Thank you for the €1295 which you donated to last Sunday’s collection for the Support of Priests of the Dioceses and for the Share Collection which amounted to €1069.
Copies of the Dublin Diocese Consolidated Parish Financial Statements for the year ended 30th June 2011 will be distributed at all Masses next weekend.
Trocaire Boxes may be returned to the Parish where Trocaire will collect them after Easter.
Baptisms:
Jack Murphy, Mark M Mitchell, Grace Kealy, Grace Casserly Charlotte Ardagh and Alice Fitzpatrick were baptised in our church last weekend. We welcome them into our Christian community and congratulate their parents and godparents.
Our Annual Mass for all those baptised here during the last year will take place at 11.30am on Sunday 29th April. The families of these newly baptised children will receive an invitation to attend this Mass.
The Parish Liturgy Group will meet at 8pm on Monday 16th April.
Next Sundays 10am Mass is part of the ‘Do this in Memory of Me Programme’. This Mass is for children who will be receiving their First Holy Communion here on Sun., May 13th. We welcome the children and their families to our Sunday Mass.
Invitation to pray for success in Examinations; Students facing exams, their families and friends are invited to a special hour of prayer, Eucharistic adoration and Benediction in St. Joseph’s Oratory, Church of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal, Bird Ave. Clonskeagh. This hour of prayer will be from 7.30 to 8.30p.m.on Wednesday, 18th April. It will be lead by Fr. Kevin, Administrator, Clonskeagh Parish and has been arranged by the Legion of Mary.
The next outing of the Parish Active Retirement Group is on Thursday April 19th, when they plan to visit Dalkey Castle Heritage Centre and have a Guided Historical Tour of Dalkey. Further details are on the Parish Notice Boards. Names for this outing are be taken in the Parish Pastoral Centre.
The Milltown Branch of the I.C.A. will have their Annual General Meeting in the Parish Pastoral Centre at 7.30pm on Thursday 19th April.
A SPRING BAZAAR will take place on Saturday 21st April, 10.00 am – 2.00 pm in St Philip’s Parochial Hall on Temple Rd. Further details of this family day are on the Church Notice Boards.
Students from Alexander College will be confirmed here on Tuesday April 24th. There will also be a Confirmation Ceremony in our Church on Thursday, May 3rd for students from Enable ireland.
In preparation for the Parish’s Journey to the 50th International Eucharistic Congress, An Evening Retreat of Prayer & Reflection will take place in Milltown Church on Monday, April 30th. This evening will commence at 7.30 – and continue until 10pm. The Parish Pastoral Centre will be open for refreshments throughout the evening. Further details of this Parish preparation are available on the hand outs at the back of the church.
Catholic Youth Care will have a retreat for Young Adults on April 28th. This will take place in St. Paul’s Church, Arran Quay. For further information contact CYC at vjackson@cyc.ie or akeegan@cyc.ie
A Craft Group meet in the Parish Pastoral Centre on Thursday morning at 10.30am. If you enjoy craft work and would like to join this group please do come along. Activities include knitting, crochet, rug making etc. the choice is yours!
Dublin Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes:
Map Travel have forwarded us details of their all in package for parishioners who would like to attend this Pilgrimage which take place from Friday Sept. 7th – Wednesday Sept. 12th. Booking forms are available in the Parish Office and further details are on the Church Notice Boards.
In line with Government policy, the Garda Commissioner has directed that from the 30th April 2012, Donnybrook Garda Station will close to the public from 10pm to 8am daily. Members of the public wishing to call into the Garda Station during these hours should instead call to Irishtown Garda Station, Ph. 6669600 or in the event of an emergency phone 999/112.
Divine Mercy Sunday: Chaplet of Divine Mercy will commence at 3pm in St. Mary’s Church, Sandyford. This will be followed by Mass at 4pm.
Arrange a Call to Action for National Volunteering Week 2012. This year Volunteer Ireland is co-coordinating Ireland’s first National Volunteering Week from May 14th – May 20th. National Volunteering Week is the one week of the year when we encourage everyone in Ireland to give volunteering a try, so that everyone can learn that – even if it’s only for a minute, an hour, or a day – volunteering can make a big difference and be a lot of fun! Further information is available on , www.volunteer.ie
PILGRIMAGE TO KNOCK
St Joseph's Young Priest’s Society in Dundrum is organising a pilgrimage to Knock on Sat. 23rd June. Chief Celebrant and Homilist will be Archbishop Charles Brown, Papal Nuncio. Bus departs from Bank of Ireland, Dundrum. More details later. Contact Tony O'Connor 087 2399414, 2982917.
Prayer for the Canonization of Blessed John XX111
O God who raised Angelo Giusseppe Roncalli to the dignity of the priesthood, and subsequently to the dignity of Archbishop of Areopolis, and subsequently to the dignity of being Vicar of Christ, Pope John XX111, thus showing the world a model of simplicity in greatness, grant that soon he may be canonized, raised to the honours of the altar, and grant that he may continually intercede for the poor of this world, and the reception of your love and mercy by all humankind.
The Milltown Parish Adult & Toddler Group meets in the Parish Pastoral Centre at 10.30am on Friday morning. All welcome.
