Parish Newsletter

“Our churches are closed. Our CHURCH is not” Dear Parishioners, unfortunately all our churches will remain closed during the current restrictions. They will not be open for private prayer, but our community, our hearts, our lives continue to be open and that is the heart of Church – the people of God. You can now view church services at our online channel https://stmarksspringfield.org/live-stream/ Fr. Pat McKinley & Parish Team

PRAYERS TO BE SPIRITUALLY

WE PRAY FOR THE SOULS OF THE FOLLOWING: Leonore McDonagh, Patricia Collins, Anthony (Tony) Kane and Timothy Duggan who died recently ANNIVERSARIES Peter Smith (1st Anniversary) Joe Donohoe Josephine Downes (Month’s Mind) David and Rose Kennedy (Month’s Mind) Maura Gray Marian Parle (Month’s Mind) MAY THEY REST IN PEACE

News 1st March 2020

The monthly Vine Mass in St. Thomas the Apostle Church, Jobstown will take place next Saturday, 14th March at 7pm. All Welcome. The monthly Vine Mass in St. Mary’s Priory Church, Tallaght Village, will take place on Sunday, 15th March at 6pm. Again, all welcome.

The monthly Church Gate Collection for the St. Vincent De Paul Society takes place after Mass next weekend, 14th/15th March. Please support if you can.

The Reality  An estimated 183 million litres of water were bought in Republic of Ireland in 2017, according to Drinks Industry Ireland.  Almost one million plastic bottles are bought every minute around the world.  Of these, fewer than half are recycled – the rest will take more than 400 years to decompose in landfills.  Most of these represent single use plastic.  Plastic is finding its…

Coronavirus Regarding Sunday celebrations, the advice given by the HSE is that the following should be suspended:  The Sign of Peace  The practice of shaking hands on greeting and departure  The practice of receiving Holy Communion on the tongue  The use of communal vessels

Anam Cara South Dublin, the organisation that supports bereaved parents, is holding a Parent Support Event on Monday, 9th March, at 7.20pm in the Maldron Hotel, Tallaght. This event is free and open to all bereaved parents regardless of the age your child died, the circumstances of their death, or whether their death was recent or not.

Legion of Mary Project in St. Mark’s Parish this Weekend Ave Maria! During this project, we wish to invite parishioners to form a group of the Legion of Mary in St. Mark’s parish. Why?  Develop one’s own Faith through prayer support from the group and sharing Faith with others.  Practice True Devotion to Jesus through Mary – (“the easiest, shortest, most perfect way” to approach Jesus – St….

The Deep End – This little light of mine…. This little light of mine, I’m gonna let it shine! Perhaps you are familiar with this popular hymn. It is often used in children’s liturgies, and was in fact written as a gospel song for children in the 1920s. It later became something of an anthem for the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 60s, associated in particular with civil rights…

WE PRAY FOR THE SOULS OF THE FOLLOWING: ANNIVERSARIES Corinna Spratt (Birthday Remembrance) Jerry Swift Shay McEvoy (1st Anniversary) Paul Clooney Patrick Lawlor John McCallion Margaret Hogan Trisha Brennan (1st Anniversary) Lazar and Aurelia Malai Jack and Rose Doyle Mary Ryan Gerard Cassidy (1st Anniversary) MAY THEY REST IN PEACE

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…

“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…

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…