Thank you for the €1,374 which you donated to last Sunday’s collection for the Support of Priests of the Dioceses and for the Share Collection which amounted to €950.
Trocaire Boxes may be returned to the Parish where Trocaire will collect them after Easter.
EASTER TIMETABLE 2012
EASTER SUNDAY
Mass at 10.and 11.30 a.m.
(No evening Mass)
EASTER MONDAY
Mass at 11.00 a.m.
Orlagh in April: The monthly ‘DAY FOR YOURSELF’ on Saturday, April 14th, has as its theme: Trust in God. It will run from 10.00am to 4.30pm and will be led by Dr. Bernadette Toal and Fr. John Byrne OSA. Further details are available from Fr. John Byrne OSA, Orlagh, Old Court Road, Dublin 16.Tel (01) 4958190, info@orlagh.ie & www.orlagh.ie
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
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
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.
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!
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.
The Milltown Parish Adult & Toddler Group meets in the Parish Pastoral Centre at 10.30am on Friday morning. All welcome.
Communion arrangements for coeliac sufferers: If you would like to receive from the chalice you should call into the sacristy before Mass. The chalice will be placed 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.
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.
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.
A minimum of three months notice is required for all marriages in the Dublin Diocese. Pre Marriage Courses are available at Accord 4780866
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.
Marriage and relationship Counselling
“ACCORD offers a safe, professional and confidential process facilitating couples and individuals to explore, reflect upon and resolve difficulties in their marriage & relationship. Marriage and families are today experiencing new and more complex challenges than ever before. Our service is available to all regardless of marital status.
ACCORD Counsellors are trained to the highest professional standards. Our training is accredited by the National Association of Pastoral Counsellor and Psychotherapists.
We are a non-profit organisation and, while we ask our clients to make a donation if circumstances allow them, nobody is refused counselling due to a lack of money.
If you find that you are having difficulty talking to each other then talk to ACCORD. We are there to help you. For further information or to make an appointment please phone – 4780866 / 4784400”
Welcome to Milltown Parish: If you have recently moved into the Parish, we invite you to register using this page. This information will help us in ministering to you, it is confidential and is for pastoral purposes only.
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