A week and a Day
Last week I spoke about the Easter Triduum: you may remember that the Triduum starts on Holy Thursday and ends with The Vigil on Easter Saturday night, thus no opening or closing hymn on Good Friday.
The most significant Mass in the year is the Easter Vigil! We hope to have an infant Baptism this year too! (If there is an Adult Baptism then it would always take place at the Vigil).
After the long Lent we move to Eastertide. We’ve had no Alleluias during Lent: you may have noticed that there is no Alleluia for the Gospel or Gloria except St Patrick’s Day! So we go all out for the Easter Vigil and Eastertide. We celebrate each day for a week as if it were Easter Sunday. Yes, we even say/sing the Gloria for the Eight days from Easter Sunday till the Following Sunday (A week and a Day The Octave of Easter). The Easter Vigil ends with Go in Peace Alleluia Alleluia, Thanks be to God Alleluia Alleluia! And, yes the double Alleluia is on for the whole Octave.
Having survived Lent (in sombre mode) we have Eastertide to rejoice in the resurrection of Christ. In Eastertide White vestments are worn (the top colour, so to speak), we also have two New Testament readings, not the usual one Old Testament one New. And of course Eastertide is the same length as Lent.
In Milltown we are assisting the Diocese with a Pilot programme for Baptism Preparation. We’ll have the usual Baptisms on the first weekend for April and May, but we are also offering the Pilot programme which is the ‘Bells and Whistle’ one, during Eastertide with the Baptism on Pentecost Sunday May 19th during the Sunday Morning Mass.
Fr. Philip (Easter person!)
Thank you for the €1,369 which you donated to last Sunday’s collection for the Support of Priests of the Parish (& Dioceses) and for the Share Collection which amounted to €1023.
HYMN BOOKS:
The copies of the Hymnal which are available in the church are on loan from a neighboring parish. We ask parishioners to refrain from taking these books home with them!
EASTER TIMETABLE:
Copies of this publication are now available for distribution. Parishioners are asked to collect a package of these cards and deliver them to the homes in their neighbourhoods. All help very much appreciated!
Congratulations to Hilary Casey and Patrick Devlin who were married in our church last week.
Today’s 10am 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.
The Sunshine Fund: Advocate Collection:
This collection will take place after all Masses this weekend. The proceeds of the collection are used to provide holidays for children in need, which are organised by a special works conference of the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul.
Trocaire boxes are available for collection at the church doors. Please collect one on your way out.
PARISH BAPTISM PREPARATION
A meeting for the parents and Godparents of children who are to be baptised here during the Easter Ceremonies and on the first Saturday of April will take place in the Parish Pastoral Centre at 8pm on Monday, March 25th.
PRAYER WITH SCRIPTURE:
This Group who met during Lent will have their final Lenten meeting on this Tuesday evening at 8pm. ‘The Word in the Triduum’ is the topic for this session. New members are welcome to attend. Those who have attended these weekly sessions fully participated in the sharing of the Word of God and welcome new members to join with them on Tuesday evening.
Clonskeagh Residents Association will have their Annual General Meeting in the Parish Pastoral Centre at 8pm on Mon., March 25th.
Woodwork camp for 3rd to 6th class schoolboys will be held in Nullamore Youth Club on 2nd and 3rd April. Make and sail a model boat, build a model castle. See www.nullamore.com. Nullamore is a youth club run by Brosna Educational Centres under the inspiration of Opus Dei, on Richmond Avenue South opposite the Milltown Luas stop, Tel 4971239
A Fundraising Concert in aid of The Mary Aikenhead Centre will take place today at 3pm in Donnybrook. Further details are on the Parish Notice Boards.
MILLTOWN PARISH BRIDGE CLUB
Parishioners are invited to apply for membership of the Bridge Club. There are a limited number of places now available. Players of all standard are welcome. Play night is Wednesday of each week from 7.30 p.m. to 10.30 p.m. approximately. Unfortunately there are no lessons available for beginners March.2nd at 7.30pm. New members welcome.
LENTEN PENITENTIAL SERVICES:
will take place at 8pm on Tuesday 26th March, in Milltown Church and at & 8pm Wednesday 27th March, in Clonskeagh Church, Bird Ave.
HOLY THURSDAY
No morning Mass
Solemn Mass of the Lord’s Supper 8.pm, followed by
Adoration at the Altar of Repose in the Parish Pastoral Centre. The collection at mass on Holy Thursday will be for Trocaire.
“Watch and Pray” - An hour of music and reflection from 10.00 p.m. to 11.00 p.m. in the the Parish Pastoral Centre
GOOD FRIDAY
A day of fast and abstinence
Stations of the Cross are at 12 noon and 8pm.
Solemn Celebration of Our Lord’s Passion and Holy Communion commences at 3.00 p.m.
HOLY SATURDAY
Easter Vigil at 9pm
EASTER SUNDAY
Mass at 10.and 11.30 a.m.
(No evening Mass)
EASTER MONDAY
Mass at 11.00 a.m.
INDIVIDUAL CONFESSIONS
On Good Friday: following the Children’s Stations at 12 noon, and after the 3.00 p.m. Ceremony and the 8pm Stations.
Confessions on Holy Saturday will be available between 12.00-1.00 p.m. and 8.00-8.30 p.m.
