WELCOME TO THE CHURCH OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD, CHURCHTOWN Sunday 8th October, 2017. 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time Parish Office Opening Hours: Monday, Thursday, Friday 10.00am – 2 pm Address: Nutgrove Avenue, Churchtown, Dublin 14.. Tel. Numbers: Parish Office: 01 2984642 Sacristy: 2984642 & press 2 Fr. Brian Edwards 01 2984642 Website www.goodshepherdchurchtown.ie E-mail: [email protected] Mass Intentions for the Coming Week World Meeting of Families Celebrating Significant Anniversaries: Six Parishes will mark significant Wedding Saturday 7th October 2017 Anniversaries on Sunday 15th October as part of the preparation for the World Meeting of 10am Katherine & Martin Murphy Junior (A) Families in 2018. Those married in 1947,1957,1967,1977,1987 and 1992 are invited to attend 7.15pm Nora Maher (Months Mind) including those who have been widowed. The events are being organised locally. Tommy Donegan Senior (A) th Mass of Thanksgiving will take place on 15 in John McLoughlin (A) Saint Gabriel’s Church, Dollymount at 10.30 a.m

Sunday 8th October, 2017 Saint Brigid’s Church, Blanchardstown – 10.30 a.m. Holy Family Church, Aughrim Street – 11.30 a.m. 10am Seamus Boyne (A) Saint Jude’s Church, Willington – 11.30 a.m. Noel O'Malley (A) Holy Redeemer Church, Bray – 12.00p.m. Deirdre Durkin (Rec) Our Lady of Good Counsel Church, Mourne Road at 12 noon 12pm Andrew Godson (A) Refreshments afterwards - For further information contact relevant parish offices. Nora and Patrick Bracken (A) Official World Meeting of Families Prayer 2018 Sheila Marmion (A) Patrick Young (A) God, our Father, We are brothers and sisters in Jesus your Son, One family, in the Spirit of your Monday love. Bless us with the joy of love. Make us patient and kind, gentle and generous, welcoming 10am Pat Elliott (Rec) to those in need. Help us to live your forgiveness and peace. Protect all families with your Tuesday loving care, Especially those for whom we now pray: 10am [We pause and remember family members and others by name]. Wednesday 10am Bridget Malone (A) Increase our faith, Strengthen our hope, Keep us safe in your love, Make us always grateful for Thursday the gift of life that we share. This we ask, through Christ our Lord, Amen 10am Michael and Brigid Mooney (A) Mary, mother and guide, pray for us. Saint Joseph, father and protector, pray for us. Michael and John Mooney (A) Saints Joachim and Anne, pray for us. Saints Louis and Zélie Martin, pray for us. Saturday 14th October http://www.worldmeeting2018.ie 10am Molly Maher 50th Yrs RIP 7.15pm Pat and Jack Cosgrave (A) Marriage Notification Good Shepherd School News Carmel Ryan (Months Mind) Our Annual Sponsored Walk will take Donal Fingleton (A) place on Friday 13th October. Sunday 15th October This is a fun event which all our pupils 10am Gerard and Raymond Hallinan (A) enjoy. This year we are continuing to before and afterKevin all O'Neill (A) Congratulations fundraise towards the upgrade of our Carmel McNulty (A) schools IT infrastructure. 12pm Peter Martin (A) to The pink sponsorship cards have gone Sinead and Colm Paul Smith (A) home. If you are able to help please Deceased members of the Smith Family who were married here in the Good support. Holly Forbes (A) Shepherd on 7th October 2017. Open Morning 15th October 11.00-13.00.

New to the parish? Or is your child starting Times of Masses and Services Wishing Sinead and Colm every blessing as Mass Times: they start out on married life together. school Sept 2018? The Good Shepherd NS are holding an Monday to Friday 10am Saturday 10am & 7.15pm open morning on Parish Safeguarding Update th Sunday 10am &12noon Sunday 15 Oct 11-13.00.

Rosary & Morning Prayer We invite those who have not yet completed a Drop by, meet some of our staff, view our Havestwonderful Festival: facilities A Festival first of hand Flowers and andtake Art a Monday to Saturday 9.20am Garda Vetting invitaion Form to call to the will take place in the Church of the Guardian tour of your local school. Sacrament of Reconciliation: Parish Office or Sacristy to collect this Angels, Newtownpark Avenue, Blackrock Saturday after 10am Mass and 6.45pm-7pm documention as soon as possible. The forms from Friday 13th to Sunday 15th October. Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament should be returned to Fr. Brian Edwards in the Admission is €10.All are Open Welcome. 7.00pm – 9.00pm on Blessed Sacrament Chapel 'Private and Confidential' envelope that will be Friday, 11.00am on Saturday 14th and from th Monday to Friday 10.30am until 6.45pm attached to the Garda Vetting Invitation form. 1.00pm on Sunday 15 . All are welcome. Saturday 10.30 to 6.45pm We thank our two safeguarding representatives Baptisms will be celebrated on the 8.00pm -8.30pm Night Prayer. for their support and work ensuring that we have following dates Sunday 12.50pm to 4.55pm a safe and welcoming environment for all who participate in Parish activities. Saturday October 28th 12:15pm Mission Sunday 22th October Saturday November 11th at 12.15pm

Saturday December 30th at 12:15pm Pope Francis invites all Catholics to contribute to a special collection, the Mission Sunday

collection. The Jackpot is €4200 Financial Corner World Missions Ireland is the Holy Father’s Results of the draw held on official charity for overseas mission and is Monday 2nd October 2017 Collections last weekend responsible for coordinating Mission Sunday in 2  6  7  30 1st Collection (For the support of the Ireland. priests of the parish and diocese €1276 No Jackpot winner

Please note the Mass will be televised on Thank you for your continued support 2nd Collection for SHARE: €698

Sunday, 22nd October: Mission Sunday on RTÉ Thank you for your continued support and 1 on behalf of World Missions Ireland, 11.00am. generosity.