Weekly Bulletin 9th & 10th June

Equality of the Sexes
I picked up a recent article from the internet about the advantages of being a man. It’s quite funny, but as usual it also has a lot to say.
• Your last name stays put.
• The garage is yours.
• Wedding plans take care of themselves.
• Car mechanics tell you the truth.
• You don’t care if no-one notices your new haircut.
• Same work.....more pay.
• Your pals can be trusted never to trap you with “So, notice anything different?”
• New shoes don’t cut, blister, or mangle your feet.
• One mood, all the time.
• Phone conversations are over in 30 seconds flat.
• A week’s holiday requires one suitcase.
• You can leave the hotel bed unmade.
• Yon don’t have to clean the house/apartment if the maid is coming.
• You can drop by to see a friend without having to bring ‘a little gift’.
• You can quietly watch a football game with a friend for hours without thinking “He must be mad at me”.
• You almost never have strap problems in public.
• The same hairstyle last years, maybe decades.
• You can do Christmas shopping for 25 relatives, on Dec 24th, in 45 minutes.
Have you recognised yourself: be you man or woman!?
How did you get there? What keeps you there? Do you want to change? And if so, how can you?
Fr. Philip Adm (Still musing!)

CHURCH SPEAKERS IN THE PARISH CENTRE
It’s a pity to see parents with their children standing in the porch during Mass. Why not pop over to the Parish Pastoral Centre if you feel your children need a little break? With the help of our newly installed speakers you will still be able to hear what is happening in the church. Feel free to return to the church after your children have had a little break.
Fr. Philip Bradley

Thank you for the €1033 which you donated to last Sunday’s collection for the Support of Priests of the Dioceses and for the Share Collection which amounted to €773.

Thanks to parishioners who have handed in their Easter Dues.

Kate O’ Brien, Isabel Mc. Kenna, Melissa O’Connell, Faye & Elsa Brady, Sienna Smith, David Finn Schrier, Eva Dallas & Ailbhe Duffy were baptised in our church last weekend. We welcome them into our Christian community and congratulate their parents and godparents.

Condolences to the families and friends of the late Paul Daly whose Funeral Mass took place here on Saturday.

The Parish Liturgy Group will meet at 6pm on Thursday, 14th June.

The following items were discussed at the June meeting of the Parish Pastoral Council.

➢ Child Protection Policy
➢ Care of children at Sunday Liturgies.
➢ Proposed Week of Directed Prayer
➢ Parish Sacramental preparation
➢ Volunteering Sunday
➢ Proposed Parish census

Milltown Parish’s Active Retirement Group will visit The National Garden Centre and Avondale House on Wednesday June 20th. Further details are on the Parish Notice Boards.

An outdoor collection will take place after all Masses next weekend for the Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind.

The Parishes of Milltown and Clonskeagh will host the following events during the coming week of the International Eucharistic Congress
Monday, June 11th
9.30am: Mass in Milltown Church on Monday June 11th will be at 9.30am. This Mass will be celebrated in French to facilitate members of the French Community who will be in Dublin for the Eucharistic Congress.
9.30am: Mass will be celebrated in St.Joseph’s Oratory, Clonskeagh Church.
8pm: Concert of music and verse ‘Celebrating Faith in Irish Culture’ in Clonskeagh Church.
Tuesday, June 12th
7.30pm “From Big Bang to Big Mystery”, a talk by Rev. Brendan Purcell in Milltown Church.
7.30pm: “The Priest as a Servant of Communion” will be presented by Dr. Timothy O’Donnell in Clonskeagh Church.
Wednesday, June 13th
2pm: A bus to the R.D.S. will depart from Bird Ave. Church Clonskeagh. If you wish to avail of this free service please contact the Parish Office or place your name on the sheets at the back of the church Admission to the R.D.S. costs €35 payable on arrival
4pm: Mass will be celebrated.
7.30pm: The Eucharistic Procession begins. After the procession the bus will return to Clonskeagh Church.
Thursday, 14th June
7.30pm: A play entitled ‘Servant of the Supper’ will be performed in Clonskeagh Church.
Friday, June 15th
7.30pm: “Spirituality of Communion”, a talk by Prof. Tom Morris will be held in Milltown Church.
Sunday, June 17th

If you have a ticket to attend Croke Park next Sunday, you are welcome to join a group of parishioners from Milltown and Clonskeagh Parishes who will travel by bus to this event.

The bus will leave Bird Ave at 12.30pm. on Sunday. If you wish to avail of this free service please contact the Parish Office or place your name on the sheets at the back of the church.

The General Public are invited to participate in the 50th International Eucharistic Congress Eucharistic Procession which will take place on Wednesday 13th June 2012. Further details and a map of the route: www.iec2012.ie

Annual Pilgrimage to St Colmcille’s Well
The annual pilgrimage to St. Colmcille’s Well on Ballycullen Road will take place this Sunday. There will be an Ecumenical Prayer Service at 3.00 pm around the theme of “Communion with Christ and with One Another” and the speaker will be Canon Patrick Comerford from Christ Church Cathedral.

Glasnevin Trust Cemetery Masses
In June and July across Ireland Cemetery Masses are celebrated, Glasnevin Trust Cemetery Mass dates are as follows:
Palmerstown Cemetery---Sunday 10th June; Glasnevin Cemetery---Sunday 24th June; Dardistown Cemetery---Sunday 1st July; Newlands Cross Cemetery---Sun. 8th July
All Masses start at 3.00pm. Due to the high volumes of people attending the Cemetery Masses it is better to arrive at least one hour before the mass, earlier for the elderly.
Heavy traffic can also cause delays on Cemetery Mass days, Glasnevin Trust advises the use of car pooling and public transport if possible.

Cemetery Mass- Bohernabreena
The Annual Bohernabreena Cemetery Mass takes place on Sun. 24th June at 3.00pm. Parking is at 2.30pm. For further details contact the Bohernabreena Parish office at Email: bohernabreenaparish@eircom.net