Newsletter Sunday 30Th June 2019

Collection: MOUNT ARGUS PARISH MISSION Kindly remember the 22-23 June 2019 STATEMENT recently deceased: €1,830 Our mission is to be a living parish where  All will feel welcome

Parish Envs: €781 (3 weeks)  Everyone will be appreciated and Thomas Devoy encouraged to use their gifts  People and priests work together to Standing Orders etc: develop a community of faith and €250 (Approx) compassion. May he rest in peace Peter’s Pence Collection Parish Newsletter Summer Break The Mary Aikenhead The annual Peter’s Pence The Parish Newsletter begins its summer break Heritage Centre Collection will be taken up after this weekend and will reappear in September. Are you a past pupil of after Mass next weekend. Father Ignatius has decided to put down his pen Marymount School in Summer Project after about ten years of wrting the weekly Harold’s Cross? Are you There will be a collection reflection on the front page of the newsletter. This home on holidays in the area? after Mass next weekend for newsletter will be the last for which he writes a Are you a local person who the Mount Argus Summer wekly reflection. Our deepest gratitude goes to would like to visit the Mary Project. him for all that he has given to us with his words Aikenhead Heritage Centre in Roster for Ministers of which have always been encouraging and also the grounds of Our Lady’s Holy Communion challenging. Hospice? Why not pay a visit The new roster for Ministers Summer Party and hear the story of a of Holy Communion is The Mount Argus Family Groups will be hosting remarkable Irish woman who available for collection at the parish Summer Party/BBQ today (Sunday) founded a hospital for the the reception desk in the after the 11.00 Mass. It will be held in the poor in Dublin, who visited monastery. monastery garden, with BBQ sausages, ice-cream women prisoners in Rally for Life and much more. Come along and enjoy the party. Kilmainham Jail and who sent This year’s All-Ireland Rally Everyone is welcome. This annual event is Sisters to Australia to minister for Life takes place on organized by the Passionist Family Groups. If you to Irish women prisoners. Saturday, 6 July, beginning would like to join one of the Family Groups which Mary Aikenhead lived the last at 2.00 pm at Parnell Square. meet every month in the parish, or if you want to fifteen years of her life in This is the 13th Rally for know more about what they do, you can speak to Harold’s Cross. Admission to Life in Ireland. The Rally is one of the members at the barbecue. the Mary Aikenhead Heritage Centre is free, and a cuppa is a chance for pro-lifers in Retirement of Bishop Raymond Field served. To visit, ring 086 Ireland to make their voices The following message has been issued by 7247660. heard. It is vital that Ireland ArchbishopDiarmuid Martin: unites around the common On reaching his 75th birthday on 24th May last, Faith for Life understanding that human Bishop Raymond Field offered his resignation is an adult faith course life is valuable at every from the office of Auxiliary Bishop of Dublin in designed to help you to stage. This year it is accordance with Canon Law. I write to inform you discover new ways to live out especially important that we that Pope Francis has accepted that resignation. your faith in the reality of make a big, positive, life- Bishop Field has been Auxiliary Bishop for the today’s world. The course is affirming statement at the Archdiocese of Dublin since 1997 and has experienced as a journey of Rally in Dublin. Though we tirelessly guided the Pastoral Area assigned to him, four ‘Movements’ inviting are saddened by the result of as well as working in the area of health care. He you to explore the call you the referendum last year, no has led the Diocesan celebrations of the World received in Baptism. The vote can change the fact that Day of the Sick for numerous years. process includes teaching, the unborn child is still At Episcopal Conference level, Bishop Field has personal and group reflection, alive, still human and still undertaken many roles particularly in the areas of prayer and liturgy over four deserving of our protection. Justice and Peace, Health Care and Migration. weekends, starting in October. Eucharistic Adoration I am sure that you will join me in expressing If you would like more takes place at the Sacred gratitude to Bishop Field and in wishing him every information please email: Heart Altar on Wednesday blessing in the years to come. [email protected] or and Friday from after the +Diarmuid Martin evangelisation@dublindiocese 10.00 Mass until 6.00 pm. Archbishop of Dublin .ie

Child Safeguarding: Mount Argus Parish is committed to ensuring the highest level of protection for all children who engage with our parish in any way. For information about the work of our Child Safeguarding Team or to learn more about the Dublin Diocese Statement, Procedures and Guidelines, see the posters on our Church notice boards or go to www.mountargusparish.ie/child-protection