Parish Newsletter

WE PRAY FOR THE SOULS OF THE FOLLOWING: Anna Murray and Jean McCarthy who died recently ANNIVERSARIES George and Jim Fitzsimons Bernard McDonnell Michael Leydon John Kearney (1st Anniversary) Tommy Downes Thomas Downes Rose McDonagh Breda Nolan (1st Anniversary) MAY THEY REST IN PEACE

Newsletter 7th October 2018 (1)

Holy Hour With Jesus Just prior to the arrival of Pope Francis to Ireland, he issued a letter to The People of God in regards to the abuse crisis in our Church. In that letter he called the faithful to a penitential exercise of prayer and fasting for the crisis. In response to the Successor of St. Peter, Fr. Bill will lead a Holy Hour next Friday, 12th October, at…

Volunteer with St. Paul’s Youth Ministry St. Paul’s Youth Outreach (Arran Quay) are looking for volunteers. For the types of roles and leadership you can get involved in, please visit www.evangelisation.ie or email st.pauls@dublindiocese.ie. All volunteers will be Garda vetted and will undergo safeguarding training

OREMUS THE GIFT OF PRAYER “Lord, Jesus, give me the gift of prayer. Take me by the hand and help me out of the dark alleys of myself. You who intercede incessantly for me, teach me to find you, to converse with you, to rest in you, in true friendship. Grant me to look anew upon your Presence In my heart and in my activities, In my neighbour and in…

Please Note: The Bible Group will not be meeting for the month of October. The group will meet up again on Monday 5th November.

If you have an intention you would like remembered and prayed for during our daily Rosary just pop it into the Petition Box in the church porch. You are also welcome to join in the praying of the Rosary in the church any day after 10am Mass, Monday to Friday.

A new European Data Protection law, the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”), was introduced on 25th May 2018. This new law applies to any Organisation, including our parish, that manages and processes people’s personal information. We are now working on ways of ensuring that what we do with your information is compliant with this new law. It is a work in progress and over the next few months we will…

The Vine Mass Team Presents Movies with Meaning Sunday, 14th October, at 7.30pm in the Church of the Incarnation, Fettercairn this month’s movie is ‘I’m in Love with a Church Girl’ Movie is FREE – Light refreshments available All Welcome

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The Deep End -‘I, by my works, will show you my faith’ ‘What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if you say you have faith but do not have works?’ These are the words of St. James in the second reading today, and in the gospel Jesus speaks quite sternly to Peter: ‘The way you think is not God’s way but man’s…’ This is a reminder for us all…

Pope Francis has confirmed the good news that he will be coming to Dublin for two days during World Meeting of Families 2018 in August. Volunteering for WMOF2018 There’s still a great need for volunteers who can give 2-4 days between 19th-28th August. There are roles in welcome, information teams, stewards, media support, event support, logistics, exhibition support, venue teams and lots of other areas! For more details see: www.worldmeeting2018.ie/Volunteer…

“I’m so thankful the Eighth Amendment was there to protect me from making a quick and rash decision when I was experiencing a crisis pregnancy” – Emma Maloney, 25, from Co. Kildare “To be a mother is an opportunity for a lifetime of love. To be a mother to a baby with a terminal illness is no less a privilege. It is an extraordinary opportunity for a deep and lasting…

Pope Francis on Abortion and the Right to Life “Among the vulnerable for whom the Church wishes to care with particular love and concern are unborn children, the most defenceless and innocent among us. Nowadays efforts are made to deny them their human dignity and to do with them whatever one pleases, taking their lives and passing laws preventing anyone from standing in the way of this. … Precisely because…

Thank you to everyone who supported last Thursday’s bingo fundraiser in St. Mark’s G.A.A. Club. Proceeds from the night amount to , with St. Mark’s Parish and St. Mark’s G.A.A. Club each receiving €1,900.

9th April 2017 – Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion Meet the People of Honduras Barra del Cuyamel, Omoa Miriam Marivel Campos Perez, a thirty year old mother, and her six year old daughter Maria live in Cuyamel, not far from the city of San Pedro Sula in the north of Honduras. Their village is built around a life of fishing and farming. The small village is often victim to…