HOLY SPIRIT PARISH, GREENHILLS Newsletter 8 May 2011 Priests of the Parish: Fr Myles Healy CSSp PP: 4504040 Fr Roddy Curran CSSp : 4506617 Fr Richard Eneji CSSp Phone: 492 8555 Sacristy /Parish Office  4509191— Office hours 9am-3pm Monday-Friday Fax 4605287 E-mail: [email protected] Web site: www.holyspiritparishgreenhills.ie Masses: Sat 10am,6.30pm (Vigil): Sun 9am,10.30am, 12 noon5.30pm. Weekdays 8am,10am Child Protection: Parish Contact Person Mrs Adrienne Meegan Phone: 087 2966649 1st Collection for Clergy Support 2nd Collection (Share) for Diocesan Development & Administration.

3rd SUNDAY OF EASTER (Year A) CASA (Caring and Sharing Association) SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION are leaving bags at the back of the Church for St Paul’s Senior Girls School and St after all Masses this week-end, 7/8 May. Peter’s Boys’ School takes place on Please take a bag with you. This Wednesday next collection is for clothes, books, bric-a- 1 May @ 11am We brac, toys etc. The funds generated will be wish joy and blessings used to take handicapped and terminally ill to everyone on this people to Lourdes, run local events, special day. A sincere holiday camps, respite week-end breaks thank you to and many other worthwhile projects. The Sr Maureen, Mr M Hurley and the bags will be collected on the following teachers and staff from St Paul’s and St week-end 14/15 May. Please support. Peter’s Schools, to the priests and parents PIONEER NOTICE who helped to prepare the young people Congratulations to 31 girls from St Paul’s for Confirmation. We welcome Bishop Senior Primary School who were presented Raymond Field who will administer the with their “Young Pioneer” pins and Sacrament of Confirmation. certificate by our Parish Priest, Fr Healy. GREENHILLS PARISH (1971-2011)) Thanks to Sr Maureen, teachers and parents for guiding and helping the girls. Let us all LOOKING BACK OVER 40 YEARS remember them in our prayers that God will INVITATION TO YOU! help them keep their pledge as the years go As we are celebrating our Parish’s 40 by Years we invite you to join us on May WEDDING CONGRATULATIONS 14 at 7.15pm in Holy to Sandra Radburn & Spirit Church for a Malachy Magorrian also slideshow (approx 30 Catherine Healy & John minutes) celebrating Walsh who were married in lots of parish events our Church last week-end. . over 40 years. We wish you all every Followed by light blessing and happiness in the future. refreshments. DAY OF PRAYER -YOU CAN’T STOP THE BEAT- at Roundwood, Friday 13 May. For Variety Concert presented by An transport arrangements see noticeboard. Cor in aid of Cyctic Fibrosis Ireland and Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital, Crumlin. Venue: Our THE MARIAN CENACLE will take Lady’s Hall, Mourne Road, on Sat place on 2nd Thursday, 12 May. 21 & Sun 22 May 2011, at 8pm. Tickets €10 See noticeboard for details. each. Phone 086 1067731/087 6317702/087 VOCATIONS SUNDAY 9903927 Next Sunday 15 May 2011 is FLORAL DEMONSTRATION VOCATIONS SUNDAY. An opportunity Carmelite Sisters, Firhouse. A Floral for us all to reflect on our Baptismal Demonstration by Orla McGrane & calling to live a life of grace and holiness Madeline Dolan of Doddervale Flower and an opportunity to pray for and foster Club at College on Wednesday 11 vocations to the priesthood and religious May 2011 at 8pm. Adm.€10. life. DEEPEST SYMPATHY SHARE FUND – THANK YOU  to the families, Archbishop Diarmuid Martin wishes to relatives & friends of the late Patrick thank you for your continued generous Connaughton, St Patrick’s Rd and Bernie giving to the Diocesan Bannon, St Malachy’s Drive, who died development fund Share. Your generosity during the week. May they rest in peace. is all the more striking as it takes place at a EASTER BINGO - Peggy Waterhouse would time of very serious financial uncertainty, like to thank all who supported the Easter falling incomes and rising unemployment. Bingo in aid of “Blossom Ireland”. The Your contribution to the Share fund for the amount raised was €1,200. Thanks once year ended June 2010, amounted to again for your continued support. €8.008m which was a 6.2% decrease on ST JOSEPH’S YOUNG PRIESTS SOCIETY the previous year. Share also supports the A Mass in thanksgiving for the dignity and process of renewal to which Pope gift of priesthood will take place on Benedict has called us. Renewal requires Vocations Sunday 15 May @ 3pm in the conversion, a deeper communion in the Mary Immaculate Refuge of Sinners Church, mystery of Christ and the sharing across . We invite you to join us. All parish boundaries of personnel, facilities welcome. and resources to work more effectively for LIGHT OF HOPE mission and evangelisation. This process COMMEMORATION SERVICE of renewal, locally, calls for pastoral For all those who died through services and supports at diocesan level. Addiction & the Families left behind These are made possible by your Saint Bernadette’s Church contributions to Share, alongside its Clogher Road, Crumlin continuing support for parishes which are th not financially self supporting. Copies of Thursday 19 May 2011 7.00pm the Dublin Diocesan Parish Financial In Attendance Bishop Eamonn Walsh Statements for year ended 30 June 2010 Lord Mayor Representative are available on the tables at the back of Ruairi McGinley. the Church.. Please take a copy home with Light Refreshments will be Served In you. St Bernadette’s Parish Hall All Welcome