Weekly Bulletin 11th & 12th August

Thank you for the €938 which you donated to last Sunday’s collection for the Support of Priests of the Dioceses and for the Share Collection which amounted to €633.

This Wednesday August 15th is the Feast of the Assumption of The Blessed Virgin Mary The Vigil Mass will take place on Tuesday evening at 6pm. Masses on Wednesday 15th are at 10 & 11.30am and 6pm.

Ryan Barrett was baptised in our church last weekend. We welcome him into our Christian community and congratulate his parents and godparents.

The Parish Liturgy Group will meet at 8pm on next Monday, August 13th.

The parish will host a ‘Volunteering Sunday’ on September 16th. Representatives from all of the existing Ministries in the parish will be available in the Parish Pastoral Centre, after the morning Masses, to answer questions you may have about joining any of our voluntary groups.

The Dublin Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes will take place from September 7-12th. There are still places available. We encourage parishes to nominate sick people in the community, especially people who have not travelled before on the section for the sick. Application forms are available on request from the Lourdes Pilgrimage Office Tel: 8376820

Copies of Cross Care’s Summer Parish Update are available for collection from the Parish Bookrack. Cross Care is the social care agency of the Catholic Archdiocese of Dublin.

PARISH OPEN DAY

This years Parish Open Day will take place on Sunday September 9th. Additional volunteers are required to help out on the day. There is a Roster for Helpers available in the Parish Pastoral Centre. Please place your name on this roster as soon as possible if you are willing to help out for an hour or two at this parish Event.

Congress Memories;
The Communications Office would like to hear from Parishes who held events around the International Eucharistic Congress, that we may not already have a record of. We are working with Archives to collate a broad account of what happened throughout the Diocese leading up to and during that memorable week. We are anxious to include as much information as possible on Parish based Congress events, if you have pictures and/or a written record of what happened in your parish, please contact Carol Faulkner at carol.faulkner@dublindiocese.ie or 01 8360723.

Feast of Edith Stein: The 9th of August is the Feast of Edith Stein. Mass will be celebrated at 12.00 noon in St. Teresa’s Church, Clarendon St. A Lecture will given by Dr. Eamonn McLaughlin on Tuesday 7th August at 7.p.m, For more information see www.clarendonstreet.com

Summer Music in Sandford Parish Church
At 1.10 p.m. on Fridays in August.
These concerts will last for 35/40 minutes.
17th August: Niamh McCormack (Soprano), Patrice Keegan (Organ) - Music by Bach, Vierne, Sweelinck and others
24th August: Euros Campbell (Baritone), Derek Moylan (Piano) - Songs by Fauré, Schumann, Schubert and others
others
Admission Free! (Donations in aid of the Rectory, Sandford Close)

Apostolic Work helps the world wide missionary endeavour through prayer and provision of material aid (gifts/finance) to missionary priests, nuns and lay missionaries. We are currently looking for Volunteers who can sew and feel they can contribute to our mission. For further details contact: Mary O’Reilly, 25A The Stiles Road, Clontarf, Dublin 3. Tel. 8338556. Email: maryaoreilly@eircom.net

DUNDRUM PUBLIC LIBRARY is a free service to everyone in the community. Members can borrow books, CDs, DVDs, talking books and computer games. We also provide free Internet access and WiFi. Regular events such as scrabble club, chess club, book clubs, Irish conversation group and Story time. are regularly hosted in the Library. Parent and Toddler group meets here every Fri. 10.30am-12pm.Members can also download e-books and audio books free from our website. For more information go to www.dlrcoco.ie/library or ring us at 2985000.

Orlagh will have two retreats this month as well as Open Days. For the second consecutive year, Orlagh will be opening their doors to the public as part of Heritage Week. If you have ever wondered about Orlagh, this will be a great opportunity for you to go and savour its special atmosphere for yourself. Their 2012-2013 programme is also now available on their website: www.orlagh.ie.

WHAT WE SEE IN CHURCH
Pyx: A round container for the consecrated host. A large pyx is kept in the TABERNACLE to hold the large host that is used for exposition and Benediction in the monstrance. A smaller one is used by the priest, deacon, or other ministers of Holy Communion when taking Communion to people outside the church, especially the sick and housebound.
Sacristy: The room where priests and servers prepare themselves for worship.
Sanctuary: The name we give to the space in a church where the altar, lectern and priest's chair are placed.
Sanctuary Lamp: The lamp which is kept burning near the TABERNACLE to show that the Christ is present to us in the Blessed Sacrament in the tabernacle. The lamp is very often red, in a bracket attached to the wall, or it can hang from the ceiling.
Stole: A type of ‘scarf’ worn by priests and deacons, which is a sign of their ministry. The priest’s stole is worn around the neck. The deacon's stole is worn across the left shoulder and the ends are attached to each other on the right side. It matches the chasuble, or the deacon's dalmatic and is the same colour.
Surplice: A white, linen garment worn over the soutane or cassock.
Tabernacle: The decorated, secure place often made of metal in which we keep safe the consecrated bread so that it may be available when people who are sick or dying need to receive it, and for adoration of the Blessed Sacrament. Sometimes it is covered with a veil that matches the liturgical colour of the day.
Thurible: The container for the burning charcoal and incense.
It is usually suspended at the end of three chains so that it can be swung and also opened easily.
Vestments: The special clothes which are worn by priests, deacons and servers during the liturgy. For example, ALB, CHASUBLE, STOLE. –

Lough Derg Pilgrimage:
Ancient and Modern, a place of peace, healing and reconciliation. The Three Day pilgrimage season goes on until the 15th of August. Full details are available on the website www.loughderg.org or telephone 071 9861652 from 8.00am to 9.00pm daily.