Mount Merrion
PChurAch of SRt. ThIérSèse, HMoun t MNerrioEn WS
Summer 2017
PARISH CONTACTS THE VARIED NATURE Fr. Tony Coote, Adm. Kilmacud and Mount Merrion 79 The Rise. Tel: 288 9879 Email: [email protected] OF FAMILY LIFE
Fr. Brian O’Reilly, A.P. Mount Merrion ext year it is hoped that Pope Francis will travel to 83 The Rise. Tel: 210 9563 Ireland to join in the World Meeting of Families due Nto take place in Dublin. We know that family life Fr. Paddy O’Byrne, C.C. Kilmacud. Tel: 288 2257 can be wonderful and supportive but it is also complex. No family is the same. It is true that it can be the first place Fr. Clement Olaniyan, P.C. Kilmacud. Tel: 288 4009 that we learn to coexist with others and learn how to compromise. Fr. Jerry Maher, P.C. Clonskeagh. Tel: 283 7948 Respect is how we should look at other families despite their composition or origin. When we point fingers at others it implies that we are Fr. Edmond Grace, S.J. perfect, that our family is perfect. Really?!!!! helps out with weekend Masses Speaking last year about families Pope Francis said: Jesus never stops accepting Caroline Kehoe Parish Catechist and speaking to everyone, even those who no longer expect to encounter God in Tel: 288 1271 this life. That is an important lesson for the Church. Email: [email protected] As the eldest of four boys, I remember our father leaving us when I was thirteen. Kealan O’Reilly I remember the sadness of that time, but also the courage of my mother. I Chairperson, Parish Pastoral Council Tel: 288 1271 remember how my mother was socially isolated, not invited to dances, or dinners, as she had been when she was part of a couple. I also recall a priest in our Parish PARISH OFFICE at that time, who was an alcoholic, who helped us with hampers and other help Open Mon. to Fri. – 9am-11.30am until my mother could get a job. We survived it all, and became stronger, and Rosemary Dempsey thankfully, were reconciled with our father before he died four years ago. That’s Parish Secretary the story of our family, like and unlike many in our Parish today. Tel: 288 1271 Parish Email: The Parish can be a safe place of support and nourishment for families but will parishoffice@ mountmerrionparish.ie be poorer if it is for only some families. I hope everyone who considers how they live a family life will understand that I see it like that too. PARISH WEBSITE www.mountmerrionparish.ie I ask that the family of Joseph, Mary and Jesus will bless what each of us call our family . Find us on Facebook Fr. Tony Church of St. Thérèse, Mount Merrion
PARISH PASTORAL COUNCIL: Hello! elcome to the Summer Issue New Council in September Wof our Parish News! discusses policy issues within the The Parish has been buzzing since What is the Parish Pastoral Parish, Parish strategy, local the beginning of 2017 with so much Council? activities and initiatives and guides happening to lift the spirits of our The Parish Pastoral Council (PPC) l PGCT programmes and activities. growing faith community. Our is an important part of our Parish Christmas and Easter Services governance structure . The two primary considerations for continue to attract huge The PPC is a consultative leadership l the PPC in 2017 have been: attendances. group through which priests and 1. The discernment process and parishioners work together as Our annual Sunday Mass in January timings for the election of the new partners in furthering the mission for those baptised last year was a PPC 2017-2020. happy, noisy occasion as usual! We of Christ in the Parish. 2. Establishing co-ordinated had First Holy Communions in May The primary ministry of the PPC is l structures, resources, training and with the preparatory monthly to collaborate in planning the way schedules for laity led services Sunday Mass ‘Do this In Memory’ forward for the parish (the Parish within Kilmacud, Mount Merrion well attended through the year. We Development Strategy). and Clonskeagh Parishes. also had active, participative It does this in the context of the preparations for Confirmation in l circumstances of the Parish, in the May, with 180 young people How do I get involved? light of the gospels, the teachings confirmed. Our Lenten Series of l If you’d like to be considered for the of the Church, the signs of the next PPC council 2017-2020, the Talks – Unfolding Mystery – was times and the reflections of the stimulating, giving different process of discernment will start members of the Parish Community with a series of public meetings in perspectives on our faith and (listening to our community). evoking personal hope and, indeed September. joy, for those attending. Through evolution of the PPC l l Details of same will be announced in Strategy for the Parish the PPC has the weekend Newsletter, Website, Fr. Tony led 55 parishioners from overseen the establishment of the Kilmacud and Mount Merrion Church Notice Boards and at Masses Parish Group Co-ordination Team throughout the summer months. Parishes to the Holy Land in April – (PGCT) and the five umbrella a spiritually fulfilling, once in a groups that co-ordinate over 300 l The process is also very well lifetime experience for many. As well volunteers across 30 groups in the documented within our as plenty of fun by the happy sounds Parish. discernment booklet which will be of it! available shortly to all. u The PGCT meets regularly with Our own four Parish Choirs have the Parish priest(s) and catechist l The process concludes with an been very active, especially ‘on the and serves with the guidance of election by parishioners within the road’, while some of our young the Parish Pastoral Council. Parish AGM in late September and Parish volunteers are in Haiti this will be facilitated by an external summer working with local people u The strategy, establishment and guest. operational management of on various development projects. these five groups l The outgoing council will formally Our new-look Parish Website (Communications; Faith hand over to the new council during www.mountmerrionparish.ie, Development; Family; Liturgy; a PPC meeting in October and two launched in early January, is proving Social Justice) has transformed members of the existing council will very popular with many ‘hits’. Try it our parish and delivered on our continue to serve in the new council for yourself! goal to enhance, grow and evolve for the first year to facilitate our Parish reputation as (1) a learning. All comments more than welcome welcoming parish and (2) a [email protected]!! l The work of the PPC is very parish that listens to our rewarding and critical to the further We invite you to read the pages… community . development of the parish and I and look at the photos bringing our would encourage you to consider l The PPC meets monthly and a Parish alive. standing order of business each serving what is, after all, our Enjoy your summer! month is the very important issue wonderful community. of child safeguarding within our Kealan O’Reilly, Chairperson The Editorial Team Parish and our Community. Mount Merrion l At the monthly meeting the PPC Parish Pastoral Council 2
MASS FOR THOSE BAPTISED DURING 2016 LOOK HOW MUCH WE HAVE GROWN!
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FIRST HOLY COMMUNION PREPARATION PROGRAMME ‘DO THIS IN MEMORY’
ENTRANCE PROCESSION PALM SUNDAY The “Do this in Memory CHOIR NEWS Programme” involving a monthly Mass prepared by the parents of TH the communicants ran from YOUTH CHOIRSeptember t oHOST May an dTHE will PETITS CHANTEURS DE STRASBOURG ON WEDNESDAY APRIL 12 [Photo below]conclude on Sunday June 18th, Feast of Corpus Christi. The programme helps the children and their families mark the key CIRCLE OF FRIENDS MOUNT mMERRIONilestones of the Chu rSENIORch Year and CHOIR AT ? LIMERICKprepare them [PHOTOfor their Firs t BELOW] Confession and First Communion. We would like to thank all the MOUNT pMERRIONarents and the c hFAMILYildren who MASS CHOIR helped make the programme a CORK CHORALsuccess again t hFESTIVALis year. WINNERS CHOIR NEWS JOINT THIRDClíona an PLACE!d Maire TH [PHOTOS YOUTHBELOW CHOIR ] HOST THE PETITS CHANTEURS DE STRASBOURG ON WEDNESDAY APRIL 12 [Photo below]
MOUNT MERRION SENIOR CHOIRC HOIR NEWS AT ? LIMERICK [PHOTO BELOW]
MOUNT MERRION FAMILY MASS CHOIR CORK CHORAL FESTIVAL WINNERS JOINT THIRD PLACE! [PHOTOS BELOW ]
Senior Choir relaxing at the Limerick Youth Choir host the Petit Chanteurs Choral Festival… then winning third prize! de Strasbourg, 12 April
Jenni Lynch and Fiona Hegarty, members of Senior Children’s Choir the Children’s Choir, on TG4 News Cork Choral Festival Winners – Joint third place!
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‘DO THIS IN MEMORY’ FIRST HOLY COMMUNION PREPARATION PROGRAMME
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This milestone in our ParisŶhŐ’sŝ ŶhiŐst͘or^y ŝwŶas marked ĂŶĚ^ŚĞůĂŐŚĂŶĚĂƌďĂƌĂŽŶĚĞƐŝŐŶŚĂǀĞĐƌĞĂƚĞĚĂďĞĂƵƚŝĨƵůƚĞdžƚŝůĞƚŚĂƚǁŝůůďĞĂƉĂƌŝƐŚŚĞŝƌůŽŽŵ͘/ŶϮϬϭϲǁ JUBILE ŚŝƐƚŽƌLJǁĂƐ ŝůĞĞ tĂůů,Ă Ĩ dŚĂŶŬLJŽƵƚŽĂůůŝŶǀŽůǀĞĚ͊ƉƌŝĞƐƚŚŽŽĚ͕ǁŚŝĐŚĐŽŝŶĐŝĚĞŶƚĂůůLJƚŽŽŬƉůĂĐĞĚƵƌŝŶŐϮϬϭϲĂůƐŽ͘ƐLJŵďŽůƐŽĨŵĂŶLJWĂƌŝƐŚŽƌŐĂŶŝƐĂƚŝŽŶƐ͘ƉĂƚĐŚǁŽƌŬ͕ďĞĂĚŝŶŐ͕ĞŵďƌŽŝĚĞƌLJ͕ƋƵŝůƚŝŶŐ͕ĂƉƉůŝƋƵĠ͕ŬŶŝƚƚŝŶŐĂŶĚĐƌŽĐŚĞƚ͘dŚĞŝƌƐŬŝůůƐ͕ŐƵŝĚĞĚďLJZŝƚĂby a number of events and onƵeƌ oWf tĂhƌeŝ mƐŚo͛sƐt enduring is likely to be theŽ mĨakƚiŚngĞ of: tƵhďe Jubilee Wall Hanging. Ă ŐƌŽƵƉ Ž I ŝůĞƐƚŽŶĞŝŶŽ ƚŚĞŵĂŬŝŶŐ ĐĂů ƐŚŽƉƐ͕ ŵ ŝŬĞůLJƚŽ ďĞ ƚƚĞƌ ĂŶĚ ůŽ ͕ ŶĚƵƌŝŶŐŝƐ ů ƚŚĞ EĞǁƐůĞ ŽƌŬŽŶŝƚ͘ ĂŶĚ^ŚĞůĂŐŚĂŶĚĂƌďĂƌĂŽŶĚĞƐŝŐŶŚĂǀĞĐƌĞĂƚĞĚĂďĞĂƵƚŝĨƵůƚĞdžƚŝůĞƚŚĂƚǁŝůůďĞĂƉĂƌŝƐŚŚĞŝƌůŽŽŵ͘Since last SeŵptŽemƐbƚerĞ, following notices in the ŶwŽeeƚkŝeĐnĞdƐ N eŝŶwsletter and local shops, a gĂroĐuƌpŝƐ oƚfLJ deƚdŽicǁated needle workers met on ĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐ ĂLJƐŝŶƚŚĞ^ dŚĞƌĞƋƵĞƐƚĨŽƌƉĂƌŝƐŚŝŽŶĞƌƐƚŽĚŽŶĂƚĞĂƐŝŐŶŝĨŝĐĂŶƚĨĂŵŝůLJďƵƚƚŽŶƌĞĐĞŝǀĞĚĂŐƌĞĂƚSaturdays in ^thĞeƉ SƚaĞcrŵistďy tĞoƌ w͕ork on it. ĞƚŽŶ^ĂƚƵƌĚ ůĞǁŽƌŬĞƌƐŵ ŽƵŶĚĞĚďLJ The basic design cŝoĐnĂceƚpĞtĚ coŶnsĞisĞtsĚ of three panels each of which is surrounded by symbols of many PŚarŝiĐsŚh oŝrƐgaƐnƵisƌaƌtions. ĚĞĚ ůƐĞĂĐŚŽĨǁ ƌĞƐƉŽŶƐĞ͕ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞƐĞ ŚĂǀĞ ďĞĞŶ ŝŶĐŽƌƉŽƌĂƚĞĚx ŝŶ dŚĞ ƚŚĞƚŚƌĞ ĚĞƐŝŐŶ͘Ğ ĐĞŶƚƌĞƉĂŶĞ ^Ž ŽŶĞ ĞǀĞƌLJŽŶĞ ĂďŽǀĞ ǁŚŽ ůĞĨƚ ĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ŽŶĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŚƵƌĐŚ͛Ɛ dŚĞƐĞ ŚĂǀĞ Ăůů ďĞĞŶ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ŐƌĞĂƚ ĂƌƚŝƐƚƌLJ ĂŶĚ ŝŵĂŐŝŶĂƚŝŽŶƚĐŽŶƐŝƐƚƐŽĨ ďLJ ƚŚĞ ŶĞĞĚůĞǁŽƌŬĞƌƐ ƵƐŝŶŐ ƐŝŐŶĐŽdŚĞƌĞƋƵĞƐƚĨŽƌƉĂƌŝƐŚŝŽŶĞƌƐƚŽĚŽŶĂƚĞĂƐŝŐŶŝĨŝĐĂŶƚĨĂŵŝůLJďƵƚƚŽŶƌĞĐĞŝǀĞĚĂŐƌĞĂƚŶĐĞƉ dŚĞďĂƐŝĐĚĞ ƉĂƚĐŚǁŽƌŬ͕ďĞĂĚŝŶŐ͕ĞŵďƌŽŝĚĞƌLJ͕ƋƵŝůƚŝŶŐ͕ĂƉƉůŝƋƵĠ͕ŬŶŝƚƚŝŶŐĂŶĚĐƌŽĐŚĞƚ͘dŚĞŝƌƐŬŝůůƐ͕ŐƵŝĚĞĚďLJZŝƚĂǁĂŶƚĞĚ ƚŽďĞƉĂƌƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽũĞĐƚŽŶ ŝƐƐ͘ ŚŽƌŐĂŶŝƐĂƚŝ Ś͛Ɛ ŵĂŶLJWĂƌŝƐ ƌĞƐƉŽŶƐĞ͕͞ZŽƐĞ͟tŝŶĚŽǁƐ͕ƚŚĞĂŵƉĂŶŝůĞ͕ĂŶĚƚŚĞĞŶƚƌĂŶĐĞƉŽƌĐŚ͘ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞƐĞĨ ƚŚ ŚĂǀĞĞ ŚƵƌĐ ďĞĞŶ ŝŶĐŽƌƉŽƌĂƚĞĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĚĞƐŝŐŶ͘ ^Ž ĞǀĞƌLJŽŶĞ ǁŚŽ ƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĞĚ͊ ƐLJŵďŽůƐŽĨ ƵƌĞƐ ŽŶĞ Ž ĂŶĚ^ŚĞůĂŐŚĂŶĚĂƌďĂƌĂŽŶĚĞƐŝŐŶŚĂǀĞĐƌĞĂƚĞĚĂďĞĂƵƚŝĨƵůƚĞdžƚŝůĞƚŚĂƚǁŝůůďĞĂƉĂƌŝƐŚŚĞŝƌůŽŽŵ͘ Ğ ůĞĨƚ ĨĞĂƚ ŽƌĐŚ͘ ŽŶĞ ĂďŽǀ ĞŶƚƌĂŶĐĞƉ dŚĞ ĐĞŶƚƌĞǁĂŶƚĞĚx ƚŽďĞƉŶŝůĞ͕ĂŶĚƚŚĞ Ăƌƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽũĞĐƚ ŝƐ x ĞĂdŚĞůĞĨƚƉĂŶĞůĚĞƐŝŐŶŝƐďĂƐĞĚŽŶƚŚĞƉĂƌŝƐŚ͛ƐzĞĂƌŽĨDĞƌĐLJŵƉĂ ŽĨDĞƌĐLJ ŝŶĚŽǁƐ͕ƚŚ ĂƌŝƐŚ͛ƐzĞĂƌ ͞ZŽƐĞ͟t ĞĚŽŶƚŚĞƉ ƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĞĚ͊ĞƐŝŐŶŝƐďĂƐ tĞŐŽƚĂƐŶĞĂŬƉƌĞǀŝĞǁŽŶƚŚĞǁĞĞŬĞŶĚŽĨdŚĞƌĞƋƵĞƐƚĨŽƌƉĂƌŝƐŚŝŽŶĞƌƐƚŽĚŽŶĂƚĞĂƐŝŐŶŝĨŝĐĂŶƚĨĂŵŝůLJďƵƚƚŽŶƌĞĐĞŝǀĞĚĂŐƌĞĂƚůĞĨƚƉĂŶĞůĚ x dŚĞ ďĂŶŶĞƌůŽŐŽ͘ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƚŚ Ž͘ ĂŝƚŚ͟ ƵƐĞĚ ƌĞƐƉŽŶƐĞ͕ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞƐĞ ŚĂǀĞ ďĞĞŶ ďĂ ŝŶĐŽƌƉŽƌĂƚĞĚŶŶĞƌůŽŐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ͞ ĚĞƐŝŐŶ͘^ŚŝƉ ŽĨ & ^Ž ĞǀĞƌLJŽŶĞ ǁŚŽ &ĞďƌƵĂƌLJ Ϯϴ ůĂƐƚĂŶĚďƌĂĐŬĞƚƐĂƌĞĐƵƌƌĞŶƚůLJďĞŝŶŐŵĂĚĞ ŽŶƚĂŝŶƐ ƚŚĞ ƚŝŽŶƚŽƚŚĞ ŐŚƚ ƉĂŶĞů Đ ŶLJ͛ƐKƌĚŝŶĂ x dŚĞ ƌŝ x ĞŽĨ&ƌ͘dŽ ͘ ǁŚŝĐŚǁŝůůĞŶĂďůĞƵƐƚŽƉƵƚŝƚŝŶŝƚƐƉĞƌŵĂŶĞŶƚƉŽƐŝƚŝŽŶŽŶǁĂŶƚĞĚ ƚŽďĞƉĂƌƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽũĞĐƚ ŝƐ ^ŝůǀĞƌ:ƵdŚĞďŝůĞ ƌŝŐŚƚ ƉĂŶĞůŶŐϮϬϭϲĂůƐ ĐŽŶƚĂŝŶƐŽ ƚŚĞ ͞^ŚŝƉ ŽĨ &ĂŝƚŚ͟ ƵƐĞĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŽƌŬĨŽtĞŐŽƚĂƐŶĞĂŬƉƌĞǀŝĞǁŽŶƚŚĞǁĞĞŬĞŶĚŽĨƌƚŚĞ ŬƉůĂĐĞĚƵƌŝ Ăƌƚǁ ŝĚĞŶƚĂůůLJƚŽŽ ƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĞĚ͊ ƚŚ ǁŚŝĐŚĐŽŝŶĐ ƚŚĞǁĂůůƚŽƚŚĞůĞĨƚŽĨ^ƚ͘dŚĠƌğƐĞ͛ƐKƌĂƚŽƌLJ͘&ĞďƌƵĂƌLJ ϮϴƉƌŝĞƐůĂƐƚĂŶĚďƌĂĐŬĞƚƐĂƌĞĐƵƌƌĞŶƚůLJďĞŝŶŐŵĂĚĞƚŚŽŽĚ͕ ĂƌƚǁŽƌŬĨŽƌƚŚĞ^ŝůǀĞƌ:ƵďŝůĞĞŽĨ&ƌ͘dŽŶLJ͛ƐKƌĚŝŶĂƚŝŽŶƚŽƚŚĞ ƐŝŶŐ ͕ ůĞǁŽƌŬĞƌƐ Ƶ LJ ƚŚĞ ŶĞĞĚ ǁŚŝĐŚǁŝůůĞŶĂďůĞƵƐƚŽƉƵƚŝƚŝŶŝƚƐƉĞƌŵĂŶĞŶƚƉŽƐŝƚŝŽŶŽŶĂŐŝŶĂƚŝŽŶ ď ŝĚĞĚďLJZŝƚĂ tĞŐŽƚĂƐŶĞĂŬƉƌĞǀŝĞǁŽŶƚŚĞǁĞĞŬĞŶĚŽĨThe left panel design is based The centre one ŝfeƐaƚtƌuLJresĂ oŶnĚe ofŝ ŵthe The right paĞnŝeƌl cƐoŬnŝtůaůƐin͕s ŐthƵe “Ship of on the Parish’s Year of Mercy CŐhƌuĞrcĂhƚ’s “ĂRƌoƉƌŝĞƐƚŚŽŽĚ͕ǁŚŝĐŚĐŽŝŶĐŝĚĞŶƚĂůůLJƚŽŽŬƉůĂĐĞĚƵƌŝŶŐϮϬϭϲĂůƐŽ͘ƚse” Windows, the ŽFĐaiŚthĞ” ƚu͘sdedŚ in the artwork for the Silver Žŵ͘ dŚĂŶŬLJŽƵƚŽĂůůŝŶǀŽůǀĞĚ͊ƚŚ ůŽƉĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ŝƚƚŝŶŐĂŶĚĐƌ ĂƌŝƐŚŚĞŝƌůŽ ƚŚĞǁĂůůƚŽƚŚĞůĞĨƚŽĨ^ƚ͘dŚĠƌğƐĞ͛ƐKƌĂƚŽƌLJ͘banďnĞerĞ loŶgoĚ. ĞǀĞ CampanileƉ, aƉnůdŝ ƋthƵeĠ e͕ntŬraŶnce porch. JubilĂeeƚ oǁf Fŝrů.ů TďonĞy’Ăs OƉrdination to the &ĞďƌƵĂƌLJ Ϯϴ ůĂƐƚĂŶĚďƌĂĐŬĞƚƐĂƌĞĐƵƌƌĞŶƚůLJďĞŝŶŐŵĂĚĞƐĞ ŚĂǀĞ Ăůů LJ͕ƋƵŝůƚŝŶŐ͕Ă ͕ ƵůƚĞdžƚŝůĞƚŚ dŚĞ ͕ĞŵďƌŽŝĚĞƌ ĞĚĂďĞĂƵƚŝĨ priesthood, which coincidentally took ďĞĂĚŝŶŐ ǀĞĐƌĞĂƚ place during 2016 also. ƌĞĂƚ ǁŚŝĐŚǁŝůůĞŶĂďůĞƵƐƚŽƉƵƚŝƚŝŶŝƚƐƉĞƌŵĂŶĞŶƚƉŽƐŝƚŝŽŶŽŶƉĂƚĐŚǁŽƌŬ͕ ĚĞƐŝŐŶŚĂ ƌĞĐĞŝǀĞĚĂŐ These have all been ĂdeƌvďeĂloƌpĂed ŽwŶith great artistry and imagination by the ŝůLJďƵƚƚŽŶ needĞleůwĂoŐrkŚerĂs ŶuĚsing patchwork, beading, embroidery, quilting, appliqué, ŝĨŝĐĂŶƚĨĂŵ ŽŶĞ ǁŚŽ ĂŶĚ^Ś ŶĂƚĞĂƐŝŐŶ Ŷ͘ ^Ž ĞǀĞƌLJ ƚŚĞǁĂůůƚŽƚŚĞůĞĨƚŽĨ^ƚ͘dŚĠƌğƐĞ͛ƐKƌĂƚŽƌLJ͘ knittin g and crochet. Their skills, guidŽedŶ bĞyƌ RƐitaƚ ŽanĚd ŽShelagh ƚŚĞ ĚĞƐŝŐ dŚĂŶŬLJŽƵƚŽĂůůŝŶǀŽůǀĞĚ͊ƚĨŽƌƉĂƌŝƐŚŝ ƌƉŽƌĂƚĞĚ ŝŶ and ŚBaĞrbƌaĞraƋ (oƵnĞ dƐesign) have created a beauďtiĞfuĞl ŶtextileŝŶ thĐaŽt will be a Parish heirloom. ĞƐĞ ŚĂǀĞ ŶƐĞ͕ ĂŶĚ ƚŚ ƉƌŽũĞĐƚŝƐ ƌĞƐƉŽ ƚ ŽĨƚŚĞ dŚĞƐĞ ŚĂǀĞThe reques Ăůůt for paris ďĞĞŶďhĞionerƉs Ătoƌ donate ĚĞǀĞůŽƉĞĚ a significant family ǁŝƚŚ ŐƌĞĂƚ ĂƌƚŝƐƚƌLJ ĂŶĚ ŝŵĂŐŝŶĂƚŝŽŶ ďLJ ƚŚĞ ŶĞĞĚůĞǁŽƌŬĞƌƐ ƵƐŝŶŐ dŚĂŶŬLJŽƵƚŽĂůůŝŶǀŽůǀĞĚ͊ ǁĂŶƚĞĚƚŽ button received Ěa ͊great response, and these have been iƌnĞcoƉrƌpĞorƐaĞteŶd ƚinĞ the design. So everyone who wanted to ƉĂƚĐŚǁŽƌŬ͕ďĞĂĚŝŶŐ͕ĞŵďƌŽŝĚĞƌLJ͕ƋƵŝůƚŝŶŐ͕ĂƉƉůŝƋƵĠ͕ŬŶŝƚƚŝŶŐĂŶĚĐƌŽĐŚĞƚ͘dŚĞŝƌƐŬŝůůƐ͕ŐƵŝĚĞĚďLJZŝƚĂĨ be part of the project is represented! ǁĞĞŬĞŶĚŽ ǀŝĞǁŽŶƚŚĞ ĂƐŶĞĂŬƉƌĞ Ő ŵĂĚĞ tĞŐŽƚ ƌƌĞŶƚůLJ ďĞŝŶ ĂŶĚ^ŚĞůĂŐŚĂŶĚĂƌďĂƌĂŽŶĚĞƐŝŐŶŚĂǀĞĐƌĞĂƚĞĚĂďĞĂƵƚŝĨƵůƚĞdžƚŝůĞƚŚĂƚǁŝůůďĞĂƉĂƌŝƐŚŚĞŝƌůŽŽŵ͘ŬĞƚƐ ĂƌĞ ĐƵ ŽŶ ƚŚ ĂŶĚ ďƌĂĐ ƉŽƐŝƚŝŽŶ Ϯϴ ůĂƐƚ ƉĞƌŵĂŶĞŶƚ &ĞďƌƵĂƌLJ ƉƵƚŝƚŝŶŝƚƐ ůĞƵƐƚŽ We got a sneak preview on the weekend of February ŚǁŝůůĞŶĂď ͛ƐKƌĂƚŽƌLJ͘ ǁŚŝĐ ͘dŚĠƌğƐĞ 28th last and a wall hanging system is being made ŚĞůĞĨƚŽĨ^ƚ ƚŚĞǁĂůůƚŽƚ which will enable us to put it in its permanent dŚĞƌĞƋƵĞƐƚĨŽƌƉĂƌŝƐŚŝŽŶĞƌƐƚŽĚŽŶĂƚĞĂƐŝŐŶŝĨŝĐĂŶƚĨĂŵŝůLJďƵƚƚŽŶƌĞĐĞŝǀĞĚĂŐƌĞĂƚposition on the wall to the left of St. Thérèse’s Ě͊ Oratory. ŽĂůůŝŶǀŽůǀĞ dŚĂŶŬLJŽƵƚ ƌĞƐƉŽŶƐĞ͕ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞƐĞThank you to ŚĂǀĞ all involved! ďĞĞŶ ŝŶĐŽƌƉŽƌĂƚĞĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĚĞƐŝŐŶ͘ ^Ž ĞǀĞƌLJŽŶĞ ǁŚŽ ǁĂŶƚĞĚ ƚŽďĞƉĂƌƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽũĞĐƚ ŝƐ 6 ƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĞĚ͊ tĞŐŽƚĂƐŶĞĂŬƉƌĞǀŝĞǁŽŶƚŚĞǁĞĞŬĞŶĚŽĨ ƚŚ &ĞďƌƵĂƌLJ Ϯϴ ůĂƐƚĂŶĚďƌĂĐŬĞƚƐĂƌĞĐƵƌƌĞŶƚůLJďĞŝŶŐŵĂĚĞ
ǁŚŝĐŚǁŝůůĞŶĂďůĞƵƐƚŽƉƵƚŝƚŝŶŝƚƐƉĞƌŵĂŶĞŶƚƉŽƐŝƚŝŽŶŽŶ ƚŚĞǁĂůůƚŽƚŚĞůĞĨƚŽĨ^ƚ͘dŚĠƌğƐĞ͛ƐKƌĂƚŽƌLJ͘ dŚĂŶŬLJŽƵƚŽĂůůŝŶǀŽůǀĞĚ͊
/ŶϮϬϭϲǁĞĐĞůĞďƌĂƚĞĚƚŚĞ d, dŚŝƐ JUBILEE WALLϲϬ :h/> K&d, KW E/E'K&d, ,hZ,͘ HANGING ŵŝůĞƐƚŽŶĞŝŶŽƵƌWĂƌŝƐŚ͛ƐŚŝƐƚŽƌLJǁĂƐŵĂƌŬĞĚŝŶĂŶƵŵďĞƌŽĨĞǀĞŶƚƐĂŶĚŽŶĞŽĨƚŚĞ ŵŽƐƚĞŶĚƵƌŝŶŐŝƐ ůŝŬĞůLJƚŽ ďĞƚŚĞŵĂŬŝŶŐŽĨƚŚĞ:ƵďŝůĞĞ tĂůů,ĂŶŐŝŶŐ͘^ŝŶĐĞůĂƐƚ ^ĞƉƚĞŵďĞƌ͕ ĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐ ŶŽƚŝĐĞƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ EĞǁƐůĞƚƚĞƌ ĂŶĚ ůŽĐĂů ƐŚŽƉƐ͕ Ă ŐƌŽƵƉ ŽĨ ĚĞĚŝĐĂƚĞĚŶĞĞĚůĞǁŽƌŬĞƌƐŵĞƚŽŶ^ĂƚƵƌĚĂLJƐŝŶƚŚĞ^ĂĐƌŝƐƚLJƚŽǁŽƌŬŽŶŝƚ͘ dŚĞďĂƐŝĐĚĞƐŝŐŶĐŽŶĐĞƉƚĐŽŶƐŝƐƚƐŽĨƚŚƌĞĞƉĂŶĞůƐĞĂĐŚŽĨǁŚŝĐŚŝƐƐƵƌƌŽƵŶĚĞĚďLJ ƐLJŵďŽůƐŽĨŵĂŶLJWĂƌŝƐŚŽƌŐĂŶŝƐĂƚŝŽŶƐ͘ x dŚĞ ĐĞŶƚƌĞ ŽŶĞ ĂďŽǀĞ ůĞĨƚ ĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ŽŶĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŚƵƌĐŚ͛Ɛ ͞ZŽƐĞ͟tŝŶĚŽǁƐ͕ƚŚĞĂŵƉĂŶŝůĞ͕ĂŶĚƚŚĞĞŶƚƌĂŶĐĞƉŽƌĐŚ͘ x dŚĞůĞĨƚƉĂŶĞůĚĞƐŝŐŶŝƐďĂƐĞĚŽŶƚŚĞƉĂƌŝƐŚ͛ƐzĞĂƌŽĨDĞƌĐLJ ďĂŶŶĞƌůŽŐŽ͘ x dŚĞ ƌŝŐŚƚ ƉĂŶĞů ĐŽŶƚĂŝŶƐ ƚŚĞ ͞^ŚŝƉ ŽĨ &ĂŝƚŚ͟ ƵƐĞĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĂƌƚǁŽƌŬĨŽƌƚŚĞ^ŝůǀĞƌ:ƵďŝůĞĞŽĨ&ƌ͘dŽŶLJ͛ƐKƌĚŝŶĂƚŝŽŶƚŽƚŚĞ ƉƌŝĞƐƚŚŽŽĚ͕ǁŚŝĐŚĐŽŝŶĐŝĚĞŶƚĂůůLJƚŽŽŬƉůĂĐĞĚƵƌŝŶŐϮϬϭϲĂůƐŽ͘ ͕ dŚĞƐĞ ŚĂǀĞ Ăůů ďĞĞŶ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ŐƌĞĂƚ ĂƌƚŝƐƚƌLJ ĂŶĚ ŝŵĂŐŝŶĂƚŝŽŶ ďLJ ƚŚĞ ŶĞĞĚůĞǁŽƌŬĞƌƐ ƵƐŝŶŐ ƉĂƚĐŚǁŽƌŬ͕ďĞĂĚŝŶŐ͕ĞŵďƌŽŝĚĞƌLJ͕ƋƵŝůƚŝŶŐ͕ĂƉƉůŝƋƵĠ͕ŬŶŝƚƚŝŶŐĂŶĚĐƌŽĐŚĞƚ͘dŚĞŝƌƐŬŝůůƐ͕ŐƵŝĚĞĚďLJZŝƚĂ ĂŶĚ^ŚĞůĂŐŚĂŶĚĂƌďĂƌĂŽŶĚĞƐŝŐŶŚĂǀĞĐƌĞĂƚĞĚĂďĞĂƵƚŝĨƵůƚĞdžƚŝůĞƚŚĂƚǁŝůůďĞĂƉĂƌŝƐŚŚĞŝƌůŽŽŵ͘ dŚĞƌĞƋƵĞƐƚĨŽƌƉĂƌŝƐŚŝŽŶĞƌƐƚŽĚŽŶĂƚĞĂƐŝŐŶŝĨŝĐĂŶƚĨĂŵŝůLJďƵƚƚŽŶƌĞĐĞŝǀĞĚĂŐƌĞĂƚ ƌĞƐƉŽŶƐĞ͕ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞƐĞ ŚĂǀĞ ďĞĞŶ ŝŶĐŽƌƉŽƌĂƚĞĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĚĞƐŝŐŶ͘ ^Ž ĞǀĞƌLJŽŶĞ ǁŚŽ ǁĂŶƚĞĚ ƚŽďĞƉĂƌƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽũĞĐƚ ŝƐ ƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĞĚ͊ tĞŐŽƚĂƐŶĞĂŬƉƌĞǀŝĞǁŽŶƚŚĞǁĞĞŬĞŶĚŽĨ EASTER &ĞďƌƵĂƌLJ ϮϴƚŚůĂƐƚĂŶĚďƌĂĐŬĞƚƐĂƌĞĐƵƌƌĞŶƚůLJďĞŝŶŐŵĂĚĞ EVENING WAY OF THE CROSS ǁŚŝĐŚǁŝůůĞŶĂďůĞƵƐƚŽƉƵƚŝƚŝŶŝƚƐƉĞƌŵĂŶĞŶƚƉŽƐŝƚŝŽŶŽŶ ƚŚĞǁĂůůƚŽƚŚĞůĞĨƚŽĨ^ƚ͘dŚĠƌğƐĞ͛ƐKƌĂƚŽƌLJ͘ dŚĂŶŬLJŽƵƚŽĂůůŝŶǀŽůǀĞĚ͊ Setting off St. Brigid’s Church
Taize Prayer around the Cross, Mount Merrion Church
EASTER VIGIL
Our Paschal Fire Easter Saturday Vigil Baptism of Fionn Joseph O’Reilly
CHILDREN’S STATIONS OF THE CROSS
The people of Jerusalem Jesus dies on the Cross Jesus is placed in the tomb
LENT/EASTER FAITH SPACE
y happy coincidence, RTÉ’s week of Lent to help BOperation Transformation was in work towards the Goal full swing as we in the Faith Space of spiritual health i.e. Group were planning our Lenten from challenging display. We decided that a series that people in Week 1 to promoted physical and mental health create space in their was such a good idea, that we might lives for the full life “borrow” the title and apply the same Jesus came to give us or in Week 5 to recommit ourselves to the actions of principles to promoting spiritual think critically about how our actions the challenges, even after the journey health. We set out challenges for each value others. Our hope is that we will of these 40 days is over. 7 TH CONFIRMATION: APRIL 27 MT ANVILLE JUNIOR SCHOOL, SCOIL SAN TREASA, OATLANDS PRIMARY SCHOOL, ST. BRIGIDS NATIONAL SCHOOL Celebrants: V. Rev. Kieran McDermott, Episcopal Vicar for Evangelisation and Ecumenism and Fr. Tony Coote Adm
TH TH CONFIRMATION: APRIL 27 MT ANVILLE JUNIOR SCHOOL, SCOIL SAN TREASA, OATLANDS PRIMARY SCHOOL,CONFIRMATION: APRIL 27 MT ANVILLE JUNIOR SCHOOL, SCOIL SAN TREASA, OATLANDS PRIMARY SCHOOL, ST. BRIGIDS NATIONAL SCHOOL TH ST. BRIGIDS NATIONAL SCHOOL Celebrants: V. Rev. Kieran McDermott, Episcopal Vicar for Evangelisation and EcumenismdŚŝƐLJĞĂƌƐĂǁŽŶĞŽĨƚŚĞůĂƌŐĞƐƚŐƌŽƵƉƐĨŽƌŽŶĨŝƌŵĂƚŝŽŶŝŶƚŚĞ CONFIRMATION:Celebrants: APRIL V. 27 Rev. Kieran McDermott, Episcopal Vicar for Evangelisation and Ecumenism MT ANVILLEand JUNIOR Fr. Tony SCHOOL, Coote SCOIL Adm SAN TREASA, OATLANDS PRIMARYWĂƌŝƐŚ SCHOOL, ǁŚĞŶand Fr. ϭϴϬ Tony ŐŝƌůƐ Coote ĂŶĚ Adm ďŽLJƐ ƌĞĐĞŝǀĞĚ ƚŚĞ ^ĂĐƌĂŵĞŶƚ ŽŶ ST. BRIGIDS NATIONAL SCHOOL Ɖƌŝů ϮϳƚŚ͘ tŚĂƚ Ă ǁŽŶĚĞƌĨƵůƐƵŶŶLJ ĚĂLJŽŶǁŚŝĐŚ ƚŽ ďĞ Celebrants: V. Rev. Kieran McDermott, Episcopal Vicar for Evangelisation and Ecumenism and Fr. Tony Coote Adm ĐŽŶĨŝƌŵĞĚŝŶƚŚĞ>ŝŐŚƚŽĨƚŚĞ^Ɖŝƌŝƚ͊ TH dŚĞ ĐůĂƐƐ ƚĞĂĐŚĞƌƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƐĐŚŽŽůƐ ƉƌĞƉĂƌĞĚ ƚŚĞ LJŽƵŶŐ ƉĞŽƉůĞ CONFIRMATION: APRIL 27 MT ANVILLE JUNIOR SCHOOL, SCOIL SAN TREASA,ǁŝƚŚƐƵƉƉŽƌƚĨƌŽŵĂƌŽůŝŶĞ<ĞŚŽĞ͕ƚŚĞWĂƌŝƐŚĂƚĞĐŚŝƐƚ͘ŽŶĞ OATLANDS PRIMARY SCHOOL, ST. BRIGIDS NATIONAL SCHOOLĚĂLJƌĞƚƌĞĂƚ͕ůĞĚďLJ&ƌdŽŶLJĂŶĚĂƌŽůŝŶĞ͕ǁĂƐĂůƐŽƉĂƌƚŽĨƚŚĞ Celebrants: V. Rev. Kieran McDermott, Episcopal Vicar for Evangelisation and Ecumenism ƉƌĞƉĂƌĂƚŝŽŶ͘/ŶĂĚĚŝƚŝŽŶ͕ƐŽŵĞŽĨƚŚĞLJŽƵŶŐƉĞŽƉůĞƚŽŽŬƉĂƌƚŝŶ and Fr. TonydŚŝƐLJĞĂƌƐĂǁŽŶĞŽĨƚŚĞůĂƌŐĞƐƚŐƌŽƵƉƐĨŽƌŽŶĨŝƌŵĂƚŝŽŶŝŶƚŚĞ Coote Adm ƚŚĞ ΗzŽƵ ƐŚĂůů ďĞ ŵLJ tŝƚŶĞƐƐΗ WƌŽŐƌĂŵŵĞ͕ ǁŚŝĐŚ ǁĂƐ ŚĞůĚ dŚŝƐLJĞĂƌƐĂǁŽŶĞŽĨƚŚĞůĂƌŐĞƐƚŐƌŽƵƉƐĨŽƌŽŶĨŝƌŵĂƚŝŽŶŝŶƚŚĞ WĂƌŝƐŚ ǁŚĞŶ ϭϴϬ ŐŝƌůƐ ĂŶĚ ďŽLJƐ ƌĞĐĞŝǀĞĚ ƚŚĞ ^ĂĐƌĂŵĞŶƚ ŽŶ dŚŝƐLJĞĂƌƐĂǁŽŶĞŽĨƚŚĞůĂƌŐĞƐƚŐƌŽƵƉƐĨŽƌŽŶĨŝƌŵĂƚŝŽŶŝŶƚŚĞ WĂƌŝƐŚ ǁŚĞŶ ϭϴϬ ŐŝƌůƐ ĂŶĚ ďŽLJƐ ƌĞĐĞŝǀĞĚ ƚŚĞ ^ĂĐƌĂŵĞŶƚ ŽŶ Ɖƌŝů ϮϳƚŚ͘ŽǀĞƌϰĞǀĞŶŝŶŐƐŝŶƉƌŝů͘dŚĂŶŬƐƚŽDĂŐŐŝĞƵƌŶƐĂŶĚĂƌŽůŝŶĞ tŚĂƚ Ă ǁŽŶĚĞƌĨƵůƐƵŶŶLJ ĚĂLJŽŶǁŚŝĐŚ ƚŽ ďĞ Ɖƌŝů ϮϳƚŚ͘ tŚĂƚ Ă ǁŽŶĚĞƌĨƵůƐƵŶŶLJWĂƌŝƐŚ ǁŚĞŶ ϭϴϬ ŐŝƌůƐ ĚĂLJŽŶǁŚŝĐŚ ĂŶĚ ďŽLJƐ ƌĞĐĞŝǀĞĚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ďĞ ^ĂĐƌĂŵĞŶƚ ŽŶ ǁŚŽŵĂĚĞƚŚŝƐƉŽƐƐŝďůĞ͘ŽŶŐƌĂƚƵůĂƚŝŽŶƐƚŽĂůůŝŶǀŽůǀĞĚ͊ Ɖƌŝů ϮϳƚŚ͘ tŚĂƚ Ă ǁŽŶĚĞƌĨƵůƐƵŶŶLJ ĚĂLJŽŶǁŚŝĐŚĐŽŶĨŝƌŵĞĚŝŶƚŚĞ>ŝŐŚƚŽĨƚŚĞ^Ɖŝƌŝƚ͊ ƚŽ ďĞ ĐŽŶĨŝƌŵĞĚŝŶƚŚĞ>ŝŐŚƚŽĨƚŚĞ^Ɖŝƌŝƚ͊ĐŽŶĨŝƌŵĞĚŝŶƚŚĞ>ŝŐŚƚŽĨƚŚĞ^Ɖŝƌŝƚ͊ dŚĞ ĐůĂƐƐ ƚĞĂĐŚĞƌƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƐĐŚŽŽůƐ ƉƌĞƉĂƌĞĚ ƚŚĞ LJŽƵŶŐ ƉĞŽƉůĞ dŚĞ ĐůĂƐƐ ƚĞĂĐŚĞƌƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞdŚĞ ƐĐŚŽŽůƐ ĐůĂƐƐ ƚĞĂĐŚĞƌƐ ƉƌĞƉĂƌĞĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƚŚĞ ƐĐŚŽŽůƐ LJŽƵŶŐ ƉƌĞƉĂƌĞĚ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ƚŚĞ LJŽƵŶŐǁŝƚŚƐƵƉƉŽƌƚĨƌŽŵĂƌŽůŝŶĞ<ĞŚŽĞ͕ƚŚĞWĂƌŝƐŚĂƚĞĐŚŝƐƚ͘ŽŶĞ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ǁŝƚŚƐƵƉƉŽƌƚĨƌŽŵĂƌŽůŝŶĞ<ĞŚŽĞ͕ƚŚĞWĂƌŝƐŚĂƚĞĐŚŝƐƚ͘ŽŶĞǁŝƚŚƐƵƉƉŽƌƚĨƌŽŵĂƌŽůŝŶĞ<ĞŚŽĞ͕ƚŚĞWĂƌŝƐŚĂƚĞĐŚŝƐƚ͘ŽŶĞdŚŝƐLJĞĂƌƐĂǁŽŶĞŽĨƚŚĞůĂƌŐĞƐƚŐƌŽƵƉƐĨŽƌŽŶĨŝƌŵĂƚŝŽŶŝŶƚŚĞĚĂLJƌĞƚƌĞĂƚ͕ůĞĚďLJ&ƌdŽŶLJĂŶĚĂƌŽůŝŶĞ͕ǁĂƐĂůƐŽƉĂƌƚŽĨƚŚĞ ĚĂLJƌĞƚƌĞĂƚ͕ůĞĚďLJ&ƌdŽŶLJĂŶĚĂƌŽůŝŶĞ͕ǁĂƐĂůƐŽƉĂƌƚŽĨƚŚĞWĂƌŝƐŚ ǁŚĞŶ ϭϴϬ ŐŝƌůƐ ĂŶĚ ďŽLJƐƉƌĞƉĂƌĂƚŝŽŶ͘/ŶĂĚĚŝƚŝŽŶ͕ƐŽŵĞŽĨƚŚĞLJŽƵŶŐƉĞŽƉůĞƚŽŽŬƉĂƌƚŝŶ ƌĞĐĞŝǀĞĚ ƚŚĞ ^ĂĐƌĂŵĞŶƚ ŽŶ ĚĂLJƌĞƚƌĞĂƚ͕ůĞĚďLJ&ƌdŽŶLJĂŶĚĂƌŽůŝŶĞ͕ǁĂƐĂůƐŽƉĂƌƚŽĨƚŚĞƉƌŝů ϮϳƚŚ͘ tŚĂƚ Ă ǁŽŶĚĞƌĨƵůƐƵŶŶLJ ĚĂLJŽŶǁŚŝĐŚ ƚŽ ďĞ TH ƉƌĞƉĂƌĂƚŝŽŶ͘/ŶĂĚĚŝƚŝŽŶ͕ƐŽŵĞŽĨƚŚĞLJŽƵŶŐƉĞŽƉůĞƚŽŽŬƉĂƌƚŝŶƚŚĞ ΗzŽƵ ƐŚĂůů ďĞ ŵLJ tŝƚŶĞƐƐΗ WƌŽŐƌĂŵŵĞ͕ ǁŚŝĐŚ ǁĂƐ ŚĞůĚ TH ƉƌĞƉĂƌĂƚŝŽŶ͘/ŶĂĚĚŝƚŝŽŶ͕ƐŽŵĞŽĨƚŚĞLJŽƵŶŐƉĞŽƉůĞƚŽŽŬƉĂƌƚŝŶĐŽŶĨŝƌŵĞĚŝŶƚŚĞ>ŝŐŚƚŽĨƚŚĞ^Ɖŝƌŝƚ͊ CONFIRMATION: APRIL 27 ƚŚĞ ΗzŽƵ ƐŚĂůů ďĞ ŵLJ tŝƚŶĞƐƐΗ WƌŽŐƌĂŵŵĞ͕ ǁŚŝĐŚMT ǁĂƐ ANVILLE ŚĞůĚ JUNIOR SCHOOL, SCOIL SAN TREASA,CONFIRMATION: OATLANDS PRIMARY APRIL SCHOOL, 27 ŽǀĞƌϰĞǀĞŶŝŶŐƐŝŶƉƌŝů͘dŚĂŶŬƐƚŽDĂŐŐŝĞƵƌŶƐĂŶĚĂƌŽůŝŶĞMT ANVILLE JUNIOR SCHOOL, SCOIL SAN TREASA, OATLANDS PRIMARY SCHOOL, ƚŚĞ ΗzŽƵ ƐŚĂůů ďĞ ŵLJ tŝƚŶĞƐƐΗŽǀĞƌϰĞǀĞŶŝŶŐƐŝŶƉƌŝů͘dŚĂŶŬƐƚŽDĂŐŐŝĞƵƌŶƐĂŶĚĂƌŽůŝŶĞ WƌŽŐƌĂŵŵĞ͕ ǁŚŝĐŚ ǁĂƐ ŚĞůĚ ST. BRIGIDS NATIONAL SCHOOL dŚĞ ĐůĂƐƐ ƚĞĂĐŚĞƌƐC ŝŶhurch ƚŚĞ of St. T ƐĐŚŽŽůƐhérèse, MǁŚŽŵĂĚĞƚŚŝƐƉŽƐƐŝďůĞ͘ŽŶŐƌĂƚƵůĂƚŝŽŶƐƚŽĂůůŝŶǀŽůǀĞĚ͊ount ƉƌĞƉĂƌĞĚMerrion ƚŚĞ LJŽƵŶŐ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ST. BRIGIDS NATIONAL SCHOOL ǁŚŽŵĂĚĞƚŚŝƐƉŽƐƐŝďůĞ͘ŽŶŐƌĂƚƵůĂƚŝŽŶƐƚŽĂůůŝŶǀŽůǀĞĚ͊TH Celebrants: V. Rev. Kieran McDermott, Episcopal Vicar for Evangelisation and Ecumenism ŽǀĞƌϰĞǀĞŶŝŶŐƐŝŶƉƌŝů͘dŚĂŶŬƐƚŽDĂŐŐŝĞƵƌŶƐĂŶĚĂƌŽůŝŶĞ Celebrants: V. Rev. Kieran McDermott, Episcopal Vicar for Evangelisation and Ecumenism ǁŝƚŚƐƵƉƉŽƌƚĨƌŽŵĂƌŽůŝŶĞ<ĞŚŽĞ͕ƚŚĞWĂƌŝƐŚĂƚĞĐŚŝƐƚ͘ŽŶĞ and Fr. Tony Coote Adm and Fr. Tony Coote Adm ĚĂLJƌĞƚƌĞĂƚ͕ůĞĚďLJ&ƌdŽŶLJĂŶĚĂƌŽůŝŶĞ͕ǁĂƐĂůƐŽƉĂƌƚŽĨƚŚĞ CONFIRMATION:ǁŚŽŵĂĚĞƚŚŝƐƉŽƐƐŝďůĞ͘ŽŶŐƌĂƚƵůĂƚŝŽŶƐƚŽĂůůŝŶǀŽůǀĞĚ͊ APRIL 27 Come Holy Spirit – MT ANVILLE JUNIOR SCHOOL, SCOIL SAN TREASA, OATLANDS PRIMARYƉƌĞƉĂƌĂƚŝŽŶ͘/ŶĂĚĚŝƚŝŽŶ͕ƐŽŵĞŽĨƚŚĞLJŽƵŶŐƉĞŽƉůĞƚŽŽŬƉĂƌƚŝŶ SCHOOL,Parish C onfirmation ƚŚĞ ΗzŽƵ ƐŚĂůů ďĞ ŵLJ tŝƚŶĞƐƐΗMount Anville Jun WƌŽŐƌĂŵŵĞ͕ior School, Scoil San Treasa, ǁŚŝĐŚ ǁĂƐ ŚĞůĚ ST. BRIGIDS NATIONAL SCHOOL Oatlands Primary School and St. Brigid’s National School. ŽǀĞƌϰĞǀĞŶŝŶŐƐŝŶƉƌŝů͘dŚĂŶŬƐƚŽDĂŐŐŝĞƵƌŶƐĂŶĚĂƌŽůŝŶĞCelebrant: V. Rev. Kieran McDermott, Episcopal Vicar for Evangelisation Celebrants: V. Rev. Kieran McDermott, Episcopal Vicar for EvangelisationǁŚŽŵĂĚĞƚŚŝƐƉŽƐƐŝďůĞ͘ŽŶŐƌĂƚƵůĂƚŝŽŶƐƚŽĂůůŝŶǀŽůǀĞĚ͊ and Ecumenismand Ecumenism and Fr. To ny Coote, Adm. his year saw one of the largest groups for Confirmation in the Parish when 180 girls and boys received the Sacrament and Fr. Tony Coote Adm Ton April 27th. What a wonderful sunny day on which to be confirmed in the Light of the Spirit! dŚŝƐLJĞĂƌƐĂǁŽŶĞŽĨƚŚĞůĂƌŐĞƐƚŐƌŽƵƉƐĨŽƌŽŶĨŝƌŵĂƚŝŽŶŝŶƚŚĞ dŚŝƐLJĞĂƌƐĂǁŽŶĞŽĨƚŚĞůĂƌŐĞƐƚŐƌŽƵƉƐĨŽƌŽŶĨŝƌŵĂƚŝŽŶŝŶƚŚĞ The class teachers in the schools prepared the WĂƌŝƐŚyoung peop ǁŚĞŶle with ϭϴϬ ŐŝƌůƐ ĂŶĚ ďŽLJƐ ƌĞĐĞŝǀĞĚ ƚŚĞ ^ĂĐƌĂŵĞŶƚ ŽŶ support from Caroline Kehoe, the Parish Catechist. A one day WĂƌŝƐŚ ǁŚĞŶ ϭϴϬ ŐŝƌůƐ ĂŶĚ ďŽLJƐ ƌĞĐĞŝǀĞĚ ƚŚĞ ^ĂĐƌĂŵĞŶƚ ŽŶ retreat, led by Fr. Tony and Caroline, was Ɖƌŝůalso part ϮϳƚŚ͘ of the tŚĂƚ Ă ǁŽŶĚĞƌĨƵůƐƵŶŶLJ ĚĂLJŽŶǁŚŝĐŚ ƚŽ ďĞ preparation. In addition, some of the young people took part in Ɖƌŝů ϮϳƚŚ͘ tŚĂƚ Ă ǁŽŶĚĞƌĨƵůƐƵŶŶLJ ĚĂLJŽŶǁŚŝĐŚ ƚŽ ďĞ ĐŽŶĨŝƌŵĞĚŝŶƚŚĞ>ŝŐŚƚŽĨƚŚĞ^Ɖŝƌŝƚ͊ the “ You shall be my Witness ” Programme, which was held over 4 ĐŽŶĨŝƌŵĞĚŝŶƚŚĞ>ŝŐŚƚŽĨƚŚĞ^Ɖŝƌŝƚ͊ evenings in April. Thanks to Maggie Burns and Caroline who made this possible. Congratulations to all involved! dŚĞ ĐůĂƐƐ ƚĞĂĐŚĞƌƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƐĐŚŽŽůƐ ƉƌĞƉĂƌĞĚ ƚŚĞ LJŽƵŶŐ ƉĞŽƉůĞ dŚĞ ĐůĂƐƐ ƚĞĂĐŚĞƌƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƐĐŚŽŽůƐ ƉƌĞƉĂƌĞĚ ƚŚĞ LJŽƵŶŐ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ǁŝƚŚƐƵƉƉŽƌƚĨƌŽŵĂƌŽůŝŶĞ<ĞŚŽĞ͕ƚŚĞWĂƌŝƐŚĂƚĞĐŚŝƐƚ͘ŽŶĞ ǁŝƚŚƐƵƉƉŽƌƚĨƌŽŵĂƌŽůŝŶĞ<ĞŚŽĞ͕ƚŚĞWĂƌŝƐŚĂƚĞĐŚŝƐƚ͘ŽŶĞ ĚĂLJƌĞƚƌĞĂƚ͕ůĞĚďLJ&ƌdŽŶLJĂŶĚĂƌŽůŝŶĞ͕ǁĂƐĂůƐŽƉĂƌƚŽĨƚŚĞ ĚĂLJƌĞƚƌĞĂƚ͕ůĞĚďLJ&ƌdŽŶLJĂŶĚĂƌŽůŝŶĞ͕ǁĂƐĂůƐŽƉĂƌƚŽĨƚŚĞ ƉƌĞƉĂƌĂƚŝŽŶ͘/ŶĂĚĚŝƚŝŽŶ͕ƐŽŵĞŽĨƚŚĞLJŽƵŶŐƉĞŽƉůĞƚŽŽŬƉĂƌƚŝŶ ƉƌĞƉĂƌĂƚŝŽŶ͘/ŶĂĚĚŝƚŝŽŶ͕ƐŽŵĞŽĨƚŚĞLJŽƵŶŐƉĞŽƉůĞƚŽŽŬƉĂƌƚŝŶ ƚŚĞ ΗzŽƵ ƐŚĂůů ďĞ ŵLJ tŝƚŶĞƐƐΗ WƌŽŐƌĂŵŵĞ͕ ǁŚŝĐŚ ǁĂƐ ŚĞůĚ ƚŚĞ ΗzŽƵ ƐŚĂůů ďĞ ŵLJ tŝƚŶĞƐƐΗ WƌŽŐƌĂŵŵĞ͕ ǁŚŝĐŚ ǁĂƐ ŚĞůĚ ŽǀĞƌϰĞǀĞŶŝŶŐƐŝŶƉƌŝů͘dŚĂŶŬƐƚŽDĂŐŐŝĞƵƌŶƐĂŶĚĂƌŽůŝŶĞ ŽǀĞƌϰĞǀĞŶŝŶŐƐŝŶƉƌŝů͘dŚĂŶŬƐƚŽDĂŐŐŝĞƵƌŶƐĂŶĚĂƌŽůŝŶĞ ǁŚŽŵĂĚĞƚŚŝƐƉŽƐƐŝďůĞ͘ŽŶŐƌĂƚƵůĂƚŝŽŶƐƚŽĂůůŝŶǀŽůǀĞĚ͊ ǁŚŽŵĂĚĞƚŚŝƐƉŽƐƐŝďůĞ͘ŽŶŐƌĂƚƵůĂƚŝŽŶƐƚŽĂůůŝŶǀŽůǀĞĚ͊ dŚŝƐLJĞĂƌƐĂǁŽŶĞŽĨƚŚĞůĂƌŐĞƐƚŐƌŽƵƉƐĨŽƌŽŶĨŝƌŵĂƚŝŽŶŝŶƚŚĞ WĂƌŝƐŚ ǁŚĞŶ ϭϴϬ ŐŝƌůƐ ĂŶĚ ďŽLJƐ ƌĞĐĞŝǀĞĚ ƚŚĞ ^ĂĐƌĂŵĞŶƚ ŽŶ Ɖƌŝů ϮϳƚŚ͘ tŚĂƚ Ă ǁŽŶĚĞƌĨƵůƐƵŶŶLJ ĚĂLJŽŶǁŚŝĐŚ ƚŽ ďĞ ĐŽŶĨŝƌŵĞĚŝŶƚŚĞ>ŝŐŚƚŽĨƚŚĞ^Ɖŝƌŝƚ͊ dŚĞ ĐůĂƐƐ ƚĞĂĐŚĞƌƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƐĐŚŽŽůƐ ƉƌĞƉĂƌĞĚ ƚŚĞ LJŽƵŶŐ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ǁŝƚŚƐƵƉƉŽƌƚĨƌŽŵĂƌŽůŝŶĞ<ĞŚŽĞ͕ƚŚĞWĂƌŝƐŚĂƚĞĐŚŝƐƚ͘ŽŶĞ ĚĂLJƌĞƚƌĞĂƚ͕ůĞĚďLJ&ƌdŽŶLJĂŶĚĂƌŽůŝŶĞ͕ǁĂƐĂůƐŽƉĂƌƚŽĨƚŚĞ ƉƌĞƉĂƌĂƚŝŽŶ͘/ŶĂĚĚŝƚŝŽŶ͕ƐŽŵĞŽĨƚŚĞLJŽƵŶŐƉĞŽƉůĞƚŽŽŬƉĂƌƚŝŶ ƚŚĞ ΗzŽƵ ƐŚĂůů ďĞ ŵLJ tŝƚŶĞƐƐΗ WƌŽŐƌĂŵŵĞ͕ ǁŚŝĐŚ ǁĂƐ ŚĞůĚ ŽǀĞƌϰĞǀĞŶŝŶŐƐŝŶƉƌŝů͘dŚĂŶŬƐƚŽDĂŐŐŝĞƵƌŶƐĂŶĚĂƌŽůŝŶĞ 8 ǁŚŽŵĂĚĞƚŚŝƐƉŽƐƐŝďůĞ͘ŽŶŐƌĂƚƵůĂƚŝŽŶƐƚŽĂůůŝŶǀŽůǀĞĚ͊ th th PARISH TRIP TO THE HOLY LAND Open Air Mass at the Sea Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Olive trees in the Busy Bazaar APRIL 17 - 25 , 2017 of Galilee Old City of Jerusalem Garden of Gethsemane in Nazareth KŶDŽŶĚĂLJϭϳƚŚƉƌŝůĂŐƌŽƵƉŽĨŽǀĞƌĨŝĨƚLJƉĂƌŝƐŚŝŽŶĞƌƐĞŵďĂƌŬĞĚŽŶĂƉŝůŐƌŝŵĂŐĞƚŽƚŚĞ,ŽůLJ Parish Trip to the Holy Land >ĂŶĚ͕ ƵŶĚĞƌ ƚŚĞ ůĞĂĚĞƌƐŚŝƉ ŽĨ &ƌ͘ dŽŶLJ͘ Ɛ ƚĞĂĐŚĞƌƐ ŝŶ ^ĐŽŝů ^ĂŶ dƌĞĂƐĂ ŝƚ ǁĂƐ Ă ĨĂŶƚĂƐƚŝĐ ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚLJƚŽďĞĂƉĂƌƚŽĨƚŚŝƐĂƐǁĞƌĞĂůůLJŐŽƚĂƐĞŶƐĞŽĨƚŚĞƌĞŐĂƌĚŝŶǁŚŝĐŚƚŚĞƐĐŚŽŽůŝƐŚĞůĚ n Monday 17th April a group of over fifty parishioners embarked on a pilgrimage to the Holy ǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞƉĂƌŝƐŚ͘DĂŶLJƉĂƌŝƐŚŝŽŶĞƌƐŚĂĚůŝŶŬƐƚŽƚŚĞƐĐŚŽŽůŝŶǀĂƌŝŽƵƐǁĂLJ͕ĂŶĚƚŚŝƐŐĂǀĞƵƐĂ Land, under the leadership of Fr. Tony. As teachers in Scoil San Treasa it was a fantastic Oopportunity to be a part of this as we really got a sense of the regard in which the school ƐĞŶƐĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŚŝƐƚŽƌLJ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶĐĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƐĐŚŽŽů ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƉĂƌŝƐŚ͘ is held within the parish. Many parishioners had links to the school in various way, and this gave tŚĂƚĨŽůůŽǁĞĚǁĞƌĞŶŝŶĞƚĞƌƌŝĨŝĐĚĂLJƐǁŚŝĐŚƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĚĂƵŶŝƋƵĞŝŶƐŝŐŚƚŝŶƚŽƚŚĞůŝĨĞŽĨ:ĞƐƵƐ͕ us a sense of the history and the importance of the school to the parish. ĨƌŽŵ ŚŝƐ ďŝƌƚŚ ŝŶ ĞƚŚůĞŚĞŵ ƚŽ ŚŝƐ ĐƌƵĐŝĨŝdžŝŽŶ ŝŶ :ĞƌƵƐĂůĞŵ͘ ^ƉĞŶĚŝŶŐ ĨŝǀĞ ĚĂLJƐ ŝŶ :ĞƌƵƐĂůĞŵ What followed were nine terrific days which provided a unique insight into the life of Jesus, ĨŽůůŽǁĞĚďLJĨŽƵƌĚĂLJƐĂƚƚŚĞ^ĞĂŽĨ'ĂůŝůĞĞǁĞǁĞƌĞĨŽƌƚƵŶĂƚĞƚŽǀŝƐŝƚŵĂŶLJŽĨƚŚĞ,ŽůLJ^ŝƚĞƐ͘ from his birth in Bethlehem to his crucifixion in Jerusalem. Spending five days in Jerusalem tŝƚŶĞƐƐŝŶŐƉĞŽƉůĞŽĨƚŚĞƚŚƌĞĞďƌĂŚĂŵŝĐƌĞůŝŐŝŽŶƐ͖:ƵĚĂŝƐŵ͕ŚƌŝƐƚŝĂŶŝƚLJĂŶĚ/ƐůĂŵǁŽƌƐŚŝƉŝŶŐ followed by four days at the Sea of Galilee we were fortunate to visit many of the Holy Sites. ŝŶ ƚŚĞ KůĚ ŝƚLJ ŽĨ :ĞƌƵƐĂůĞŵ ǁĂƐ Ă ƌĞŵŝŶĚĞƌ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƐŚĂƌĞĚ ŚŝƐƚŽƌLJ ŽĨ ƚŚĞƐĞ ƌĞůŝŐŝŽŶƐ ǁŚŝĐŚ Witnessing people of the three Abrahamic religions; Judaism, Christianity and Islam worshiping ĨƵƌƚŚĞƌƵŶĚĞƌůŝŶĞƐƚŚĞŚŽƉĞĨŽƌĂƉĞĂĐĞĨƵůƐŽůƵƚŝŽŶƚŽƚŚĞŽŶŐŽŝŶŐŝŶƐƚĂďŝůŝƚLJŝŶƚŚĞ,ŽůLJ>ĂŶĚ͘ in the Old City of Jerusalem was a reminder of the shared history of these religions which further /ŶǁŚĂƚǁĂƐĂǀĞƌLJďƵƐLJƚƌŝƉ͕ǁŝƚŚĞĂƌůLJŵŽƌŶŝŶŐĚĞƉĂƌƚƵƌĞƐ;ƚŚĂƚƐĞĞŵĞĚƚŽŐĞƚĞĂƌůŝĞƌĞĂĐŚ underlines the hope for a peaceful solution to the ongoing instability in the Holy Land. ŵŽƌŶŝŶŐ͊Ϳ ŝƚ ĐĞƌƚĂŝŶůLJ ŵƵƐƚ ŐŽ ĚŽǁŶ ĂƐ Ă ƚŚŽƌŽƵŐŚůLJ ŵĞŵŽƌĂďůĞ ŽŶĞ͘ /ƚ ŚĂƐ ƐƉĂƌŬĞĚ ŐƌĞĂƚ In what was a very busy trip, with early morning departures (that seemed to get earlier each ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚĂŵŽŶŐƚŚĞĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ͕ĂŶĚŝŶĚĞĞĚƚŚĞƐƚĂĨĨ͕ŝŶƚŚĞ,ŽůLJ>ĂŶĚ͘dŚĞĐŚĂŶĐĞƚŽĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ morning!) it certainly must go down as a thoroughly memorable one. It has sparked great interest ƐƵĐŚĂŚŝƐƚŽƌŝĐĂůĂŶĚĐƵůƚƵƌĂůůLJƌŝĐŚůĂŶĚŝƐŽŶĞǁĞĂƌĞǀĞƌLJŐƌĂƚĞĨƵůĨŽƌ͘ among the children, and indeed the staff, in the Holy Land. The chance to experience such a historical and culturally rich land is one we are very grateful for.
Paul Maguire and Naoise Maguire River Jordan where Jesus was Baptised hE&K>/E'Dz^d Zz/Ed, ,K>z>ETeachers in Scoil San Treasa Praying at the Wailing/Western Wall Paul and Naoise Maguire in Jerusalem Ceremony at Cana of Galilee tĞďĞŐĂŶďLJǁĂůŬŝŶŐƚŚĞKůĚŝƚLJŽĨ:ĞƌƵƐĂůĞŵĂůŽŶŐ ƚŚĞsŝĂŽůŽƌŽƐĂ͕ƐƚŽƉƉŝŶŐƚŽƌĞŵĞŵďĞƌ:ĞƐƵƐ͛ƉĂŝŶ͕ ƚŽƚŚĞƉůĂĐĞŽĨ,ŝƐŚĂƌƌŽǁŝŶŐĚĞĂƚŚĂŶĚƚŚĞĐŽůĚ ƚŽŵďŽĨ,ŝƐďƵƌŝĂů͘tĞƐƚĞƉƉĞĚĂƐŝĚĞĨƌŽŵƚŚĞ ǀŝƐŝƚŝŶŐĐƌŽǁĚƐ͕ƚŚĞŵĂŶLJǁŽƌƐŚŝƉƉĞƌƐĂŶĚƚŚĞ ĐŽŵƉůĞdžŝƚLJŽĨƚŚĞŚƵƌĐŚŽĨƚŚĞ,ŽůLJ^ĞƉƵůĐŚƌĞ͕ŝŶƚŽ ĂƐŵĂůůƋƵŝĞƚƐŝĚĞĐŚĂƉĞů͕ƚŽƐŚĂƌĞŽƵƌĨŝƌƐƚ ƵĐŚĂƌŝƐƚ ƚŚĞƌĞǁŝƚŚƐŽŶŐĂŶĚŐĞŶƚůĞǁŽƌĚƐ͘ &ƌŽŵƚŚĂƚƉůĂĐĞŵĂƌŬŝŶŐƚŚĞďƌƵƚĂůĞŶĚŽĨ,ŝƐĞĂƌƚŚůLJ ůŝĨĞ͕ǁĞƚƌĂǀĞůůĞĚďĂĐŬŝŶƌĞǀŝĞǁŽĨ,ŝƐůŝĨĞ͘tĞ ǁĂůŬĞĚ,ŝƐƚƌŝƵŵƉŚĂŶƚƉĂƚŚŝŶƚŽ:ĞƌƵƐĂůĞŵǁŚĞƌĞ ĐůŽĂŬƐĂŶĚƉĂůŵƐǁĞƌĞƐƚƌĞǁŶĨŽƌ,ŝŵ͘tĞǁĂƚĐŚĞĚ ĂŶĚƉƌĂLJĞĚǁŚĞƌĞ,ĞƉƌĂLJĞĚĂŶĚǁĂƐďĞƚƌĂLJĞĚ͕ŝŶ ƚŚĞ'ĂƌĚĞŶŽĨ'ĞƚŚƐĞŵĂŶĞ͕ĂŵŝĚƐƚƚŚĞŽůŝǀĞƚƌĞĞƐƚŚĞƌĞ͘tĞƉƌĂLJĞĚƚŚĞKƵƌ&ĂƚŚĞƌǁŚĞƌĞ,ĞƚĂƵŐŚƚŝƚŽŶƚŚĞ DŽƵŶƚŽĨKůŝǀĞƐ͘tĞǀŝƐŝƚĞĚƚŚĞƉůĂĐĞŽĨ,ŝƐďŝƌƚŚĂŶĚĐĞůĞďƌĂƚĞĚDĂƐƐ͕ŝŶƚŝŵĂƚĞĂŶĚŵŽǀŝŶŐ͕ǁŚĞƌĞƚŚĞƐŚĞƉŚĞƌĚƐ ůĞĂƌŶĞĚŽĨŝƚ͘tĞďůĞƐƚĞĂĐŚŽƚŚĞƌǁŝƚŚǁĂƚĞƌĨƌŽŵƚŚĞZŝǀĞƌ:ŽƌĚĂŶǁŚĞƌĞ,ĞƚŽŽǁĂƐďůĞƐƚĂŶĚďĂƉƚŝƐĞĚ͘ tĞǀŝƐŝƚĞĚƚŚĞƉůĂĐĞƐŽĨ,ŝƐŵŝƌĂĐůĞƐ͖ƚŚĞƉŽŽůŽĨĞƚŚĞƐĚĂǁŚĞƌĞŚĞĐƵƌĞĚƚŚĞĚŝƐĂďůĞĚŵĂŶ͖ĂŶĂŝŶ'ĂůŝůĞĞ͕ǁŚĞƌĞ ŚĞƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĞĚ,ŝƐĨŝƌƐƚŵŝƌĂĐůĞďĞĨŽƌĞ,ŝƐƉƵďůŝĐŵŝŶŝƐƚƌLJĂƚ,ŝƐŵŽƚŚĞƌΖƐƌĞƋƵĞƐƚ͖ƚŚĞƌŽĂĚƚŽ:ĞƌŝĐŚŽǁŚĞƌĞŚĞ ŚĞĂůĞĚƚŚĞďůŝŶĚŵĂŶǁŚŽǁĂƐďĞŐŐŝŶŐŽŶƚŚĞƌŽĂĚƐŝĚĞĂŶĚǁŚĞƌĞ,ĞĚŝŶĞĚǁŝƚŚĂĐĐŚĂĞƵƐ͕ƚŚĞƚĂdžĐŽůůĞĐƚŽƌ͕ǁŚŽ ĐůŝŵďĞĚĂƚƌĞĞƚŽƐĞĞ,ŝŵ͖ĞƚŚĂŶLJ͕ǁŚĞƌĞ,ĞƌĂŝƐĞĚ>ĂnjĂƌƵƐĨƌŽŵƚŚĞĚĞĂĚĂŶĚǁŚĞƌĞ,ĞŽĨƚĞŶƌĞƐƚĞĚǁŝƚŚ,ŝƐ ĨƌŝĞŶĚƐ>ĂnjƵƌƵƐ͕DĂƌƚŚĂĂŶĚDĂƌLJ͘ĂƉĞƌŶĂƵŵͲƚŚĞƚŽǁŶŽĨ:ĞƐƵƐͲĂŶĚdŝďĞƌŝƵƐŽŶƚŚĞ'ĂůŝůĞĞĐĂŵĞƚŽůŝĨĞ͕ĨƌŽŵ Our Group on the Mount of Olives with the ƚŚĞƉĂŐĞƐŽĨƚŚĞ'ŽƐƉĞůƐ͕ƌŝŐŚƚďĞĨŽƌĞŽƵƌĞLJĞƐ͘ City of Jerusalem in the background. 9 tĞƚŚŽƵŐŚƚŽĨDĂƌLJ͕,ŝƐDŽƚŚĞƌĂŶĚŽƵƌDŽƚŚĞƌĂŶĚƚŚĞŵĂŐŶŝƚƵĚĞŽĨŚĞƌ͞LJĞƐ͟Ăƚ ƚŚĞŚƵƌĐŚŽĨƚŚĞŶŶƵŶĐŝĂƚŝŽŶŝŶEĂnjĂƌĞƚŚ͘dŚĞĐŽŶƐŽůĂƚŝŽŶĂŶĚƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚƐŚĞƐƵƌĞůLJ ƌĞĐĞŝǀĞĚŝŶďĞĂƵƚŝĨƵů ŝŶ<ĂƌĞŵ͕ǁŚĞƌĞƐŚĞǀŝƐŝƚĞĚ ůŝnjĂďĞƚŚ͕ƚŚĞŶĂůƐŽƉƌĞŐŶĂŶƚǁŝƚŚ :ŽŚŶƚŚĞĂƉƚŝƐƚ͘tĞƚŚŽƵŐŚƚƚŽŽŽĨ^ƚ:ŽƐĞƉŚ͕ĂƚƚŚĞĐŚƵƌĐŚŚŽŶŽƵƌŝŶŐŚŝŵ͕ĂŶĚŚŝƐ ŬŝŶĚŶĞƐƐĂŶĚĨŽƌƚŝƚƵĚĞŝŶŚŝƐĐĂƌĞŽĨŚŝƐĨĂŵŝůLJ͘ tĞƉŽŶĚĞƌĞĚ,ŝƐƌĞƐƵƌƌĞĐƚŝŽŶĂƚďƵ'ŚŽƐŚ;ƉŽƐƐŝďůLJ ŵŵĂƵƐͿǁŚĞƌĞƚŚĞƚǁŽ ĚŽǁŶĐĂƐƚĂŶĚĐŽŶĨƵƐĞĚĚŝƐĐŝƉůĞƐ͛͞ĞLJĞƐǁĞƌĞŽƉĞŶĞĚ͟ƚŽƚŚĞZŝƐĞŶ:ĞƐƵƐĂƚƚŚĞ ďƌĞĂŬŝŶŐŽĨďƌĞĂĚďLJ͞ƚŚĞƐƚƌĂŶŐĞƌ͟ǁŚŽĂĐĐŽŵƉĂŶŝĞĚƚŚĞŵŽŶƚŚĞƌŽĂĚ͘tĞ ĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĞĚWĞƚĞƌǁŚŽƐŽůŽǀĞĚ:ĞƐƵƐ͕ďƵƚŬŶĞǁĨĞĂƌĂŶĚĚĞŶŝĞĚ,ŝŵƚŚƌĞĞƚŝŵĞƐĂŶĚ ǁĂƐŽǀĞƌĐŽŵĞǁŝƚŚƐŽƌƌŽǁ͘WĞƚĞƌǁŚŽ͕ŶŽŶĞƚŚĞůĞƐƐ͕ǁĂƐƌĞŝŶƐƚĂƚĞĚĂƐĐŚŝĞĨĂŵŽŶŐ UNFOLDING MYSTERY LENTEN TALKS & REFLECTIONS KƵƌ ƉĂƌŝƐŚ ŚŽƐƚĞĚ Ă ǁŽŶĚĞƌĨƵů ƐĞƌŝĞƐ ŽĨ ƚĂůŬƐ ŽǀĞƌ ƚŚĞ ƌĞĐĞŶƚ >ĞŶƚĞŶ ƐĞĂƐŽŶƚŚĂŶŬƐƚŽĂǀĞƌLJŝŶƐƉŝƌŝŶŐĐŽůůĂďŽƌĂƚŝŽŶǁŝƚŚƚŚĞ:ĞƐƵŝƚĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ Church of St. ThéĂŶĚrèse, M ĨƌŝĞŶĚƐ͘ount Merrion /Ŷ Ă ƐĞƌŝĞƐ ŽĨ dƵĞƐĚĂLJ ĞǀĞŶŝŶŐ ƚĂůŬƐ ĂŶĚ tĞĚ ŵŽƌŶŝŶŐ ŵƵƐŝŶŐƐ͕ ǁĞ ƉŽŶĚĞƌĞĚ ƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌ ƚŽƉŝĐƐ ƌĂŶŐŝŶŐ ĨƌŽŵ ŝƐĐĞƌŶŵĞŶƚ͗ DĂŬŝŶŐ'ŽŽĚĞĐŝƐŝŽŶƐƚŽWŽƉĞ&ƌĂŶĐŝƐΘƚŚĞYƵŝĞƚZĞǀŽůƵƚŝŽŶƚŽŐĞŝŶŐ͕ LJŝŶŐ Θ 'ůŽƌLJ͘ tĞ ĂƌĞU ǀĞƌLJNF ŐƌĂƚĞĨƵůOLDI ĨŽƌNG ƚŚĞ M ǁŽŶĚĞƌĨƵůYSTER ĂƚƚĞŶĚĂŶĐĞY – Ăƚ ƚŚĞƐĞ ŝŶŝƚŝĂƚŝǀĞƐ ĂŶĚ ǁĞ ŚŽƉĞ LJŽƵ ĨŽƵŶĚ ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ƚŽ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ ĂŶĚ ŝŶƐƉŝƌĞLJŽƵƌ>ĞŶƚĞŶũŽƵƌŶĞLJ͘LENTEN TALKS & REFLECTIONS ur Parish hosted a wonderful series of talks over the recent Lenten /Ĩ LJŽƵ ǁŽƵůĚ ůŝŬĞ ƚŽ ŐŝǀĞsea ĂŶLJson th ĨĞĞĚďĂĐŬanks to a ve Žƌry i ƚŚŽƵŐŚƚƐnspiring coll ĂďŽƵƚaboration ƚŚĞƐĞ with th Žƌe Je ĂŶLJsuit Ocommunity and friends. In a series of Tuesday evening talks and Wed ŽƚŚĞƌƐƵĐŚƉĂƌŝƐŚŝŶŝƚŝĂƚŝǀĞƐ͕LJŽƵƌĐŽŵŵĞŶƚƐĂƌĞĂůǁĂLJƐǁĞůĐŽŵĞƚŽƚŚĞ morning musings, we pondered together topics ranging from Discernment: WĂƌŝƐŚ 'ƌŽƵƉ ŽŽƌĚŝŶĂƚŝŶŐMaking Good De ci dĞĂŵsions to Po ǀŝĂpe Fra ĞŵĂŝů͗ncis & the ŵŵƉŐĐƚΛŐŵĂŝů͘ĐŽŵQuiet Revolution to Ageing, DŽying ƌ & Glory . We are very grateful for the wonderful attendance at these initiatives ƉĂƌŝƐŚŽĨĨŝĐĞΛŵŽƵŶƚŵĞƌƌŝŽŶƉĂƌŝƐŚ͘ŝĞand we hope you found somŽethƌing ƚŽ to su ƚpŚĞport WanĂƌŝƐŚd inspire KĨĨŝĐĞ your Lent ƚeĞů͗n jour Ϯϴϴney. ϭϮϳϭ͘ If you would like to give any feedback or thoughts about these or any UNFOLDING other such Parish initiatives, your comments are always welcome to the Parish Group Co-ordinating Team via email: [email protected] MYSTERY or [email protected] or to the Parish Office – Tel: 288 1271. WORLD MEETING OF FAMILIES: AUGUST 2018 tĞĐĂŶĞdžƉĞĐƚƚŽŚĞĂƌŵƵĐŚĂďŽƵƚƚŚŝƐe can expect to hear much about ƵƉĐŽŵŝŶŐĞǀĞŶƚŽǀĞƌƚŚĞŶĞdžƚĨĞǁŵŽŶƚŚƐ͕WORLDthis up coMEETINGming event over the nex t OF FAMILIES : AUGUST 2018 Wfew months, including our own ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐŽƵƌŽǁŶƉĂƌŝƐŚƉůĂŶƐ͘ Parish plans. &Žƌ ĨƵƌƚŚĞƌFor ŝŶƐŝŐŚƚfurther in ŝŶƚŽsight ƚŚĞinto t ďĂĐŬŐƌŽƵŶĚ͕he background, LJŽƵyou might like to google a TEDTALK given by ŵŝŐŚƚůŝŬĞƚŽŐŽŽŐůĞĂd d><ŐŝǀĞŶďLJWŽƉĞPope Francis in April this year on; &ƌĂŶĐŝƐŝŶƉƌŝůƚŚŝƐLJĞĂƌŽŶ͖ ͚t,zd, KE>z&hdhZ tKZd,‘WHY THE ONLY FUTURE WORTH h/>/E'/E>h ^ s ZzKE ͛BUILDING INCLUDES EVERYON E’ [WWW.TEDTALK.COM] ttt͘d d><͘KD ƐWŽƉĞ&ƌĂŶĐŝƐƚŽŽŚĂƐĞdžƉƌĞƐƐĞĚŚŝƐĚĞƐŝƌĞAs Pope Francis too has expressed his desire ƚŽďĞǁŝƚŚƵƐŚĞƌĞŝŶ/ƌĞůĂŶĚĨŽƌƚŚĞtDK&ŝŶto be with us here in Ireland for the WMOF in August 2018, many volunteers are needed ƵŐƵƐƚϮϬϭϴ͕ŵĂŶLJǀŽůƵŶƚĞĞƌƐĂƌĞŶĞĞĚĞĚƚŽto be part of the event’s organisation. If you ďĞƉĂƌƚŽĨƚŚĞĞǀĞŶƚ͛ƐŽƌŐĂŶŝƐĂƚŝŽŶ͘/ĨLJŽƵĂƌĞare interested contact the Meeting Office at ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚĞĚww ĐwŽŶƚĂĐƚ.worldmee ƚŚĞting20 DĞĞƚŝŶŐ18.ie. KĨĨŝĐĞ Ăƚ ǁǁǁ͘ǁŽƌůĚŵĞĞƚŝŶŐϮϬϭϴ͘ŝĞ͘
The Exam Mass for those starting the Junior and Leaving Cert will take place at the Youth Mass on Sunday 4th June The Sunday Evening Youth Mass Group pictured at their recent End of Year Award Ceremony at 7.30pm.
10 PARISH SUPPORTS SUMMER PROJECT IN GROS MORNE IN HAITI PARISH SUPPORTS SUMMER PROJECT IN GROS MORNE IN HAITI dŚŝƐ ƐƵŵŵĞƌ /͕ ĂŶĚ ƐŽŵĞ ŽĨ ŵLJ ĨĞůůŽǁ DĞĚŝĐĂů ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ͕ ĂůŽŶŐ ǁŝƚŚ ŽƚŚĞƌƐǁŝůůďĞǀŽůƵŶƚĞĞƌŝŶŐĂƚƚŚĞDŽƵŶƚDĞƌƌŝŽŶWĂƌŝƐŚWƌŽũĞĐƚŝŶ'ƌŽƐ dŚŝƐ ƐƵŵŵĞƌ /͕ ĂŶĚ ƐŽŵĞ ŽĨ ŵLJ ĨĞůůŽǁ DĞĚŝĐĂů ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ͕ ĂůŽŶŐ ǁŝƚŚDŽƌŶĞ ŝŶ ,Ăŝƚŝ͘ dŚĞ ƉƌŽũĞĐƚ ŝƐ ůĞĚ ďLJ WĂƚƌŝĐŬ K͛EĞŝůů͕ ŶŽǁ Ă ƚĞĂĐŚĞƌ ŝŶ PARISH SUPPORTS SUMMER PROJECT IN GROS MORNE IN HAITI ŽƚŚĞƌƐǁŝůůďĞǀŽůƵŶƚĞĞƌŝŶŐĂƚƚŚĞDŽƵŶƚDĞƌƌŝŽŶWĂƌŝƐŚWƌŽũĞĐƚŝŶ'ƌŽƐůĂĐŬƌŽĐŬŽůůĞŐĞ͘WĂƚƌŝĐŬĂŶĚ&ƌdŽŶLJŚĂǀĞǁŽƌŬĞĚƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌŝŶ,ĂŝƚŝŽǀĞƌ PARISH SUPPORTSDŽƌŶĞP ŝŶA ,Ăŝƚŝ͘RIS SUMMERH dŚĞ SU ƉƌŽũĞĐƚPPO ŝƐPROJECTR ůĞĚTS ďLJ SU WĂƚƌŝĐŬM MIN K͛EĞŝůů͕E GROSRd ŚŝƐPR ƐƵŵŵĞƌ ŶŽǁO MORNEJ ĂE /͕C ƚĞĂĐŚĞƌ ĂŶĚT ƐŽŵĞ ŝŶIN ŽĨŵĂŶLJLJĞĂƌƐ͘ ŵLJHAITI ĨĞůůŽǁ DĞĚŝĐĂů ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ͕ ĂůŽŶŐ ǁŝƚŚ ůĂĐŬƌŽĐŬŽůůĞŐĞ͘WĂƚƌŝĐŬĂŶĚ&ƌdŽŶLJŚĂǀĞǁŽƌŬĞĚƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌŝŶ,ĂŝƚŝŽǀĞƌŽƚŚĞƌƐǁŝůůďĞǀŽůƵŶƚĞĞƌŝŶŐĂƚƚŚĞDŽƵŶƚDĞƌƌŝŽŶWĂƌŝƐŚWƌŽũĞĐƚŝŶ'ƌŽƐ IN GROS MORNE, HADŽƌŶĞITI ŝŶ ,Ăŝƚŝ͘ dŚĞ ƉƌŽũĞĐƚdŽŵĞ͕ƚŚĞĨĂĐƚƚŚĂƚŝƚǁĂƐĂƉĂƌŝƐŚƉƌŽũĞĐƚĂůƐŽŵĞĂŶƚĂƐƐƵƌĂŶĐĞƚŚĂƚĞǀĞƌLJ ƵƌŽĚŽŶĂƚĞĚǁŽƵůĚŐŽƐƉĞĐŝĨŝĐĂůůLJĨŽƌƚŚĞ ŝƐ ůĞĚ ďLJ WĂƚƌŝĐŬ K͛EĞŝůů͕ ŶŽǁ Ă ƚĞĂĐŚĞƌ ŝŶ dŚŝƐ ƐƵŵŵĞƌ /͕ ĂŶĚ ƐŽŵĞ ŽĨ ŵLJ ĨĞůůŽǁhis summe DĞĚŝĐĂůr I, and some o ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ͕f my fellow Med ĂůŽŶŐical studen ǁŝƚŚts, ƉƵƌƉŽƐĞŝŶƚĞŶĚĞĚ͙ĂŶĚƚŚĂƚ/ǁŽƵůĚƐĞĞƚŚĂƚǁŝƚŚŵLJŽǁŶĞLJĞƐ͘/ĂůƐŽŬŶĞǁƚŚĂƚƚŚĞƉĂƌŝƐŚŚĂĚƐƵƉƉŽƌƚĞĚƉƌŽũĞĐƚƐŝŶ ŵĂŶLJLJĞĂƌƐ͘along with others will be volunteering at the Mount ůĂĐŬƌŽĐŬŽůůĞŐĞ͘WĂƚƌŝĐŬĂŶĚ&ƌdŽŶLJŚĂǀĞǁŽƌŬĞĚƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌŝŶ,ĂŝƚŝŽǀĞƌ ƚŚĞĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJŽĨ'ƌŽƐDŽƌŶĞŝŶ,ĂŝƚŝďĞĨŽƌĞĂŶĚƚŚĂƚůŽĐĂůĐŽŶŶĞĐƚŝŽŶƚŽŽŐĂǀĞŵĞĨĂŝƚŚƚŽƚƌƵƐƚƚŚĂƚŝƚƐĞƌǀĞƐƚŚŽƐĞŝŶ ŽƚŚĞƌƐǁŝůůďĞǀŽůƵŶƚĞĞƌŝŶŐĂƚƚŚĞDŽƵŶƚDĞƌƌŝŽŶWĂƌŝƐŚWƌŽũĞĐƚŝŶ'ƌŽƐTMerrion Parish Project in Gros Morne in Haiti. The ŵĂŶLJLJĞĂƌƐ͘ ŵŽƐƚŶĞĞĚĂŶĚƐĞĞŬƐƚŽŵĂŬĞĂƌĞĂů͕ƚĂŶŐŝďůĞĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶĐĞƚŽƚŚĞŝƌůŝǀĞƐ͘ DŽƌŶĞ ŝŶ ,Ăŝƚŝ͘ dŚĞ ƉƌŽũĞĐƚ ŝƐp ůĞĚroject ďLJ is le WĂƚƌŝĐŬd by PatrickK͛EĞŝůů͕ O’Neill, now ŶŽǁ a teach Ăer ƚĞĂĐŚĞƌin Blackrock ŝŶ dŽŵĞ͕ƚŚĞĨĂĐƚƚŚĂƚŝƚǁĂƐĂƉĂƌŝƐŚƉƌŽũĞĐƚĂůƐŽŵĞĂŶƚĂƐƐƵƌĂŶĐĞƚŚĂƚĞǀĞƌLJ ƵƌŽĚŽŶĂƚĞĚǁŽƵůĚŐŽƐƉĞĐŝĨŝĐĂůůLJĨŽƌƚŚĞCollege. Patrick and Fr Tony have worked together in Haiti over dŽŵĞ͕ƚŚĞĨĂĐƚƚŚĂƚŝƚǁĂƐĂƉĂƌŝƐŚƉƌŽũĞĐƚĂůƐŽŵĞĂŶƚĂƐƐƵƌĂŶĐĞƚŚĂƚĞǀĞƌLJ ƵƌŽĚŽŶĂƚĞĚǁŽƵůĚŐŽƐƉĞĐŝĨŝĐĂůůLJĨŽƌƚŚĞ ůĂĐŬƌŽĐŬŽůůĞŐĞ͘WĂƚƌŝĐŬĂŶĚ&ƌdŽŶLJŚĂǀĞǁŽƌŬĞĚƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌŝŶ,ĂŝƚŝŽǀĞƌƉƵƌƉŽƐĞŝŶƚĞŶĚĞĚ͙ĂŶĚƚŚĂƚ/ǁŽƵůĚƐĞĞƚŚĂƚǁŝƚŚŵLJŽǁŶĞLJĞƐ͘/ĂůƐŽŬŶĞǁƚŚĂƚƚŚĞƉĂƌŝƐŚŚĂĚƐƵƉƉŽƌƚĞĚƉƌŽũĞĐƚƐŝŶmany years. /ŬŶŽǁ/ĚŽŶ͛ƚŶĞĞĚƚŽĐŽŶǀŝŶĐĞLJŽƵŽĨƚŚĞůĞŐŝƚŝŵĂĐLJŽĨƚŚĞŶĞĞĚƚŚĂƚĞdžŝƐƚƐŝŶ,Ăŝƚŝ͕ƚŚĂƚŝƐǁĞůůŬŶŽǁŶ͙ƚŚĞĐŽƵŶƚƌLJ ƉƵƌƉŽƐĞŝŶƚĞŶĚĞĚ͙ĂŶĚƚŚĂƚ/ǁŽƵůĚƐĞĞƚŚĂƚǁŝƚŚŵLJŽǁŶĞLJĞƐ͘/ĂůƐŽŬŶĞǁƚŚĂƚƚŚĞƉĂƌŝƐŚŚĂĚƐƵƉƉŽƌƚĞĚƉƌŽũĞĐƚƐŝŶƐƵĨĨĞƌĞĚŚŽƌƌŝĨŝĐĂůůLJĨƌŽŵƚŚĞϮϬϭϬĞĂƌƚŚƋƵĂŬĞĂŶĚŚƵƌƌŝĐĂŶĞDĂƚƚŚĞǁůĂƐƚLJĞĂƌ͘,ĂŝƚŝŝƐŽŶĞŽĨƚŚĞƉŽŽƌĞƐƚĐŽƵŶƚƌŝĞƐŝŶ To me, the fact that it was a Parish project also meant ŵĂŶLJLJĞĂƌƐ͘ ƚŚĞĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJŽĨ'ƌŽƐDŽƌŶĞŝŶ,ĂŝƚŝďĞĨŽƌĞĂŶĚƚŚĂƚůŽĐĂůĐŽŶŶĞĐƚŝŽŶƚŽŽŐĂǀĞŵĞĨĂŝƚŚƚŽƚƌƵƐƚƚŚĂƚŝƚƐĞƌǀĞƐƚŚŽƐĞŝŶƚŚĞĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJŽĨ'ƌŽƐDŽƌŶĞŝŶ,ĂŝƚŝďĞĨŽƌĞĂŶĚƚŚĂƚůŽĐĂůĐŽŶŶĞĐƚŝŽŶƚŽŽŐĂǀĞŵĞĨĂŝƚŚƚŽƚƌƵƐƚƚŚĂƚŝƚƐĞƌǀĞƐƚŚŽƐĞŝŶƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚ͘ assurance that every Euro donated would go specifically for ,ŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ ŚĞƌĞΖƐ ƚŚĞ ĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶĐĞ͕ ǁŝƚŚ LJŽƵƌ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ͕ ŽƵƌ ƉƌŽũĞĐƚ ǁŝůů ŵŽƐƚŶĞĞĚĂŶĚƐĞĞŬƐƚŽŵĂŬĞĂƌĞĂů͕ƚĂŶŐŝďůĞĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶĐĞƚŽƚŚĞŝƌůŝǀĞƐ͘the purpose intended …and that I would see that with my own ŵŽƐƚŶĞĞĚĂŶĚƐĞĞŬƐƚŽŵĂŬĞĂƌĞĂů͕ƚĂŶŐŝďůĞĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶĐĞƚŽƚŚĞŝƌůŝǀĞƐ͘ ŵĂŬĞ͖ dŽŵĞ͕ƚŚĞĨĂĐƚƚŚĂƚŝƚǁĂƐĂƉĂƌŝƐŚƉƌŽũĞĐƚĂůƐŽŵĞĂŶƚĂƐƐƵƌĂŶĐĞƚŚĂƚĞǀĞƌLJ ƵƌŽĚŽŶĂƚĞĚǁŽƵůĚŐŽƐƉĞĐŝĨŝĐĂůůLJĨŽƌƚŚĞ eyes. I also knew that the Parish had supported projects in the Matthew last year. Haiti is one of the poorest countries in the community of Gros Morne in Haiti before and that local /ŬŶŽǁ/ĚŽŶ͛ƚŶĞĞĚƚŽĐŽŶǀŝŶĐĞLJŽƵŽĨƚŚĞůĞŐŝƚŝŵĂĐLJŽĨƚŚĞŶĞĞĚƚŚĂƚĞdžŝƐƚƐŝŶ,Ăŝƚŝ͕ƚŚĂƚŝƐǁĞůůŬŶŽǁŶ͙ƚŚĞĐŽƵŶƚƌLJworld. ϭͿ ϲϱϬ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƉŽŽƌĞƐƚ ĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĂƌĞĂ ǁŝůů ĂƚƚĞŶĚ Ă ^ƉŽƌƚƐ ƉƵƌƉŽƐĞŝŶƚĞŶĚĞĚ͙ĂŶĚƚŚĂƚ/ǁŽƵůĚƐĞĞƚŚĂƚǁŝƚŚŵLJŽǁŶĞLJĞƐ͘/ĂůƐŽŬŶĞǁƚŚĂƚƚŚĞƉĂƌŝƐŚŚĂĚƐƵƉƉŽƌƚĞĚƉƌŽũĞĐƚƐŝŶ/ŬŶŽǁ/ĚŽŶ͛ƚŶĞĞĚƚŽĐŽŶǀŝŶĐĞLJŽƵŽĨƚŚĞůĞŐŝƚŝŵĂĐLJŽĨƚŚĞŶĞĞĚƚŚĂƚĞdžŝƐƚƐŝŶ,Ăŝƚŝ͕ƚŚĂƚŝƐǁĞůůŬŶŽǁŶ͙ƚŚĞĐŽƵŶƚƌLJconnection too gave me faith to trust that it serves those in ĂŶĚ>ŝƚĞƌĂĐLJĂŵƉĨŽƌϯǁĞĞŬƐʹ/ĂŶĚŵLJĨĞůůŽǁǀŽůƵŶƚĞĞƌƐǁŝůůĞĂĐŚ ƐƵĨĨĞƌĞĚŚŽƌƌŝĨŝĐĂůůLJĨƌŽŵƚŚĞϮϬϭϬĞĂƌƚŚƋƵĂŬĞĂŶĚŚƵƌƌŝĐĂŶĞDĂƚƚŚĞǁůĂƐƚLJĞĂƌ͘,ĂŝƚŝŝƐŽŶĞŽĨƚŚĞƉŽŽƌĞƐƚĐŽƵŶƚƌŝĞƐŝŶHowever, here’s the difference, with your support, our project ƐƵĨĨĞƌĞĚŚŽƌƌŝĨŝĐĂůůLJĨƌŽŵƚŚĞϮϬϭϬĞĂƌƚŚƋƵĂŬĞĂŶĚŚƵƌƌŝĐĂŶĞDĂƚƚŚĞǁůĂƐƚLJĞĂƌ͘,ĂŝƚŝŝƐŽŶĞŽĨƚŚĞƉŽŽƌĞƐƚĐŽƵŶƚƌŝĞƐŝŶmost need and seeks to make a real, tangible difference to ƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚ͘ ƚĞĂĐŚĂĐůĂƐƐĂƚƚŚĂƚĐĂŵƉ͘ ƚŚĞĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJŽĨ'ƌŽƐDŽƌŶĞŝŶ,ĂŝƚŝďĞĨŽƌĞĂŶĚƚŚĂƚůŽĐĂůĐŽŶŶĞĐƚŝŽŶƚŽŽŐĂǀĞŵĞĨĂŝƚŚƚŽƚƌƵƐƚƚŚĂƚŝƚƐĞƌǀĞƐƚŚŽƐĞŝŶtheir lives. will make; ϮͿ tĞ ǁŝůů ďƵŝůĚ Ă ŚŽƵƐĞ ĨŽƌ Ă ĨĂŵŝůLJ ƌĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚĞĚ ďLJ ^ƌ͘ WĂƚ ƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚ͘ ,ŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ ŚĞƌĞΖƐ ƚŚĞ ĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶĐĞ͕ ǁŝƚŚ LJŽƵƌ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ͕ ŽƵƌ ƉƌŽũĞĐƚ ǁŝůů ŵŽƐƚŶĞĞĚĂŶĚƐĞĞŬƐƚŽŵĂŬĞĂƌĞĂů͕ƚĂŶŐŝďůĞĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶĐĞƚŽƚŚĞŝƌůŝǀĞƐ͘The huge need that exists in Haiti is well known… the country 1) 650 of the poorest children of the area will attend a Sports ŝůůŽŶ͕ Ă ŵŝƐƐŝŽŶĂƌLJ ƐŝƐƚĞƌ ǁŚŽ ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ ǁŽƌŬŝŶŐ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ůŽĐĂů ,ŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕and Literac ŚĞƌĞΖƐy Camp for ƚŚĞ3 week ĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶĐĞ͕s – I and my fellow ǁŝƚŚ voluntee LJŽƵƌŵĂŬĞ͖rs ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ͕ ŽƵƌ ƉƌŽũĞĐƚ ǁŝůů suffered horrifically from the 2010 earthquake and hurricane ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJĨŽƌϮϬLJĞĂƌƐ͘^ŚĞŚĂƐƌĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚĞĚĂĨĂŵŝůLJǁŚŽŝƐůŝǀŝŶŐ ŵĂŬĞ͖will each teach a class at that camp. ϭͿ ϲϱϬ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƉŽŽƌĞƐƚŝŶĂĨĂůůŝŶŐĚŽǁŶŚŽƵƐĞŽĨƌŽĐŬΘďĞĚƐŚĞĞƚƐŝŶĂŶŝƐŽůĂƚĞĚƌƵƌĂůƉĂƌƚŽĨ ĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĂƌĞĂ ǁŝůů ĂƚƚĞŶĚ Ă ^ƉŽƌƚƐ ĂŶĚ>ŝƚĞƌĂĐLJĂŵƉĨŽƌϯǁĞĞŬƐʹ/ĂŶĚŵLJĨĞůůŽǁǀŽůƵŶƚĞĞƌƐǁŝůůĞĂĐŚ /ŬŶŽǁ/ĚŽŶ͛ƚŶĞĞĚƚŽĐŽŶǀŝŶĐĞLJŽƵŽĨƚŚĞůĞŐŝƚŝŵĂĐLJŽĨƚŚĞŶĞĞĚƚŚĂƚĞdžŝƐƚƐŝŶ,Ăŝƚŝ͕ƚŚĂƚŝƐǁĞůůŬŶŽǁŶ͙ƚŚĞĐŽƵŶƚƌLJϭͿ2) We will ϲϱϬ build a ŽĨ hou ƚŚĞse for ƉŽŽƌĞƐƚa family recom ĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶmended by S ŽĨr. Pa ƚŚĞt ĂƌĞĂ ǁŝůů ĂƚƚĞŶĚƚŚĞĂƌĞĂ͘dŚĞĨĂŵŝůLJŚĂƐĂƐŝŶŐůĞŵŽŵŚĞĂĚͲŽĨͲŚŽƵƐĞŚŽůĚ͕ĂůŝǀĞͲŝŶ Ă ^ƉŽƌƚƐ ƐƵĨĨĞƌĞĚŚŽƌƌŝĨŝĐĂůůLJĨƌŽŵƚŚĞϮϬϭϬĞĂƌƚŚƋƵĂŬĞĂŶĚŚƵƌƌŝĐĂŶĞDĂƚƚŚĞǁůĂƐƚLJĞĂƌ͘,ĂŝƚŝŝƐŽŶĞŽĨƚŚĞƉŽŽƌĞƐƚĐŽƵŶƚƌŝĞƐŝŶDillon, a missionary sister who has been working thereƚĞĂĐŚĂĐůĂƐƐĂƚƚŚĂƚĐĂŵƉ͘ in ŐƌĂŶĚŵŽƚŚĞƌ͕ϲĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ͕ƉůƵƐĂŶĂƵŶƚΘŚĞƌϰĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶǁŚŽĂƌĞƚŚĞƌĞ ĂŶĚ>ŝƚĞƌĂĐLJĂŵƉĨŽƌϯǁĞĞŬƐʹ/ĂŶĚŵLJĨĞůůŽǁǀŽůƵŶƚĞĞƌƐǁŝůůĞĂĐŚthe local community for 20 years. She has recommendϮͿed tĞ ǁŝůů ďƵŝůĚ ĂƉĞƌŝŽĚŝĐĂůůLJ͘ ŚŽƵƐĞ ĨŽƌ Ă ĨĂŵŝůLJ ƌĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚĞĚ ďLJ ^ƌ͘ WĂƚ ƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚ͘ ƚĞĂĐŚĂĐůĂƐƐĂƚƚŚĂƚĐĂŵƉ͘a family who is living in a falling down house of rockŝůůŽŶ͕ & Ă ŵŝƐƐŝŽŶĂƌLJ ƐŝƐƚĞƌϯͿ ǁŚŽ ŽǀĞƌĂůůϴϬƉĞŽƉůĞǁŝůůďĞĞŵƉůŽLJĞĚĂĐƌŽƐƐƚŚĞǁŚŽůĞƉƌŽũĞĐƚ ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ ǁŽƌŬŝŶŐ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ůŽĐĂů bedsheets in an isolated rural part of the area. The famĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJĨŽƌϮϬLJĞĂƌƐ͘^ŚĞŚĂƐƌĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚĞĚĂĨĂŵŝůLJǁŚŽŝƐůŝǀŝŶŐily ĂŶĚ ,ŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ ŚĞƌĞΖƐ ƚŚĞ ĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶĐĞ͕ϮͿhas a tĞ ǁŝƚŚsing ǁŝůůle LJŽƵƌmo ďƵŝůĚm h ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ͕ea Ăd-o ŚŽƵƐĞf-househ ŽƵƌo ĨŽƌld, a ƉƌŽũĞĐƚ Ă l ĨĂŵŝůLJive-in ǁŝůů ƌĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚĞĚ ďLJ ^ƌ͘ WĂƚ ŝŶĂĨĂůůŝŶŐĚŽǁŶŚŽƵƐĞŽĨƌŽĐŬΘďĞĚƐŚĞĞƚƐŝŶĂŶŝƐŽůĂƚĞĚƌƵƌĂůƉĂƌƚŽĨϰͿ Ϯϯ͕ϴϬϬŵĞĂůƐǁŝůůďĞƐĞƌǀĞĚŽǀĞƌƚŚĞĐŽƵƌƐĞŽĨƚŚĞĐĂŵƉ͘ grandmother, 6 children, plus an aunt & her 4 children ŵĂŬĞ͖ ŝůůŽŶ͕ Ă ŵŝƐƐŝŽŶĂƌLJ ƐŝƐƚĞƌ ǁŚŽ ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶƚŚĞĂƌĞĂ͘dŚĞĨĂŵŝůLJŚĂƐĂƐŝŶŐůĞŵŽŵŚĞĂĚͲŽĨͲŚŽƵƐĞŚŽůĚ͕ĂůŝǀĞͲŝŶ ǁŽƌŬŝŶŐ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ůŽĐĂů who are there periodically. EŽŶĞŽĨƚŚŝƐŝƐƉŽƐƐŝďůĞǁŝƚŚŽƵƚƚŚĞƐƵƉƉŽƌƚŽĨƚŚĞƉĞŽƉůĞŽĨDŽƵŶƚ ϭͿ ϲϱϬ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƉŽŽƌĞƐƚĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJĨŽƌϮϬLJĞĂƌƐ͘^ŚĞŚĂƐƌĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚĞĚĂĨĂŵŝůLJǁŚŽŝƐůŝǀŝŶŐ ĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĂƌĞĂ ǁŝůů ĂƚƚĞŶĚ ĂŐƌĂŶĚŵŽƚŚĞƌ͕ϲĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ͕ƉůƵƐĂŶĂƵŶƚΘŚĞƌϰĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶǁŚŽĂƌĞƚŚĞƌĞ ^ƉŽƌƚƐ 3) overall 80 people will be emDĞƌƌŝŽŶ͘tĞǁŽƵůĚǁŽƵůĚďĞǀĞƌLJŐƌĂƚĞĨƵůĨŽƌĂŶLJĚŽŶĂƚŝŽŶLJŽƵĂƌĞŝŶĂƉŽƐŝƚŝŽŶƚŽŵĂŬĞ͘zŽƵĐĂŶĚŽƚŚŝƐďLJůĞĂǀŝŶŐĂŶployed across the whole ĂŶĚ>ŝƚĞƌĂĐLJĂŵƉĨŽƌϯǁĞĞŬƐʹ/ĂŶĚŵLJĨĞůůŽǁǀŽůƵŶƚĞĞƌƐǁŝůůĞĂĐŚŝŶĂĨĂůůŝŶŐĚŽǁŶŚŽƵƐĞŽĨƌŽĐŬΘďĞĚƐŚĞĞƚƐŝŶĂŶŝƐŽůĂƚĞĚƌƵƌĂůƉĂƌƚŽĨproject and ĞŶǀĞůŽƉĞ͕ĐŽŶƚĂŝŶŝŶŐLJŽƵƌĚŽŶĂƚŝŽŶĂŶĚŵĂƌŬĞĚ͞,ĂŝƚŝƉƉĞĂůͲDDWĂƌŝƐŚWƌŽũĞĐƚ͕͟ŝŶƚŽƚŚĞWĂƌŝƐŚKĨĨŝĐĞ͘ƉĞƌŝŽĚŝĐĂůůLJ͘ ϯͿ ŽǀĞƌĂůůϴϬƉĞŽƉůĞǁŝůůďĞĞŵƉůŽLJĞĚĂĐƌŽƐƐƚŚĞǁŚŽůĞƉƌŽũĞĐƚ ƚŚĞĂƌĞĂ͘dŚĞĨĂŵŝůLJŚĂƐĂƐŝŶŐůĞŵŽŵŚĞĂĚͲŽĨͲŚŽƵƐĞŚŽůĚ͕ĂůŝǀĞͲŝŶ4) 23,800 meals will be served over the course of the camp. ƚĞĂĐŚĂĐůĂƐƐĂƚƚŚĂƚĐĂŵƉ͘ ĂŶĚ dŚĂŶŬLJŽƵǀĞƌLJŵƵĐŚ͘ ϮͿ tĞ ǁŝůů ďƵŝůĚ ĂŐƌĂŶĚŵŽƚŚĞƌ͕ϲĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ͕ƉůƵƐĂŶĂƵŶƚΘŚĞƌϰĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶǁŚŽĂƌĞƚŚĞƌĞ ŚŽƵƐĞNone of ĨŽƌthis is Ăpos ĨĂŵŝůLJsible witho ƌĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚĞĚut the support of the peo ďLJple ϰͿo ^ƌ͘f WĂƚ Ϯϯ͕ϴϬϬŵĞĂůƐǁŝůůďĞƐĞƌǀĞĚŽǀĞƌƚŚĞĐŽƵƌƐĞŽĨƚŚĞĐĂŵƉ͘ Mount Merrion who gave so generously to our recent appeal ƉĞƌŝŽĚŝĐĂůůLJ͘ ͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲ ŝůůŽŶ͕ Ă ŵŝƐƐŝŽŶĂƌLJ ƐŝƐƚĞƌwh ǁŚŽich raise ŚĂƐd over ďĞĞŶ€10,000 ǁŽƌŬŝŶŐ. You can still s ƚŚĞƌĞupport th ŝŶis pr ƚŚĞoject ůŽĐĂů ϯͿby leaving ŽǀĞƌĂůůϴϬƉĞŽƉůĞǁŝůůďĞĞŵƉůŽLJĞĚĂĐƌŽƐƐƚŚĞǁŚŽůĞƉƌŽũĞĐƚan envelope, containing your donation and markEŽŶĞŽĨƚŚŝƐŝƐƉŽƐƐŝďůĞǁŝƚŚŽƵƚƚŚĞƐƵƉƉŽƌƚŽĨƚŚĞƉĞŽƉůĞŽĨDŽƵŶƚed Helena Plapp ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJĨŽƌϮϬLJĞĂƌƐ͘^ŚĞŚĂƐƌĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚĞĚĂĨĂŵŝůLJǁŚŽŝƐůŝǀŝŶŐ ĂŶĚDĞƌƌŝŽŶ͘tĞǁŽƵůĚǁŽƵůĚďĞǀĞƌLJŐƌĂƚĞĨƵůĨŽƌĂŶLJĚŽŶĂƚŝŽŶLJŽƵĂƌĞŝŶĂƉŽƐŝƚŝŽŶƚŽŵĂŬĞ͘zŽƵĐĂŶĚŽƚŚŝƐďLJůĞĂǀŝŶŐĂŶ“Haiti Appeal – Summer Parish Project” into the Parish Office. ĞŶǀĞůŽƉĞ͕ĐŽŶƚĂŝŶŝŶŐLJŽƵƌĚŽŶĂƚŝŽŶĂŶĚŵĂƌŬĞĚ͞,ĂŝƚŝƉƉĞĂůͲDDWĂƌŝƐŚWƌŽũĞĐƚ͕͟ŝŶƚŽƚŚĞWĂƌŝƐŚKĨĨŝĐĞ͘ ŝŶĂĨĂůůŝŶŐĚŽǁŶŚŽƵƐĞŽĨƌŽĐŬΘďĞĚƐŚĞĞƚƐŝŶĂŶŝƐŽůĂƚĞĚƌƵƌĂůƉĂƌƚŽĨThank you very much!! >ŽƌĚ͕ /ĂƐŬzŽƵƚŽŚĞůƉŵĞĂƚƚŚŝƐƐƚƌĞƐƐĨƵůƚŝŵĞ͘/ ϰͿ Ϯϯ͕ϴϬϬŵĞĂůƐǁŝůůďĞƐĞƌǀĞĚŽǀĞƌƚŚĞĐŽƵƌƐĞŽĨƚŚĞĐĂŵƉ͘ ƚŚĞĂƌĞĂ͘dŚĞĨĂŵŝůLJŚĂƐĂƐŝŶŐůĞŵŽŵŚĞĂĚͲŽĨͲŚŽƵƐĞŚŽůĚ͕ĂůŝǀĞͲŝŶHelena Plapp ĨĞĞůdŚĂŶŬLJŽƵǀĞƌLJŵƵĐŚ͘ ƚŚĂƚ ŝŶ ĂĚĚŝƚŝŽŶ ƚŽ ĐĂƌƌLJŝŶŐ ŵLJ ŽǁŶ ŐƌĂŶĚŵŽƚŚĞƌ͕ϲĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ͕ƉůƵƐĂŶĂƵŶƚΘŚĞƌϰĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶǁŚŽĂƌĞƚŚĞƌĞEŽŶĞŽĨƚŚŝƐŝƐƉŽƐƐŝďůĞǁŝƚŚŽƵƚƚŚĞƐƵƉƉŽƌƚŽĨƚŚĞƉĞŽƉůĞŽĨDŽƵŶƚPRAYER FOR THOSE ďƵƌĚĞŶƐ͕ / Ăŵ ĐĂƌƌLJŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĞdžƉĞĐƚĂƚŝŽŶƐ ŽĨ ƐŽ ŵĂŶLJŽƚŚĞƌƐʹĨĂŵŝůLJ͕ĨƌŝĞŶĚƐ͕ƐŽĐŝĞƚLJ͘,ĞůƉŵĞ DĞƌƌŝŽŶ͘tĞǁŽƵůĚǁŽƵůĚďĞǀĞƌLJŐƌĂƚĞĨƵůĨŽƌĂŶLJĚŽŶĂƚŝŽŶLJŽƵĂƌĞŝŶĂƉŽƐŝƚŝŽŶƚŽŵĂŬĞ͘zŽƵĐĂŶĚŽƚŚŝƐďLJůĞĂǀŝŶŐĂŶƉĞƌŝŽĚŝĐĂůůLJ͘ ͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲSITTING EXAMS ƚŽ ŬĞĞƉ ĐĂůŵ Ăƚ ƚŚŝƐ ƚŝŵĞ͕ ƐŽ ƚŚĂƚ / ĐĂŶ ƚŚŝŶŬ ĞŶǀĞůŽƉĞ͕ĐŽŶƚĂŝŶŝŶŐLJŽƵƌĚŽŶĂƚŝŽŶĂŶĚŵĂƌŬĞĚ͞,ĂŝƚŝƉƉĞĂůͲDDWĂƌŝƐŚWƌŽũĞĐƚ͕͟ŝŶƚŽƚŚĞWĂƌŝƐŚKĨĨŝĐĞ͘ϯͿ ŽǀĞƌĂůůϴϬƉĞŽƉůĞǁŝůůďĞĞŵƉůŽLJĞĚĂĐƌŽƐƐƚŚĞǁŚŽůĞƉƌŽũĞĐƚ Helena Plapp Lord, I ask You to help me a t this stressful time. I ƐƚƌĂŝŐŚƚ ĂŶĚ ĂƉƉůLJ ŵLJƐĞůĨ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚ ŽĨ ŵLJ DOING ĂŶĚ feel that in addition to carrying my own burdens, >ŽƌĚ͕ /ĂƐŬzŽƵƚŽŚĞůƉŵĞĂƚƚŚŝƐƐƚƌĞƐƐĨƵůƚŝŵĞ͘/ĂďŝůŝƚLJ͘ >Ğƚ zŽƵƌ ^Ɖŝƌŝƚ ŚĞůƉ ĂŶĚ ŝŶƐƉŝƌĞ ŵĞ͕ ƐŽ ϰͿ Ϯϯ͕ϴϬϬŵĞĂůƐǁŝůůďĞƐĞƌǀĞĚŽǀĞƌƚŚĞĐŽƵƌƐĞŽĨƚŚĞĐĂŵƉ͘dŚĂŶŬLJŽƵǀĞƌLJŵƵĐŚ͘ ƚŚĂƚ/ĐĂŶƌĞŵĞŵďĞƌĂůůƚŚĂƚ/ŚĂǀĞƐƚƵĚŝĞĚĂŶĚ EXAMS? I am carrying the expectations of so many ĨĞĞů ƚŚĂƚ ŝŶ ĂĚĚŝƚŝŽŶ ƚŽ ĐĂƌƌLJŝŶŐ ŵLJ ŽǁŶ ƉƵƚƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌŵLJĂŶƐǁĞƌƐŝŶƚŚĞďĞƐƚǁĂLJ͘'ƵŝĚĞ ďƵƌĚĞŶƐ͕ / Ăŵ ĐĂƌƌLJŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĞdžƉĞĐƚĂƚŝŽŶƐ ŽĨ ƐŽ ͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲoEŽŶĞŽĨƚŚŝƐŝƐƉŽƐƐŝďůĞǁŝƚŚŽƵƚƚŚĞƐƵƉƉŽƌƚŽĨƚŚĞƉĞŽƉůĞŽĨDŽƵŶƚthers – family, friends, society. HPRAYERelp me to kee pFOR THOSE ŵĞ ŝŶ Ăůů ǁĂLJƐ͕ ƐŽ ƚŚĂƚ / ǁŝůů ĨŝŶĚ ĨƵůĨŝůŵĞŶƚ ŝŶ MAYBE ŵĂŶLJŽƚŚĞƌƐʹĨĂŵŝůLJ͕ĨƌŝĞŶĚƐ͕ƐŽĐŝĞƚLJ͘,ĞůƉŵĞ DĞƌƌŝŽŶ͘tĞǁŽƵůĚǁŽƵůĚďĞǀĞƌLJŐƌĂƚĞĨƵůĨŽƌĂŶLJĚŽŶĂƚŝŽŶLJŽƵĂƌĞŝŶĂƉŽƐŝƚŝŽŶƚŽŵĂŬĞ͘zŽƵĐĂŶĚŽƚŚŝƐďLJůĞĂǀŝŶŐĂŶ calm at this time, so that I can think SITTINGstraight and EXAMS HelenaƚŽ Plapp ŬĞĞƉ ĐĂůŵ Ăƚ ƚŚŝƐ ƚŝŵĞ͕ ƐŽ ƚŚĂƚ / ĐĂŶ ƚŚŝŶŬ ĞŶǀĞůŽƉĞ͕ĐŽŶƚĂŝŶŝŶŐLJŽƵƌĚŽŶĂƚŝŽŶĂŶĚŵĂƌŬĞĚ͞,ĂŝƚŝƉƉĞĂůͲDDWĂƌŝƐŚWƌŽũĞĐƚ͕͟ŝŶƚŽƚŚĞWĂƌŝƐŚKĨĨŝĐĞ͘ THIS apply myself to the best of my ability. Let Your ƐƚƌĂŝŐŚƚ ĂŶĚ ĂƉƉůLJ ŵLJƐĞůĨ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚ ŽĨ ŵLJ WILL Spirit help and inspire me, so that I>ŽƌĚ͕ can rem /ĂƐŬzŽƵƚŽŚĞůƉŵĞĂƚƚŚŝƐƐƚƌĞƐƐĨƵůƚŝŵĞ͘/ember ĂďŝůŝƚLJ͘ >Ğƚ zŽƵƌ ^Ɖŝƌŝƚ ŚĞůƉ ĂŶĚ ŝŶƐƉŝƌĞ ŵĞ͕ ƐŽ dŚĂŶŬLJŽƵǀĞƌLJŵƵĐŚ͘ all that I have studied and put togeĨĞĞůther my ƚŚĂƚ ŝŶ ĂĚĚŝƚŝŽŶ ƚŽƚŚĂƚ/ĐĂŶƌĞŵĞŵďĞƌĂůůƚŚĂƚ/ŚĂǀĞƐƚƵĚŝĞĚĂŶĚ ĐĂƌƌLJŝŶŐ ŵLJ ŽǁŶ HELP… answers in the best way. Guide me in all ways, so ƉƵƚƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌŵLJĂŶƐǁĞƌƐŝŶƚŚĞďĞƐƚǁĂLJ͘'ƵŝĚĞ ͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲͲPRAYER FOR THOSE ďƵƌĚĞŶƐ͕ / Ăŵ ĐĂƌƌLJŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŵĞ ĞdžƉĞĐƚĂƚŝŽŶƐ ŝŶ Ăůů ǁĂLJƐ͕ ƐŽ ŽĨ ƚŚĂƚ ƐŽ / ǁŝůů ĨŝŶĚ ĨƵůĨŝůŵĞŶƚ ŝŶ that I will find fulfilment in You. AŵĂŶLJŽƚŚĞƌƐʹĨĂŵŝůLJ͕ĨƌŝĞŶĚƐ͕ƐŽĐŝĞƚLJ͘men. ,ĞůƉŵĞ SITTING EXAMS Helena Plapp 11 ƚŽ ŬĞĞƉ ĐĂůŵ Ăƚ ƚŚŝƐ ƚŝŵĞ͕ ƐŽ ƚŚĂƚ / ĐĂŶ ƚŚŝŶŬ ƐƚƌĂŝŐŚƚ ĂŶĚ ĂƉƉůLJ ŵLJƐĞůĨ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚ ŽĨ ŵLJ >ŽƌĚ͕ /ĂƐŬzŽƵƚŽŚĞůƉŵĞĂƚƚŚŝƐƐƚƌĞƐƐĨƵůƚŝŵĞ͘/ ĂďŝůŝƚLJ͘ >Ğƚ zŽƵƌ ^Ɖŝƌŝƚ ŚĞůƉ ĂŶĚ ŝŶƐƉŝƌĞ ŵĞ͕ ƐŽ ĨĞĞů ƚŚĂƚ ŝŶ ĂĚĚŝƚŝŽŶ ƚŽ ĐĂƌƌLJŝŶŐ ŵLJ ŽǁŶ ƚŚĂƚ/ĐĂŶƌĞŵĞŵďĞƌĂůůƚŚĂƚ/ŚĂǀĞƐƚƵĚŝĞĚĂŶĚ PRAYER FOR THOSE ďƵƌĚĞŶƐ͕ / Ăŵ ĐĂƌƌLJŝŶŐƉƵƚƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌŵLJĂŶƐǁĞƌƐŝŶƚŚĞďĞƐƚǁĂLJ͘'ƵŝĚĞ ƚŚĞ ĞdžƉĞĐƚĂƚŝŽŶƐ ŽĨ ƐŽ ŵĂŶLJŽƚŚĞƌƐʹĨĂŵŝůLJ͕ĨƌŝĞŶĚƐ͕ƐŽĐŝĞƚLJ͘,ĞůƉŵĞ SITTING EXAMS ŵĞ ŝŶ Ăůů ǁĂLJƐ͕ ƐŽ ƚŚĂƚ / ǁŝůů ĨŝŶĚ ĨƵůĨŝůŵĞŶƚ ŝŶ ƚŽ ŬĞĞƉ ĐĂůŵ Ăƚ ƚŚŝƐ ƚŝŵĞ͕ ƐŽ ƚŚĂƚ / ĐĂŶ ƚŚŝŶŬ ƐƚƌĂŝŐŚƚ ĂŶĚ ĂƉƉůLJ ŵLJƐĞůĨ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚ ŽĨ ŵLJ ĂďŝůŝƚLJ͘ >Ğƚ zŽƵƌ ^Ɖŝƌŝƚ ŚĞůƉ ĂŶĚ ŝŶƐƉŝƌĞ ŵĞ͕ ƐŽ ƚŚĂƚ/ĐĂŶƌĞŵĞŵďĞƌĂůůƚŚĂƚ/ŚĂǀĞƐƚƵĚŝĞĚĂŶĚ ƉƵƚƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌŵLJĂŶƐǁĞƌƐŝŶƚŚĞďĞƐƚǁĂLJ͘'ƵŝĚĞ ŵĞ ŝŶ Ăůů ǁĂLJƐ͕ ƐŽ ƚŚĂƚ / ǁŝůů ĨŝŶĚ ĨƵůĨŝůŵĞŶƚ ŝŶ ͊ dŚŝƐDĂLJ&ƌWĂĚĚLJĐĞůĞďƌĂƚĞĚCONGRATULATIONS ONϱϬLJĞĂƌƐ YOURƐĞƌǀŝĐĞŝŶƚŚĞƉƌŝĞƐƚŚŽŽĚ͘,ĞǁĂƐ GOLDEN JUBILEE FR. PADDY ŽƌĚĂŝŶĞĚŝŶůŽŶůŝĨĨĞŽůůĞŐĞďLJƌĐŚďŝƐŚŽƉ:ŽŚŶŚĂƌůĞƐDĐYƵĂŝĚŽŶϮϴ DĂLJϭϵϲϳ͘ĨƚĞƌŽƌĚŝŶĂƚŝŽŶŚĞǁŽƌŬĞĚŝŶƚŚĞĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐŵŝŶŝƐƚƌŝĞƐ͗ WƌŝĞƐƚƚĞĂĐŚĞƌĂƚƚŚĞsŽĐĂƚŝŽŶĂů^ĐŚŽŽůƵŶĚƌƵŵϭϵϲϳͲϭϵϳϬ͖ĐĐ ƌƵŵůŝŶϭϵϳϬͲϭϵϳϭ͖ƐŚĨŽƌĚϭϵϳϭͲϭϵϳϱ͖ǀŽĐĂϭϵϳϱͲϭϵϴϮ ^ĞĂŶDĐĞƌŵŽƚƚ^ƚƌĞĞƚĂƐĐĐĂŶĚĂĚŵ͘ϭϵϴϮͲϭϵϵϬ͖ƚŚLJϭϵϵϬͲϮϬϬϬ ŽŶĂďĂƚĞĐĐĂŶĚWWϮϬϬϬͲϮϬϭϭ͖ĐĐ<ŝůŵĂĐƵĚͲDŽƵŶƚDĞƌƌŝŽŶϮϬϭϭƚŽ ĚĂƚĞ͘dŚĞƉĂƌŝƐŚĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚŝĞƐŽĨDŽƵŶƚDĞƌƌŝŽŶĂŶĚ<ŝůŵĂĐƵĚũŽŝŶĞĚ&ƌWĂĚĚLJĂŶĚŚŝƐ ĨĂŵŝůLJĂƚƚŚĞϭϭ͘ϯϬĂŵDĂƐƐŝŶ<ŝůŵĂĐƵĚĐŚƵƌĐŚŽŶϮϭDĂLJϮϬϭϳǁŝƚŚ ƌĞĨƌĞƐŚŵĞŶƚƐĂĨƚĞƌǁĂƌĚƐ͘W,KdK^dK&K>>KtEd,/^t/>>E /d/E'&d Zd, > Zd/KE ͊ BLESSINGS:ƵƐƚĂĨƚĞƌŽƵƌůĂƐƚŝƐƐƵĞǁĞŶƚƚŽƉƌĞƐƐ͕ǁĞŐŽƚǁŽƌĚƚŚĂƚ&ƌŽŶůĞƚŚDĞĞŚĂŶǁŚŽŚĂƐďĞĞŶƐĞƌǀŝŶŐŝŶ<ŝůŵĂĐƵĚ ON YOUR NEW APPOINTMENT FR. CONLETH CONGRATULATIONSdŚŝƐDĂLJ&ƌWĂĚĚLJĐĞůĞďƌĂƚĞĚĂŶĚDŽƵŶƚDĞƌƌŝŽŶƐŝŶĐĞ:ƵůLJϮϬϭϬ ONϱϬLJĞĂƌƐ YOURƐĞƌǀŝĐĞŝŶƚŚĞƉƌŝĞƐƚŚŽŽĚ͘,ĞǁĂƐŚĂĚďĞĞŶĂƉƉŽŝŶƚĞĚďLJƌĐŚďŝƐŚŽƉŝĂƌŵƵŝĚDĂƌƚŝŶƚŽĂŶĞǁƉŽƐŝƚŝŽŶŝŶƚŚĞ GOLDEN JUBILEE FR. PADDY Celebrations, Comings and Goings… ŽƌĚĂŝŶĞĚŝŶůŽŶůŝĨĨĞŽůůĞŐĞďLJƌĐŚďŝƐŚŽƉ:ŽŚŶŚĂƌůĞƐDĐYƵĂŝĚŽŶϮϴDĂůĂŚŝĚĞͬWŽƌƚŵĂƌŶŽĐŬͬzĞůůŽǁtĂůůƐŐƌŽƵƉŽĨƉĂƌŝƐŚĞƐĨƌŽŵĞĐĞŵďĞƌϭϴƚŚ͘ ĂĐŚŽĨƵƐǁŝůůŚĂǀĞŽƵƌŽǁŶ DĂLJϭϵϲϳ͘ĨƚĞƌŽƌĚŝŶĂƚŝŽŶŚĞǁŽƌŬĞĚŝŶƚŚĞĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐŵŝŶŝƐƚƌŝĞƐ͗ŵĞŵŽƌŝĞƐŽĨ&ƌŽŶůĞƚŚ͛ƐƚŝŵĞĂŵŽŶŐƵƐĂŶĚƚŚĞƌĞǁĂƐĂŶŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚLJƚŽǁŝƐŚŚŝŵǁĞůůĨŽƌŵĂůůLJŝŶůĂƚĞ Congratulations on Blessings on your Welcome WƌŝĞƐƚƚĞĂĐŚĞƌĂƚƚŚĞsŽĐĂƚŝŽŶĂů^ĐŚŽŽůƵŶĚƌƵŵϭϵϲϳͲϭϵϳϬ͖ĐĐ:ĂŶƵĂƌLJ͘/ŶĂƐƉŝƌŝƚŽĨƚŚĂŶŬƐŐŝǀŝŶŐĨŽƌŚŝƐŵŝŶŝƐƚƌLJŝŶDŽƵŶƚDĞƌƌŝŽŶ͕ǁĞĂƐŬ'ŽĚ͛ƐďůĞƐƐŝŶŐŽŶŚŝŵ͕ŚŝƐĨĂŵŝůLJyour Golden Jubilee new appointment Fr. Edmond! Fr. Paddy! Fr. Conleth! r. Edmond Grace S.J. is helping with ĂŶĚŚŝƐǁŽƌŬŝŶƚŚĞLJĞĂƌƐĂŚĞĂĚ͘ Fweekend Masses in the Parish. He lives in the Jesuit Community in Leeson ƌƵŵůŝŶϭϵϳϬͲϭϵϳϭ͖ƐŚĨŽƌĚϭϵϳϭͲϭϵϳϱ͖ǀŽĐĂϭϵϳϱͲϭϵϴϮ his May Fr. Paddy celebrated 50 ust after our last issue went to Street and is currently the Director of Tyears’ service in the priesthood. He Jpress, we got word that Fr. Conleth People Talk [Citizen Juries Shaping was ordained in Clonliffe College by Meehan, who had been serving in Government.] He is an occasional Archbishop John Charles McQuaid on Kilmacud and Mount Merrion since contributor to the Sacred Heart ^ĞĂŶDĐĞƌŵŽƚƚ^ƚƌĞĞƚĂƐĐĐĂŶĚĂĚŵ͘ϭϵϴϮͲϭϵϵϬ͖ƚŚLJϭϵϵϬͲϮϬϬϬ 28th May 1967. After ordination he July 2010, had been appointed by Messenger. He worked in Gardiner worked in the following parishes: Archbishop Diarmuid Martin to a Street Church for some years and Priest Teacher at the Vocational School new position in the Malahide/ founded the Gardiner Street Sunday Dundrum 1967-1970; Crumlin 1970- Portmarnock/Yellow Walls Group of Evening Gospel Choir Mass. He was ŽŶĂďĂƚĞĐĐĂŶĚWWϮϬϬϬͲϮϬϭϭ͖ĐĐ<ŝůŵĂĐƵĚͲDŽƵŶƚDĞƌƌŝŽŶϮϬϭϭƚŽ 1971; Ashford 1971-1975; Avoca parishes from December 18th. Each also involved for a time with the Family 1975-1982; Sean McDermott Street of us will have our own memories of Mass in Rathmines Parish. He was 1982-1990; Athy 1990-2000; Donabate Fr. Conleth’s time among us and chaplain in Clongowes Wood College 2000-2011; Kilmacud- Mount Merrion there was an opportunity to wish and is a founder member of the dŚĞƉĂƌŝƐŚĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚŝĞƐŽĨDŽƵŶƚDĞƌƌŝŽŶĂŶĚ<ŝůŵĂĐƵĚũŽŝŶĞĚ&ƌWĂĚĚLJĂŶĚŚŝƐ 2011 to date. The Parish Communities him well formally in late January. In a ĚĂƚĞ͘ National Family Support Network. He of Mount Merrion and Kilmacud spirit of thanksgiving for his ministry lectured for eight years in the National joined Fr. Paddy and his family at the in Mount Merrion, we ask God’s College of Ireland when it was still in 11.30am Mass in Kilmacud Church on blessing on him, his family and his Ranelagh. A wide range of experience ĨĂŵŝůLJĂƚƚŚĞϭϭ͘ϯϬĂŵDĂƐƐŝŶ<ŝůŵĂĐƵĚĐŚƵƌĐŚŽŶϮϭDĂLJϮϬϭϳǁŝƚŚ Sunday 21st May with refreshments work in the years ahead. and interests! We wish every blessing afterwards. on his work in Mount Merrion. ƌĞĨƌĞƐŚŵĞŶƚƐĂĨƚĞƌǁĂƌĚƐ͘W,KdK^dK&K>>KtEd,/^t/>>E /d/E'&d Zd, > Zd/KEWK^^/>z/EWZ/^,EKd ^/&, ,^E͛d^KD d,/E't/d,,/DE yd^hEz͘ Sheila Behan, Liam Daly, and THANK YOU! P. J. Clarkson Many thanks to all who contributed to our Summer Parish WELCOME FR. EDMOND GRACE S.J. congratulate News and to our dedicated team of Parish Deliverers. As Fr. Paddy after always we extend a warm welcome to you should you wish his Celebration to visit the church, to volunteer within a Parish Group or if Mass in you have ideas to share… Kilmacud, Sunday 21st May HAVE A GREAT SUMMER!
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