The Parishes of Mary Immaculate; St Michael’s, Inchicore and Our Lady of the Wayside, Bluebell.
Oblate Pastoral Area Newsletter
Ascension Sunday 13th May 2018
There is an ancient legend that says when Jesus reached heaven, his body still The Pastoral Area showed the wounds of his crucifixion. When the people in heaven saw these Masses & Confessions marks, they fell on their knees before Jesus. They were astounded to see how much he had suffered. Then the angel Gabriel said to Jesus: Do all the people Mary Immaculate on earth know and appreciate how much you went through for them and how Sundays: (Vigil) Sat 7pm, much you love them? 8am, 11am, 7pm Jesus replied: Oh no. Only a handful of people in Palestine know that. The rest haven't even heard of me. They don't know who I am. They don't know Weekdays Mon – Fri 7am how much I suffered, and how much I love them. 10am, 7pm, Sat 11am Gabriel was shocked to hear this and said to Jesus: How will all the rest of the Holy Days 7pm (Vigil), 7am, people on earth ever learn about your suffering and love? Jesus said: Just 10am, 7pm before I left, I told Peter, James and John, and a few of their friends, to tell the Holy Days that fall on a Saturday rest of the world for me. They'll tell as many people as they can. These people, in turn, will tell other people. In that way, the whole world will eventually 7pm (Vigil), 11am, 7pm learn about my love for them. Confessions Sat 10.30 - 11am & Gabriel knew how changeable people are, how forgetful they are, and how they 6.30 - 7pm can quickly doubt. So he turned to Jesus and said: But, Lord, what if Peter, James and John forget about you? What if they begin to have doubts about you? St Michael’s And what if the people they tell become frustrated? What if they forget? What if they begin to have doubts about you? Don't you have a backup plan - just in Sundays (Vigil) Sat 6.30pm case? Sunday 9am & 11am (Family) Jesus answered: I did take all these things into account, but decided against a Weekdays (Mon – Fri) 10am backup plan. This is the only plan I have. I'm counting on Peter, James and Liturgy of the Word & Communion on John not to let me down. I'm counting on the people they tell not to let me Wednesdays at 10am down. St Michael’s Church is open from Twenty centuries later, Jesus still has no other plan. He counted on Peter, James 9am-12pm Monday to Friday and John and they didn't let him down. He counted on the people they told, and they didn't let him down. And now Jesus counts on us. You are the salt of the earth. You are the light of the world. Our Lady of the Wayside Ascension Sundays (Vigil) Sat 6.30pm, (Folk) We saw his light break through the cloud of glory 8.30am, 11am (Family) Whilst we were rooted still in time and place Weekdays Mon -Fri 9.30am As earth became a part of Heaven’s story Saturday 10am And heaven opened to his human face. Holy Days (Vigil) 6.30pm, 10am We saw him go and yet we were not parted He took us with him to the heart of things Confessions Sat 10.30am & 6pm The heart that broke for all the broken-hearted Is whole and Heaven-centred now, and sings, Parish Office Hours Sings in the strength that rises out of weakness, Sings through the clouds that veil him from our sight, Mary Immaculate: Mon-Fri 9am - 5pm Whilst we our selves become his clouds of witness Closed from 1pm - 2pm And sing the waning darkness into light, St Michael’s: Mon-Fri 9.30am 12.30pm His light in us, and ours in him concealed, Which all creation waits to see revealed . Bluebell: Mon-Fri 9am - 1pm Malcom Guite
1 World Environment Day: Tuesday 5th June 2018
World Environment Day is a UN Environment-led global event, the single largest celebration of our environment each year, which takes place on June 5 and is celebrated by thousands of communities worldwide. Since it began in 1972, it has grown to become a global platform for public outreach that is widely celebrated across the globe. Most of all, World Environment Day is a day of everyone around the world to take ownership of their environment and to actively engage in the protection of our earth.
India is the global host of World Environment Day this year and “Beat Plastic Pollution” is this year’s theme, urging governments, industry, communities, and individuals to come together and explore sustainable alternatives and urgently reduce the production and excessive use of single-use plastic polluting our oceans, damaging marine life and threatening human health.
Plastic Pollution facts: Every year the world uses 500 billion plastic bags Each year, at least 8 million tonnes of plastic end up in the oceans, the equivalent of a full garbage truck every minute.
In the last decade, we produced more plastic than in the whole last century 50 percent of the plastic we use is single-use or disposable We buy 1 million plastic bottles every minute Plastic makes up 10% of all of the waste we generate
For more information about World Environment Day and Plastic Pollution Visit: www.worldenvironmentday.global
“You and I have a right to our life. It is not given to us by the Irish Constitution or by any law. We have it ‘as a right’ whether we are wealthy or poor, healthy or sick. All human beings have it. For us as a society to now declare that any category of human beings Our Lady of the Wayside should have that right taken from them is a seriously backward Welcome into our faith community step. It effectively says that they don’t exit or, if they do, they do all children who received the not count. That is a manifest injustice. From conception on, a baby Sacrament of Baptism on April 21st. Next celebration of Baptism has within him or herself the full potential to be whatever destiny takes place 19th May, 23rd June, might allow.” and 21st July, Saturdays at 12.00 p.m. N.B. Please bring booking Excerpt from the pastoral message of Bishop Alan McGuckian SJ of Raphoe. Read it in form & birth cert when booking full on www.chooselife2018.ie baptism.
Feast of Pentecost A Retreat day in Glendalough for the Confirmation Class - Our Lady of the Wayside. Sunday May 20th Pentecost reminds us that Christ, before His ascension Prayer to the Holy Spirit at Exam time promised and fulfilled His promise to send the Holy Spirit to strengthen and guide us on our journey through life. The Come Holy spirit, true source of light and all Holy Spirit forms us into one community of faith. We are wisdom. Strengthen my intellect, send away privileged to have people from many nations now living in my anxiety and worry that surrounds me at this exam time. Give to me, a penetrating mind to Ireland who share our faith. On Pentecost Day we will understand, a retentive memory, method and celebrate an International mass at 11.00 a.m. in Our Lady of ease in learning, the clarity to comprehend, and the Wayside giving thanks to God for the Holy Spirit abundant grace in expressing myself. Guide the through whom though we come from many nations we are beginning of my work, direct its progress and one Community of Faith. bring it to successful completion. Amen
2 A big thank you to the leaders of our Faith Friends Programme in Mary Immaculate who have been helping to prepare our 6th classes for Confirmation. Our prayers and best wishes are with the children th and their families as they near the Confirmation Sunday May 13 Our Lady of the Wayside day. Archbishop Diarmuid Martin will visit us on Sunday to celebrate the 11.00 a.m. mass during Anam Cara South Dublin, the organisation that supports which he will administer the Sacrament of bereaved parents, is holding a Parent Evening on Monday th Confirmation to children from Our Lady of the 14 of May from 19:30 to 21:00 in the Maldron Hotel, Wayside and St Cillian’s schools. The children Whitestown Way, Tallaght, Dublin 24. This event is free and have been preparing for this Sacrament at home open to all bereaved parents regardless of the age your child and in the schools and with our Parish Sacramen- died, the circumstances of their death, or whether their death was tal Team over several months. We congratulate recent or not. them on taking this step on their Faith journey, and ask your prayers for them and their families. Housing Clinics Dublin City Council hold weekly housing clinics where advise and guidance is offered on a wide range of housing services. These services include assistance with forms/queries & Communion children and application forms. parents in Inchicore National Location & Times: School were very busy Goldenbridge Integrated Complex, Emmet baking bread for their Crescent. Tuesdays & Thursdays: 9.45-11am & 3pm. Communion day in May and were reminded, in a special blessing by Fr Brian, of the Earth Day was celebrated in glorious sunshine last weekend with a importance of breaking bread great turn out of all age groups for the Canals Action Day. The local together. environmental group (IEG) were joined by Inland Waterways with boat, and lots of volunteers for an active packed and enjoyable morning. With emphasis very much on plastic pollution, the IEG is committed to doing its bit in creating an awareness of the damage caused by plastic. Next canal clean up May 19th. Tickets for the Final Mass for World Meeting of Families 2018 The church grounds and gardens at Mary Immaculate are ablaze with Spring colours at this time of year, The Final Mass for WMOF2018 will be a free thanks to Aisling the gardener and her ticketed event. Every adult and child in team. We are delighted that you and attendance will require a ticket to access the venue. At the moment the tickets for the Final your family can enjoy a stroll around the Mass in the Phoenix Park are not directly grounds from time to time. However, available on general release until consultation we would ask you to keep any dogs on a with the relevant statutory agencies on leash at all times, otherwise they can do capacity, transport, security, safety and other a lot of damage and spoil the gardens for issue are completed. Further details will be others. Thank you for your co-operation. released in the coming weeks.
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Mary Immaculate: T (01) 453 4408 E [email protected] W www.oblateparishinchicore.ie Parish Team: Fr Brian de Búrca, Fr Willie Fitzpatrick, Br Frank Flanagan, Joanne Lanigan. Safeguarding Reps: Mary Flood & Kitty Looney. St Michael’s: T (01) 453 1660 E [email protected] W www.stmichaelsinchicore.ie Parish Team: Fr Louis McDermott, Padraig Corcoran (Youth Worker). Safeguarding Reps: Walter Balfe & Philomena McSorley. Bluebell: T (01) 534 0349 E [email protected] W www.olwbluebellparish.ie
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