Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary - Dalkey Parish Newsletter Easter Sunday 1st April 2018 Welcome to our new format Parish Newsletter. We hope you enjoy the new format which will give us the opportunity to communicate more effectively with our parishioners and friends. Please be patient. We are working on our skills. If there is anyone who would like to help with the production of the Newsletter we would love to hear from you. We thank all involved. Liturgical Publications Ireland have provided this service at no cost to the Parish through the generous sponsorship of our local community advertisers. Please let them know that we greatly appreciate their loyal support of our Newsletter by using their services where you can. Please take this Newsletter home with you. Perhaps you also have a neighbour who is housebound and would like to receive a copy. Mass Times: Sunday: Sat 6pm Vigil Sun 8.45am: 10.00am: 11.15 am: 12.30pm, 7.30pm: Monday to Saturday 10.00am Holy Days: Vigil Mass of the Holy Day 7.30pm with Mass on the day at 10.00am. Confessions: Saturdays: 10.30am – 11am and after 6 p.m. Mass. Or as requested. Baptisms: Baptisms are held on the first and third Sundays of every month after 12.30 p.m. Mass. A preparation meeting is held on the last Monday of the previous month at 8pm in Our Lady’s Hall. Details are published in the Parish Newsletter. All Baptisms should be arranged through the priests after weekend and weekday Masses. Wedding: Please contact the parish office. Please send items for the newsletter to: [email protected] by 10.00am on Tuesday or call to the office by 12:30 p.m. on Monday, to be in for the Mosaic from the Altar of the following Sunday. If you would like to receive Church of the Assumption, Dalkey the newsletter by email please let us know. Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary 01.04.2018 Visit of Pope Francis W.M.O.F. 2018 Parish Pastoral Council Chair: Michael Lane, Joseph Collins, Pope Francis has now confirmed he will visit Norman Dingle, Gerry O’Brien, Dublin on August 25-26 for the World Meeting of Families. This is the first Papal visit in Valerie O’Rourke, Liz &Tony Holmes, nearly 40 years. Catherine Balance, Ruth O’Brien, Jane Courtney, Olive Walsh, He will take part in an event in Croke Park the Festival of Families on Peter Woods, Fr. Paddy Devitt & August 25th and will celebrate Mass in the Phoenix Park on the Fr. Declan Gallagher 26th August. We will have more information on this and what you may need to do regarding tickets etc. as we progress . Radio Maria Radio Maria is an Irish-run Catholic Talk-Radio Sta- Let’s not forget Laudatio Si. tion. Prayer, Catechesis, Uplifting music, Talks, In- “Care for our common home... 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Each one of us is a treasure whom God allows Confirmation to grow in his or her own way March 18 Congratulations to all the wonderful young people from Loreto Two Lives, One Love PS, Rathdown and St Patricks NS who were confirmed in our During their spring general meeting in Maynooth, the parish recently. Thanks also to Fr Kieran who officiated and Bishops of Ireland reviewed their pastoral message, gave a wonderful Homily and to all the teachers and parents two lives, one love and have published a revised edition as part of their contribution to the national who have guided them through their conversation on the right to life. More at preparation. May the light continue to shine, through and with www.dublindiocese.ie them now and may the Holy Spirit guide and bless them throughout their lives. Moyross Collection AN CHÁISC Our friends from Moyross Parish,Fr Pat Ó bhás go críoch – ní críoch ach athfhás. Hogan and Headmaster Tiernan O'Neill thank Dalkey Parish for their heartfelt welcome An gráinne arbhair a thit sa talamh, má fhaigheann sé bás, tugann sé toradh and continuing generous support of the mór uaidh. Eoin: 12:24 annual collection in support of Corpus Christi National School Moyross. A wonderful response Íomhá de Chríost is ea an gráinne arbhair. Cuireadh chun báis é ach lean again this year of which helps to provide fás agus bua a Aiséirí as an mbás sin. An gráinne arbhair is bunábhar don essential professional services to the children of arán Eocairisteach agus Corp Chríost san Aifreann. Is ann atá ár ndóchas Moyross Parish. agus ár gcreideamh san Aiséirí. ĂLJŽŶDĞĚŝƚĂƟŽŶ ĚĂLJŽŶDĞĚŝƚĂƟŽŶǁŝůůƚĂŬĞƉůĂĐĞŝŶ>ŽƌĞƚŽ Mass Cards and World Meeting of Families Materials Secondary School on Saturday 14th April Mass bookings, Baptismal certs, Garda Vetting forms etc. are now 10.00am - 4.00pm with Dr Jo Newman. Booking available in room opposite Sacristy after the 10.00.a.m Mass until ŝƐĞƐƐĞŶƟĂů͕ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƚŚĞWĂƌŝƐŚŽĸĐĞ-tel 11.00am M-F. 012859418 or email –ŽĸĐĞΛĚĂůŬĞLJƉĂƌŝƐŚ͘ŝĞ͕ĂƐ numbers are limited. ŶLJŽŶĞǁŚŽŵĂLJďĞŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚĞĚŝŶƚŚĞƚƌĂĚŝƟŽŶ ŽĨŵĞĚŝƚĂƟŽŶŽƌŝŶũŽŝŶŝŶŐƚŚĞƉĂƌŝƐŚDĞĚŝƚĂƟŽŶ 'ƌŽƵƉŝƐŝŶǀŝƚĞĚƚŽĂƩĞŶĚ͘ďƌŝĞĨŝŶƚƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶ Bereavement Counselling in Dalkey Parish ƚŽƚŚĞƉƌĂĐƟĐĞŽĨŵĞĚŝƚĂƟŽŶǁŝůůĂůƐŽďĞŐŝǀĞŶ͘ The bereavement counselling service, (non-ĚĞŶŽŵŝŶĂƟŽŶĂůͿ͕ dĞĂƐͬĐŽīĞĞǁŝůůďĞƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĚĂŶĚŝƚŝƐ ŽīĞƌƐĐŽŶĮĚĞŶƟĂůĐŽƵŶƐĞůůŝŶŐŽŶĂŽŶĞƚŽŽŶĞďĂƐŝƐďLJ necessary to bring a packed lunch. trained volunteer counsellors in Presbytery No.2 each Tuesday night from 7-9pm and Service of Remembrance A Service of Remembrance for the Coombe Hospital tĞĚŶĞƐĚĂLJĂŌĞƌŶŽŽŶƐ͕Ϯ-5pm. Please call 01 8391766 for will be held on Sun 8th April at 3pm in Our Lady of ĂŶĂƉƉŽŝŶƚŵĞŶƚŽŶĚŽŶĂƟŽŶďĂƐŝƐ͘ Dolours Church, Dolphin’s Barn, Dublin 8. Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary 01.04.2018 Eucharistic Adoration Easter I got me flowers to strew Thy way Adoration is when we come to church and pray in front of the Blessed Sacrament. You can come anytime during the Adoration period, and I got me boughs off many a tree stay as long or as short as you wish and be in His Presence for as long But Thy wast up by break of day as you wish. While you are there sitting quietly in the pew before God, And brought Thy sweets along with Thee you can pray, read spiritual books, meditate on a mystery of the faith, ponder God's will for us, etc. Adoration really helps you to be open to Thesunarisingintheeast, what God is trying to tell you! Going to Him in this way really means a lot to Him. Remember when you are here, both pray and LISTEN! Listening Though it give light, and the east perfume, is so important, so just say a few prayers then just bask in His presence If they should offer to contest and an answer will hopefully come to you’. Come along and experience With Thy arising, they presume. the real presence of Christ every Monday (except bank holidays) from 10.30am – 5pm. Can there be any day but this, Please note Adoration will take place next Tues 1.30 – 5pm. Though many suns to shine endeavour ? We count three hundred, but we miss; Compline. There is but one, and that one ever. Compline is the night prayer of the Church and occurs each George Herbert (1593-1633) Wednesday in the Church at 6.30pm .It is a short service of Meditation Group Months Mind Pierina Borza, Maureen Doheny and James Bourke Our parish meditation group meets every Thurs Remembered at Masses this week evening, from 7.30 to 8.30pm, at Presbytery No. 2. All most welcome! Mon: 10am. Michael Higgins (5th ann) ^ƉĞĐŝĂů/ŶƚĞŶƟŽŶ Tues: 10am: Bill and Kathleen Moran (ann) Loreto Open Day If you are considering your future path and would like to learn Mary Mullins (ann) more about religions life, come along and meet the Loreto Sisters in a relaxed environment at Loreto House, Beaufort, Wed: 10am: Jacke Nelson (ann) th Rathfarnham on Saturday 14 April 11am – 3pm. ĞƩLJtĂůƐŚ;ZͿ More email [email protected] or call 086 3194597. Thurs 10am: Mary Curley (B. Rem) ǀĂĂŶĚĞƌƟĞDĐƌĞǀĞLJ;ĂŶŶͿ Are You a Good Listener? Fri: 10am: First Friday Senior Help Line, Ireland’s only confidential telephone listening ^Ăƚ͗ϭϬĂŵ͗ŽŶĂůĞǀŝƩ;ϭƐƚĂŶŶͿ service for older people, needs women and men aged 55+ to train as telephone line volunteers. You would work a 3 hr rota James Bourke (MM) every 3 weeks in the Royal Hospital, Donnybrook as follows: 6pm: Sr Clare Murray (SI) Friday 4-7pm, Saturday 1-4pm, Saturday 4-7pm, Sunday 10am-1pm, Sunday 1-4pm and Sunday 4-7pm. Your role would be to listen with empathy to a range of calls, on loneliness, health and family worries. You do not give advice but you do We are Pilgrims–Knock invites us to healing + Peace. support callers in each situation presented. Full training is provided. The next Information Morning takes place on Mon- The Dublin diocese pilgrimage to Knock takes place on day April 9. If you would like to know more, please contact Anne Sat April 21st 2018, with the main celebration of the Eucharist in the on 087-7450721 Basilica at 3pm.