoral Centre from 10-12 am on Saturday 14th January. This two hour course teaches you the basic principals of SLR photography. 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.
A copy of the Radharc film on St. Columbanus & Gall is available on loan from the Parish Library.
Feast of the Epiphany
Friday 6th January
Vigil Mass: Thursday 6pm.
Morning Mass; 10am & 11.30am
Evening Mass: 5.30pm
PARISH PASTORAL CENTRE
The Centre will reopen on Tuesday.
Next Friday, January 6th 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.
A six week Yoga course will commence in the Parish Pastoral Centre on the 12th Jan,. These hour long classes will start at 9.30am.on Thursday mornings. The course costs €90. For further details contact Orla at 087, 9340839.
Date for your Diary
Please note that the New Year Liturgy Seminar will be on Saturday morning 28th January in Clonliffe College. Details of courses and booking forms will be available in January.
Weekly Bulletin 24th & 25th December 2011
The Twelve days of Christmas
Have you ever wondered about where the 12 Days of Christmas comes from, I recently received an email with what looks like a reasonable explanation.
From 1558 until 1829, Roman Catholics in England were not permitted to practice their faith openly. Someone during that era wrote this carol as a catechism song for young Catholics. It has two levels of meaning: the surface meaning plus a hidden meaning known only to members of their church. Each element in the carol has a code word for a religious reality which the children could remember.
-The partridge in a pear tree was Jesus Christ.
-Two turtle doves were the Old and New Testaments.
-Three French hens stood for faith, hope and love.-
-The four calling birds were the four gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke & John.
-The five golden rings recalled the Torah or Law, the first five books of the Old Testament.
-The six geese a-laying stood for the six days of creation.
-Seven swans a-swimming represented the sevenfold gifts of the Holy Spirit--Prophesy, Serving,
Teaching, Exhortation, Contribution, Leadership, and Mercy.
-The eight maids a-milking were the eight beatitudes.
-Nine ladies dancing were the nine fruits of the Holy Spirit--Love, Joy, Peace, Patience, Kindness, Goodness, Faithfulness, Gentleness, and Self Control.
-The ten lords a-leaping were the Ten Commandments.
-The eleven pipers piping stood for the eleven faithful disciples.
-The twelve drummers drumming symbolized the twelve points of belief in the Apostles' Creed.
Fr. Philip Adm. (John Kelly, eat your heart out!!)
Thank you for last Sunday’s Offertory Collection of €1,461 and the Share Collection which amounted to €1,034.
The loss of music at our Saturday evening Mass has been noted by many. With this in mind we are appealing to any parishioner who can play the organ or help in anyway to contact Fr. Philip re the possibility of playing at our evening Masses.
Christmas Eve Mass on RTE
Christmas Eve 'Midnight' Mass is being broadcast live on RTE radio and television from the Church of Mary Immaculate, Refuge of Sinners, Rathmines at 11.15pm. Music will be led by Cantairi Oga Atha Cliath conducted by Briain O'Dubhghaill.
The Volunteer Missionary Movement would like to thank the parishioners of Milltown for their generous donation of €2,150 which they collected here last weekend.
PARISH CHRISTMAS ARRANGEMENTS
Christmas Day
Sunday 25th December
Morning Mass: 10am & 11.30am
No evening Mass on Christmas Day
St. Stephen’s Day
Monday 26th December
Morning Mass: 11am
Feast of the Epiphany
Friday 6th January
Vigil Mass: Thursday 6pm.
Morning Mass; 10am & 11.30am
Evening Mass: 5.30pm
PARISH PASTORAL CENTRE
The Parish Pastoral Centre will close on Friday December 23rd.
Tea & Coffee will be available between 10.30 – 11.30 am on Thursday 29th and Friday 30th.
Volunteers are required to look after tea / coffee after morning Masses on Sunday January 1st.
The Centre will fully reopen on Tuesday, January 3rd.
Softlight Photography DSLR Beginners Photography course.
A photography training course will take place in the Parish Pastoral Centre from 10-12 am on Saturday 14th January. This two hour course teaches you the basic principals of SLR photography. 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.
Milltown Parish / Foroige Youth Club
This club will re-commence in January. New members are welcome. Please leave your name and contact details in the Parish Office if your children would like to join this group.
A copy of the Radharc film on St. Columbanus & Gall is available on loan from the Parish Library.
A six week Yoga course will commence in the Parish Pastoral Centre on the 12th Jan,. These hour long classes will start at 9.30am.on Thursday mornings. The course costs €90. For further details contact Orla at 087, 9340839.
Date for your Diary
Please note that the New Year Liturgy Seminar will be on Saturday morning 28th January in Clonliffe College. Details of courses and booking forms will be available in January.
THIS CHRISTMAS
Mend a quarrel
Seek out a forgotten friend
Share some treasure
Give a soft answer
Encourage youth
Keep a promise
Find the time to listen
Apologise if you were wrong
Be gentle
Laugh a little, laugh a lot more
Express your gratitude
Welcome a stranger
Gladden the heart of a child
Take pleasure in the beauty
And wonder of the earth
Speak your love, speak it again
Speak it still once again.
Have you ever wondered about where the 12 Days of Christmas comes from, I recently received an email with what looks like a reasonable explanation.
From 1558 until 1829, Roman Catholics in England were not permitted to practice their faith openly. Someone during that era wrote this carol as a catechism song for young Catholics. It has two levels of meaning: the surface meaning plus a hidden meaning known only to members of their church. Each element in the carol has a code word for a religious reality which the children could remember.
-The partridge in a pear tree was Jesus Christ.
-Two turtle doves were the Old and New Testaments.
-Three French hens stood for faith, hope and love.-
-The four calling birds were the four gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke & John.
-The five golden rings recalled the Torah or Law, the first five books of the Old Testament.
-The six geese a-laying stood for the six days of creation.
-Seven swans a-swimming represented the sevenfold gifts of the Holy Spirit--Prophesy, Serving,
Teaching, Exhortation, Contribution, Leadership, and Mercy.
-The eight maids a-milking were the eight beatitudes.
-Nine ladies dancing were the nine fruits of the Holy Spirit--Love, Joy, Peace, Patience, Kindness, Goodness, Faithfulness, Gentleness, and Self Control.
-The ten lords a-leaping were the Ten Commandments.
-The eleven pipers piping stood for the eleven faithful disciples.
-The twelve drummers drumming symbolized the twelve points of belief in the Apostles' Creed.
Fr. Philip Adm. (John Kelly, eat your heart out!!)
Thank you for last Sunday’s Offertory Collection of €1,461 and the Share Collection which amounted to €1,034.
The loss of music at our Saturday evening Mass has been noted by many. With this in mind we are appealing to any parishioner who can play the organ or help in anyway to contact Fr. Philip re the possibility of playing at our evening Masses.
Christmas Eve Mass on RTE
Christmas Eve 'Midnight' Mass is being broadcast live on RTE radio and television from the Church of Mary Immaculate, Refuge of Sinners, Rathmines at 11.15pm. Music will be led by Cantairi Oga Atha Cliath conducted by Briain O'Dubhghaill.
The Volunteer Missionary Movement would like to thank the parishioners of Milltown for their generous donation of €2,150 which they collected here last weekend.
PARISH CHRISTMAS ARRANGEMENTS
Christmas Day
Sunday 25th December
Morning Mass: 10am & 11.30am
No evening Mass on Christmas Day
St. Stephen’s Day
Monday 26th December
Morning Mass: 11am
Feast of the Epiphany
Friday 6th January
Vigil Mass: Thursday 6pm.
Morning Mass; 10am & 11.30am
Evening Mass: 5.30pm
PARISH PASTORAL CENTRE
The Parish Pastoral Centre will close on Friday December 23rd.
Tea & Coffee will be available between 10.30 – 11.30 am on Thursday 29th and Friday 30th.
Volunteers are required to look after tea / coffee after morning Masses on Sunday January 1st.
The Centre will fully reopen on Tuesday, January 3rd.
Softlight Photography DSLR Beginners Photography course.
A photography training course will take place in the Parish Pastoral Centre from 10-12 am on Saturday 14th January. This two hour course teaches you the basic principals of SLR photography. 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.
Milltown Parish / Foroige Youth Club
This club will re-commence in January. New members are welcome. Please leave your name and contact details in the Parish Office if your children would like to join this group.
A copy of the Radharc film on St. Columbanus & Gall is available on loan from the Parish Library.
A six week Yoga course will commence in the Parish Pastoral Centre on the 12th Jan,. These hour long classes will start at 9.30am.on Thursday mornings. The course costs €90. For further details contact Orla at 087, 9340839.
Date for your Diary
Please note that the New Year Liturgy Seminar will be on Saturday morning 28th January in Clonliffe College. Details of courses and booking forms will be available in January.
THIS CHRISTMAS
Mend a quarrel
Seek out a forgotten friend
Share some treasure
Give a soft answer
Encourage youth
Keep a promise
Find the time to listen
Apologise if you were wrong
Be gentle
Laugh a little, laugh a lot more
Express your gratitude
Welcome a stranger
Gladden the heart of a child
Take pleasure in the beauty
And wonder of the earth
Speak your love, speak it again
Speak it still once again.
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