With great Joy....
During Rite of Reception (in the Baptism ceremony) the Priest says to the child “the Christian community welcomes you with great Joy” the only problem is that when a baptism takes place on a Saturday morning the Christian Community isn’t there!
Many parishioners have commented on the Baptism Pilot programme, on behalf of the Diocese, which took place during Eastertide. You may have noticed that we had the Rite of Reception at one Mass with the actual conferring of the Sacrament two weeks later. Our next task is to send our feed-back to the Diocese and await the production of a Diocesan policy or guidelines. Having the ceremony over different Sundays means that, although the Baptisms do take place during Mass it doesn’t prolong it. We renew the Baptism promises in place of the Creed, and use the prayer of the faithful from the Baptism Rite.
I imagine that the Diocesan guidelines will suggest that a least the Rite of Reception will take place during Mass, it is a great Joy to have new members joining our community/parish.
More joy! At the 11.30 Mass on Sunday 9th June, there will be a celebration to mark particular Marriage anniversaries, (Silver, Ruby, Gold and Diamond). So do let us know if you’re one of the lucky couples, we’d like to make a little fuss of you and congratulate you on the day (names to Parish Office or Fr. Philip).
On September 1st at the 10 am Mass we hope to have Anointing of the Sick in anticipation of the Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes (7-12th). The idea is that we will accompany the Pilgrimage from a distance. At the Mass we will have a box for petitions to be brought to Lourdes. More on this later.
Fr. Philip (Joyfully!!)
Thank you for the €1,339 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 €988.
The Society of St. Vincent De Paul will collect your returned filled bags this weekend. The Society thanks the tremendous support given by the parishioners of this parish to the Society over the years.
Parish Census:
Parishioners are requested to return their completed Census Form to the Parish. Returning a completed form will mean that a parish representative will not have to call to your home in the autumn
Saint John Of God Hospital, Public Lectures Series 2013: Minding the Mind. The final lecture in this series will take place at 8pm on Monday, 27th May, in St. John of God Hospital Stillorgan. The title of this lecture is ‘Mental Health and Spirituality – The Mind, Life’s Meaning and Me’. Further details of this series of lectures are on the Parish Notice Boards
This Monday evening at 8pm, members of the Parish Baptism Team will meet with parents and Godparents of children who are to be baptised here in June.
The following items were discussed at the May meeting of the Parish Pastoral Council: Child Protection, Diocesan Liturgy Seminar (which will take place on Sept. 28th)), recruitment of additional Ministers of the Word, and the ‘Parish 5 Year Vision’.
CORPUS CHRISTI
The Annual Eucharistic Procession led by Archbishop Diarmuid Martin will take place in the grounds of Clonliffe College at 7.30pm on Thursday May 30th. There is ample parking in Clonliffe for those who wish to attend this Diocesan event. Parishioners who wish to participate in this procession are invited to gather at the Parish Pastoral Centre at 6.30pm where a car sharing arrangement will take place. Please contact the Parish Office if you would like to attend this Diocesan procession.
Pope Francis will participate in a period of Eucharistic Adoration which will be televised for the first time throughout the world on Sunday June 2nd when the Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi) is celebrated. Every parish is encouraged by Pope Francis to have a time of Eucharistic Devotion on this day. With this in mind there will be a half hour of Eucharistic Adoration in our parish church from 1 – 1.30pm on Sunday June 2nd.
Children from this parish who have received their First Holy Communion in other churches this year are particularly invited to come along to the 10am Mass on Sunday June 2nd. Attendance at this Mass will provide an opportunity for our parish community to congratulate and cherish these young parishioners who recently celebrated the beginning of a significantly closer relationship with Christ and our community. Parishioner’s children who received their First Holy Communion in other parishes this year are particularly invited to come along to the 10am Mass on Sunday June 2nd.
Hospice Sunflower Days:
volunteers are required to help with the Hospice Sunflower days which will take place on June 14th & 15th. Contact Imelda at 01, 4911072 if you can volunteer for a few hours on those days. Further information is available on our Parish Notice Boards.
Change a Life – Become a Foster Carer.
Fostering is caring for somebody else’s child in your own home, providing family life for a child or young person, who for one reason or another, cannot live with his or her own parents. Foster carers are always needed – could you give a child a chance? The Dublin South-East Social Work Department at Nutgrove Retail Park (beside Aldi) will host a Coffee Morning on Tuesday, May 28th at 11am and an Information Meeting on Thursday, May 30th at 7pm. For further information please contact 01-4916401 or visit www.fostering.ie.
What really Matters? Focolare are having a Summer Gathering for all ages in Dungarvan from the 1st to the 6th of July. This is a gathering where people of all ages, background and faiths meet to take time out together. It’s like a retreat but different because it is lived together with each day having talks, workshops, outings, fun and moments of reflection and discussion. Accommodation is in the Gold Coast Hotel (choice of lodges, hotel and camp site accommodation available). A reduced basic option is available for young adults over 18 years of age. Programmes for adults, teenagers and children will take place in St. Augustine’s College. For more information call the Milltown Focolare Centre at 2698081 or look at their website on www.focolare.org
Dublin Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes, 7th – 12th September
Application forms are available for any sick person who may wish to attend this pilgrimage. The sick pilgrims are accommodated in the Accueil Notre Dame which is situated close to the Grotto, and are cared for by voluntary doctors, nurses and helpers from all over the diocese. All applications are subject to consideration by the Pilgrimage Medical board. For further information call Geraldine at 8376820.
Friday, May 24, 2013
Weekly Bulletin 18th & 19th May
Paws a while!
I’m not a dog lover but I have a friend whose porch mat has a graphic of four dog’s paws, which welcomes the visitor by saying paws a while, it’s a call to Pause a while!
Pausing is so important for us all. In the Celtic Tiger era, we were very busy, now, many are distracted and under immense financial pressure. We’re still under time pressure, often because the ‘Job’ is demanding so much more of us,( for less money).
In the news last week end we heard of the ‘Darkness into Light’ fund raiser for Pieta House, a Charity which helps people with Suicidal ideation and Self harm. 40,000 people walked! A couple of weeks ago we heard of a High Court ruling on Assisted Suicide. And the death of a terminal ill youth who while ill pleaded with his peers to value life.
I recently found an old newspaper clipping from the Irish Times letters page from 2005 by Angela McNamara in which she gave an opinion on why Ireland was close to top of the world list for youth suicide. She says:
• In affluent homes, everyone in the family has too much of the unnecessary and little of the gentle, relaxed family togetherness. Children are over-indulged Parents no longer know how to reward or punish appropriately.
• Parents fear to be seen smacking children. Children kick and their parents.
• Having to do without anything is seen as intolerable failure; failure is misunderstood.
• There is confusion between what tragedy is and what mere inconvenience is.
• Pain is not seen as a normal part of life, which it is.
Maybe we can pause and see if the list still applies or if we can produce a more up to date one.
Fr. Philip (www.Pieta.ie www.Smaritans.org)
Thank you for the €1,208 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.
Welcome to the Cor na Nog Choir who are singing at this morning’s 10am Mass, Welcome also to students who are sitting exams this year and some pupils and their families from Alexandra College.
Condolences to the families and friends of the late Claire O’ Liathan whose funeral Mass took place here during the last week.
Thanks to all who supported our Tea Morning for the Alzheimer’s Association. The €141 which was donated has been forwarded to the organization.
Thank you to those who have already returned their Easter Dues. Dues envelopes may be placed in the collection bags at Mass, given to one of the priests or handed into the Sacristy or the Parish Office.
PARISH CENSUS.
Please collect a Census Pack, (one for each household) and return your completed Census Form to the Parish. Returning a completed form will mean that a parish representative will not have to call to your home in the autumn.
PARISH LITURGY GROUP:
the Parish Liturgy group will meet at 8pm on Tuesday, May 21st.
Adult & Toddler Group meets in the Parish Pastoral Centre at 10.30am on Friday morning.
Dublin City Council & Milltown Parish Pastoral Centre invite you to a Blooming Plant Sale which will take place at the Parish Pastoral Centre on Friday 24th May at 11am A tray of Summer Bedding Plants costs €1.50 Maximum purchase of 5 trays per household
The Holy Rosary Missionaries thank parishioners for the €1,580 which they collected here last weekend.
Saint John Of God Hospital, Public Lectures Series 2013:
Minding the Mind. The fifth lecture in this series will take place at 8pm on Monday, 20th May, in St. John of God Hospital Stillorgan. The title of this lecture is ‘Bullying in Adolescents’. Further details of this series of lectures are on the Parish Notice Boards.
The Society of St. Vincent De Paul is seeking your help with their annual appeal for second hand clothing. The Appeal is for clean, good-quality clothes, bedclothes, curtains, shoes etc. The Society will leave empty collection bags for you to take home this weekend and they will collect your returned filled bags on the weekend of May 25th & 26th. The Society is very conscious of the tremendous support given by the parishioners of this parish for their charitable works over the years. They thank you most sincerely on behalf of those you have helped.
DIOCESAN CORPUS CHRISTI PROCESSION:
The Annual Eucharistic Procession led by Archbishop Diarmuid Martin will take place in the grounds of Clonliffe College at 7.30pm on Thursday May 30th. There is ample parking in Clonliffe for those who wish to attend this Diocesan event as we celebrate the richness of Congress 2012 and our commitment to live that theme every day.
Foxrock Parish Annual Solemn Novena In honour of Our Lady of Perpetual Succour -will take place Monday 20th May – Tuesday 28th May Three sessions daily: 10.00am Mass and Novena Prayers 7.00 pm, Mass and Novena Prayers 9.00 pm Quiet Prayer, Adoration of Blessed Sacrament, Benediction and Novena Prayers.
Third Ballinteer International Male Voice Choir Festival Gala Concert will take place on Saturday 25th May 2013 at 8.00pm in St. John the Evangelist Church, Ballinteer. It will include 4 Choirs, from Italy, France, Baldonnell and Ballinteer. Tickets, price €15 are available from the parish office and Deacon Noel Ryan (a member of the choir), the repository at the front of the Church and the Maxol on Ballinteer Avenue. For further information log onto www.bmvc.ie or see posters on our Parish Notice Boards.
What really Matters? Focolare are having a Summer Gathering for all ages in Dungarvan from the 1st to the 6th of July. This is a gathering where people of all ages, background and faiths meet to take time out together. It’s like a retreat but different because it is lived together with each day having talks, workshops, outings, fun and moments of reflection and discussion. Accommodation is in the Gold Coast Hotel (choice of lodges, hotel and camp site accommodation available). A reduced basic option is available for young adults over 18 years of age. Programmes for adults, teenagers and children will take place in St. Augustine’s College. For more information call the Milltown Focolare Centre at 2698081 or look at their website on www.focolare.org
IRISH CHURCH MUSIC ASSOCIATION; SUMMER SCHOOL 2013:
The 44th Annual Summer School of this association will take place in St. Patrick’s College, Maynooth from Monday
I’m not a dog lover but I have a friend whose porch mat has a graphic of four dog’s paws, which welcomes the visitor by saying paws a while, it’s a call to Pause a while!
Pausing is so important for us all. In the Celtic Tiger era, we were very busy, now, many are distracted and under immense financial pressure. We’re still under time pressure, often because the ‘Job’ is demanding so much more of us,( for less money).
In the news last week end we heard of the ‘Darkness into Light’ fund raiser for Pieta House, a Charity which helps people with Suicidal ideation and Self harm. 40,000 people walked! A couple of weeks ago we heard of a High Court ruling on Assisted Suicide. And the death of a terminal ill youth who while ill pleaded with his peers to value life.
I recently found an old newspaper clipping from the Irish Times letters page from 2005 by Angela McNamara in which she gave an opinion on why Ireland was close to top of the world list for youth suicide. She says:
• In affluent homes, everyone in the family has too much of the unnecessary and little of the gentle, relaxed family togetherness. Children are over-indulged Parents no longer know how to reward or punish appropriately.
• Parents fear to be seen smacking children. Children kick and their parents.
• Having to do without anything is seen as intolerable failure; failure is misunderstood.
• There is confusion between what tragedy is and what mere inconvenience is.
• Pain is not seen as a normal part of life, which it is.
Maybe we can pause and see if the list still applies or if we can produce a more up to date one.
Fr. Philip (www.Pieta.ie www.Smaritans.org)
Thank you for the €1,208 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.
Welcome to the Cor na Nog Choir who are singing at this morning’s 10am Mass, Welcome also to students who are sitting exams this year and some pupils and their families from Alexandra College.
Condolences to the families and friends of the late Claire O’ Liathan whose funeral Mass took place here during the last week.
Thanks to all who supported our Tea Morning for the Alzheimer’s Association. The €141 which was donated has been forwarded to the organization.
Thank you to those who have already returned their Easter Dues. Dues envelopes may be placed in the collection bags at Mass, given to one of the priests or handed into the Sacristy or the Parish Office.
PARISH CENSUS.
Please collect a Census Pack, (one for each household) and return your completed Census Form to the Parish. Returning a completed form will mean that a parish representative will not have to call to your home in the autumn.
PARISH LITURGY GROUP:
the Parish Liturgy group will meet at 8pm on Tuesday, May 21st.
Adult & Toddler Group meets in the Parish Pastoral Centre at 10.30am on Friday morning.
Dublin City Council & Milltown Parish Pastoral Centre invite you to a Blooming Plant Sale which will take place at the Parish Pastoral Centre on Friday 24th May at 11am A tray of Summer Bedding Plants costs €1.50 Maximum purchase of 5 trays per household
The Holy Rosary Missionaries thank parishioners for the €1,580 which they collected here last weekend.
Saint John Of God Hospital, Public Lectures Series 2013:
Minding the Mind. The fifth lecture in this series will take place at 8pm on Monday, 20th May, in St. John of God Hospital Stillorgan. The title of this lecture is ‘Bullying in Adolescents’. Further details of this series of lectures are on the Parish Notice Boards.
The Society of St. Vincent De Paul is seeking your help with their annual appeal for second hand clothing. The Appeal is for clean, good-quality clothes, bedclothes, curtains, shoes etc. The Society will leave empty collection bags for you to take home this weekend and they will collect your returned filled bags on the weekend of May 25th & 26th. The Society is very conscious of the tremendous support given by the parishioners of this parish for their charitable works over the years. They thank you most sincerely on behalf of those you have helped.
DIOCESAN CORPUS CHRISTI PROCESSION:
The Annual Eucharistic Procession led by Archbishop Diarmuid Martin will take place in the grounds of Clonliffe College at 7.30pm on Thursday May 30th. There is ample parking in Clonliffe for those who wish to attend this Diocesan event as we celebrate the richness of Congress 2012 and our commitment to live that theme every day.
Foxrock Parish Annual Solemn Novena In honour of Our Lady of Perpetual Succour -will take place Monday 20th May – Tuesday 28th May Three sessions daily: 10.00am Mass and Novena Prayers 7.00 pm, Mass and Novena Prayers 9.00 pm Quiet Prayer, Adoration of Blessed Sacrament, Benediction and Novena Prayers.
Third Ballinteer International Male Voice Choir Festival Gala Concert will take place on Saturday 25th May 2013 at 8.00pm in St. John the Evangelist Church, Ballinteer. It will include 4 Choirs, from Italy, France, Baldonnell and Ballinteer. Tickets, price €15 are available from the parish office and Deacon Noel Ryan (a member of the choir), the repository at the front of the Church and the Maxol on Ballinteer Avenue. For further information log onto www.bmvc.ie or see posters on our Parish Notice Boards.
What really Matters? Focolare are having a Summer Gathering for all ages in Dungarvan from the 1st to the 6th of July. This is a gathering where people of all ages, background and faiths meet to take time out together. It’s like a retreat but different because it is lived together with each day having talks, workshops, outings, fun and moments of reflection and discussion. Accommodation is in the Gold Coast Hotel (choice of lodges, hotel and camp site accommodation available). A reduced basic option is available for young adults over 18 years of age. Programmes for adults, teenagers and children will take place in St. Augustine’s College. For more information call the Milltown Focolare Centre at 2698081 or look at their website on www.focolare.org
IRISH CHURCH MUSIC ASSOCIATION; SUMMER SCHOOL 2013:
The 44th Annual Summer School of this association will take place in St. Patrick’s College, Maynooth from Monday
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Weekly Bulletin 11th & 12th May
Bags of wind
One could be forgiven for believing that the manager of a certain football club was actually dead. Virtually all Thursday, we’ve had the top of the News reported that Joe Blogs has said this and Mary Murphy has said that! There have been lists of His achievements and the different people he treated well or badly. What would the Football world look like had he not been there? Will there ever be the like of him again? The list of achievements seems to be enormous. It’s been like a long Eulogy (a song of praise for the deceased)
I’m not even an ABU (Anyone but United) person. I don’t even have the interest to argue any point. In fact on several occasions I’ve been reported as defining a football game as ‘grown men kicking around a leather bag of wind’. The reaction is great, and quite often brings out the pro and anti-football feelings that may be hidden. I often feel that the Catholic Church is like a football match- there are 50,000 supporters in the stands needing some exercise and a team of 11 (?) on the pitch needing some rest!
Back to eulogies, when I mention eulogies at funeral masses, it too brings out the pro and anti-feelings from people. Of course the correct place for a eulogy is at the graveside. It’s an issue that raises its head from time to time. The Dublin Diocese seems to have no particular policy on Eulogies to date.
I was recently given a booklet (Praying a farewell) from the Diocese of Cork and Ross which includes many resources for ’Praying a farewell’. There are readings and sample prayer of the faithful, and it concludes with a number of questions re Cremation, Mass verses Memorial Service etc. I’ll bring them to you in future editorials. Watch this space!
Fr. Philip Adm (hope I got the right pitch!)
Thank you for the €1,129, 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 €813.
Welcome to the pupils from Alexandra College who will receive their First Holy Communion in our church at today’s 10am Mass.
The Holy Rosary Missionaries, Killeshranda Sisters will have their annual church gate collection after all Masses this weekend.
Thank you to those who have already returned their Easter Dues. Dues envelopes may be placed in the collection bags at Mass, given to one of the priests or handed into the Sacristy or the Parish Office.
Your Trocaire Boxes may be returned to the Parish where they will be collected by Trocaire.
PARISH CENSUS
Please collect a Census Pack, (one for each household) and return your completed Census Form to the Parish. Returning a completed form will mean that a parish representative will not have to call to your home in the autumn.
PRAYER WITH SCRIPTURE:
This group have decided to have a weekly meeting until Pentecost. These meetings take place at 8pm on Tuesday evenings in the Parish Pastoral Centre. For further details please contact Sile at 2028263 after 7pm.
Adult & Toddler Group meets in the Parish Pastoral Centre at 10.30am on Friday morning.
Festival of the Peoples
Each year those from abroad who have come to make their home in Ireland are invited to a celebration of the Eucharist at St. Mary’s Pro Cathedral. This year the gathering will take place on Saturday May 18th at 6pm – the Vigil of Pentecost. A Massed Choir from many different countries will join with the Dublin Diocesan Music Group to lead the music on the day with songs in many languages and traditions. Those who would like to be part of this Massed Choir of the Peoples are invited to attend one practice in Clonliffe College on Monday May 13th at 8pm.
Saint John Of God Hospital, Public Lectures Series 2013:
Minding the Mind. The fourth lecture in this series will take place at 8pm on Monday, 13th May, in St. John of God Hospital Stillorgan. The title of this lecture is ‘Dementia and the Family’. Further details of this series of lectures are on the Parish Notice Boards.
Clonskeagh Parish has arranged a series of evenings called “Amazed and Afraid:
The Revelation of God become Man”. The fifth evening in this series will take place in Clonskeagh Parish at 7.30pm on Wednesday, May 15th . The videos, which will be shown on these evenings, are presented by Fr. Robert Barron. A discussion will follow the screening.
The Society of St. Vincent De Paul is seeking your help with their annual appeal for second hand clothing. The Appeal is for clean, good-quality clothes, bedclothes, curtains, shoes etc. The Society will leave empty collection bags for you to take home next weekend and they will collect your returned filled bags on the weekend of May 25th & 26th. The Society is very conscious of the tremendous support given by the parishioners of this parish for their charitable works over the years. They thank you most sincerely on behalf of those you have helped.
Milltown Residents Association will have their AGM in the Milltown Parish Pastoral Centre at 8pm on Monday May 13th. Further details are on the Parish Notice Boards.
Students sitting exams this summer will be especially remembered at next Sunday’s 10 am Mass. Cor na Nog choir will be singing.
The Sisters of St. Peter Claver will have their Annual Sale of Work on Sunday next, May 19th in St. Joseph’s Parish Hall from 10.30am – 3pm. Further details are on the Parish Notice Boards.
Members of the Milltown Parish’s Active Retirement Group are travelling to Killarney on Sunday next for their 4 night annual break. If you are interested in going on this break , please contact the Malton Hotel in Killarney at 064 663800.
ARC Cancer Support Centre has two Centres in Dublin, and are seeking volunteers to help manage these ‘drop-in centres’. They mainly require 'floating' volunteers who can fill in while others are on holidays/sick leave. Volunteers are also needed who might commit to one day a week for a certain period of time. For further details please contact Jane Ketterer on 01 7830 7333 or by email to jane@arccancersupport.ie
Vacancy for Parish Secretary:
The Parish of St. John the Baptist Blackrock is currently recruiting a Parish Secretary. This role is offered initially on a one year, fixed term part-time basis. Letters of application with enclosed curriculum vitae should be received, no later than, Monday 20th May 2013. The role involves providing an administrative service to the Parish including payroll, accounts and administration. Applications to Very Rev. John Delany Adm. 24, Barclay Court, Blackrock, Co. Dublin. Full details on diocesan website or from the parish office 01 2882104
Thursday, May 2, 2013
Weekly Bulletin 4th & 5th May
Deck-chairs and Life-rafts.
Believe it or not, some people have already filled in their Census forms and returned them through the post. You may have noticed that the post is paid by the parish (the Licensee). The beauty here is that we are charged an annual fee for the license and then we’re charged for only the actual envelopes used. This is the first part of the Census, the second phase will be in the Autumn, when we will be looking for volunteers to call to households who haven’t fill in a form. More about that in August!
While we are gathering information on parishioners, we are also asking parishioners for their ideas. The ‘info stuff’ is on the front of the form and your ideas, in response to a number of questions are on the back. It will require some thinking and creativity, and it will require us as a parish to see what initiatives are possible too.
I often talk about the ‘five year plan’ at the Parish Pastoral Council, by this I hope to focus on where we are going as a parish. Are we doing the right things to enable a sense of community etc in the Parish. Some management consultant, whose name I can’t remember says, ‘to be efficient is to do the thing right, to be effective is to do the right thing’ the chap who was stacking deck-chairs on the Titanic may well have been efficient: he may have been arranging a lot of them per hour, but to be effective in saving himself and others he should have been breaking them up and making a raft.
In five years time, what do we want the experience of a visitor to the parish to be? Will they experience a sense of welcome and joy in our Church whether there is Mass on or not.
The Baptism Pilot that we are doing with three families, as part of a group of 10 parishes in the Diocese, is another way of planning for the future.
So, keep the forms coming, don’t forget to fill in the back of the form, and enjoy reading the history and information on the Parish Pastoral Centre too!
Fr.Philip Adm (fully in my Senses!)
Thank you for the €1,372, 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 €1029.
Thank you to those who have already returned their Easter Dues. Dues envelopes may be placed in the collection bags at Mass, given to one of the priests or handed into the Sacristy or the Parish Office.
Conor Mc. Dermott was baptised in our church last weekend. We welcome him into our Christian community and congratulate his parents and Godparents
Your Trocaire Boxes may be returned to the Parish where they will be collected by Trocaire.
PARISH CENSUS.
Please collect a Census Pack, (one for each household) and return your completed Census Form to the Parish. Returning a completed form will mean that a parish representative will not have to call to your home in the Autumn.
Mass on Bank Holiday Monday, May 6th will be at 11am
Next Sunday pupils from Alexandra College will receive their First Holy Communion in our church at the 10am Mass.
Adult & Toddler Group meets in the Parish Pastoral Centre at 10.30am on Friday morning
The Holy Rosary Missionaries, Killeshranda Sisters will have their annual church gate collection after all Masses next weekend.
As part of the Bealtaine Festival, Dublin City Council is hosting ‘The Importance of Being Oscar’ in the Parish Pastoral Centre at 3pm on Tuesday May 7th. Admission is free on a first come first served basis.
PRAYER WITH SCRIPTURE:
this group have decided to have a weekly meeting until Pentecost. These meetings take place at 8pm on Tuesday evenings in the Parish Pastoral Centre. For further details please contact Sile at 2028263 after 7pm.
Saint John Of God Hospital, Public Lectures Series 2013:
Minding the Mind. The fourth lecture in this series will take place at 8pm on Monday, 13th May, in St. John of God Hospital Stillorgan. The title of this lecture is ‘Dementia and the Family’ . Further details of this series of lectures are on the Parish Notice Boards.
MINISTERS OF THE WORD:
Avilla are hosting a two night training course for new Ministers of the Word. The second session will take place on Thursday, May 9nd. Please contact Fr. Philip if you are interested in becoming a member of this Parish Ministry group.
Clonskeagh Parish has arranged a series of evenings called “Amazed and Afraid:
The Revelation of God become Man”. The fourth evening in this series will take place in Clonskeagh Parish at 7.30pm on Wednesday, May8th . The videos, which will be shown on these evenings, are presented by Fr. Robert Barron. A discussion will follow the screening.
There will be a Tea Morning in aid of the Alzheimer’s Society on Thursday morning, May 9th in the Parish Pastoral Centre. All welcome!
Festival of the Peoples.
Each year those from abroad who have come to make their home in Ireland are invited to a celebration of the Eucharist at St. Mary’s Pro Cathedral. This year the gathering will take place on Saturday May 18th at 6pm – the Vigil of Pentecost. A Massed Choir from many different countries will join with the Dublin Diocesan Music Group to lead the music on the day with songs in many languages and traditions. Those who would like to be part of this Massed Choir of the Peoples are invited to attend one practice in Clonliffe College on Monday May 13th at 8pm.
Milltown Residents Association will have their AGM in the Milltown Parish Pastoral Centre at 8pm on Monday May 13th. Further details are on the Parish Notice Boards.
Marriage and relationship Counselling
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”
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.
Annual Novena in honour of Our Lady of Perpetual Succour will take place in Foxrock Parish from 20th – 29th May 2013.
Believe it or not, some people have already filled in their Census forms and returned them through the post. You may have noticed that the post is paid by the parish (the Licensee). The beauty here is that we are charged an annual fee for the license and then we’re charged for only the actual envelopes used. This is the first part of the Census, the second phase will be in the Autumn, when we will be looking for volunteers to call to households who haven’t fill in a form. More about that in August!
While we are gathering information on parishioners, we are also asking parishioners for their ideas. The ‘info stuff’ is on the front of the form and your ideas, in response to a number of questions are on the back. It will require some thinking and creativity, and it will require us as a parish to see what initiatives are possible too.
I often talk about the ‘five year plan’ at the Parish Pastoral Council, by this I hope to focus on where we are going as a parish. Are we doing the right things to enable a sense of community etc in the Parish. Some management consultant, whose name I can’t remember says, ‘to be efficient is to do the thing right, to be effective is to do the right thing’ the chap who was stacking deck-chairs on the Titanic may well have been efficient: he may have been arranging a lot of them per hour, but to be effective in saving himself and others he should have been breaking them up and making a raft.
In five years time, what do we want the experience of a visitor to the parish to be? Will they experience a sense of welcome and joy in our Church whether there is Mass on or not.
The Baptism Pilot that we are doing with three families, as part of a group of 10 parishes in the Diocese, is another way of planning for the future.
So, keep the forms coming, don’t forget to fill in the back of the form, and enjoy reading the history and information on the Parish Pastoral Centre too!
Fr.Philip Adm (fully in my Senses!)
Thank you for the €1,372, 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 €1029.
Thank you to those who have already returned their Easter Dues. Dues envelopes may be placed in the collection bags at Mass, given to one of the priests or handed into the Sacristy or the Parish Office.
Conor Mc. Dermott was baptised in our church last weekend. We welcome him into our Christian community and congratulate his parents and Godparents
Your Trocaire Boxes may be returned to the Parish where they will be collected by Trocaire.
PARISH CENSUS.
Please collect a Census Pack, (one for each household) and return your completed Census Form to the Parish. Returning a completed form will mean that a parish representative will not have to call to your home in the Autumn.
Mass on Bank Holiday Monday, May 6th will be at 11am
Next Sunday pupils from Alexandra College will receive their First Holy Communion in our church at the 10am Mass.
Adult & Toddler Group meets in the Parish Pastoral Centre at 10.30am on Friday morning
The Holy Rosary Missionaries, Killeshranda Sisters will have their annual church gate collection after all Masses next weekend.
As part of the Bealtaine Festival, Dublin City Council is hosting ‘The Importance of Being Oscar’ in the Parish Pastoral Centre at 3pm on Tuesday May 7th. Admission is free on a first come first served basis.
PRAYER WITH SCRIPTURE:
this group have decided to have a weekly meeting until Pentecost. These meetings take place at 8pm on Tuesday evenings in the Parish Pastoral Centre. For further details please contact Sile at 2028263 after 7pm.
Saint John Of God Hospital, Public Lectures Series 2013:
Minding the Mind. The fourth lecture in this series will take place at 8pm on Monday, 13th May, in St. John of God Hospital Stillorgan. The title of this lecture is ‘Dementia and the Family’ . Further details of this series of lectures are on the Parish Notice Boards.
MINISTERS OF THE WORD:
Avilla are hosting a two night training course for new Ministers of the Word. The second session will take place on Thursday, May 9nd. Please contact Fr. Philip if you are interested in becoming a member of this Parish Ministry group.
Clonskeagh Parish has arranged a series of evenings called “Amazed and Afraid:
The Revelation of God become Man”. The fourth evening in this series will take place in Clonskeagh Parish at 7.30pm on Wednesday, May8th . The videos, which will be shown on these evenings, are presented by Fr. Robert Barron. A discussion will follow the screening.
There will be a Tea Morning in aid of the Alzheimer’s Society on Thursday morning, May 9th in the Parish Pastoral Centre. All welcome!
Festival of the Peoples.
Each year those from abroad who have come to make their home in Ireland are invited to a celebration of the Eucharist at St. Mary’s Pro Cathedral. This year the gathering will take place on Saturday May 18th at 6pm – the Vigil of Pentecost. A Massed Choir from many different countries will join with the Dublin Diocesan Music Group to lead the music on the day with songs in many languages and traditions. Those who would like to be part of this Massed Choir of the Peoples are invited to attend one practice in Clonliffe College on Monday May 13th at 8pm.
Milltown Residents Association will have their AGM in the Milltown Parish Pastoral Centre at 8pm on Monday May 13th. Further details are on the Parish Notice Boards.
Marriage and relationship Counselling
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”
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.
Annual Novena in honour of Our Lady of Perpetual Succour will take place in Foxrock Parish from 20th – 29th May 2013.
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Weekly Bulletin 27th & 28th April
Thank you for the €1,246, 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 €923.
Our condolences to the family and friends of the late Josie Higgins whose funeral Mass took place here during the last week.
Congratulations to Sandra Bruneau and John Loughman, who were married in our church last weekend.
Thank you to those who have already returned their Easter Dues. Dues envelopes may be placed in the collection bags at Mass, given to one of the priests or handed into the Sacristy or the Parish Office.
PARISH CENSUS:
commences this weekend. Please collect a Census Pack, (one for each household) and return your completed Census Form to the Parish. Returning a completed form will mean that a parish representative will not have to call to your home in the Autumn.
The Irish Cancer Society is having an outdoor collection at our parish this weekend. The society is dedicated to ensuring people with cancer, and their families, can receive the emotional care and the practical support they need to help them through one of the most difficult times they may have to face.
Your Trocaire Boxes may be returned to the Parish where they will be collected by Trocaire.
PARISH BAPTISM PREPARATION
A meeting for the parents and Godparents of children who are to be baptised here next weekend, will take place in the Parish Pastoral Centre at 8pm on Monday, April 29th.
PRAYER WITH SCRIPTURE:
this group have decided to have a weekly meeting until Pentecost. These meetings take place at 8pm on Tuesday evenings in the Parish Pastoral Centre. For further details please contact Sile at 2028263 after 7pm.
The Milltown Branch of the I.C.A. will meet at 7.30pm on Thursday, May 2nd in the Parish Pastoral Centre. New members welcome.
Next Friday, May 3rd is the First Friday of the month. The 10am Mass on the day will be offered for all who are recently deceased and those whose names are on the Parish Altar list of the Dead
Saint John Of God Hospital, Public Lectures Series 2013: Minding the Mind. The third lecture in this series will take place at 8pm on Monday, April 29th, in St. John of God Hospital Stillorgan. The title of this lecture is ‘Treating Marilyn – Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Emotional Disorders’’. Further details of this series of lectures are on the Parish Notice Boards.
MINISTERS OF THE WORD:
Avilla are hosting a two night training course for new Ministers of the Word. These two sessions will take place on Thursday, May 2nd and Thursday May 9th. Please contact Fr. Philip if you are interested in becoming a member of this Parish Ministry group.
Clonskeagh Parish has arranged a series of evenings called “Amazed and Afraid: The Revelation of God become Man”. The third evening in this series will take place in Clonskeagh Parish at 7.30pm on Wednesday, May 1st.The videos, which will be shown on these evenings, are presented by Fr. Robert Barron. A discussion will follow the screening.
As part of the Bealtaine Festival, ‘The Importance of Being Oscar’ will take place at 3pm in the Parish Pastoral Centre on Tuesday, May 7th. Admission is free and is on a first come first serve basis!
The Milltown Parish Adult & Toddler Group meets in the Parish Pastoral Centre at 10.30am on Friday morning.
Annual Novena in honour of Our Lady of Perpetual Succour will take place in Foxrock Parish from 20th – 29th May 2013.
DUBLIN DIOCESAN PILGRIMAGE TO LOURDES:
7th – 12th September
Application forms are available for any sick person who may wish to attend this pilgrimage. The sick pilgrims are accommodated in the Accueil Notre Dame which is situated close to the Grotto, and are cared for by voluntary doctors, nurses and helpers from all over the diocese. All applications are subject to consideration by the Pilgrimage Medical board.
Orlagh Retreat Centre, Old Court Road, Dublin 16: A BREATHING SPACE, helped by guided reflections in tranquil surroundings, find the peace and tranquility you need to recharge, and refresh your mind and body in Orlagh on Wednesday, May 8th. On Saturday, May 11th there will be a ‘Day for Yourself’ called ‘Facing the Future with Hope’. For further information and booking please contact Orlagh at 4958190, info@orlagh.ie or www.orlagh.ie.
Dublin County Choir presents Gloria, the splendour of Choir & Brass on Saturday 18th May at 8.00pm at the National Concert Hall. Hosted by Liz Nolan and Conducted by Colin Block. Prices from €18 to €30. Further details from www.dublincountychoir.com
Marriage and relationship Counselling
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”
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.
AGE ACTION IRELAND: 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. You can arrange to have a job done for you by phoning the Age Action Care and Repair number which is 01-4756989.
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