Village Parish Immaculate Conception & St. Killian Church

Clonburris ╬ Knockmitten

Parish Newsletter “La z aru s - co me o ut ” Masses Mary and Martha had definitely sent out the message on time to Jesus that Lazarus was Clondalkin Village Sundays: (Vigil) Sat 7.30pm, sick. The message had certainly reached Jesus. Sunday 9am (Gaeilge) But Jesus delayed. He stayed for another two 10.30am (Choral), days before leaving for Bethany to be with his 12 noon (Family) & sick friend. It seems that Jesus waited long 5.30pm enough for Lazarus to die. But why would he do that? Lazarus was his friend. Weekdays (Mon – Fri) 7.30am and

Lazarus’ sisters, Mary and Martha, were also 10am. Sat 10am his friends, they both cared for him. Mary had First Fridays 7.30am, 10am. (Vigil), anointed Jesus’ feet with oil and Martha had invited Jesus into their house Holy Days 7.30pm 7.30am, 10am and looked after him. Confessions Sat 10.30 - 11am & And still Jesus waited for two days before going to Bethany. What kind of 6.45 - 7.15pm friend would do that? Who would not run and be with her/his friend in need straight away? Clonburris Sundays (Vigil) Sat 6.30 pm, Jesus knew actually why he delayed his visit. He wanted everyone to Sunday 11am (Family); experience who he really was and how powerful the trust in him can be. Holy Days 11am J e s us – the Son of God, Confessions Before Masses J e s us - the Light of the World, J e s us - The Healer and Comforter Knockmitten J e s us – the Life and the Resurrection. Sundays (Vigil) Sat 6.30pm, Sunday 10am, 12noon (Family) Once he got to Bethany he reassured Mary and Martha to trust him. He Weekdays Mon to Fri 9.30am cried out loud and called “Lazarus, come out!” After Lazarus came out he Holy Days (Vigil) 6.30pm; ordered the spectators “to unbind him and let him go”. Holy Day 11am As we approach Holy Week I hope each one of us can spend some time in Confessions Sat 6pm & by request prayer and silence to ask ourselves: Where do we need a friend like Jesus that Parish Office Hours calls out our name? How can we learn to be Clondalkin: Mon-Fri 9:30 - 12:30 more like Martha and Mary and believe in Clonburris: Contact through Village the healing power of Jesus? Where do we Knockmitten: Mon-Fri Mass times need to be freed of our bonds? Bonds like addiction, anxieties and society? What Submissions for Newsletter: hinders us to let go and be free? [email protected], Office, Sacristy, by Tuesday Christina Malone, (PPW) not later than 4.30pm

Contacts Village Office/Sacristy 01 459 3520 [email protected], www.clondalkinparish.com Fr. Damian Farnon, Moderator 01 459 2665 Fr Padraig O’Sullivan, Co-P.P. 01 464 0441 Fr. Des Byrne CC 01 459 2323 Knockmitten @Clondalkinvillageparish Clonburris Fr. Shán O Cuív CC 01 459 3520 Parish Pastoral Workers Christina Malone 085 7162152 [email protected] Frank Brown 086 101 8173 [email protected] CHURCH DUTY The husband and family of the late Elsie Naughton Altar Linen: Mary Jenkins wish to thank all who sympathized with them on Church Cleaning: Rita Arnold their sad bereavement. Flowers: No flowers during Lent The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass will be offered for PS. Church Cleaning Teams– I have been out of action over the last few weeks and the teams seem to have got mixed up. Please the intentions of all the many friends who attended Elsie’s funeral, accept my apologies. I hope I’m now back on track. If not please sent Mass cards, letters and messages of sympathy. May she rest do let me know. in peace! Naughton Family We are now at the planning stage for the decoration of the Church for Holy Week and Easter. If you would like to be involved please The Holy Spirit teaches the children of God how to pray. leave name and contact details in the Sacristy. Teresa Prayer expresses the essence of the Church as a community and there is interdependence between common Monday Club 27 March 2017 public prayer and private prayer. Today we had a great crowd in the club and Prayer penetrates every moment of our lives and allows us surprise we had three men today. Welcome to to convert everything we do during the day into a prayer. Martin and Larry. Loyal Noel is our only man The tragedies that are brought to us instantly by the media should among all the women, so hopefully we get a cause us to pray to God that his kingdom of justice, love and peace few more interested. might prevail in our troubled world. Sean Browne gave me a box of DVDs to give Wednesday 5th April at 8pm out in the club some time ago. There were always more people than Presentation Convent (paragraphs 2650 -2662) Ronan DVDs so we had a raffle today so as is said in the ads for home & more “when they’re gone they’re gone”. That was the fairest way Entering the church today you may notice that the statues to distribute them. Thank you Sean. and crucifixes are covered in purple and wonder why! It was intended to have a few games of cards today, but as Today is the beginning of two weeks of ‘passiontide’ -The everything got off to a slow start, we did not have time, anyway it first week is known as the Passion Week and from next gave people time to have a chat. It was the quickest morning ever. Sunday we enter Holy Week. As we are fast approaching Easter, we will have a craft morning It has long been the tradition to cover crucifixes and next week when we will make an Easter Card and a little basket to statues. It recalls the Gospel story of “They picked up put some sweets or a little egg you might like to give to someone stones to throw at Him, but Jesus hid himself and went out of the or a gift to yourself. If anyone has some colouring markers and Temple”. The veiling of the crucifixes and statues symbolizes the serviettes please bring them along to colour in a little picture to put fact that Christ's Divinity was hidden at the time of His Passion and on your card. death, the very essence of Passiontide. Thanks to Alan, Martin, and everyone for their help this morning. Thanks to Phyllis for bringing a little lady to command attention. Little Victoria will save my vocal chords as she had a louder voice Just for us! than me. Until next week take care. Kathleen R I find it difficult to grasp that Lent is almost over. I hope you have CLONDALKIN ACTIVE RETIREMENT been better that I have been. I started off good but ’I m sorry to say We had a wonderful morning on Tuesday last. We had a sing-a-long with our very own I forgot all my good intentions. Fr. Tom called to my school and MC Maura Mannix and what a great job she said he sometimes forgot too and it is not too late to start again did, although a bit cheeky at times but the - that is why I’m giving us this WORD SEARCH to remind us it is banter was great. A sing song would not be the same if it didn't still Lent. Ciara start with "Fernando", thanks Maura. We have such wonderful talent in our club, well done to you all. Last week we had a great little outing to Village with a bit of retail therapy and of course a glass of bubbly thrown in. I know St Patricks Day has gone but just a little note to thank Fran Timmons and Darren Lamont for a wonderful day, although the weather was a bit disappointing but the atmosphere was fantastic. Thank you Damien and staff from The Laurels for the party after the parade. Clare Morgan

Next Sunday, Palm Sunday, palm will be blessed at all Masses. Please feel free to take some home and don’t forget neighbours who are sick and housebound who may welcome some as well.

Congratulations to the children of Bawnogue Parish who received the Sacrament of Confirmation in the Village Church on Thursday 23rd.March. Congratulations also to their families and teachers. The Village Church were honoured to host the occasion while the church in Bawnogue is undergoing renovations.

‘Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us.’ - Marianne Williamson Monday 3rd April- Village Church Miraculous Medal Novena after 10am Mass & Sunday 2nd April Rosary. Vigil 7.30pm Peter Fitzgerald (An) & deceased Tuesday 4th April- Lectio Divina under the guidance family members of Sr. Anne after 10am Mass in the Pastoral Centre. 10.30am Mary Minogue (An), Angela Annett (An) CCPC Intercessory Prayer for 9 Clondalkin Parishes - Group 12noon Christina Murray (2nd An), meeting in Deansrath Church this Tuesday to join in their Evelyn McGrillen (13th An), Adoration Group - 7.30 to 8.00pm. All welcome. Patrick Coby R.I.P., Mary McElroy, Wednesday 5th April-Charismatic Prayer Group Our Lady Queen Liam Callaghan (Birthday Rem) of Peace meeting in Parish Pastoral Centre. Prayer Meeting 8pm. 5.30pm Frank & Patricia Farrell (An), All welcome-please join us if you can after the evening Mass. Dalton McIlroy (An) Thursday 6th April - Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament. Mon 3rd April 10am Terry Farnon (An) Morning: In the Church 10.45 to 11.45am. Tues 4th April 10am Josephine McEntaggart (1st An) Evening: In the Church 8 to 9pm. All welcome. Fri 7th April Legion of Mary meets in the Convent at 12 noon - new members 7.30am and 10.00am November List of the Dead always welcome. Our Lenten Series of talks concludes - 7:30pm Neilstown Church Clonburris Friday 7th April- 1st Friday, all Masses are offered for all whose Sat 1st April 6.30pm Kathleen & Joe Fagan(An) names are on the Altar List of the Dead Benny Brown (An) Pioneer Total Abstinence Association meeting in the Pastoral Sun 2nd April 11am Dessie Lawlor (10th An) Centre at 10.45am. Paddy Lannigan (B’day Rem)

Michael Devoy, Cappaghmore The pupils from St. Joseph’s Boys’ School will be Brian Collins in attendance at 10.00am Mass on Fri 7th April.

Our sympathies and prayers are with their families at this time. Caring and Sharing Association thank most Our annual Parish Pilgrimage to Lourdes this year sincerely the parishioners of Clondalkin takes place from 12th to 17th May. Booking forms are Parish Church for their very generous now available in the Sacristy, Parish Office and Parish contributions to our Church gate collection held on 25th & 26th February. The collection amounted to Shop. Padraig Doyle, Group Organiser. €1033 which will greatly help in the funding of our Lourdes Pilgrimage for our members, adults and children with The Migraine Association of Ireland is Physical, Intellectual and Sensory disabilities, along with delighted to announce a Migraine Self Help Course many sick and terminally ill people. Thanks for your taking place in the Maldron Hotel, . This continued and valued support of CASA and please know that your efforts will make a difference to the lives of those that will consist of three sessions held over three weeks come into our care. on 5th, 12th and 19th April from 7.00 to 9.00pm. Places are restricted to 15 so registration is essential. For a An update from the recent CCPC FREE ticket, please go to our Eventbrite page or call meeting 21 March 2017 (01) 8941280 or email [email protected] A range of points were discussed at the last meeting of Deirdre Ni Mhordha, Regional Support Officer the CCPC held in Deansrath. Here’s few of the highlights From the Archdiocese of  Bawnogue’s Church Roof. There is projected overrun. The World Meeting of Families (WMOF) 2018 CCPC special solidarity collection planned for Easter Sunday. Other activities highlighted – Easter Egg raffles & a Collection will take place on 1st & 2nd April 2017. ‘Just Giving Page’ This collection will replace the Share Collection.  Film Show for Confirmation Candidates was well attended – approx. 70 turned up. Viewing had to be moved Anam Cara, the organisation that supports to Church. The pizzas afterwards went down well. People bereaved parents, is holding its next Parents Evening on Monday 10th April from felt that the invitation was well received which would 7.30 to 9.00pm in the Maldron Hotel, Tallaght (please note ven- suggest that this or similar event could be tried again. ue). This event is open to all bereaved parents regardless of the  Lamentations, led by Paul, going well in the Village age your child died, the circumstances of their death or whether church after 5.30pm mass on Sundays. the death was recent or not. Clodagh Dingle

 Lenten Series of talks going well. Tel: (01) 4045378 Email: [email protected]  Youth Mass in Sruleen on 8 April. Parishes are being asked for volunteers for various ministries & choirs. May be of interest to some of our choristers. A good opportunity to reach out to young people in ministry.  Taize service in the Village Church on Good Friday 7.30pm  Ecumenical Bible Study in Sruleen involving people from Sruleen, Village and St Johns.  Local Pilgrimage Walk possible for Trinity Sunday June.  Dawn Mass on Easter Sunday – approx. 6am.  Small adoration group meeting from across CCPC. Sun 23 June proposed Next Meeting 25 April at 7.30pm. SPREAD THE WORD: A Thriving, Vibrant Community Matters – Support Our Advertisers!

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