Parish Newsletter 24th March 2019 Wicklow & Rathnew Barndarrig, Brittas Bay & Kilbride A warm welcome to anyone visiting our Parish at the moment, and also to those joining us on our webcam. Deadline for receipt of items for newsletter is Tuesday at 10am. PARISH CONTACTS WICKLOW CANCER SUPPORT Fr Donal Roche Adm: 0404 67196 UNIT 2, FIRST FLOOR, Fr Pat O Rourke: 0404 67133 Rear of LEONDARD & MULVEY (BUTLERS) PHAR- MACY, ABBEY STREET, Fr Tony Scully: 0404 47177 0404 32696 OR 086 821 6694 Wicklow Sacristy: 0404 69031 We are a voluntary group set up to assist those having Parish Office: 0404 61699 treatment for cancer in every way possible. We also Email: [email protected] have various other services available. If you need [email protected] support, help or advise please ring us or drop in. You Website: www.wicklowparish.ie would be very welcome. WICKLOW /RATHNEW /ASHFORD / GLENEALY Opening Times: BETHANY, BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT Monday: CLOSED ALL DAY Bethany volunteers are trained to listen with understanding and empathy. Tuesday - Friday : 9.30am - 12.30pm ARE YOU GRIEVING? WOULD IT HELP TO TALK? BE LISTENED TO? Open Meeting on Last Tuesday of every month 8pm in De La Salle Pastoral Centre. Contact details on noticeboard NEXT WEEKENDS READINGS St Patrick’s Conference Wicklow First Reading : Joshua 5: 9-12 Responsorial Psalm : 33 : 2-7 01 855 0022 Second Reading : 2 Corinthians: 5: 17-21 & St. Kevin's Conference Gospel: Luke 15: 1-3, 11-32 Brittas, Barndarrig, Kilbride To reflect on the readings please check catholicireland.net / sacredspace.ie / universalis.com 085 732 3881 CHILDRENS ACTIVITY SHEET - DIARY DATES: Is available at the Church doors on a yellow 30th March: Mass for Healing 12noon sheet. It’s a fun activity sheet that connects with 6th/7th Apr: Collection for St Vincent De Paul today’s readings. Please feel free to take one 2nd April: Baptism Team Meeting 7.30-9pm home with you for our younger parishioners. 19th April: Way of the Cross 30th April: Ministers of the Word Meeting 7.30 10th May: Mass for those bereaved by Suicide 15th May: Funeral Team Meeting 7.30-9pm Sincere sympathy to the family of - Elizabeth Balbontin (née Doyle), There is a meeting for all Baptism Team Members Ballyflanagan, Dunganstown, on Tuesday 2nd April at 7.30pm in the De La Salle Pastoral Centre. This will include some practical training and an input on the actual Ministry. We May she Rest in Peace would like as many Ministers as possible to attend. Mass Intention List Mass intentions are subject to change, due to funerals. To book a Mass in Wicklow Church, please contact the Sacristan after any Mass, to book a Mass in Rathnew Church, please contact the Parish Office. Masses in Rathnew are in green type. Masses in BBK are in blue type. RD - are Individual Masses from our Parish Mass Cards This weekend… Weekly Daily Masses… Next Weekend… Saturday 23rd March 6.00pm Monday 25th March Saturday 30th March at 12noon Sean Breathnach - Months Mind 8am Shane Beatty RD MASS FOR HEALING Deirdre O’Reilly - Birthday Rem. Paul 10am Liz & Michael Foley, Fitzgerald & Rose O Rourke - 1st Dorothy Sweeney, Paddy Barlow 6.00pm Maureen O’Brien, John Tuesday 26th March Anniversary, Aidan O Rourke, Edward Timmons, Olive O Reilly, Mary Long, Sean Cannon RD James Heffernan, Kevin Kearns, 10am Mary Kavanagh, Catherine Carr, Brendan, Katie & Thomas Jacob, Cid *7.00pm Carmel McKernan RD Thomasina Brennan Sis & Ann Dunne, George Duffy & Wednesday 27th March *7.00pm Denis Ronan deceased members of the Duffy & 8am Special Intention *7.00pm Frances Barney Callaghan families. 10am Tommy & Margaret Esther & Michael Doyle & 7.00pm Dickenson & daughter Margaret Sunday 31st March deceased members of the Knowles *9.00am Family Thursday 28th March *9.00am 7.00pm Malachy Arthur 10am Jimmy Cleary 10.00am Jimmy & Lil Smullen *7.00pm Marie Kenny RD 10.30am Friday 29thMarch Sunday 24th March 11.30am Kathleen Brennan - 8am Pat Marah RD 9.00am Special Intention 1st Anniversary, Michael Earls. 10am John O’Brien RD 9.00am 10.00am Dick & Teresa Turner & Check out our updated Parish deceased members of the Turner & Website. Its a fresher and O’Donnell Families more user friendly site now. 10.30am Ingrid Kane Have a look at wicklowparish.ie R O S A R Y ~Mondays to Fridays at 9.30am in St. Patrick' 11.30 Jack Ryan & Gerry Nolan - You may need to ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT ~ Contin- both Months Minds. Bob Jackson, refresh your Jack Hagan current page! ues on Wednesdays in St. Patrick’s Church 10.30am to 12 noon, usually finishing with Benediction. In Brittas Bay Church on Fridays from 10am until 3pm UPCOMING SACRAMENTAL PREPARATION MASSES HOLY HOUR ~ continues on Wednesday evenings in 31st Mar: Communion Preparation Mass St Patrick’s Church at 8pm St Patrick’s, Gaelscoil & Montessori. ST PATRICK’S PRAYER MEETING ~ meet in the De La 13th April: Communion Preparation Mass - St Coens Salle Pastoral Centre every Thursday at 7.30pm - 14th Apr: Communion Preparation Mass All are very welcome to any or all of these events. Holy Rosary & De La Salle Class SERVICE OF LIGHT MASS FOR HEALING 25th Mar: Gaelscoil at 8pm in St Patrick’s 26th Mar: Holy Rosary at 8pm in St Patrick’s on Saturday 30th March 2019 27th Mar: St Coen’s at 8pm in St Joseph’s at 12 noon in St Patrick’s Church CHILD SAFEGUARDING OFFICER This mass is to pray for all types of Healing ~ Spiritual, Emotional, Psychological or Physical Telephone number 087 123 8054 It will also incorporate the Sacrament of the Sick for anyone who wishes to avail of it. WICKLOW / RATHNEW / BARNDARRIG / Transport can be arranged if necessary. Please contact the parish office on 0404 - 61699 BRITTAS BAY & KILBRIDE for more information Your contribution to the Church is your appreciation for your parish. If you would like to become a regular contributor to the Parish, please fill in this slip and return to Parish Office or Sacristy Name……………………………………………………………………………………...………………………...…. Contact Number..……………………………………………………… Address………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ACTIVE RETIREMENT ASSOCIATION Monday night Bingo in the De La Salle Pastoral Centre Wednesday night in St Brigid’s Hall, Rathnew TUESDAYS 10am Go For life - Gentle Exercise 10.45am Coffee morning Pastoral Centre 12noon Line Dancing Pastoral Centre THURSDAYS 2.00pm Indoor Bowling GAA Club Both at 8pm and everyone is very welcome Walking Group, Time & Meeting place by arrangement. FRIDAYS 2.00pm Social Dancing Pastoral Centre Automated External Defibrillator FRIDAYS 3.00pm Choir Pastoral Centre Calling upon residents of our community to attend an Open There is a trip organised to Dail Eireann for Wed 27th Public Meeting to discuss the merits of supplying & installing a March. Booking is now open for the trip to the concert number of Defibrillators at strategic locations throughout the hall which is arranged for the 13th April to see the local area. There is no person immune to Cardiac Arrest, it Sound of Musicals. Transport to and from the Centre can happen to anyone at any time. FACT!! for meetings can be arranged on request. New If you are interested in attending this meeting, getting members are always welcome. More info. from involved on a working group, helping out with fundraising, or 087 982 7703. Follow/like us on our Facebook page - even expressing your opinions & ideas, please come along. Wicklow Active Retirement Association. This Meeting will take place: CALLING ALL RUNNING FANS! Venue: Jack Whites Pub th Register now to secure your place in the Coimín Date: Thursday 4 April Greenway 5k on Sunday the 16th of June 2019. Time: 8pm Sharp Lectio Divina - Praying with the Sunday Gospels Now Enrolling For Sept. 2019 Scoil Mhuire Réalt na Mara Join us any Wednesday, Brittas Bay National School 27th March, 3rd April, 10th April, 17th April Please contact the school office To pray and ponder the Sunday Gospels during lent. for further information on There will a Guest speaker on Wednesday . (0404)47488 between At the Ecology Centre, Dominican Convent, Wicklow 9.00am – 2.30pm or 7.30pm – 8.30pm (Donations welcome) Email:brittasbaynationalschool @gmail.com Wicklow Tidy Towns - Sustainable Energy Community Have you carried out energy improvements to your home or business? Added insulation, changed boilers or even installed solar panels? Did you apply for any grants? What were your experiences? Have the improvements made a difference financially or otherwise? Did you have to borrow money to top up the grant? The Sustainable Energy Community team would love to hear about your experiences, both good and bad, so that it can prepare useful notes for those interested in becoming more sustainable. If you feel that you can help then please contact Andrew Lawless at [email protected] (note the ‘p’ between ‘andrew’ and ‘lawless’). All information provided will only be used for the purpose of building up a picture of what is involved. Wicklow Historical Society MASS TIMES FOR LENT The final talk in Wicklow Historical Society ’ s Winter St Patrick’s : Mon, Wed & Fri 8am Mass Lecture Series will take place on Monday next, March 25th Daily 10am Mass continues Mon to Fri in the De La Salle Parish Centre commencing at 8:00pm St Joseph’s: Tuesday & Thursdays at 7pm The speaker is Ken Hannigan, a founder member of the society and former archivist in the Public Records Office. PLEASE NOTE CHANGE OF DAYS IN RATHNEW FOR LENT BBK PARISH - AS NORMAL The title of his presentation is “James Joyce and his Wicklow acquaintances.” CAR BOOT SALES Ken has carried out extensive research on Joyce’s association with Wicklow and his talk will prove both AT EAST GLENDALOUGH SCHOOL - WICKLOW TOWN interesting and informative.