Thank you for the €1,186 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 €915.
CORPUS CHRISTI
Children from our parish who have received their First Holy Communion in other churches this year are particularly welcome at today’s 10am Mass. Their attendance provides 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.
Pope Francis will participate in a period of Eucharistic Adoration which will be televised for the first time throughout the world today as 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, today, we will have a half hour of Eucharistic Adoration in our parish church from 1 – 1.30pm.
Perhaps you might like to participate in a Corpus Christi Procession which will assemble at Clonskeagh Church today at 12 .30pm. This assembly will process to Our Lady's Grotto in the Marist Fathers, Mount St. Mary’s, Dundrum Road where Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament will take place. Weather permitting light refreshments will be served in the grounds of Mount St. Mary's after the procession. All are welcome to participate in this event!
Next Friday, June 7th 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 Altar List of the Dead.
Reception of Holy Communion Under Both Kinds:
On some occasions throughout the liturgical year, Holy Communion is offered under both kinds. We invite those who wish to receive Communion under both kinds not to dip their Host into the chalice out of care for those with a gluten intolerance for whom cross-contamination can be very painful.
On Saturday, 8th June, various Pro-Life Groups will be holding a second Pro-Life Rally in Merrion Square in Dublin, from 15.00 to 16,00. As on the previous occasion Archbishop Diarmuid Martin will preside at a Prayer Service for Life in Saint Andrew’s Church Westland Row from 13.30 to 14.30.
Celebration of Marriage:
Couples who are celebrating significant wedding anniversaries (25th, 40th, 50th & 60th) this year are invited to attend the 11.30am Mass on next Sunday, June 9th. Please contact Fr. Philip if you would like to participate in this parish celebration.
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.
Have you ever attended Mass on holidays abroad and not have access to the readings of the day? With this situation in mind we invite parishioners to collect a copy of the weekly Mass sheet/s from the Sacristy to bring with them when they are travelling abroad to a non-English speaking country.
Later Life Mediation:
a one day workshop, which will facilitate adult family members exploring and managing issues around ageing within their family, will take place in the Parish Pastoral Centre on Saturday June 22nd. Please contact Claire at 087, 2552904 to find out more about this programme, Further details are also on the Parish Notice Boards.
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.
PRAYER WITH SCRIPTURE:
A group of parishioners have completed a series of 14 weekly meeting and have enjoyed the experience. Those who participated were enriched by their sharing as they “Wondered with the Word”. It was agreed to close these sessions now for the summer months.
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’.
Mass on Bank Holiday Monday, June 3rd, May 6th will be at 11am
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. 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.
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? For further information please contact 01-4916401 or visit www.fostering.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
